Ex.1. Video: Palace - Matthew And The Atlas
This tune is with open chords, standard tuning and a capo on the 4th fret. I run through the fingerpicking pattern used in the track and explain how to play each chord.
Ex.2. Chord Charts: Palace - Matthew And The Atlas
This tune is with open chords, standard tuning and a capo on the 4th fret. I run through the fingerpicking pattern used in the track and explain how to play each chord.
Ex.3. Video: Road - Nick Drake
"Road" is the third track off “Pink Moon” – Nick Drake’s 1972 record, his third and ultimate album. As recorded by Nick Drake.
Ex.4. Tab & Notation: Road - Nick Drake
"Road" is the third track off “Pink Moon” – Nick Drake’s 1972 record, his third and ultimate album. As recorded by Nick Drake. Transcribed by Alan Macleod - Words and Music by Nick Drake.
Ex.5. Video: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Nathan Watts Bass (and Brass) Parts. The song, released as the follow-up to “I Wish” and the second single from the Motown giant’s superb "Songs In The Key Of Life", was first and foremost a tribute to Duke Ellington.
Ex.6. Charts: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Nathan Watts Bass (and Brass) Parts. The song, released as the follow-up to “I Wish” and the second single from the Motown giant’s superb "Songs In The Key Of Life", was first and foremost a tribute to Duke Ellington.
Ex.7. Tab & Video player: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
"Wish You Were Here" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released as the title track of their 1975 album of the same name. * Standard Tuning in the key of Gmajor/ Eminor.
Ex.8. Chart: G Major Pentatonic Scale
The notes of the scale are G, A, B, D, E. The note G repeats one octave higher and its key signature has one sharp (in the full diatonic major Scale which we cover next and from this scale).
Ex.9. Tab & Notation: Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a hit 1967 song by supergroup Cream (Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce) from the album "Disraeli Gears", featuring classic Clapton Soloing.
Ex.10. Chart: D Minor Pentatonic Scale
The formula for the minor pentatonic scale is made up of the 1st (root), 3rd (♭3), 4th (p4), 5th (p5), and 7th (♭7) from the minor scale. For the D minor pentatonic scale, this gives us the notes D, F, G, A, and C.
Ex.11. Chords
We will use our comprehensive chord library to identify, record and document all of the songs and music that we play, and as reference in our chordal studies.
Ex.12. Apps
We will use all of these applications and can share our materials and recordings via these softwares if possible and feasible.
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Access comprehensive learning tools through personalised HD Video lessons and "sound slices" synced in an interactive player (where required), in addition to 'Standard' accompanying Video, pdf Charts and Tab. The result is an effective, efficient and fun learning experience ! You'll be able to clearly see every detail as covered, played and recorded in our lesson time.
Soundslice is a hybrid video and music notation player. Press play, and you’ll see the music notes light up, synced with the performance or instruction. Click on the notation to go to that moment in the video. Drag across the notation to loop it. Transpose, hide parts, hear synth playback, enable a metronome and lots more.
Give the player a try ! Be careful with the Volume of this 'lead guitar' example 🤘🏻
The Video to Tab and fretboard sync view features ensure that you can easily follow along, facilitating progress in the quickest way possible. It's a brilliant tool and fun to use !
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Additionally, the variable speed and looping capability allows you to practice and learn at your own pace, with and without the metronome, and with "Speed training"; where you can loop sections of the Video & Tab, 'increasing tempo incrementally' to suit your own practice pace. Such a great feature, accurate and invaluable. You have the flexibility to choose any section of the lessons Video & notation we've recorded, to further enhance our supporting material and focus on our own playing in practice; enabling fast and positive progress.
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Guitar parts and materials, rhythm, soloing and more
Ex.13. "Black Dog" - Led Zeppelin (Verses & break)
"Black Dog" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin, the opening track on the band's untitled fourth album (1971): Download tab example.
The song was released as a single and reached the charts in several countries; however, as was their practice, it was not issued in the United Kingdom. The song was included in Rolling Stone's (US) "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and ranked No. 1 in Q magazine's (UK) "20 Greatest Guitar Tracks".
Ex. 14. "Wall of Denial" - SRV & Double Trouble (2nd Solo)
"Wall Of Denial" is track 7. of "In Step", the fourth studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble released in 1989. It was SRV's final album with Double Trouble and the last album to be released during his lifetime Download tab example. In 1990, he recorded an album with his brother, Jimmie Vaughan, called Family Style; later that same year, Stevie Ray Vaughan died in a helicopter crash.
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - "In Step", Released by Epic in 1989, Produced by: Double Trouble & Jim Gaines, Song written by: Doyle Bramhall & Stevie Ray Vaughan.
