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En el Cielo y En la Tierra (Puentes) | Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement
Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement for the month's community chosen tutorial:En el Cielo y En la Tierra by PuentesDifficulty level: AdvancedTo watch the beginner tutorial (original version), click hereAbout the tutorialIn this video tutorial I demonstrate the arrangement and break it down into the different sections an...
Community Chosen Tutorial : En el Cielo y En la Tierra (Puentes)| Beginner Tutorial | Tabs & Chord sheet for download
October's poll winner:En el cielo y en la tierra by PuentesDifficulty level: Beginner - IntermediateAbout the tutorialIn the beginner tutorial I break down the song's chords, fingerpicking pattern, strumming pattern & counting.The song is very beginner friendly, because we are only using 3 chords: Am, Em & G , ...
Watch Be the Community members play Noku Mana 😍
Did you see how existing members have been making Noku Mana their own..? 🤩 How amazing!!In November we have pre-launched the Be the Community program, our online🎶 Medicine Music Academy 🎶 with a select group of 20 community members.It has truly been so enriching to be able to put faces, fingers, guitars and vo...
Learn Medicine Songs Together | Explore the new community learning program : Be The Community
Watch a video walk through of the new community learning program - "Be the community".In the program we go through the process of "grounding" the month's community chosen song.We focus on the community chosen song for the whole month, going through all the coordination practices needed to master it ...
Q&A : How to eliminate buzzing while playing chords? | Proper guitar positioning | Be the Community
Watch this video if you struggle with buzzing & muted strings while playing chordsThis month's community-chosen song Noku Mana brought up some challenges in our community with regards to proper guitar and hand positioning (mainly with the F barre-chord & Dm chord).In our online video platform, several community mem...
Pentatonic Scales: Adding the blue note (b5) | Master the Fretboard |
An etude taken from "Master the Fretboard" online course (starting January 2024)In this etude (musical exercise) we are exploring the "blues scale" - an extension of the minor pentatonic scale, with an added b5 note.In the etude we are incorporating fingerstyle techniques in order to create our own "...
Master the Fretboard Online Course | 4 spots left
4 spots are still available for Master the Fretboard course, starting Jan. 2024Course content:Pentatonic scales & Fingerstyle techniques:- Major & minor pentatonic scales across the fretboard- Relative major & minor scales- Parallel major & minor scales- Adding the "blue" note (b5)- Melodic decorations- Rhythmi...
Excerpt: Be the Community | November's Masterclass | Noku Mana musical demonstration, Q&A, practice routines
A short excerpt from November's Masterclass, for "Be the Community" membersIn the Masterclass Malinda & I were demonstrating how to apply the fingerpicking & strumming techniques in a musical context, while working in a duo format.Topics discussed in the Masterclass:- Keeping the rhythm & structure while pl...
Welcome new members | New Online Programs | Registration open
Hey guys,What an exciting month we had!It was great to receive the enthusiastic responses and support, and to start the new "Be the Community" online program, hosted by Malinda (watch the video where we share more about the program here) - The first 20 spots have been filled, and we are now opening the registra...
November's Poll - Vote for the next tutorial!
Hey guys,What an exciting month we had!As always, we have received some great song suggestions from you, for the next tutorial.Vote at the bottom of the post:Shimshai - Shalom (suggested by Ori)Shantala - Purnamadah (suggested by Ton)Yonatan Meir & Josii Yakecan & Paul Mitchell - E De Noite E (suggested by Maor)Alonso ...
Vuela con el Viento (Ayla Schafer) | Updated lyrics/chord sheet
Update:I have uploaded an updated lyrics / chord sheet for the "Vuela con el Viento" tutorial.Including chord diagrams as well!Enjoy 🎶
Community Chosen Tutorial : Noku Mana (Curawaka) | Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement
Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement for the month's community chosen tutorial:Noku Mana by CurawakaDifficulty level: Intermediate - advancedTo watch the beginner tutorial (original version), click hereAbout Fingerstyle GuitarWith fingerstyle guitar techniques, we learn to be our own rhythm section - to play lead & rhyth...
Community Chosen Tutorial : Noku Mana (Curawaka) | Beginner Tutorial | Tabs & Chord sheet for download
September's poll winner:Noku Mana by Curawaka.Difficulty level: Beginner - IntermediateAbout the tutorialIn the beginner tutorial I break down the song's chords, fingerpicking pattern, strumming pattern & counting.The song has a tricky pattern (in terms of where the chord changes), I explain two systems of mast...
Noku Mana (Curawaka) | Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement | Tutorials Coming Soon!
A sneak preview to October's community chosen tutorial: "Noku Mana"!Tutorial for the original song (beginner friendly) + tabs for the fingerstyle guitar arrangement will be released in the upcoming week. Stay tuned!------------------------------------------------------------------New offersBe The Community ...
Be the Community | NEW Online Group Program | Pre-launch Registration Open
Hi everyone,A lot has been happening in the Shai Guitar field lately, and it feels important to share an updatewith you at this stage.Malinda, my wife, and I want to share a bit about the restructuring process of the past months,give you a peek into the future Shai Guitar landscape and have some exciting news regarding...
Master the Fretboard | Online course starting January 2024 | Registration open
Hey guys,In the video above I demonstrate and explain about the structure and musical principals of the upcoming "Master the Fretboard" online course.The course is being born out of the work I did 1 on 1 and in small groups in the past few years, and comes to answer for the need for a structured, musical way to...
"Light of your grace" (Sam Garrett) | Alternative version | Partial capo on the 2nd fret
Many of you have asked for the alternative version to play "Light of your grace", as Sam himself often plays it live.I am attaching to this post the tabs for the alternative version (which I made for a student a few years ago), with partial capo (on the 6th-3rd strings). Ignore the empty bars in the beginning.O...
Finger Yoga - Colors & Groove
Add color & groove to your rhythm guitar playingIn this etude (musical exercise) I am using a simple chord progression (Am, F, G, Em) and experiment with adding the following elements:- Open strings to enrich the chords and add color- Scalar passages in between the chords- Rhythmic hits to energize the song and create ...
Clarification video - Chord inversions
A clarification regarding Pavel's question about chord inversions on "Naturaleza"In this video I give a (very) quick overview of chord inversions, the CAGED system, and how to apply it. This is quite a big topic which takes time to master, and requires memorization of the neck and the basic chord shapes in ...
Nuestro Mundo (Puentes) - Updated tabs (with corrections) available
Updated tabs are available for the "Nuestro Mundo" tutorial.Bars 16 & 22 were corrected (added the bass note), thank you Alba for noticing and letting me know!The tabs are available for download through the original postNew poll is online! Don't forget to vote.Shai
October's poll
Welcome new members -Senol, Jonah, Fox, Andy, Andreas, Sequoia, Mitchell, Ricardo, Charles, TiTO, Noor, Naava, Amy, Dan, Thomas, Stan, Venkatesh, Ivo, Lilith, John, Vladimir, Vivasoul, Riyu, Miguel, Mathias, Sanne, Jose, Max, Elise, Dreyden, Lara, Aliya, Monika, Andreas, LadisThank you for joining the community and I h...
Agua de Estrellas · Rolando Carrasco Segovia | Community Chosen Tutorial | Original + Simplified Version
August's poll winner:Agua de Estrellas (based on the version by Rolando Carrasco Segovia & Zamy Juárez Abad)Difficulty level - Intermediate - Advanced--------------------------------------------------------About the tutorial:In the tutorial I demonstrate both the original and a simplified version for the song. The...
Agua De Estrellas | Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement | Tabs available
August's poll winner: "Agua de Estrellas".In this video I am demonstrating the fingerstyle guitar arrangement for the song.Separate tutorial will be released soon for the version by Rolando Carrasco Segovia & Zamy Juárez Abad, and a slightly simplified version as well. Stay tuned!Difficulty level : Advance...
Pentatonic scales - Familiarize yourself with the pentatonic scale
Learn the open position of the pentatonic scale, and hot it sounds over a major vs. a minor root noteDifficulty level - Intermediate--------------------------------------------------About the tutorialIn this tutorial I demonstrate a nice, 5 notes sequence designed to memorize the open shape of the pentatonic scale and ...
Tutorials list / Tiers overview - September 2023
Bellow is the the overview of the different Tiers, and an alphabetical list of all of the content that's available on each tier.Tiers overviewMeet the community Meet the Shai Guitar community and get a taste of the available contentIncludes access to 10 tutorials (various difficulty levels), as well as videos of ot...
Meet the community - Vanessa Searle
Meet Vanessa from Australia. Vanessa is a therapist and a musician, she combines music in her work, both as a performer and a coach.In this video Vanessa plays the song "Jay Mata Kali" by Akari Tamura, demonstrating a nice fingerpicking pattern with hammer ons, as well as strumming, to accompany herself.Vanessa...
Welcome new members | Update: 1 on 1 / Group Mentorship September
Welcome new membersWelcome Raquel, Philip, Jon, Matthew, Amadon, Kerstin, MOM • ME • SOUL, Na'ama, Aloïs, Vinicious, Nick, Muriel, Lidor, Patrick, Igor, Nurlan, Elias, Миколай, Daniel T., Alex, Daniel A., Morty, Christian, Rosa, Zoot, Pavel, Michael, Ben, PJ, Matt, Quentin, Brad, Yonatan, Tito, Sonel, N...
New - Chord/lyrics sheet for "Upasana" by Sam Garrett
Chord sheet now available for the song "Upasana" by Sam Garrett, together with the video tutorial.Here's the linkEnjoy!And don't forget to vote for the next tutorial in September's pollShai
September's poll - Vote for the next tutorial
Hey everybody,Hope you're all doing well. I have received some wonderful song suggestions the past month, be sure to have a listen and vote for your favorite ones:1. Ram Dass - April 13 (suggested by Ton)2. Mariana Root - Com Tua Voz (suggested by Rachel)3. Khruangbin - Zionsville (suggested by Carla)4. Yaima - Ris...
Kol Galgal - Beginner Tutorial (Simplified version)
July's poll winner : "Kol Galgal" (based on the version by Tina Malia)This is the simplified version, for the original (intermediate level) version, check out the intermediate tutorialDifficulty level: Beginner-------------------------------------------About the tutorial:In this tutorial I demonstrate a sli...
