Tasty Guitar

In this brand new lesson series for 2025 I will be releasing a group of play along funk rhythm lessons designed to challenge your musical ear for both harmony and rhythm. In episode 1 we will start with foundational funk grooves, in the key of E. The concept for this lesson will have 3 steps : 1) I will first play 4 repetitions of an example with a backing track, while you listen and try to find the correct chord voicings and rhythm. 2) You will then take over playing the same rhythm for 4 repetitions. 3) I will reveal the video so you can check your playing against what was actually played. Although the TAB will be provided in the downloads section, you are encouraged to ignore it and just use your ears to copy the rhythm you hear to the best of your ability. The more you use your ear to recognize rhythm and chords the easier it will be for you to learn songs by ear from recordings and create your own, crucial skills every guitarist needs!

This month we are going to test your ear's ability to pick out chords in an ear training game I like to call "Name That Chord". I am going to run through a list of 20 chords, all with the camera off, and you will try to recognize the chord by using your ear only.  You will write your answers down and at the end of the game I will reveal the chords to see how you did. We'll also discuss the best ways to pick out chords by ear and context in chord progressions. This is going to be super fun and informative, see you there!

In this brand new lesson series for 2025 I will be releasing a group of play along funk rhythm lessons designed to challenge your musical ear for both harmony and rhythm. In episode 2 we will build upon episode 1, and test your ear's ability to copy more complex, multi-layered grooves that may include 6th - 9th chord combos, 3rds, single notes and more. The concept for this lesson will have 3 steps : 1) I will first play 4 repetitions of an example with a backing track, while you listen and try to find the correct chord voicings and rhythm. 2) You will then take over playing the same rhythm for 4 repetitions. 3) I will reveal the video so you can check your playing against what was actually played. Although the TAB will be provided in the downloads section, you are encouraged to ignore it and just use your ears to copy the rhythm you hear to the best of your ability. The more you use your ear to recognize rhythm and chords the easier it will be for you to learn songs by ear from recordings and create your own, crucial skills every guitarist needs!