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Learn to Play the Classic Jazz Tune "After You've Gone"

Learn to Play the Classic Jazz Tune "After You'...

Play this eight-bar excerpt of “After You’ve Gone” (taken from Early Jazz and Swing Songs for Guitar) at a moderate tempo.

Learn to Play the Classic Jazz Tune "After You'...

Play this eight-bar excerpt of “After You’ve Gone” (taken from Early Jazz and Swing Songs for Guitar) at a moderate tempo.

Swingin' Blues Soloing with Arpeggios

Swingin' Blues Soloing with Arpeggios

Arpeggios add a coherent sound to your soloing. This excerpt from Acoustic Blues Guitar Basics looks at a few arpeggio-based licks.

Swingin' Blues Soloing with Arpeggios

Arpeggios add a coherent sound to your soloing. This excerpt from Acoustic Blues Guitar Basics looks at a few arpeggio-based licks.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Best Private Lessons

Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Best Private Lessons

Learn how to play bluesy, single-note licks over the top with your fingers as an improvised alternative to the folkier-sounding alternating-bass style.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Best Private Lessons

Learn how to play bluesy, single-note licks over the top with your fingers as an improvised alternative to the folkier-sounding alternating-bass style.

Learn a Classic Two-Bar Rock Rhythm Pattern

Learn a Classic Two-Bar Rock Rhythm Pattern

This syncopated rhythm has become a staple of classic rock, modern rock, and pop.

Learn a Classic Two-Bar Rock Rhythm Pattern

This syncopated rhythm has become a staple of classic rock, modern rock, and pop.

Learn to Easily Switch Between Chords

Learn to Easily Switch Between Chords

Practice switching between A and E with these simple steps.

Learn to Easily Switch Between Chords

Practice switching between A and E with these simple steps.

Learn to Play the Traditional Tune "Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down"

Learn to Play the Traditional Tune "Ain't No Gr...

Today’s excerpt is in the key of A minor. You can use a capo to find a key that works for you when singing along.

Learn to Play the Traditional Tune "Ain't No Gr...

Today’s excerpt is in the key of A minor. You can use a capo to find a key that works for you when singing along.