
David MacKenzie will teach a wide variety of songs from genres such as metal, rock, punk and more.
Lesson 5
David MacKenzie teaches you how to play "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Length: 22:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 10
This lesson is based on the song "Electric Eye" which was recorded by Judas Priest in 1992. Learn the song's signature riffs.
Length: 24:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 11
Learn the rest of "Electric Eye" as recorded by Judas Priest in 1992.
Length: 29:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 13
In this lesson David MacKenzie covers "Closer to the Heart", a classic song by Rush.
Length: 44:30 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 15
In this lesson David MacKenzie teaches an advanced arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner." This lesson includes a backing track.
Length: 37:12 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 16
David Mackenzie teaches a rock oriented interpretation of Pachelbel's classic "Canon in D."
Length: 80:12 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 17
DMac teaches a Trans-Siberian styled rendition of "Carol of the Bells."
Length: 35:53 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
About David MacKenzie
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Dave MacKenzie has been playing guitar for 30 of his 45 years on this earth. Starting back when he was 14 years old, Dave picked up the guitar and started to learn from his oldest brother, who had played some guitar as well. Dave was hooked, and couldn't learn fast enough! Everything from the Beatles, Chicago, Ted Nugent, The Eagles, you name it, Dave was trying to play it.
Then as with a lot of players out there, Eddie Van Halen came along and changed the way guitar was played! Dave has been influenced by anyone he has heard play guitar, literally! Always keeping an open mind and a humbleness about him has helped him to keep learning new things on, and about the guitar.
Dave has mostly played in top 40 rock, country, and pop bands. He is most recently playing guitar and keyboards in a 80's metal band called Open Fire. They have opened for Warrant, Firehouse, Winger, and LA Guns
within the 3 and a half years they have been together, and are now jumping into original music.
Dave believes you should have internal motivation, and passion to play guitar, and most definitely, it should be fun!
As with his playing, Dave will find new ways to show you how to get the most out of your time learning guitar!
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Member Comments about this Lesson
Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.Hey D Mac ! Just just caught up with this - fantastic Dave !!! (as usual for you anyways ;) ) That Jackson looks & sounds great gonna have to try this fo' sho' ! Marshall
im a beginner still after i learn your lessons i hope to play this song
Dear D-Mac Im a rather newcomer regarding playing guitar and electric - Ive got a problem to get the "right" sounds - Cant get the settings right on my amp. Ive got some different settings like drive, Crunch, Higain, but still not able to get it near? Do youve got a suggestion since its sounds rather "empty" at the moment :) but anyway thanks for taking your time to posting this awesome vid, and youre quite the teacher :)
D-Mac, this a spectacular tune. It sounds so great on my Dean V
Dmac - I've been practicing and playing this tune so much, I keep catching my kids walking around humming the tune! Thanks for the great lesson & Merry Christmas!
see, now your influencing others with your music!!! feels good huh!!!
Dmac, I just wanted to take the time, like many of my colleagues have stated above, to thank you for posting this lesson. I am still a beginner but I have been able to learn this! It sounds so awesome on my new guitar! Thanks again, good sir. You rock. Grundel has spoken
nice!!! your most welcome!!!
Great lesson Dmac I really enjoyed it
Great song nice job D-Mac keep up the good work. Really had fun learning this on my new guitar.
Thanks for the back track and new tab. That was awesome!!1
thx u sooooo much!!!!!!!that freakin rox!
mr.epic did it again
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, just great! Thanks D-Mac.
pretty sick
This is fantastic. Even for a beginner like me. My wife and I are going next Saturday to see TSO. 2nd ROW! WAHOO!
See Dmac, we all love ya :)
thats just too funny!!! lol
Very cool! Thanks D-Mac!
D-Mac, that's awesome!
Awesome playing! Thank you, DMac!
Why not! Most anual thing I have done in years. Cool man, thx.
D-MAC!!! you always put out something i want to learn ...right now. very cool man as always. thanks for this!! rock on bro!
that is so cool, i sounds frickn scarey as well dude.
Absolutely Fantastic D Mac Many Thanks!!
awesome lesson....you rock d-mac
D-Mac this totally rocks!!
I love it! D-MAC!!! WooOOoOOO!