Thursday Tips
☘️ Traditional Irish Songs for St. Patty’s Day! ☘️
Irish tunes are a blast to play on St. Patrick’s Day and fun for your listeners too! Here’s a couple of traditional, easy-to-play, Irish songs* for you to try:
Danny Boy
Drunken Sailor
Play on…
Marlene
*Learn about these songs and my playing suggestions in this week’s podcast episode!
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TLC – Tender Loving Care – for Your Guitar!
Acoustic guitar TLC (tender loving care) is essential for keeping your instrument playable, healthy, and enjoyable for years to come.
In today’s podcast episode, I share fundamental care tips, practical recommendations, and simple hacks to help you protect and maintain your acoustic guitar!
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn my guitar care tips and recommendations, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
How to Play All You Need Is Love by The Beatles
Continuing off of last week’s love songs theme, I thought you might like to learn how to play All You Need is Love* by The Beatles on your guitar. Because all you really need is love – and your guitar!
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear about this song’s history and my playing recommendations, listen to this week’s podcast episode by clicking here!
3 Easy Love Songs for Guitar❣️
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s a great time to add love songs into your repertoire. Here are 3 easy-to-play songs to share with your loved ones!
Can’t Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley
Heaven by Bryan Adams
Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Callait
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn about these songs and my playing recommendations, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
The Secret to Achieving Your Guitar Playing Resolution!
With the new year upon us and (hopefully) your guitar playing resolution on your mind, I thought it would help to share the secret for success:
1. Keep your goal simple, like learn the F#m chord rather than learn all bar chords.
2. Be realistic about your time frame, like 6 months from now rather than by next week!
3. And the secret ~ after 1 month, review your goal, time frame, & plans, then adjust as necessary. After all, you still have 300+ days left to make it happen!
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear a more detailed description, listen to this week’s podcast episode by clicking here!
15 Guitar New Year’s Resolution Ideas!
It’s a good time to reflect on your 2025 playing year and set your guitar goal(s) for next year. To help inspire you here’s 15 guitar resolution ideas:
1. Practice
2. Memorize a song
3. Learn a new music style
4. Learn note bending
5. Learn a new strum
6. Study music theory
7. Play tablature
8. Use a metronome
9. Play with others
10. Learn alternate tunings
11. Learn solo improvisation
12. Learn scales
13. Expand your chord knowledge
14. Understand song formatting
15. Write a song
Happy New Year!
Play on…
Marlene
*To Learn more about these ideas and setting a successful 2026 goal, listen to this week’s podcast episode by clicking here!
3 Creative Ways to Play Auld Lang Syne!
No time like the present to prep the music for your New Year’s Eve gig! Here’s the lyrics and chords for Auld Lang Syne* – includes a tab version too. I think you’ll find this classic tune is easy to play, so get creative with the rhythm, because playing this classic song at midnight is a great way to ring in 2026!
Play on…
Marlene
*Listen to this week’s podcast episode to hear me play Auld Lang Syne 3 different ways!
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