Acoustic Guitar Lessons in Bergen County NJ
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Thank you for visiting! Looking for a guitar teacher near you? We offer acoustic guitar lessons with an emphasis on fingerstyle playing throughout Bergen County NJ as well as live, online lessons for adults, teens, and kids.
Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced guitar player, we are happy to help you play the guitar music you love.
The acoustic steel string guitar is bright, percussive, and versatile. Whether you’re interested in folk to country, blues to bluegrass, pop to classic rock, you’ll have fun playing your favorite songs while picking up new guitar techniques and understanding the music.
You can play rhythm guitar and strumming patterns, explore intricate fingerpicking and arpeggios, learn to accompany your singing, or create solo guitar arrangements on either classical guitar or acoustic steel string.
- Learn chords and strumming patterns for your favorite songs. Learn to play Beatles classics, acoustic Zeppelin, Nirvana, folk ballads, & more.
- Singer-Songwriters - Learn to accompany yourself.
- Learn to fingerpick acoustic classics and expand your repertoire with songs like Dust in the Wind, Blackbird, Time In A Bottle, and Classical Gas.
- Learn finger style arpeggios, Travis Picking techniques, boom chick, & chord-melody playing in the style of Tommy Emmanuel and Chet Atkins.
- Learn how to construct your own solo guitar fingerstyle arrangements of any song.
In-Person Guitar Lessons and Online Lessons are available. Video call platforms include FaceTime, Zoom, Skype. All you need is a phone or other suitable device. In the comfort of your own home and very effective. Learn more about our lessons here
What Songs Will We Learn?
Together, we can work on tackling any song you like and more importantly, you will learn specific techniques and concepts that will help you understand a variety of material.
Over the years, guitar players have asked me to help them learn acoustic Zeppelin, psychedelic folk, Chet Atkins boom chick style, Beatles songs, and many other acoustic guitar tunes. Below is a list of some commonly requested acoustic songs:
Popular Fingerstyle & Acoustic Guitar Songs
House of the Rising Sun
Blackbird
Here Comes the Sun
Michelle
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Yesterday
Dust in the Wind
Landslide
Stairway To Heaven
Babe I’m Gonna Leave You
Wish You Were Here
Patience
Nothing Else Matters
Road Trippin
The Man Who Sold the World
Layla
Tears in Heaven
Shape of My Heart
Fragile
Time in a Bottle
Classical Gas
Here’s Tom performing a psychedelic folk classic by Incredible String Band:
Guitar Topics & Techniques
Chords
With just a few basic chords, you can play a variety of songs and styles. We will learn how to read chord diagrams and expand on chord vocabulary so you can play your favorite tunes. Learn about the many types of chords used in a variety of guitar music including open chords, barre chords, power chords or 5ths, and triads.
Strumming
While your left hand is taking care of the pitches, your right hand keeps the rhythm and tempo like a drummer. There are a number of common strumming patterns that will keep your songs sounding groovy.
Single Note Playing
Learn to play riffs, scales, and solos using a pick or your fingers. Some popular acoustic guitar solos include songs like Patience, Layla, From the Beginning, & Wish You Were Here. Or if you’re looking shred too, we also offer electric guitar lessons.
Bass-Pluck
Separating bass notes and chords can give the music a bouncy feel. This is often heard in a variety of folk music around the world. This can also be used in Chet Atkins style solo guitar arrangements also known as “boom chick” playing.
Fingerstyle Lessons
There is a wide range of fingerstyle guitar techniques that will make for a full sounding arrangement. Learn tricks and patterns such as traditional arpeggios and Travis picking to gain right hand finger independence and play solo guitar pieces. Play your favorite folk songs or explore classical guitar.
Chord-Melody
For those daring to juggle bass, chords, and melody, this is an exciting approach to creating full sounding solo guitar arrangements. Learn guitar pieces such as those played by Tom Doyle, Chet Atkins, and Tommy Emmanuel. You can also learn to combine parts to arrange songs in a solo guitar style.
How much are Acoustic Guitar Lessons?
Pricing for Acoustic Guitar Lessons
We offer a number of different payment options, depending on lesson duration and travel.
Schedule
Lesson payments can be paid weekly, monthly or per session package, which is offered at a discount.