Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Classical Guitar Technique “The Right Hand” by Jeffrey Thomas


Classical guitar technique is very structured and the student must be ready for the discipline of proper body posture, left hand placement, nail care, and most importantly The Right Hand details.  Most students who come to me for Skype classical guitar lessons are ready for the commitment.  They know the music is written in standard notation not tab and many have been inspired by hearing advanced classical guitarists play with flawless accuracy. Once the decision is made to move forward with lessons I suggest two books.  The Christopher Parkening Guitar Method Vol. 1 and The Student Repertoire book by John Mills.  We start in the Parkening book and hammer out the details.  I watch the student like a hawk and we start with planting the right hand, understanding the difference between free and rest stroke, adding the thumb etc all examples are done with a metronome and the technique must be solid before we move on.  I wanted to share a video with a gifted student of mine Leo Goran
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Monday, October 12, 2015

Rainbow Connection Guitar Tab by Jeffrey Thomas


The Muppet Movie's Rainbow Connection guitar tab by Jeffrey Thomas. I follow the banjo track from the original recording. Have fun playing this song!
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The Munsters Guitar Lesson


Learn this classic tv theme with my The Munsters guitar lesson. I have all the cool licks and additional scales to help you sound just like the recording.
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Friday, October 9, 2015

Joan Jett “I Love Rock N’ Roll” Guitar Tab


On the workbench now is Joan Jett I Love Rock N Roll guitar tab.  This tune was written in 1975 by Alan Merill and Jake Hooker of Arrow who are they? lol.  Anyway, as history show the song was made famous by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts in 1982.  I am starting the guitar tab for this classic rock tune and hope to have the full song in my online guitar tab archive soon.  Please check back as I will be posting updates soon.
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