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How to improve your lead phrasing: Sing with your fingers! – Guitar Lesson – EP616

lead phrasing guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to create a lead with vocal-like phrasing, all using the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. … [Read more...]

Slow & Pretty Country Lead – Learn where the licks come from. Guitar Lesson – EP615

slow & pretty country lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and pretty, Country lead by connecting licks to chord shapes. This makes them easy to remember and reusable. … [Read more...]

1 Note changes everything! The Major Pentatonic scale + 1 note sounds amazing! Guitar Lesson – EP614

1 note can change everything - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a bluesy lead that is based on the major and minor pentatonic scales for the key of the song (A), however, by adding 1 note to the Pentatonic, you'll give it a more sophisticated sound. … [Read more...]

Improvise a Ragtime Blues lead PLUS a fingerstyle rhythm – Guitar Lesson – EP613

Ragtime Blues lead guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Ragtime Blues lead and follow the chord changes by primarily staying in 1 position of the Major Pentatonic scale. This lesson includes a bonus fingerstyle rhythm that is tabbed out as well and sounds great on it's own. … [Read more...]

Classic Blues by yourself (on acoustic or electric guitar) – Full of Blues lick ideas – Guitar Lesson EP612

classic blues by yourself on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a stand-alone blues composition that requires no jam track, just grab any guitar in standard tuning and follow along with this classic Blues in the key of A. Lots of licks to steal in this one! … [Read more...]

Funky Dorian Groove + Swing rhythm strum pattern for your right hand – Guitar Lesson – EP611

funky dorian groove guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a funky rhythm and lead using the notes from the Dorian Scale, plus a shuffle strum pattern that is used throughout for the right hand. … [Read more...]

Part 2 (of 2) How one note can help build an entire solo. Guitar Lesson – EP610

find the root and build a lead - guitar lesson

This is a follow-up lesson to the Part 1 video on building a lead off a single (root) note. In this lesson, we'll continue adding elements to the root note, which include: chromatic notes, the flat 7 for the 1 chord, and the minor pentatonic scale. The Part 1 video to this 2 part series can be found here … [Read more...]

Country Blues by yourself! (seeing the chord shapes makes this easier) – Guitar Lesson – EP609

country blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Country, Blues style composition by yourself (no jam track needed). Every lick / phrase that you'll learn will be connected to a basic chord shape, making it easier to visualize what's going on. … [Read more...]

Is ONE position of the Minor Pentatonic scale enough? Use notes sparingly – Guitar Lesson – EP608

One position of the Minor Pentatonic scale for guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn to play a laid-back, J.J. Cale style lead using just 1 position of the Minor Pentatonic scale (Pattern 1). Limitation can set you free! … [Read more...]

Map out an amazing sounding melodic guitar lead like this! Guitar Lesson – EP607

map out melodic lead on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to map out a creative melody line when composing a lead. This will help you visualize the entire process. … [Read more...]

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How to improve your lead phrasing: Sing with your fingers! – Guitar Lesson – EP616

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