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πΈ Monthly Lesson Digest β plus 9 new Chords & Music Theory lessons
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Hey there, Reader! Belated monthly digest here, wrapping up March and kicking off April. It's been a bit of a holiday whirlwind around here the past few weeks βΒ kids' spring break, Easter weekend, and then the eclipse! Which passed over our heads here in Austin, TX a few days ago β giving us yet another extended weekend here with school being out. A truly magical experience! On the topic of guitar, a nice big update and a quick summary of all my March lessons. Over in my course library, I have 9 new videos (and a handful of new PDF cheat sheets) βΒ all diving into the topics of chords and music theory. Here's a new video quickly summarizing all the new goodness: And here's a list of the specific lesson updates, with links. Updates to Practical Music Theory course:
Updates to Beginner Chord Guide course:
β I made a bunch of new lessons in March 2024, all of which are linked below! Free YouTube videos exist for all these βΒ and see each lesson page (linked below) for any additional bonus materials.
Here's a handful of posts from the Song Notes community forum from the past few weeks, each of which is linked below. If you've been on the fence about joining Song Notes Premium β the forum is a great reason to join! It's members-only (no riff-raff) and full of like-minded guitar players of all skill levels. When visiting for your first time, just login with the same email & password you use at songnotes.net
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If you decide to buy any of my licensed song sheets this month, the members-only discount code for April 2024 is N7AYZ9ADNV. Apply this on the Musicnotes checkout screen to save 50% on your purchase.
β With that, I'm off! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Excited to get back to the handful of lessons I have halfway done :) We'll see which gets across the finish line first. Until then! βοΈ David β
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Song Notes by David Pots
Learn to play guitar with weekly video lessons & print-friendly guides! Learn your favorite songs & techniques with step-by-step tutorials that actually explain how to get from here to there.
Hey there, Reader! New lesson today teaching Wichita Lineman, the all-time classic from 1968, written by Jimmy Webb & recorded by Glen Campbell. I've gotten so many requests for this one over the years β and I'm quite happy to finally have learned it and made a lesson. This song is originally recorded in the Key of F, using some rather unconventional chord shapes β but I teach a capo 5th fret version that uses the Key of C chord family. This makes things quite a bit easier to play, while...
Hey there, Reader β here's monthly digest as we wrap up April and head into May! Hard to believe summer is almost here... my kids have less than 4 weeks left of school and soccer, and then it's away we go into summertime. But first, I have some fun guitar stuff to share.... First, let me introduce you to Key Master β a new interactive web tool over on my Song Notes website. This free tool lets you see and hear the notes, chords, and progressions found in the most common major keys β all in...
Hey there, friends! In todayβs video Iβd like to share a collection of 13 songs Iβve taught previously β all of which utilize droning strings as part of the main riff. This is not something youβll find in all songs β but when used well, it can really elevate a riff to a whole new level. Here's a link to the new video: What is a "Droning" String? The term droning strings simply refers to one string, usually open (un-fretted), which is played constantly. While this is happening, a melodic riff...