In this lesson, you’ll learn one of the most famous and incredibly catchy canzone’s [Italian for song] from Verdi’s opera, Rigoletto.
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“We Three Kings” – Christmas
This arrangement features both iconic melodies, but presents them in a unique way. As the arrangement progresses, the difficulty increases. This provides a stepping ladder for the beginner, to the intermediate, to the advanced player.
“Blues Shuffle” – Rock Class 101
Add some classic blues licks to your repertoire while developing your rhythm playing.
“Canon in D” (U-Bass) – Johann Pachelbel
This arrangement of “Canon” cycles through the form 4 times, giving us 4 variations on the classic song. Think of it this way: The song is 5 chords, played over 4 bars. These 4 bars are repeated 4 times, but played differently each time, thus creating 4 ‘themes’.
“Allegro” – Mauro Giuliani
Composed in a minor key, this classical piece serves as an excellent study for developing fingerpicking and dynamics.
“Fingerpicking Etude no. 8” – Rock Class 101
In this etude, you will learn an elegant ukulele ballad.
“Fingerpicking Etude no. 7” – Rock Class 101
In this etude, you will learn an airy sounding piece that creatively makes use of harmonics.
“Fur Elise” – Ludwig Van Beethoven
A classical adaption featuring 3 iconic themes from Beethoven’s piano masterpiece.
“Thumb Etude” – Rock Class 101
In our very first “Thumb Etude”, we will be combining interesting rhythms with a touch of Eastern music to create a unique sounding piece.
“Fingerpicking Etude no. 5” – Rock Class 101
Two beautiful melodies that are fingerpicked entirely using Travis picking.