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So this soundtrack is amazing.  I haven’t even seen the movie yet but apparently the movie itself is amazing as well.  We have had a bunch of students requesting songs from the album so we decided to make a few video lessons.  The first one we did was for the song Always Remember Us This Way.  That one has really taken off for us on YouTube.  Because that one has done so well we have decided to another song from the soundtrack.  Music to My Eyes is a great beginner guitar song.  It has a little bit of lead line and a 6/8 strumming pattern that may be new to some of the beginners out there but it is definitely not that hard.  In the video I explain the song form, chords, and the lead line.  Everything you need to know to be able to learn this song is included in the video.

Here at Summit Guitar School we really want to provide as much value as we possibly can to the beginner guitar community.  There are a lot of beginner guitar players out there that just do not know where to start.  A lot of them are probably finding it hard to even get to the point where they can learn songs on their own off of YouTube.   We are working hard to provide a solution to that problem.  Stay tuned for a beginner guitar course that is being designed for the absolute beginner. This course will make it possible for you to learn any song you want.  We are really excited to bring this course to you all.  Please let us know if you would be interested in online course such as this.

For now, here is our latest online lesson. Enjoy!

Here is a brand new lesson for all of you beginner guitar students.  Here at Summit Guitar School we love to teach all styles and genres of music. This lesson is from the band Casting Crowns.  This is their new song, Nobody.  We chose this song because it doesn’t sound like most of the other Christian songs on the radio.  Video lessons are definitely fun to create and post but it is even more fun to create when we actually enjoy the song.  Please let us know how we can make these videos better and more useful. We want to provide a ton of value to the online beginner guitar community and we hope you learn a lot from our videos.  Thanks for stopping by our page.

The new movie, A Star is Born, has a great soundtrack that is full of guitar driven songs.  We love this!!!  There is no shortage of individuals wanting to learn guitar, but there is a shortage of guitar driven songs on the radio.  That’s not to say there aren’t guitar driven songs out there.  There is plenty of guitar driven music out there, you just have to look for it.   When this movie and it’s soundtrack were released it gave us some great guitar driven music. With that being said we chose a song off of album that was piano driven to do a lesson on… I know, that makes no sense.  Here’s the deal, we love to produce video lessons but we also love music.  At Summit Guitar School we feel like we should only produce lessons on songs that we really enjoy.  With that being said we hope you enjoy our latest guitar lesson.  Have a great day!

At Summit Guitar School we take pride in that fact that we love to teach all different genres of music.  With so many genres of music out there it seems silly to limit the kinds of music that we teach. The bottom line is that people want to learn the kind of music that they enjoy listening to.  Once our students get passed the beginner guitar curriculum we make sure to start honing in on their personal music tastes.  This keeps students interested and motivates them to practice.  There is a bit of a balancing act that must happen with this method of teaching.  Sure, it’s great to let students pick the songs they want to learn, but it’s also important to give them a well rounded musical education. We want to make sure that our students understand how to read rhythms, play scales, and understand basic music theory. It isn’t our goal to only teach songs.  It is our goal to help each of our students become the best musicians they can be.

This weeks song lesson by the band Old Dominion is perfect for all of our beginner students.  It has basic open chords and a great beginner lead guitar line.  In the lesson I break down each of the chord progressions, the strumming pattern, and the song form.  I also explain the lead guitar hook and break it down note for note.  Please enjoy the lesson and let us know how you like it.  Drop a song request in the comments and we will add it to our list.

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Every week we look for new songs to do a video lesson on.  Some weeks are easier than others.  Each week we check out the new music playlist on Spotify. Sometimes the song is obvious but some weeks, most weeks, we really have to dig around to find the song we want to teach.  This week the answer was obvious when we heard the new Lumineers song, Walls.  As soon as I heard it I grabbed my guitar and jotted down the chord progression and strumming pattern.  In the lesson we go over the song form, chord progression, and strumming patterns.  Below is a link to the chord chart to make learning the song that much easier.

Drop us a comment and let us know how you like our lessons.  We hope you enjoy our videos and you find that they provide you with a valuable resource for learning the guitar online.  If you have any song suggestions please let us know and we will put them on our list.  Thanks for stopping by and enjoy this weeks lesson.

Walls Guitar Chord Chart

Brett Blakemore

We just posted our 9th high quality YouTube lesson last Friday and we are really gaining some traction.  This lesson is on on an unreleased Chris Cornell song called When Bad Does Good.  There are a few barre chords in this song so it may give the beginners out there a little trouble. We fully explain and breakdown each barre chord in the video.  It’s always a tragedy when a gifted artists passes away too soon.  This song is going to be released in a box set sometime before Christmas with a bunch of other unreleased material.

For us at Summit Guitar it isn’t always about teaching the newest pop songs.  We want to teach songs that we enjoy and have fun playing. Hopefully our love for the guitar is translated well with each video we publish.  It is our goal to provide value to the online guitar world.  Please let us know how we are doing and drop us a song request in the comments.  Be on the look out for another new lesson this week.

Thanks,

Brett Blakemore