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LESSONS

Whether you're a beginner hoping to hit the ground running, or an experienced player looking for a new perspective; I offer both in-person and virtual lessons to help you meet your goals.

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I teach a wide variety of topics including:

  • Guitar Related Music Theory

  • Sight Reading

  • Songwriting

  • Chord Melody Arranging

  • Soloing Through Changes

  • Tips for your Tone

  • Music Recording

  • Music Marketing

+ MORE

CHECK OUT SOME FREE LESSON MATERIALS BELOW

Having an understanding of the Pentatonic Scale is crucial to being able to solo as a guitarist, as well as visualize the fretboard.  In these three videos, we'll go over:

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  1. Five Pentatonic Boxes

  2. Connecting the Pentatonic Boxes with two shapes

  3. Apply them to any key with one simple trick

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Click the buttons to watch the videos and download the lesson materials.

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MATEUS ASATO LESSONS

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"LAVA ME" is a Mateus Asato original.  This is a great exercise for a number of techniques including:

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  • Finger picking

  • Open Harmonics

  • Developing an understanding of DADGAD

"Chords" is a Mateus Asato original.  This is a great exercise for a number of techniques including:

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  • Bending in tune

  • Fingerpicking

  • Getting comfortable with the Pentatonic Scale

  • Harmonizing melody notes with 3rds and 6ths

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"Bluesy Wednesday" is a Mateus Asato original.  This is a great exercise for a number of techniques including:

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  • Bending in tune

  • Vibrato

  • Double Stops

  • Harmonics,

  • Fingerpicking while hiding the pick 

  • Harmonizing lead lines with 3rds and 6ths.

"You'll Be In My Heart" is a song by Phil Collins, arranged by Mateus Asato for solo guitar.  This is a great exercise for a number of techniques including:

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  • Chord Melody Arranging

  • Using Triad Inversions

  • Utilizing Open Strings

  • Fingerpicking

  • Harmonizing melody notes with 3rds and 6ths

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"Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, arranged by Mateus Asato for solo guitar.  This is a great exercise for a number of techniques including:

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  • Chord Melody Arranging

  • Using Triad Inversions

  • Utilizing Open Strings

  • Fingerpicking

  • Harmonizing melody notes with 3rds and 6ths

  • Bending in tune

BEGINNER LESSONS

Blackbird is a classic that I think any aspiring guitarist or singer/songwriter should have in their repertoire.  This is a great song to learn for a variety of techniques including:

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  1. Fingerpicking

  2. Playing in time

  3. Learning partial chord shapes

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If you're relatively comfortable with the guitar and you want to take a stab at finger picking, this is a great place to start.  In the lesson, we cover the chord shapes, the fingerpicking pattern, and how to practice each.

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