Category Archives: Lesson

Jamtrackcentral announce new ‘Jazzy Jams’ jam track package by Alex Hutchings and welcome Sam Coulson to the team!

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

Jamtrackcentral will soon be releasing a brand new Alex Hutchings jam track package called ‘Jazzy Jams’ that will feature the usual 100% accurate transcriptions, extended backing tracks and full length performance videos. more videos: Shes Got Rhythm, So What Do You … Continue reading →

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Magic Whammy Pedal Moments ~ Vai, Satriani, Gilmour and Morello

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

I recently taught a workshop focussing wholly on modern guitar heroes and did some extensive research on tracks that used the Digitech Whammy pedal to great affect. Here is my Top 5 Whammy Pedal moments, including: Steve Vai, David Gilmour, … Continue reading →

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Fat Bottomed Girls – Queen ~ Total Guitar Video Lesson

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Total Guitar have put together an awesome eight-part video tuition package of the Queen track ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’, which can be found on the bands 1978 album ‘Jazz’ and has recently been performed live on Brian May’s Anthems tour of … Continue reading →

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Rock And Roll – Led Zeppelin ~ Total Guitar Video Lesson

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

The guys at Total Guitar have put together another great five-part video tuition package. This time we have Led Zeppelin’s awesome ‘Rock And Roll’, which can be found on the bands fourth album entitled Led Zeppelin IV, originally released in … Continue reading →

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Brian May & Kerry Ellis – Anthems Tour 2011

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

British guitar legend Brian May begins his UK tour with Kerry Ellis on May 1st at the Royal Albert Hall and finishes the main leg of the tour at the Bath Forum on May 21st. The 13-date tour will electrify audiences … Continue reading →

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Live And Let Die – Guns N’ Roses ~ Total Guitar Video Lesson

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

The guys at Total Guitar have put together a great six-part video tuition package of the Guns N’ Roses cover of Paul McCartney and Wing’s James Bond movie theme ‘Live And Let Die’. These videos accompany Issue 214 of Total Guitar … Continue reading →

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CofBC tutor play through #2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

As part of the students learning at City of Bath College the instrumental tutors perform to the class presenting them with a close look at the structures, techniques and musical approaches that different genres of music demand. This term we are … Continue reading →

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RIP John Barry ~ 1933-2011

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Renowned composer John Barry has died in New York of a heart attack aged 77. John was famous for his work composing music for 11 James Bond movies including: From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. His work … Continue reading →

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The E A D G C F Tuning For Guitar | An Introductory Guide

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

The guys over at Jam Track Central recently interviewed Alex Hutchings, a long time collaborator with JTC and a great jazz/rock/fusion guitarist from the UK, who is local to the South West and I have seen him play in Bath … Continue reading →

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CAGED System: Arpeggios

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. This is the third installment of the CAGED system and like the CAGED chord and scale shapes in my previous blog posts this CAGED arpeggio system creates five … Continue reading →

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