Series Intro - Guitar Parts and Tuning - Online Guitar Lesson Video

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Beginner Guitar Lessons at JamPlay

Phase 1: Beginner Guitar Lessons Phase 1 of our teaching method serves to teach you the absolute basics, as if you were just picking up a guitar for the first time. Topics include tuning, posture while playing, finger-placement, reading tablature and how to play elementary chords. We currently have 6 different teachers to provide you with a wide variety of players to follow and learn from.

Basic Guitar with Steve Eulberg

Singer-Songwriter Steve Eulberg has been playing guitar for over 30 years, and appreciates the importance of beginning the guitar the correct way - no bad habits! His Phase 1 Lessons are a great place to begin your journey as a guitarist.

14 Lessons | 506+ minutes of video.

Basic Guitar with Jim Deeming

Fingerstyle master Jim Deeming teaches you the basics of guitar playing. With over 30 years of experience teaching and playing, Jim will definitely start you in the right direction. This is a great series for beginners and guitarists looking to refresh their knowledge.

14 Lessons | 367+ minutes of video.

Basic Guitar with David Anthony

David Anthony is an acoustic guitar aficionado. In this series you will learn basic concepts that are essential to playing any style of guitar music. David starts this series with the absolute basics. You will learn the parts of the guitar, tablature, chords, scales, and more.

16 Lessons | 402+ minutes of video.

Basic Guitar with David MacKenzie

In his Phase 1 series, David MacKenzie will walk you through the basics of rock guitar. David introduces essential electric guitar skills in this series. These lessons primarily focus on rock guitar, but they are great for students interested in all styles.

9 Lessons | 118+ minutes of video.

Basic Guitar with Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas has been playing the guitar for over 26 years. In this lesson set, Brian will give you the basics. Brian teaches the basics of the guitar in a hands on fashion. If you have any interest in the blues, this is the Phase 1 series for you!

3 Lessons | 30+ minutes of video.

about Mark Brennan

Mark Brennan: Touring Musician, Pink Floyd Aficionado, and Seasoned Guitar Teacher

Mark Brennan, born August 12th, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, began playing guitar at the age of 10. His first influences were from the Ventures and the British Invasion, especially the Beatles and Rolling Stones. Shortly afterwards he was playing in rock bands with his brother on drums, developing his ear by learning songs straight from records. Playing in a band became a passion.

In high school, he grew to love acoustic and classical guitar. He spent time playing acoustic music, influenced by The Eagles, CSN, Dan Folgelberg, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, etc. In the 70’s, he headed a very popular Cleveland band, The Brennan-Cosma Band, which played a variety of acoustic and rock music, along with originals. He also took up classicalguitar, and began developing his fingerstyle technique.

Mark is a graduate of Cleveland State University (1980), with a Bachelor of Music in Classical guitar performance. He also studied Music Composition, and took many Music Education classes. After graduation, he began his private teaching career, teaching electric, acoustic, and classical guitar, along with music theory. He taught in various studios and guitar shops throughout his career, and currently has a private practice at his home in Fairview Park, Ohio.

In the 80’s Mark took an affection to Progressive rock. With his band Polyphony, he was influenced by the music of Yes, Genesis, Kansas, ELP, Styx, along with a set of prog rock originals.

Currently, Mark is in the regionally successful Pink Floyd tribute band Wish You Were Here. The band performs faithful renderings of the Floyd classics spanning their entire catalog, along with a strong visual stage show. Here, Mark displays his command of the David Gilmour style.

Mark is excited to be part of JamPlay.com’s fine roster of teachers. He’s looking forward to extending his 35 years of performing and teaching experience to the JamPlay members. His philosophy is about developing a passion for guitar and being the best musician you can be; being true to yourself and developing a personal style, and truly expressing your heart through your music.

WISH YOU WERE HERE is Midwest America's most popular Pink Floyd tribute show, combining Sight and Sound in an authentic recreation of material from their entire career, from the Syd Barrett years to the Division Bell era. Performing the crowd favorites that all rock fans recognize, interspersed with the show-stoppers that appease even the most ardent Pink Floyd fanatics - these crowds recently voted the band as both "Best Live Act" and "Best Tribute/Cover Band" in the 2006 Scene Magazine Music Awards.

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Our software allows you to document your progress for any lesson, including notes and percent of the lesson completed. This gives you the ability to document what you need to work on, and where you left off.

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Chord Library

Each chord in our library contains a full chart, related tablature, and a photograph of how the chord is played. A comprehensive learning resource for any guitarist.

Custom Chord Sheets

At JamPlay, not only can you reference our Chord Library, but you can also select any variety of chords you need to work on, and generate your own printable chord sheet.

Backing Tracks

Jam-along backing tracks give the guitarist a platform for improvising and soloing. Our backing tracks provide a wide variety of tracks from different genres of music, and serves as a great learning tool.

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We have teachers covering beginner lessons, rock, classic rock, jazz, bluegrass, fingerstyle, slack key and more. Learn how to play the guitar from experienced players, in a casual environment.

Beginners Welcome.. and Up

Unlike a lot of guitar websites and DVDs, we start our Beginner Lessons at the VERY start of the learning process, as if you just picked up a guitar for the first time.Our teaching is structured for all players.

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Series Intro - Guitar Parts and Tuning | Free Online Guitar Lesson

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