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Blues lead over a jam track with STOPS! – Fill the space when the band stops – Guitar Lesson – EP622

blues jam track with stops - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an Eric Clapton inspired lead over an awesome jam track that was provided by QUIST (links to his channels below). This jam track has stops where the band drops out, and you get to creatively fill the space with your lead (so much fun!) If you like this jam track, be sure to check out Quist's social media accounts below: YouTube channel - full of classy sounding backing tracks by going here Spotify - Stream Quist backing tracks by … [Read more...]

Play an entire Blues lead in 1 position of the fretboard (E shape from CAGED) Guitar Lesson EP621

blues lead guitar lesson 1 position

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn an entire Blues lead by learning how to easily blend the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. You'll be doing everything in 1 region of the fretboard (within 4 frets). … [Read more...]

Jamming by yourself on guitar – Bluegrass style! – Guitar Lesson – EP620

jamming by yourself guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo Bluegrass composition with several classic Norman Blake style licks. This one is great for working on speed and accuracy of your left and right hands. … [Read more...]

Don’t overthink this stuff! Minor Pentatonic Blues lead – Guitar Lesson – EP619

Don't overthink it - guitar lesson

In this week's lesson, you'll be playing a minor key Blues in the key of F# minor and will play the entire solo using only the Minor Pentatonic scale. … [Read more...]

Blues by yourself. Some simple ideas for solo Blues – Guitar Lesson – EP618

blues by yourself on acoustic guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a classic 8 bar blues shuffle rhythm with several embellishment ideas sprinkled throughout. In the part 2 video, learn how to use a Diminished 7 arpeggio for a more sophisticated sound. … [Read more...]

Use 1 shape to play an entire harmonized lead all over the neck (w 2 fingers) Guitar Lesson – ML120

harmonized lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use 1 shape to create an entire lead, even playing over the chord changes! The best part is only 2 fingers are needed to do this, and you'll be able to play these harmonies in any key, because there are no open strings. … [Read more...]

Dark and Spacey acoustic guitar lead – Ambient Guitar Lesson – EP617

ambient guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a dark and spacey sounding lead on acoustic guitar (think Pink Floyd). … [Read more...]

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...]

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