Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement for the month's community chosen tutorial:
En el Cielo y En la Tierra by Puentes
Difficulty level: Advanced
To watch the beginner tutorial (original version), click here
In this video tutorial I demonstrate the arrangement and break it down into the different sections and techniques u...
2023-11-29 09:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostOctober's poll winner:
En el cielo y en la tierra by Puentes
Difficulty level: Beginner - Intermediate
In the beginner tutorial I break down the song's chords, fingerpicking pattern, strumming pattern & counting.
The song is very beginner friendly, because we are only using 3 chords: A...
2023-11-29 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostDid you see how existing members have been making Noku Mana their own..? 🤩 How amazing!!
In November we have pre-launched the Be the Community program, our online🎶 Medicine Music Academy 🎶 with a select group of 20 community members.
In the program we go through the process of "grounding" the month's community chosen song.
We focus on the community chosen song for the whole month, going through all the coordination practices needed to master it and be able to play the song from beginni...
This month's community-chosen song Noku Mana brought up some challenges in our community with regards to proper guitar and hand positioning (mainly with the F barre-chord & Dm chord).
In our online video platform, several community members asked questions or showed videos of themselves str...
2023-11-16 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In this etude (musical exercise) we are exploring the "blues scale" - an extension of the minor pentatonic scale, with an added b5 note.
In the etude we are incorporating fingerstyle techniques in order to create our own "rhythm ...
- Major & minor pentatonic scales across the fretboard
- Relative major & minor scales
- Parallel major & minor scales
- Adding the "blue" note (b5)
- Melodic decorations
- Rhythmic techniques & bass lines
Read more about the ...
2023-11-08 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Masterclass Malinda & I were demonstrating how to apply the fingerpicking & strumming techniques in a musical context, while working in a duo format.
- Keeping the rhythm & structure while playing & feeling the music
- Where to put the capo?
- Strumming techniques & right hand positioning
- The F chord, h...
2023-11-07 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
What an exciting month we had!
It was great to receive the enthusiastic responses and support, and to start the new "Be the Community" online program, hosted by Malinda (watch the video where we share more about the program here) - The first 20 spots have been filled, and we are now opening the registration for the official launch on Dec.
Hey guys,
What an exciting month we had!
As always, we have received some great song suggestions from you, for the next tutorial.
Shimshai - Shalom (suggested by Ori)
Shantala - Purnamadah
Update:
I have uploaded an updated lyrics / chord sheet for the "Vuela con el Viento" tutorial.
Including chord diagrams as well!
Enjoy 🎶
2023-10-29 20:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostFingerstyle Guitar Arrangement for the month's community chosen tutorial:
Noku Mana by Curawaka
Difficulty level: Intermediate - advanced
To watch the beginner tutorial (original version), click here
With fingerstyle guitar techniques, we learn to be our own rhythm section - to play lead & rhythm guitar simultaneously. 2023-10-27 09:05:00 +0000 UTC View Post
September's poll winner:
Noku Mana by Curawaka.
Difficulty level: Beginner - Intermediate
In the beginner tutorial I break down the song's chords, fingerpicking pattern, strumming pattern & counting.
The song has a tricky pattern (in terms of where the chord changes), I explain two systems of mastering the song's pattern: understanding the "mathematical" pattern with counting (explained in the ...
2023-10-27 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostA sneak preview to October's community chosen tutorial: "Noku Mana"!
Tutorial for the original song (beginner friendly) + tabs for the fingerstyle guitar arrangement will be released in the upcoming week. Stay tuned!
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Be The Community - 3 month interactive group program | Learn medicine songs together
Watch the video 2023-10-24 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
A lot has been happening in the Shai Guitar field lately, and it feels important to share an update
with you at this stage.
Malinda, my wife, and I want to share a bit about the restructuring process of the past months,
give you a peek into the future Shai Guitar landscape and have some exciting news regarding a
new Shai Guitar Video Learning Platform!
We also want to invite you for a pre-launch of the fir...
2023-10-23 13:23:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
In the video above I demonstrate and explain about the structure and musical principals of the upcoming "Master the Fretboard" online course.
The course is being born out of the work I did 1 on 1 and in small groups in the past few years, and comes to answer for the need for a structured, musical way to learn scales and the fretboard, and be able to apply them in a musical context.
Below are the main requirements & content of the cou...
2023-10-23 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Many of you have asked for the alternative version to play "Light of your grace", as Sam himself often plays it live.
I am attaching to this post the tabs for the alternative version (which I made for a student a few years ago), with partial capo (on the 6th-3rd strings). Ignore the empty bars in the beginning.
Original tutorial (simplified version) with tabs can be found here
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2023-10-17 17:39:00 +0000 UTC View PostAdd color & groove to your rhythm guitar playing
In this etude (musical exercise) I am using a simple chord progression (Am, F, G, Em) and experiment with adding the following elements:
- Open strings to enrich the chords and add color
- Scalar passages in between the chords
- Rhythmic hits to energize the song and create a groove
Video timestamps:
0:00 - Demonstration
0:59 - Introduction
2:14 - C...
2023-10-12 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostA clarification regarding Pavel's question about chord inversions on "Naturaleza"
In this video I give a (very) quick overview of chord inversions, the CAGED system, and how to apply it. This is quite a big topic which takes time to master, and requires memorization of the neck and the basic chord shapes in order to be able to freely apply.
I am demonstrating a nice musical exercise where we take a simple chord sequence: Am, G, F, E - and add one more inversion to each chord - so ...
2023-10-07 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostUpdated tabs are available for the "Nuestro Mundo" tutorial.
Bars 16 & 22 were corrected (added the bass note), thank you Alba for noticing and letting me know!
The tabs are available for download through the original post
Senol, Jonah, Fox, Andy, Andreas, Sequoia, Mitchell, Ricardo, Charles, TiTO, Noor, Naava, Amy, Dan, Thomas, Stan, Venkatesh, Ivo, Lilith, John, Vladimir, Vivasoul, Riyu, Miguel, Mathias, Sanne, Jose, Max, Elise, Dreyden, Lara, Aliya, Monika, Andreas, Ladis
Thank you for joining the community and I hope you enjoy the content!
For this month we have the following song suggestions:
August's poll winner:
Agua de Estrellas (based on the version by Rolando Carrasco Segovia & Zamy Juárez Abad)
Difficulty level - Intermediate - Advanced
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About the tutorial:
In the tutorial I demonstrate both the original and a simplified version for the song. The first thing to foc...
2023-10-01 09:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostAugust's poll winner: "Agua de Estrellas".
In this video I am demonstrating the fingerstyle guitar arrangement for the song.
Separate tutorial will be released soon for the version by Rolando Carrasco Segovia & Zamy Juárez Abad, and a slightly simplified version as well. Stay tuned!
Difficulty level : Advanced
Technical key points: 2023-09-27 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Learn the open position of the pentatonic scale, and hot it sounds over a major vs. a minor root note
Difficulty level - Intermediate
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About the tutorial
In this tutorial I demonstrate a nice, 5 notes sequence designed to memorize the open shape of the pentatonic scale and start to familiarize yourself with its musical qualities.
The tutorial covers:
- The p...
2023-09-20 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostBellow is the the overview of the different Tiers, and an alphabetical list of all of the content that's available on each tier.
Meet the community
Meet the Shai Guitar community and get a taste of the available content
Includes access to 10 tutorials (various difficulty levels), as well as videos of other community members.
Start your Guitar Journey
Kick-start your guitar journey with 20 of the most pop...
Meet Vanessa from Australia. Vanessa is a therapist and a musician, she combines music in her work, both as a performer and a coach.
In this video Vanessa plays the song "Jay Mata Kali" by Akari Tamura, demonstrating a nice fingerpicking pattern with hammer ons, as well as strumming, to accompany herself.
Vanessa shares about herself:
"I’...
2023-09-10 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome Raquel, Philip, Jon, Matthew, Amadon, Kerstin, MOM • ME • SOUL, Na'ama, Aloïs, Vinicious, Nick, Muriel, Lidor, Patrick, Igor, Nurlan, Elias, Миколай, Daniel T., Alex, Daniel A., Morty, Christian, Rosa, Zoot, Pavel, Michael, Ben, PJ, Matt, Quentin, Brad, Yonatan, Tito, Sonel, Noor, Jonah, Fox, Andy, Andreas, Naava and Sequoia
Thank you for joining our growing music com...
Chord sheet now available for the song "Upasana" by Sam Garrett, together with the video tutorial.
Here's the link
Enjoy!
And don't forget to vote for the next tutorial in September's poll
Shai
Hey everybody,
Hope you're all doing well. I have received some wonderful song suggestions the past month, be sure to have a listen and vote for your favorite ones:
1. Ram Dass - April 13 (suggested by Ton)
2. Mariana Root - Com Tua Voz (suggested by Rachel)
3. 2023-09-03 15:30:01 +0000 UTC
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July's poll winner : "Kol Galgal" (based on the version by Tina Malia)
This is the simplified version, for the original (intermediate level) version, check out the intermediate tutorial
Difficulty level: Beginner
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A...
2023-08-27 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post