- Lesson 1
Beginner Guitar Lesson 1
Your first beginner guitar lesson is here!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 1.
- Lesson 2
Beginner Guitar Lesson 2
Talking about the revolutionary Capo!Find Beginner Guitar Lesson 2 below.
- Lesson 3
Beginner Guitar Lesson 3
Bob Marley - Redemption Song!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 3.
- Lesson 4
Beginner Guitar Lesson 4
Compare Tracy Chapman with Bob Marley!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 4.
- Lesson 5
Beginner Guitar Lesson 5
Slow 16th note strumming patterns!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 5.
- Lesson 6
Beginner Guitar Lesson 6
Learn how to play chords + bass line!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 6.
- Lesson 7
Beginner Guitar Lesson 7
Bob Dylan's One More Cup Of Coffee on one Guitar!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 7.
- Lesson 8
Beginner Guitar Lesson 8
What a difference one little tie makes!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 8.
- Lesson 9
Beginner Guitar Lesson 9
Revise all Beginner Guitar Lessons!Go to Beginner Guitar Lesson 9.
Talking about the revolutionary Capo!
OK, so you played along to Talking About A Revolution and it was easy; off course it is!
You are dealing with four chords, it doesn’t really matter that one of them was an extended chord (add9), it’s simple to fret and you can just do it.
The etude in Rhythm Guitar (a part of The Spy Tunes Method) demonstrated both the strumming pattern and the picking pattern; let’s be honest, it’s not actually that hard!
If you can move between strumming and picking as in the Etude you are well on your way to being able to play the guitar.
The next step however; slightly more complicated and a lot more interesting!
Play along with Talking About A Revolution video lesson!
In this second lesson I want you to take the feel of the picking pattern found in Rhythm Guitar and apply this to the entire song as a second guitar part.
I want you to play this picking pattern, but in different positions, along with the video above.
In order to do so you need to purchase a Capo. This gadget will soon become your best friend since it’ll allow you to play in guitar friendly keys by simply moving it to different positions up the neck.
Let’s take a look at this more in depth.
When you played the chord progression: G – Cadd9 – Em – D, what you were actually playing was: I – IV – VI – V.
As ‘Talking About A Revolution’ is in the key of G this was easy using open position chords, but what about if we changed key, or put a capo on the guitar neck?
Let’s say you place the Capo on fret 3; how would you play the same chords?
This is what guitar lesson 2 is all about and this is your next mission.
Playing with a Capo
At fret 3, in order to remain in the same key you would need to play: E – Aadd9 – C#m – B, these are much more difficult chords to fret!
Use the picking pattern demonstrated in the Etude to achieve a second guitar part. That’s right, you should still play along with the video.
As you keep moving up the fret board you will play as if you were in a new key:
At fret 5 we play as if we were in the key of D, the progression would now be: D – G – Bm – A. Can you see it, or more importantly, can you hear that it works?
At fret 7 we play as if in the key of C: C – Fadd9 – Am – G, this is easier than at fret 3!
At fret 10 we play as if in the key of A: A – Dadd9 – F#m – E.
Use the SWS to find how out how chords are simply numbers, place the capo accordingly.
Once you experimented with placing the capo at different frets, playing along to the video, you are on your way to understanding not only the guitar but music in general!
Technical exercises
As far as warm up/technical exercise go, simply keep practicing Spyder 1 and 2 to a metronome and keep writing the BPM numbers down in the Work Book (a part of The Spy Tunes Method).
If you do not keep track of your own progression you will be fooling no one but yourself!
Barred chords vs open position chords
As you move up the neck, all chords will not be open position chords, for example, capo at fret 3 we get a C#m as our VI chord, use Chordacus to find it in an Am shape and apply it. It is still an Em chord that you are playing.
When you feel that this is not that complicated or difficult to do you are ready for Beginner Guitar Lesson 3.
Happy playing!
Dan (your guitar guru)
Posted my first attempts at this as video responses to the youtube video. Will practice + put some proper ones up at some point!
I’ve uploaded some short recordings of me doing parts of this exercise (i.e. playing open, capo’d on 3rd, 7th, 10th) up on youtube, you can find them as video responses to the chord lesson for Talking About A Revolution. Hopefully I’ll get some better ones up when I’ve practiced them a bit…
I found your video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NItdENjknCU
I broke my string before having the chance to record it :/
Oh dear :X
I’m going to re-record them soon anyway, I can play them better now :{)
I’ll try to re-start learning how to find the chords of each key (out of a major scale), should be somewhere in your conspiracy, but could you remind me how it goes according to keys when we move the capo. I used to “know” it quite well but I lost my sources. I could simply do as you say but I remember it was quite good feeling and simple to understand it deeply.
About knowing chord progressions (and how it sounds) by numbers, that also means that anyway, once I understand the concept, I should know by heart which chords correspond to each numbers in each key, right?
I used to find out all this by myself on a guitar but because of a lack of practice and memory work things are gone.
If you guide me with this one I’ll promise I’ll be practicing with my all new baby taylor between theaters, airports and trains.
At least kids have now a taylor of their size to play at home.
Otsukare sama desu!
To resume, how shall I “place the capo accordingly”.
I’m trying:
If I’m playing open chords in the key of F#, and I want to make it simpler chords or find another texture of sound, I can play it as in the key of C with the capo on the 6th fret, or as in key of D with the capo on the 4th fret. On both cases I’m still on the key of F#. And can already mix 3 guitars…
Now let’s say I’m in the key of G and I want to play as in the key of D, so capo on the 4th… no way, capo on the 5th fret.
But again, how does it function, how shall I “place the capo accordingly”?
Anyway, I can already play with myself. Sleeping time!
There is no one answer since it changes depending on key. By doing lots of examples you’ll see how it works.
A good idea is to play songs in different keys in order to see where the chords are.
There will be a slight difference if the capo is on or if you play barred chords, check this to learn more: http://spytunes.com/practice-guitar/intro-advanced-routine/chord-progression
Heres my take on the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTembW3usA8
I didn’t play it all, just the main parts.
Good job!
Really well done mate, flawless!
Makes me wanna make more lessons so I can see how far you can go!
Thanks, i really appreciate it (though i made some mistakes).
I’ve been working whit the capo at fret 3 and its harder than i thought. Maybe ill put a new video tomorrow.
Ps: any tips on Barred A shape? Cause my fingers barely fit
post that video!
barred A shape: you don’t need to include string 1.
Sorry, wont post it today… I’m having problems whit the etude cause I’m thinking about the chords too much. Need a bit more practice.
I attempted the first part and then at the third fret over it with a looper here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f5KImlstQI.
The video response on youtube appear when you click in the comment field, there’s a little video link button. They’ve changed that…
Great playing Brendon, and that xmas tree is sweet!
I understand the changing key bit as I have got a chord wheel but if you, move your capo to the third fret then still play the chords as if the capo wasn’t on you still get the same tune just higher pitch, but are you saying you have got to find E major Aadd9 , C sharp major 7,
ps would be nice if you could do a video really explaining in good detail about changing key using a capo thanks
B major from the 3 rd fret up , as this still confuses me as if you are on the third fret with
Your capo then all the notes are different now,
So you can’t look at the chord chart as this will not tell you the same Notes because the capo is present I am really missing something here help again, I can play the song and pick the notes but when the capo comes in
The lesson is just that, how to put a capo on, change the chord shapes but remain in the same key.
Using the Song Writers Swivel, http://spytunes.com/practice-guitar/intro-beginner-routine/song-writers-swivel You can see how by putting the capo on fret three and playing as if in the key of E, you would still actually be in the key of G.
This is really important stuff cause it takes you beyond pitch, it means you have to think of G as I, C as IV and D as V.
With a Capo on fret 3 you should now think E is I, A is IV and B is V. But what you would hear would still be the chords G, C and D.
You are right, I should make a video for this. Next lesson will be a revision of all first 8 lessons, I’ll make a video for that.
The following lesson, number 10 will be an exam so you can all check that all this has stuck.
Thanks very much guru your a star, so when the capo is on the third fret the 1 chord being E major wouldn’t be in the normal postion as if the capo wasn’t there would it ? As in the normal E major shape if not that’s what Ian struggling with to then find the chords once the capo is on , god I must sound thick must get it right at this early stage thanks mate
No worries, that’s why I’m here. So the Capo replace the nut, if you play with it on fret 3 and play an E, as if the capo was the nut then what you’d hear would be a G.
So would I be right in saying that to play the I chord E at the third fret with a capo I would need to play a c major ? Please say I’ve got the right idea lmao
No, you’d be in G major.
Well I am truly confused I thought you said that if you played a E chord 3rd fret you would hear a G, so a c shape at the 3rd fret would be a G as well , I might go and learn the tambourin
Do you have a capo so you can try this stuff?
Yes I will have another look at it I understand what all the notes are on the fret board , I have been playing for a year and a half on your site n, never really looked at changing key and chords with a capo totally confused now , started to do your beginner lessons as I was learning from just your site on intermediate , I can play and sing pretty well but this has totally thrown me
It’s not as hard as you think, you probably have just had a meltdown. Happens to the best of us.
So at fret 3 on string 6 we have a G, on string 5 we have a C.
Should you play the open chords of G and C, without a capo then you would start fretting these chords at fret 3.
If you place a capo on fret 3 and play the open position chords E and A then what you hear are the chords G and C since the root of those chords are still on fret 3.
Makes sense?
I think some thing has just dropped in place just like when you are playing barre chords your index finger is the capo as such and the fifth fret capo e shape would be an A chord wll look again tonight thanks guru , a merry Christmas I will master the guitar if it’s the last thing I do will post video once I have sorted it with singing as well as a special treat lol thanks mate
That’s it, the capo is your index finger, you can remove the tambourine from your list to Santa
Now it makes perfect sense!
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could you let me know how to post videos on to your website guru cheers mate, also when you say you would need to play E , Aadd9 , C#m7, B, you mean E chord shape A add9 shape ect to play in the original key
Just paste the URL from YouTube in and it’ll show up.
Use the relevant group in the forum.
The chords, play as if in the key of E and you’d get those chords, at first it can be tricky to imagine the C#m.
Try it with a capo and you’ll see, this is much harder to explain than do.
just watching brendon playing lessons 1 and 2 great video by the way,In the second part he plays the E chord A add9 I IV it looks to me like he then plays B major VI then the C#m7 V sounds great but is the progression is I IV VI V , I have tried it this way as in the progression it should be but brendens sounds the better way?
sorry that should be he plays the I ,IV ,V,IV, I
Sorry I do apologize brendon you are playing it correct, realized you are playing G I chord Cadd9 IV Em7 VI D V chord that’s why it sounded right mate because it was, we have to question or no one learns lol as the guru said playing it in the original key from the third fret
I think the shapes I thought of when playing that were E, Asus2, C#m, Bsus2. Not exactly the same, but the sus2′s are pretty easy in those shapes I think they sound ok. All with the capo on fret 3 so the actual chords are G, C, Em, D just like in the original key. Really best to think of it as I, IV, VI, V in E shapes. Kinda like Red from the intermediate songs.
I think it’s good that you modified it, keeps the drone going you have with open chords.
It’s hard to see what strings you are freting mate I was going of where you was putting the. Barre to what chord you was playing, sounds good all the same dude well done, ps see you are one of the chosen few left handed like myself lol all the best and happy playing
Hi everyone, I’m giving this guitar playing yet another go. Actually, I’d just given up for the 20th time but then I happen to find this lesson and all your comments and videos. That has inspired me to not give in just yet… So thank you, I think…
Still, I’m having the same confusion about the VI chord in your video as je02ff did, guru. I must be blind cause I can’t see you fretting anything else than Em?? Are you really fretting a b7 on the second string?
Thanks!
PS some day soon I’ll post a video…
You’e right, I had Wonderwall in my head, doh!
I’ve amended it now, oops!
Thanks for pointing that one out.
just a question dan, when you are doing the spyders to a metronome, i take it your finger should be striking each note to the beat?
just watching you doing spyders 1 and 2 it looks like you are striking 4 notes to every beat on the metronome,just wondering as to what beats per minuite you have got your metronome on in spyders 1 and 2 ?
A good goal for a beginner is between 70-90. think I do it at 90 in video.
Advanced players should aim for 120-140 for spyder 2.
As soon as you can play to a click, do move on to other spyders, they all help each other.
I see in one of your forums, you mention how you feel about Justin , from justinguitar.com, how do you feel about his methods? As you didn’t write anything.
It’s difficult to comment since I really don’t want to slag anyone off. I’m just trying to teach guitar and so is he.
There is no doubt that a lot of people feel that Justin has helped them, they are all beginners though and even though the help might seem great at first, I know that in the long run it’s not going to get you anywhere.
Justin is a really nice guy but unfortunately from a learning point of view, that’s all. If you look loser, there is actually no method at all.
This is obviously impossible for a beginner to see, so getting involved in the debate is not going to get me anywhere.
I do it it my way, Justin is Justin, the choice is yours.
I couldn’t agree more, Justin did. Help me a lot from the beginning, then I got to a point where I felt I needed to know more I was going between, spytunes, justinguitar, and jamplay,and lol one more guitartricks ,and kept
Returning to spytunes as I wanted to know more, I will be honest when I first started spytunes I did struggle what order to learn in,
But decided spytunes is for me, and at this point I would like to congratulate you for your time and effort on a fantastic website
Cheers buddy, I really don’t want to slag Justin, anyone helping other people should only get positive vibes I think.
If I in the past have been harsher it’s only because I’m so emotionally attached to the topic. Bad guitar tuition is what made me do this in the first place.
Hi Guru
Ihave read the previous post about the CAPO especaly those from Gassman but i am still confused, if i play a C#m bared at the 4th fret Am shape with capo on fret 3 do i get a Em? Gassman mentioned a video i am sure that would help or maybe a update in the Conspiracy on the Capo.Thanks for a great site i like many others came to SPY TUNES because we want to understand as well as play and you have me scratching my head.May you have a happy and successful new year.
Ok, fair enough, let’s get back on it!
So capo fret 3, play an open E chord, what you hear is a G, chord I.
Play an open A, you get a C chord, chord IV.
Play a C#m in relation to capo, fret 4, is fret 7 if you count from the nut, this is an Em. This is chord VI.
Play a B, in relation to capo fret 2, it’s fret 5 if you count from nut. This is a D chord, this is chord V.
Open E major is a much more difficult key to play in than open G since the chords are not all available as open position chords.
Play around with the sws to learn more, and keep moving that capo around.
Thanks Guru i think that is where i was confused because i would have used the bar at fret 7 fifth string root E and fret 5 fifth string root D MY FINGER TAKEING OVER FROM THE CAPO thanks
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Hi, this capo stuff was a lot harder than I imagined. Anyway, I’ll decided to be brave and post some video clips. I wouldn’t say it looks, sounds or feels relaxed and natural but still, I’m trying…
just strumming away:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0W3x0x_bsM
capo third fret:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vScIHqtq8
capo fifth fret:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlNSxrCx2Yo
I hope im looking at these a couple of moths from now wondering what a ** i was doing..
That’s great!
Think the sound sometimes captured the audio off the computer only.
I like the use of the cm shape when capo 3, most people would just use the am shape barred there.
Nice work.
Thanks! Sorry for the audio I guess i have crap stuff. Im lucky to manage to record anything at all, I’m not a very technical guy… and to get it posted on the tube…. that the first for me. well, 7th and 10th fret to go then Im ready for lesson 3. Thanks again.
I salute that you have gone through with it, you are on your way!
This could be a dumb question. I’m understanding changing the key of all the chords but I don’t understand why it is the key of E now.
Not at all. In order to remain in the key of G when placing a capo on fret 3 we have to think of the chords as if we were in E major, first chord is an E, the next chord you play is an A.
G and C are chord I and IV in the key of G.
E and A are chord I and IV in the key of E.
It’s a first step to thinking of chords as numbers, as their sound, rather than just a letter.
I understood the changing of I and IV but I couldn’t figure out how you arrived at E to start with, but I wasn’t applying what I had learned to far =X
A G barre chord at the third fret is an E shape so E = G when using a capo at the same place. Gotcha.
…I think.
that’s it yeah
I understand why an open e shaped chord with a capo at fret 3 equals a G chord… because G is note on 6th string at 3rd fret and e shape gives you root on 6th string… but I see this after the fact. How do you come up with “as if in the key of E” in the first place? trial and error? Can you give explanation? I still can’t figure out the rest of the chords when capo is at 3rd fret. A Cadd9… C is 5th string note at 3rd fret, need an add9 shape that incorporates that root note… how do you figure this out? Do you move up to 7th fret and use an Am shaped barre chord? Then move back to fret 5, with an A-shaped barre chord for the D? How do you change that to Sus4?
Not much of a guitar player but I do look good in those pants…
capo 7th fret:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzCejb9i_RI
i’ll try out lesson 3 now
Fantastic stuff!
Should you be using the picking pattern from the rythmn book exactly at each capo position or just picking what you think fits? I assume the picking part from the song in open position is different to the picking part in the rythmn book.
Start with the one in the book, modify it, upload and video response
Sorry for the late reply, been busy and haven’t had time to practice. The only reason I was asking is that if you have the capo on the 3rd fret and you play the Aadd9 shape chord, according to the picking pattern in the book, the first string you pick in this shape is the 6th string. However you wouldn’t play the sixth string if you were strumming an Aadd9 chord. And I know the actual chord you’re playing is a Cadd9, but you wouldn’t play the sixth string in that chord if you were strumming either. So I guess I’m wondering if it is different because you are picking or if you should find the picking pattern that should fit those chords based on the rythmn book pattern. For instance swapping the second part of the books pattern and the first part of the pattern around as I think that would fit the chords better. Or am I just talking out my hole?
The pattern in the book goes c to g rather than g to c, so swap that around first and it will all fit.
Thanks, Guru. I thought that might be the case. Spyder 1 up to 75 BPM and 2 up to 65 BPM, hooray!
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i have taken in what the guru has said over the last week, and decided i am going to beat this laugauge i am trying to learn.
This is my first video, i know its not great but hey things can only get better, come on everyone on beginner get your vids on here,dont be scared, we can all learn from each other.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AWa33jXLys
Great work! You always get a sense of completion when you make a video, keep em coming.
I salute your efforts, determination is everything.
Hi there!
I’m starting lessons a little later than the rest, and hope it’s not too much trouble.
I’ve got a couple questions about this one!
Q1. Is this the point of the lesson to have a song in a key, and play that same song in the same key all around the freatboard, wich would demand a capo, playing “as” in a diferent key and, therefore, using diferent chord “shapes”?
So that means I can play the same notes in diferent parts of the fretboard, wich will give me freedom to adjust any song to the tonality of the voice or instrument of and artist, being able to adapt myself to diferent voices and being able to make second guitar parts for a musical piece.
To do this with freedom I have to think notes as numbers, count the intervals properly if I’m not mistaken.
Okay….that was Q1, here comes Q2.
Q.2 If I play a chord shape, say G shape, in the fith fret, I’m transposing the note 5 intervals, and geting a C in a G shape. So in what key I’m a there?
Am I playing in the key of C, but playing “as” in the key of G?
Thanks for the time and sorry it’s so confusing. I’ve been stuck at this a few days now and needed serious help to clarify the idea.
All the best and thanks again,
Seb
Q1 : Yeah, the idea here is to show that chords have several shapes covering the whole neck. These different chord shapes sound slightly different to each other despite containing the same intervals; this is because of how the intervals are arranged and how many of each interval there is within the chord.
Using this you can tailor your guitar playing to suit any song in any key, including as you say, writing second guitar parts.
Thinking of all this in terms of numbers (intervals) rather than just notes will make things easier later on when you come to learning scales and when it comes to understanding musical harmony.
Q2: You’d just be playing a C chord. Without other chords with it you can’t really tell what key you’re in.
The C chord you’re playing could well be in G though. For example if your other chords were Em, D and Bm it would be pretty likely that you’re playing in G. If you were playing F, Am and Dm with your C chord then it’s likely you’d be in the key of C. It’s relative, in the example I gave of the C being in the key of G, the C would be known as the IV (4) chord. Whereas in the key of C, C is the I (1) chord.
The main thing to take from this at the moment though is that you were right, capoing on the fifth fret and playing a G shaped chord is a C!
Hope this helped
Oops, Gu answered while I was typing!
Sorry, I meanded a mistake* I just wrote:
So that means I can play the same notes in diferent parts of the fretboard, wich will give me freedom to adjust any song to the pitch* of the voice or instrument of and artist, being able to adapt myself to diferent voices and being able to make second guitar parts for a musical piece.
Q1 yes
Q2 no
Before you know all your notes on the fretboard this is tricky.
Use the sws to find what chords relate to keys.
G to C open position is chord I and IV capo on fret 3, switch sws to find the answer in the key of E.
Keep going like that, capo fret 5, play in key of D, D and G chords.
Keep playing along to video to make sure you are playing the right chords.
Got it! Thanks to you both.
Ok, I am completely late, since Guru is far away on intermediate exercises !
I don’t think I am still a beginner, but anyway, I found very important and useful to validate all the exercises by videos, just to keep a track.
So for exercise 2 I made 4 videos. You will see, I did not follow exactly the picking proposed in the Rhythm book.
Strumming
Capo 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2StccwIb-s
Capo 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L7QsW1zmcY
2nd guitar part
capo 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joR236GP318
capo 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vrS00-Rkb0
@Adao Great work.
I should be more clear with what I mean with beginner. This is all in relation to the levels of the guitar conspiracy and the S-E P R, which are organized beginner- master.
The flip side of the self eliminating exercises is that, yes, once you an do it you can move on, but if you can’t, you can’t move on and are still at the same level. IN this case, beginner.
If you complete all exercises and and blog lessons, truly achieving all goals, you can move on to intermediate.
Your videos clearly demonstrate that you have this capability, all you need to do is complete it, if you record videos like you just have, there is no doubt
I see what you mean
Thanks for the boost !
The only thing that is hard to define is the criteria to say “ok this level is done”. In my concern, I am not actually satisfied by my videos. I often wonder when to stop practicing a level ! Exercises with metronome are ideal for that ^^ When it sounds good at a certain tempo, it’s passed !
But perhaps the idea is also to keep going on, even if results are not “perfect”, because it will be easier to do it later, after a while doing other more advanced exercises.
Anyway, these exercises are a great idea. It is more easy to learn with a guideline, since the student accepts to follow it
Yeah you have to leave the decision to the metronome, it’s not about how high the BPM is, it’s about being comfortable.
If you can play at 100 BPM as well as 120 and 60 then it’s safe to say that you really get it.
If you keep going from that point you are simply working on maintaining muscle memory, which is pointless and it’s time to move on.
I tried it today, just to see ! What a surprise, it came alone ! I also found the best capo for my guitar (the simplest one ! thanks to Sevy).
So as I am happy, here is the video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO16ye3jWao
what is a simplified way to understand what happens when a capo is used, i’ve never used one before,
if i play open E then capo at fret 3, 5,7 etc, what does the open E become when capo’d at the higher frets?
Hi Stan,
An open E with a capo at fret 3, 5 and 7 becomes G, A and B.
Yes and all the chords in a key follow the same pattern.
So if you played E up 3 frets, what’s not is 3 semitones up from that..?
If you had played an open D and played 3 frets up, what is the note which is 3 semitones higher?
So all the chords and shapes in a key move up in the same ‘relative’ kind of a way?
Okay, I keep on struggeling with this song and I know the result is far from perfect but to be honest I’m really fed up with this song and I want to move on to Redemption Song.
I tried to put the 5th fret position strumming and picking on top of the open string strumming. From 0:45 it all goes rather fuzzy.
Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-a6_UYDpzY
Hi canticleer !
Very nice work and even with this fuzzy thing, the overall record is good. It shows very well how two guitars should rather play different things, because it sounds really good.
I’m not the teacher, but I would say you should clearly to the next song
Thanks for the reply Adao and for the friendly encouraging words.
I’ve found it hard to play the single note picking after strumming the chord progression first. In the strumming part you have this tie from beat 2+ to beat 3 creating a break in the rythm while, in the singel note picking you have to play a note on every single beat. Very hard for my poor brain to cope with.
In the meantime I’m enjoying myself very much with Redemption Song. A real treat to play this song.
Cheers and see you in the next lesson.
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