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Hi, I’m Kevin Burke. I’m an RGT@LCM registered, fully DBS checked guitar tutor based in Hawk Green, Marple,Stockport, Greater Manchester, and occasionally in Great Moor too. I offer professional, electric and acoustic guitar tuition, both privately and in schools. I am also a practicing musician, songwriter and producer and am available for workshops and commissions.
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How To Read A Chord Box
If you can’t read chord boxes then now’s the time to learn. That way, you’ll be able to teach yourself how to play lots of songs and become a guitar legend in your own lifetime! This picture should show you … Continue reading
Inspirational Guitar Performance That Changed My Life
As part of Expo ’92 in Seville there was a series of ‘guitar legends’ concerts, that were actually filmed in late 1991 but as far as I remember televised in the uk then, or sometime in 1992. I was 16 … Continue reading
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My student Ade’s new AC/DC Tattoo
One of my students, Ade, already has an SG guitar like Angus Young from AC/DC. He also has an AC/DC sticker on that same guitar. He also has an AC/DC cap which he wears whilst playing the guitar with the … Continue reading
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Learn The Guitar Part Names
These pictures should help you to learn the names of all the main guitar parts. In this example we can see the names of an acoustic guitar’s parts. In this case a nylon strung or classical guitar. In this example … Continue reading
How To Read Guitar Tab
Guitar tablature, or tab, is the most common method of writing down guitar music. It is basically a pictorial representation of the guitar strings, and numbers are placed on the lines to represent which fret position should be held whilst … Continue reading
Learn The Names Of The Guitar Strings
If you’re new to guitar playing it is a good idea to become familiar with the names of the parts of the guitar and particularly to know the names of the guitar strings. This will be particularly useful when learning … Continue reading
4 Riffs in C Minor
Here are four different guitar riffs all in the key of C minor. The styles vary but of course they are all in the same key so could be used as a starting point for your own improvisations. You can … Continue reading
Les Paul – An inspirational man – Not just a great guitar!
Les Paul – the man and the guitar. What an inspiration = Pioneer of the solid body electric guitar, inventor of multitrack recording and was still gigging in his nineties!!!!
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The World’s Best Guitarists?
Who am I to say who the best guitarists in the world are? Who is anybody to say? Opinion will always be divided as we all have our own tastes and styles we prefer. One thing’s for sure, certain players … Continue reading
‘Happy Dance’ – very easy guitar tune suitable for beginners
This lesson uses the easy version of the chords G, C, and Em. These are three of the four chords required for the RGT Initial Stage guitar exam. These easy chord shapes are great for new students to use when … Continue reading
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