Learn how to combine strumming and single note picking, not only for our arrangement of Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” but for any song you play.
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Learn to play guitar in thirty minutes, thanks to these one-on-one guitar lessons with our managing editor David Hodge.
There's too much ground for beginner guitar players to cover, so we've recorded this free series of guitar lessons on topics like strumming, finger picking, singing and playing at the same time. Occasionally these podcasts also supplement our easy guitar song lessons, featuring bands like Green Day.
Each podcast is like a free, private lesson with David Hodge, the author of five Complete Idiot's Guide to Guitar books. You'll never miss a new Guitar Noise podcast if you subscribe with iTunes or RSS.
Jan23
Guitar Noise Podcast #29 – “Good Riddance Bonus Material”
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Apr26
Guitar Noise Podcast #28 – Getting Beyond Basic Finger Picking
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Since our next Topic of the Month is Finger Picking it seemed like a good idea to show how you can add simple techniques you already know from single note playing and strumming to spice up your finger picking playing as well.
Jun01
Guitar Noise Podcast #27 – Summer Camp 2
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It’s time to explore what to do when we get around to playing with another guitarist. So here we start out with a simple arrangement for two guitars.
May04
Guitar Noise Podcast #26 – Summer Camp
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In this podcast we’ll work on getting the basics of the summer camp song “Puff The Magic Dragon” down, plus have a little fun with the bass line.
Mar23
Let’s finish our look at “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” by looking at a slightly more complicated strumming pattern as well as learning about a new voicing of the G7 chord.
Mar02
In this podcast we’ll continue to explore how to sing and play at the same time, using “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” as our example.
Feb09
Guitar Noise Podcast #23 – "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
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In this podcast we’ll take a look at getting comfortable with strumming with an eye toward being able to sing and play at the same time.
Jan12
Guitar Noise Podcast #22 – "The Star of County Down" (Part 2)
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In this podcast we’ll make an arrangement for the last half of the verse and also do something fun with the chorus of the old Irish folksong, “The Star of the County Down.”
Nov17
Guitar Noise Podcast #21 – "The Star of the County Down" (Part 1)
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Our latest podcast begins a look at the Irish folksong, “The Star of the County Down.” Not to worry – we’ve prepared a “cheat sheet” for you.
Nov03
In this podcast we’ll make use of rests, combining them with simple arpeggios to create space while strumming, especially in slower songs.
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