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| Free Guitar Lesson Ep 9 - PDF - HOW TO PLAY MAJOR AND MINOR BARRE CHORDS | Watch this free guitar lesson and download the 4-page PDF to learn how to begin mastering barre chords. | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep 8 -PDF - 10 ways to make simple chord sequences sound amazing | Watch this free guitar lesson and download the 6-page PDF to learn how transform your chord sequence from basic strumming and finger picking to something that sounds truly professional. | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep 7 - PDF - Transposition – With or Without You by U2 | Watch this free guitar lesson and download the 3-page PDF to learn how to transpose U2’s With or Without You into different keys, with TAB, notation and chord charts. | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep 6 - Mixing Chords & Licks | Watch this 25min guitar lesson and download the 5 page PDF covering the concept of mixing chords and licks in your playing | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep 5 - Better Strumming | Improve your guitar strumming with a free 25-minute video lesson and five-page practice PDF. Develop better rhythm, plectrum control, string accuracy and dynamics through practical exercises and familiar song examples. | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep 4 - E Major Fingerstyle Blues | Learn a E Major Fingerstyle Blues in this 25min lesson. Work on your fingerstyle playing and have the perfect show piece to perform – Guitar TAB & PDF | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep 3 - Never Too Much Riff | Learn the main riff for Never To Much by Luther Van Dross in this 8min video lesson. PDF download available | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep. 2 – Promise by Laufey Part 2 | Free fingerstyle guitar lesson with video tuition, TAB, music notation and downloadable PDF. | More info | |
| Free Guitar Lesson Ep. 1 – Promise by Laufey Part 1 | Free fingerstyle guitar lesson with video tuition, TAB, music notation and downloadable PDF. | More info | |
| Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry Guitar Riff | Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry Guitar Riff | More info | |
| Good Times / Rapper's Delight - Chic / The Sugarhill Gang Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Good Times / Rapper's Delight by Chic / The Sugarhill Gang with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Long Train Runnin' by The Doobie Brothers with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Superstition - Stevie Wonder Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Superstition by Stevie Wonder with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Life in the Fast Lane - Eagles Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Life in the Fast Lane by Eagles with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Day Tripper - The Beatles Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Day Tripper by The Beatles with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Black or White - Michael Jackson Guitar Riff | Explore the guitar riff from Black or White by Michael Jackson with a free downloadable guitar chart. | More info | |
| Electric Guitar Grades – A Player's Experience | Discover how electric guitar grades helped Guitar Weekends participant Mike Davis improve his playing, develop music theory knowledge and build a structured practice routine. Includes practical advice for guitarists considering graded exams. | More info | |
| ADAPTING YOUR GUITAR PLAYING WHEN THINGS STOP WORKING | Guitar Weekends participant Brian Wall shares his experience of adapting to physical limitations, with practical ideas for simplifying techniques, developing musical expression and continuing to enjoy playing guitar. | More info | |
| Guitar Triads Explained – Proud Mary (CCR) | Learn how to use three-note guitar chords to simplify chord changes and explore the fretboard. Includes a free two-page PDF with triad diagrams and practical examples from Proud Mary. | More info | |
| My Guitar Journey with Guitar Weekends | A Guitar Weekends participant shares his journey of rediscovering the guitar, improving his blues playing, building a guitar collection and finding new friendships through music. | More info | |
| PRODUCING YOUR OWN GUITAR BACKING TRACKS | Learn how to create your own guitar backing tracks using affordable recording equipment, DAW software and MIDI instruments. Includes a practical example based on The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night. | More info | |
| Strumming exercise - D and D sus2 over a moving bassline | Improve your strumming and picking coordination with this intermediate exercise using D and Dsus2 chords. Includes guitar TAB, chord diagrams and additional chord shapes. | More info | |
| CHROMATIC GUITAR EXERCISE – FINGER DEXTERITY | A simple chromatic warm-up exercise to improve fretting-hand coordination, finger independence and accuracy. Includes guitar TAB. | More info | |
| Guitar Chord Inversions Explained | Learn how chord inversions work, including root position, first, second and third inversions. Features C major and Cmaj7 chord diagrams. | More info | |
| Guitar Chord Voicings Explained | Learn what chord voicings are and how different arrangements of the same notes can change a chord's sound. Includes C major chord diagrams. | More info | |
| GUITAR CHORDS AND SCALES – INTERACTIVE KEY FINDER | Explore major and minor scales, diatonic chords, triads and seventh chords in different keys with this interactive Excel spreadsheet. | More info | |
| MINOR PENTATONIC SCALES & LICKS – ACROSS THE FRETBOARD | Explore seven F minor pentatonic scale patterns and five practical licks to improve fretboard navigation and lead guitar improvisation. Includes guitar TAB and notation. | More info | |
| Guitar Looping Exercises – Rhythm & Lead | Explore four guitar chord progressions and a layered looping arrangement to develop rhythm, timing and creativity. Includes guitar TAB and notation | More info | |
| Silent Night – Advanced Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement | Learn an advanced solo fingerstyle arrangement of Silent Night, combining melody and accompaniment. Includes two pages of guitar TAB and standard music notation. | More info | |
| Fingerpicking Exercises in C Major – 3 Levels | Develop your fingerstyle technique with three progressive levels of fingerpicking exercises in C major. Includes guitar TAB, music notation and chord diagrams. | More info | |
| MAJOR GUITAR SCALES AND DIATONIC CHORDS | An eight-page guitar reference guide covering major scales and their diatonic chords in all 12 keys. Includes guitar TAB, music notation and chord diagrams. | More info | |
| MY SWEET LADY – JOHN DENVER FINGERPICKING EXERCISE | Practise the chord progression from John Denver's My Sweet Lady using fingerpicking or a plectrum. Includes three pages of guitar TAB and basic rhythm notation. | More info | |
| 12-BAR BLUES IN A – GUITAR CHORD OPTIONS | Explore A7, D7 and E7 chords alongside alternative 9th and 6th chord shapes for playing a 12-bar blues in A. Includes practical chord diagrams. | More info | |
| I–vi–IV–V CHORD PROGRESSIONS – CREATIVE GUITAR CHORD OPTIONS | Explore the I–vi–IV–V chord progression in seven major keys, with alternative chord voicings to add colour and variety to your rhythm guitar playing. | More info | |
| THE RIVERBOAT SONG – OCEAN COLOUR SCENE (BASS GUITAR) | Learn the bass guitar part to Ocean Colour Scene's The Riverboat Song. Includes a six-page transcription with bass TAB and standard music notation. | More info | |
| CAGED GUITAR SYSTEM – A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION | Learn how to use the five CAGED chord shapes to navigate the fretboard, connect chords and explore different positions. Includes a six-page guide with diagrams and practical blues examples. | More info | |
| CIRCLE OF FIFTHS – A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION | Learn how the Circle of Fifths is constructed using the 12 chromatic notes and perfect fifth intervals. Includes a clear diagram and guitar fretboard examples. | More info | |
| DIATONIC CHORDS – CHORDS IN MAJOR KEYS | A useful reference chart showing the seven diatonic seventh chords in all 12 major keys, including major 7th, minor 7th, dominant 7th and minor 7 flat 5 chords. | More info | |
| GUITAR STRUMMING – ADDING FILLS BETWEEN CHORDS | Learn how to combine strumming with simple bass runs between chords in G major. Includes guitar TAB, rhythm counting and practical exercises | More info | |
| ALTERNATING BASS – FINGERSTYLE GUITAR EXERCISES | Three fingerstyle guitar exercises to develop alternating bass technique, thumb independence and picking coordination. Includes guitar TAB, notation and fingerings. | More info | |
| Blues in Any Key – Power Chords & I–IV–V Progressions | Learn how to play blues chord progressions in any key using movable power chord shapes and the I–IV–V system. Includes fretboard diagrams and practical examples. | More info | |
| GUITAR CHORD FRAGMENTS – A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION | Learn how to use smaller, movable chord shapes as alternatives to full barre chords. Includes CAGED-based chord diagrams and examples of major, minor and seventh chords. | More info | |
| LEARNING THE GUITAR FRETBOARD – NOTES & OCTAVES | Learn how to find notes across the guitar fretboard using octave patterns, CAGED relationships and useful fretboard landmarks. Includes a one-page reference chart. | More info | |
| ESSENTIAL GUITAR CHORDS – OPEN & BARRE CHORD SHAPES | A three-page reference guide covering essential open chords and movable major, minor and dominant 7th barre chord shapes. Includes clear chord diagrams and fingering suggestions. | More info | |
| A GUIDE TO BASS GUITAR PLAYING – PART 1 | An introduction to bass guitar covering tuning, root notes, fifths, octaves and simple bass lines. Includes practical exercises and blues examples from professional bassist Norman “The Thumb” Bassman. | More info | |
| ELECTRIC GUITAR UPGRADES & MODIFICATIONS | Explore electric guitar modifications, including pickup replacements, coil splitting, phase switching and wiring upgrades. An 11-page guide featuring five guitars and detailed wiring diagrams. | More info |
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