Simon has prepared some Free Tutorials to help you set up your instrument and your Multi-Effects Units. Click HERE for the menu.

 

Simon's Guitar Tuition DVD - BACK IN STOCK!!

Simon's unique method of mastering the fretboard is now available on his brand new 2 disc set DVD. The DVD deals with fretboard navigation and learning the Major Scale, the Minor Scale and their relative modes.

Simon demonstrates some of his favourite runs using the method and the DVD also contains bonus tracks with Simon performing two of his best loved instrumentals.

The DVD will be most useful to players who have struggled to find their way around the fretboard and wish to play outside the pentatonic scale.

Free TABs are available to anyone who has bought the DVD. Simply e-mail Simon with the title of Chapter 34 on Disc 1 and Simon will e-mail you the TAB.

The DVD costs £20.00 plus £2.00 postage and packing. To buy the DVD click the "Buy Now" button below.

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Simon has recently produced some TABs using Powertab. They will be available to download in the near future. To obtain your copy of Powertab click HERE and follow the instructions.
Simon Lees has been a professional guitar tutor since 1995.

He teaches from his home near Wolverhampton, just off M54 Junc. 2.

Hours of teaching are 9.00am - 7.00pm Monday to Saturday.

Simon can be contacted on 07711 252784 or 01902 570505.

1. Naming Strings
2. Tuning (various methods with or without an electronic tuner)
3. Holding the Plectrum
4. Open Chords
5. Basic Strumming patterns
6. Power Chords
7. Finding notes on the strings
8. Reading TAB
9. The Pentatonic Scale - Various patterns - The CAGED System.
10. Barre Chords
11. Lead Playing Techniques (Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, String Bending, Vibrato, Slides, Tapping)
12. Left & Right Hand Posture
13. Hidden Techniques (Palm Muting, Left hand damping, Damping bends - 3 methods)
14. Plectrum Control including Alternate Picking
15. Advanced Strumming Patterns (incorporating Left/Right hand damping)
16. Major & Minor scales (using Simon's unique learning method)
17. Arpeggios
18. Using a Capo
19. De-Tuning for "Nu-Metal"/Punk etc
20. Bottleneck (slide guitar)
21. Sweep Picking
22. Improvisation using the Pentatonic Scale
23. Working out the key of a song
24. Improvisation using Major & Minor scales & Modes
25. Harmonics (Natural and Artificial)
26. Chord Harmony (Major & Harmonic Minor scales)
27. Multi-Effects programming (how to customise your sounds)

For bass lessons, many of the above subjects are covered in the same way, in particular scales & arpeggios. Additional material for bass lessons includes Slap technique and working out bass lines from songs provided by the student.

Simon uses examples of well known classic & contemporary songs to give examples of some of the subjects mentioned above. In addition he will teach you how to play your favourite songs. Just bring a CD or tape to the lesson and Simon will work it out for you and take you through it step by step. He can also teach you how to set up your own equipment to sound the way you want it. In fact he has written several articles on equipment set-ups which you can read on this site (see below).


Simon has developed a brand new method of learning scales on the guitar. He has written a book about the method which has loads of examples, all written in TAB. Where things get tricky, photographs are included to show you exactly where to put your left hand. The method does not include lead playing techniques or chords or even pentatonic scales as these areas have been covered before by hundreds of publications. What Simon's book "Signpost to the Fretboard" does, is to show simple ways to learn and remember fretboard patterns used in the major scale, the minor scale and all of the associated modes. Like many great, yet simple inventions, Simon's method often provokes the reaction, "Why has no one thought of this before?". Following the method will save years of struggling to remember things parrot fashion.

The latest version of Simon's book should soon be available from this site. Check the Latest News for updates.

 

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