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Introduction

Lessons

  • Introduction
    • Welcome to Strum & Sing in 60 Days
  • Getting Started
    • Buying Your First Acoustic
    • Buying Your First Electric
    • Names of Parts
    • Tuning
    • Fretting Your First Notes
    • How to Play a Bass Line
    • Intro and Performance: “Dust My Broom”
    • Intro and Performance: “Midnight Special”
    • Intro and Performance: “Can the Circle Be Unbroken?”
    • Bass Line: “Dust My Broom”
    • Bass Line: “Midnight Special”
    • Bass Line: “Can the Circle Be Unbroken?”
    • Practice Schedule
    • How to Practice
  • Playing Chords
    • Introduction
    • How To Read Chord Diagrams
    • First Chords: A, D, and E
    • Chord Playing Tips
    • Practicing Chords: “Dust My Broom”
    • Practicing Chords: “Midnight Special”
    • Practicing Chords: “Can the Circle Be Unbroken?”
    • Using a Pick
    • How to Strum
    • Strumming Pattern for “Dust My Broom”
    • Strumming Pattern for “Midnight Special”
    • Strumming Pattern for “Can the Circle Be Unbroken”
    • Making Chord Changes While Strumming
    • Changing Chords in “Dust My Broom”
    • Changing Chords in “Midnight Special”
    • Changing Chords in “Can the Circle Be Unbroken”
    • Jam Video: Strumming “Dust My Broom”
    • Jam Video: Strumming “Midnight Special”
    • Jam Video: Strumming “Can the Circle Be Unbroken”
  • Singing and Playing
    • Introduction
    • How to Multitask
    • Using a Capo
    • Singing and Playing: “Dust My Broom”
    • Singing and Playing: “Midnight Special”
    • Singing and Playing: “Can the Circle Be Unbroken”
    • Conclusion and Where Next?
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Here’s the lesson where you really learn how to entertain people. So far, you’ve just learned how to strum the rhythm part of a song, which is cool--it might impress people for a moment, or get their foot tapping a bit. But no matter how good your strumming is, it’s just an accompaniment part, a side dish to the main course of the song. The main course I’m talking about is its vocal part--the words and melody you sing along with those chords. Once you can strum the guitar part and sing the vocal part simultaneously, your song works as a complete whole. You’re your own band.

Now pulling this off if you’ve never done it before is a huge rub-your-belly-and-pat-your-head challenge, but never fear! As you might have guessed, I’ve got a secret recipe that will get you there as quickly as possible. Check it out.

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