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The Student and Tutor focused on guitar techniques, practicing the pentatonic scale with hammer-ons and pull-offs, and applying these to riffs from Black Sabbath and AC/DC. They also covered bending notes and refined right-hand strumming patterns for various song sections. The session concluded with planning to continue practicing these techniques with metronome/drum tracks, and the Tutor agreed to provide tabs for the practiced songs.

Student and Tutor discussed the student's recent guitar practice, highlighting how a culturally resonant Hindi song led to more natural playing and improved transitions. They selected "All of Me" by John Legend as the new song, and the session focused on an ear training exercise for its bass notes and practicing the initial chord progression using a capo. The student is tasked with practicing these chords and bass notes with the provided diagrams.

Student and Tutor continued practicing guitar techniques, focusing on the Nirvana song 'Come As You Are,' including E minor and D major chord transitions, strumming patterns, and melody. They also began learning the E minor pentatonic scale and introduced power chords for AC/DC's 'Back in Black,' practicing them with distortion. Homework includes practicing the 'Come As You Are' chords with a metronome/drums, the pentatonic scale as a warm-up, and the AC/DC power chord progression with drums.

The Student and Tutor practiced guitar warm-ups focusing on melody and finger patterns. They extensively worked on improving rhythm and chord transitions for the song "Three Little Birds" and performed an exercise of single-stroke chord changes with the music. The session concluded with the selection of a new song for future practice, with the Tutor planning to provide additional song suggestions.

During this trial lesson, the Student discussed their background in jazz guitar and identified challenges with technical proficiency, particularly picking, and avoiding mechanical-sounding improvisation. The Tutor proposed strategies to improve technique through gradual tempo increases and suggested developing musicality by singing lines and recording practice sessions. Future lessons were outlined to cover repertoire building with blues standards and dedicated technical exercises.

The Student and Tutor worked on playing "Three Little Birds" on the guitar, focusing on right-hand strumming technique, rhythm, and chord transitions. They also discussed syncing playing with singing and reviewed several chord shapes. The Student's homework is to practice the song's chords with the original track to improve rhythm and synchronization.