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13 All about GUITAR STRINGS – what you will need to know – 14:32

All about GUITAR STRINGS – what you will need to know – 14:32 min

This module is about guitar strings – the types, brands, gauges, acoustic strings, electric strings – its all about strings. David teaches how strings are divided into light, medium, and heavy gauge. David will also teach you how strings affect tone and playability and suggests to try different gauges and see how you like them playability and tone wise. David talks about the variables to determine how often you will want to change your strings. David also talks about how new strings sound and why its important to change your strings on a regular basis. David also teaches how guitar string gauges affect playability on your guitar.

Category: Guitars and Gear
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 14:33 min

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07 Tone is truly in your hands and in your heart – part 1 – 5:58 minutes

Tone is truly in your hands and in your heart – part 1 – 5:58 minutes

In this module we discuss how your tone truly depends on what is in your hands and your heart. Not necessarily the amp or effect you are using. Certainly get creative with effects, settings, and amps, but dont rely on them for your tone. Its all about technique and David uses an interesting Van Halen/Ted Nugent story to get this point across.

Category: Guitars and Gear
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 5:59 min

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08 Tone is truly in your hands and in your heart – develop your own style – part 2 – 7:48

Tone is truly in your hands and in your heart – develop your own style – part 2 – 7:48 min

In this module David continues his discussion on tone and suggests to try and develop your own style creatively. We are all products of our influences – and David suggests to embrace that and pull style wise from the guitar players that you gravitate towards. Become an amalgamate of the players you like, but with your own spin and your own tone. Take it and make it your own in your own way. We also discuss how so much about tone and guitars is subjective – you have to find what you like best. And tone is truly in your hands and in your heart. This is part two of a two-part module. Rock on!

Category: Guitars and Gear
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 7:49 min

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08 Learn Alternate tuning DOUBLE DROP D tuning lesson – 10:39 min

Learn Alternate tuning DOUBLE DROP D tuning lesson – 10:39 min

In this lesson Ben Zinn teaches a new alternate tuning. Here you will learn all about double drop D tuning. Here you will drop the low E and high e strings down a whole step to D. So tune your guitar low to high D A D G B D – just change the two strings from standard tuning and you are all set. Ben then teaches some chords in this tuning that you can have some fun with. Many of these tones are unavailable to us in standard tuning. Ben then gets into more chord shapes – be sure to add these to your chord vocabulary and experiment with them and try to embellish them and use them as fills as Ben teaches in the lesson. Great sounds are achieved by having that open D string droning – great sounds. Be sure to try this tuning and chords and put your own spin on these concepts – get creative with them and make them your own. Try writing a song in this tuning and let your ear guide you to what sounds best to your ears. Have fun, keep experimenting, and stay creative ….and …..of course…….rock on!

Category: Tunings
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 10:39 min

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07 Alternate tuning guitar lesson learn more DADGAD tuning and licks – 14:53

Alternate tuning guitar lesson learn more DADGAD tuning and licks – 14:53

In this lesson Dave Nassie continues teaching alternate tunings and here you will learn more DADGAD tuning devices and licks. There is so much you can do with this tuning and Dave gives you his spin on it here in this lesson. Remember to get creative with these tunings and try them and see what sounds best to your ears. Tune your guitar from low to high in D A D G A D. This is a popular alternate tuning used often in popular music. Dave then teaches many chords that you can play in this tuning. Try some of these as they all have their own unique sounds – its all about the sounds. Add these chords to your playing arsenal and try to put some of these together in progressions and write your own tunes – put your own spin on this lesson and techniques – get creative wit them and have fun!

Category: Tunings
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 14:53 min

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06 DADGAD TUNING lesson – chords, rhythms, and devices inspired by Led Zeppelin – 11:25 min

DADGAD TUNING lesson – chords, rhythms, and devices inspired by Led Zeppelin – 11:25 min

In this alternate tuning fingerstyle lesson Ben Zinn teaches some cool techniques and ideas in DADGAD tuning. The tuning for this lesson is low to high D A D G A D. In this tuning if you strum the open strings it produces a very rich sounding Dsus4 chord. This tuning lens so well to playing open and droning strings. This tuning puts an instant cool vibe on the guitar and you will be very empowered once you hear the sweet sounds coming from the newly tuned strings. In this lesson Ben will teach some cool chord voicings and killer open string sounds inspired by a popular Led Zeppelin song Black Mountainside. Ben gets into teaching some cool chord voicings resolving around a D tonal center. Ben then gets into some fingerstyle rhythms and goes over the patterns for fingerstyle play. He adds some licks to the chords to add color and texture. Try this tuning and try these new chords and put your own spin on them to get into the wonderful world of DADGAD tuning! Have fun!

Category: Tunings
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 11:25 min

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09 Create music with OPEN G TUNING easy and fun – slide new chords around the neck – 13:58 min

Create music with OPEN G TUNING easy and fun – slide new chords around the neck – 13:58 min

In this lesson David teaches open G Tuning. David first breaks the tuning down and then demonstrates how easy and fun it is to play in this tuning. You will be amazed at how fast you can start to make music in open G. New tunings inspire new musical thoughts and give you a complete new palette of sounds. Also you can slide chords around in open tunings in ways you cant do in standard tuning and David will teach you how to do just that in this lesson. Open G tuning is D G D G B D – so playing all the strings open sounds a G major chord (G,B,D). David teaches some fun strum patterns and also learn how to play a major chord with just ONE FINGER. How easy is that! Then learn how to move some chord shapes around the neck and also how to embellish them and start creating music! Get creative with this tuning, experiment, and enjoy!

Category: Tunings
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 13:58 min

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12 Southern Roots rock in open G tuning lesson – 11:22 min

Southern Roots rock in open G tuning lesson – 11:22 min

In this lesson Ben Zinn teaches some cool rhythm and licks inspired by the Black Crowes. Ben teaches some fun Southern Roots rock in open G tuning. You will also learn some cool hybrid picking techniques where you use the pick and your fingers together. As well as Ben teaches some cool chord voicings. Tune your guitar to open G tuning for this lesson – so low to high tune your guitar strings to

D G D G B D – so when you play all the strings open an open G chord sounds out – great tuning – experiment with this tuning and these techniques and make them your own – have fun!

Category: Tunings
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 11:22 min

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05 Alternate tuned acoustic chords and patterns in the style of LED ZEPPELIN – 8:15 min

Alternate tuned acoustic chords and patterns in the style of LED ZEPPELIN – 8:15 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some fun acoustic chords and progressions in the style of Led Zeppelin. In this lesson Dave utilizes an alternate tuning on the acoustic – from low to high the tuning is D,G,C,G,C,d – so get those guitars tuned to those notes. Dave goes over some fun chord shapes that work awesome in this tuning. Dave combines a mixture of arpeggiating and strumming to create interest and melody. This tuning allows you to get some truly awesome tones – so get creative with the tuning and experiment with the chord voicings and put your own spin on it – rock on!

Category: Tunings
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 8:15 min

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16 Fun Drop D tuned octave riffs and chords, progressions – 9:23 min

Fun Drop D tuned octave riffs and chords, progressions – 9:23 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some killer concepts on the acoustic guitar in Drop D tuning. Tune the low E string down one whole step to a D. So your tuning low to high should be D,A,D,G,B,E

Here Dave gets you sounding musical very quickly by moving these killer chord voicings all over the neck. Remember its so important to apply what you are learning in a musical situation and make it sound musical – you will have such better retention of the concepts learned here if you make it sound musical.

Category: Tunings
Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
Total Time: 9:23 min

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13 All about GUITAR STRINGS – what you will need to know – 14:32

13 All about GUITAR STRINGS – what you will need to know – 14:32

07 Tone is truly in your hands and in your heart – part 1 – 5:58 minutes

08 Tone is truly in your hands and in your heart – develop your own style – part 2 – 7:48

08 Learn Alternate tuning DOUBLE DROP D tuning lesson – 10:39 min

07 Alternate tuning guitar lesson learn more DADGAD tuning and licks – 14:53

06 DADGAD TUNING lesson – chords, rhythms, and devices inspired by Led Zeppelin – 11:25 min

09 Create music with OPEN G TUNING easy and fun – slide new chords around the neck – 13:58 min

12 Southern Roots rock in open G tuning lesson – 11:22 min

05 Alternate tuned acoustic chords and patterns in the style of LED ZEPPELIN – 8:15 min

16 Fun Drop D tuned octave riffs and chords, progressions – 9:23 min

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