Joy (1 Finger) with Harmonics
This is an exercise where we play the melody note (the highest note of each chord) in our arrangement of Joy to the World. It is the stripped down version to get the feel of smoothly moving up and down the neck. It's also a confidence builder. Harmonics at the...
Oh When the Saints (C Tuning)
New Joy to the World (4 strings)
This is an arrangement with 4 string chords where the open 2nd string (C) is played through most of the chords.
Orientation/ Playing Joy to the World
C Tuning Beginning and Ending Lick
Joy Accompaniment
Joy 1 and 2 Fingers
TEA 1,2 & 3 Finger C Tuning Scale
Here is where you'll see that at the start, we can use chords forms that can be played with 1,2 or 3 fingers depending on your dexterity.
TEA Intro 1 Lesson 2 Picking
TEA Intro 1 Lesson 6 Accompaniments
Chord Melody Sleuths 2
Chord Melody Sleuths 1
TEA Finger Picking Joy to the World and more
Scale chords incl. 4 strings too. 3:10 EZ F and G7. 4:25 Easing into Barre chords. At 9:45 How to start FINGERPICKING with Joy to the World and TRAVIS picking intro at 20:40 in scales.
TEA C Tuning Joy to the World & Chords
0:00 to 11:30 - C tuning chord review and practice. 11:30 to 22:30 Joy to the World
Standard to C Tuning
TEA Bucky's C Tuning Overview
Please watch this Introduction first. It will walk through some important information that applies to this "out of the box" instruction. Then go to the video on how to tune your guitar to C tuning.
Amazing Graces
One and Two Finger Picking
C&M Lessons
Song Examples to play
Arpeggios and Block Chords
TEA Lesson 1D
TEA Lesson 1C
TEA Lesson 1B
TEA Lesson 1
Deck the Halls in G
This is an arrangement with a little easier bridge but sounds a bit darker than the version in C.Â
If I Had a Hammer
A driving folk strumming and some quick chord changes throughout. This was a song written by Pete Seeger and sung and played by generations.
This Land
From PP&M's 25th Anniversary Concert, "This Land" was written by Woody Guthrie who was inspired by the lyrics of "God Bless America". Its first title was God Blessed America.
Alleluia
Here is a standard tuning version showing both hands, which ÂÂ will provide a basic chord-melody version of the songÂÂ
Jingle Bells (3-4x)
Here's where I play this Christmas iconic tune from simple to more complicated. Lotsa' Double thumbing
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
One of the "Great Four Anglican Hymns. This wonderful hymn uses Charles Wesley's lyrics, and William Cummings adaptation of a Felix Mendelsshon Cantata, to create a Christmas carol that we know and love. It has some nice musical movement and fits well in the ...
Stryker
A Vimeo ad about a colt we have who would often run up to and past me at ever increasing speeds as his legs got bigger and stronger.
O Come All Ye Faithful
The Christmas carol which was most significant in inspiring this website. It is well known and a joy for people to sing at Christmas. It is not only up tempo, and musically interesting but it can be brought under your hand fairly quickly with some dedication. ...
Of the Father's Love Begotten
A Christmas carol based on the Latin poem Corde natus by the Roman poet Aurelius Prudentius. The ancient poem was translated and paired with a medieval melody called Divinum Mysterium, an ancient chanting melody which appears in manuscript form as early as the...
Angels We Have Heard on High
This Christmas carol is a good challenge for fingerpickers. Though played at a moderate tempo, the right hand picking, particularly in the chorus and chord changes throughout will give your hands a workout.ÂÂ I think people like the happy melody, andÂÂ ...
Angels from the Realms of Glory
A hymn of the historic Christian faith, written probably around the early 1800's. Played through twice. The first time using block chords (left hand chord formations, played with with the right hand where the right hand thumb and fingers pluck their strings ...
O Little Town of Bethlehem
This Christmas carol may arguably be the best imagery and description of Luke's Christmas story, and the proclamation of the gospel in music and lyrics that I know of. The two verses included demonstrate that in my opinion.ÂÂ It is a more difficult song to...
Ukraine's National Anthem
"Ukraine has not yet perished..."That's how the Ukrainian National Anthem starts. Ukraine is a beautiful country, and because I have friends there, I know they're a very giving and loving people. They helped me build this website.Current events are moving ...
Good King Wenceslas
The legend is based on the life of the historical Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia or Svatý Václav in Czech (907–935). Wenceslas was considered a martyr and a saint immediately after his death in the 10th century, when a cult of Wenceslas grew up in ...
God of Our Fathers
The national hymn of the United States. Perhaps one of the more difficult arrangements on the website. This arrangement is in the key of C, and has some triplet organ/trumpet flourishes which we imitate with a C chord and some fancy strums. It also has a ...
O Canada
Absolutely one of my favorite songs to play, and it's the Canadian National Anthem. By the way, God Save the Queen is the Royal Anthem of Canada.ÂÂÂ We also teach My Country 'Tis of Thee on the site here, and since it has the same melody as God Save the ...
O God Our Help in Ages Past
Written by Isaac Watts and is a paraphrase of Psalm 90. The hymn was originally part of The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, published by Watts in 1719. The hymn is often sung as part of the Remembrance Day service in Canada and ...
Guitar Tuning and Discussion
The first part of this tuning discussion is a brief demonstration comparing and contrasting the keys on the piano with the strings and frets on the guitar. It shows where the guitar strings and associated notes fretted up the fingerboard are situated within ...
Quick Tune
This video provides you with several minutes of listening to different guitars that are in tune. You can match your strings with their strings, and then you'll be in tune. The tuning discussion which is also on the "Rules of Thumb" provides you with more ...
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (German National Anthem melody)
In the key of C, this stately melody moves between the first and fifth frets using a bar to play a C G/B and Am forms. Those chords will take some practice. The last phrase moves up to the 8th fret and then back down melodically to the first fret. So it’s a ...
Silent Night
Arguably the only Christmas carol of the historic Christian faith written for guitar. The history is exaplained in the video, and it's played in two levels of difficulty. Enjoy it every Christmas, and learn to play it from the video, then add your own touches ...
The Eensy Weensy (or Itsy Bitsy) Spider
The Eensy Weensy Spider is known the world over by children of all ages. I have never played this for a child that did not know some version of it. It may be the nicest song ever written about spiders too! You have several options when performing it, so make a...
TAB and Chord Diagram Explanation
This video will give you a introduction to reading Chord Diagrams and interpreting Tablature (TAB).ÂÂÂÂ Remember, the Chord Diagrams shows the left hand chord formation, and the TAB shows what your right hand fingers select to be played of that ...
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
This is the most joyful hymn I know of. With wonderful lyrics and music by Beethoven, it is fun to sing and play as a Chords and melody piece, as well as a nice challenge using both versions included in the lesson. It is also interesting to listen to what ...
Star Spangled Banner
This is a challenging arrangement.ÂÂ I believe many national anthems and historic hymns are not appropriate for simplification musically, where they lose the power of their melodies and chords, and the amazing emotional power of their performance.ÂÂ ...
My Country Tis of Thee
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", is a patriotic song, whose lyrics were written by Samuel Francis Smith. The melody used is the same as that of the national anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen". The song served as one of the de facto national anthems ...
Deck the Halls
A traditional Christmas, yuletide, and New Years' carol. The melody is Welsh dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, "Nos Galan", while the English lyrics date to 1862. This is a Christmas carol that's expresses the joy of ...
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
A good example of a standard melody upon which many lyrics have been written. Here are a few of them: "Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners" "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!" "Earth was Given as a Garden" "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" ...
Away in a Manger
The perfect Christmas lullaby, though it can be used any time of year. In the key of C, this rendition is true to the tune that has been used for years. It has some phrases with quicker chord changes than you might normally expect in a slower song. Keep ...
The ABC's in G
The iconic children's song. Actually its melody works for three children's songs: The ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Baa Baa Black Sheep. Taught at three levels, melody only, basic chords and melody, and a moving bass/chord arrangement. Perfect for ...
The ABC's in C
The iconic children's song. Actually its melody works for three children's songs: The ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Baa Baa Black Sheep. Taught at three levels, melody only, basic chords and melody, and a moving bass/chord arrangement. Perfect for ...
America the Beautiful
Our second national anthem, in my opinion. A beautifully written melody with wonderful lyrics, that's also easy to sing and enjoy. Perfect to be performed any time or place, especially home school. Remember it has more than one verse, and there is a lot of our...
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
A nice chord study in the key of A minor. It's provided in two levels of complexity, and can be played at a moderate or lively pace. Lots of block chords which make a very nice chord melody. Also there are a few nice chord progressions with some bass movement ...
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" is a popular hymn sung by many Christian denominations.The hymn is often called the "National Anthem of Christendom". The lyrics, written by Edward Perronet while he served as a missionary in India, first appeared in the ...