Last night I had a quick private session with Maria (TSG member). She was so close - the right notes were there, but something felt just a little off. Nothing major. There was just a bit out of sync between the notes. But in under 2 minutes, it started to come together. You can hear the shift in real time below. If your picking sometimes feels disconnected… Or you’re not sure why something sounds off even though it looks right… Try this: ✅ Slow it way down ✅ Focus just on your fretboard hand ✅ Loop a small section until it feels smooth ✅ Only then — bring in speed That’s what Maria did - and it started to come together. Dave 🎶 p.s. We went deeper in the full 10-min lesson.Want to check it out? Comment “PICK” below and I’ll send it over.

Most players try to learn songs like this: ➡️ Find a cool tune ➡️ Watch 4 random YouTube vids ➡️ Try to glue it all together ➡️ Give up halfway through Sound familiar? Here’s the truth: A song is just a LEGO set 😎 Big and overwhelming if you don’t have the manual. Simple and satisfying if you break it down into the right steps. Here’s the formula I use with my private students: ➡️ Song = Sections (Intro, Verse, Chorus, etc.) ➡️ Each section = Chords + Pattern ➡️ Practice 1 section at a time ➡️ Stack them together - done. I made a simple LEGO-style Guitar Blueprint that shows you exactly how to break songs down and finally finish them. Want it? Comment “BLUEPRINT” below and I’ll send it your way 🎸 Once you see how the pieces fit, the whole thing gets way more fun! - Dave 🎶

Really struggling to keep my palm from touching the first string ruining the chord. A is also pretty tricky with some wide fingers.

If you’re like most players I work with, you’ve learned a couple of chords… But switching between them still stops your strum. Your fingers don’t always move as fast as you want. And when you do play, it's good some days, and maybe not the next. This Friday, I’m running a LIVE zoom group class on Open Chords — and I’m going to help you: ✅ Clean up your chord shapes (no more buzzing and muting) ✅ Switch chords faster without having to think so much ✅ Understand why your fingers are actually getting stuck — and fix it Even if: – You're just starting out – You don't have much time to dedicate to guitar – You haven’t picked up the guitar in weeks, or have been on/off for years This is guitar teaching in real time — not like "easy/simple/fast" YouTube videos that you try to follow along with but leave you to figure it out on your own. Comment “CHORDS” below and I’ll send you the invite. **this class is limited to 10 spaces, 1 of which already went today, so please only book in if you are serious about showing up** Bring your guitar. We’re not just talking — we’re getting down to some playing. See you there – Dave 🎶

Doin somethin a little different on tomorrows livestream Q&A: It's ROCK themed. 🤘🤘🤘 So any rock questions, topics, challenges, songs you have questions about, let's see em!👇