Meet Your Instructor
Mark Lee has been encouraging people through stories and songs for practically his entire life. In 1991 he started Third Day with high school friend Mac Powell. Through a career spanning almost three decades, they released 13 studio albums, with total sales of almost 9 million. The band has won four Grammy awards, an American Music Award, and numerous Gospel Music and ASCAP Songwriter awards. Third Day’s live show has always been the heart of the band – they’ve performed thousands of concerts to hundreds of thousands of fans around the world.
Lee is also a prolific songwriter, writing many of Third Day’s signature songs, including “Show Me Your Glory” (2003 ASCAP Christian Song of the Year), “Sky Falls Down” (GMA Rock Song of the Year), “Alien”, and “Wire”. He has also written songs for numerous other artists, including Kutless, Sara Groves, and Kim Hill. In 2017, Lee fulfilled a life-long goal of becoming an author, releasing his debut memoir Hurt Road through Revell Books.
In 2018 Third Day embarked on a Farewell Tour. To commemorate the occasion, and to begin the next chapter of his career, Lee released his debut EP Unshakable Heart. He has continued to write and release music as a solo artist while touring and teaching guitar.
Endorsements
"I've known Mark Lee as a great guitar player, a great friend,
and a truly great man."
- Steven Curtis Chapman
"I have known and respected Mark Lee all the way back to the early days of Third Day. He is a monster on guitar with a gentle heart and never lacks passion."
- Toby Mac
"I have shared the stage with Mark Lee many times and have been inspired by his love for God and his genuine love for people."
- Michael W. Smith
Live Performances
Over the course of 25 years, Mark has played thousands of live shows with Third Day across the United States and internationally. The band also traveled to Iraq and Kuwait for a USO tour.
Accolades
With Third Day, Mark has earned 4 Grammy awards, 24 GMA Dove awards, two RIAA 2x multi-Platinum, two RIAA multi-Platinum, five Platinum, 14 Gold certifications, and was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Songwriting & Recording
Mark has co-written over 20 number-one Third Day songs. Together, Third Day has 13 studio albums, 3 live albums, and 2 compilation albums, with a total of over 9 million albums sold.
Curriculum Preview
- Lesson One: Parts of the Guitar / String Names (7:37)
- Lesson Two: Holding a Pick / Chromatic Warmup / Your First Chord (14:27)
- Lesson Three: Quarter Notes / E minor review / G and C chords (11:55)
- Lesson Four: Switching between Em, G, and C chords (11:33)
- Lesson Four: Chromatic Warm Up (7:53)
- Lesson Five: The D chord / Strumming Chords in the key of G (16:41)
- Lesson Six: Review of chords in G / Introducing the A chord (16:36)
- Lesson Seven: Introducing power chords / Strumming chords in the key of D (21:56)
- Lesson Eight: REVIEW! Chords in the keys of G and D / Power chords (14:02)
- Lesson Nine: Introducing the E major and F#5 chords / Strumming chords in the key of A (18:35)
- Lesson Ten: Fretboard knowledge / 1 6- 4 5 chord progression (17:17)
- Lesson Eleven: Reviewing chords in the key of A / Introducing chords in the key of E (18:04)
- Lesson Twelve: Review of chords in the key of E (14:33)
- Lesson Thirteen: Introducing open power chords (12:00)
- Lesson Fourteen: Introducing the D open power chord / Strumming open power chords in A (14:34)
- Lesson Fifteen: REVIEW! 1 6- 4 5 progression in G, D, A, E (14:14)
- Lesson Fifteen: Part 2: Power chord review (5:14)
- Lesson Sixteen: Eighth notes / A minor pentatonic scale (15:10)
- Lesson Seventeen: A new way to play G and C chords (11:18)
- Lesson Eighteen: Reviewing the A minor pentatonic scale / Reviewing the new ways to play C and G (9:53)
- Lesson Nineteen: Alternate picking / C major pentatonic (15:54)
- Lesson Twenty: A quick review / Adding Am to the mix (9:19)
- Lesson Twenty: Introduction to A minor (6:00)
- Lesson Twenty One: Movable boxes (10:34)
- Lesson Twenty Two: REVIEW! (12:08)
- Lesson Twenty Two: Review of A minor (3:27)
- Lesson Twenty Three, Part 1: 16th notes (9:38)
- Lesson Twenty Three, Part 2: Strumming chords in the key of C (9:21)
- Lesson Twenty Four, Part 1: E minor pentatonic scale (12:15)
- Lesson Twenty Four, Part 2: Review chords in the key of C (4:05)
- Lesson Twenty Five, Part 1: Reviewing the 1 4 5 6- progression in C, A, and D (14:26)
- Lesson Twenty Five, Part 2: G major pentatonic (5:26)
- Lesson Twenty Six: Cowboy chords (14:52)
- Lesson Twenty Seven: Cowboy chord review (13:58)