In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate diminished chords, scales, and arpeggios into your blues lead (or rhythm). Not only will you learn to play them, but you'll learn WHEN to play them, which is just as critical. … [Read more...]
Jingle Bells – Acoustic blues version – Solo Composition – Guitar Lesson EP389
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo version of Jingle Bells on acoustic guitar over a blues shuffle. In addition to learning how to play it note for note, I'll break down the arrangement and explain my thought process so that you can implement these techniques and create your own arrangements of songs. … [Read more...]
Gospel blues rhythm using the CAGED System – Rhythm Guitar Lesson EP378
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Gospel style blues rhythm with fill licks. This is a great working example of how the CAGED System works and is designed to help you visualize chords in different positions on the guitar neck. This is also a stand-alone composition that sounds great by itself! … [Read more...]
Acoustic Blues Lead – Playing the Chord Changes – EP369
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a more melodic sounding blues lead by targeting notes within the chords... "playing the changes". This jam track is just 2 guitars (rhythm and lead) and I'll show you how to play both parts so you can play this with another guitarist. … [Read more...]
Using Minor and Major Pentatonic Scales in the Blues – Blues Guitar Lesson EP368
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll explain how to easily find the minor and major pentatonic scales, and how to connect those scales to basic chord shapes. You'll then learn a stand-alone blues composition that uses both of these scales so you can understand how they relate to the blues. … [Read more...]
Minor Key Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Lesson – EP366
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a fingerstyle blues in a minor key. In addition to showing you how to play it note for note, I'll also explain how it was put together so that you can use these concepts when you write and improvise. … [Read more...]
Solo over the chord changes by yourself and incorporate diminished scales – Guitar Lesson EP358
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate 3 different diminished scales when playing lead over chord changes. There is no jam track needed for this, you'll be able to play lead by yourself and target chord tones, giving you a lead that works on it's own. … [Read more...]
Blues By Yourself in E – Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson – EP357
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a non-conventional sounding blues in the key of E by yourself on acoustic guitar. Learn how to take advantage of the open E and B strings when playing in the key of E. … [Read more...]
Drop D Blues – Acoustic Solo Blues in Drop D Tuning – Blues Guitar Lesson EP354
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn an acoustic blues in Drop D tuning, along with some general tips for playing blues in this tuning. This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar (especially with a little overdrive and tremolo), and is a solo composition (no jam track needed). … [Read more...]
Acoustic Duet – Percussive Fingerstyle Rhythm and Slow Melodic Lead – Guitar Lesson – EP353
In this week's guitar lesson, you're getting two lessons in one. You'll learn both the rhythm (played fingerstyle) and the lead for this melodic acoustic duet. The jam tracks allow you and I to play this duet together and allow you to accompany me with either the rhythm or lead part. … [Read more...]
