ATTENTION: Anyone Who Thinks It’s Too Hard, Too Confusing, Or Too Expensive To Learn to Play Guitar Online …
New 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' Makes It Easy for Anyone to Learn to Play Guitar ... Even If You’re a Complete Beginner
There’s big satisfaction from learning to play. And if you’re like most people, you’d probably love to play like the pros … but there’s a huge problem. Learning guitar seems hard.
You know the style (or styles) of music you want to play.... Songs and music that you love.. Then you have to figure out how to go about learning it. How in the world do you do that??? Do you just start looking online? Try to teach yourself? Buy books or guitar magazines? Find a private teacher? Do hundreds of Google searches or watch tons of youtube videos???
Those are the just some of the challenges I faced when I first decided to start learning guitar.
So, I did what lots of wannabe guitarists do … I tried them all.
I devoted myself to learning everything I could about guitar. I read countless books, went to many different teachers for private lessons, and spent hours on the Internet. When I first started out there was no such thing as the internet so I learned mainly from books and magazines …To be honest there weren't very many of them available either so learning was a very slow and frusrating process. Many times I gave up playing and sometimes for years at a time.
When the internet first came along and before youtube, I was able to get an overview on how to play guitar, I wasn’t able to find the do-this, do-that, step-by-step guide I wanted.
Which was annoying because I wasn’t interested in spending hours on end trying to figure this stuff out.
I also didn’t want to sift through tons of useless information.
Of course, that’s exactly what happened …
I’d spend hours trawling internet sites clicking one link after another, trying to get to the “good” stuff.
Before I knew it, I’d have dozens of browser tabs open and half my day would be gone.
Worse still, I’d be more confused than I was before I started!
And so on …
It was super-frustrating.
However I was very determined to learn properly and one day I came across a guitar magazine advertisement inviting people to apply for a 1 year guitar Diploma course in the 'Guitar Institute' in London.
I never knew there was such a thing as a college dedicated solely to guitar teaching (there certainly wasn't anything similar in Ireland at that time) and after much soul searching I decided to enrol.
That decision proved to be the game changer for me. I learned more in the first week in the 'Institute' than I had learned in the previous 20 years! Suddenly everything made sense. I returned to Ireland and almost straight away opened my own guitar school in my home town ...the 'Ennis Guitar School' I modelleded my courses along the same lines as the 'Institute'. I spent the next 20 years teaching people of all ages how to play based on what I had learned.
I wish the problems I experienced when I first started out were unusual, but they’re not.
Virtually everyone who wants to play guitar or improve their playing goes through something similar.
Along the way, most of them decide the process is too:
• Difficult
• Confusing
• Frustrating and
• Time-Consuming
That’s why plenty of passionate people give up on their dreams of becoming the guitar player they want to be.
It’s not that they CAN’T do it … they can.
It’s just a huge pain to figure out how it all fits together when you’ve got little free time and can't understand a lot of it.
I totally understand that because I went through it all myself.
And while I did manage to make sense of it eventually, it took:
• More years than I care to think about,
• Countless long practice sessions,
• Huge amounts of money, and
• A lot of banging my head against the wall before I reached that place where I was happy with my playing and felt I understood it at last.
The good news is that you don’t need to go through that, because I’m about to share with you the absolute easiest way for you to start learning guitar.
That’s why I urge you to read this all the way through to the end … the information I’m about to share has the potential to be a huge game changer for you.
But before I get to that, allow me to introduce myself.
Hi, I’m Mike Varden.
That story I just told you took place when I first began learning guitar ... way back in 1985.
Since then, I’ve taught thousands of students both adults and children of all ages and all levels to learn guitar--both individully and in groups.
I love what I do which is why over the last 30+ years, I have been a full-time guitar teacher.. I am interested in and play many styles of music including Folk, Rock, Blues, Fingerstyle and Country!
However I grew up listening to all the great Irish ballads and these songs are always close to my heart
As a result of my success, I’ve been able to do things in my life that I never dreamed were possible, like:
- Set up a music school dedicated exclusively to guitar teaching
- Delivered guitar workshops on behalf of a wide range of organisations including Music Generation... an Irish music initiative funded by Bono and U2
-Taught Adult guitar classes.. specialising in Irish Folk Music
-Secured contracts to teach guitar in several primary and second level schools throughout county Clare ..my home county.
-Played live in different musical formats ...including solo, duets with vocal singers and with rock/blues bands
- Made a living from and dedicated my life to teaching music- continually perfecting my teaching methods.
While I’m thrilled with what I’ve managed to accomplish, I’ll admit that learning to play was a real struggle at first.
In the beginning, I didn’t know what I was doing and I didn’t have anybody I could ask.
Each time I sat down to learn something new, I had to go through the same hassles I mentioned earlier, spending tons of time sifting through all the confusing information that’s out there.
Yet even after all that research, I still made a lot of expensive mistakes along the way … costing me lots of time and money, while causing me plenty of headaches.
The good news is that I learned from those mistakes and today, I feel I have 'how to play guitar' down to a science.
I know exactly how to fastrack my learning without spending a lot of time or money—two things that are in short supply for virtually every learner..
Still, I haven’t forgotten how hard it was when I first started out.
Back then, I really wished there was some kind of instruction manual—something I could turn to that would show me step-by-step exactly how to learn my favourite songs and understand what I was playing.
It’s designed for people like you … people who want to learn all their favourite songs or music but don’t know how to get started or think it sounds too hard.
The 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' is your easy, step-by-step guide for learning all the music you would like to be able to play through the genre of Irish folk songs and have an understanding of how it all fits together..
And, because each module in the course contains a level 1 and level 2, it even works if you are a complete beginner or if you already play.
In fact, by the time you get to the end of it, you’ll have a thorough understanding of how to play your favourite songs and lots of different ways to accompany them.!!
That’s because my course teaches you how to accompany virtually any song you would like to play.
Wanna learn chords and strumming patterns? It’s in the course.
Interested in fingertyle? Yep, that’s in there too.
Want to be able to confidently jam with records or other musicians? You’ll also learn how to do this..
In the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar', I show you the easiest ways to play:
Chords - Open position chords, bar chords, partial chords, triads, chord variations.
Strumming – Different strumming patterns and how to mix them to sound like the pros.
Fingerstyle – Simple arpeggiated fingerstyle - to more advanced walking bass and melody based styles.
Scales – From simple open position scales to transposable scales up the neck.
My course leaves nothing to chance—if you want to learn from scratch, or take your playing to the next level ..I teach you how to do it.
But that’s not all.
In the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar', you’ll also get my secret strategies on how to understand this wonderful instrument and how it works along the way..not just someone who knows how to strum a few songs.
Because if you’re like most people, you either don't play yet or if you do you know some simple chords and strumming patterns and would like to learn more.
That’s why my course is designed to help you succeed, even if you have very little:
• Money
• Time or
• Experience
For instance …
Yep, you read that correctly.
You can play your first songs and melodies in less than a week? … IF you use the secret time-saving tactic I teach in my course.
Plus, I even show you an easy method for changing chords quickly ...and easy strumming patterns.
It’s so amazing that I promise you it works even if …
You don’t think you have the talent to be a musician (you have)
You worry you are not from a musical background (neither was I)
You might think you are too old ( I have successfully taught students in their 70s)
You think learning to play sounds too hard (it won’t be)
These introductory lessons will kickstart your playing...saving you lots of time by getting you playing your first songs almost immediately. Imagine playing dozens of your favoutrite songs and entertaining friends and family in a year from now … That’s a real possibility IF you follow the blueprint I give in my course.
But the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' doesn’t just teach how to strum some easy songs .
With my course, you’ll also learn super-easy methods for playing fingerstyle patterns and playing along with other musicians + understanding music by learning some simple theory.
Playing Guitar Has Amazing Benefits & Is Much Simpler to Learn Than You Probably Think
In the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar', I’ll also show you several different ways you can accompany Irish folk songs … so you’re not always strumming along —unless you want to.
Even better, none of these methods require you to have any prior experience. I started from scratch. Yet I’ve managed to set up a guitar school and teach thousands of guitar students how to play, using the same straightforward methods I teach in the course. I’m not kidding when I tell you that these methods are so easy, you’ll feel confident by the end of the course that you can successfully play also … even if you have no musical experience. And not only will you feel confident you can do it, you’ll probably want to jump at the chance to play at every opportunity that comes along. But if you don’t, no worries—playing guitar for yourself is a huge buzz too!
People are always surprised to learn how easy it actually is to play a first tune or song. For instance, did you know you can play a simple tune in minutes? You can, and in the course, there’s a video that walks you step-by-step through the entire process.
Think of it like this.
If you tried to tackle a paint-by-number kit without knowing which color went with each number, it would be pretty hard.
Next-to-impossible even.
But if you had the key—showing you which color went where—imagine how easy it would seem.
You see, anybody could paint a nice picture with the key, regardless of their skill level.
The same thing is true about how to play guitar.
Try to do it on your own, and it’s confusing and overwhelming … like tackling a paint-by-number without the key.
But have someone give you the key and what a difference.
Suddenly, it all seems super-easy.
That’s because it IS … when you have someone to show you the ropes.
Now, at this point, some of you might be thinking ...
The course sounds great, but am I really capable of doing this?
Don’t I need to have some special talent to play the guitar???
Allow me to answer that.
First, people who have learned to play guitar are NOT more talented than you. They’re not smarter, younger or they don’t come from a “better” musical background, and they aren’t just lucky. The only difference between you and them is that they have information you don’t. This course levels the playing field. It gives you straightforward, no-fluff information—based on my 30+ years of learning and teaching guitar—so you learn step-by-step what you need to do to be successful. The course was designed with someone like you in mind—someone who’s never done this before and needs a blueprint that’ll break it all down for them.
There’s nothing I teach in the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' that you can’t do.
You’ll ALSO Learn the Same Strategies That Made Me Finally Happy with My Playing
I don’t just show you how to strum lots of Irish songs on the course. I also teach you how to make sure you understand fully all the concepts—so you can apply them to any song and also to other styles of music! Of course to do that, you need to learn the information. Meaning, you need to practice consistently. And to practice efficiently, you need to understand how to practice, what to practice and when and how long and how often to practice.
That’s why I included an entire lesson on practicing in the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'.
In that module, I reveal all the practicing strategies I’ve learned over the years that helped fast track my learning. Because you might be surprised to hear this, but I don’t attribute my success completely to the many books and courses I studied . While that’s massively important, it’s also my practice habits that’s enabled me to progress fastest. Understanding HOW to practice is key to a happy,satisfying and long-term guitar playing life!!.
And that’s the kind of stuff I’ll show you in the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'.
Honestly, this information is so powerful, it has the potential to transform your life, just like it did mine.
Right now, you’re reading this because there’s something you want.
Either you want to learn to play … or you wish you could improve your playing … or you’d like to feel a greater sense of pride about your accomplishments.
You can have ALL those things with the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'.
Imagine that for a moment.
What would change for you if right now, you committed to learning to play, by following the exact steps I outline in the course?
Could you start playing all your favourite songs and music in a very short time and in time become the guitar player you always dreamed of?
Yeah, actually—you could.
In fact, you’d be surprised if you knew how attainable that goal actually is.
Like I told you earlier, this is what I did but only after spending thousands of pounds on books and courses and thousands of hours trying to piece the information together. You don't have to do this.
That’s why learning to be the guitar player you truly would like to be is not unreasonable—at all.
There are so many people who have achieved this—and you’ll be one of them once you take my course.
Imagine being able to play any Irish song you like—to accompany that song in different ways and to be able to jam with other musicians, rather than NOT having the confidence to play because you are not sure what you are doing and you just know it sounds awful!. Because let’s be honest—with all the information out there ,you have little chance of becoming a satisfied guitar player - more like overwhelmed,confused and frustrated.
I know I was for many years -often giving up completely for periods of time.
Now I don't want to give the impression that learning guitar to an advanced level is a walk in the park. Let's be honest it does take dedication and some hard work but it is virtually impossible without a step-by-step, easy to understand method.
You could …
• Confidently play all your favourite Irish Folk songs and Ballads.
• Accompany songs in a style that you choose.
• Be the life of the party playing at family gatherings such as Birthdays, Weddings, Christenings, Christmas, Barbecues, Pub sessions and anywhere there is a party.
• Watch your “practice” sessions go by quickly, because you love what you’re doing..
• Jam along with other musicians or start your own band.• Feel super proud of what you’d managed to achieve.
That scenario isn’t a pipe dream.
I’ve experienced all these things as a musician.
You can too, by putting the information I teach in the course to work for you.
It consists of 31 online video lessons that are divided into 6 modules: Each module is divided into the following sections - plus theory and loads of Irish songs.
• Chords
• Rhythm guitar
• Fingerstyle
• Scales
To make it easy for you, I designed the course so you can tackle it in one of two ways.
Option 1
If you already play and are interested in a particular section, you can just watch that module and then follow it up with applying it to songs. That’s a way to save time if you have a specific skill in mind that you want to learn eg. Fingerstyle guitar
Option 2
Your other option is to do the entire course in order.That’s what I suggest doing if you would like to become an all-round player. By watching the whole course, you’ll get a big-picture overview, allowing you to see the various skills and how you can apply them to the included songs.
Plus, you’ll learn how to use the rhythm, fingerstyle, scales and theory skills to your playing..
• Hands-down, the absolute EASIEST WAY to learn to play the guitar … no more trawling the internet....all the information you will ever need in one place!
• Learn my super-simple chord changing method that works for anyone … even if you have found changing chords quickly the hardest part!
• Are you tired of buying course after course only to get nowhere?....That ends today! We're going places together no matter what your skill level is!
• Learn the 2 easiest chords on guitar in MINUTES … so you can start playing your first song immediately.• Learn simple common fingerstyle patterns to make any slow ballad sound beautiful.....So you can play tons of songs with a few simple patterns.
• How to figure out the chords belonging to any key … so you transpose WITHOUT a capo..• How to combine strumming patterns … so you can create your own.
• Learn 36 bar chords in one easy lesson … so you get the most bang for your lesson.
• .Why so many guitar players give up when learning the guitar... and how to avoid this common pitfall.
• When your friends call you to come jam, there will be nothing left for you to say except "I'm grabbing my guitar and I'm out the door!".
• The quickest easiest and funnest way to learn Irish Folk songs and Ballads.
• How to jam along to records and backing tracks.....so you can play with other musicians or in your own band.
That’s just a sneak peek of some of what you’ll learn in my 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'—the course covers way too much to list here.
Plus, in addition to the 52 video lessons you’ll get with the course, I’ve also included everything on downloadable PDF sheets … so you can download and print them off.
Finally I have included a full backing ballad-band track for a lot of the songs so you can play along to ...like having your own ballad group at home
As you can see, the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' comes with everything you need to be successful.
There is literally nothing else on the market that’ll take you by the hand and show you exactly what you need to do to learn classic Irish Folk songs and ballads.
But don’t just take my word for it.
Check out some of the amazing results people have gotten with the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar':
Within a week of taking this class, I was selling my very first information product online. It turned a profit too. To date, I’ve made $48,000! I can’t recommend this course highly enough.You will never find a better “instruction manual” to help you understand the A-to-Z’s of product creation. The information in Brad’s course is worth every penny … and then some!I learned so much about selling software that once I completed the course, I knew I had to create my own software product. I did and the profits have been amazing … my SaaS product has generated a whopping $168K in revenue this year. Thanks, Brad!
The first was to skimp on the value by keeping the course super-short and charging less money.
The second was to pack the course with as much valuable information as I could, so you have the absolute greatest chance of duplicating my success.
I chose the second option, because I really want you to succeed.
And the best way I know to help you do that is to share with you everything I’ve learned about learning guitar over the last 30+ years, so you have all the same know-how I do.
Of course, that meant I had to spend many, many months writing and recording all 52 lessons for this masterclass, and then I had to pay a small fortune to create and host the videos.
But at the end of it all, I’m super-proud of this course.
It’s the most comprehensive how to play guitar course you’ll find on the market today.
My masterclass teaches you guitar from A-to-Z for virtually any type of style but particularly Irish Folk songs and Ballads PLUS it’ll show you how to apply the skills to nearly any song or music.
So let’s talk about how you can get started with the course.
I’m offering the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' for just one easy payment of €197.
That’s almost 50% off its regular retail price of €395.
Meaning that you’re getting each lesson for about €6 – that’s less than you probably spent the last time you grabbed lunch at work. .
And unlike the cash you dropped on lunch, the money you spend on the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' is an investment in your guitar enjoyment future.
You’re investing a small amount of money now so you have the means to become a great guitar player for al the reasons I mentioned above..
Some of you reading this right now…
• Know this course will teach you how to get from where you are to where you want to be on your musical journey.
• Know you can be really successful as a guitar player, and
• Most importantly, KNOW that unless you put money on the line today, you probably won’t follow through with this--even though it’s the absolute easiest way to become the guitar player you desire.
Sound familiar?
If so, I urge you to invest in the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' today.
That investment will give you 197 reasons to take this course seriously and make it work for you, so you CAN have the benefits we talked about earlier.
The one with true freedom on your instrument and a hobby you’re so passionate about, you wake up every day looking forward to picking up your guitar.
After all, you already know you can succeed with this—you just need a push so you’ll follow through.
€197 is a great push.
It’s a way of saying to yourself, “I’m committing to my success. I’m putting money on the line, because I know I’ll make this work if I have skin in the game.”
Plus, you have absolutely nothing to lose by doing that, because I’m offering a 30-day 100% risk-free guarantee.
Try the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'. Take the lessons and apply what you learned. If you don’t love the course, just let me know in 30 days and I’ll refund every penny of your money. No questions asked. No hassles, no fine print, no funny business. That’s how confident I am that you’ll love this course.
Chords
Learn the quickest way to play tons of Irish Folk songs, using open chords, bar chords and chord variations. Plus, discover how to easily transpose key so you can play along with a singer (for example) with next to no effort.
Rhythm guitar
If you’ve ever thought strumming was really “tough” to learn, think again. With my step-by-step guide, I show you the easiest way to learn common strumming patterns in the most common time signatures used in Irish music so you can combine them and create any pattern … time after time.
Fingerstyle
Creating fingerstyle patterns is easy as can be, once you know what you’re doing. In this course, I teach you how to choose a suitable pattern and apply it to any slow ballad in minutes …so you can give those haunting ballads the treatment they deserve!
Scales
Lots of people shy away from learning scales but everything in music comes from a scale.. Here, I’ll show you how to successfully learn some really easy scales so you can start playing simple melodies right away. Then, I’ll teach you how to jam along with songs like a pro lead guitarist, by breaking scales down into manageable sections.
Plus tons of Irish songs by all the great Irish artists including The Fureys, Mary Black, Paul Brady, Planxty, and Christy Moore, covering 'traditional' classics such as:Whiskey in the Jar, McAlpines Fusiliers, Homes of Donegal, Carrickfergus etc and more 'modern' ballads like Cavan Girl, Ride On, Only our Rivers, Song for Ireland, Clare to Here and much more!
Again, you get all this really valuable information for a small one-time investment of €197.
But let me tell you why this course is an even better value…
Every new guitarist meets challenges and frustrations along the way.
Unfortunately, those challenges are expensive, often costing hundreds—if not thousands—of euros.
In the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar', I show you how to overcome these challenges—challenges, by the way, that would cost you far more than the price of this course.
And again, if you’re not satisfied for any reason--any reason at all--I offer a full 30-day, no-questions-asked refund.
Try the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' and if you don’t like it for any reason, you don’t pay a penny.
There is literally nothing else on the planet that will take you by the hand and show you the exact steps you need to take to become a great guitar player from scratch. There is also nothing available online, that I am aware of, which teaches lovers of Irish songs and Ballads, in an easy to understand way, how music in general and the guitar in particular, works!
But you have to act now.
So, to get started, click the payment button below, enter your details, and you’ll get immediate online access to the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'.
Let me tell you why it’s important you do that right now …
This is the very first time I’m making the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' available at this price.
While I priced it to be affordable for everyone, there’s a chance I’ll lose money on this deal.
I won’t know that until I see what the demand for it is.
For that reason, I can’t promise that if you come back later, you’ll still be able to get the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar' for just €197.
So again, start today by clicking the payment button below and entering your details—you’ll then get immediate online access to the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'.
Let me break this down for you even further.
You have one of two options:
Ignore this and keep doing what you’re doing.
Continue thinking about the level of guitar player you would love to be but do nothing about it. Keep telling yourself it’s just too hard to learn to play well.
OR
Make a small RISK-FREE investment in your future. Learn step-by-step how to play and accompany all your favourite songs, from someone who’s successfully taught thousands of people how. Use my expert tips, tricks, and strategies, so you can easily start making music as a guitarist … while experiencing more satisfaction, flexibility and fun, doing something you enjoy.
So, start NOW by clicking the payment button below and entering your details.
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Once you do, you’ll get immediate online access to the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'.
Try it for yourself and see how valuable the lessons are. Learn how to quickly start playing, so you can build your repertoire of songs.
THEN decide if the class is worth it to you.
If you decide it isn’t, just let me know and I’ll refund 100% of your money.
You literally have NOTHING to lose and EVERYTHING to gain.
All I ask is that once you start making music after taking the 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar', you shoot me an email and let me know.
I love hearing how my masterclasses have changed people’s lives—it’s one of the most rewarding things about what I do.
Thanks for your time!
I can’t wait to show you how easy it is to learn to play all your favourite Irish Folk songs and Ballads on guitar. See you on the inside!
Mike Varden
Founder, 'Irish Folks Songs and Ballads for Guitar'