Guitar lessons near me in Lake View, Chicago

Yiting Xia instructed Yellow Daffodil on playing "I Walk the Line" on the guitar, focusing on chord transitions and introducing the B7 chord. They practiced the song and worked on finger exercises. The next lesson is scheduled for next Friday, and they plan to work on "Worried Man Blues" or "Our Tongue."

Kristopher gave Hannah a guitar lesson focusing on strumming patterns, chord progressions, and timing, using songs like "Hey Driver," "Heading South," and "It'll Be Fine" as practice material. They also worked on the A minor pentatonic scale and a "walk-down" riff. Kristopher assigned practice exercises, including learning a chorus progression, and suggested hand stretches, while also committing to learning a new song, "28," for the next lesson.

Andy Raven guided Cara Jackson through a guitar lesson focusing on minor and seventh chords, chord progressions, and techniques like hammer-ons. Cara practiced transitioning between chords and learned how to use a capo effectively. Andy assigned Cara the task of creating a chord structure using the chords learned and to practice the song "Don't Know How to Keep."

Ben Muirhead taught Estella Floyd a Paul McCartney bassline, focusing on its structure, melodic and rhythmic variations, and underlying harmony. They analyzed specific sections of the bassline, discussed techniques like muting and chromatic movement, and explored rhythmic concepts such as eighth notes and ghost notes. Ben assigned practice of the bassline, and potentially tabbing it out or recording it for Estella.

Brady Thomas guided Nombuso through guitar exercises and techniques, including finger warm-ups, alternate picking, and strumming patterns, and applied these to the song "Last Kiss". They discussed pick grip, hand positioning, dynamics, and capo usage. Brady also gave Nombuso advice on practicing bass.

Raine Stern gave Dalia Keough a guitar lesson, working on Dalia's speed with a current song and introducing a new song, "Genius." They covered key identification, chord shapes (including bar chords and major/minor variations), and the tuning of the guitar. Raine will share the chord progressions and shapes in a Google Drive folder for Dalia to practice.