Exercises 1 and 2 – 50 Acoustic Guitar Chord Exercises – Beginners & Grade 1-2

Jan 21, 2021 | Guitar

Here we have 2 guitar chords exercises for beginners. The chords are Cmaj7, Am7 and Am. The first exercise has single strums, lasting for 4 beats, and the second exercise has 2 strums per chord, each lasting for 2 beats. Here is a video demonstration: Exercises 3-4 →...

Beginners Rock Guitar Skills Book

Jan 7, 2021 | Guitar

Buy Now → Free 6 page pdf preview (click the buy now link then the preview button at the top right) Guitar tab & sheet music Learn the basics of rock guitar 40 rock guitar skills exerecises Learn with an acoustic or electric guitar This rock guitar skills book is...

Guitar Chords for The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole

Dec 21, 2020 | Guitar

I learned this song and recorded the guitar backing for this video recently and I would like to share the guitar chords with you, and also promote the youtube videos that I used to learn the song. So for this version, I transposed the guitar chords up 4 semitones (up...

In The Bleak Midwinter – Classical Guitar Tab and Video

Dec 18, 2020 | Guitar

Watch a video of me playing the piece In The Bleak Midwinter by Gustav Holst and download the free PDF of the sheet music. I actually wasn’t aware this is a Christmas song until a student mentioned their friend was learning it for a school piece. I think I did...

A Full Motion PC Monitor Arm can help you to read sheet music on your computer

Oct 29, 2020 | Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele

Today I installed a Full Motion PC Monitor Arm to my desk so that I can rotate my PC screen to read sheet music easily. As I have been doing more teaching from home, and also have had more time to practice my instruments, I have been getting increasingly frustrated...

Guitar Drums and Bass performance of ‘Indecisive’ – Rockschool Grade 3 Piece

Sep 3, 2020 | Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele

Many of my students have learned this piece and passed their exams. It’s an enjoyable piece to play with lots of energy and it’s deceptively hard to perform the whole song without mistakes. The videos were recorded using a phone camera and a Zoom HD1...

Video Lessons for 50 Chords Exercises Book – Guitar and Ukulele

Aug 24, 2020 | Guitar, Ukulele

After years of avoiding it, I have started making youtube videos for my lessons. I have focused on providing useful sheets, as I felt there was a gap in the market. Now the lesson sheets side of things is established, I have decided to add the extra layer of tuition...

6 Rock & Blues Play Along Backing Tracks [Premium]

Jun 26, 2020 | Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele

Contents 6 Rock & Blues Play Along Backing Tracks (with full sheet music) ★ Over 30 PDF Files of Sheet Music ★ Over 60 MP3 Tracks ★ 6 Guitar Pro Files ★ Buy Now ⟶ Listen to the 6 tracks here: tlmusiclessons · 6 Rock & Blues Play Along Backing Tracks Blues in A...

Free Video Lessons Coming Soon

Jun 24, 2020 | Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele

Hi Everyone – I’m preparing to post some online drum lesson videos in July. The videos will be pre recorded and posted on Youtube and Facebook. Please subscribe to my youtube channel and follow me on Facebook and you’ll see the videos when they are...

5 Fast Power Chord Riffs in E minor

Jun 10, 2020 | Guitar

Push the speed of your power chords with these 5 riff exercises in E minor. You will be playing in rock, metal, punk and thrash styles. Starting off slow and building up the speed, you will be using all down picks to play these riffs, reaching speeds of 200bpm. The...

Warm Up Tabs for Guitar, Bass & Ukulele – Scales & Arpeggios

Jun 6, 2020 | Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele

We’re still in lockdown in Wales (UK), and we can only travel 5 miles. I’ve been busy teaching online lessons and also have done a lot of DIY projects around the house. I thought I would have had loads of time to update my blogs but I’ve been too...

‘Sun Shines Through The Window’ – Blues Play Along Track – Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Drums and Vocals

Mar 22, 2020 | Guitar

Listen to the track at 90bpm: 70bpm: 60bpm:   Download the MP3 file – Sun Shines Through The Window (Full Speed) Download the Guitar Pro 7 file – Sun Shines Through The Window LEAD GTR – Sun Shines Through The Window – PDF Sheet Music...

How peripatetic music teachers can keep working if the schools close

Mar 17, 2020 | Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Ukulele

Here in the UK the schools are still open and it’s business as usual but last night I sent out an email asking if parents would be up for skype lessons and the response has be overwhelmingly positive. I’ve made a rule that a parent or guardian must be...

Tiberius Guitar Solo Unofficial Example – Grade 5 Rockschool

Feb 8, 2020 | Guitar

This grade 5 guitar solo is a transcript of a constructed solo used by a student for their grade 5 Rockschool exam. You are free to use this as a guide or for ideas for what to do at grade 5, but I recommend changing parts or making up your own too. In  the first 3...

Diatonic Arpeggio Exercise in G Major

Nov 22, 2019 | Bass Guitar, Guitar, Ukulele

This arpeggios exercise has a sequence of 8 arpeggios and has sheets for Guitar, Bass and Ukulele. The guitar and bass sheets are essentially the same, although the guitar part has picking instructions for downs and ups. For bass, you could probably use the guitar...