Mike Walker

Mike Walker

Guitar Specialist · 30+ years experience
Mike Walker, born in Philadelphia, started playing guitar at 14 after being inspired by the great Randy Rhoads. He immersed himself in the Neo-Classical works of Malmsteen, Moore, and Macalpine. At 16, he was fascinated with tapping and listening to players like Stanley Jordan and started taking classical lessons. Fast forward two years later, he was studying under John Dougherty and started playing the Tri-State club circuit. He moved to Orlando in 1992 and formed the band World Wide Tribe, which was similar to Kings X and Living Color. From 1998 through 2001, he played with the funk band Squeezable Hugo. In 2001, he started Rule of 7, which went on to win the Grammy Unsigned Band Contest in 2005. Since 2005, he's been the studio guitarist for Play It Now Tunes, recreating more than 400 songs for the company.
Genre Based Free Lessons
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Genre Based Free Lessons

It's not easy to commit your hard earned money to a guitar lesson website without assurances that you will get the quality you're paying for. So, we have provided free demo lessons for you to check out, organized by genre, to make it easier for you.  Fair warning: even these demos will leave you spoilt for choice.

2 Hours
28 Lessons
Topic Based Free Lessons

Topic Based Free Lessons

Check out some free demo lessons from instructors Mike Walker, Bobby Koelble and Rob Marcello. These lessons will help you establish a solid foundation on the basics of guitar playing.

1 Hour
12 Lessons
Beginner Electric Guitar Lessons
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Beginner Electric Guitar Lessons

This course covers essential guitar techniques from anatomy and tuning to chord progressions and song examples, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

3.5 Hours
98 Lessons
Guitar Chords

Guitar Chords

In this series, our instructors demonstrate and explain chords for beginners, intermediate, as well as advanced guitar players - basic chords, rhythms and naming conventions, along with 7th chords , barre chords and shifting chord positions. You will learn different rhythm styles for playing chords and along with note divisions.

6.1 Hours
69 Lessons
Guitar Scales

Guitar Scales

In this series, instructor Steve Luciano demonstrates the major scale and its different positions. Also, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the pentatonic scale and goes deeper into the major scale and its different modes.

9 Hours
109 Lessons
Guitar Strumming

Guitar Strumming

In this series, you will learn how to play rhythm in different ways and musical styles. Instructor Bobby Koelble demonstrates rhythm playing in quarter and eighth note divisions, and muting ideas. Instructor Mike Dugan will take you into the world of blues rhythm. Instructor Mike Walker goes further into details about funk style and rhythm.

5.7 Hours
65 Lessons
Lead Guitar Techniques

Lead Guitar Techniques

In this series, you will learn about different techniques of guitar playing. Instructor Bobby Koelble demonstrates techniques like bending, vibrato, economy picking and legato (for intermediate players). Also, you will learn about the mechanics of speed picking.

4.8 Hours
69 Lessons
Sweep Picking and Arpeggios

Sweep Picking and Arpeggios

In this series, instructor Rob Marcello demonstrates different types of arpeggios and the sweep-picking technique for 3 string to 6 string sweep-picked arpeggios. Along with the common major, minor, and seventh arpeggio shapes, you will also learn about chord inversions and diminished arpeggios.

4.4 Hours
56 Lessons
Guitar Tapping Series

Guitar Tapping Series

In this series, instructor Mike Walker goes into detail about tapping. Beginners will learn one and two string tapping techniques, while intermediate players will learn how to play tapping licks in scales. Also, advanced players will learn how to do polyphonic tapping and develop independence in their hands for six to eight finger tapping ideas.

3.3 Hours
40 Lessons
Guitar Harmony

Guitar Harmony

In this series, our instructors demonstratehow to unlock your musical odyssey with essential techniques and principles, setting the stage for exploration. Expand your harmonic horizons through various chord formations and motion techniques.

49 Minutes
21 Lessons
Guitar Warmup Exercises

Guitar Warmup Exercises

In this series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates warm up exercises and patterns for better movement and co-ordination of both the hands while playing guitar. Also, Mike demonstrates the use of a metronome for practice.

52 Minutes
9 Lessons
Tuning the Guitar

Tuning the Guitar

Here instructor Mike Walker demonstrates that one essential skill without which no guitarist can function: tuning a guitar!
8 Minutes
2 Lessons
Q and A Series

Q and A Series

If you have questions or doubts, from how to manage your practice time to how your posture can affect your playing, then this is where you'll find the answers.
16 Minutes
2 Lessons
Rock Guitar Lesson

Rock Guitar Lesson

In this rock guitar lesson series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the essentials that every rock guitarist should master: concepts of theory and guitar playing techniques; rounded off with rock guitar song lessons to help you understand the application of the ideas.

 

9.1 Hours
187 Lessons
Flamenco Guitar

Flamenco Guitar

Embark on a captivating journey into the vibrant world of Flamenco guitar with our comprehensive course. Delve into the rich history and cultural significance of Flamenco, while mastering essential techniques such as Picado, Rasqueada, and Classical Tremolo. 

51 Minutes
22 Lessons
Neoclassical Rock

Neoclassical Rock

In this neoclassical rock guitar lesson series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the essentials that every classic rock and neoclassical player should learn: concepts of minor scales and arpeggios on the guitar; rounded off with neoclassical song lessons to help you understand the application of the ideas.

1.4 Hours
25 Lessons
Metal Guitar Lesson

Metal Guitar Lesson

In this metal guitar lesson series, instructor Bobby Koelble demonstrates the style of metal. Here, you will learn the tone and technique that the metal genre requires. Also, you will learn different types of metal rhythms and soloing concepts that are commonly used in metal.

1.4 Hours
19 Lessons
Acoustic Series

Acoustic Series

In this acoustic guitar lesson series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the style of acoustic playing. Here, you will learn everything from fingerpicking lessons, to strumming, to slapping and tapping on acoustic guitar, to concepts of flamenco ideas, to claws style playing, to drop D tuning, and more.

2.9 Hours
71 Lessons
Scale Series

Scale Series

In this series, instructor Steve Luciano demonstrates the major scale and its different positions. Also, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates the pentatonic scale and goes deeper into the major scale and its different modes.
8 Hours
94 Lessons
Sweep Arpeggios

Sweep Arpeggios

In this series, instructor Rob Marcello demonstrates different types of arpeggios and the sweep-picking technique for 3 string to 6 string sweep-picked arpeggios. Along with the common major, minor, and seventh arpeggio shapes, you will also learn about chord inversions and diminished arpeggios.
4.4 Hours
56 Lessons
Warmup Exercises

Warmup Exercises

In this series, instructor Mike Walker demonstrates warm up exercises and patterns for better movement and co-ordination of both the hands while playing guitar. Also, Mike demonstrates the use of a metronome for practice.
52 Minutes
9 Lessons
Tapping Series

Tapping Series

In this series, instructor Mike Walker goes into detail about tapping. Beginners will learn one and two string tapping techniques, while intermediate players will learn how to play tapping licks in scales. Also, advanced players will learn how to do polyphonic tapping and develop independence in their hands for six to eight finger tapping ideas.
2.6 Hours
29 Lessons