In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Jimi Hendrix style rhythm and lead over a stripped down jam track (just bass and drums). Incorporate some of these classic Hendrix licks into your playing when you improvise. … [Read more...]
B.B. King Inspired Lead Guitar Lesson with a Key Change – EP339
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and easy, B.B. King style lead by using the major pentatonic scale. I'll show you my trick for finding the major pentatonic scale triangle so that you can easily translate these licks to any key. The jam track for this lesson has a key change as well. … [Read more...]
Slow, Laid-Back Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – Played Fingerstyle – EP318
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, laid-back lead over a J.J. Cale style jam track. This lesson focuses less on technique and more on dynamics. Most of the lead is played in Dorian Mode - I'll show you how to easily find Dorian mode by adding 2 notes to the Minor Pentatonic Scale. … [Read more...]
David Gilmour Lead Guitar Lesson – Pink Floyd Guitar Lesson – EP306
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) style lead. This includes several classic Gilmour style bends and does require an electric guitar. I'll show you how to use these licks when improvising. … [Read more...]
Unplugged Style Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson – Clapton Inspired – EP303
In this week's acoustic blues guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play several classic Eric Clapton inspired licks from his Unplugged era. The best part is that you'll be able to use these licks when you improvise going forward because I'll show you how to connect them to basic chord shapes that you already know. … [Read more...]
Willie Nelson style guitar lesson – EP263
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play several classic Willie Nelson style guitar licks. These licks all connect back to basic chord shapes so that you can play them in any key and incorporate them into your own playing. … [Read more...]
(Part 2) Muddy Waters Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP214
This week's guitar lesson is a follow-up to last week's Muddy Waters style acoustic blues guitar lesson (EP213). I received so many requests for a Part 2, that I decided to go ahead and create an additional 24 bars that you can combine with EP213. … [Read more...]
(Part 1) Muddy Waters Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP213
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play a Muddy Waters inspired blues composition that's played solo guitar (meaning no accompaniment). This composition is made up of several classic Muddy Waters licks. Muddy always played with a slide and even though I'm not using a slide for this, I'll show you how to simulate his slide technique while playing everything in standard tuning. This works well on acoustic or electric guitar. … [Read more...]
Tony Joe White Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP212
In this week's guitar lesson, we'll take a look at the bluesy rhythm playing of the great Tony Joe White. He's the songwriter behind "Polk Salad Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia" and several other great songs. He also happens to be a fantastic guitar player and his blues rhythm style has always fascinated me. He makes it look so effortless. In this lesson I'll break down a rhythm similar to what he does in "Polk Salad Annie". … [Read more...]
Bluesy, Jazz Guitar Lesson (Solo Composition) EP207
In this bluesy jazz guitar lesson, you'll learn a solo composition that works on acoustic or electric guitar. I'll show you where all of the licks and chords come from so that you can improvise in this style or even write songs like this. This was inspired by the great jazz guitar player Kenny Burrell. Take a listen to his classic "Midnight Blue" to hear the inspiration for this chord structure. … [Read more...]
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