In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to convert a standard blues composition into a much jazzier sounding progression (for both rhythm and lead) by working in the 2-5-1 chord progression in various ways. … [Read more...]
Learn this Blues Lead that you can play by yourself by targeting chord tones – Guitar Lesson EP535
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a classic blues lead (with a few diminished lines) that you can play by yourself. You'll learn how to connect these notes back to the chords that they come from. … [Read more...]
Arpeggio Deep Dive: How to use Arpeggios when improvising chord changes – EP512
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play major Arpeggios and dominant 7 Arpeggios and how to integrate them into your lead when improvising. This lesson also comes with 3 practice exercises. … [Read more...]
Improvise a soulful blues lead using the major & minor pentatonic scales – Guitar Lesson EP481
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise a soulful blues lead using the major and minor pentatonic scales (and mixing in a few arpeggios). … [Read more...]
Lead guitar ideas: Diminished arpeggios for that “outside” sound in your lead. Guitar Lesson EP424
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate diminished arpeggios into your lead when you improvise for that "outside" sound that you hear blues / jazz players like Robben Ford use. … [Read more...]
Target Notes: Land on THESE notes when improvising lead! – EP418
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn which specific notes you should be targeting (and where to find them) when playing lead by using the dominant 7 arpeggio in 2 positions. This makes improvising so much easier and takes a lot of the guesswork out of it. … [Read more...]
Easy 2 Step System for Melodic Country Lead – Guitar Lesson – EP382
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a 2 step system of combining arpeggios and the major scale to create a melodic country lead. This lesson comes with tablature, MP3 jam tracks, and a PDF file that illustrates the 2 most common arpeggio shapes. … [Read more...]
Visualize Chord Shapes To Create Melodic Leads – Guitar Lesson EP377
In this week's guitar lesson, you will learn how to play a slow and easy, melodic lead by visualizing chord shapes in different neck positions. This is a different way of thinking about playing lead, that relies less on scales, instead focusing on the chords themselves. … [Read more...]
Ragtime Blues Lead That You Can Play By Yourself – Playing the Changes Solo – Blues Lead Guitar Lesson EP348
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a ragtime blues lead by targeting chord tones and playing arpeggios. This lesson is designed to give you a more sophisticated sounding lead when improvising. This is a standalone composition that you can play by yourself, no jam track is needed. … [Read more...]
Learn how to play the chord changes over a blues composition – No accompaniment required – EP298
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a blues lead that doesn't require any rhythm or accompaniment because you'll be "playing the chord changes". This is a technique in which you outline the notes in the chords with your lead, resulting in a more sophisticated sounding solo. This is perfect for those of you that feel stuck in the pentatonic scales. … [Read more...]
