In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to easily find the Mixolydian scale by connecting it to the chord shapes from CAGED. You'll also learn how to blend it with the minor pentatonic scale to create a bluesy lead that works well over just about anything. Your practice song for this will be a Bluegrass lead style. … [Read more...]
Pedal Steel licks for electric guitar – solo composition – EP388
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate classic pedal steel licks into your leads by bending into harmonized 3rds. To make practicing these licks more fun, you'll be learning a standalone composition (no jam track needed) to practice these licks. Sounds great all by itself. … [Read more...]
Easy 2 Step System for Melodic Country Lead – Guitar Lesson – EP382
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a 2 step system of combining arpeggios and the major scale to create a melodic country lead. This lesson comes with tablature, MP3 jam tracks, and a PDF file that illustrates the 2 most common arpeggio shapes. … [Read more...]
Slow Country Lead Guitar Lesson – Pedal Steel Licks and Harmonies – EP355
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and easy country lead that is full of pedal steel licks (bends) and harmonized 6ths. Even at full tempo this one is easy to follow along with and easy to play. Learn how to use these licks in your lead when you improvise. … [Read more...]
Alt-Country Style Lead Guitar Lesson – EP350
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an Alt-Country (Alternative Country) style lead with a lot of open space. The first half is very slow and easy to play, basically strumming arpeggiating chords. The second half has more of a country, blues style lead. … [Read more...]
How to USE the CAGED System to play a Country Blues Melody – EP346
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to actually USE the CAGED system (in a practical sense) to play a country blues composition that requires no accompaniment. You'll be killing 2 birds with one stone by playing a really fun song, while learning the CAGED chord positions. All played using triads. This will be a break-through lesson for a lot of you. … [Read more...]
Country Blues Guitar Lesson – How to Compose and Play – EP340
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to compose and play a country blues composition on acoustic guitar. I'll walk through my thought process for alternating back and forth between chords and lead, while playing the chord changes. … [Read more...]
Slow and Easy Country Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – EP333
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and easy country blues lead that works on electric or acoustic guitar. This one is full of classic Western Swing, 6 chord ideas (like the ones Don Helms would play in those original Hank Williams recordings). … [Read more...]
Western Swing Style Guitar Lesson – Jazz Lead – EP321
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Western Swing / jazz style lead over the chord changes. I'll explain where the notes come from so that you can understand how to improvise in this style. The MP3 jam track is available in multiple tempos. … [Read more...]
Rhythm and Lead Fills For Acoustic Guitar Using Chord Shapes – EP320
In this week's guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play melodic fills and lead licks that are based on chord shapes. This is particularly helpful for those of you who are frustrated when trying to improvise and feel like your lead sounds too much like you’re just playing up and down a scale. … [Read more...]
