Intro to Pieces
With
Tommy WebbTommy introduces the nine pieces across six styles you'll learn next, each one putting your stylistic studies to work over a backing track.
What's in the course
50 lessons (1h 52m) · 1 free
01. Intro to the Indie guitar sound
Free lesson2:09
02. Melody using B&C notes
3:45
03. Melody using B&C notes (performance)
0:55
04. Melody using alternate picking
2:36
05. Melody using alternate picking (performance)
0:55
06. Melody using alternate picking & D note
2:47
07. Melody using alternate picking & D note (performance)
0:51
01. Melody using B C & D notes
4:16
02. Melody using B C & D notes (performance)
0:58
03. Melody using E note
2:08
04. Melody using E note (performance)
0:46
05. Rhythm part using C chord
2:00
06. Rhythm part using C chord (performance)
0:48
07. Parka Life bars 5-8
1:57
08. Parka Life bars 5-8 (performance)
0:50
09. Summary of Indie section
0:21
01. Intro to Pieces
You are here1:00
02. Rock City
5:51
03. Rock City (performance)
0:50
04. Party People
7:20
05. Party People (performance)
0:46
06. Road to Nashville
6:08
07. Road to Nashville (performance)
0:47
08. Lead Boots
6:33
09. Lead Boots (performance)
0:49
10. Parka Life
5:01
11. Parka Life (performance)
0:43
12. Represent
5:23
13. Represent (performance)
0:46
Lesson transcript
Welcome to the Exciting Part!
Congratulations! We've made it to the exciting part of our guitar lesson.
Overview of Our Journey
We'll be looking at nine pieces in six different styles. This is a fantastic opportunity to:
- Further our knowledge of the guitar
- Practice the stylistic studies we've learned
- Apply various techniques within these styles
Playing with a backing track will be really fun, as it will emulate how it feels to play with a real band in the real world.
Structure of Each Piece
With each piece, we have three different sections:
- Break it down together: We'll learn it bar by bar.
- Listen to the song: I'll play the song for you so you can hear how it sounds with the backing track.
- Play on your own: You can play to the backing track by yourself.
Interactive Learning
It gets even better! With the interactive sheet music, we can:
- Loop bars: Go over the same bar repeatedly until you feel comfortable.
- Alter the tempo: Slow the piece down and gradually build it up.
As you become more comfortable with each piece, you can build up your speed with the backing track. This approach gives us a real sense of how it would be to play with a band and helps us get used to playing at different tempos.
Let's Get Started!
Let's get going! We've got nine songs to learn in six very different styles, so let's dive in and start learning some cool guitar riffs.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Tommy Webb is a London-based guitarist who completed a BA(Hons) Degree in guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, studying under Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus) and Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck). His own playing moves freely across rock, pop, indie, hip-hop, country and metal - the exact ground his guitar methods cover.
Tommy has worked with a wide range of artists and bands across the country, including Jarki Monno and Indira May, sharing stages and sessions with guitarists Paul Murray (Jess Glynne, Zak Abel) and Adam Chetwood (Paolo Nutini, Mark Ronson), and drummers Alex Woodward (Black Honey), Luke Robinson and “Bambi Music” (N-Dubz, Lethal Bizzle, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah).
On stage, he has performed at the Jazz Cafe opening for soul singer Jocelyn Brown, plus venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's, Troy Bar, The Watford Colosseum, Camden Assembly, Kensington Roof Gardens, Notting Hill Arts Club, Meraki Festival and Sundown Festival.
On record and radio, Tommy has played live sessions for BBC Three Counties Introducing, Vibe FM and Pulse 88, with tracks featured on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2. He has recorded at studios including South Lanes Brighton, Hempstead Road and Titan Studios with producers such as Steph Carter (Gallows, Lyoness) and TMS / Froe Barnes (Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa).
In his guitar methods, Tommy passes all of that working-musician know-how on to you - teaching the techniques, tones and feel behind real styles, from rock and pop to indie, hip-hop, country and metal, so you can play the music you actually love.
