In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an entire blues solo using 2 patterns of the minor pentatonic scale, and one of the major pentatonic scale. In addition, we'll discuss what it is about the pentatonic scales that guitar players love. … [Read more...]
Dorian mode jam with a key change in the middle of the solo! Dorian licks Guitar Lesson – EP505
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to convert the minor pentatonic scale into Dorian mode and how to use it when jamming. You'll also learn how to change keys in the middle of the solo. … [Read more...]
Chicago blues lead guitar lesson – Full breakdown – Jam track from Quist – EP496
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Chicago blues style lead played over a blues shuffle jam track in the key of E. Jam track provided by Quist! … [Read more...]
Limitation can set you free! Limiting choices when improvising on guitar may be what you need – EP495
In this week's guitar lesson, we'll look at the benefits of limiting your options when it comes to improvising lead guitar. Less is more! … [Read more...]
Attach licks to chords to create a solo blues composition – EP494
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll attach licks to chord shapes to create a stand-alone blues composition. No jam track needed. … [Read more...]
SPICE up your blues lead with Chromatics! – Chromatic Minor Pentatonic blues lead guitar lesson – EP491
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to incorporate chromatic lines into the minor pentatonic scale to give your lead an "outside" sound. To view the Part 2 video, download the TAB, and the MP3 jam tracks for this lesson, visit: … [Read more...]
Harmonized leads that live inside triads – Easy to visualize! – Guitar Lesson EP490
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to visualize and actually use harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths when you improvise. … [Read more...]
This simple square patterns gives you both major & minor pentatonic lead options – Guitar Lesson EP489
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both major and minor pentatonic scales in the same song, using a simple box shape that is easy to visualize and use. … [Read more...]
4 Simple minor lead guitar ideas to start using right away – Guitar Lesson EP487
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn 4 easy minor lead ideas using triads and scale patterns. Nothing technical in this one. At the end we'll tie all of these concepts together into a single solo. … [Read more...]
(Part 2 of 2) Minor Triads are amazing! How to use minor triads when improvising Guitar Lesson – EP486
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to find minor triads all over the fretboard and use them when playing both rhythm and lead. This is a follow-up to lesson EP485 … [Read more...]