Jim Deeming

Jim Deeming

Jim is a Guitar instructor at JamPlay.com

ADAPTED FROM JIM'S PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY FOUND AT JIMSGUITAR.COM Jim Deeming got his first guitar - the one pictured on the right - when he was only six years old. His Dad was taking fingerpicking lessons, and Jim wanted to be just like him. The Mel Bay books didn't last very long before he strapped on a thumb pick and added the Chet part to Red River Valley so it sounded better. Most of Jim's early learning was by ear. With unlimited access to his Dad's collection of C... (more)

Jim currently offers 164 guitar lessons at JamPlay, with 43 beginner lessons, 34 intermediate lessons, 29 song lessons, 10 lessons in our Artist Series, 34 Lick & Riff Library entries and 14 entertainment videos.

Basic Guitar with Jim

Fingerstyle master Jim Deeming teaches you the basics of guitar playing. With over 30 years of experience teaching and playing, Jim will definitely start you in the right direction. This is a great series for beginners and guitarists looking to refresh their knowledge.

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Introduction Lesson

In this short lesson, Jim Deeming will introduce himself and talk about his upcoming lessons.

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Choosing a Guitar

Jim gives his thoughts on purchasing your first guitar.

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Goal Setting

Jim discusses the importance of setting goals. He provides some tips that will help steer your practicing in the right direction.

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Changing the Strings

Jim Deeming walks you through the process of changing your strings. He gives some excellent tips on this important process.

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5

Meet Your New Guitar

Jim introduces proper playing technique. Then, he explains how to play your first chord.

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Learning More Chords

Jim teaches you the 3 primary chords in G major. He also explains how chords relate to specific keys. A great lesson!

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Right Hand Revisited

Jim discusses a plethora of right hand techniques that are essential to guitar playing.

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8

New Chords and Keys

This lesson provides additional information about chords and keys.

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9

Let's Play

This lesson is all about playing. Jim will start you off playing a song. You will have the opportunity to play along with him.

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10

Alternating Bass and Chords

Jim teaches you a few more commonly used chords. Then, he discusses a technique known as the alternating bass line.

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11

A Shape Chords

Jim covers all possible fingering options pertaining to the basic open A chord shape.

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12

Basic Guitar Checkup

Jim talks about the future of his Phase 1 guitar series and where to go from here.

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13

Notes, Scales and Theory

Jim delves into basic music theory. He starts from square one in this lesson.

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14

Chord Fiesta

Jim Deeming invites you to a veritable chord fiesta. He demonstrates common dominant and minor chord shapes.

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15

Movable Chords

This lesson is all about movable chords. Learn the importance of barre chords and other movable shapes.

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16

Proper Practicing

Jim Deeming explains how to create a productive practice routine. Make sure you aren't wasting needless time!

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17

The Pinky Anchor

Many guitarists use their pinky as an anchor. Jim explains the pros and cons of this technique.

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18

Palm Muting

Jim discusses an important technique--palm muting. He explains how palm muting is used by flatpickers and fingerstyle players.

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19

Reading Tablature

Jim Deeming covers the basics of reading guitar tablature. Knowledge of tablature will help with JamPlay lessons as well as learning your favorite songs.

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Tuning Extravaganza

Jim explains various tuning methods. He provides useful tips and tricks that will ensure that your guitar is sounding its best.

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21

Let's Play: "Red River Valley"

Jim is back with another "let's play" style lesson. He teaches the classic song "Red River Valley" and encourages you to play along.

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22

Drop D Tuning

Jim Deeming introduces drop D tuning. Drop D is a popular alternate tuning used in many styles of music including rock, fingerstyle and blues.

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23

Let's Play: "Wayfaring Stranger"

Jim Deeming breaks down the song sections to the classic tune "Wayfaring Stranger".

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24

More On Drop D

Jim Deeming takes another, more focused look at drop D tuning.

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25

Your Friend, the Metronome

Jim Deeming discusses how to use a metronome for practice, skill building, and speed building.

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Guitar Discovery for Kids

Congratulations on getting your first guitar! Now let's learn to play it. Jim Deeming gets us up and running with the beginner skills needed to start your journey! This course will cover everything you need to get started whether you're playing acoustic or electric guitar - these skills apply to both. So let's get started!

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Intro & Tuning

Get an overview of all 18 lessons and learn to tune your guitar.

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G Chord and Basic Strums

Learn your first chord, the G major as well as a very basic strumming pattern.

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The C and D chords

Learn the C major and D major chords and play them along with the G major.

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Strumming Workshop

Learn to sound more musical with upstrokes and downstrokes.

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Strumming Workshop 2

Spice up your playing with another strumming pattern.

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The Boom-Chuck Strum

Learn the boom-chuck strumming pattern, popular in country and blues playing.

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Learn a Song: Yankee Doodle

Practice your strumming and learn to play Yankee Doodle.

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Learn a Song: Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Learn another new strumming pattern and practice with a brand new song.

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Single Notes & Alternate Picking

Learn finger positions, single notes, and alternate picking.

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Learn a Simple Melody

Practice your single string picking with a simple, new, fun melody.

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G Minor Pentatonic Scale

Sounds scary, huh? It's not. What's a scale? You're about to find out.

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Backing Track Jam

Apply your scale knowledge and jam along with a backing track.

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Chords in the Key of A

Learn the A and E chords and how they work along with the D chord.

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Strumming & Muting

Practice strumming in the key of A and learn all about muting.

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7th Chords

Spice up your chord knowledge with some 7th chords.

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Strumming with 7th Chords

Take the 7th chords you just learned and toss them into a chord progression.

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17

12 Bar Blues

Learn the 12 barre blues, one of the most common blues progressions.

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Jammin' the Blues

Learn the A minor pentatonic scale and jam to some blues.

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