Lesson Count
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Music Practice Downloads
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Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
Capo 2nd Fret Chords: Am, Cmaj7, F Cmaj7 = C chord without the first finger 
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Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran
Capo 2nd Fret
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Dancing In The Dark
Verse Chords: G, Em Chorus Chords: C, Am Chorus Chords: D, C, Am, C, Am, G |
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Pompeii - Bastille
Try to make sure your strumming sounds like the song in the chorus. Use harder / softer & more / less strumming for appropriate parts. Capo 2nd Fret
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Random Bastille cover.. 5 people play 1 guitar!!
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Mambo Italiano - Young Voices
Capo 3rd Fret
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She Moves in Her Own Way - The Kooks
Intro: G (DD, DU,DU) (DD,DU) C (DU)
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Fire Away - Chris Stapleton
Capo 2nd Fret / (8th Fret Paris Cover) (keep 3rd & 4th fingers on left hand on B & E string string 3rd fret! Hammer on to D chord) Verse: G, D, Em, C G, D, C Pre Chorus: Am, Em, Am, Em7, D Chorus: Em, D/F#, G, C, D (x2) C G, D, Em, C G, D, C |
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Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
Capo 1st Fret
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Red - Taylor Swift
Capo 4th Fret Make sure you keep in time with your strumming (strumming the 1 beat on time is very important AND keep the strumming interesting!)
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Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift
Capo 3rd Fret Verse: G, Em, C, D Pre Chorus: Em, C, G, D Chorus: G, D, Em, C Bridge: Em, C, G, D
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You Belong To Me - Taylor Swift
Capo 4th Fret Verse: D A Em G Pre Chorus: Em G D A Chorus: D A Em G D Strumming suggestion: D,D,DU,D
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Happy
Chorus Strumming Pattern: C= D,DU,D X Bm= DU,X,D,X Bm= D,DU,D X E= DU,X,D,X X = stop the strings |
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Strumming Work Down, Up, STOP, Down, Down Down Emphasise the bold D strums DU, DU, DU, DU Progression: Am, Em, G, D Revisit with new strumming... Your Song - Rita Ora & Ed Strumming Pattern: Down, Up, STOP, Down, Down Down Capo 4th Fret Chords:Em (4beat)..... C, G.... C, G.... D, Em Full pattern for Em and the split the strumming pattern between C&G, C&G, D&Em |
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Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid 2020
Try and add the "hook" on the C chord by lifting your first finger on and off the string.
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Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Capo 1st Fret Intro: G, Em, C , D Verse: G, D7 Am7, D7, Am7, D7, Am7, D7, G
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Last Christmas - Taylor Swift
Capo 3rd Fret Chords: D, Bm, Em, A |
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All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
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Classic - MKTO
Capo 1st Fret Chords: C,G,F F,G,Am Am,G,F F,G,C Strumming: DU, DU, DU,D,D |
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Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Capo 3rd Fret Intro: Am (muted) Verse: Am, Em, G, Em, G Pre Chorus: F, G, Em, F, G, F, G, Em Chorus: Am, G, F, F, G |
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Easy On Me - Adele
Song starts: 1:35 Capo 5th Fret Intro: Finger picking... C, Am7, Em, F Verse: C, Am7, Em, F Chorus: C, Am7, G, Em, F |
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Your Song - Rita Ora
Capo 1st Fret Chords: Am (4beats)..... F, C....F,C....G, Am ------------------------------------ Your Song - Rita Ora & Ed Capo 4th Fret Chords:Em (4beat)..... C, G.... C, G.... D, Em |
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Stick It To The Man - School Of Rock
E:------------------------------------------------- B:------------------------------------------------- G:--4------2--4---2--4---5--4---2--4-------- D:--2------0--2---0--2---3--2---0--2-------- A:------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------- |
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I Love Sausage Rolls!
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Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (Cover)
Capo: 3rd Fret Verse 1: Am, C, F, Esus, E Chorus: Am, C, F, Esus, E Verse 2 & 3: A, F, C, Esus, E Am, C, F, Esus, E |
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Ain't Got Far To Go - Jess Glynne
Intro: G D Em Verse: G D Em Pre Chorus: G, D, F#, Bm G, D, A, D (D,D,U,U,DU) Chorus pt1 : Bm (x2), D (x2), G (x4), A (x4), D (x4) Bm (x4), E7 (x4), G (x2), A (x2), D (x4) Chorus pt2: G, D, A, D, G, D, A, D, ----- Verse: G D Em (x4) Pre Chorus: G, D, F#, Bm G, D, A, D Chorus pt1 : Bm (x2), D (x2), G (x4), A (x4), D (x4) Bm (x4), E7 (x4), G (x2), A (x2), D (x4) Chorus pt2: G, D, A, D, G, D, A, D, ----- Bridge: G (x4), A (x2) , Bm (x2), G (x4 beats 1 strum), G (x4 beats 2 strums) 2nd Bridge: D (1 strum), C (1 strum) , G (1 strum), F#m (barre chord 3rd fret away from capo) ---- Chorus pt1 : Bm (x2), D (x2), G (x4), A (x4), D (x4) Bm (x4), E7 (x4), G (x2), A (x2), D (x4) Chorus pt2: G, D, A, D, G, D, A, D, |
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Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry
Chords: Am, F, C, G Strumming Pattern 1 for Am & C : D, D, D, DU Strumming Pattern 2 for F & G : DU, D, D, DU |
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Memories - Maroon 5
Finger Picking: G, D, Em, Bm, C, G, C, D Strumming: 1, 2, 3, 1..,2 ,3 DU Practice mixing up normal Chords with "Fancy" Chords to make it sound more interesting. So the pull off on the D chord with little finger and FULL G chord and C+9 chord instead of C. |
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Firework - Katy Perry
Verse: G, Am, Em, C Pre Chorus: G, Am, Em, C Chorus: G, Am, Em, C Bridge: Em, C, G, D Listen to the rhythm of the song and adjust your strumming for each section.. for example the verse and chorus 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,DU Pre Chorus: 1,2,3,4 slightly slower |
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When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
Intro: C+9, G, D, Em (see picking below) 
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Other Side Of The World - KT Tunstall
Intro: D , Dsus2 , Dsus4 , Dsus2 strumming pattern: D, D, DU, DU (on the last Up change chord) 
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Run Away Baby - Bruno Mars
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Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
Intro: D, F#m (F#m is the bar chord on 2nd fret) - - - - - Next Lesson: Verse: D, F#m, D, F#m, Bm, G(x2), A(x2), Bm, A Chorus: D, Bm, D, Bm, x2 Bridge: G, A, D, Bm x2 G, A, Bm, A 
F#m
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Let It Snow - Dean Martin
Capo 1st Fret (capo 2nd fret at the end of the song)
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Mariah Carey
Intro: G, C, G, D Verse: G, C, G, C..... G, C, G, C ..... G, Em, Am, D, G, D Verse: G, C, G, C..... G, C, G, C ..... G, Em, Am, D, G, D Bridge: G, C, G, C, A7, D, A7, D Verse: G, C, G, C..... G, C, G, C ..... G, Em, Am, D, G, D Solo: G, C, G, C, G, C..... G, C, ...... G, Em, Am, D, G, D Bridge: G, C, G, C, A7, D, A7, D Verse: G, C, G, C..... G, C, G, C End: G, Em, Am, x3 G, C,G, F# (note) , G |
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Pretty Shining People - George Ezra
Capo 1st Fret Bridge: E-----3--1----0--1--0
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Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Capo 7th Fret Finger pick.. 
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Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Intro: G (just the bottom strings with all 4 fingers on guitar) Verse Chords: C+9, G, Em, D Chorus: C+9 G, D G,C+9 G,D Here comes the sun or Pretty Shining People next week. |
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Counting Stars - One Republic
Capo 4th Fret Finger picking to start, then see how quickly you can change chord when strumming! Strumming: D, D, D, DDU Chords: Am, C, G, F |
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Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Capo 1st Fret Verse: G, Em, C, D Chorus: Em, C, G, D End of chorus: G, D/F#, Em, D, C, D (Time: 1.53 & 4.23) 
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My Girl - Grade 1 Rock School
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Green Onions - Grade 1 Rock School
See if you can have this song at 75% speed by next lesson. |
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Man Who Can't Be Moved - Grade 1 Rock School
Learn a section and then practise at a slower speed to start maybe 75%. Practise up to 28seconds in. 
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Viva La Vida
capo 1st fret
C, D, G, Em
capo 1st fret
C, D, G, Em
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Counting Stars - One Republic
Finger picking to start, then see how quickly you can change chord when strumming! Strumming: D, D, D, DDU Chords: Am, C, G, F |
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Back In Black - AC/DC
Note: instead of playing the A string 2nd fret, play the E string 7th fret. 
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Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Verse Chords: Em, D, Bm, C Chorus: G, D, Bm, C 
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Improvisation in Em
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Ordinary World - Green Day
Capo 7th Fret C, G/B, Am, G, F, C, G 
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Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
Capo 1st Fret Intro: Picking Verse & Chorus Chords: C (part 1), G (p2), Am(p3), F(p4) Bridge: Dm, Am, G, Am, Dm, Am, G Bridge chords= 4 beats, except G (6beats) & middle Am (2beats) 
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Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
Tempo Slow: Pitch +1.0 semitone (sometimes need to reset to 0 and then back to +1.0 if it doesn't sound correct) 
When you hear the big drums come in play part 1,2,3 and skip 4 and finish with outro below!
Verse Chords: D, C+9, G, D
Pre Solo Chords: A, C, D, D Guitar Solo 1 
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Little Grey Cloud - Nick Cope
https://chordu.com/chords-tabs-little-grey-cloud-by-nick-cope-id_QGuB5SrMc70 A, D, E, A, F#, E D, E, Bm, A, F#m, B A, D, A D Bm, E, F#m, Bm, E F#m, Bm, E A, D , E A, F#m, E D E , Bm, A, F#m, B, A F#m, D, A, F#m, D, Bm, E F#m, Bm, E D, Bm, E A, D, Bm, E, F#m, Bm, A, F#m, E, F#M, Bm, A, F#m, |
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Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
Chorus Chords: 45 seconds in G, F#, Em, Bm, C G, F#, Em, Bm, C, D 
Solo!
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22 - Taylor Swift
Verse Chords: G, D, C+9, D (first 40 seconds) 2 strums on each chord. Play the track and have a listen to the rhythm. Chorus pt 1: G (x4), C+9 (x4), D (x8) Chorus pt 2: G (x4), C+9 (x8), D (x4) - sings 22 |
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All Of Me - Jasmine Thompson
Capo 5th Fret Em, C, G, D |
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Halo - Jasmine Thompson
Capo 3rd Fret Finger pick the following chords: G, Am, Em, C (See below G & Em is the 1st picking tab, Am & C is the 2nd picking tab) 
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Ain't Nobody - Jasmine Thompson
Capo 5th Fret Verse: Am, G, Am, G, F, G, F, G Pre Chorus: Em, F, G, Am, G, Am, G Chorus: Am, G, Dm, F Am, G, Dm, F-G Bridge: Am, Em, F, G (4 beats per chord)
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Rather Be - Jasmine Thompson - (Capo 4th Fret)
Intro & Verse Remember to use correct picking fingers on your right hand. Repeat the first tab until the end of verse and play next tab once. 
First Verse Chords:
Em, D, C+9, G, (F# 1st finger 2nd Fret E string) repeat until Am7 |
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Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
H=Hammer On Verse & Chorus - See Tab Pre Chorus: Em x8, A x4, Dx4 Em x8, A x8 Em x8, A x4, Bm x4 Em x8, A x8 End of Chorus Bm, A, G, D/F#, Em, A, D |
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Let Her Go - Passenger
Chorus: F, C, G, Am F, C, G
Instrumental: Am, F, G, Em, Am, F, G
Verse: Am, F, G, Em Am, F, G
Bridge: Am, F, G (x2) Am, F, G, Em
Chorus: F, C, G, Am F, C, G
Instrumental: Am, F, G, Em, Am, F, G
Verse: Am, F, G, Em Am, F, G
Bridge: Am, F, G (x2) Am, F, G, Em
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran (Acoustic Version)
Capo 4th Fret
Strumming Pattern: D, D, D, DU
Chords: Em, Am, C, D
Capo 4th Fret
Strumming Pattern: D, D, D, DU
Chords: Em, Am, C, D
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Shotgun - George Ezra
Capo 5th Fret Chords: C, F, Am, G Verse Strumming Pattern: D, D, D, DU Chorus Strumming Pattern: D, D, X, X (X=tap) |
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All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
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Shallow - A Star Is Born
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Can I Have This Dance - High School Musical
Try finger picking this song as well as strumming!
Try finger picking this song as well as strumming!
Start Of Something New - High School Musical
Verse: C, F, C, F (1 strum for 8 beats), D, G, D, G (strumming for 8 beats)
Pre Chorus: Bb, C, Bb, C (strumming for 4 beats) (play Bb like an A chord but moved up to the 3rd fret)
Verse: C, F, C, F (1 strum for 8 beats), D, G, D, G (strumming for 8 beats)
Pre Chorus: Bb, C, Bb, C (strumming for 4 beats) (play Bb like an A chord but moved up to the 3rd fret)
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22 - Taylor Swift
Verse Chords: G, D, C+9, D (first 40 seconds) 2 strums on each chord. Play the track and have a listen to the rhythm. Chorus pt 1: G (x4), C+9 (x4), D (x8) Chorus pt 2: G (x4), C+9 (x8), D (x4) - sings 22 |
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Clocks - Coldplay - Capo 1st Fret
Great easy tune to practise your finger picking! On your right hand use your thumb to pick the D string, 1st finger to pick the G string and middle finger to pick the B string. Verse/ Chorus Chords: D, Am, Em |
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Despacito - Luis Fonsi (feat. Daddy Yankee)
Strumming: DDU, DDU, DDU (watch the video for timing) Chords: Bm, G, D, A |
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Oops - Little Mix
Note: If you download to Tempo Slow, change the pitch down to -2! Intro Chords: C, Am, Dm, G Strumming Pattern: D, DU
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Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
Chords + (Strumming Pattern) Intro: D (D,DU,DU,DU) Verse: D, G, Bm, A (D, D, D, DU) |
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Wonderwall - Oasis
Capo 2nd Fret / Or Tempo Slow Mo App with pitch change
Verse Chords: Em, G, D, A (black dots easy version, black and yellow hard version!)
Pre Chorus pt 1: C, D, (Em x2) repeat
Pre Chorus pt 2: C, D, G*, F#*, Em*(x2)
Pre Chorus pt 3: A (x4)
Chorus: C(x2), Em(x2) repeat x4
Capo 2nd Fret / Or Tempo Slow Mo App with pitch change
Verse Chords: Em, G, D, A (black dots easy version, black and yellow hard version!)
Pre Chorus pt 1: C, D, (Em x2) repeat
Pre Chorus pt 2: C, D, G*, F#*, Em*(x2)
Pre Chorus pt 3: A (x4)
Chorus: C(x2), Em(x2) repeat x4
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Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
Intro x4 Verse x8 Pre Chorus X = tap the guitar as shown in the video (intro/verse) 
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Call Me Maybe
Intro Chords: G x16 quickly Verse Chords: C x4, G x4, Em x4, D x4 
Chorus Chords: C, G, DD, G, CC, G, DD
Remember to use the correct fingers to speed up the chord changes. 
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I Gotta Feeling
Remember to press down on the B string!
Remember to press down on the B string!
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Happy Birthday
Practice this piece on E string |
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