Heyo rockstars! Today I wanted to briefly mention 3 things that will dramatically enhance your guitar playing. Think of them as tools in your toolbelt, but instead of fixing the awning, you are MELTING FACESSS! Okay, haha.. What you need is: 1. A Tuner You absolutely MUST own a tuner. No matter how good [...]
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How to Play The Joker by Steve Miller Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40ZuC_ftXpA Verse: ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------0h2-0-0----------------------------------- ---------0h2-3-3-----------------0h2-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0----- --3-3------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------0-0----- ---------------------0h2-0-0--------------------0h2---------- --------0h2-3-3-----------------0h2-3-3-3-3---------------- --3-3------------------------------------------------------------ Chorus: G C G C G C D C Questions on this song? Email me/call me for free! mccormickguitarlessons@gmail.com 714.955.3278
How to Play Smoke on the Water for Complete Beginners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHpKlu5zzY All the numbers represent the fret. For example: 3 will be on the 3rd fret (first dotted fret), 5 will be the 5th fret (2nd dotted fret), and 0 will be open string (don't play any fret). 0 3 5 0 3 6 5 0 3 5 3 0
The Big 3 Tuning Tips
Avoid leaving your guitar in areas with extreme temperature changes, this will definitely mess up the tuning. Dropping or bumping the guitar will also make it go out of tune. Carry your guitar in a case as any damage to it could effect how well it tunes up. In a noisy environment you will definitely [...]
Recent Testimonial from a Happy Student!
These make me so happy! Thanks Jen!
How to Play ANY Song on Guitar
The 3 Elements to play any song!! 1. Chords (in this lesson E and Am) 2. Strum Patterns (listed below) 3. Transitions Get started today! Call or email me! Andrew 714.955.3278 mccormickguitarlessons@gmail.com
For All You Last Minute Rocker Shoppers!
Can't figure out what to get your guitar playing friends? Fear no more! I found a great list! Enjoy and happy holidays 🙂 http://guitargopher.hubpages.com/hub/Best-Gifts-Guitar-Players Drew 714.955.3278 mccormickguitarlessons@gmail.com Have
How to Play Ukulele (for Guitar Players)
http://youtu.be/Kc7wPdOs5lU Hey shredders! Today I wanted to show you how easy it is to play ukulele if you have even just a little bit of guitar playin' skillz. I picked a ukulele up a while back and was instantly applying the same principles to play full songs. All you have to do is memorize a [...]
Increasing Finger Dexterity
Hello fellow guitar players! Just yesterday I had a student ask me for something to help him get his pinky finger more strength for playing guitar. I had just the thing for him. Listed below is a simple exercise that will not only workout your pinky finger but ALL of your fingers. It is a [...]
Looking Up Tabs (The SMART Way)
Today I wanted to cover a major topic that I go over with ALL of my clients. That is how to look up tabs. As simple as it may sound, it's actually a little harder than you'd think to find a GOOD tab. You see, tab sites are like wikipedia. Although there is a lot [...]