The Greatest Guitar Course in the World
This site has my guitar lessons and associated audio (mp3) files. The
site is intended for study only and as a means to learn guitar. The
audio files are not professional quality. I am only an average singer,
but the audio files may help you to learn the songs and hear some of
the guitar playing that you will be learning.
[Click] 2020 Fall Weekly lessons (with recordings)
[Click] 2021 Spring Weekly lessons (with recordings)
Search for songs
[Click] Songs/Music (Ray's Collection)
[Click] Songs (Student Favorites)
[Click] Large Song Book ("Jim's Book")
select "Guitar (EADGBE)" in the box on top left
[Click] More Song Books
[Click] Google (for example, search for "country roads chords")
[Click] Traditional Music site - large number of songs, etc.
[Click] www.traditionalsongs.org
[Click] ultimate-guitar webpage
[Click] Acoustic Life
[Click] Singing on Key
[Click] Other Lessons
[Click] Buying a guitar
[Click]
My Beginner Course - Description and Topics
[Click]
Full Guitar Book In One File
[Click] Front Cover
Table of Contents (one pdf file per lesson)
[Click] Lesson 1 (Introduction And Basics)
Typical Progression Through the Class
[Click] Tuning (Audio)
Re-Stringing a Guitar
Guitar Position (Left Hand)
Guitar Position (Right Hand)
Songs in D
[Click] Skip To My Lou (Audio)
[Click] Down In the Valley (Audio)
[Click] On Top Of Old Smokey (Audio)
[Click] Michael Row the Boat Ashore (Audio)
[Click] Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Audio) (NOT READY YET)
Playing Difficulties
[Click] More verses for songs (alphabetical order)
Songs In G
[Click] Blowing In The Wind (Audio)
[Click] This Land Is Your Land (Audio)
[Click] Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Audio)
[Click] Battle Hymn Of The Republic (Audio)
Kumbaya (No Audio)
Happy Birthday (No Audio)
[Click] Country Roads (Audio)
[Click] I've Been Working On The Railroad (Audio)
Tips On Playing Chords
[Click] More verses for songs (alphabetical order)
[Click] Lesson 5 (Chords In The Keys Of A, C And E)
Songs In A
[Click] Tom Dooley (Audio)
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean (No Audio)
[Click] He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (Audio)
[Click] Rock My Soul In The Bossom Of Abraham (Audio)
Songs In C
[Click] You Are My Sunshine (Audio)
[Click] Red River Valley (Audio)
Songs In E
[Click] Edelweiss (Audio)
[Click] Amazing Grace (Audio)
Songs In F
[Click] Riddle Song (Audio)
[Click] Crawdad Song (Audio)
[Click] More verses for songs (alphabetical order)
Songs In A Minor
[Click] House Of The Rising Sun (Audio)
[Click] Scarborough Fair (Audio)
[Click] Sound Of Silence (Audio)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (No Audio)
Songs In D Minor
[Click] El Condor Pasa (Audio)
[Click] Sunrise, Sunset (Audio)
Songs In E Minor
[Click] I'm Just A Poor Wayfarin' Stranger (Audio)
[Click] When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again (Audio)
[Click] More verses for songs (alphabetical order)
Transposing
A Simple Transposing Table
Circle Of Fifths (Circle Of Chords)
Transposing Using The Circle Of Fifths (Circle Of Chords)
With transposing circles (cut-outs)
[Click] A transposing website - logue.net
The Capo
Interval (Steps) Between Notes In The Scale
A Capo Placement Circle (cut-out)
When the Saints Go Marching In (In 6 Chord Sets)
[Click] (Audio)
Right Hand Notation For Strums
Left Hand Notation For Melody
Brush Notation
Hammer-On And Pull-Off
Double Thumbing
Notation For Repeat Sign:
Special Notation
Single Note Songs At Base of Neck
[Click] Honky-Tonk (Audio)
[Click] Honky-Tonk Video Lesson
[Click]
Rock Run (Audio)
[Click] I Shall Not Be Moved (Audio)
[Click] I Shall Not Be Moved (Video) (Video/Audio from concert)
[Click]
I Shall Not Be Moved Video Lesson (first on strings 456, then on strings 345)
Scales In Four-Fret Boxes
[Click] Scale in a Four-Fret Box Video Lesson
Songs In Four-Fret Boxes on the Guitar Neck
[Click] Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Video Lesson
(in 4 fret box, frets 3-6, frets 8-11)
[Click]
I Shall Not Be Moved Video Lesson
(in 4 fret box, frets 3-6, frets 8-11)
Happy Birthday
On Top of Old Smokey
Down in the Valley
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Tom Dooley
Row Row Row Your Boat
Amazing Grace
Skip to My Lou (Compare to earlier versions)
Red River Valley
You are My Sunshine
When The Saints Go Marching In (1)
When The Saints Go Marching In (2)
This Land is Your Land
Silent Night - 1
Silent Night - 2
Blowing In The Wind
[Click] More verses for songs (alphabetical order)
Strums For Guitar
[Click] TP (Audio)
[Click] TP (Skip to my Lou) Video Lesson
[Click] TPP (Audio)
[Click] TPP (Down in the Valley) Video Lesson
[Click] TDU TDU (Skip to my Lou) (Audio)
[Click] TDU TDU (Skip to my Lou) Video Lesson
[Click] TDUDU TDUDU (Down in the Valley) (Audio)
[Click] TDUDU TDUDU (Down in the Valley) Video Lesson
[Click] T D TUDU (Skip to my Lou) (Audio)
[Click] T D TUDU (Skip to my Lou) Video Lesson
[Click] Travis Picking (T T1 T2T1) (Blowing in the Wind) (Audio)
[Click] Travis Picking Strum (Skip to my Lou) Video Lesson both hands
[Click]
travisStrum(body)-Skip.mp4
Strums For Guitar (Arpeggios)
[Click] Skip to my Lou (2/4) (Audio)
[Click] Down in the Valley (3/4) (Audio)
[Click] Down in the Valley (3/4) Video
[Click] Amazing Grace (3/4) (Audio)
[Click] Key Of D Bass Runs (Audio)
[Click] Bass Run D-A7-D, D-G-D Video Lesson
Skip To My Lou (Bass Runs - With Slow Strum)
Skip To My Lou (Bass Runs - With Fast Strum)
Down In The Valley (Bass Runs)
When The Saints Go Marching In (Bass Runs)
[Click] Key Of G Bass Runs (Audio)
This Land Is Your Land (Bass Runs)
[Click] Key Of C Bass Runs (Audio)
Red River Valley (Bass Runs)
[Click] Key Of A Bass Runs (Audio)
On Top Of Old Smokey (Bass Runs)
[Click] Key Of E Bass Runs (Audio)
Riddle Song (Bass Runs)
[Click] You Are My Sunshine (Audio)
[Click] Wildwood Flower(Key of C) (Audio)
Wildwood Flower(Key of G)
On Top Of Old Smokey (Key Of G - No Audio)
On Top Of Old Smokey (Key Of C - No Audio)
This Land Is Your Land (Key Of C)
This Land Is Your Land (Key Of G)
[Click] I Walk The Line (Audio)
[Click] More verses for songs (alphabetical order)
[Click] Freight Train I (Audio)
[Click] Freight Train II (Audio)
[Click] Soulcake (Audio)
[Click] Sugar Babe (Audio)
Silent Night (I)
[Click] Silent Night (II) (Audio)
[Click] Good King Wenceslas (Audio)
Adeste Fideles
We Three Kings
[Click] Fennario (Audio)
[Click] Steff's Reel, Cumberland Fairwell (Audio)
[Click] Railroad Bill (Audio)
[Click] Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Audio)
Four Finger Rag
[Click] Portland Town (Audio)
[Click] More verses for songs (alphabetical order)
Musical Notes (Western Music)
Major Scale
Modes Using Notes of the Major Scale
Modes Chart and Circle
[Click] Modes Chart and Circle (cut-out)
Pentatonic Scales
Musical Notes On Guitar Strings on the Neck
Notes On Musical Staff With Guitar Tablature
Notes On The Staff
Barre Chords
Power Chords
Chord Formatioon
Miscellaneous Notes
Intervals
Triads
Major Chord Progressions
Minor Chord Progressions
Chords In Alphabetical Order
More Chord Charts
[Click] Large file with many chords
[Click] Large file with many chords (another version)
[Click] Multiple Screen Version
[Click] Text Version
The Greatest Guitar Course in the World
This site has my guitar lessons and associated audio (mp3) files. The
site is intended for study only and as a means to learn guitar. The
audio files are not professional quality. I am only an average singer,
but the audio files may help you to learn the songs and hear some of
the guitar playing that you will be learning.