Hey everyone! In today's lesson, I'm going to show you how to play "Unchained Melody," originally written by Alex North and Hy Zaret for the 1955 movie "Unchained." We'll be doing the most popular version, recorded by the Righteous Brothers in 1965 (more specifically Bobby Hatfield). Throughout the video I mention some of [...]
Hey everyone! Today I have a classic oldie for you all. "Do You Love Me" by The Contours. This one is very intermediate, as it uses barre chords (including what I believe is the toughest one to play of all) and it has some rhythm shots (so it's more than just a pattern [...]
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you all how to play "Sea of Love" originally written by Phil Phillips and famously performed/recorded by The Honeydrippers, Cat Powers, Robert Plant, and many others. If, along the way, you need some extra help I have a few resources that may be of [...]
Hey everyone! In today's lesson, we're going to learn "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. I'm still not 100% sure what they're singing about, but the harmony alone is enough to get me going on this one... that perpetually descending bassline - so good! --- If you need help with any [...]
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you how to play "Light My Fire" by The Doors. This tune seems simple, but has a few twists and turns and will definitely provide some challenge to those of you looking to move past the basics. If you need help with any of [...]
Hey everyone! In today's lesson we're going to take another look at "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by the Everly Brothers. Last time, we played it with a capo at the 4th fret, allowing us to use simple shapes to get through the song. In this lesson, we're going to play [...]
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you all how to play "All I Have To Do Is Dream" by The Everly Brothers. This song has 2 sections. The first part is simple 4-chord progression, and the second part has a few more chords in there. The strumming is quite easy, so [...]
Hey everyone! In today's lesson I'm going to show you how to play "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles. This one uses some funny chord shapes because it's in the key of A flat. I've come up with a bunch of 3 note voicings and a very simple fingerstyle pattern that gives you [...]
Hey everybody! In today's lesson I'm going to show you how to play "Wild Thing" by The Troggs. This is one of my favorite songs to teach beginners for a few reasons. First, it's pretty easy to get the whole thing down. The rhythm is simple, and the chords are even simpler. It's also [...]
Hey everybody! In today's lesson I want to show you how to play "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles (this is actually "The Stampeders" version - it's in a different key and is much rockier).---IF YOU NEED REAL HELP WITH BARRE CHORDS, I have a solution: it's a step-by-step course that takes you [...]