Here are some favorites of mine I am working on that have other online lessons and offer some great learning opportunities.. Since TG has the most comprehensive lessons, it would be great for many of us to see them here:
Chicago: “Does Anybody really know what time it is?” Easy to sing along and great for jazz voicings, clever rhythm changes and key changes! Wonderful song!
Bobby Darin: “Beyond the Sea”. Great 2-5-1 with TRICKY dominant 7 substitutions and very fast chord changes. Great fun to sing along and complex swing rhythm!
Bobby Darin: “Mack the Knife”. WOW chord changes, constantly moving up a half step. Some tough chord voicings, not for the novice but what an awesome swing tune!
B, S & T: “You Make Me So Very Happy”. What a wonderful song! Upbeat, not too difficult, nice and slow so great for learning jazz voicings, lots of easy rhythm changes and so fun to sing along.
Ides of March: “Vehicle”. Great for rhythm work, not so many chords, awesome vocals and great solo, not too hard and pretty much straightforward pentatonic.
Lighthouse: “One Fine Morning”. Happy Hazz Rock st it’s best but whoa! The rhythm is not hard but the speed will require mastery of staccato strumming. Learn this song and funk will never scare you again! Chords are easy and straightforward. It is all about right hand technique. 16th notes at around 130 BPM…Oh my! The solo at the end is like “25 or 6 to 4”, but easier. All pentatonic with nearly all the rock cliche’ licks you have ever heard. What makes it hard is the tempo. You can learn the solo in pieces.
Last but not least,
The Beatles: “Got to Get You Into My Life”. What a wonderful song! Great walk down base lines, wonderful chords and can be played in 1st position (at least in part) using Neil’s favorite open G position. Solo is not complicated but really tricky to get the “Harrison-Lennon” complex interplay. It is all about tone control. Short but oh so sweet!
Well, I’m starting to sound like a commercial so ignore me if it bores you all.
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fngrpicker
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Hey there! I'd really love to learn one of my all time favs - Toulouse Street. I think this once was a lesson on Target but has since disappeared. It would be really great to have it up again! 
Hi,
We have not removed any lessons that were part of our old TARGET Program. Toulouse Street is alive and well.
Neil
We have not removed any lessons that were part of our old TARGET Program. Toulouse Street is alive and well.
Neil
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davesnothere
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James Taylor's "Handyman"...
Cool hook in the intro and a sweet groove. This late 50's classic needs to be in the JT part of the site.
Cool hook in the intro and a sweet groove. This late 50's classic needs to be in the JT part of the site.
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carolmill19669
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Hi Neil,
I would love to see a lesson on "Amulet" by Paul Simon. It's a beautiful, short (1min.36 sec) song with lots of runs, interesting chord sounds and some harmonics. It is off his 2011 album "So Beautiful or So What."
It's quite lovely and might be considered intermediate or advanced.
Thanks!
I would love to see a lesson on "Amulet" by Paul Simon. It's a beautiful, short (1min.36 sec) song with lots of runs, interesting chord sounds and some harmonics. It is off his 2011 album "So Beautiful or So What."
It's quite lovely and might be considered intermediate or advanced.
Thanks!
Hi Neil:
Thanks so much for the experience of Zoom with TG featuring yourself and Jim Croce. I have most of the songs from your Jim Croce lessons but could not find New York's not my Home though I did receive prior to the Zoom the sheets for the songs that were included in the Zoom, and this was one of them. I am told the entire song is not available yet, so am putting in my vote for this one.
Thanks so much for your generosity of time, patience and preparation for the zoom. I hope there will be more. For struggling to learn musicians like me, it is heaven. I'm very interested in the new Jazz program you offer but I don't know about the Roman numerals chord system that is mentioned in the advertisement for the Jazz program. BTW, the ad itself was hilarious to read. The humor - so funny. I loved it! I do know some barre chords and hope I can find the info so I can sign up for the classes.
Many thanks, That Zoom was a blast!
Anne
Thanks so much for the experience of Zoom with TG featuring yourself and Jim Croce. I have most of the songs from your Jim Croce lessons but could not find New York's not my Home though I did receive prior to the Zoom the sheets for the songs that were included in the Zoom, and this was one of them. I am told the entire song is not available yet, so am putting in my vote for this one.
Thanks so much for your generosity of time, patience and preparation for the zoom. I hope there will be more. For struggling to learn musicians like me, it is heaven. I'm very interested in the new Jazz program you offer but I don't know about the Roman numerals chord system that is mentioned in the advertisement for the Jazz program. BTW, the ad itself was hilarious to read. The humor - so funny. I loved it! I do know some barre chords and hope I can find the info so I can sign up for the classes.
Many thanks, That Zoom was a blast!
Anne
I would like to see a lesson on "The Palace of Versailles" which you hinted at during the "Earl of....." Something using the chords as mentioned. It's almost a chord
melody style.
"It's a Beautiful Morning" is also cool as the other said. Takes you back. Thank you to all.
melody style.
"It's a Beautiful Morning" is also cool as the other said. Takes you back. Thank you to all.