In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a very slow and simple minor key blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). It's slow and easy (chord wise) so that you can work on dynamics and nuances that give color to your notes. I'll give you several examples of ones that I use in a blues to make the phrases sound better. … [Read more...]
How triads can change the way you play guitar – EP399
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how useful triads can be when playing rhythm, lead, or harmonized leads (harmonized 3rds and 6ths). You might consider reviewing the Part 1 video from EP362 (here's a link) before viewing this lesson. … [Read more...]
Slow blues rhythm ideas – Blues rhythm guitar lesson – EP398
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a slow blues rhythm that is full of different chord voicings and ideas (including fill licks and embellishments). Using the "T-Bone Walker" chord, 6 chord, 9 chord, and dominant 7 chord. The T-Bone Walker lesson video referenced in this lesson can be found by going here … [Read more...]
Creative Rhythm Ideas – R&B Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP395
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn several classic R&B style rhythm fill licks (with harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths). Slow and easy to play, and full of useful "takeaways". … [Read more...]
Slow blues by yourself – Blues guitar Lesson EP393
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a solo blues composition that is full of rhythm and lead "takeaways". This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar and requires no jam track. … [Read more...]
“Call & Response” Blues Guitar Lesson Blues Jam Featuring Quist – EP392
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a blues lead response using the "Call & Response". The jam track and the "Call" lead part are provided by Quist. The goal of this lesson is to learn how to play the response in a typical blues jam like this. … [Read more...]
Slow & Dirty Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – Electric Blues Lead – EP387
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow blues lead in the key of G (on electric guitar). This one is full of classic blues licks (Albert King, B.B. King, etc.) and will be played over a jam track that was written by Quist! … [Read more...]
Enhance your blues rhythm and lead by using dominant 7 triads – Blues Guitar Lesson – EP386
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several dominant 7 triads in various positions that you can easily add to your blues rhythm or lead. You'll learn how to connect these to basic chord shapes so that you can easily find them and play them over any chord / key. … [Read more...]
How to Improvise Around a Melody – When The Saints Go Marching In – Guitar Lesson EP385
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise chords and fill licks around a recognizable melody by playing the song "When The Saints Go Marching In". This is also a standalone composition (no jam track needed) - and works on acoustic or electric guitar. … [Read more...]
Improvising Rhythm In a Minor Key – Useful Tips Guitar Lesson – EP384
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise rhythm while in a minor key by playing through the minor chord progression triads and using notes from the minor pentatonic scale as fill licks. … [Read more...]
