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Wabash Blues guitar lesson – Play it by yourself & improvise around the melody – Guitar Lesson EP539

wabash blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the song "Wabash Blues" by yourself on guitar (no jam track needed). You'll also learn how this composition was created and how to improvise around the melody. … [Read more...]

Acoustic Ragtime Blues by yourself on guitar. Guitar Lesson – EP534

ragtime acoustic blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo ragtime acoustic blues composition (no jam track required). Each lick will be explained and related back to familiar chord positions. … [Read more...]

12 Bar Blues Shuffle (by yourself on guitar), played with a pick – Guitar Lesson EP522

12 bar blues by yourself on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a 12 bar blues shuffle composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). This one is played with a pick and uses a call & response technique. … [Read more...]

Ragtime Acoustic Blues Ideas For Guitar – Play this ragtime blues by yourself – Guitar Lesson EP518

acoustic ragtime ideas - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn an acoustic Ragtime Blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). This one is full of 1st position C and G chord lick ideas. … [Read more...]

Learn an easy, melodic guitar lead using Triads (no scales used) – Easy lead guitar lesson – EP514

melodic lead using triads guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, melodic lead by using only triads. This is a great way to familiarize yourself with chord shapes and learn the fretboard. No scales are used. … [Read more...]

Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues – Easy thumb technique! – Guitar Lesson – EP511

fingerstyle blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fingerstyle blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track) that uses an easy thumb technique in which the thumb (bass) plays directly on the beat. … [Read more...]

Using harmony when improvising lead – An easy way to visualize harmonized 6ths and 3rds – EP504

using harmony while improvising guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to integrate harmonies into your lead and connect them all back to basic chord shapes so that they're easy to visualize. … [Read more...]

Learn a solo guitar melody + where it comes from. No band needed. Acoustic or electric guitar- EP501

solo guitar melody lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an acoustic guitar composition by yourself (no jam track needed). While learning how to play it, you'll also learn how it was created and where all of the notes come from. … [Read more...]

5 simple ideas to jazz up your blues guitar – Guitar Lesson EP483

jazz up your blues guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate 5 simple jazz ideas into your blues. … [Read more...]

Acoustic Ragtime Blues – Play this BY YOURSELF! – Guitar Lesson EP478

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn an acoustic ragtime blues that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). I'll also explain the chord structure (where it comes from). … [Read more...]

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