Learn Blues Guitar

...to Learnbluesguitarnow.com, a new source for learning acoustic and electric blues guitar! If you love the music of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Eric Clapton, John Fahey, Blind Blake, Ry Cooder...then you've come to the right place. Currently available: A Guide to Acoustic Blues Guitar -- see Books. In the coming months look for new titles including A Guide to Bottleneck Slide Guitar and Jamming the Blues -- a guide to soloing over blues changes.,

BEGINNING GUITAR CLASS
8 week class starting Tuesday, June 11, 7-8pm
at The 5th String 3051 Adeline St. Berkeley, CA
This is a class designed for adults just starting out on guitar. We will learn chords, strumming patterns, songs, a few riffs and licks, songs and of course more songs. Students will be given a book with exercises and songs, along with recordings to listen to and play along with. Some of the artists we will cover: Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Marley, Ventures and more! All you need to participate is a guitar and willingness to learn.
Price $175, includes book A Guide to Beginning Guitar w/cd.
Pete Madsen is a San Francisco Bay Area-based musician who plays regularly at establishments such as the Freight and Salvage and Jupiter in Berkeley.

In addition to performing and composing, Pete is a well-respected teacher and writer. Pete currently teaches at The 5th String and the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. Pete’s lesson specialty is a focus on the craft of fingerstyle blues and bottleneck slide guitar. Pete has also contributed many lessons, reviews and feature articles for Acoustic Guitar magazine (including cover stories of Taj Mahal and Jorma Kaukonen) and Play Guitar magazine. He has also published two books for Backbeat Books, including Fretmaster: Slide Guitar and Fretmaster: Funk Guitar and Bass; and The CAGED System for Guitar: A Clear-cut Guide for Navigating the Fretboard for Hal Leonard publishing.

Space is limited to 8 participants. Contact Pete early to register.
buzzyfrets@yahoo.com 
(510)708-8874
www.buzzyfrets.com

WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT PETE MADSEN'S TEACHING:

I'm a beginning guitar player and have been Pete's student for a few months and wanted to write him up here because I couldn't imagine having found a better teacher. I tried a few other people before going to Pete and the difference is amazing. While most guitar teachers know how to play, Pete also knows how to teach.
He's great at explaining things, great at showing technique, he sends an audio recording of each lesson to your email address (a HUGE help), and teaches you songs that you want to play. In addition to all this his rates are good and he's a cool, easy-going, guitar-loving guy…
--private student

looked forward to the class every week. Even though we were at different skill levels, Pete provided each of us with personal attention which inspired us all to practice. It was fun and rewarding to see myself (and all the other students) improve over the period of the class. Highly recommended!
Bob, student from class

Pete Madsen’s blues guitar classes at the Freight are just great! You learn a lot, and it is incredible fun. I honestly cannot get enough!
– student from class

i been playing for quite a while but not correct finger picking cant sink so this is nice and clear teaching i too think this is one of the best thanks bro
– youtube comment

Thanks for the good video on_ your blues lesson. You explained clearly and broke it down just enough keep up the blues lessons friend God bless

jo bro you helped me so much understand more about_ fingerpicking and syncopation. please keep on teaching man, your one of the best around…
--youtube comment

Took Pete’s Acoustic Blues class.......it was everything I hoped for. He really helped me wrap my head around the fingerpicking that had eluded me for years....thanks again!
I'm looking forward to studying with him again in the future.
-- student from class

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