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Student and Tutor engaged in a Guitar lesson, focusing on technical exercises, fretboard note identification, and practicing a challenging song. They reviewed techniques like sweeping and bending, discussed strategies for improving speed, and identified new sections of the song to practice. Homework includes practicing specific notes and a new clean section of the song.

The class involved a detailed practice session on guitar chord progressions for the song "Falling in Love With You," addressing specific lyrical transitions. The Tutor demonstrated both a simplified and an original version of the chord progression, introducing the B minor bar chord and its proper fingering. The Student was assigned to practice the simplified version of the song up to the second verse.

Student and Tutor worked on guitar techniques and song practice, focusing on a two-string warm-up and completing full songs. They reviewed and practiced "Come as You Are" by Nirvana, including a new bending technique, and began learning "Knocking on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan, discussing specific chords and rhythms. Homework includes practicing warm-ups, both songs at increasing speeds, and major/minor bar chord shapes; the next session is scheduled for Tuesday.

Student and Tutor continued their guitar lesson, focusing on enhancing guitar techniques and progressing through a specific song. They practiced left-hand scales, right-hand triplets and octaves, and note identification across the fretboard. The Student worked on challenging chord sections from the song "Dance Gaping Dance" at increasing metronome speeds, with a plan to incorporate more notes and practice difficult song sections first for homework.

Student and Tutor continued their work on bass guitar by practicing AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)", focusing on rhythm, pacing, and hand dexterity. They discussed techniques for interpreting tabs and maintaining groove. The Tutor then provided a list of new songs across R&B, heavy rock, Merengue, and Funk genres for the Student to explore and add to their practice repertoire.

The Student and Tutor focused on guitar fundamentals, including proper instrument tuning and practicing D, A, and G major chords. They worked on smooth chord transitions, learned a new rhythmic strumming pattern, and began applying these to a song's intro and verse. Homework was assigned to continue practicing the learned chords and the new alternate picking technique, alongside writing down the song's chord sequence.