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Peaceful Easy Feeling Guitar Lesson Preview
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I’ve just released a frustration-free song lesson, teaching you my Travis-picked arrangement of the Eagles' "Peaceful Easy Feeling." I teach both a simple version for beginning Travis pickers, and my actual "fancy" version. Practice tracks, chord charts, and tablature included.
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How to practice guitar the right way
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Do you ever feel like you're not getting better? Or wonder how professional guitarists play so fast and clean, while you stumble constantly? It all comes down to understanding the counter-intuitive principles of practicing music.
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR - Beginner guitar lesson in key of G
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Download the chord chart here: www.heartwoodguitar.com/have-you-ever-seen-the-rain-download-page/ What an amazing song, so perfectly crafted, with some cool riffs-it’s like the perfect song to strum and sing, except for one little problem… …Fogerty sings really high, out of the range of most men. So what I’ve done is changed the key from C to G, which enables those of us with lower voices to si...
PSL Amazing Grace Song Lesson Promo
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Get instant access to this lesson by becoming a member: www.heartwoodguitar.com/join/ I’ve just released my latest frustration-free strumming song lesson, teaching you Amazing Grace, the most famous folk song of all time. This lesson is for a variety of skill levels, from beginners through advanced guitarists. It uses just five chords: G, C, D, A, and E.
How to play hauntingly beautiful harmonics on guitar
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Harmonics have a little different sound than the normal notes we play on guitar, kind of like bells. And it’s this strangeness that makes them sound so magical. First I’m going to teach you how to play a harmonic and make it sound gorgeous, then I’ll show you where you can find them on your fretboard, and then I’ll show you how to use them to spice up the ending of a song. Become a member of He...
What's the best way to practice scales on guitar?
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I've seen guitarists spend years practicing scales, some of them even trying to memorize the entire CAGED system, without being able use them to make real music. In this clip from a Member's Q&A, I cover: Not biting off more than you can chew Getting started improvising a solo Using sequencing to keep your solos from sounding like scale exercises Watch to the end to hear how a classic Christmas...
How do you get your pick out of your guitar?
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It happens to the best of us you're strumming away like you're Pete Townsend, and PLINK! Your pick gets magically sucked into the soundhole. There must be some tool or trick to get it out, right?
Beginning singers: Learn to get richer tone and hit high notes.
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Here's a crash course in SUPPORTING your voice: Using your belly muscles to get more full, resonant tone and to hit those high notes confidently.
Leaving on a Jet Plane Easy Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson for Beginners
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Download the chord chart: www.heartwoodguitar.com/leaving-on-a-jet-plane-download-page/ This is my favorite FIRST FINGERPICKING SONG to teach my beginning guitarists. It's just got three chords, and I've come up with some voicings for those chords that make them extra fingerstyle-friendly. If you want to really sound great fingerpicking, take my frustration-free course, Travis Pick Like a Pro. ...
Keep your fingers from stumbling when fingerpicking
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Do your thumb and finger ever collide when you pinch neighboring strings? You can fix this problem with a hand position change: Make a cross!
Make a tiny hand position change for best fingerpicked guitar tone.
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You know that sound of your fingers skidding across your strings when you play fingerstyle? It's called slicing, and it sucks the tone out of playing. Here's how to get your picking hand in the optimum position for picking crisp, bell-like notes.
FINGERPICKING BEGINNERS - What shape should your hand make?
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I see fingerpickers with bad hand shape all the time. How should it look? Like you're holding an invisible lemon. Become a member of Heartwood Guitar and get access to my course Travis Pick Like a Pro, releasing in April 2022.
Is my thick pick messing up my strumming?
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Luke Skywalker had his lightsaber. Bilbo Baggins had Sting. And we guitarists have our tools of greatness: Our guitar of course, but also the humble shard of plastic in our fingers. And like many of the heroes in our favorite stories, we are on a quest to find the perfect match. In this excerpt from a member's Q&A, I help Rusty consider how the thickness of his pick might be causing his upstrum...
Tips for beginning guitarists who want to JAM
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If you mostly play by yourself, and get invited to jam, you're probably wondering... How do you choose what songs to play? How do you plan out who plays what? Should multiple guitarists all play the same thing? How do you end a song? I have answers! And here's a blog post on jamming: www.heartwoodguitar.com/the-heartwood-beat-issue-6-campfire-courtesies/
Fix your wimpy-sounding hammer-ons and pull-offs
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If you wish your hammer-ons were louder, and your finger didn't rake across all your strings when you did a pull-off, you'll love this deep dive from one of my member's Q&A's. I show you exactly what you need to do to get your hammer-ons and pull-offs ringing clearly. Big thanks to Heartwood Guitar member Bob for his question.
Two life-changing guitar tuning tips
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Two life-changing guitar tuning tips
My favorite guitar tips for fretting, picking, strumming, and performance
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My favorite guitar tips for fretting, picking, strumming, and performance
How Do You Pick A Strum Pattern For A Song on the Fly?
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How Do You Pick A Strum Pattern For A Song on the Fly?
How Do I Stop Reverting To My Default Strum Pattern?
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How Do I Stop Reverting To My Default Strum Pattern?
MUCH EASIER ways to play an F chord
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MUCH EASIER ways to play an F chord
How To Troubleshoot Your F Chord
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How To Troubleshoot Your F Chord
The Nashville Number System And How To Master Your 1 4 5 Chords
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The Nashville Number System And How To Master Your 1 4 5 Chords
How play suspended (sus) chords on the guitar
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How play suspended (sus) chords on the guitar
Holy cow--someone wrote a song about me
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Holy cow someone wrote a song about me
When and why does your guitar need new strings?
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When and why does your guitar need new strings?
The ultimate guitar practice routine. Do this EVERY DAY.
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The ultimate guitar practice routine. Do this EVERY DAY.
Tone deafness is a horrible myth. Please hear me out!
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Tone deafness is a horrible myth. Please hear me out!
Should you tune your guitar after putting on a capo?
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Should you tune your guitar after putting on a capo?
How to change your acoustic guitar strings
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How to change your acoustic guitar strings
Alternating Bass Hammer-On Trick
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Alternating Bass Hammer-On Trick

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  • @biblicalhebrewmadeez1332
    @biblicalhebrewmadeez1332 4 дні тому

    Cool!

  • @biblicalhebrewmadeez1332
    @biblicalhebrewmadeez1332 10 днів тому

    Good lesson

  • @Werkschatz
    @Werkschatz 10 днів тому

    singerpickin'

  • @jtmaupin
    @jtmaupin 11 днів тому

    When Doves Cry is pretty easy as Am G Em F G] (play the second G as a fakey F @ 3rd fret)

  • @ChuckJeanieFeathers
    @ChuckJeanieFeathers 12 днів тому

    Thanks. I appreciate your help.

  • @charlesyoung5009
    @charlesyoung5009 17 днів тому

    I hadn't seen your guitar before. Looks just like mine; an antique, made in 1947. I bought it in 1961 'cause I didn't have the dough for a new Martin. You've got Nice right hand work.

    • @RobHampton
      @RobHampton 17 днів тому

      Oh thanks man! I think mine's a '52? It was my mom's guitar, and the one I learned to play on. My most precious possession.

  • @kathyhayevsky4703
    @kathyhayevsky4703 26 днів тому

    What a great tribute to John Prine. Thank you so much for sharing this. I received this in your email today. I read all your emails with the goal of picking up the guitar again which I need to do soon! Thanks again.

    • @RobHampton
      @RobHampton 25 днів тому

      Thanks for the kind note, and let me know if you need help getting a jumpstart!

  • @deborahwilbrink7928
    @deborahwilbrink7928 Місяць тому

    I have watched players use that anchored G and C and now I know why! THANK YOU says one more delighted singer-songwriter!

  • @MatthiasDiro
    @MatthiasDiro Місяць тому

    brilliant easy version!

  • @craftyria
    @craftyria Місяць тому

    Thank you for this video, I think everybody needs to hear this. Last year, my guitar teacher encouraged me to sing when I never thought I could. I've been working on my ear and my voice and enjoying the process.

  • @DavidWilson-be1wj
    @DavidWilson-be1wj Місяць тому

    Chimes of Freedom used this between the G and C in the start of the verse.

  • @mike92869
    @mike92869 Місяць тому

    Very cool. Thanks!

  • @MateoIsmael-u9c
    @MateoIsmael-u9c Місяць тому

    A nice song you can play to practice is fuel by Metallica

    • @RobHampton
      @RobHampton Місяць тому

      Listening now. Sweeeeeeeet!

  • @robbieskokowski9786
    @robbieskokowski9786 Місяць тому

    Great tip

  • @joelhance476
    @joelhance476 Місяць тому

    thanks a lot for this version !!

  • @stuartarnold4495
    @stuartarnold4495 2 місяці тому

    Great lesson, with clear explanation, thank you.

  • @craftyria
    @craftyria 2 місяці тому

    Great lesson, thanks!

  • @jessegutierrez4220
    @jessegutierrez4220 2 місяці тому

    Bravo! Thank you. You did an excellent job of the teach on that 🎉

  • @gregoryforde7447
    @gregoryforde7447 3 місяці тому

    Good to see you, Thanks.

  • @ricklarson9312
    @ricklarson9312 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing.... Ms Lee 10-22-24

  • @artsun812
    @artsun812 3 місяці тому

    Wao great stuff here

  • @godfrey_of_america
    @godfrey_of_america 3 місяці тому

    Can't you read the sign??

  • @denisnagot6982
    @denisnagot6982 4 місяці тому

    Great lesson, and great singing too !

  • @slsilver481
    @slsilver481 4 місяці тому

    Awesome teaching, awesome singing; and awesome playing. Thanks so much.

    • @RobHampton
      @RobHampton 4 місяці тому

      You're very welcome, thanks for the kind note.

  • @mikeloce
    @mikeloce 4 місяці тому

    Solid. Rob's instruction is very thorough.

  • @daz147
    @daz147 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for this.

  • @MatteoMelidoni
    @MatteoMelidoni 4 місяці тому

    I’m using the grip you mentioned in the video, the issue I’ve been having is my thumb moves away from the strings when using the other fingers. How do I keep my thumb close to the strings and not fly away from the strings?

    • @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction
      @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction 4 місяці тому

      Grab an easy chord, focus 100% of your attention on your thumb, and play your picking pattern incredibly slowly (at first), moving your thumb back into proper position whenever it strays. You will need to sustain intense concentration and make lots of correct repetitions of this movement to program new muscle memory.

  • @alfredo1valenzuela
    @alfredo1valenzuela 5 місяців тому

    also, why would i? mother used to look up to singers a lot in my childhood, but she never cared about me, so... so the resolution of this being in her not the least interested in listening to my music is not quite the happy ending you know...

  • @alfredo1valenzuela
    @alfredo1valenzuela 5 місяців тому

    I am a musician, a singer, and a total fraud if you will. I have tried for decades, and had to turn to alternative ways to make my music happen. Currently I use money and AI to fake it, but I have been through a long-ass journey being poor and having to test everything i possibly could on my own. I tried, I obsessively unhealthily tried. Seriously. I just... notes don't want anything, okay? They don't, to me, they don't. I DO THIS for a living because I'm a stubborn asshole and sold my soul to the devil, but either it is 100% real or I am utterly useless and embarrassingly stupid which i guess of course it's always a possibility, in which case you shouldn't be reading anything from me anyway, so... sigh... it's SO FRUSTRATING! It's like devoting your life to painting being blind. Like everybody else can live in 4d while you go all stupid in 3d without knowing what others plot against you in that extra dimension. Yes, that is absolutely paranoid, but what do you expect when others see what you can't. it doesnt come for free....

  • @fairyedora6973
    @fairyedora6973 5 місяців тому

    Thank you so much ❤😊😊

  • @Reachyogatv
    @Reachyogatv 5 місяців тому

    This is such a great lesson ! Thank you so much.

  • @dimitriarches6518
    @dimitriarches6518 5 місяців тому

    Amazing lesson with tips for singing ! Thanks a lot

  • @johnjameson2731
    @johnjameson2731 5 місяців тому

    I may be odd, but I can play guitar, some piano. I can hear the tones and figure it out, self taught so to speak, but I cant sing a lick...lol. I can hear my voice isn't right, and so I just stopped trying to sing. So why is it I hear and play instruments, pretty good, but can't sing? Voice just breaks, either to high or to low and monotone, and not really interested in singing. Love to play, but forget the singing...lol.

  • @patmay8684
    @patmay8684 5 місяців тому

    Brilliant lesson thank you.

  • @Deuce_Allan
    @Deuce_Allan 6 місяців тому

    Love your style, great teaching scales too bad you're not closer.

    • @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction
      @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction 6 місяців тому

      Aw, thanks! Hey, if you become a member of Heartwood Guitar we could at least meet in my Q&A's twice a month...not the same as in-person, I know, but they're pretty rad.

  • @Deuce_Allan
    @Deuce_Allan 6 місяців тому

    Love it!!

  • @user-oh6uw9mu9u
    @user-oh6uw9mu9u 7 місяців тому

    I have an easier time picking with a thick pick but strumming with a thin pick, but this is a problemwhen I want to play a song that switching between strumming and picking. I'll try to watch my grip

    • @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction
      @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction 6 місяців тому

      Yes, I was in the same boat in my early years of playing guitar. Learning to control a thicker pick when strumming is the answer, but it's a long road.

  • @GUITARTIME2024
    @GUITARTIME2024 7 місяців тому

    I like .73 or similar.

  • @melvintimajo6523
    @melvintimajo6523 7 місяців тому

    Youre literally recording. Why not showmit on the video?

  • @elizabethdilkesmullins1225
    @elizabethdilkesmullins1225 7 місяців тому

    I followed your video minute by minute and successfully re-strung my family's old guitar that might have had its original strings from thirty years ago. It's so much nicer now. The next morning it was still in tune! Thanks for this excellent guide.

  • @kevindehart8364
    @kevindehart8364 7 місяців тому

    As a person diagnosed with Amusia, I listen to music...and even enjoy it. There is more to music then tone, there are about 14,000 people in the US with fully diagnosed Amusia and it would likely be higher if people actually got checked for it and I am willing to bet that I am not the only one who listens to music and enjoys it. I don't know who told you that people with Amusia can't enjoy music, they are wrong, even deaf people enjoy the beat of music. They just enjoy it in a different way than what you equate to your experience.

    • @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction
      @HeartwoodGuitarInstruction 6 місяців тому

      Thanks so much for helping me understand this better. Do you have a favorite genre or artist or song? I wonder if people with amusia gravitate to genres of music where melody and harmony are less important.

  • @TheVladtheglad
    @TheVladtheglad 7 місяців тому

    Thank you. Great

  • @joelsbigadventure
    @joelsbigadventure 8 місяців тому

    Excellent! Now I need a set of those 'slow down' and 'simplify' wrenches to put up on my wall as a reminder. Hey! Heartwood Guitar swag idea? 😀

  • @BENDITLIKEBAZZA
    @BENDITLIKEBAZZA 8 місяців тому

    Nice lesson

  • @albertcarvers
    @albertcarvers 8 місяців тому

    The best I ever see on you tube I love you lesson

  • @laurinewman7850
    @laurinewman7850 8 місяців тому

    Hey Rob, Best teacher. ❤ Hope to take your classes. 🎉

  • @douglasholdenjr.45
    @douglasholdenjr.45 9 місяців тому

    Great lesson. Thank you!!!

  • @jacklincoln7786
    @jacklincoln7786 9 місяців тому

    Hi. 8 years later. I’m asking the same question. What are the exact notes to the ooh, ooh, oooh ohhhh. Oohhh , oooh oooh, ohhhh …??? Thank you for a great lesson!

  • @MarkJohnson-hc2mo
    @MarkJohnson-hc2mo 9 місяців тому

    That was an awesome beginner lesson!

  • @adilod
    @adilod 10 місяців тому

    Awesome lesson