LEAD GUITAR PRACTICE TRACKS

EXTRA SET SONGS- WE'LL BE ADDING TO THESE IN ORDER TO SLIM DOWN THE ABOVE SETS: 

AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGAR

TURN THE PAGE - BOB SEGAR

HALLELUJAH -LEONARD COHEN

MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION - PAUL SIMON

THE SOUND OF SILENCE - SIMON AND GARFUNKLE

SPANISH PIPEDREAM - JOHN PRINE

TROUBLE IN THE CITY - JJ CALE

BE BOP-A-LULA -GENE VINCENT

RIVERBOAT SONG - JJ CALE

LEARNING TO FLY - PETTY

TUESDAY'S GONE - SKYNYRD
HARD TIMES - Mike

SET 2

JUST ANOTHER DAY - MIKE

BETTER OFF WITH THE BLUES - DELBERT MCCLINTON

CAJUN MOON - JJ CALE

SIMPLE MAN - SKYNARD

A BOAT BLOWIN' NOWHERE - MIKE

WISH YOU WERE HERE - PINK FLOYD

RUNNING ON FAITH - CLAPTON

HE WENT TO PARIS - BUFFETT

I NEED YOU - MIKE

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW- IZ

SOUVENIRS - JOHN PRINE

TANGLED UP IN BLUE - DYLAN

SET 3

HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN - MUDDY WATERS

HERE COMES THE SUN - BEATLES

2020 - MIKE

DOWNTOWN LA - JJ CALE

AMIE - PURE PRARIE LEAGUE

A HOUSE DIVIDED - MIKE

BALLAD OF CURTIS LOWE - SKYNARD

CAN'T YOU SEE - MARSHQALL TUCKER BAND

COME MONDAY - BUFFETT

DON'T GO TO STRANGERS - JJ CALE

FISH AND WHISTLE - JOHN PRINE

FRIEND OF THE DEVIL - GRATEFUL DEAD

DEVIL IN DISGUISE - JJ CALE

RUNNING FOWN A DREAM - TOM PETTY

EASY COVER PRACTICE SONGS: This box contains several songs arranged GENERALLY from easiest to hardest to play. IF YOU ARE NOT A STUDENT OF MINE, WRITE DOWN THE CHORDS I CALL OUT IN EACH SONG'S INTRODUCTION. STUDENTS HAVE THE CHORD CHARTS OPEN IN FRONT OF THEM.

SET 4

IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR - WILSON PICKETT

I WON'T BACK DOWN - TOM  PETTY

KNOCKIN' ON HEAVENS DOOR - DYLAN , CLAPTON

LANDSLIDE - FLEERTWOOD MAC

START ALL OVER - MIKE

LAYLA  (UNPLUGGED VERSION)- CLAPTON 

MAGNOLIA - JJ CALE

MAMA DON'T ALLOW - JJ CALE

MARGARITTAVILLE - BUFFETT

MOVE IT ON OVER - HANK WILLIAMS

NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT - CLAPTON

ROW ME AWAY - MIKE

STATESBORO BLUES - ALLMAN BROS.

SUMMERTIME - JANIS JOPLIN

EVERYONE IS WEIRD - MIKE

BELOW ARE HARDER SONGS FOR BEGINNERS. AGAIN, WRITE DOWN ANY CHORD CHANGES I CALL OUT IN THE SONG INTROS. 

THIS IS A HIDDEN PAGE. PLEASE KEEP THIS PAGE A SECRET! Otherwise I'll have to change its name to something impossible to find.

Here are tracks you can practice your lead guitar scales you've been taught, plus any "licks" you've learned. The trick here is to start off slowly, making sure to be SMOOTH AND IN TEMPO WITH THE RHYTHM GUITAR. Then try and speed up some, again staying IN TEMPO. Once that is mastered, it's time to try experimenting some, not just playing scales. The goal is to memorize those pesky scales and to develop a style of playing that is entirely your own. MANY students tell me how much they enjoy soloing, that it is a type of creativity they've never experienced before. I promise, the more you do these exercises, the easier they get, the faster you get, and the more you like doing them. Enjoy!

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THIS PAGE IS FOR STUDENTS THAT WANT TO PRACTICE MORE. I DIDN'T SET OUT TO DO THESE SONGS AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING COMMENTS AS ARTSY, HIGH QUALITY RECORDINGS, AND FOCUSED ON QUANTITY OVER QUALITY. THE END RESULT IS 40 SONGS THAT MIGHT HELP THEM MAKE PROGRESS. 

THERE ARE A FEW I NEED TO RERECORD, I USED A DI (direct input) METHOD FOR HALF OF THESE, AND A MIC ON MY D-35 FOR THE OTHER HALF. AND A FEW I SANG OUT OF MY RANGE, BRAVE, STUPID GUY THAT I AM.

MY INTENTION IS TO NOT TEACH THE SONG, BUT REFRESH THE STUDENT'S PREVIOUS LESSON JUST A LITTLE HERE. HOPE THESE HELP. THEY CAN'T HURT.

BY THE WAY, I'M JUST LEARNING HARMONICA AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. SORRY. MOSTLY, I'M LEANING FORWARD AND BLOWING HARP AS I PLAY AT THE SAME TIME.

MIKE

​TURN YOUR VOLUME WAY UP FOR THESE LOW VOLUME SONGS, PLEASE.

THESE SONGS ARE NOW PLAYING FINE ON PHONES AND DESKTOPS/LAPTOPS, AFTER A YEAR OF WAITING FOR GO DADDY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOPE THIS FUNCTION LASTS AS IT IS NOW. THANKS, GO DADDY!

BELOW ARE MEDIUM ABILITY BEGINNER PRACTICE SONGS, AGAIN GENERALLY ARRANGED FROM EASIEST TO HARDER. STICK WITH IT, BUT HAVE FUN!

DON'T FORGET TO "CHOKE UP" A LITTLE ON YOUR PICK, AND DON'T FORGET TO USE AN UP AND DOWN MOTION, AS YOU'VE BEEN SHOWN!

LIVE BAND PRACTICE SONGS

(AS WITH MOST BANDS, THESE LISTS WILL CHANGE A LOT) ANYTHING BY "MIKE" IS BY MIKE UPCHURCH

SET 1
AFTER MIDNIGHT - JJ Cale
GIVE IT EVERYTHING -Mike
THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE - JJ CALE

A PIRATE LOOKS AT FORTY - BUFFETT

LET THE FUN OUT - MIKE

BRICES CREEK BLUES - MIKE

HELLO IN THERE - JOHN PRINE

GOT MY MOJO WORKING - MUDDY WATERS

FAR FROM ME - JOHN PRINE

GOT MY SOUL - MIKE

WAGON WHEEL - DARIUS RUKER

ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY - JOHN PRINE