In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a stand-alone country style composition in the key of C that works on acoustic or electric guitar. No need for jam tracks or another person to accompany you - this is something that you can play completely on your own. I'll also explain where the notes come from so that you'll walk away understanding a whole new set of licks and how you can apply them to your own playing. … [Read more...]
Learn How to Play Harmonized Leads When Improvising – Country Guitar Lesson – EP242
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use harmonized leads when you improvise and how to connect those leads to basic chord shapes so that you can easily find them. I'll show the pattern for playing both harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths. … [Read more...]
Western Swing Style Melodic Lead – Playing The Chord Changes – EP229
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll show you how to create melodic sounding solos by targeting chord tones when improvising. You'll be "playing the chord changes" which means changing scales to match each chord change. Most of the notes you'll be learning are pulled directly from chord shapes (not scales) which makes it easy to visualize where you can play on the neck. … [Read more...]
Country Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson With Fill Licks – EP220
This week's guitar lesson is a country blues style rhythm with fill licks. I'll break everything down note for note and show you how to play this rhythm (explaining the strum pattern in detail). I'll explain where all of the fill licks come from so that you can start to improvise in this style. … [Read more...]
John Fogerty Guitar Lesson – Rhythm and Lead – EP201
In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a John Fogerty inspired lead and rhythm. This was created by pulling together several of Fogerty's signature licks both from his solo career as well as his days in Creedence Clearwater Revival. You'll learn both lead and rhythm in his style and this lesson includes the MP3 jam track in 2 tempos as well as the tablature. … [Read more...]
Country Lead Guitar Lesson – Bluesy with Pedal Steel Licks – EP191
In this country guitar lesson, I'll show you how to improvise using harmonized leads (included harmonized 6ths and 3rds). I'll explain this from a theory perspective, and then give you a practical application by showing you how they relate to chord shapes that you already know. Several classic pedal steel licks are also included. … [Read more...]
Slow Country Lead Guitar Lesson in C – EP173
In this guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play a slow and easy country lead in the key of C. This lesson is full of takeaways, including how to play around chord shapes, pedal steel licks, and double stops. I've tried to keep this one slow and fairly easy, so that anyone can follow along. Even if you can't play all of the specific notes of the lesson, I'll show you how to improvise so that you can play along with the jam track and use whatever notes you want. If you like this lesson, here is … [Read more...]
Solo Bluegrass Guitar Lesson – Composition on Acoustic Guitar – EP172
In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo bluegrass composition on acoustic guitar (this can be played on electric as well). These solo compositions are a fantastic way to learn guitar because 1) you can set your own tempo and 2) you have a finished piece that you can perform for others. I'll explain both strumming patterns and all of the melody notes which will give you everything you need to be able to play this composition. … [Read more...]
Creating a Melodic Guitar Solo Using Chord Voicings and Arpeggios (PART 2) – EP166
This lesson is a follow-up to EP164, which you can view here. In this guitar lesson, I'll show you how to create more melodic sounding leads by incorporating chord voicings into your solos. This is meant to be additive to what you already know, but hopefully allows you to view the fretboard in a different way by visualizing the chords and using them in your lead. This lesson includes both a practice exercise as well as a melody, and the jam track is in 3 different keys to help you practice … [Read more...]
James Burton Style Lead Guitar Lesson – EP161
In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a lead on electric guitar that is made up of several signature James Burton licks. James Burton is a good combination of country and blues. He's a fantastic "chicken pickin" style player, but he also injects a lot of soul which gives him more of a bluesy tone. He's played with just about everyone you can think of, but is probably best known for his work with Elvis Presley. I'll provide all of the background information in this lesson, including … [Read more...]
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