Free Instructional Materials

Bill Swick, the creator of the Swickster Fingerboard, is dedicated to guitar education.  With over 40 years experience teaching and playing professionally, Swick has developed what he believes to be the absolute easiest way to learn to play the guitar and specifically learn to improvise.  This website will continue to be updated with new supported materials for the Swickster  guitars including new instructional videos, more play-along tracks and additional educational materials to assist in teaching this unique system.  All of the materials on this site are absolutely free.  Check back regularly as new materials will continue to be added.

The Swickster Fingerboard System Volume One:  Improvisation written by Bill Swick (47 pp. with 50 video links in PDF format)

                                                        The 50 Video Links are also available on SchoolTube

Eleven Original Melodies for Volume 1 composed by Raymond Williams in modern notation and tablature (PDF format)

Recording of the Eleven Original Melodies for Volume 1 composed by Raymond Williams

14 Play-Along Tracks for the Swickster System Volume One:  Improvisation