Online Video Guitar Lessons
  • Call Us at 1-877-999-4JAM
  • Home
  • Lessons
  • Features
  • Teachers
  • Live
  • Signup
Freebo

Freebo

  • Jump to Other Teachers
      • Acoustic
      • Danny Voris
      • David Wilcox
      • David Isaacs
      • Erik Mongrain
      • Eve Goldberg
      • Freebo
      • Hawkeye Herman
      • Jessica Baron
      • Jim Deeming
      • Justin Roth
      • Kaki King
      • Marcelo Berestovoy
      • Mario DaSilva
      • Mark Lincoln
      • Mark Kroos
      • Mark Kailana Nelson
      • Mary Flower
      • Miche Fambro
      • Nick Amodeo
      • Orville Johnson
      • Pamela Goldsmith
      • Peter Einhorn
      • Randall Williams
      • Rich Nibbe
      • Steve Eulberg
      • Trace Bundy
      • Electric
      • Allen Van Wert
      • Andy James
      • Brad Henecke
      • Brendan Burns
      • Chris Liepe
      • Daniel Gilbert
      • Dave Felton
      • Dave Weiner
      • David MacKenzie
      • David Wallimann
      • David Davidson
      • Dennis Hodges
      • DJ Phillips
      • Doc Coyle
      • Emil Werstler
      • Eric Madis
      • Flattus Maximus
      • Glen Drover
      • James Malone
      • Jane Miller
      • Joel Kosche
      • Kenny Ray
      • Kris Norris
      • Lauren Passarelli
      • Lisa Pursell
      • Mark Brennan
      • Matt Brown
      • Michael Ripoll
      • Mike Mushok
      • Nick Greathouse
      • Nick Kellie
      • Nick Catanese
      • Shane Gibson
      • Steve Smyth
      • Steve Stevens
      • Steve McKinley
      • Stuart Ziff
      • Tosin Abasi
      • Travis Miguel

Home > Teachers > Freebo

Freebo is an award-winning singer/songwriter and blues folk icon. For 30 years, Freebo played bass on recordings and toured with some of the great artists of our time; people like Bonnie Raitt (10 years), John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, CSN, Maria Muldaur, Ringo Starr, Michelle Shocked, Neil Young, Loudon Wainwright III, Dr. John, and many others. He has alsoappeared on Saturday Night Live, Midnight Special, Muppets Tonight, and in concert with the legendary Spinal Tap. (Less)

(More)
Video Dashboard

Freebo's Contributions to JamPlay.com

Freebo has 26 videos at JamPlay, with 26 lessons in our Artist Series. Use the tabs below to learn more.

Subscribing to JamPlay gives you unlimited access to all of Freebo's lessons,
as well as all lessons from our roster of instructors.

  • Artist

Freebo Artist Series

Freebo, acclaimed bassist, guitar player and songwriter walks you through the craft of writing and playing songs.

Lesson 1

Introducing Freebo

In the first lesson of his artist series Freebo introduces himself as both a person and...

Length: 31:15
Lesson 2

Tuning Your Guitar

Freebo jumps into his first official lesson on the basics of the guitar. Before anything...

Length: 15:53
Lesson 3

Basic Theory

Freebo touches on some basic theory in this lesson, including the very helpful I-IV-V...

Length: 33:51
Lesson 4

Introduction to Songwriting

Freebo starts talking about basic songwriting in this lesson. He uses an original song,...

Length: 18:30
Lesson 5

Basic Song Structure

Freebo talks about basic song structure in this lesson, covering the verse, chorus and...

Length: 24:45
Lesson 6

Relative Minors

Freebo continues his discussion on songwriting with a lesson on relative minor chords.

Length: 17:00
Lesson 7

Chord Inversions

In his newest lesson, Freebo talks about chord inversions.

Length: 28:38
Lesson 8

Seventh Chords

Freebo talks all about seventh chords in this lesson.

Length: 22:17
Lesson 9

The Pentatonic Scale

In this lesson, Freebo gets bluesy and takes a close look at the pentatonic scale.

Length: 24:32
Lesson 10

Circle of Fifths

Freebo takes some time to talk about the circle of fifths.

Length: 13:18
Lesson 11

Alternative Chord Progressions

Freebo uses his original song, "My Personal GPS," to demonstrate concepts such as blues...

Length: 24:55
Lesson 12

The Songwriting Process

To help explain his songwriting process, Freebo talks about his thoughts and choices behind...

Length: 32:46
Lesson 13

Picking Techniques

Freebo talks about some picking techniques using an original song called "To The Light"...

Length: 30:35
Lesson 14

Pedaling

In lesson 14, Freebo uses an original song, "How Do I Say Goodbye," to talk about pedaling.

Length: 26:00
Lesson 15

Trouble

In this lesson, Freebo teaches an original song called "Trouble." This catchy tune provides...

Length: 30:02
Lesson 16

Time Signatures

Freebo takes some time to talk about time signatures in this lesson. He uses two songs...

Length: 39:16
Lesson 17

Right Hand Groove

Freebo talks about right hand rhythm and groove using two original songs as examples:...

Length: 37:43
Lesson 18

The Rule of Two

Freebo takes some time to talk about the "rule of two" and how it can be useful in songwriting....

Length: 32:36
Lesson 19

Alternate Tunings: Drop...

In this lesson, Freebo talks about drop D tuning using his original song, "A Soldier At...

Length: 16:42
Lesson 20

Alternate Tunings: Double...

Freebo continues his discussion on alternate tunings with a lesson on double drop D tuning....

Length: 18:04
Lesson 21

Partial Capo

Freebo talks about partial capos and shares some cool ideas for using them. He uses his...

Length: 32:08
Lesson 22

It Goes By Fast

Freebo talks about his original song "It Goes By Fast". He uses this song to talk about...

Length: 25:56
Lesson 23

Before the Separation

Freebo continues his partial capo and songwriting discussion using one of his original...

Length: 23:08
Lesson 24

Something to Believe

Freebo continues the topic of the partial capo and songwriting using an original tune,...

Length: 16:17
Lesson 25

On The Parallel Together

Freebo continues his discussion on partial capos in relation to songwriting using two...

Length: 22:24
Lesson 26

Standing Ovation

Freebo leaves us with one last lesson in this series: a beautiful song called "Standing...

Length: 26:26
JamPlay Newsletter

Enter your email to get freebies, updates and some sweet offers from our company.

Facebook
Twiiter
Tweet
Google
Better Business Bureau GoDaddy.com Secured VeriSign Secured
TRUSTe online privacy certification
All text, information, images, media, and design are copyright JamPlay, LLC 2007-2013 | 1905 Woods Dr Suite 101 Beavercreek OH 45432 | 1-877-999-4-JAM
  • Membership
  • Signup Today
  • Member Testimonials
  • Activate Expired Account
  • Online Bass Guitar Lessons
  • Customer Service
  • Contact Us
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Money Back Guarantee
  • JamPlay Review
  • Company
  • Company Info
  • Affiliate Program
  • Strategic Alliances
  • Privacy Policy
  • Content
  • Podcast and Blog
  • Tools | Articles | Forums
  • Guitar Lessons Directory
  • iPhone App and Store