{"id":124622,"date":"2025-06-12T08:19:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/?page_id=124622"},"modified":"2025-06-12T08:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:19:38","slug":"my-method-for-learning-new-songs-14th-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/my-method-for-learning-new-songs-14th-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"My Method for Learning New Songs &#8211; 14th August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #091acc;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >My Method for Learning New Songs - 14th August 2020<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-2290639\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/he6tykgvCpg?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Exciting updates inside PSA &#8211; <strong>2:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/51-Popular-Chords-PSA-Drue-James-1.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Really useful 7-page PDF of the most commonly used chords<\/span> <\/a><\/span>&#8211; <strong>2:32<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/guitar-toolbox-premium-courses\/\">Updated guitar toolbox page<\/a><\/span><\/span> &#8211; <strong>3:05<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PSA quickstart courses explained &#8211; <strong>4:10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2 interesting tips on how to choose your songs &#8211; <strong>6:48<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My simple process for learning a new song &#8211; <strong>8:30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ultimate-guitar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">This awesome site has a complete library of song TABS for easy access<\/span><\/span><\/a> &#8211; <strong>9:20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So how do you navigate the ultimate-guitar website? &#8211; <strong>9:50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitar-pro.com\/en\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">This useful app makes learning guitar much easier<\/span><\/span><\/a> &#8211; <strong>12:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/premium-student-area.com\/guitar-pro-files-song-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">Check out the downloadable guitar pro TABS at PSA<\/span><\/a><\/span> &#8211; <strong>13:55<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listen to a song using the downloaded song TAB inside Guitar Pro &#8211; <strong>16:60<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A quick playthrough and TAB review of this beautiful fingerstyle song called Canon D &#8211; <strong>17:37<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Printing out the song TAB and making adjustments and changes &#8211; <strong>19:20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How I simplify certain parts of the TAB &#8211; <strong>21:40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How to loop-play certain parts of the TAB inside Guitar Pro &#8211; <strong>26:15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quick recap &#8211; <strong>30:48<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How I optimize finger placements when moving up the &#8220;dusty&#8221; part of the guitar neck &#8211; <strong>32:50<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A quick tip when you hear something that sounds wrong &#8211; <strong>36:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My &#8216;secret sauce&#8217; to this method! &#8211; <strong>41:40<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fingerpicking-Classical-Songbook-Arranged-Standard-ebook\/dp\/B00G28SPBK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fingerpicking classical songbook<\/a> <\/span>&#8211; 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