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Wicked Game Guitar Lesson

Wicked game - Chris Isaak - easy guitar lesson

Today I’m going to teach you how to play “Wicked game” by Chris Isaak from his third studio album “Heart Shaped World”. This is a beautiful laid back song with a lovely vibe to it.

This is an easy guitar lesson that is great for beginners and for those of you who just like to play great classics. The song contains 3 open chords and a basic popular strumming pattern that you can apply to many others songs as well.

How to Play Wicked Game

Wicked game is played with 3 chords: Bm – A – E

You can learn the chords on The 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners and on

The second 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners

The chord progression is / Bm / A / E / E /

Here is strumming pattern you can use to play the song:

↓↓↑↑↓↑ = down – down – up – up – down – up

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn the entire song. I explain it slowly, clearly and in close up.

Please share your feedback in the comments below or on Youtube. I read and reply to everyone of them. I’d love to hear from you!

Enjoy!

Knocking on Heavens Door Guitar Lesson

By Klaus Crow 5 Comments

Knocking on heavens door - Bob Dylan / Guns 'n Roses - Guitar Lesson

Hi Folks,

Today I’m going to teach you how to play “Knocking on heavens door” by Bob Dylan, also covered by Guns ‘n Roses. This is a great song to learn on the guitar and a “must” to have on your repertoire :)

It’s an easy version for beginners using open chords and a basic strumming pattern to make the learning process as smooth as possible.

How to Play “Knocking on heavens door” on Guitar

Knocking on heavens door is played with 4 chords: G – D – Am – C

You can learn the chords on The 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners

Here are two basic strumming patterns you can use to play the song:

Basic strumming pattern #1:
/ G ↓↓ D ↓↓ / Am ↓↓↓↓ / G ↓↓ D ↓↓ / C ↓↓↓↓ /

Basic strumming pattern #2:
/ G ↓↓↑ D ↓↓↑ / Am ↓↓↓↑↓↓↓↑ / G ↓↓ D ↓↓ / C ↓↓↓↑↓↓↓↑ /

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn the entire song step by step.

Reach Your Guitar Goals Effortlessly!

By Klaus Crow 3 Comments

Where do You Start?

Guitar playing is all about reaching a goal. You can be simply playing for fun or want to be an accomplished guitar player, there is always a goal to achieve. You want to learn something new.

Now, maybe you are reading this as a novice guitar player, an intermediate or advanced guitar player. Perhaps you’re looking for new answers as a long time player who is stuck and misses the fun, excitement and growth of the early days, it all good.

Follow the guidelines below and you will reach your guitar goals from any stage in your playing gracefully.

There are 21 keys to make this happen. Read and answer them thoroughly and you will walk the smooth and easy path, break out of the slump, regain the spark and magic of practice and accomplish all your guitar goals effortlessly.

Yes effortlessly, as long as you follow the rules :)

Have fun!

Powerful One-Octave Natural Minor Scales – Part III

By Klaus Crow 3 Comments

Good day my guitar friends, we’re in the middle of the One-Octave Natural Minor scales series and we continue with Part III.

In the previous lessons we practiced the scale patterns starting on the Low-E and A string and now we’re going to start with the root note on the D-string. We’re heading into the higher regions of the scale where most of the guitar soloing takes place, so the shapes are getting more relevant to your playing once you go up the strings.

If you just stepped into Part III of the One-Octave natural minor scale series you might first want to check out Part I and Part II.here are the reasons you want to learn this:

Summary One-Octave Natural Minor Scales

The one-octave natural minor scale makes it easy to recognize the shape, the structure, the notes and the intervals of the scale. Since it’s one octave they are a perfect start for beginners and will definitely create new insights for intermediate guitar players.

For anyone who’s into rock, blues and pop music the natural minor scale is a crucial scale, but you will also encounter the scale in many other styles as well.

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