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- First Steps in an Instrumental WorldLEVEL 6This lesson will take you through the whole process of creating an instrumental song.
- Bass First Steps: MutingLEVEL 1Learn the most important technique, one that will enable you to have a good and clean bass tone - muting technique!
- Bass First Steps: NotesLEVEL 1Learn the notes of the musical alphabet and how to play them on bass and apply the knowledge while learning your first song on bass - Oh! Susanna traditional song.
- Bass First Steps: PluckingLEVEL 1Let's put the spot light on our plucking technique and cover some new approaches!
- Scaling UpLEVEL 1In this lesson we learn that we can move all the boxes for a scale up and down to get a different scale.
- Bass First Steps: Essential TechniqueLEVEL 1Learn the essential technique aspects like posture, left and right hand positioning, plucking and fretting and practice exercises included to play your first notes!
- Bass First Steps: Note ValuesLEVEL 1Learn about note values and how to count and play different note duration in a groove situation. All exercises are applied to rock backing for fun practice!
- Bass First Steps: More TechniqueLEVEL 3Add more techniques to your bass playing repertoire like hammer-on, pull-off, palm muting, sliding, dead notes. Exercises included!
- Bass First Steps: Legato and StaccatoLEVEL 2Learn how to get control over the sustain of the notes by defining legato and staccato! This is essential for all beginners.
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Kristofer Dahl13th December 2015Once again no demonstration showing on what Andrew is doing,all I can do is read text at bottom of screen,,,,,,,,,,
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1965ahe13th December 2015Once again no demonstration showing on what Andrew is doing,all I can do is read text at bottom of screen,,,,,,,,,,
- George Ilio11th February 2014
Great!!!
Cosmin Lupu10th January 2013Hello Peter! I am Cosmin and I am in charge with Andrew's lessons right now! Thank you for dropping by and writing
Don't forget to ask anything you might need to know!- Peter6410th January 2013
Most give Andrew a great reward for fantastic lesson and can tell all that i have never before touch a guitar before. But after one week i got a clear vision about how everything works out from step 1-8, its just so fun and cool. Thx Andrew and hopes you never stop teaching us. Sorry if mine english is not the best, im from sweden
- Juanmi8715th July 2012
thanks andrew!
- Graying14th December 2011
Excellent series and explained well. Really liked the song..Hey Jude..by Muris. Amazing how such a simple chord progression can hit the spot!
Graying. 
Andrew Cockburn5th June 2009Really nice job Andrew
Great lesson and nice singing Muris Btw what kind of video editing program are you using ? 
Cheers 
Thanks!
I use Sony Vegas Pro 8.0 with Adobe After Effects CS4 for my editing at the moment although I am looking at Adobe Premiere CS4 at the moment.
Lian Gerbino5th June 2009nice singing muris!!! you´ve future man, next year forget the Guitar Idol go for the American Idol ^^
awesome lesson guys! well done!- Danespride2nd June 2009
In my opinion, this lesson is a very nice way for beginners to get started in playing guitar!
Very good explaining for all the steps. And it's not just pure teori, there is also a song at last
Btw, nice singing Muris ! ^^ 
MigeZ2nd June 2009Really nice job Andrew
Great lesson and nice singing Muris Btw what kind of video editing program are you using ? 
Cheers 
Carlos Carrillo2nd June 2009Nice Job Andrew,and the bonus video is really funny!
glowshadow2nd June 2009wooohoooowwwww hahahaha
muris singing...
WE WANT MORE
Stephane Lucarelli2nd June 2009Your two new lessons are awesome Andrew!
- Andrew Cockburn2nd June 2009
Thanks for the comments guys, and thanks to Muris for bing a good sport and letting me post the "Bonus Material"
Emir Hot1st June 2009Well done Andrew and Muris
Ivan Milenkovic1st June 2009Great lesson ANdrew, and the bonus is brilliant! Great voice Muris!
AlexLion1st June 2009Nice lesson Andrew! And bonus video even greater
Alexiaden931st June 2009Awesome lesson, and very nice plan B !
David Wallimann1st June 2009Just watched plan B, that is hilarious!!!
- David Wallimann1st June 2009
Very very nice one Andrew!
Simple and well explained. Great! 
besip1st June 2009haha
Andrew-nice B plan !!!
Muris Lennon-Nice singing!!!- besip1st June 2009
haha
Andrew-nice B plan !!!
Muris Lennon-Nice singing!!! 
Piotr Kaczor1st June 2009Awesome lesson and cool singing!
kaznie_NL1st June 2009Whahahaha, muris the singin doll
That was funny Great lesson and video editing Andrew, also cool singing Muris!
Sinisa Cekic1st June 2009Makes me to laugh, bravo !
Kuba Szafran1st June 2009Great job with this series and especially with the bonus material - it's hilarious
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Jose Lassaga1st June 2009Good job!!! Very useful for beginners
Zsolt Galambos1st June 2009Excellent lesson Andrew and a superb job
Muris Varajic1st June 2009Silly, silly Andrew,
that was pure Monty Python! lol
Nice lesson tho, very useful.
Pedja Simovic1st June 2009Excellent lesson Andrew. Muris singing was really refreshing and great
Sensible Jones1st June 2009Great lesson Andrew!! I wish I'd had this kind of resource when I was learning!!!! Love the Monty Python Muris!!!!
berko1st June 2009Wow I'm glad this series has new lesson now!
I can see that Muris really gives in loads of emotions into his singing
Bogdan Radovic1st June 2009Awesome lesson Andrew!! Wow, I love the Beatles and Muris sang it very nice!!! And the bonus video, its hilarious
- Kristofer Dahl1st June 2009
Fantastic lesson Andrew - and the bonus video is awesome!
PS Very nice singing by Muris
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In this lesson we take a break form playing scales and learn some chords!
From this course:
- First Steps 1 - The First DayLEVEL 1First steps is a series of beginner videos that will take you step by step from the very first day, and launch you on your guitar career!
- First Steps 2 - The Grand TourLEVEL 1We take a look around the guitar and learn what all the bits and pieces are, and what they do.
- Let us PlayLEVEL 1Lets see how we fret notes and pick the strings.
- NotesLEVEL 1We'll take a look at what notes are, and where on the guitar to find them.
- First Steps 5 - Reading and WritingLEVEL 1We take a look at tabs and how to read them.
- The Scales of JusticeLEVEL 1Scales are the building block of lead and rhythm playing - in this lesson we'll start to understand what a scale is and how to practice them.
- Scaling UpLEVEL 1In this lesson we learn that we can move all the boxes for a scale up and down to get a different scale.
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