Play patriotic inspired songs on 4th of July. Irving Berlin’s God Bless America is a great one to play using G, C, D, G7 & D7 chords (note: if you don’t know the G7 & D7 chords be sure to hover over the chord to see the chart). Celebrate the U.S.A. in a musical way!
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Marlene
P.S. Here are 5 more patriotic songs from my 2018 pre-4th of July Thursday Tip!
Your travels may take flight and so can your guitar. After 9/11 a law was enacted spelling out a musician’s (that’s you) right to carry-on their instrument as described in this Guitar World article. In the words of John Denver, you’ll be Leavin’ on a Jetplane with your guitar!
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Marlene
Summer’s here and that usually means travel, take your guitar along too. Simply follow this helpful guitar car travel advice from Godin Guitars and then as they used to say in the American Express commercials, “…don’t leave home without it.” ~ same goes for your guitar!
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Marlene
It’s important to clean and polish your guitar about every 6 months +/-, and it’s super easy to do! In this video I show you the 3 simple steps (dust, oil, polish) to giving your guitar a little TLC!
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Marlene
Give bar (barre) chords a try. Playing a bar chord on guitar can be tough, in fact it might sound icky at first, but in this video I show you how to play a bar chord and tips to getting a good sound. Soon you’ll be a great bar-(chord)-tender!
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Marlene
Here’s a song to play this weekend, Toby Keith’s American Soldier. It’s fairly easy, pretty much using the C, G and D chords, and here’s the lyric/chords link (note: capo on fret 2). Thanks to all who serve, have served and to those who made the ultimate sacrifice ~ we’re a grateful nation.
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Marlene
Want to give your non guitar playing family and friends a chance to ‘jam’ along with you? As explained in this Making Music article, small percussion instruments can really help them to be involved. Your jam session will shake and roll!
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Marlene
Treat the mom in your life to a musical gift, your guitar playing. Here’s a few suggestions ~ Mother and Child Reunion (Paul Simon), Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (Willie Nelson), Mother Like Mine (The Band Perry). Happy Mother’s Day!
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Marlene
Guitar brings people together and it’s a fun way to communicate in a group. And talk about playing together…in this 40 Fingers/Bohemian Rhapsody video see how the connectivity of these 4 people makes beautiful music. Voila, guitar jams are magical!
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Marlene
Continuing with our International Guitar Month theme, today’s tip is to learn about guitar wood, specifically the sustainability of Ebony. In this Acoustic Guitar article, Adam Perlmutter shares the great work Taylor Guitars is doing to plant new ebony trees in Cameroon ~ a perfect way to honor Earth Day (4/22)!
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Marlene