In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Western Swing style lead by playing the chord changes (changing scales to match the chords). This is designed to teach you how to play more melodic and interesting sounding leads when improvising. … [Read more...]
Slow, Dark Blues Lead Played on Acoustic Guitar – Blues Guitar Lesson EP282
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn to play a slow, dark lead on acoustic guitar (although this could be played on electric as well). I'll show you a few easy ways to connect notes to chord shapes so that you can start improvising in this style. You'll also hear several classic Mark Knopfler style blues licks in this. … [Read more...]
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Guitar Lesson – Learn a Bluesy Version of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot on Guitar – EP271
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a bluesy version of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" that's played fingerstyle. This is also a solo composition that requires no accompaniment AND it sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar. I'll also share my thoughts on how you can go about creating your own solo guitar compositions like this. … [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...]
“St. James Infirmary” Solo Guitar Composition – EP261
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo composition of the classic "St. James Infirmary". You'll be able to play this on your own (with a pick). No accompaniment required! In addition to showing you how to play everything, I'll explain where the notes come from and my thought process for creating a composition like this so that you can start to do this for your favorite songs. … [Read more...]
Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition in the key of E – EP257
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a blues fingerstyle composition in the key of E. This works well on acoustic or electric guitar. I'll explain where all of the notes and chords come from and how it's constructed so that you can start creating your own fingerstyle compositions like this one. … [Read more...]
Have a Jam Session with Yourself in this Solo Blues Shuffle Composition – EP243
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll have a jam session with yourself by playing both the "call" and "response" parts of this acoustic blues shuffle composition. This isn't your typical 1, 4, 5 chord progression. You'll learn how to alternate between the 1 and the 5 chord, which is relatively easy to do and sounds great. … [Read more...]
Blues Ballad on Acoustic Guitar – Played Solo Guitar (No Accompaniment) – EP228
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play a slow, bluesy ballad on acoustic guitar all by yourself. No accompaniment is required. I'll also provide information on chord theory that will help you understand how certain chords work together, so that you can start to create your own compositions. … [Read more...]
Useful Fingerstyle Rhythm Guitar Lesson – Perfect For Fast or Slow – EP221
In this week's guitar lesson you'll be learning an extremely versatile and useful fingerstyle rhythm that isn't very difficult to play. It follows the same pattern throughout and can be played over ANY chord arrangement. I'll show you how to play a stand-alone rhythm to demonstrate the technique and will also provide you 2 samples that you can play over 2 different style jam tracks, so that you can see how it can be used in a different context. … [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...]
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