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Who is Blue?

Blue Morris is a guitar player, teacher, and bandleader of the Blue Morris 6 Swing Band and Pink Flamingo Burlesque, a burlesque show set to live music. Find out about guitar lessons in Vancouver.
Learn how to play guitar!
Friday, 24 July 2009 10:12

Take private guitar lessons with Blue Morris in his comfortable heritage apartment in Vancouver!

Specializing in:

Rock, Jazz, Swing, & Blues -- beginner & intermediate

I can teach you how to play guitar and how to appreciate music on a deeper level.

Learn the instrument inside and out

When you know the guitar like the back of your hand, you know in an instant exactly where every note is. The instrument can become an extension of you -- perfectly comfortable and natural.

Learn how to teach yourself new songs

Whatever style of music you want to play -- Rock, Pop, Jazz -- by learning basic music theory, how to read music, and how to transcribe music, you'll know how to play anything, any time.

Learning theory sounds a little intimidating, but believe me it's really quite easy. And understanding even just a little theory can improve your musicianship a lot!

Get customized practice routines for faster learning

One thing that prevents many students from improving is that they don't know what to practice. So they spend their time playing songs they already know. If you want to improve at a faster pace, practice what you don't know! I can create customized practice routines just for you. These will help you improve at an accelerated rate.
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Free chord charts and tabs online are often incorrect
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 18:59

I get a lot of requests from my guitar students to teach them particular songs that they love and I'm happy to oblige. A lot of my students download chord charts and tabs from the Internet themselves only to get frustrated because it's difficult for a beginner to learn new songs just from some chord symbols or tabs without rhythms -- especially if the transcription is wrong!

And boy there are a great many tabs and chord charts online that are wrong!

Keep in mind that when you Google "Jason Mraz tabs" you will get many results but probably none of them will be written by Mraz himself. Many of them could have been transcribed by people with very little experience in music and even less experience transcribing songs.

I've seen some tabs online that are preceded with words like "Please be kind this is the first tab chart I've ever created," which I find honest and kind. At least you will know to be cautious because the chart may have errors.

I have also read comments from many people on the Internet who think they can learn how to play guitar just by downloading tabs, chord charts, and "free lessons" from the net. Given the spotty quality of the materials on the Internet all I can say to them is: Good luck!
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