One-to-one Guitar Lessons
Guitar lessons & Music Theory lessons with Jo Bywater – experienced, enthusiastic and patient guitar teacher based in Staffordshire
About Jo Bywater
I have been dedicated to playing guitar since 1995 and have been in a variety of bands/duos/solo projects: covers and originals.
I play electric and acoustic guitar, lead and rhythm. I have played lead guitar with a number of original artists as well as performing for their studio recordings and International tours.
I’m DBS checked and cater for all ages and abilities.
Book your first guitar lesson with Jo
I offer face to face guitar tuition in Staffordshire (ST21), plus UK wide online lessons via Zoom, Whatsapp and Skype.
My rates are:
£40 for an hour long lesson
£20 for a 30 minute lesson
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The latest from Jo Bywater Guitar Tuition
Fingerstyle Lessons: Travis Picking (basic pattern – works with ALL CHORDS)
What do Jolene by Dolly Parton, Landslide by Fleetwood Mac & Don't think Twice, its alright by Bob Dylan have in common? They are all using variations of the Travis Picking Pattern…. In this lesson, we will break down the basic principles of the Travis Picking...
Song Lessons- Englishman in New York by Sting (Acoustic Rhythms & Chords)
Englishman in New York by Sting is one of My favourite tunes to turn up loud and sing along to. It makes for an awesome acoustic guitar arrangement.
We have a driving thumb and staccato finger picking pattern for the verse and chorus in which we have three chords. The middle section is a little bit more chordy but we’ll make it….
Song Lessons – Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution by Tracy Chapman (Acoustic Strum Easy & Harder)
Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution released in the late 80s is a well requested song for acoustic guitar strummers. Tracy Chapman has taken 4 chords, repeated them in the same order throughout the song and with a bit of an interesting strumming pattern created something that defines it and is instantly recognisable to this song even though these same 4 chords are used in countless other songs.
Today we learn the actual strumming pattern in the recording. I’ve added tab and rhythm charts to help reinforce the lesson. In the second part I break down the rhythm into an easy version for those with less experience or those not wanting to learn the more complex version.
Happy Students
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