Guitar By The Glass

Skip ahead to  2:20 for the lesson Another one of my dad’s favourites – Catch The Wind by Donovan. There is some beautiful and subtle picking in this song. Lesson Link with Chord Charts and Youtube: https://goo.gl/ynKmZG Catch The Wind by Donovan Chord Chart http://guitarbytheglass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Catch-The-Wind-by-Donovan.pdf http://www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.

Skip ahead to 2:06 for the lesson This one goes out to my dad, who will be missed more than he would have ever known. Love you dad. Lesson Link with Chord Charts and Youtube: https://goo.gl/bg6pDh Little Red Riding Hood by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs Chord Chart http://guitarbytheglass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Little-Red-Riding-Hood-by-Sam-The-Sham-And-The-Pharaohs.pdf http://www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, … Continue reading "Jam 26 – Little Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs"

Skip ahead to 1:10 for the lesson This one is for Manual from Germany! This song is played by Tom Waits on the piano, but I did my best to get all the little nuances for guitar in there. Not an easy song, but definitely worth learning. It’s beautiful. Lesson Link with Chord Charts: http://wp.me/p7yj7U-gU … Continue reading "Jam 25 – Little Man by Tom Waits"

Skip ahead to 1:50 for the lesson How to play the solos to Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues, part 2. This just follows the previous podcast episode 23, where I went over the Intro and the Strumming Patterns of the song. Now you can get a pal and jam the whole thing together! … Continue reading "Jam 24 – Fairtyale Of New York by The Pogues pt.2, and A Health To The Company"

Skip ahead to 3:03 for the lesson How to play the intro and strumming patterns to Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues. Part 1 of 2. There’s only 1 decent Christmas song, and it’s glorious. Fairytale Of New York is simply the greatest Christmas Song, and if you can get a friend to sing … Continue reading "Jam 23 – Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues pt.1, and Molly Malone (1 of 2)"

Skip ahead to 2:00 for the lesson. My second FREE chord book is out – Guitar By The Glass Book 2. Go to my website to download it. If you’d like to learn to harmonise, I have a new section on my website called “Learn To Harmonise“. This song has great harmonies in it (a bit … Continue reading "Jam 22 – When Will I Be Loved? by The Everly Brothers"

Skip ahead to 3:30 for the lesson Back after a month with Unchain My Heart by Joe Cocker. The most difficult thing about this is the strumming, but I go through that with you. Also an alternate way to play Am and Dm which allows you to move the bass line around. Download the Chord Chart here http://guitarbytheglass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Unchain-My-Heart-by-Joe-Cocker.pdf … Continue reading "Jam 21 – Unchain My Heart by Joe Cocker"

Skip ahead to 6:09 for the lesson With my birthday month over, I’m back on the horse! Jam number 20 I show you how I like to play Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time. It’s got power chords, alternate picking notes, build ups, and relatively simple chords – everything you’d wish for in a great acoustic … Continue reading "Jam 20 – Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper"

Podcast – Skip ahead to 4:34 for the lesson (I cut most of the Rottnest “Tour” from the Podcast) Youtube – Skip ahead to 5:50 for the lesson This week I’m on Rottnest Island, my favourite Island in the world. I give you a 1 minute tour of the island, then show you some basic … Continue reading "Jam 19 – Jailhouse Blues by C.W Stoneking"

A very special episode – come join me in a live pub session! I recorded this session at Moondyne Joe’s, so you can sit down with us, have a pint and jam along. Pete Murray is an Australian singer songwriter. He does beautiful, quite simple songs. This one, however is a bit of a challenge. … Continue reading "Jam 18 – Better Days by Pete Murray"

Skip ahead to 4:48 to get straight to the lesson. This one is for Howie! She wanted us to cover this song a long time ago. And I hesitated, because I hated it. But I changed my mind, and now I love it. Now I have my hot toddy, and I’m jamming it with you. It’s … Continue reading "Jam 17 – Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran"

One of the greatest hitch-hiking songs ever written! Originally written by Bob Dylan and made big by Old Crow Medicine Show. This episode I go over the chords, strumming, alternate chord patterns and shapes, soloing, and harmonizing! Download the Chord Chart here http://guitarbytheglass.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/15-Wagon-Wheel-by-OCMS.pdf www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.

The basic and more complicated way of playing Moondance by Van Morrison, I go into some soloing ideas as well. I also tell you about the GBTG Songbook free for download from www.guitarbytheglass.com Download the Chord Chart here www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.

So much in this episode! I IV Vs! Transposing! Alternate Picking! Telecasters! Walk The Line is an incredibly well written song, and we look at the whole thing. Download the Chord Chart here www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.  

We learn the strumming and a few twiddly bits that go over Dock Of The Bay. Download the Chord Chart here www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.  

3rd week in a row! Tainted Love is a very fun song to jam to. This episode I also released as a Youtube episode where you can see me playing along with the podcast. Download the Chord Chart here www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain has a little more difficult strumming pattern than you think with these dead notes. Don’t worry.. I’ll walk you through it! Download the Chord Chart here www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.

Enough time has passed for this song to be a classic. Everyone can sing it! Huge hit for campfires. Wine: https://www.watershedwines.com.au/wine/the-farm/the-farm-classic-red Download the Chord Chart here Click here for more help on the strumming pattern www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.  

Lean On Me! Everyone knows it! Except for Aki. Prepare yourself for a sing-along. Wine: https://www.watershedwines.com.au/wine/the-farm/the-farm-classic-red Download the Chord Chart here www.guitarbytheglass.com for more more chords, tabs, and videos.