Richard Baker

Hey David, those are some great plans you have there.

I hope the course helps you to make some awesome progress. Be sure to let us know if you’re struggling with something as you move forward. Good luck!

Here is the replay from this live class:

We discussed 2 songs recommended by Jan Niels: Go Tell It On A Mountain, and It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas.

That’s no problem, Ann. Stick with the chord variations in this course for now.

Hey Cheryl, I’m not sure what that popup message is about. Interesting.

Yea, the shirts are not available at this time. They were done through Amazon, and they weren’t selling enough to keep them up. I’ll try again in the future.

You’re welcome Cheryl. You’ve made such huge improvements over the past few months. Great job!

Here’s the replay from this live class:

Questions discussed:

• Beth Hess: How to determine the tabs for slash chords?
  Palm muting
  Strum pattern for “I heard the bells on Christmas day”
• Ann Kewley: Struggles with the C, B, and F chords
• Johnny Nunn: how to add emphasis on beats 1 and 3 of the driving pattern
• Dan Scoggins: When to play barre chords?
• Cheryl: The Christmas Waltz

You’re welcome Janice!
I hope you learn a lot!

Awesome Peg! I hope to hear from you how it turns out.

Hey Johnny,

First of all, make sure to practice just the strum pattern by itself, without any chords. Mute your strings and just focus on the pattern.

Secondly, you can count the beats out loud with your voice. It may sound silly, but it will help you focus. And say “1” and “3” louder as you do it.

Also, you can rock your body as you strum. I’ll discuss your question on this week’s…Read More

Here’s the replay from this live class:

Hey Tom! Glad you’ve made it here.

Yes, if you’re struggling with chord transitions, these chords variations will be a life saver for you. Feel free to ask any questions you have here in the forums. I hope to see you’re progress in 1 week.

Good luck to you!

–Jonathan

Hey Beth, that’s a good question.

When you see an “over” chord, the root of the chord changes to the “over” note. And the lowest note we play (thickest string) of a chord on the guitar is going to be the root note.

So in the case of a C chord, you aren’t playing the low E string. You start strumming on the A string. That is the lowest (deepest) note you are playing. And you have your…Read More

Hey Peg, you could refer to them as boxes, as all the notes in a pattern typically fit inside of a box shape.