Tom Godfrey
@godfreyguitar.bsky.social
I teach guitar, create YouTube guitar lesson videos, write guitar books, and ride my bike. That's pretty much it.
Last week I posted the final Rhythm Guitar 3 lesson: a review of all the moveable chords that appear in Rhythm Guitar 3. youtu.be/sgPfYXf1eiI
In January I’ll start uploading lessons from Three-Note Jazz Guitar Chords, which focuses on shell voicings.
In January I’ll start uploading lessons from Three-Note Jazz Guitar Chords, which focuses on shell voicings.
Rhythm Guitar 3, Lesson 64 | ALL Moveable Chords Review (pages 125-127)
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Last week I posted the final Rhythm Guitar 3 lesson: a review of all the moveable chords that appear in Rhythm Guitar 3. youtu.be/sgPfYXf1eiI
In January I’ll start uploading lessons from Three-Note Jazz Guitar Chords, which focuses on shell voicings.
In January I’ll start uploading lessons from Three-Note Jazz Guitar Chords, which focuses on shell voicings.
I'm not quite right in the head, so I decided to climb up the Paseo de la Mesa trail twice today. It didn't feel great, but my legs felt better than expected. I'm planning on doing this double climb every other week.
December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'm not quite right in the head, so I decided to climb up the Paseo de la Mesa trail twice today. It didn't feel great, but my legs felt better than expected. I'm planning on doing this double climb every other week.
Great moments in music education: I just remembered a lesson from a few years ago. I was showing a kid a scale or a fingering or something. He seemed to be engrossed in what I was saying until he blurted out, "My dad has those same socks!"
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Great moments in music education: I just remembered a lesson from a few years ago. I was showing a kid a scale or a fingering or something. He seemed to be engrossed in what I was saying until he blurted out, "My dad has those same socks!"
This 3-Minute Theory lesson (which turned out to be about 4.5 minutes) explains perfect, augmented, and diminished intervals and how you can use the major scale to figure out if a 4th, 5th, or octave is perfect, augmented, or diminished.
youtu.be/68WM16xixGk
youtu.be/68WM16xixGk
3-Minute Theory #24: Perfect, Augmented, and Diminished Intervals • Guitar Music Theory
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This 3-Minute Theory lesson (which turned out to be about 4.5 minutes) explains perfect, augmented, and diminished intervals and how you can use the major scale to figure out if a 4th, 5th, or octave is perfect, augmented, or diminished.
youtu.be/68WM16xixGk
youtu.be/68WM16xixGk
I'm just gonna leave this right here. youtu.be/3zGf7_YL70M?...
If Stayin' Alive Had Been Written in 16th Century
YouTube video by Jonasquin
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm just gonna leave this right here. youtu.be/3zGf7_YL70M?...
Teenage me would be horrified, but I'm planning on relearning algebra and was thrilled when these books arrived today.
December 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Teenage me would be horrified, but I'm planning on relearning algebra and was thrilled when these books arrived today.
Number 4 in a series of jazz guitar chord drills to use as warm-ups and to improve your muscle memory. This lesson features 5-1 chords in major keys played with dominant 7 and major 6 chords in 4-note voicings.
youtu.be/QxKHGVYOAa0
youtu.be/QxKHGVYOAa0
Jazz Guitar Chord Drills #4 – Dominant 7 and Major 6 4-Note Voicings
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Number 4 in a series of jazz guitar chord drills to use as warm-ups and to improve your muscle memory. This lesson features 5-1 chords in major keys played with dominant 7 and major 6 chords in 4-note voicings.
youtu.be/QxKHGVYOAa0
youtu.be/QxKHGVYOAa0
This "3-Minute" Theory lesson turned out to be over 7 minutes. The previous lesson introduced major and minor intervals (2nds, 3rds, 6ths, or 7ths). This lesson shows you how to find major and minor intervals on the guitar.
youtu.be/AAIIUG7Cgrg
youtu.be/AAIIUG7Cgrg
3-Minute Theory #23: Playing Major and Minor Intervals on the Fretboard • Guitar Music Theory
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This "3-Minute" Theory lesson turned out to be over 7 minutes. The previous lesson introduced major and minor intervals (2nds, 3rds, 6ths, or 7ths). This lesson shows you how to find major and minor intervals on the guitar.
youtu.be/AAIIUG7Cgrg
youtu.be/AAIIUG7Cgrg
So…Oreo flavored Oreos?
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So…Oreo flavored Oreos?
This field is starting to get crowded!
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This field is starting to get crowded!
My older bike just went home with its new owner, the father of one of my piano students. Now he can ride bikes with his son! (And I have a little bit more room in my apartment again.)
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My older bike just went home with its new owner, the father of one of my piano students. Now he can ride bikes with his son! (And I have a little bit more room in my apartment again.)
If you know how to play a moveable minor 6 chord, you already know how to play a moveable minor 7b5 (half-diminished) and vice versa.
youtu.be/bbzWjAhAS7M
youtu.be/bbzWjAhAS7M
Minor 6 = Minor 7b5 | Guitar Theory
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If you know how to play a moveable minor 6 chord, you already know how to play a moveable minor 7b5 (half-diminished) and vice versa.
youtu.be/bbzWjAhAS7M
youtu.be/bbzWjAhAS7M
So comforting to have a bike lane…
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
So comforting to have a bike lane…
This lesson explains major and minor intervals and how you can use the major scale to figure out if a 2nd, 3rd, 6th, or 7th is major or minor.
youtu.be/uOj-1kpOob8
youtu.be/uOj-1kpOob8
3-Minute Theory #22: Major and Minor Intervals • Guitar Music Theory
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This lesson explains major and minor intervals and how you can use the major scale to figure out if a 2nd, 3rd, 6th, or 7th is major or minor.
youtu.be/uOj-1kpOob8
youtu.be/uOj-1kpOob8
If you know how to play a moveable major 6 chord, you already know how to play a moveable minor 7 chord and vice versa.
youtu.be/_l6gXBi4OMQ
youtu.be/_l6gXBi4OMQ
Major 6 = Minor 7 | Guitar Theoryhttps://youtu.be/_l6gXBi4OMQ
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you know how to play a moveable major 6 chord, you already know how to play a moveable minor 7 chord and vice versa.
youtu.be/_l6gXBi4OMQ
youtu.be/_l6gXBi4OMQ
There's a wee bit of snow on the Sandias today. Not much, but it's a start.
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There's a wee bit of snow on the Sandias today. Not much, but it's a start.
This 3-Minute Theory lesson introduces intervals, your key to understanding scales and chords. The next several lessons will cover interval quality (major, minor, perfect, augmented), inversions, extensions, and finding/playing intervals on the fretboard.
youtu.be/8gpch49FKtY
youtu.be/8gpch49FKtY
3-Minute Theory #21: Basic Intervals • Guitar Music Theory
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This 3-Minute Theory lesson introduces intervals, your key to understanding scales and chords. The next several lessons will cover interval quality (major, minor, perfect, augmented), inversions, extensions, and finding/playing intervals on the fretboard.
youtu.be/8gpch49FKtY
youtu.be/8gpch49FKtY
New bike! This is the Primos Superdame. Steel frame with a carbon fork. 1x gravel group set with electronic shifting. I added Redshift bars/grips and a Brooks saddle. Considering this is the first drop bar bike I've ridden in over 30 years, it felt surprisingly comfortable.
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
New bike! This is the Primos Superdame. Steel frame with a carbon fork. 1x gravel group set with electronic shifting. I added Redshift bars/grips and a Brooks saddle. Considering this is the first drop bar bike I've ridden in over 30 years, it felt surprisingly comfortable.
Number 3 in a series of jazz guitar chord drills to use as warm-ups and to improve your muscle memory. This lesson features 5-1 chords in major keys played with dominant 7 and major 7 chords in 4-note voicings.
youtu.be/T2UV49elxcw
youtu.be/T2UV49elxcw
Jazz Guitar Chord Drills #3 – Dominant 7 and Major 7 4-Note Voicings
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Number 3 in a series of jazz guitar chord drills to use as warm-ups and to improve your muscle memory. This lesson features 5-1 chords in major keys played with dominant 7 and major 7 chords in 4-note voicings.
youtu.be/T2UV49elxcw
youtu.be/T2UV49elxcw
Lots of cranes today, a balloon launch, and stopping to fix another cyclist's flat tire. The weather was perfect – mid 60s and sunny.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Lots of cranes today, a balloon launch, and stopping to fix another cyclist's flat tire. The weather was perfect – mid 60s and sunny.
Learn how the major CAGED chords come from common major scale shapes, and then learn how those major scales connect and overlap on the fretboard. I’ll also show you two exercises to practice shifting from one scale form to the next.
youtu.be/wrjON3b-hw8
youtu.be/wrjON3b-hw8
CAGED System Explained (4 of 4) • CAGED Chord Shapes and Scales
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Learn how the major CAGED chords come from common major scale shapes, and then learn how those major scales connect and overlap on the fretboard. I’ll also show you two exercises to practice shifting from one scale form to the next.
youtu.be/wrjON3b-hw8
youtu.be/wrjON3b-hw8
They've upgraded the parking lot at the other end of the Paseo de la Mesa Trail. They even installed this tire pump, which is a nice touch.
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
They've upgraded the parking lot at the other end of the Paseo de la Mesa Trail. They even installed this tire pump, which is a nice touch.
The second in a series of jazz guitar chord drills to use as warm-ups and to improve your muscle memory. This lesson features 5-1 chords in major keys played with dominant 7 and major 6 shell voicings.
youtu.be/JHybSeQT2Yk
youtu.be/JHybSeQT2Yk
Jazz Guitar Chord Drills #2 – Dominant 7 and Major 6 Shell Voicings
YouTube video by Godfrey Guitar
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The second in a series of jazz guitar chord drills to use as warm-ups and to improve your muscle memory. This lesson features 5-1 chords in major keys played with dominant 7 and major 6 shell voicings.
youtu.be/JHybSeQT2Yk
youtu.be/JHybSeQT2Yk
Pretty colors on the way home from grocery shopping.
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Pretty colors on the way home from grocery shopping.
I just posted the first five Melody Guitar 4 lessons. This book focuses on playing melodies in standard notation up to the 12th fret. I'll post a new lesson each week. Here's the playlist. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Melody Guitar 4 (Guitar Course) - YouTube
Learn to read and play melodies in standard notation up to the 12th fret. Before starting this book, you'll need to be able to read standard notation, unders...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I just posted the first five Melody Guitar 4 lessons. This book focuses on playing melodies in standard notation up to the 12th fret. I'll post a new lesson each week. Here's the playlist. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...