April 6, 2020

Guitar Lesson

Never Going Back Again - Fleetwood Mac

April 6, 2020

Guitar Lesson

This is a great fingerpicking song. It uses an alternating bass line with your thumb. The form of the song is quite simple, play to the Da Capo, repeat the song up to the same point, then play it again but starting from the first repeat sign all the way to the end. It is played in drop d tuning (D,A,D,G,B,E) with a capo on fret 4. If you listen to the live recordings, Lyndsay Buckingham plays it differently with capo on fret 3. He simplified the picking.

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We hope you enjoyed this lesson. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at patrice@paliatsky.com

November 24, 2019

Matthew Williams

Sheet Music, Neil Young, Ukulele Lesson

Neil Young - Heart of Gold [UKE]

November 24, 2019

Matthew Williams

Sheet Music, Neil Young, Ukulele Lesson

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The time signature of Heart of Gold is 4/4
The key of Heart of Gold is G major

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October 1, 2019

Matthew Williams

Guitar Lesson, Sheet Music, Neil Young

The Tragically Hip - Wheat Kings

October 1, 2019

Matthew Williams

Guitar Lesson, Sheet Music, Neil Young

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The time signature of Wheat Kings is 4/4
The key of Wheat Kings is G major

Wheat Kings - The Tragically Hip

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September 30, 2019

Matthew Williams

Guitar Lesson, Sheet Music, Neil Young

Neil Young - Heart of Gold

September 30, 2019

Matthew Williams

Guitar Lesson, Sheet Music, Neil Young

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The time signature of Heart of Gold is 4/4
The key of Heart of Gold is G major

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September 23, 2019

Matthew Williams

Guitar Lesson, Sheet Music, Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide

September 23, 2019

Matthew Williams

Guitar Lesson, Sheet Music, Fleetwood Mac

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The time signature of Landslide is 4/4
The key of Landslide is C major

Song structure is as follows:

Intro: Riff #1 x 2
Verse 1: Riff #1 x 4
Verse 2: Riff #1 x 4
Instrumental: Riff #1 x 4
Bridge: Riff #2
Instrumental: Riff #1 x 4
Bridge: Riff #2
Outro: Riff #1 x 7
C G/B Am

When Lyndsay Buckingham plays this song live , he adds more to his picking, but what is written below are the usual patterns.

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September 18, 2019

Matthew Williams

Utilities, Guitar

Daily 10 Minute Routine

September 18, 2019

Matthew Williams

Utilities, Guitar

The Spider

First up we have The Spider. This is an exercise designed to increase finger dexterity, flexibility and note clarity, three aspects of guitar that beginners struggle with the most.

Start by pressing the first fret of the low E string (the thickest string).
Play the string. Make sure the note is clear. No buzzing or muting. Once the note is perfectly clear, move on.
Add the middle, ring and pinky fingers sequentially. Do not remove any fingers from the frets. Make sure each finger can sound the note clearly before adding the next finger.
By the end, the student should have all four fingers in four frets on the E string.
The student will move to the next string and do the same exercise. However, the fingers will only be moved from the previous string once it is their turn. For example, with all four fingers on the E string, only the index finger will move to the A string. Once the student can play the first fret of the A string clearly with the other three fingers in their places on the E string, they can add the next finger.

Notes: Your fingers should press down from above, not from the side. this is to avoid bumping other strings.

The note is to be played with the fingertip, not the side of the finger or the soft part opposite side of the nail.

The note may not sound clear if the finger is not close enough to the wire (horizontal metal bit that separates the frets), or insufficient pressure is being applied, or another finger is bumping the string, muting it.

4/4 Descending, Ascending Rhythm

In this exercise, students will strum 10 bars of any chord, starting with whole notes and working down divisions to sixteenth notes. This exercise is important for developing rhythm and time keeping.

These measures are in 4/4 time. This means you will tap your foot four times per box.
You may strum any chord of your choice. Em is a simple chord for beginners.
Starting with whole notes, the student will only strum on the first beat.
With half notes, students will strum on beats one and three.
Quarter notes will require students to strum every beat.
The student will strum on the beat and between the beat with the eighth notes. This can be achieved by strumming again as your foot rises, and by counting “and” after each beat. Instead of counting 1, 2, 3, 4 the student will count 1+2+3+4.
Depending on how new the student is, they may not want to go as far as sixteenth notes. To play these, the student must strum four times per beat. This count is verbalized as: 1e+a, 2e+a, 3e+a, 4e+a
After descending to eighth or sixteenth notes, work backwards back to whole notes

Notes: Be sure to tap your foot to the beat. This means tapping your foot to quarter notes throughout the whole exercise. If the student has a hard time keeping the beat, use a metronome. Google “metronome”.