The SHOWCASE  Song Tutorials Library

Classic Rock and Country Song Tutorials  

Learn to Put “WOW!Factor”™ into Your Favorite Songs

Build a complete song repertoire by learning from an entire library of Classic Rock and Country song tutorials.

 

It ain’t SMACK,

if you can back it up!”

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Recently added tutorial!

* UPDATE Nov 2020 *

Getting ready to add several James Taylor Song tutorials for you…

Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

“Your Smiling Face”

“Country Roads”

“Up On A Roof”

“Copperline”

 

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Enjoy these videos of  Gaylerd and Stephen, 

the vocalist in his trio,” Acoustic Shade

as they have fun covering two

James Taylor’s songs…

Carolina in my Mind” & “Shower the People” 

 

“Hey, I there’s no way that I can’t teach you how to sing like Stephen.

 But I can show you how to put “WOW!Factor” into  your guitar playing!”

 – Gaylerd –

Yes, those were recorded a few years ago for sure.(Stephen looks a lot older today!)

The SHOWCASE Song Tutorials

 Library Catalog

A
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

Ain’t No Trucks in Texas – Ronnie Dunn

All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey

All that Heaven Will Allow – The Mavericks

Amie (The Chords) – Pure Prairie League

Amie (The Acoustic Lead Riff) – Pure Prairie League

B

Baby, You’re All That I Want – Brian Adams

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce

Brandy – Looking Glass

Brown Eyed Girl  (Intro Only)- Van Morrison

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Buy Me a Boat (The Chords) – Chris Janson

Buy Me a Boat (Intro Riff) – Chris Janson

C

California Dreamin’ – The Mamas and Papas

Can’t You See – Marshall Tucker Band

Carolina in My Mind (Cover) – James Taylor

Castles in the Air – Don McClean

Cats in the Cradle (cover) – Harry Chapin

Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson

Check YES or NO – George Strait

Close Your Eyes – James Taylor

Colder Weather – Zac Brown

Come Monday – Jimmy Buffet

Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond

Crazy – Patsy Cline

Crazy (intro only revised) – Patsy Cline

Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen

Crushin’ It – Brad Paisley

Cryin’ for Me – Toby Keith

D

Dance With My Father Again – Luther Van dross

Dance Little Jean (intro) – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Dance Tonight – Paul McCartney

Danny’s Song – Kenny Loggins

Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi

Dead Flowers – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Performed by The Rolling Stones)

Deep River Blues – Intro only  Doc Watson

Die a Happy Man – Thomas Rhett

Dirt on My Boots – Jon Pardi

Doctor My Eyes – Jackson Browne

Don’t Ask Me Why – Billy Joel

Don’t Dream it’s Over – Crowded House

Don’t It – Billy Currington

Don’t Think I Don’t – Darius Rucker

Drunk on a Plane – Dierks Bentley

E

Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

Everything – Michael Buble’

F

Fat Bottom Girls – Queen

For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield

Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks

Fifty (50) Ways to Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon

Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

For Who You Are – Hillsong

G

Galway Girl (Revised) – Randy Houser

Galway Girl – Randy Houser

Gimme Three Steps – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Gold Dust Woman – Fleetwood Mac

Good Time Charlie (Revised) – Danny O’Keefe

Good Time Charlie – Danny O’Keef

H

Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen

Have You Ever Seen the Rain – CCR

Heart of Gold – Neil Young

Heaven Bound – Shenandoah

Hello – Adele

Here I am to Worship – Tim Huges

Highway 20 Ride – Zac Brown

Honesty – Billy Joel

Honey Bee – Blake Shelton

House the Built Me – Miranda Lambert

Hotel California (The Acoustic Intro) – The Eagles

Hotel California (The Acoustic CHORDS) – The Eagles

Hotel California (Acoustic Version  – over 20 minutes) – The Eagles

Hotel California (Acoustic COVER by my band “Acoustic Shade”) – The Eagles

I

I Heard it Thru the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

If I Could Buy Some Time (cover) – Randy Houser

If You Get There Before I Do – Colin Raye

I’m a Believer – The Monkeys (Smash Mouth version)

I’m A Little More Country Than That – Easton Corbin

I’m In – Keith Urban

I’m Still a Guy – Brad Paisley

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

I Go Back – Kenny Chesney

I Wish That Wasn’t All – Joe Nichols

I Surrender All – version by Jason Lavik

I surrender All (intro lesson) – Jason Lavik

I surrender All (Acoustic Riffs) – Jason Lavik

I Won’t Give Up on You – Jason Mraz

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Johnny Mathis

It Ain’t Cool – George Strait

It Won’t Be Like This for Long – Darius Rucker

I Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles

J

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus (Something About That Name) – The Gaithers

Jet Airliner – Steve Miller Band

Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helm

K

Kathy’s Song – Simon & Garfunkle

Keep on Rockin’ Me Baby – Steve Miller

Kiss a Girl – Keith Urban

Kodachrome – Paul Simon

L

Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton

Lay Me Down – Loretta Lynn (Willie Nelson)

Layla (unplugged) – Eric Clapton

Leaving’ on a Jet Plane – Peter, Paul, and Mary

Listen to the Music – Doobie Brothers

Long Haired Country Boy (version by Travis Tritt, oh yea!) Travis Tritt

Lover, Lover – Jerrod Neiman

Love Your Love the Most – Eric Church – Bobby Helm

M

Marvelous Light – Charlie Hall

Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet

Me and Julio – Paul Simon

Mean – Taylor Swift

Mexico (The Intro) – James Taylor

Movin’ Out (Intro) – Billy Joel

Movin’ Out (How to Play) – Billy Joel

Mr. Bojangles – Jeffy Jeff Walker

Mr. Bojangles – (revised) – Jerry Jeff Walker

My Life – Billy Joel

My Maria – Brooks and Dunn

N

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

O

Ocean Front Property – George Strait

Old Man – Neil Young

Ophelia – The Band

P

People Get Ready – Curtis Mayfield

Piano Man – Billy Joel

Piano Man – (covered by my band “Acoustic Shade”) – Billy Joel

Puff the Magic Dragon – cover… and not a good one)

Put You in a Song – Keith Urban

Q

 

R

Rainy Night in Georgia – Brook Benton

Ramblin’ Man – The Allman Brothers Band

Revolution (acoustic version) – The Beatles

Rocket Man – Billy Joel

Rocky Mountain High – John Denver

RUN is the Reason – Toby Keith

S

Sangria – Blake Shelton

Save it for a Rainy Day – Kenny Chesney

She Wouldn’t Be Gone – Blake Shelton

She’s Everything – Brad Paisley

She’s Everything (original) – Brad Paisley

She’s Always a Woman to Me – Billy Joel

Shine, Jesus Shine – Graham Kendrick

Shower the People – James Taylor

Shower the People (covered by Gaylerd and Stephen) – James Taylor

Sister Golden Hair – – America

Somebody Like You (Part 1) – Keith Urban

Somebody Like You (Part 2 Lead Riff) – Keith Urban

Somebody Like You (Part 3- Intro Riff) – Keith Urban

Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Eric Clapton’s Jazzy version

Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin

Still Rock-n-Roll to Me by Billy Joel (Covered by my band Acoustic Shade)

Stuck in the Middle – Steelers Wheels

Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot

Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

T

Take it Easy -For Beginners (Chords) – The Eagles

Take it Easy (Lead Riff with TABS) – The Eagles

Take It Easy (How to Play) – The Eagles

Take It Easy (TABS for Lead Riff) – The Eagles

Take it Easy (Lead Riff on Acoustic) – The Eagles

Tequila Sunrise (Full Version with Chords) – The Eagles

Tequila Sunrise (Lead Riff) – The Eagles

The Dance – Garth Brooks

The House that Built Me – Miranda Lambert

The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

The Joker – Steve Miller

The One True God (my cover for my friend Dave Morton) – Mark Harris

This Solid Rock – by Charlie Hall

This Wedding Day – Jerry Jeff Walker

This is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line

Toes (Part 1 intro) – Zac Brown

Toes (Part 2 chorus) – Zac Brown

Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah

U

 

V

Ventura Highway (Intro Riff) – America

Vienna – Billy Joel

W

Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show

Waiting in Vain  – Annie Lennox

Walkin’ in Memphis – Marc Cohen

Walkin’ in the Winter Wonderland – Jason Mraz

What I like About You – The Romantics

When I was Your Man – Bruno Mars

When You Say Nothin’ at All – Alison Krause

While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison

Who Are You When I’m Not Lookin’ – Blake Shelton

Why Don’t We Just Dance – Josh Turner

With a Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles

Without You – Keith Urban

Without You (Part 1) – Keith Urban

Without You (Part 2) -Keith Urban

Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton

X

 

Y

You Can Close Your Eyes – James Taylor

You’ll Think of Me – Keith Urban

You’ll Think of Me (Part 2) – Keith Urban

You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins

You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt


Z

 

Hey, just so you can hear how “WOW!Factor”™ extreme acoustic guitar playing can set you apart from other guitarist,

here’s a clip of my band, “Acoustic Shade”,

covering Billy Joel’s great classic…

“Still Rock-n-Roll to Me!

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