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🎸 Jamming with a Friend? Here's 8 Songs to Try
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LESSON #636 ▶️ Click to watch free video lesson Today I’ll answer a member question, sharing 8 fun songs I recommend playing with a fellow guitarist. For each of these examples, I share a portion of my lesson (teaching each song) where I demonstrate multiple guitar parts. This can be melodic lead riffs, different chords played via capo placement, or even improvisation within a single scale shape.
Recommended Resources Here's a few of the lessons I reference which are helpful for playing with another guitarist. First Step with Double Stops – this is what I show with Brown Eyed Girl and Sloop John B... and you can really apply these to almost any song. Chords Up the Neck – if you'd like to play along with a friend but use different chord positions, know you have tons of options! My lessons from last week guides you through this, showing the most common up-the-neck voicings for the most common chords. Capos and Barre Chords – here's one of my many lessons helping you understand capo usage. Be sure to check out my interactive Capo Captain web tool as well, which helps you find quick alternatives if you, or your friend, is using a capo. Songs I Reference Here's links to each of the songs I reference my main video above. All my additional resources for each song (practice guide, jam track, and bonus videos) are available via the links below. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison Thanks and Good Luck! Playing with others can be intimidating and challenging, but it's an absolute blast. If you have a chance to jam with a friend, don't pass it up! As always, send any additional questions my way by replying to this email. Until next week, David Browse all my lessons at songnotes.net Amie (intro solo) by Pure Prairie League Wish You Were Here (intro solo) by Pink Floyd
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Song Notes by David Pots
Learn to play guitar with weekly video lessons & print-friendly guides! Learn your favorite songs & techniques with step-by-step tutorials that actually explain how to get from here to there.
LESSON #635Same Chords, New Possibilities ▶️ Click to watch free video lesson In today’s lesson I’ll teach you recommended first steps for playing chords up the neck. This is a topic four different members on the Song Notes website have emailed me about in the past couple months, so I’m excited to offer this lesson for all those who want to add this ability to their guitar skillset. My aim is to keep this as simple as possible: I’ll focus on major chords, show 3 must-know shapes for each...
When it comes to my Song Notes website & lesson library, one of the things I'm most proud of is my collection of free tools to help folks visualize and hear tricky aspects of guitar & music theory. Today, I'm excited to unveil a brand new web tool. Say hello to Tempo Timer – part metronome, part drum machine, part beat visualizer... and much more! Here's a video tour walking you through this tool, where I demonstrate the various ways you can put it to use with just a few clicks: ▶️ Click to...
LESSON #633"Love Me Two Times" by The Doors ▶️ Click to watch free video lesson In this week's new lesson I’ll teach you how to play Love Me Two Times, the blues-rock classic from The Doors. This song strings together a handful of groove-heavy guitar riffs, which are combined in a few different ways throughout the song. Practice Guide and Bonus Tutorials Also Available! For each of the four riffs, I’ll walk you through a few ways to play things… allowing you to put together an overall...