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The Three Types of Blues

By Steve Krenz

12 Bar Blues? Jazz Blues? Minor Blues?
There are three types of blues progressions that any guitar player needs to know.
(I didn't learn these from a book - I learned them on the bandstand.)
This lesson covers them so you can have them in your musical bag of tricks.
Download the PDF and learn all you can! - Steve

3,050 downloads
- blues
(1 review)
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Updated February 23, 2022
Song Lesson: Brown Eyed Girl

By Steve Krenz

Van Morrison recorded the classic "Brown Eyed Girl" in 1967. It went on to be the most downloaded song of the entire 1960s.
Here is a simple lesson showing the chords, the intro, and the musical concepts from this iconic song.

2,385 downloads
(1 review)
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Updated February 2, 2022
Arpeggios

By Steve Krenz

An in-depth study in arpeggios on guitar.
Learn all you can!

16,018 downloads
(4 reviews)
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Updated December 14, 2021
10 Chords You Need to Know

By Steve Krenz

Click the "Download this File" button for the PDF of this lesson.

3,064 downloads
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Updated August 25, 2021
What Good is a Diminished Chord?

By Steve Krenz

Many players know how major, minor, and dominant seventh chords fit into music because they use them all the time. But, often, they are perplexed at the diminished chord. Unlike major and minor chords, the diminished chord is an unstable chord - meaning that it needs to be resolved to some other chord. It is because of this “need to be resolved” that it is so helpful and can be used in all kinds of musical situations to get from one chord to another.

Learn how to take a bland progression and make it amazing by using a few diminished chords.

1,874 downloads
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Submitted June 2, 2021
How to Practice Guitar - Tips and Practice Logs

By Steve Krenz

How to Practice Guitar - Tips and Practice Logs

3,426 downloads
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Submitted May 18, 2021
Easy Chord Moves

By Steve Krenz

Creating movement in an otherwise static chord is always a challenge. Sometimes chords need to be held for an extended period of time.

So, adding a little movement can make a simple into a great progression. And this can be done by just moving a finger!

2,316 downloads
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Submitted May 5, 2021
Playing Smooth - Eliminating the Robotic Sound in Your Playing

By Steve Krenz

Growing players tend to have a choppy, robotic sound to their playing. They are playing the right notes (mostly) but it sounds like a broken robot is playing them.

Goal: Play lines & chords flowing together – each note leading to the next. Each chord dovetailing or overlapping into the next.

The Solution: Focus on where notes are ending. Become aware of the overlapping of tones.

1) For Single Notes Lines – Play lines with even rhythms letting each note flow into the next.

2) For Chords – Let the notes ring together. Move fingers independently so that some are holding notes while others are moving.

Grab your guitar and let’s learn!

1,421 downloads
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Submitted April 27, 2021
Hammer Ons and Pull Offs

By Steve Krenz

Grab your guitar and let's learn this important guitar technique!

2,101 downloads
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Updated April 6, 2021
Irish Tunes Medley

By Steve Krenz

Grab your four-leaf clover and your leprechaun and let's learn some classic Irish jigs!
Three Timeless Irish Jigs put in a Upbeat Medley
Boys of Bock Hills Come to the Raffle The Irish Washerwoman Download the Demo Track, Performance Track and the Sheet Music
Have fun!

3,390 downloads
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Submitted March 16, 2021
Travis Picking Bootcamp

By Steve Krenz

This is the PDF for Travis Picking Bootcamp Workout Pages 1-10 and a Basic and Intermediate Versions of "Freight Train"
Freight Train (Basic Solo).pdf
Freight Train (Intermediate Solo).pdf Travis Picking Bootcamp pgs1-10.pdf

11,217 downloads
(11 reviews)
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Updated March 11, 2021
Chord Connections: Multiply Your Soloing Options with One Simple Trick

By Steve Krenz

Tired of playing the same licks over the same chords?
Learn an easy way to MULTIPLY your soloing options over any chord!
DOWNLOAD THE PDF

2,919 downloads
(3 reviews)
1 comment

Submitted February 17, 2021
Soloing Over 7th Chords & the Blues

By Steve Krenz

Soloing Over 7th Chords & the Blues

Seventh chords are some of the most common types of chords but can be tricky to solo over at times.

Seventh chords have three main tones – the root, the major 3rd, & the flatted 7th.

Here’s the problem: If you want to solo using pentatonic scales then neither the major or minor pentatonic scales work perfectly.

The major pentatonic scale doesn’t include the b7.

And the minor pentatonic scale doesn’t include the major 3rd - although it does include the bluesy sounding minor 3rd.

So, it’s helpful to find other ways to approach this common chord.
Grab your guitar and download the PDF and let's get started!

2,157 downloads
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Submitted February 2, 2021
The Top Guitar Chords in Any Key

By Steve Krenz

The PDF of The Top Guitar Chords in Any Key
With all of the thousands of songs out there, you would think that they would use countless different chords. But, actually, most common songs use a pretty limited number of chords.
And, most of those commonly used chords have the same function within whatever key they are in.
The most commonly used chords in any key are the I (one), IV (four), V7(five), and vim (six minor).
Yes, I know there are a lot of other chords possible, but if you could get an average of the chords used in any song you would see that MOST of them are one of these four chords.
So, as a guitarist, it is important and very helpful that we can play these four types of chords in any key.

2,321 downloads
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Updated January 6, 2021
Silver Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

By Steve Krenz

Two Holiday Classics: Silver Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

2,146 downloads
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Updated December 16, 2020
Jingle Bells - Travis Picking (Intermediate Arrangement)

By Steve Krenz

Here is a fun intermediate arrangement of "Jingle Bells" done in a Travis picking style. Have fun!!

1,681 downloads
(1 review)
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Submitted December 8, 2020
20 Turnarounds for Jazz Guitar

By Steve Krenz

Learn 20 Turnarounds for Jazz Guitar. Ready to use in any situation. Learn the concepts, the chord shapes and the progressions!

4,876 downloads
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Updated October 28, 2020
How Music Works

By Steve Krenz

Download the PDF for this series here.
How Music Works: Scales, Keys, Intervals & Chords
Do you feel lost when the subject of scales or what notes make up a chord come up?
These things are the building blocks of music, harmony and soloing.
For the next few sessions, we'll be doing a short series on How Music Works.
You'll learn...
What Notes are in Any Major Scale How to Tell the Key of Any Song Major and Minor Intervals What Notes are in Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented Chords

28,785 downloads
- how music works
- scales
- (and 4 more)
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  - scales
  - intervals
  - key signatures
  - triads
  - chords
(6 reviews)
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Updated September 30, 2020
LMG Interval Worksheets

By bwillard

I put this together a long time ago when I was going through the Learn and Master course. Hopefully it will save some paper! Just don't save the file when you are finished. It requires Microsoft Excel. Enjoy!

613 downloads
(0 reviews)
3 comments

Submitted September 23, 2020
The Chords You Need to Know Workouts

By Steve Krenz

This is the PDF of exercises for the Chords You Need to Know Workouts

5,420 downloads
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Updated August 12, 2020
Chord Substitutions for Jazz Guitar

By Steve Krenz

Chord Substitutions for Jazz Guitar PDF

2,305 downloads
- chord substitution
- jazz
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Submitted July 1, 2020
The Super Arpeggio

By Steve Krenz

This is the PDF Download for the Live Lesson on June 30th on the Super Arpeggio.

7,191 downloads
- super arpeggio
(3 reviews)
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Submitted June 30, 2020
Learning the Nashville Number System for Guitarists

By Steve Krenz

The Nashville number system is how the guitar pros in studio read music. Learn how this notation works and how to incorporate it into your own playing and musical understanding.
This series includes and in-depth lesson and a play along guitar workout for you to master the skills - ending with you reading Nashville studio charts!
Make sure to download the FREE PDF for this lesson and workout before you start.
Learn all you can.

NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM (IN-DEPTH LESSON)

NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM (PLAY ALONG GUITAR WORKOUT)

4,724 downloads
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Updated June 23, 2020
Riffs and Patterns Every Guitarist Should Know

By Steve Krenz

There are certain "go-to" riffs that guitarists have used on 1000s of songs.
This in-depth lesson covers four common riffs PLUS shows how you can use the guitars patterns to create much longer ideas.
Make sure to download the PDF for this lesson with all of the riffs written in music notation and tab before you start.
Learn all you can!

5,382 downloads
- riffs
- patterns
(4 reviews)
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Updated June 23, 2020
Finger Stretching Exercises

By Steve Krenz

Hey, have you ever thought... "My hand just doesn't stretch that far?" Let's fix that!
We can't change the size of your hand but these exercises can definitely give your hand more flexibility and power.
Grab your guitar and try these finger flexibility exercises to improve your reach.
Make sure to download the PDF for the Finger Stretching Exercises Workout and let's get started. Learn all you can!

4,306 downloads
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1 comment

Updated June 23, 2020