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The Most Common Guitar Strum Pattern in the World

Blue Morris

Jul 21

The Most Common Guitar Strum Pattern in the World

Learn this one guitar strum pattern to play thousands of songs. A guitar lesson for beginner students.

Free chord charts and tabs online are often incorrect

Blue Morris

Jul 2

Free chord charts and tabs online are often incorrect

I get a lot of requests from my guitar students to teach them particular songs that they like and I'm happy to oblige. A lot of my studen...

Blue Morris

Jul 2

Can you learn guitar without a teacher?

7 reasons why you should hire a guitar teacher. Most people who avoid taking guitar lessons with a real-live teacher tend to give up.

10 Signs you Need a Better Guitar Teacher

Blue Morris

Jul 2

10 Signs you Need a Better Guitar Teacher

I have heard many stories from current students about their past guitar teachers and these stories often leave me shaking my head. The go...

Blue Morris

Mar 3

The Motown Sound

Learn how to get the Motown sound from this in-depth article and guitar lesson from Vancouver instructor Blue Morris.

5 Things New Guitar Students Should Know

Blue Morris

Mar 2

5 Things New Guitar Students Should Know

What you should know if you are starting guitar lessons in Vancouver with Blue Morris, including how much you should practice.

Country Guitar Lessons - Lick 02 - Bending Minor 3rd to Major 3rd

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Country Guitar Lessons - Lick 02 - Bending Minor 3rd to Major 3rd

This video will show you how to play a very common country bend on the guitar. I discuss the theory behind it, but also show you how to ...

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Country Guitar Lessons - Lick 01

How to play a highly useful country lick using a series of pull offs in groups of six notes. I teach this lick to advanced students.

Guitar Solo from "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" by Shania Twain

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Guitar Solo from "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" by Shania Twain

Learn how to play the guitar solo from Shania Twain's "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" from Vancouver guitar lessons teacher Blue

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Amazing Grace Guitar Arrangement

Learn how to play a solo guitar arrangement of Amazing Grace with this easy arrangement.

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Guitar Strumming Basics Video - Part 5

This is the last of the guitar lessons on strumming for this series. If you master all these strums you are on your way...

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Guitar Strumming Basics Video - Part 4

In this free video guitar lesson you will learn some common eight beat strum patterns used in thousands of songs.

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Guitar Strumming Basics Video - Part 3

Part 3 of my video guitar lesson series I explore how to change strum patterns by combining two 4-beat patterns together.

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Guitar Strumming Basics Video - Part 2

Second guitar lesson in the video series teaches you proper strumming technique. Learn how to strum any song confidently and correctly.

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Guitar Strumming Basics Video - Part 1

Beginner guitar lesson that will teach you proper strumming technique from Vancouver teacher Blue Morris. Learn to strum the correct way.

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Video guitar lesson: How to Play Thirds

Free online guitar lesson on how to play thirds from Vancouver teacher Blue Morris. This is an essential technique for anyone.

Switching Scales Major to Minor Guitar Lesson

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Switching Scales Major to Minor Guitar Lesson

Guitar lesson on how to switch from major to minor pentatonic scales from Vancouver guitar teacher Blue Morris

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Folk Rock Jam Track in C Major

I've noticed that YouTube has a ton of blues jam tracks online (and blues guitar lessons), and it's a great resource for practicing your ...

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Instrument Transposition Chart

A simple to use music instrument transposition chart for anyone writing out horn charts for saxophones, trumpets, and other instruments.

Blue Morris

Feb 28

Everly Brothers Dream Harmony Vocals

Learn how to sing the harmony vocals in the song "All I Want to Do Is Dream" by the Everly Brothers from guitar lessons Vancouver teacher Bl

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