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In this acoustic tutorial of "Gratitude" by Brandon Lake (Bethel Music), you'll learn exactly how to tune your guitar to the alternate tuning used in the "Chosen Performance", and you'll learn the exact chord shapes and picking pattern used. This will take a little time to learn, but it's a beautiful song and worth the effort! Make sure to download the free chord charts and guitar TAB to see exactly what's happening in the song. You can also check out my cover of the song as well to hear it in action!   

In this acoustic cover of "Gratitude" by Brandon Lake, you'll see the unique picking pattern and alternate tuning in action! The original song is in the key of B and uses a capo on the 2nd fret; however, this cover doesn't use the capo, which puts it in the key of A. Enjoy, and make sure to also check out the tutorial! 

I know it sounds crazy, but I use my thumb to play the bass note of a G chord. It's an odd habit I've developed over the years; however it has actually helped me add some unique texture to the common G chord. This uncommon tip will make you a better guitar player!

Watch Stephen perform his rendition of Silent Night on guitar. Christmas is coming!

In this lesson you'll see how I played some chord inversions to complement the rhythm guitar part for my cover of What a Beautiful Name. Once you learn these inversions, you can use them with any song in the key of D.

Christmas is coming soon, so why not learn another classic! This is a finger picking version that is fairly simply to play. Learn it in sections, and put it all together for something you can play every year! 

In this lesson, you'll learn simple chord additions to chords you already know to create beautiful sounding chords. Just one note can change the complexity of a chord and make it unique. This can also be an inspiration for writing songs.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to create melody lines with supportive chords. This trick sounds like two guitars are playing at the same time! You'll learn the simple way to find just about any melody line to play songs you like or experiment with intros or solos. 

This lesson will help you add to your short cut capo guitar vocabulary. With two simple chord shapes, you can play every chord in the chord family to create unique sounds.

In this lesson you will learn a unique lick that lets you blaze through several scales. Use this technique to create licks of your own in any key. 

In this lesson you will learn one of my favorite blues and jazz progressions. These chords lend themselves to a walking bass line that sounds like 2 guitars are playing at the same time. This progression is a lot of fun and is a great way to show off! 

In this lesson, you'll learn a fresh way of playing the classic hymn, Be Thou My Vision. this song uses a cut capo and is in the key of E. 

In this lesson, you'll learn how to play one of my first cover songs from 2007. You can view the whole song on my about page. You'll learn the main chords and the strum pattern.

In this lesson you'll learn how to play a simply diminished scale. It's actually not too hard to play and is a fun finger warm-up exercise!

In this free lesson, you'll learn the solo and the bridge to the song "Oceans" (Where Feet May Fail). These parts use chords instead of just the octave lick. Once you know these chords, you'll have everything you need to play the song all the way through!