Holiday Guitar Lessons
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Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and all that jazz. What better way to celebrate than by serenading your friends and family with an electrified version of one of the most beautifu...
The first half of our rendition involves playing the melody in a lower register. We'll gradually climb an octave in an effort to build momentum, but for now, focus heavily on phrasing. Ensur...
In this second half, we're stepping it up a notch. The melody has crept up an octave, and we're implementing fills between many of the phrases. Be creative - The only real barrier here is th...
Enjoy playing along to the backing track! I'd love to see your rendition. Feel free to tag me on social media and I'll be sure to check it out!
Hey fellow IGers! T'is the season once again. This year, I decided to take a holiday favorite, Silent Night, and arrange it in such a way that is quite simplistic, with the entire melody lin...
This song is in a three-feel, so be sure to get into the swing of the rhythm before you dive in. There are three verses to the song, so the melody line (as transcribed below) basically repea...
Hey fellow IGers! T'is the season once again so let's sink our teeth into another good ol' holiday classic. This month's lesson is comprised of a Chet Atkins-esque finger style arrangement o...
Alright so let's get started with the main "Rudolph" verse melody. Most people who exist on planet earth know this melody to some extent, so that part should be rather straight-forward. Just...
So onto the bridge section. This part begins with three descending bar chords, but the structure is much the same; two "bouncing" bass notes with an overlaying melody. Be sure to fret the ba...
So after the bridge, we're right back to the main verse melody. Reference part one if you're having issues with that section of the tablature. I'll demonstrate the final eight bars of the so...
Around this time of year, we begin hearing tons and tons of the traditional songs which serve as landmarks for the season. If you're like myself, things tend to get old after about the 487th...
We start with "Carol Of The Bells". Heavily based on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra metal arrangement of the song, here we feel the uplifting effects of some good ol' fashion classical co...
Up next, the only "fully original" section of the medley; an arpeggio sequence used as a compositional segway. Ay 180BPM, 8th notes should be well within our grasp. Some will find "slower" ...
...The basic melody-line from Walter Rollins' "Frosty The Snowman"! Be sure to, yet again, focus on phrasing nuances and vibrato; it's important when faced with situations where the melody ...
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. This is the segment where we totally sell-out and play one of the all-time most famous Christmas songs. Forced into a new meter, 4/4, this is yet another sec...
Check out the full backing track and be sure to post your renditions of the tune on the IG forums!
Ho-Ho-Ho Holiday Guitar Slingers! Welcome to the Infinite Guitar Santa's Christmas Knuckle Busters! In this tutorial we will look at some exercises to help you with both right/left hand co...
This part is for those of you Elves that have graduated primary school and are ready to move on to Elf college! Here it gets a little more tricky. The example below is a very simple 3-note ...
Okay! For those of you Elves that have passed the previous example, it's time to advance to the level of Gnome! You should all be familiar with the standard A minor (Aeolian) scale by now, ...
Ahh, the Grinch, the furry little green devil of Christmas that just won't leave us alone! But, in the spirit of his genial personality and insanity, I've devised a special treat for all you...
Here is a backing track where you'll hear the triplet rhythm pattern from the Grinch example, now looped. You can play along with this to make sure you are keeping the rhythm and then try it...