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Complete Control Extra Video

Hello. Hope everyone's well and doing OK. I've made an extra Patreon-only video for you:

https://youtu.be/ik0EWjqVXI4

I can do more of this kind of thing if enough of you are interested. Let me know!

The main w...

Complete Control

Hello all. Hope everyone's doing well. 

I though I'd look at one more Clash track this week. This one was originally a single from 1977. Great riff, 2 great guitar solos. Here's the link:

https://youtu.be/n_NSW...

Drive My Car

I'd not really planned this lesson, but I recently found myself learning a Beatles classic and thought I'd share my findings with you in this week's video.

A great guitar solo; some groovy rhythm parts; lots of fun to play. As I say in the video, I'm a big admirer of McCartney's guitar play...

Improv Sessions 1 Backing Track

Here's the backing. I went slight bonkers (must be the lockdown getting to me) and decided I wanted to do real drums on this one, which was massively time-consuming, but I'm pleased with the way it turned out. Somehow sampled drums on a Neil Young-style track didn't feel right. Anyway, enjoy solo...

Improv Session 1: Neil Young

Hello all. Hope everyone's doing OK at the moment. I thought I'd try something new this week and kick off a potential new series of improvisation videos. I've made a backing track in the style of Neil Young's track On The Beach. I solo over it, and then discuss the chords and how you might go abo...

What Difference Does It Make Backing Track

Here's the backing. It  follows the arrangement of the studio recording which is 3 verses and choruses then an end section which repeats the main riff. There's a 2 bar count in. Enjoy playing along. 

What Difference Does It Make? by The Smiths

Hello all,

Hope everyone's been doing OK this week. I've been keeping myself busy putting together this detailed lesson on the Smiths classic. 

Here's a link to the video:

https://youtu.be/0rroQKLthYo

Nice Lick 12 Backing Track

Here's the backing track to accompany this week's video. It's a mid-tempo Floyd-inspired thing, with some lovely mellotron strings. The chords are simple - 2 bars of A, then 2 bars of E. Use it to practice the lick, and variations of your own. Other things that would work would be the A major or ...

Nice Lick 12 - Melodic Arpeggios

Hello all,

Hope everyone's doing OK. I'm trying to keep things as normal as possible in these very strange circumstances. So I'm just keeping busy, making these videos, teaching, and recording music. I'm very fortunate that most of my work these days can be done at home and online, so in th...

Raw-Hide Backing Track

Here's the backing to accompany his week's video. It follows the arrangement of the original recording. Play it as written, but of course feel free to improvise some solos of your own. Have fun!

Raw-Hide by Link Wray

Hello all,

Hope everyone's doing OK. I'm currently locked down in North London. But it's not as if I get out that much normally anyway. So I'm still just going into my studio, playing guitar and making videos. The main challenge is to stay focussed despite the constant interruptions from my...

London Calling Backing Track

Here you go. This follows the arrangement of the original recording exactly. Enjoy playing along. Those of you who play bass might like to learn the bass line too, as it's amazing.

(Re-uploaded as the arrangement was a bit wonky on the first mp3.)

London Calling

Good afternoon everybody.  There are so many great Clash songs I could have chosen to look at, but I thought I'd do my first Clash lesson on the classic London Calling. This video is a detailed look at the many different guitar parts that make up the song. Here's the link:

2020-03-20 13:38:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Devil Got My Woman by Skip James

Good afternoon Patrons! I'm taking a look at a delta blues classic today: the haunting Devil Got My Woman by Skip James. Here's the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkrxbKVcziM

I'm attaching my t...

Susie Q

Morning all,

This week I'm looking at a bit of 50s rockabilly from Dale Hawkins, with guitar from the masterful James Burton. The main riff is a classic, and the 2 solos are pretty great too. Here's a link to the video:

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Look-Ka Py Py Backing Track

Here's the backing track for this week's lesson. It seems a bit of a futile exercise trying to reproduce the genius of the Meters rhythm section with sampled drums inside a computer, but there you go. I've done my best with this, and it's not turned out too bad. The arrangement is basically the f...

Look-Ka Py Py by The Meters

Morning Patrons! Once again I find myself in a funky kinda mood. So I've made a video for you on the track Look-Ka Py Py by The Meters. I think the best thing you can do to improve you groove (other than working on my funk warm up lesson from a couple of weeks ago, of course) is to learn some pro...

New Dawn Fades Backing Track

Here you go. Have fun playing along!

New Dawn Fades - Joy Division

So I got given a new guitar this week, which is always nice. And to put said new guitar through its paces I decided to look at another JD song. Great song, great riffs. For the most part this one is easy to play, though the arpeggio section is actually surprisingly intricate.

Here's the lin...

Funk Rhythm Workout Backing Track

Here's the backing track for this week's lesson. There's a 2 bar drum intro. And I've looped it so you'll be able to play the whole exercise twice. Enjoy playing along!

Funk Guitar Warm Up

Morning all. We're getting funky today with a funk rhythm exercise. It's a simple, quick workout which is easy to incorporate into you practice routine. But it does really work wonders for you feel and groove.

Here's a link to the video:

2020-02-14 10:28:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Iggy & The Stooges - Penetration

Morning all!

Been feeing slightly under the weather this week, with an annoying cold and sore throat keeping me from filming new videos. Fortunately I had this one in my archives, that I made late last year. (Hence the background in the studio. I've not changed my mind and reverted to the r...

She Bangs The Drums Backing Track

Here's the backing for this week's video. It's just simple bass and drums - didn't have time to give it the full John Leckie psychedelic production - but I hope it's fun to play along to!

She Bangs The Drums

Hello all,

Apologies for posting this a little bit later than usual today. This morning I had to go into central London to take both my Jazzmaster and Telecaster in for some repair work (problems with both guitars is why you haven't seen either of them recently in videos). They should be ba...

FUN Triad Workout Backing Track

Here's the backing track. I've looped it a few times. (Check out my groovy Steely Dan style electric piano.) Once you've got the hang of the basic exercise, you might like to try coming up with some variations of your own - different rhythms, embellishments, starting on the highest string set and...

A FUN Triad Workout

Hello patrons. In this week's video I'm taking about triads. We all know that triads are important and good for us, but it's not always the most exciting thing to work on. To try and make that process slightly more exciting, this week I've come up with a fun and musical major triad workout. Here'...

BB Box Backing Track - Slow Blues in A

Here's the backing track to accompany this week's video. It starts on the V chord giving you a 4 bar intro. And I've looped it to give you 4 choruses in total. Use it to practice the solo, or just to improvise your own ideas along to. Have fun!

Blues Soloing Using the BB Box

Hello all,

In this week's video I'm soloing over a slow blues using the so-called 'BB Box'. I explain the theory behind the BB Box and give you some tips on incorporating its sounds into your own playing. Here's a link to the video:

2020-01-17 12:13:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Miserlou, Part 2

Morning all! I have Part 2 of my in-depth look at Dick Dale's Miserlou for you this week. In this video I talk about how you might play the trumpet solo on guitar, and show you the rest of the proper guitar parts. I also give you a few surf tone tips.

Here's the link: 2020-01-10 11:05:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Miserlou Backing Track

Here's my backing track for this week's video. There's a 2 bar count-in and I've added hi-hat quarter notes in the bits where it's just guitar to help with the timing. Enjoy playing along.