Tag Archives: Guitar Tuition

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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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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CofBC tutor play through #1

Posted on January 18, 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. During this term … Continue reading →

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CofBC Pop 1 graded play-through #1

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

My Pop 1 guitar students at the City of Bath College were set a task to learn a song to performance standard for a play-through to a classroom of their peers on their return to college this term. The class … 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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CAGED System: Scales

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

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

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CAGED System: Chords

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

This post is for my students at the City of Bath College. The CAGED system is a very useful way to find your way around the fretboard. The system uses the five main chord shapes played in the open position – … Continue reading →

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