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McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 9 – Uptempo Walking Pop

March 28, 2023 by Paul Wolfe Leave a Comment

On this page is the video, pdf and practice tracks for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 9. This etude is a 150 BPM uptempo bouncy Beatles-esque ‘version’ of a Motown style chord … [Read more...] about McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 9 – Uptempo Walking Pop

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McCartney Sight Reading Etude 8 – 8th Note Rock And Roll With Harmonic Metronome

March 25, 2023 by Paul Wolfe Leave a Comment

On this page is the video, pdf and practice tracks for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 8. This is a slightly different Etude….it’s two choruses of the 12 bar quick blues in an 8th note … [Read more...] about McCartney Sight Reading Etude 8 – 8th Note Rock And Roll With Harmonic Metronome

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McCartney Sight Reading Etude 7 – Three Key Blues

March 23, 2023 by Paul Wolfe Leave a Comment

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 7. This is a slightly different Etude….it’s just three choruses of the 12 bar quick blues in an … [Read more...] about McCartney Sight Reading Etude 7 – Three Key Blues

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McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 6

March 22, 2023 by Paul Wolfe Leave a Comment

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 6. This is an uptempo walking pop style line - imagining the Beatles covered a well known Martha … [Read more...] about McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 6

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McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 5

March 21, 2023 by Paul Wolfe 2 Comments

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 5. This is a funky kind of vibe based on the bass line to The Word. This one is in C. Here’s … [Read more...] about McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 5

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McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 4

March 20, 2023 by Paul Wolfe Leave a Comment

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 4. This is an uptempo rock and roll tune inspired by hearing 'Travelin' Band' by CCR.  Which I … [Read more...] about McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 4

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Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 3 (Level 1)

March 19, 2023 by Paul Wolfe Leave a Comment

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 3. This is an uptempo pop style line . This one is in Bb and uses first position and open strings … [Read more...] about Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 3 (Level 1)

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Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 2 (Level 1)

March 17, 2023 by Paul Wolfe 1 Comment

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 2. This is an uptempo, quarter note, walking pop style line to changes similar to those that … [Read more...] about Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 2 (Level 1)

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Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 1 (Level 1)

March 16, 2023 by Paul Wolfe 8 Comments

On this page is the video, pdf and practice track for the Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 1. This is an uptempo, 8th note, rock and style line to changes similar to those that Lennon and … [Read more...] about Paul McCartney Style Sight Reading Etude 1 (Level 1)

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More Internal Clock – The Drop Series

February 9, 2023 by Paul Wolfe

Following on from my earlier video lesson about the harmonic metronome, you can also use Band In A Box to create a drop series...which is manipulating the program so a 4 or 8 (or 12 or 16) bar groove … [Read more...] about More Internal Clock – The Drop Series

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