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Basic Guitar Lesson 21 : Let's Play

Jim Deeming is back with another amazing entry in his phase 1 beginner guitar series. Members have requested another entry in the "Let's Play" section of his phase 1 series, and Jim doesn't like to disappoint. In this lesson Jim will teach a classic song called "Red River Valley" and encourage you to play along with him.

Added Nov 13th, 2008 at 1:38 PM EST | Posted by jbooth

Basic Guitar Lesson 23: D to D in Six Steps

Mark Lincoln is back with lesson 23 in his basic guitar series. In this lesson Mark builds on the concept of dynamics and introduces an exercise he called "D to D in Six Steps."

Added Nov 12th, 2008 at 7:28 PM EST | Posted by Jason.Mounce

Greathouse is back with lesson 7 of his "Speed and Technique" series. This time around, we revisit alternate picking and introduce another set of practice sequences in the key of A major.

Added Nov 12th, 2008 at 7:17 PM EST | Posted by cdawson

Blues Guitar Lesson 39: Slide Guitar and Open D Tuning

Lesson 39 of Hawkeye's fabulous blues series is now online! In the last lesson, you learned a little about slide in standard tuning. In this lesson, Hawkeye shows you how to tune your guitar to Open D by ear which will come in handy for future slide lessons. Enjoy!

Added Nov 11th, 2008 at 5:22 PM EST | Posted by nessa

Lead Concepts and Techniques with Hodges - Lesson 2

Mr. Dennis Hodges returns with a new addition to his Lead Guitar series. Its been awhile since Lesson 1 but we are back with much more to come. The 1st lesson focused on improvising with a major scale, lesson 2 is for the minor. You will be working with an E minor scale and Dennis has a solo example for you as well.

Added Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:33 PM EST | Posted by VinnyB

Blues Guitar Lesson 38 : Basic Slide

Hawkeye Herman is back with the 38th lesson in his blues guitar series. This lesson is all about slide guitar and how it relates to blues. He covers the basics of slide technique and provides exercises to demonstrate them. Those of you who are eager to get into the world of slide will love this lesson. There are more coming on this same topic so stay tuned.

Added Nov 10th, 2008 at 7:23 PM EST | Posted by jbooth

New Classical Instructor: Danny Voris

We are proud to welcome the latest addition to the JamPlay staff: Mr. Danny Voris. Check out Danny playing the classical piece "Capricho Arabe". In the coming weeks, Danny will be starting on his phase 2 series with a focus on classical style guitar playing.

Added Nov 10th, 2008 at 4:23 PM EST | Posted by kevinace

Rhythm and Reading Lesson 9 : Shoo, Fly

Matt Brown is back with another entry in his reading and rhythm lesson series. This time around Matt Brown teaches the song "Shoo, Fly" as another excellent practice exercise. This song is in the key of G.

Added Nov 7th, 2008 at 8:04 PM EST | Posted by jbooth

Nick Greathouse Q&A Answers

Nick Greathouse is back with some Q&A answers for 5 loyal JamPlay.com members. This time around he addresses the following questions:

• ricky54326 asks about the violin in relationship to the guitar
• lucasholland inquires about holding the pick
• philman asks about 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversions
• fenderboy asks about the famous Master of Puppets solo
• Elitehunter505 wondered about removing the knobs from a Les Paul

We hope you enjoy the answers to these questions, and we especially enjoyed ripping the knobs of Chris' Les Paul. Back to work we go!

Added Nov 6th, 2008 at 3:49 PM EST | Posted by cdawson

Blues with Hawkeye Herman: Lesson 37

Greetings, friends! Hawkeye has prepared another fantastic blues lesson for you today. In lesson 37, he will teach you a very recognizable ending for many blues songs. Stay tuned for more to come!

Added Nov 6th, 2008 at 12:08 PM EST | Posted by nessa