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Slow, Easy Lead Guitar Lesson (How to play a melodic lead) – EP310

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a slow and easy, melodic lead that works on electric or acoustic guitar. This lesson focuses on how to create simple melodies using chord shapes as anchors.

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  1. Chris R says

    May 24, 2019 at 7:27 pm

    LOVE it!!

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  2. Michael Allen says

    May 24, 2019 at 8:09 pm

    Beautiful! Thanks Brian

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  3. jimbostrat says

    May 24, 2019 at 10:33 pm

    Man!! I do believe Eric misses his guitar there, Brian!! That’s an awesome sound!! Jim C.

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  4. Allan says

    May 24, 2019 at 11:43 pm

    Nice one Brian lovely touch and tone

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  5. satellite says

    May 25, 2019 at 12:47 am

    I love everything about this one, the beautiful simple and slightly haunting melody, the great tone, the relaxed backing track…it’s got so much mileage. Thanks for getting this one out Brian. Have a great trip!

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  6. Edgardo S says

    May 25, 2019 at 6:03 am

    Nice!!!

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  7. sciencefiction says

    May 25, 2019 at 6:47 am

    Excellent. Sounds like to me this would go well with EP204 and maybe make a second verse? Has it’s own little elements directions that really spice things up and makes even more interesting. Another to add to list.
    Larry

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    • [email protected] says

      May 29, 2019 at 6:14 pm

      Nicely done love it

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  8. slk3rd says

    May 25, 2019 at 6:59 am

    Brian, I’m always impressed with your patience and ability to really articulate what’s going on with the tune. This is a simple and really great exercise in helping us to tie the melody back to the chords.

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  9. Willy L says

    May 25, 2019 at 7:23 am

    He Brian, are these AM t-shirts for sale ?

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    • timothy9 says

      May 28, 2019 at 3:12 pm

      Thanks for asking…I’ll buy one too!

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      • [email protected] says

        May 29, 2019 at 6:15 pm

        Nicely done love it

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      • David K says

        May 29, 2019 at 8:05 pm

        Me too!

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  10. Raymond P says

    May 25, 2019 at 8:35 am

    Very nice lesson with a great relaxing sound.

    Thanks Brian

    Ray P

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  11. Jim M says

    May 25, 2019 at 6:51 pm

    Aloha !!! Sounds of Hawaii.

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  12. sunburst says

    May 26, 2019 at 7:24 pm

    very nice stuff.. always surprising me with something different even though easy it sounds fun and cool ty

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  13. sunburst says

    May 27, 2019 at 3:08 pm

    I just ran through this on my acoustic.. like how within a simple three note chord .. and using the arpeggio phrasing with the chord and the melodic progression.. this is cool lesson and it all is new in the sense for me. Yes you are teaching us to play not just memorize ,this little easy yet much here and is proof. great stuff!

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  14. Robert Burlin says

    May 28, 2019 at 6:56 pm

    Love the slow jams the best. to me that is where the magic is. Magic stuff Brian.

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  15. Peter D says

    May 29, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    Really great lesson, many thanks! Brilliant teaching style.

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  16. Joost W says

    June 1, 2019 at 9:32 am

    I do not see the usual screen. So I can not print the notes of the piece. I do not want to install some PDF converter. Can you tell me how to fix this?

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  17. Robert F says

    June 1, 2019 at 5:44 pm

    Like the slow easy rhythm, makes me think of playing guitar for my girlfriend-Adele, drinking tea and sitting under the shade tree in the backyard.

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  18. Juri D says

    July 5, 2019 at 10:36 am

    Greetings from Germany!
    Very good melody!
    Nice 🙂

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  19. scubatan says

    May 20, 2020 at 8:56 pm

    B to Bb, simple, but what a sound!

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