Hi, everyone. I wanted to start us off with a comment to get the ball rolling. I would LOVE it if you could leave a short comment introducing yourself to the other members. I’m Dan Thorpe, from Birmingham, UK (not Alabama!). I love fingerpicking – Paul Simon, James Taylor, Tommy Emmanuel and about a gazillion others! My favourite thing about playing guitar is having some quiet time to play for myself (music is a great outlet for everything in life) and to jam with my 4 year old boy, Archie! I used to be terrible at guitar but after years… Read more »
Hey everyone, I would love to know what lessons you would like to learn. More on fingerpicking, Travis picking, chord changes, theory, jamming???… you name it, leave your ideas below!! This is the place to do so.
Hi Dan, I am an intermediate player, but am fascinated about finger style, and very anxious to get started. But i must admit i do struggle a bit with the dreaded Barr Chords, but am improving a bit. I am a Viet Nam vet, who suffers from PTSD, I am very private, so if you don’t hear much from me please understand. Thanks
Steve
Hi Steve, thanks for getting in touch. It`s great to have you here. Barre chords are tough but do make sure you take your time and use good technique with them.
No problem at all regarding being private and I hope you are doing well regarding the PTSD. Just know that the comments section and the mini-forum is there for you when needed. All the best.
Cool, for sure, let us know some more details. What sort of slaps and slides? The crazy stuff or solid on beats 2 and 4 type thing? What sort of guitarists have inspired this? (I ask, so I know I’m on the right path). 🙂
No particular artist comes to mind but I would say on beats 2 and 4 nothing crazy (yet). Slapping all the strings I find okay, it’s the thumb slap I have trouble with on the low E A strings.
I have come across slaps in the odd piece of music, done right sounds amazing. Just something I would like to add to my repertoire.
Ah, okay cool, thanks for letting me know. The slaps on beats 2 and 4 are very cool. The grooves these can add are great. Will get something ready on this. 🙂
If you would like to submit a video, you can add it to your comment by including a video LINK (for example, a YouTube, Vimeo, or Dropbox link). (Email Dan for help if you get stuck uploading a video)
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Hopefully, you have all noticed the new comments section at the bottom of each page in the DTAA! I would love for you to comment, ask questions and say “hi”!
There are so many new techniques or old ones with a twist to learn in these lessons. Gonna take a long time to master, but I’m really enjoying spending a few minutes every day on them!
That’s great to know, Larry. There are indeed multiple things to think about in pieces like this but keep enjoying the process. It’s fun breaking it all down and putting it all together. 🙂
Dan, I can’t get the Twisted Dyads lesson or Fingerpicking Fun. Can you fix that for me? I’m not done. Maybe since I started paying of 2/14, they’re not showing up. Please help me! Thanks.
Thanks for letting us know, Tom. Sorry about that and all should be sorted now – please let us know if any issues though but I am sure it is sorted. Cheers and enjoy! 🙂
I’ve started working on the Twisted Dyads piece and I’m having a real hard time with the slides. Any advice on getting them to ring out a little more? I feel that I’m pushing down pretty firmly, but there is just a little squeak of a sound.
They’re tough at first. Developing smooth slides comes with feel and practice. Here’s some tips… Apply even pressure and move your finger fluidly without lifting. Aim to land as close to the fret as possible for a cleaner sound. Start with your ring or middle finger and isolate the slide on its own at first. Practicing one-fret slides higher up the fretboard can help too as the frets are closer together. Pluck loudly, and experiment with different slide speeds—both slow and fast. Playing around with these tips will be worth it. Let us know how it goes! 🙂
Mary Spender on YouTube fingerpicks electric. Now there’s a different tone. Hard to keep my fingernails from breaking so I like to use thumb picks and fingerpicks as I have noticed Joan Baez is doing lately.
The subdivision game. Subdividing beats can blow a person’s mind. We pipers get into this with many tunes. Puts some pressure on keeping things straight!
Yeah, so much sheet music does, until you take a moment to study the patterns, break it down, and then go slow. Happy my instructions give you confidence. 🙂
One pattern, multiple styles. I’m not calling you Dan at this point. I’ll call you Sensei. Nice to be in your guitar dojo!
Hey, your next course could be called the Guitar Dojo. Instead of belts we could have guitar straps. White, yellow, brown then black. The master would be customized engraved lettered.
Proper guitar attire without buckle rash, w/o buckles. Sorry. Getting geeked out. I am a guitar nerd from way back.
Sorry. I’m getting carried away here. 😉
Songwriting and creativity, great. Better than just regurgitating what someone else has done.
Joan Baez wrote Sweet Sir Gallahead. Very creative and I think about the only song she wrote.? I’ll have to google that. She did a lot of covers of old renaissance stuff. The minstrel’s were the news anchors in the 1600’s. I have a book with these ballads she researched and recorded.
That’s really interesting about Joan Baez. For sure, writing songs is so powerful. Really helps to cement those skills you have developed and create something that is unique to you. 🙂
I do love it when you put the pulgar, induce and media markings for clear indication of what fingers to use. Fingerstyle or every man’s or woman’s classical way of playing.
Good stuff!
Riffs, fills, hammer-ons all stuff to help put some personality into our playing. Developing my own style is an ongoing process. I will be returning to this lesson for sure.
I love Mark Knopfler’s Sultans of Swing. Bootcamp has been quite the learning experience.
Yeah, great fun! Super pleased to hear it. It’s a journey for sure and one that it seems like you have enjoyed a lot. Keep going with the momentum and well done! 🙂
I’m not much of a country fan but Johnny Cash, yes. Saw him live at a small venue in the town where I grew up. He appeared with his wife, June Carter Cash. The name of the venue was Melody Fair. Wurlitzer pipe organs were built there on the grounds. Had a revolving stage. I have loved him since age 11. Cash wasn’t known as a world beater of a guitarist, but his powerful deep voice attracted many. A younger generation became attracted to him when he was old, at his end. My husband was related to Maybelle Carter. Maybelle… Read more »
Great lesson, Dan. I was wondering if you have any stretches, strengthening exercises for ones fingers before or after practicing to strengthen ones hands. Thanks again!
Thanks, Jack. In the In Focus course if you scroll down you will see the “Improving Your Fretting Hand” section. The first three exercises there will help. Cheers. 🙂
Great lesson Dan. Love anything like this that that gives us a technique to follow with the steps broken down in this fashion. As you mentioned towards the end… there are so many things involved with playing anything… having lessons like this can go a long way to solidifying the proper way to work through any difficult areas in a proper fashion. Thanks!
Thanks, Logan. Pleased you can see the benefits of it all. I know you already know the importance of technique, relaxation, and control over the fingers and hands, but it’s good you like it. 🙂
Good you are aware of those issues. Keep using these tips (and those in the In Focus course) to help. With focus, you will definitely see improvements there 🙂
Well done to the Leaderboard winners for February 2025. Those were Gold – Teresa Halvorson-Fox, Silver – Jim Davis, and Bronze – Rich Augugliaro. (Plus, the best comment prize goes to Tom Herder for his comment HERE). Prizes on the way! 🙂
Good rhythm lesson. I’ll keep coming back to this. A lot of people think their rhythm is spot on but often not. A band is really “ in the pocket” when everyone is on the same page with rhythm.
Janis Joplins Full Tilt Boogie band was famous for that.
Rhythm important when playing solo as it will sound nothing like the intended song without correct rhythm.
These are things I know but must incorporate and practice more with a metronome.
Some great points you make there. For sure, rhythm is definitely something, even when we have it tight, we can get it tighter and/or get more groove. Keep at it 🙂
Hi Dan, I am back to learn your fingerpicking course and this time complete it. I have been playing for about a year now. Trying to get the Guitar Fundamentals down first. Learning Chords strumming etc. I bought your Fingerstyle 101 book and the video course that went along with this book. I prefer the sound of fingerstyle to Strumming with the pick it’s much softer nicer. So thanks again for your support. Regards Brian
Good stuff, Brian. Glad you are back to it and enjoy the process! Yes, fingerstyle is wonderful, definitely one of the most lovely sounds we can get on the guitar. Enjoy! 🙂
The guitar is so great. We can do so many different things. Good lesson because this is a real rut buster rather than gut buster. Ha! I’m working on the creativity to keep me from doing the same ol’ things. I may not come up with a world beater of a song but it’ll keep me interested which is half the battle when it comes to innovation! 😃
Ha. Nice to hear. Theory can be daunting but hopefully this was fun for you. Yes, keep at it and keep playing music for your love of it. That’s all that matters. Looking forward to hearing some of your music! 🙂
Howdy! I am Bill Richardson, an 80 year old retired guy from Lafayette, Louisiana (USA). I have owned a guitar or two for years, but never really took it seriously until recently. I am still stuck in the 1960s folk music era, and I probably won’t change much since I never do. However, I would like to improve my strumming technique and learn a bit about finger picking. This program seems like a good place to start!
Howdy Bill. Sounds like you have great taste in music. What a great era that was. Hope you enjoy the course and have plenty of fun. Let us know how you get on. Cheers. 🙂
I’ve been out of town for about half of February, so I’ve just gotten to the twisted dyads. I am really enjoying them and am looking forward to being able to play that little piece like you do. I’m going to try the 10X method tomorrow.
3/4 time. Waltz time. Good one to emphasize and take a deeper dive.
Great bonus too. I’ll really enjoy learning Scarborough Fair and Wayfaring Stranger.
A big bundle of goodies in this lesson!
Cool, pleased to hear it. 3/4 is a little under appreciated these days but there’s some lovely feels and sounds that only this time signature can give us. 🙂
Dyads are pretty. Power chords are great for shredding on an electric but good to add to my acoustic toolkit. The more little tricks I learn, the better.
Root and Third, Root and Third. Root is easy to remember but it’s third I forget.
I’ve always thought of power chords for rock players, an electric guitar thing. So why not. Need to add all the tricks we can to our tool kit.
Yeah, remembering that Major and minor chords are built from the root and third from the scale can be tricky but knowing this opens up more lovely chord voicings when you get comfortable finding them on the fretboard. It’s exciting stuff 🙂
Thanks. I should say, the reason is almost certainly because you are a real guitar player. These are just the tools but you’re bringing them to life so well done 🙂
Besides good ear training I like this for sight reading too! Some lessons are easier to sight read than others. I sight read it, play it and then play along with you. Usually I sight read and sing the notes first.
Secret bonus makes for a pretty little song and starts turning into a real composition when combined with previous lessons.
And who thought Bootcamp could be enjoyable?
This months lessons are amazing Dan.
love learning the slides & these twisted dyads are beautiful .
a fantastic way to learn a scale in dyads…. Can that be applied to any of the other strings or scales ?🤔
thanks again for such variety, you keep it fun & challenging at the same time
Thank you, Diane. Super pleased to hear it. Yeah, the twisted dyad technique can be applied to other strings, although the shapes need tweaking depending on the strings. My favourite way to play them is like this as it means we keep the bass strings as drone notes where needed and get the sweet melodic sound of the high E string in there. Pleased you like them and keep enjoying them. 🙂
Watched the video several times started on the lesson had slight difficulty on Palm Muting and getting the tone up but will keep at it the Tavis sound is lovely Thanks Dan for the good video Cheers
Great tips Dan super duper 😀
Cheers, Angie. Glad to hear you like the lesson. Keep coming back to it too. 🙂
Hi, everyone. I wanted to start us off with a comment to get the ball rolling. I would LOVE it if you could leave a short comment introducing yourself to the other members. I’m Dan Thorpe, from Birmingham, UK (not Alabama!). I love fingerpicking – Paul Simon, James Taylor, Tommy Emmanuel and about a gazillion others! My favourite thing about playing guitar is having some quiet time to play for myself (music is a great outlet for everything in life) and to jam with my 4 year old boy, Archie! I used to be terrible at guitar but after years… Read more »
Hey everyone, I would love to know what lessons you would like to learn. More on fingerpicking, Travis picking, chord changes, theory, jamming???… you name it, leave your ideas below!! This is the place to do so.
Hi Dan, I am an intermediate player, but am fascinated about finger style, and very anxious to get started. But i must admit i do struggle a bit with the dreaded Barr Chords, but am improving a bit. I am a Viet Nam vet, who suffers from PTSD, I am very private, so if you don’t hear much from me please understand. Thanks
Steve
Hi Steve, thanks for getting in touch. It`s great to have you here. Barre chords are tough but do make sure you take your time and use good technique with them.
No problem at all regarding being private and I hope you are doing well regarding the PTSD. Just know that the comments section and the mini-forum is there for you when needed. All the best.
I would love to see some lessons on guitar slaps and slides please. That is if you possibly find time in your busy schedule.
Cool, for sure, let us know some more details. What sort of slaps and slides? The crazy stuff or solid on beats 2 and 4 type thing? What sort of guitarists have inspired this? (I ask, so I know I’m on the right path). 🙂
No particular artist comes to mind but I would say on beats 2 and 4 nothing crazy (yet). Slapping all the strings I find okay, it’s the thumb slap I have trouble with on the low E A strings.
I have come across slaps in the odd piece of music, done right sounds amazing. Just something I would like to add to my repertoire.
Ah, okay cool, thanks for letting me know. The slaps on beats 2 and 4 are very cool. The grooves these can add are great. Will get something ready on this. 🙂
If you would like to submit a video, you can add it to your comment by including a video LINK (for example, a YouTube, Vimeo, or Dropbox link). (Email Dan for help if you get stuck uploading a video)
YouTube and Vimeo links are the preferred video format. Make sure that your links are set to unlisted (not private!) and then only we will see it.
Post your video below…
Hopefully, you have all noticed the new comments section at the bottom of each page in the DTAA! I would love for you to comment, ask questions and say “hi”!
There are so many new techniques or old ones with a twist to learn in these lessons. Gonna take a long time to master, but I’m really enjoying spending a few minutes every day on them!
That’s great to know, Larry. There are indeed multiple things to think about in pieces like this but keep enjoying the process. It’s fun breaking it all down and putting it all together. 🙂
WOW! I want in! You make it look doable as you sound like Clapton.
I’m glad this excites you. Cheers, Tom, and enjoy! It’s lots of fun to play. 🙂
Dan, I can’t get the Twisted Dyads lesson or Fingerpicking Fun. Can you fix that for me? I’m not done. Maybe since I started paying of 2/14, they’re not showing up. Please help me! Thanks.
Thanks for letting us know, Tom. Sorry about that and all should be sorted now – please let us know if any issues though but I am sure it is sorted. Cheers and enjoy! 🙂
I’ve started working on the Twisted Dyads piece and I’m having a real hard time with the slides. Any advice on getting them to ring out a little more? I feel that I’m pushing down pretty firmly, but there is just a little squeak of a sound.
They’re tough at first. Developing smooth slides comes with feel and practice. Here’s some tips… Apply even pressure and move your finger fluidly without lifting. Aim to land as close to the fret as possible for a cleaner sound. Start with your ring or middle finger and isolate the slide on its own at first. Practicing one-fret slides higher up the fretboard can help too as the frets are closer together. Pluck loudly, and experiment with different slide speeds—both slow and fast. Playing around with these tips will be worth it. Let us know how it goes! 🙂
Wow! All the day’s lessons. All the Bonuses. So worthwhile. ☺️
Happy to hear it. 🙂
I subscribe to Acoustic Guitar magazine. That’s where I first learned DADGAD tuning, but you explain it better.
Thanks, DADGAD is so much fun. Love to jam in this tuning. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
It’s been a great course. I’ll frequently return here. Great ending with all picking patterns in one place. 👍🏻
Pleased to hear it. Love that loved it. Keep coming back to it. 🙂
Mary Spender on YouTube fingerpicks electric. Now there’s a different tone. Hard to keep my fingernails from breaking so I like to use thumb picks and fingerpicks as I have noticed Joan Baez is doing lately.
The subdivision game. Subdividing beats can blow a person’s mind. We pipers get into this with many tunes. Puts some pressure on keeping things straight!
The sheet music to these lessons looks daunting but quite doable with your instruction.
Yeah, so much sheet music does, until you take a moment to study the patterns, break it down, and then go slow. Happy my instructions give you confidence. 🙂
One pattern, multiple styles. I’m not calling you Dan at this point. I’ll call you Sensei. Nice to be in your guitar dojo!
Hey, your next course could be called the Guitar Dojo. Instead of belts we could have guitar straps. White, yellow, brown then black. The master would be customized engraved lettered.
Proper guitar attire without buckle rash, w/o buckles. Sorry. Getting geeked out. I am a guitar nerd from way back.
Sorry. I’m getting carried away here. 😉
Best comment of the day. As someone who enjoys martial arts, this could be something very fun to do in some sort of way. 🙂
Songwriting and creativity, great. Better than just regurgitating what someone else has done.
Joan Baez wrote Sweet Sir Gallahead. Very creative and I think about the only song she wrote.? I’ll have to google that. She did a lot of covers of old renaissance stuff. The minstrel’s were the news anchors in the 1600’s. I have a book with these ballads she researched and recorded.
That’s really interesting about Joan Baez. For sure, writing songs is so powerful. Really helps to cement those skills you have developed and create something that is unique to you. 🙂
Romanza! You really like this one but it is a good teaching song.
Ha, yeah, I do love this. A lot of fun and great for beginners and even intermediates to build technique and repertoire. 🙂
I love the g to b minor. Simple chord progression but a whole lotta soul!
Absolutely, very underused that chord progression. It’s the I-iii and sounds so good in any key. 🙂
I do love it when you put the pulgar, induce and media markings for clear indication of what fingers to use. Fingerstyle or every man’s or woman’s classical way of playing.
Good stuff!
Good stuff, glad to hear it. Super important to do on a lesson like this I find. 🙂
Tremolo! Sounds great. Another fine technique to add to the toolbox!
Cool, pleased you like it. Yeah, it’s technically quite different to most fingerpicking, but sounds so good! 🙂
If Hendrix was a finger picker? If he lived long enough he might have gotten into it!
Yeah, I imagine he would have done so many more wonderful things! What a true guitar hero! 🙂
Riffs, fills, hammer-ons all stuff to help put some personality into our playing. Developing my own style is an ongoing process. I will be returning to this lesson for sure.
I love Mark Knopfler’s Sultans of Swing. Bootcamp has been quite the learning experience.
Yeah, great fun! Super pleased to hear it. It’s a journey for sure and one that it seems like you have enjoyed a lot. Keep going with the momentum and well done! 🙂
These seven categories make for a good reference section. Great to have this all in one place.
That is great. One of the reasons I created this. Happy it is useful for you. 🙂
Yep! Putting it all together makes a great tune!😃
Good stuff. Enjoy the process! 🙂
Yes! This does help right hand dexterity!
That’s great you have noticed that already. Keep enjoying it and those fine details. 🙂
This sounds so cool and is fun when I do a call and response with you by starting and stopping your video! Awesome!
Thanks. That’s great to know. Keep having fun with it and keep us posted with how you get on! 🙂
I can combine this with the first one, go back and forth a bit and this sounds when put together a song 🎵!
This is great. I can get very much into the feel of this! Love it!!
Happy to hear it. Hope you have lots of fun with it! 🙂
I love bass runs. I also want to do a walking bass run. Runs, fills and turn arounds make it all so cool. I gotta walk before I run. Excuse the pun!
Yes, so true that about walking before (bass) running. Keep working on building it up, it’ll be very much worth it. 🙂
I’m not much of a country fan but Johnny Cash, yes. Saw him live at a small venue in the town where I grew up. He appeared with his wife, June Carter Cash. The name of the venue was Melody Fair. Wurlitzer pipe organs were built there on the grounds. Had a revolving stage. I have loved him since age 11. Cash wasn’t known as a world beater of a guitarist, but his powerful deep voice attracted many. A younger generation became attracted to him when he was old, at his end. My husband was related to Maybelle Carter. Maybelle… Read more »
That’s so cool. Thanks for sharing. Really interesting read that. I bet that was a great experience! 🙂
Really fun, look forward to getting this down!
Pleased to hear it, Tammy. I hope you have lots of fun with it. 🙂
Great lesson, Dan. I was wondering if you have any stretches, strengthening exercises for ones fingers before or after practicing to strengthen ones hands. Thanks again!
Thanks, Jack. In the In Focus course if you scroll down you will see the “Improving Your Fretting Hand” section. The first three exercises there will help. Cheers. 🙂
Great lesson Dan. Love anything like this that that gives us a technique to follow with the steps broken down in this fashion. As you mentioned towards the end… there are so many things involved with playing anything… having lessons like this can go a long way to solidifying the proper way to work through any difficult areas in a proper fashion. Thanks!
Thanks, Logan. Pleased you can see the benefits of it all. I know you already know the importance of technique, relaxation, and control over the fingers and hands, but it’s good you like it. 🙂
Is there a lesson where scales are written out in tab?
Are scales tabbed out somewhere in the DTAA?
Yes, in the “5-Star” Award section you will see the “resources” a little bit further down that page. Scales are there. Enjoy. 🙂
Thank you! Now I know where to find scales! I was going to hunt through another book I have. You saved me some time.😃
My pleasure. Pleased to know it has helped save time! 🙂
Yes, in the “5-Star” Award section you will see the “resources” a little bit further down that page. Scales are there. Enjoy. 🙂
The rarely taught tips; right shoulder tension and fly away fingers are big ones for me. I need to really work on this!
Good you are aware of those issues. Keep using these tips (and those in the In Focus course) to help. With focus, you will definitely see improvements there 🙂
Wow! Love this and not an old saw like house of rising Sun which is in every song book due to public domain.
Ha, yeah, it is for sure. Great song this one. Glad you like it. 🙂
Well done to the Leaderboard winners for February 2025. Those were Gold – Teresa Halvorson-Fox, Silver – Jim Davis, and Bronze – Rich Augugliaro. (Plus, the best comment prize goes to Tom Herder for his comment HERE). Prizes on the way! 🙂
Good rhythm lesson. I’ll keep coming back to this. A lot of people think their rhythm is spot on but often not. A band is really “ in the pocket” when everyone is on the same page with rhythm.
Janis Joplins Full Tilt Boogie band was famous for that.
Rhythm important when playing solo as it will sound nothing like the intended song without correct rhythm.
These are things I know but must incorporate and practice more with a metronome.
Some great points you make there. For sure, rhythm is definitely something, even when we have it tight, we can get it tighter and/or get more groove. Keep at it 🙂
Hi Dan, I am back to learn your fingerpicking course and this time complete it. I have been playing for about a year now. Trying to get the Guitar Fundamentals down first. Learning Chords strumming etc. I bought your Fingerstyle 101 book and the video course that went along with this book. I prefer the sound of fingerstyle to Strumming with the pick it’s much softer nicer. So thanks again for your support. Regards Brian
Good stuff, Brian. Glad you are back to it and enjoy the process! Yes, fingerstyle is wonderful, definitely one of the most lovely sounds we can get on the guitar. Enjoy! 🙂
I enjoyed doing this lesson and the happy birthday song it was great Thanks Dan
Great stuff, David. Keep at it and keep having fun! 🙂
The guitar is so great. We can do so many different things. Good lesson because this is a real rut buster rather than gut buster. Ha! I’m working on the creativity to keep me from doing the same ol’ things. I may not come up with a world beater of a song but it’ll keep me interested which is half the battle when it comes to innovation! 😃
Ha. Nice to hear. Theory can be daunting but hopefully this was fun for you. Yes, keep at it and keep playing music for your love of it. That’s all that matters. Looking forward to hearing some of your music! 🙂
Howdy! I am Bill Richardson, an 80 year old retired guy from Lafayette, Louisiana (USA). I have owned a guitar or two for years, but never really took it seriously until recently. I am still stuck in the 1960s folk music era, and I probably won’t change much since I never do. However, I would like to improve my strumming technique and learn a bit about finger picking. This program seems like a good place to start!
Howdy Bill. Sounds like you have great taste in music. What a great era that was. Hope you enjoy the course and have plenty of fun. Let us know how you get on. Cheers. 🙂
I’ve been out of town for about half of February, so I’ve just gotten to the twisted dyads. I am really enjoying them and am looking forward to being able to play that little piece like you do. I’m going to try the 10X method tomorrow.
Glad you are back and enjoying them. Cheers, Leslie. Keep at it and keep using the 10x method too. Enjoy. 🙂
3/4 time. Waltz time. Good one to emphasize and take a deeper dive.
Great bonus too. I’ll really enjoy learning Scarborough Fair and Wayfaring Stranger.
A big bundle of goodies in this lesson!
Cool, pleased to hear it. 3/4 is a little under appreciated these days but there’s some lovely feels and sounds that only this time signature can give us. 🙂
Dyads are pretty. Power chords are great for shredding on an electric but good to add to my acoustic toolkit. The more little tricks I learn, the better.
Glad to hear it. Dyads really are ace on the acoustic. Power chords are really useful too – especially for developing barre chords. 🙂
Root and Third, Root and Third. Root is easy to remember but it’s third I forget.
I’ve always thought of power chords for rock players, an electric guitar thing. So why not. Need to add all the tricks we can to our tool kit.
Yeah, remembering that Major and minor chords are built from the root and third from the scale can be tricky but knowing this opens up more lovely chord voicings when you get comfortable finding them on the fretboard. It’s exciting stuff 🙂
Hmmm… another composition possibility here. Bringing some percussion into it. Some more tools to add to my bag.💼
Cool, it’s good to know. Lots of fun options to be had here. Enjoy the experimenting! 🙂
Twisted Dyads unleashed makes me sound like a real guitar player!
Thanks. I should say, the reason is almost certainly because you are a real guitar player. These are just the tools but you’re bringing them to life so well done 🙂
Besides good ear training I like this for sight reading too! Some lessons are easier to sight read than others. I sight read it, play it and then play along with you. Usually I sight read and sing the notes first.
Secret bonus makes for a pretty little song and starts turning into a real composition when combined with previous lessons.
And who thought Bootcamp could be enjoyable?
That’s great. You have a good system going on and it’s a good idea to use a lesson in multiple ways like this. Happy you’re enjoying it! 🙂
This months lessons are amazing Dan.
love learning the slides & these twisted dyads are beautiful .
a fantastic way to learn a scale in dyads…. Can that be applied to any of the other strings or scales ?🤔
thanks again for such variety, you keep it fun & challenging at the same time
Thank you, Diane. Super pleased to hear it. Yeah, the twisted dyad technique can be applied to other strings, although the shapes need tweaking depending on the strings. My favourite way to play them is like this as it means we keep the bass strings as drone notes where needed and get the sweet melodic sound of the high E string in there. Pleased you like them and keep enjoying them. 🙂
I love these Oasis and Coldplay songs…fun to listen to and not too difficult to learn ( not too easy either, just enough of a challenge)
That’s good to know. Both bands have some great songs for sure, this is one I always enjoy. Glad they are just challenging enough for you. 🙂
Watched the video several times started on the lesson had slight difficulty on Palm Muting and getting the tone up but will keep at it the Tavis sound is lovely Thanks Dan for the good video Cheers
Good stuff, David. It is tricky at first for sure, but well done making the progress you have so far. Keep enjoying it. 🙂
This bringing out some creativity! Love that Cadd9 chord. So pretty.