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Your Blues solo may be missing this! Hint (it’s chords) – Guitar Lesson – EP637

blues guitar solo using chords

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to fatten up your Blues solo by playing notes directly out of chord shapes. This will also help you think through your lead in a more logical way and easily find harmonies. … [Read more...]

Learn how to construct a classic Chicago Blues style guitar solo – Guitar Lesson EP636

constructing a chicago blues lead on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to construct a Chicago Blues style lead combining the styles of Freddie King and Albert King. Pretty much everything is played in Minor Pentatonic Scale Pattern 1 … [Read more...]

How do I jam with someone on guitar? Learn both rhythm and lead parts in this lesson – EP635

2 instrument jam on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to jam with another instrument (mandolin) by playing both lead and rhythm. You'll also be playing the chord changes in the lead. Lots to learn in this one! … [Read more...]

Vocal Guitar Phrasing; How to play it like you would sing it. Guitar Lesson – EP634

vocal guitar phrasing

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a melodic lead that is full of harmonies and pauses and is played the way a vocalist would phrase it. … [Read more...]

Fingerstyle Blues Ideas – Blues you can play by yourself on acoustic guitar – Guitar Lesson EP633

fingerstyle blues guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a fingerstyle Blues composition by yourself on acoustic guitar. You'll also learn where each of the licks come from so that you can use these ideas when you improvise or compose. … [Read more...]

Easily remember and use minor licks by connecting them to basic chord shapes – Guitar Lesson – EP632

minor lick ideas guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to connect minor key licks to basic chord shapes so that you can easily remember them and access them in the future. … [Read more...]

Blues lead played across the fretboard using shapes from the C.A.G.E.D. System Guitar Lesson – EP631

Blues out of the CAGED System on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Blues lead in the key of C over a 1-4-5 chord progression by visualizing the chord shapes from The CAGED System and connecting the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales to those shapes. … [Read more...]

Country style lead pattern – Easy way to visualize the Major Pentatonic scale – Guitar Lesson EP630

country lead guitar pattern

Learn a Country style lead (played on the low strings) and learn an easy way to visualize the Major Pentatonic scale by attaching it to a single note. … [Read more...]

Blues phrasing formula – Connect it all to a single note! – Guitar Lesson – EP629

blues phrasing formula on guitar

If you've ever struggled with using all of the guitar information you've learned to actually construct a solo, or even not known how to start your lead, this lesson will be a breakthrough for you … [Read more...]

Complementing the Chords: Play something that isn’t already being played! – Guitar Lesson – EP628

complement the chord guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn some creative ways to enhance a rhythm track by adding a complementary layer to the song. No need to strum the same rhythm chords, instead learn how to play something over them that adds to the song. … [Read more...]

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Your Blues solo may be missing this! Hint (it’s chords) – Guitar Lesson – EP637

Learn how to construct a classic Chicago Blues style guitar solo – Guitar Lesson EP636

How do I jam with someone on guitar? Learn both rhythm and lead parts in this lesson – EP635

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