Resources

Virtual Chordbook An excellent and fun chord resource. Nice layout and very interactive.

Online Metronome This doesn't substitue for the real thing, but will suffice for malfunctions or low batteries. You should get a real one!

How to change you guitar strings and other important guitar maintenance information. Know thy instrument!

A bit more guitar maintenance information

How To Buy Your First Guitar Heartwood Guitar in Seattle offers up some very good advice on a first guitar purchase.


Online Instruction

Guitar Noise 30 FREE guitar lessons focusing on classic rock tunes. Very clear lessons. Great starting point.

EZ Folk Very folk oriented, as per the name. Some good tabs, and good information on purchasing equipment.

Guitar Lesson World Good website with some beginner lessons. The resources section is great, too.

Acoustic Guitar Magazine I like this magazine a lot, and their online lessons are excellent.

Play Guitar Magazine This is such a great resource for a new guitarist. Both online and in print, these guys are right on. Put out by the same folks as Acoustic Guitar Magazine.

TablEdit- Tablature Editor for Guitar and other fretted, stringed instruments.

Guitar Tabs Archive - Free guitar tabs and chords.

Guitar Music- How to Play Guitar Music & Guitar Songs - GuitarVision is the revolutionary new way to learn how to play your favorite guitar songs and guitar music faster than ever before!

WorkShopLive - Online Music/Guitar Lessons - Workshop Live provides fun online music lessons for all levels of guitar players.

Guitar Made EZ - Learn how to play guitar by teaching yourself

Cyberfret.com - Free online guitar lessons using audio and video. This site also features a tablature section as well as links to many guitar and music resources.

Musical Friends

porterdavis- Daniel Barrett's band!

Nate Borofsky, Kristin Cifelli, and Brian Webb are great artists that Dan's played with and made records with.

Judson Crane is a good friend of Dan's and an old roomate. He makes amazingly good music for commercials. You have heard his music and don't even know it.

Alexandra DuBois is one of the most talented and aclaimed young modern classical composers in the world.

Dr. David Patterson is an American Composer, author, and educator and is Dan's musical mentor.


Austin Musical Links

South Austin Music

Quincy's Guitars

Gibson Guitar Showroom


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