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Sore fingers from playing guitar

How To Prevent Sore Fingertips Stopping You Playing Guitar

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Don’t let the song Summer Of 69 come true for you:


“I got my first real six-string,
Bought it at the five-&-Dime,
Played it ‘til my fingers bled,
It was the summer of ‘69”


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Where To Keep Your Guitar For The Best Progress

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This great little guitar strategy is perfect for beginners, makes a big difference to your overall progress and is something you can try out immediately...

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Pick The Wildwood Flower Chords And Strumming, Johnny Cash

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Did You Know? Pick The Wildwood Flower by Johnny Cash features his mother in law 'Mother' Maybelle Carter on guitar. Maybelle Carter was a country music legend. She had a music career over 50 years long and was the creator of the 'Carter Scratch'. This guitar style features in the Orange Pick version of the song where the melody is played on the bass strings of the guitar (E, A & D) while the chords continue on the treble strings (G, B & E).

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Its Not Enough Chords And Strumming, Johnny Thunders And The Heartbreakers

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Did You Know? Johnny Thunders was originally in the New York Dolls, the american equivalent to the Sex Pistols and also managed by Malcolm Mclaren.

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House Of The Rising Sun Chords And Strumming, The Animals

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Did You Know? House Of The Rising Sun by The Animals was no 1 in multiple countries including the UK, US and Canada but it wasn't written by the band, it's a very old folk song that has evolved over time. The Animals did the song after hearing Bob Dylan's version of it. When Dylan heard their version, he jumped out of his car, banged on the bonnet and made the decision to 'go electric'.

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Catch the wind - Donovan free, easy, accurate and printable beginner guitar chords and strumming’

Catch The Wind Chords And Strumming, Donovan

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Did You Know? Catch The Wind was Donovan's first released song. It reached no. 4 in the UK charts and 23 in the US charts.

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Thrasher - Neil Young free, easy, accurate and printable beginner guitar chords and strumming

Thrasher Chords and Strumming, Neil Young

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Did You Know? Thrasher according to Neil Young was about his experiences with Crosby Stills & Nash. It's also about a piece of farming machinery. 

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Where Do You Go To My Lovely Chords And Strumming, Peter Sarstedt

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Did You Know? Where Do You Go To My Lovely sounds like it's written about the life of Sophia Loren (abandoned by her father to poverty in Naples) but it's actually about a former lover of Peter Sarstedt who became a dentist. Ironically he was singing about wanting to look into her head, while she was looking in other people's heads. 

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Southern Man Chords And Strumming, Neil Young

Southern Man Chords And Strumming, Neil Young

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Did You Know? Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote their song Sweet Home Alabama in response to Southern Man. In Southern Man Neil Young sings about the slavery in the industries of the American South and asks 'when will you pay them back?'

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Heartbeat Chords And Strumming, Buddy Holly

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Did You Know? Heartbeat was the second to last single that Buddy Holly ever recorded. It's been covered many times including by Nick Berry who recorded it for the TV theme to the series Heartbeat which he stared in.

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