Travis picking is a style of guitar playing that uses the thumb and fingers on the picking hand to play rhythm and melody independently. Syncopation is an important feature of this style, i.e. playing off the beat. In these two free lessons, I go through a series of exercises by Pete Madsen that was published […]
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Solo Guitar Playing – Fretted Notes on D & G, Ties and Rests
Exercises 44–46 Some tricky counting in today’s practice. Counting out loud helps, but better still in a metronome. I may actually get my metronome out for future practice sessions, so I can practice what I preach. I did have a go with it after I ended the recording and it helped rather a lot! My […]
Solo Guitar Playing – Fretted Notes on D & G
Exercises 37-43 Today’s practice session. That’s 8 days. Not too shabby! Today I’m playing fretted notes on the G and D strings, and looking at ties and rests. I’m having to count through these exercises now, but that’s a good discipline. If you’d like to learn along with me, here is my affiliate link to […]
Solo Guitar Playing – Notes on B String and Daily Arpeggios
Exercises 31–36 If you’d like to learn along with me, here is my affiliate link to buy the book on Amazon: https://geni.us/YPJW
Solo Guitar Playing | Fretted Notes on B String
More notes on the second string If you’d like to learn along with me, here is my affiliate link to buy the book on Amazon: https://geni.us/YPJW
Solo Guitar Playing – Fretted Notes on the 2nd String
Looking at Exercises 22–26 from Frederick Noad’s Solo Guitar Playing, Book 1 – playing fretted notes on the second string (1st and 3rd frets). If you’d like to learn along with me, here is my affiliate link to buy the book on Amazon: https://geni.us/YPJW High Quality Video Link