In this guitar lesson we learn how to play the chords for 'You Shook Me All Night Long' by ACDC. Ollie walks you through the chords and rhythm sections from this classic AC/DC track. We use a lot of open powerchord shapes, which sound amazing when you have a good crunch sound on the guitar!
A Massive Welcome to Ben, Our New Tutor In London. Ben has recently completed the YGA training and is now teaching from his awesome home studio in Brockley, South London. We are very lucky to have such a talented tutor and player on the YGA team, so read on to find out more about Ben!
Wow, our tutors are talented! Before becoming an official YGA tutor, we put every single one of them through their paces to make sure they are at the right level to teach for us. Of course, 75% of this training and testing is to do with teaching, but we also make sure that each and every tutor can seriously play! So it's no surprise that we have some serious talent on show, as you'll see from this video!
Vintage VE300N electro acoustic guitar demo. Our amazing tutor Jorma gets his hands on this beautiful electro acoustic guitar and puts it through its paces! This guitar was recently voted one of the best acoustic guitars under £1000, and we see why! For the tiny price tag it packs a mammoth punch.
How to play 'That's What I Like' by Bruno Mars. Learn from this live stream acoustic guitar lesson with Simone. This massive pop hit by Bruno Mars actually features some very cool chord shapes, and a very interesting chord progression. It's perfect for intermediate players who are looking to extend their chord repetoire beyond basic triads and 7th chords.
How To Play The Beat It Solo by Michael Jackson & Eddie Van Halen - Live Streaming Guitar Lesson. In this live lesson Ollie takes us through the full solo by Eddie Van Halen and breaks it down into maneagable licks. This is a very tricky solo to master, so it is important to learn one lick at a time, and practice at a very slow pace.
What makes you pick up the guitar to practice? Reading more of our latest reviews for our YGA tutors, it seems that this is the first question that Matt in Bristol asks of his new students. What a question! We hear from Matt's student, Reuben, about just how much Matt's bespoke lessons that centre around his favourite music, help him improve quickly.
Check out Joe's new single Asymmetrical Life. Our guitar tutor, Joe Traxler, has just released his new tune "Asymmetrical Life" which is based on his struggle with health over the last year. The single is really making waves in the local music industry and racking up the streams on various platforms. Take a listen here to this beautiful single!
Have some fun jamming over this John Mayer trio style backing track in the key of A blues. The track consists of a cool bluesy riff that continues through the song, and your task is to use your improv skills to solo over the top. Try using your A minor and A major pentatonic scales combined for an authentic bluesy sound!