Build your own solo guitar composition using these 7 steps! Guitar Lesson EP564
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a 7 step system that will allow you to create your own standalone guitar compositions. It’s easier than you think!
Less is more! It’s ok to keep your guitar solos simple. Guitar Lesson EP563
In this week’s guitar lesson, we’ll revisit the K.I.S.S. acronym (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Sometimes the best way to approach a guitar solo is with simplicity.
Try using triads in your lead. Simple technique for playing chord changes – Guitar Lesson – EP562
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to use triads in your guitar lead for a more sophisticated lead sound. This is a super easy way of playing over the chord changes. Includes the tab for the rhythm part.
Blues lead by YOURSELF! Slow blues lead that works in any key (no jam track needed) – Guitar Lesson EP561
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a slow blues lead in the key of C that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). I’ll be playing out of different positions of the CAGED System as well.
Part 5 – The CAGED System Series – The D Shape – Plus a lead that demonstrates how to use – EP560
This week’s guitar lesson is the final lesson in this 5 part mini-series on The CAGED System, where we’ll do a deep dive into the “D” Shape. You’ll learn how to play major and minor chords, scales, and arpeggios in this shape, and how to actually use it by learning a lead in the 2nd […]
Part 4 – The CAGED System Series – The G Shape – 5 Ideas within the G Shape – Guitar Lesson – EP559
In this week’s guitar lesson, we’re continuing our series on The CAGED System. In this lesson we’ll be doing a deep dive into the G Shape and looking at the major and minor chords, scales, and apreggios you can play within this shape, as well as 5 useful ideas that are unique to this shape.
Part 3 – The CAGED System (A Shape) – Using the C,E & A shapes in a blues lead – Guitar Lesson EP558
This week’s guitar lesson is a continuation of the CAGED System series in which we’ll be doing a deep dive on the A shape and learning how to play major and minor chords, scales and arpeggios within that shape. We’ll also combine the C, E and A shape to create a soulful, minor key blues […]
The CAGED System (E Shape) – Combining the E & C shapes to make music – Guitar Lesson EP557
This week’s guitar lesson is a continuation of last week’s CAGED System deep dive in which we’ll be exploring the E shape and learning how to play major and minor chords, scales and arpeggios. We’ll also connect the C and E shapes to create a standalone blues composition
The CAGED System: C Shape – 9 Essential tools that live within the C Shape – Guitar Lesson – EP556
In this week’s guitar lesson, we’ll do a deep dive into 1 of the 5 CAGED System chord shapes and showcase all of the things you can do within this one “container”. I’ll highlight 9 of the essentials! *Arpeggios were added to the PDF Cheat Sheet
Country, Rockabilly style guitar lead that you play over the chord changes – Guitar Lesson – EP555
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn an up-tempo Country / Rockabilly style lead that follows the chord changes. Each chord has it’s own set of corresponding licks, so feel free to use these ideas in other things!
Albert King style lead – Play this by yourself (no jam track) – Guitar Lesson – EP554
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn an Albert King inspired lead that is full of those classic, “Albert Kingisms” that are so common in electric blues. This is a lead that you can play by yourself (no jam track required).
Blues rhythm comping ideas using 2 note and 3 note chords (Dyads and Triads) – Guitar Lesson – EP553
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn blues rhythm comping ideas in 3 different positions on the fretboard, while using simple 2 note and 3 note chords.
All chords and scales are never more than 1 fret away! The CAGED System Guitar Lesson – EP552
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to anchor all scales, arpeggios, and chords in all 12 keys to a single fret. You’ll learn how to pick any fret at random and play anything you want from that fret!
Slow, Country Harmonized Lead Guitar Lesson – EP551
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a slow country style lead that uses harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths. Learn how to incorporate these techniques into your lead when you improvise.
Chet Atkins style blues guitar tutorial – Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson – EP550
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a fingerstyle blues composition that’s played in the style of Chet Atkins. No jam track needed.
This 4 note scale pattern can change the way you improvise lead guitar! Guitar Lesson – EP549
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a 4 note scale pattern that we will be applying to the minor pentatonic scale to create a cascading sound when playing between notes.
Bluegrass guitar lick ideas! You can play this one by yourself – Bluegrass Style Guitar Lesson EP548
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn several classic Bluegrass licks that are played in open position. You can do this one by yourself (no jam track needed).
Major Pentatonic Blues Ideas – Featuring QUIST! + the Eric Clapton Crash Strat – Guitar Lesson EP547
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn an Eric Clapton style blues lead that primarily uses the Major Pentatonic scale (with a few minor pentatonic licks). The jam track for this lesson is provided by Quist! If you like this jam track, be sure to check out Quist’s social media accounts below: YouTube channel – […]
Using Chord Tones and Voice Leading to Guide Your Melody on Guitar – Guitar Lesson – EP546
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to use chord tones to guide your melody when you improvise lead guitar. This is a different approach to lead than simply playing the notes of a scale.
“Call & Response” blues lead IDEAS when improvising – Played over Just 1 Chord – Guitar Lesson EP545
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll pick up several new improvising ideas by learning how to play a bluesy Call & Response style lead over a jam track that has just 1 chord.