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Cornwall Guitar Lessons offer professional guitar tuition for all ages from beginner to advanced levels.
Lessons are taught by guitar tutor Darren Richards online via Skype as well as some primary and secondary schools around Cornwall.

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One to one Guitar lessons tailored specifically to your needs. These lessons are currently all through Skype until I fund a local venue to teach from.

Individual guitar lessons are designed for each student. Wether you want to work on your favourite song or solo or delve into the world of music theory, everything can be catered for.

If you're interested in grades CGL offers full tuition in the rock school syllabus.

£14.00 - 30 minute lesson

£28.00 - 60 minute lesson

CGL's 10 week guitar courses are designed to improve your playing. Check below for a list of our current courses.

Kids Course (6-10 year olds)

Beginners Course

Intermediate Course

Blues Course

Sight Reading Course

£128 - 10 x 30 minute lesson

£252 - 10 x 60 minute lesson

Darren has been teaching over SKYPE for over 10 years now, with the last year being 90% Skype teaching due to covid 19 restrictions.

Skype has become one of the new norms of teaching. Learn from the comfort of your own home. The Skype lesson service includes PDF lesson sheets sent before the lesson. Also follow up lesson sheets or videos can be provided after the lesson has finished.

£14.00 - 30 minute lesson

£28.00- 60 minute lesson

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Hi and thank you for checking out this page.

A little about me, my name is Darren Richards and I’m a guitar teacher from Cornwall, originally coming from Newlyn. I have been playing the guitar since the age of 13 and studied music at Truro College before moving to Brighton at the age of 19 to study the guitar at the Brighton Institute Of Modern Music.

I have extensive live playing experience and have played at venues all over the country and festivals such as The Isle of Wight festival.

Whilst playing with The Perils I had the pleasure of playing with acts such as The Buzzcocks, Carbon Silicon and Gary Moore.

After the band went our separate ways I started teaching the guitar full time for The Brighton Guitar Academy as well as working as a tutor for The Brighton Rockschool and Sussex Academy Of Music.

Which brings me to today, I have now been living back and teaching in Cornwall for 11 years, and my main aim is teaching people how to master the guitar through my own guitar courses and lessons. I previously taught at Trevada music from 2013-2020. I am now work as a guitar tutor at St.Hilary Primary School, Heamoor Primary School and Mounts Bay Academy.

I also teach via SKYPE, and have been since 2011.

Outside of teaching I play in one of Cornwalls leading function bands.

Thanks for reading,

Darren Richards

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Blackstar studio 10 el34 - Eric Johnson stratocaster

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Blackstar studio 10 el34 - Eric Johnson stratocaster

Here is a little bit of an Eric Johnson song. I’m plugged into the blackstar studio 10 with the boost function on and the reverb cranked. I’ve rolled the volume down on my guitar to clean up.

Chris Rea - On the beach - Simple rhythm and chords

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Chris Rea - On the beach - Simple rhythm and chords

I recorded this video for a student as a quick demonstration of how to play the song with chord voicing we had chosen. The rhythm has been kept simple, allowing the student to follow the chord voicings and structure before diving into the full rhythm track. http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd - Acoustic Chord play along

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Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd - Acoustic Chord play along

Here is a play along video for one of my students. A mixture of open and barre chords played on my Taylor acoustic. I have kept the rhythm as basic as possible. http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

No hopers, Jokers And Rogues-The Fishermans Friends guitar cover

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No hopers, Jokers And Rogues-The Fishermans Friends guitar cover

This one was fun. I have kept this as simple as possible so we can all strum all along. Chord chart will soon be uploaded up on my website. I am playing my Atkin J45 guitar, recorded by an Audio technica AT2020. http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Swinging Blues - Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul - Fender Blues Junior

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Swinging Blues - Joe Bonamassa Epiphone Les Paul - Fender Blues Junior

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Fly me to the moon fingerstyle guitar cover with notation

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Fly me to the moon fingerstyle guitar cover with notation

Check out this beautiful fingerstyle arrangement of 'fly me to the moon', I love this arrangement. Please check out the notation. http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Sigma 000m-15s - fingerpicking jam

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Sigma 000m-15s - fingerpicking jam

Here is a short clip of the Sigma OOOm-15s, its a fingerpicking jam I mess around with from time to time. The guitar is joined at the 12th fret which gives it a mid range punch thats great for fingerpicking. This has a set of Elixir nano web gauge we strings on it. http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight guitar looping Cover

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Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight guitar looping Cover

I love using this kind of loop to practise a little improvising. I am playing an Eric Johnson Stratocaster into a TC electronic Ditto Looper pedal, recorded with an SM57, all live. http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Two Rock Studio pro 35 - King of tone- Jazz Blues

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Two Rock Studio pro 35 - King of tone- Jazz Blues

I enjoy spicing up a 12 bar blues. This blues in A is great, just the right amount of Jazz. I am playing my Eric Johnson Strat into my Two Rock Studio Pro 35 into a Analogman King of tone. https://www.patreon.com/cornwallguitarlessons http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Testing Out my new Camera - Queen Guitar Solo

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Testing Out my new Camera - Queen Guitar Solo

I have just purchased a Canon E0S 4000D camera, although its a budget DSLR camera it is an upgrade for me. This is my first test run of recording a short solo based on Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, I say based as I am not playing it 100% correctly. So far i'm learning how to use and really enjoying it. It will be my main camera for videos from now on, particularly for my patreon page (linked below) http:/www.patreon.com/darrenrichardsguitarist http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Funky blues backing track in the key of E

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Funky blues backing track in the key of E

Here is the first of some backing tracks i'm going to be uploading, this track is based on a 12 bar blues chord progression. You could play simple E minor over it, particularly if you bend the minor 3rd up a semitone, or mix between both major and minor pentatonics. Hope you enjoy, and make sure to check out my patreon for ideas on what to play over this. http://www.patreon.com/darrenrichardstuitionguitarist http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

Legato sequencing lick - Gibson R8 Les Paul - Two Rock Studio Pro 35

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Legato sequencing lick - Gibson R8 Les Paul - Two Rock Studio Pro 35

Here is a really simple A minor pentatonic exercise, it uses hammer ons and pull offs in A minor position 1. I'm playing my Gibson R8 into my Two Rock Studio Peo 35. http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

I Feel Good - James Brown - Full length guitar cover

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I Feel Good - James Brown - Full length guitar cover

'I feel good' guitar cover by James Brown. This is basic way of playing this when I have worked in functions bands over the years. I am doing a little more than the guitar is doing in the original but it sounds cool to me. Head on over to my patreon page (Link below) to get the backing track, chord charts and lesson sheets to learn this song. Thanks for watching. https://www.patreon.com/darrenrichardsguitarist http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

ziggy stardust David bowie guitar cover

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ziggy stardust David bowie guitar cover

Hi guys, Thanks for checking out this video and taking the time to read the description, make sure to like and subscribe. Here is one of my favourite David bowie songs, this song is just genius and the production is something that always draws me back. I am playing a mixture of lead and rhythm parts to keep it as straight forward as possible. I am playing a 58 reissue Gibson son les paul into a two rock studio pro, the gain is coming from a J rocket 45. Caliber pedal, one of the best marshall in a box pedals on the market. Thanks for watching http://cornwallguitarlessons.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/cornwallguitarlessons https://www.instagram.com/cornwallguitarlessons

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