This is a free lesson for acoustic guitar by Peter Vogl. We will learn how to play the chord progression featured on Track 11 of the Let's Jam! Unplugged CD. Learning the chords and strum patterns to this song will help you develop your rhythm guitar skills.
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Let's start by reviewing the chords used in this song

Here is the first strum pattern that we will use.

Now here is the second pattern that we will play for this song.

After you've mastered these strum patterns try playing along with Track 11 (Am Is) of the Let's Jam! Unplugged CD.
Intro to Acoustic Rock Guitar by Peter Vogl is a downloadable Quicktime video lesson for beginners who want to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. This course starts with the basics like: tuning a guitar, how to hold a guitar and pick, playing chords, strumming, and learning to play chords. Later on in the video the student will learn how to play popular songs like All Along the Watchtower, Run Around, and more. $9.95
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