Originally Posted by: rgkelly35Transition would be an understatement. And transition is not what you advertise or expect payment for. It is not transitional elements that I have a problem with. It is poor organization and structure of lesson packages. You list a series of titles uner the beginners courses only to find out that you have to been to lazy to make the video lesson. Instead you hack it from someone's course to fill in the gap. I like fow and structure, much of which is lacking.

For axample. the lessons on the C major scale has the guy playing the first 6 notes of the scale on the 5th and 6th string, starting on the third fret. Come on, that's not the right way to teach a beginner. Also they don't show any closeups of the notes, and no other fingerings for the scale. I can pick out the notes of the scale fine, but I would like to see the most efficient ways of practising the scale.

I am tired of complaning. I will now go call customer seervice for my money back

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That's too bad. Of course you're totally welcome to get your money back.
I just think you're being a little premature in your judgement of what you can get from the site.

As far as an instructor showing various ways to play simple chords... there's 45 instructors with their own methods of doing things.

I'm not trying to push my own lessons but regardless of the fact that I mostly aim my lessons at intermediate and advanced students, I've spent the last couple of months putting together detailed instructions on how to play the basic chords. Not just a simple lesson, but a series of alternate ways to play chords, how to mute unplayed strings and then an example of what the chord might sound like when played in a song.
Then I provide an MP3 and Jam file to practice to.

Granted...I'm just getting started on the new lessons but I'm hoping that over time I'll end up with hundreds of examples of illustrations on how to not only play the chords, but find alternate ways of fingering them and using palm and finger muting to make them sound more professional.

I'm just working on some tutotials now... that'll hopefully give you an idea of the direction I'm taking: Once I get these basic lesson completed I'll be delving into advanced techniques, recording hints and tips and other tricks for use in the studio:

Like I said...we're working hard to upgrade from our older lessons so if you're a little patient, within the next few weeks and months we'll take the old lo-fi lessons and upgrade them with full screen Hi-Def videos.

Just a suggestions before ya quit: Try some of the harder lessons to get an idea of where we're heading:

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=1653


http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9609

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=12274

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=12138

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9750

http://guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=9728