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Guitar Sessions - 2023-2024

Rick Hendershot, Instructor


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Wed., Dec 1\8/24

Christmas PlayAlong Songs

Jingle Bells

Blue Christmas

White Christmas

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

...and more

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Wed., Dec 11/24

Chord Change Runs (G) Exercise

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Wed. Dec 4/2024

Some Christmas Songs

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Wed. Nov 27/2024

Notes on the E string

Notes on the D string


Review "Doe A Deer"


Tab for Jingle Bells - Pages 1 and 2 - Page 1 - Page 2


There's a key change here. Starts in F and moves to G.


Tab for Jingle Bells - Pages 1 and 2 - Page 1 - Page 2


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Wed. Nov 20/2024

Notes on the E String


Doe a Deer "tab" sort of


By the Rivers of Babylon


Scales of E Major and A Major in Chords

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Wed., Nov. 6/2024

Fretboard "Spell" Exercise


You Are My Sunshine - G

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Wed., Oct. 30/2024

Fretboard "Spell" Exercise


A-Shape-Triads

Example Songs - Mary Had a Little Lamb, Twinkle Twinkle


She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain


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Wed., Oct. 23/2024


Fretboard "Spell" Exercise


D-and-F-Shape-Triads

Yellow

Everybody Hurts

Three Little Birds

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Wed., Oct. 16/2024

What Note is This

Twinkle Twinkle in various keys

Chord Pattern

1 - 1 -1+ - 1+
4-4-4-4
1+
4 - 4 - 1 - 1
5-5-5-5
1

1+ - 1+
4 - 4
1-1-1-1
5

1+ - 1+
4 - 4
1-1-1-1
5

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Wed., Oct. 09/2024

What Note is This

Intro to Triads - C-F-G


Triad PlayAlong Songs - in C - in G - in D

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Wed., Oct. 02/2024

What Note is This

Intro to Triads - C-F-G

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Wed., Sept. 25/2024

What Note is This

A Great Wild Mercy


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Wed., Sept. 18/2024

What Note is This

Chord Exercise - Am7 - C - G - Cadd9


You Can Do This Hard Thing


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Wed., Aug 28/2024

What Key is This?

Capo Strategy for Playing along with Songs

1. Figure out the target key.
2. Find the closest key BELOW the target key.
3. Apply the capo to give you the target key.


Figuring Out Keys With Capo

Down by the Creek in A

-Use Capo at fret 2, 4, 5, 7


Amazing Grace

- Use Capo at 2, 3, 5, 7




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Wed. Aug 21

Figuring Out Keys With Capo

Down by the Creek in A

-Use Capo at fret 2, 4, 5, 7


Amazing Grace

- Use Capo at 2, 3, 5, 7


Reading Music



Chord Connection -1 - G

Careless Whisper

Spinnin'
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Wed. Aug 7

Reading Music



Chord Connection -1 - G

Careless Whisper

Spinnin'
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Wed. July 31

Reading Music



Careless Whisper
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Wed. July 17

Reading Music


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Wed. Jun 26/2024

Chord Connection -1 - G

Scales+

Play Along with Videos

Waltzing Matilda"

Talking to the Moon

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Wed. Jun 19/2024

Chord Connection -1 - G

Scales+

Play Along with Videos

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Wed. Jun 12/2024


Chord Connection -1 - G

Scales+

Play Along with Videos

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Wed. Jun 5/2024

Chord Connection -1 - G

Scales+

Play Along with Videos

This week's video

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Wed., May 29 2024!!

Simple Songs 1 - MHALL, If You're Happy, Toomba Toomba, Amazing Grace, Ode to Joy

Simple Songs 2 - Wipe Out, Hallelujah

Let it Be Me
Chord Connection -1 - G ================================================================================

Wed., May 22 2024!!

Simple Songs 1 - MHALL, If You're Happy, Toomba Toomba, Amazing Grace, Ode to Joy

Simple Songs 2 - Wipe Out, Hallelujah

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Wed., May 08 2024!!


Video of May 08 session

Stand By Me in G

Stand By Me Bass Riff

Playing songs with Chords

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Wed., May 01 2024!!

Video of May 01 session


Playing songs with Chords

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Wed., Apr 24, 2024!!

Video of Apr 24 session


Use the 2412 Major Scale Pattern and play the melody for the following:

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Ode to Joy

Bah Bah Black Sheep

London Bridge


Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

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Wed., Apr 17, 2024!!

Video of Apr 17 session

Scale Exercises
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain ================================================================================

Wed., Apr 10, 2024!!

Video of Apr 10 session


Scale Exercises
Your Mother Should Know



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Wed., Apr 03, 2024!!

Video of Apr 03 session


--Sorry no video (yet)

Scale Exercises
Norwegian Wood



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Wed., Mar 27, 2024!!

Video of Mar 27 session

Scale Exercises

You Won't See Me



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Wed., Mar 20, 2024!!

Video of Mar 20 session

Scale Exercises

My Girl - Tab

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Wed., Mar 6, 2024!!


Video of Mar 6 session

Scale Exercises

There are tabs for low octave and high octave. We'll look at the first two (low and high) for starters.

Tears in Heaven - G

Counting 1-2-3-4 really helps with this song.

Lead for Tears in Heaven


G Major Pentatonic Scale


My Girl - G to A

We're going to look at the chords used in this song. And then learn the pentatonic parts - concentrate on just the first few lines.

My Girl - Tab

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Wed., Feb 28, 2024!!


Video of Feb 28 session

Scale Exercises

There are tabs for low octave and high octave. We'll look at the first two (low and high) for starters.

Tears in Heaven - G

Counting 1-2-3-4 really helps with this song.

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Wed., Feb 21, 2024!!


Video of Feb 21 session


Finger picking style...

Sound of Silence Em

Sound of Silence Am

Perfect in G

El Condor Pasa

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Wed., Feb 14, 2024!!


Video of Feb14 session


Finger picking style...

Sound of Silence Em

Sound of Silence Am

Perfect in G

El Condor Pasa

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Wed., Feb 07, 2024!!


Video of Feb 07 session


Finger picking style...

Sound of Silence Em

Sound of Silence Am

Perfect in G

El Condor Pasa

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Wed., Jan. 31, 2024!!


Video of Jan. 31 session


Finger picking style...

Sound of Silence Em
Sound of Silence Am

Review from last week...

More than Words
Tab for Lead

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Wed., Jan. 24, 2024!!


Video of Jan. 24 session


More than Words
Tab for Lead

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Wed., Jan. 17, 2024!!


Video of Jan. 17 session


We're going to continue adding chords to melodies. Today we'll look at the songs "Amazing Grace" and "Alouetta"

Amazing Grace in G - Lead and Chords

The tab is here - although I would rather you get used to playing by ear.


Alouetta in G - Lead and Chords

Toomba Toomba in Am - Lead and Chords

Here is the tab for Toomba Toomba.


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Wed., Jan. 10, 2024!!


Video of Jan. 10 session


G Major Scale in Chords - I-V-I-IV-I-IV-V-I


Twinkle Twinkle in Chords

Joy to the World

1. Figure out melody
2. Figure out chords

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Wed., Jan. 3, 2024!!


Video of Jan. 3 session

G Major Scale in Chords - I-V-I-IV-I-IV-V-I

MHALL in Chords

Twinkle Twinkle in Chords


Ode to Joy in Chords


The progression in the 2nd part is not correct. It acually goes:
D-D-G-G-D-G-C-G-G-D-G-C-Em-A-Em-A-D-D7.
See if you can make that work. We'll go over it next week.

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Wed., Nov. 29, 2023


Video of our Session

Summary of our Session

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Wed., Nov. 22, 2023


Video of our Session

Summary of our Session

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Wed., Nov. 15, 2023


Video of our Session

Summary of our Session