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Why guitar players LOVE the pentatonic scales for the blues. Lesson – EP508

why guitar players love pentatonic scales

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...]

Jam rhythm in 4 positions (just 2 chords) – Excellent way to learn the neck – Guitar Lesson – EP499

jam rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a 2 chord jam in 4 positions up the neck of the guitar. This is a great way to become familiar with the neck while working on strumming. … [Read more...]

Do THIS to make a boring melody sound more interesting. Tips for improvising a guitar melody – EP497

make a boring melody interesting guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to take a boring melody and enhance it by using notes from the major scale and notes from chord shapes. … [Read more...]

Limitation can set you free! Limiting choices when improvising on guitar may be what you need – EP495

limitation will set you free guitar lesson

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...]

Embellish a classic melody on guitar. How to improvise around a melody – “Up on the Housetop”- EP493

embellish a classic melody on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to take a classic melody and embellish it. Improvise, while continuing to honor the melody. … [Read more...]

SPICE up your blues lead with Chromatics! – Chromatic Minor Pentatonic blues lead guitar lesson – EP491

chromatic blues guitar lesson

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

harmonized lead guitar lesson

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...]

4 Simple minor lead guitar ideas to start using right away – Guitar Lesson EP487

easy minor lead guitar lesson

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...]

Jam over 2 chords – play 2 scales by changing only 1 note. Mixolydian Guitar Lesson – EP480

2 chord jam - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a lead over a 2 chord jam using 2 Mixolydian scales - switch between the 2 scales by changing 1 note. … [Read more...]

3 Easy Rhythm Guitar Ideas – Improvise Rhythm – Blues Rhythm Guitar – Lesson EP475

improvise blues rhythm guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn 3 rhythm techniques that you can apply to any style. Use these rhythm ideas when improvising rhythm. … [Read more...]

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