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Jingle Bells – Acoustic blues version – Solo Composition – Guitar Lesson EP389

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a solo version of Jingle Bells on acoustic guitar over a blues shuffle. In addition to learning how to play it note for note, I’ll break down the arrangement and explain my thought process so that you can implement these techniques and create your own arrangements of songs.

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  13. peter v says

    Yes, it is a super arrangement with only one little bending .I will add some more, because I improved the technic during the last 2 lessons and -this is the way my brain thinks-.This sentence of yours makes me more courageous.But now and then my brain needs some good advices.And yours are always helpful.
    Thanks

  14. Ian C says

    What a fabulous teaching idea – some really great, but fairly straight forward blues licks which I would never have gone to in the context of this simple song. They absolutely transform the musical feel.

  22. Glenn W says

    Thanks. A few great takeaways (as usual). It’s funny because I wouldn’t normally be interested in a Christmas song. But I work through it anyway because I absolutely know there will be loads of takeaways and as usual I’m not disappointed. I really like the arrangement too so actually enjoyed the song too.

  29. Riff Raff 60 says

    Brian, You caught my attention about this time last year with “O Holy Night”. I just wanted to learn one song but ending up becoming a premium member because of the quality of the lesson. it is amazing how much I have been able to pick up over the past year. In the spirit of this Holiday weekend…I’m truly thankful for you! God Bless!

  31. Peter G says

    Great Solo composition for the Holidays!!!

    Brian,
    Could you have your webmaster add “mark as Completed” buttons on Part 1 and Part 2 of the lessons to keep track of the progress? I have recently used them on your Hendrix course and they were very helpful. Thanks!

  34. Jeff J says

    Hey Brian, another great one to add to the collection! I am wondering, you did Jingle Bell Rock a few years ago and while I see it on youtube I don’t see it here. EP009. I would like to get the tabs on this one, perhaps I am not looking in the right location.
    Thanks
    Jeff

  35. Shaun M says

    Great lesson – thanks Brian : ) I’m new to the monthly subscription and it’s worth every £ (I’m in the UK).
    I love the blues and I love Christmas tunes – so I’m super happy with this one!
    Any chance of Winter Wonderland and Frosty the Snowman in a blues/jazz/swing style?
    Really appreciate the time that you put into making these lessons. Thank you.
    Shaun

  39. Steven P says

    Great arrangement. However, tab does not seem to match. Is this an old one? Also, its hard for me to see what you are doing with your ring finger on the first shuffle. Are you just deadening strings or playing a note with it?

  47. Claude R says

    Brian:
    Not sure if this problem is coming from your end or mine. Whenever I try to print the tablature pdf , as soon as I go PRINT, the sheet reduces by half and I can’t get the entire thing. – rather annoying. Is anyone else having this issue?

  50. Rowland M says

    Once again a perfect song for the Christmas season arranged beautifully. You Sir are a fabulous guitar teacher – the website is truly amazing and aids so much in the learning process. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thanks so much for all the lessons over the past year, and let us all hope that 2021 brings happiness, peace and joy to all.

  52. Joe S says

    Great arrangement, Brian.

    What is the tempo for this full speed? The PDF says 80, but that seems to be the walkthrough speed. I tapped it and it’s comes about to about 142, but seems to speed up a little later.

  54. Danny V says

    Hi Brian great rendition of this Xmas classic ! I do however have a challenge , in the second verse where you have the chord run of triads starting from A at the 5th the G then A6 the yu call the next chord A9 ?? surely this is a G6 , i understand that you have a B note (which in the context of A would be the 9th degree) and a E note (perfect 5) however playing the G note would make this a flattenned 7 note, so I cannot really see how you can look at this chord as a derivative of A , be great to get your view on this.

  59. Andrew R says

    Well that was great fun to learn Brian, I don’t know how other students feel about it but personally I would love to see some more lesons in tha similar vein where you take a well known song and jazz it up with a bluesy arrangement that encourages improvisation around a melody.

  64. pschlosb says

    Brian — Thank you because you’ve helped me a huge amount, to where I can actually play these
    things and actually even sound close to what they’re supposed to sound like! LOL

    However, I can only hope that in a number of years I will actually be able to arrange and create stuff like
    this. I don’t know where and how you come up with this stuff but it’s awesome, you are truly gifted
    to be able to do that

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