One Man Jam: Acoustic 1

Stylized Riffs, Rhythms, and Practice Routines for Solo Acoustic Guitar

Marty FriedmanTommy EmmanuelSteve VaiEric GalesEric Johnson

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One Man Jam: Acoustic 1

About this course

Every guitar player loves to pick up their guitar and play a few solo pieces for family and friends, or on the gig. Rob Swift’s Acoustic edition of One Man Jam features 5 distinct acoustic guitar styles; Americana, Folk, R&B, Latin and even a Jazz feel.

”Whether you play for a living or play for love, learning more solo jams not only keeps things interesting for your listeners — it takes your chops to a whole new level. Everything you learn here can easily be applied in a band setting.

I’ll show you the core elements, you’ll play thru a practice routine, and then I’ll break it all down part-by-part. Once you’re comfortable in the style, create your own versions, in your own voice!”


Gifted guitarist, expert audio engineer, and passionate educator, Rob Swift has dedicated his life to music education, helping countless thousands of aspiring players reach their goals on the guitar.

One of the top guitar educators on Patreon, Rob also has 750,000+ subscribers on his very popular YouTube channel, which has racked up over 110-million views and still counting.

We’re thrilled to welcome Rob to the family with his first series of TrueFire courses, One Man Jam. Your chops will be thrilled as well as you play your way through Rob’s highly acclaimed teaching methods.

You’ll have all of TrueFire’s advanced learning tools at your finger tips to personalize your workspace and learn at your own pace.

You can loop, slow down, or speed up any section of a lesson. Plus, all of the tab and notation is synced to the videos for the optimal learning experience. You’ll also get tab, standard notation files to print out, and Guitar Pro files to practice with.

Grab your guitar, and let’s jam with Rob Swift!

What you'll learn

  • Perform staircase arpeggio lick in multiple keys
  • Execute hybrid picking technique for dynamic tone
  • Apply pull-offs with hybrid picking for tonal snap
  • Create transition licks between chord changes
  • Learn five distinct acoustic guitar solo styles
Release date: 01/24/2023 • 1h 01m runtime
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Sample lessons
Pink Sky Over Paris
Pink Sky Over Paris
Core Elements
Pink Sky Over Paris
Pink Sky Over Paris
Performance
Pink Sky Over Paris
Pink Sky Over Paris
Breakdown

What's included

18 lessons • 10 charts

One Man Jam: Acoustic 1
Every guitar player loves to pick up their guitar and play a few solo pieces for family and friends or at the gig.

Whether you play for a living or play for love, learning more solo jams not only keeps things interesting for your listeners, it takes your chops to a whole new level. Everything you learn here can easily be applied in a band setting.

This edition of One Man Jam features 5 distinct acoustic guitar styles; Latin, Folk, Americana, R&B and Jazz.

I’ll show you the core elements, you’ll play thru a practice routine, and then I’ll break it all down part by part. Once you’re comfortable in the style, create your own versions in your own voice!

Let's get started!
The 5 Tenets of Mastery
Before we get started learning some new techniques, I'd like to break down my philosophy on how to optimize your practice. Let's focus on the following five tenets of skill acquisition.
A Touch of Moonlight
For this Etude, we're starting off with a piece called A Touch of Moonlight. It's played with a free time feel and I want you to take advantage of that because there's a lot of freedom to being able to just kind of let the chords breathe. Take your time as you move through these different motions allow time to kind of stretch to create a sense of drama as you play through each of the section. First we'll jump into a performance then I'll break everything down for you in detail!
A Touch of Moonlight
For this Etude, we're starting off with a piece called A Touch of Moonlight. It's played with a free time feel and I want you to take advantage of that because there's a lot of freedom to being able to just kind of let the chords breathe. Take your time as you move through these different motions allow time to kind of stretch to create a sense of drama as you play through each of the section. First we'll jump into a performance then I'll break everything down for you in detail!
A Touch of Moonlight
For this Etude, we're starting off with a piece called A Touch of Moonlight. It's played with a free time feel and I want you to take advantage of that because there's a lot of freedom to being able to just kind of let the chords breathe. Take your time as you move through these different motions allow time to kind of stretch to create a sense of drama as you play through each of the section. First we'll jump into a performance then I'll break everything down for you in detail!
Country Drivin'
Moving on to our Etude. This one is called Country Drivein', and it's going to basically be G major study. We're gonna play each chord in the key of G major, but in between them we're going to throw in a melodic fill. We'll kick things off with a performance of the tune and then I'm going to break it all down for you in detail!
Country Drivin'
Moving on to our Etude. This one is called Country Drivein', and it's going to basically be G major study. We're gonna play each chord in the key of G major, but in between them we're going to throw in a melodic fill. We'll kick things off with a performance of the tune and then I'm going to break it all down for you in detail!

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Reviews

18 results

Ostergren18

Verified buyer

12/14/25

Would recommend infinitely!

Great course and great teacher/player. There’s a bit of guitar/music theory that is helpful to know, but is still manageable without. He does a great job breaking down the performances and brings a calm demeanor. The compositions are also a great variety and fun to play!

Ninja

08/29/25

What a Gem!

Just stumbled upon this course. What beautiful pieces. Like others said, it makes me play longer than i normally would

RichardJH

Verified buyer

04/07/25

Cool course

I love Rob's clear and detailed teaching approach and am enjoying working my way through this course.

CliveR

Verified buyer

03/26/25

Excellent course

I love the approach, the techniques and the tunes in this course. I have found it really useful.

Hamer P.

12/27/24

We need more

Beautifully done, right balance of technique and melody, very good teacher.

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