Oh excellent! It looks like the app has advanced since I had it. 
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Hello, Bob Dylan is my favourite and I was just wondering if there are any Bob Dylan songs from the 60’s that can be played in Grade 1? Thanks.
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Hi Colin @CDUTT1, Welcome to the Community! No Grade 1 songs, but Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door is Grade 2. I think it’s just G D C Am chords. I haven’t watched the lesson, but I’d guess the rhythm is what makes it Grade 2. Anyway, once you have those chords you can start working on it!
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@Judi Yes, maybe I recall seeing that one when I looked over the songs, but I didn’t really see much else, especially from the 60’s.
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Bob Dylan’s lawyers contacted Justin demanding he remove all Dylan lessons even though Justin was paying Royalties for doing the lessons. So all Dylan lesson have been removed and all the song books no longer have Dylan lessons.
Hello @CDUTT1 and welcome to JustinGuitar and the community.
The Bob Dylan songs were removed from the books but there are song lessons on the site: https://www.justinguitar.com/advanced_search?q=bob%20dylan
They show as above grade 1 but see if there are simple ways to play. For example, Blowing In The Wind is shown with A, D & E chords.
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This is very curious. For a long time, Justin didn’t have any Dylan lessons. Then, starting some time ago (maybe ~2 years), he started posting some Dylan songs. I noticed right away, since I’m a big Dylan fan. I surmised that something changed on the legal side of things, allowing Justin to do those songs.
Now it seems like there are some legal issues cropping up. Ugh.
BTW, if I look for Dylan songs on Justin’s song page, I don’t see Blowin’ in the Wind, though I do see the other 4. This might be a geographical thing (I’m in Italy).
What I find difficult is holding the neck without crushing my hand on it and leaving that space between the bottom of my fingers and the neck. Is this something I really need to master, are there any other tricks, or should I just be kind to myself? (I’ve been playing for a week and finished module 2)
Hi Lisa, welcome to the Community! Yes, you will need to master this eventually, and it’s good to overcome bad habits before they become second nature. That said, it does take time to get our hands accustomed to behaving as we want! So good for you for being aware and asking early. Can you post some photos showing your concerns? This will help folks give you helpful feedback. 
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Hi, thank you so much for your answer! 
It feels like I need to squeeze the neck to hold it, but I guess it’s a beginner thing to put a lot of force in your hand/finger to hold the neck and do the notes at the beginning.
Here’s an example of what I would like my hand to look like :
There is space between the neck and the hand/fingers. Mine is like stuck to it because it feels like I can’t press the strings enough or I just don’t have a hand big enough or enough force to hold the neck in place 
Putting the guitar correctly on my leg just doesn’t feel like it’s stabilized enough.
Thanks again ! 
Hi again Lisa…I should start by saying I’m no expert, but still a beginner (Grade 3) so much of this is fairly fresh in my memory. Hopefully others will come along with their guidance too!
The photo you posted showing where you want to go with space between your hand and the neck is good. And you are absolutely correct that beginners (myself included, still!) tend to grip the neck too tightly. I do notice your wrist is more bent than is optimal, but that may resolve when other things are addressed.
You wrote:
What I find difficult is holding the neck without crushing my hand on it
Perhaps this is not what you’re doing but just in case: you shouldn’t be supporting the guitar by the neck. You don’t mention whether you are using a strap. If you are not, you really should! Have a look at this quick tip called “Set Your Strap For Optimal Performance”. As a beginner, I’d strongly recommend ignoring the part about holding the guitar low. You’ll likely be playing sitting down for much of your practice, so make sure you’re well adjusted for that!
Can you post another photo of when you form a chord and do not get the space between your hand and the neck? That might further help see what’s going on. Also, if you can, take a photo including the entire guitar - sometimes we don’t realize we’re holding it in an inefficient position.
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Hi! First of what I’m sure will be many questions. I’m not understanding what to do with the One String Riffs with Mutes in the app under “Learn.” I did the One String Riffs in Module 1 with no problem but I’m not seeing a video on how to do these exercises with mutes.
At this point, when practicing the songs, should I do four strums per bar or still just on the first beat? When I do four I’m struggling to change chords in time. Cheers!
Hi Jimmy, welcome to the community forum. I would just practice the riff without muting as just another riff practice. You don’t learn about muting while playing scales and riffs until Module 8 in the lesson “ Muting Strings Deliberately”. You also learn about partial mutes using the palm of your picking hand in the lesson “Palm Muting“ in Module 12 Rock Guitar lessons.
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Thank you and thanks for clearing that up!
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