She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain- Easy Guitar Songs

“She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain” Spiritual Roots: (from ChatGPT) The song originated as a Christian spiritual called “When the Chariot Comes” during the late 1800s. It was sung by African American workers and spiritual communities in the South. In this version, the “she” referred to the chariot that would carry believers to heaven, symbolizing

Why You Should Play Scales

A lot of new musicians think playing scales over and over again is boring and may seem pointless. But here are 8 good reasons to work on scales every day. First, here’s the obvious stuff: 1. Playing Scales helps improve finger dexterity, strength and speed of your fingering hand. 2. Playing Scales helps improve the

Adding Bass Notes to Chords

Adding Bass notes to your playing is one of the easiest ways to spruce it up. Typically you want to strike a bass note in the chord for the 1st and 3rd beat. For example, if you’re playing a D chord, play the open D string on the 1st beat, and perhaps the open A

By the Rivers of Babylon

From Wikipedia… “Rivers of Babylon” is a Rastafari song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970. The lyrics are adapted from the texts of Psalms 19 and 137 in the Hebrew Bible. The Melodians’ original version of the song appeared on the soundtrack album

Sweet Child of Mine – Walkthru

In this video Alice walks thru how to play a ukulele version of “Sweet Child of Mine” From Wikipedia: “”Sweet Child O’ Mine” is a song by American rock band Guns N’ Roses, released on their debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). In the United States, the song was released in June 1988 as