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Play like a PRO with these 3 Triad positions – Guitar Lesson – EP574

triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to sound like a Pro by using these 3 essential Triad positions (giving you a total of 6 triads). You'll learn both major and minor versions. … [Read more...]

Call & Response Blues that you can play by yourself on guitar – Blues Guitar Lesson – EP573

call & response blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a "Call and response" style blues composition on guitar by yourself (no jam track needed). … [Read more...]

Transform a few basic chords in to a solo guitar composition! Mellow guitar jam – Lesson EP572

transform chords into a guitar composition

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and mellow guitar composition by yourself (no jam track needed), and will learn where all of the notes come from by visualizing chord shapes. You can create your own compositions using this technique … [Read more...]

Ear training (Part 2 of 2) – Playing the flat 7 over chord changes – EP571

the flat 7 over chord changes guitar

This lesson in a continuation of last week's ear training lesson (EP570) and uses the same jam track, however this week you'll learn how to play and hear the flat 7 note over chord changes. … [Read more...]

Ear training (Part 1 of 2) – A simple formula for finding the right notes and playing by ear. Guitar Lesson EP570

ear training guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to find which notes to target (or land on) by using your ear alone. This simple formula works, even if you don't have a good sense of pitch yet. Here's a link to Part 2 where we introduce the Flat 7 … [Read more...]

Acoustic blues guitar that you can play by yourself – Guitar Lesson – EP569

acoustic blues by yourself on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn an acoustic blues composition that you can play on your own, no jam track required. … [Read more...]

Take your time! Let those notes ring across chords. Guitar Lesson – EP568

take your time - slow guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, we'll be exploring the different sounds you can get when you stack chords on top of each other and let notes ring out across the chord changes. … [Read more...]

Play a lead using the Pentatonics and chord shapes over a Gospel Blues – Guitar Lesson – EP567

gospel blues lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Gospel Blues style lead where you'll be playing over the chord changes, all while using basic chord shapes and the pentatonic scale. … [Read more...]

Looking for rhythm ideas? These simple chord embellishments are a game changer. Guitar Lesson – EP566

chord embellishment ideas - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several chord embellishments that can enhance your rhythm and make it sound more interesting. … [Read more...]

Dickey Betts style lead guitar lesson plus the 3 things that give him his sound. Guitar Lesson EP565

Dickey Betts lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Dickey Betts inspired lead that is played using a hexatonic (6 note) scale. Plus you'll learn Dickey's approach to a harmonized lead and his approach to timing. … [Read more...]

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