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Beginner Guitar Lesson 1: About the Guitar
Learn about the parts of the guitar and how they work together. Find out what the frets are for and how to figure out any note on the guitar without having to memorize the whole neck…this trick will save you tons of time.
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The best chords for beginners to learn first:
These “cheat chords” are the absolute most effective way to start playing guitar almost immediately. These are creative and simplified ways of playing standard chords that will allow you to change chords with ease even if you are brand new to guitar.
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New strumming patterns to make you sound like a pro:
Strumming patterns are one of the most overlooked techniques that will make you sound like a seasoned guitar player almost instantly. Try some of these different and creative strumming patterns. Apply them to any worship song to create a whole new “feel” to the song.
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Weekly Worship Song Lesson: “I Could Sing of Your Love Forever”
Learn step by step how to play the powerful and awesome Martin Smith song “I Could Sing of Your Love Forever.” We will start off nice and slow so you can keep up with no problems.
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Muscle memory and ear training exercises:
All of these chord lessons utilize simple yet effective exercises to develop your muscle memory at lightning speed. Your hand and fingers will remember chords without you even having to think about it. My ear training exercises will help you begin to understand how each chord should sound and help you to correct mistakes on the fly.
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Discover how to save up to $18.95 every month just by learning how to change your strings properly:
Most beginners destroy multiple packs of strings trying to learn proper stringing technique. Hint: Your guitar will have a bigger, brighter, and fuller sound just by changing your strings.
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Give your chords a new voice as you effortlessly cruise up and down the guitar neck:
In this lesson I’ll show you a system that will help you to easily find cool new chord voicings so you can play any chord in 5 different places on the neck. This is a breakthrough technique…
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Dictate the mood you convey by the chord you play:
Guide your audience with perfectly matched major and minor chord progressions. You will hear the difference between major and minor chords and discover how to use both at the right time.
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Holding the pick:
As simple as it sounds, if you are holding the pick incorrectly you will never get over the guitar “hump” and will get stuck. Holding the pick properly will allow you to flourish and your guitar playing can really improve much faster.
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Changing chords:
This exercise will have you switching from chord to chord quickly and easily. With this building block method I’ll show you how to get your fingers to move from one chord to the next with ease.
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Weekly Worship Song Lesson: “Here I Am To Worship”
Learn the different parts of this great song and then play along with me.
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Weekly Worship Song Lesson: “Open the Eyes of My Heart”
In this lesson you will learn one of my favorite worship songs of all time. An amazing song by Paul Baloche that you have probably heard many times before and now you will be able to play it yourself on guitar.
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Learn the musical alphabet and how it uniquely applies to guitar:
You don’t need any prior musical knowledge here. I really don’t enjoy trying to read music which is why I created this entire course so that you don’t have to even know or learn how to read music at all. This lesson will give you a great foundation so that you do understand how the musical alphabet works.
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Master barre chords so you can play hundreds of chords:
Barre chords like these will allow you to move all over the guitar neck and play literally any chord you want anywhere on the guitar neck. This lesson is the first of a series of barre chord lessons that will show you how to play these somewhat difficult chords in a step-by-step formula.
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Dynamic guitar techniques:
Guitar dynamics will really open up your mind to the different sounds and possibilities on guitar. You will be able to apply these to any song you learn to completely change the sound and feel of the song.
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Worship Song Lesson: “Give Us Clean Hands”
A great song by an amazing worship leader, Charlie Hall. This is a truly great song that you can learn quickly.
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Guitar accuracy exercises:
This set of lessons will help you to take your guitar playing to the next level. You will become a more precise and fluid guitar player just by practicing these techniques for a few minutes a day.
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Warmup exercises to improve your playing and loosen up your muscles:
Just like any sport, it is important that you warmup your hands before playing guitar. These exercises will not only improve your playing but also loosen up your hands so you can play for longer periods without fatigue.
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Secret guitar resources:
I have done a lot of research in finding the best places to find the absolute cheapest and best guitar equipment anywhere. Want to know where to buy a great acoustic guitar at the lowest price and have it shipped to your door for free? Looking for a good collection of guitar straps, picks, capos, strings, or anything else you can think of?
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Member Bonuses:
Use this online tuner to quickly make sure your guitar is in tune, or use the metronome to practice your rhythm and tempo. Use the chord and scale generator to find out how to play literally thousands of different chords. Check out the Chord Reference Picture Book if you want to quickly look up how to play common chords using high quality pictures.
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How to write an effective, catchy, and powerful song:
You will learn the 5 steps to effective songwriting using my Play Worship Guitar Songwriting Bootcamp. This 5 part video series will show you how to write interesting chord progressions and melodies. As a specific example I even walk you step-by-step through a worship song I wrote and recorded myself.
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Learn how to lead worship and be an effective worship leader:
Unlock the keys to leading people in a time of passionate worship. Learn advanced tips that the best worship leaders know and use. Create heartfelt, genuine times of worship while pinpointing distractions that hamper worship time and learn how to eliminate these distractions.
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Read these 3 minute a day daily devotionals:
I spent a lot of time writing a 365 Day Daily Devotional where I share a new Bible verse with you every day and a quick thought on that verse. Just like guitar or anything else in life, we need to spend time practicing our faith and spending time with the Lord and in his Word. These are short devotionals and I even encourage you to share them with your friends, maybe on Facebook or Twitter…
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Weekly Worship Song Lesson: “Agnus Dei”
Remember you will get a new worship song lesson every week! This lesson is available immediately when you login as it is a great song for beginners to learn. Although the song is fairly easy, it does not take away from how powerful this song is. You will learn the song as performed by one of the greatest Christian songwriters of all time, Michael W. Smith.
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