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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...]

Jam by yourself using the same chords in 3 positions. Solo blues guitar lesson – EP467

jam by yourself on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to jam by yourself (no jam track needed), using the same basic chords in 3 neck positions. … [Read more...]

Connect simple fill licks to the E, A, and D chord shapes – Play in ANY key! – EP464

guitar fill licks lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a simple stand-alone composition that demonstrates how to connect fill licks to basic chord shapes. These can be transposed to any key. … [Read more...]

Visualize and use 3 minor scales when improvising lead – EP463

minor scale guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the Natural Minor Scale, Dorian Scale, and the Blues Scale all over a Bluegrass style jam track. … [Read more...]

Acoustic blues played in the 1-5-4 chord format – Guitar Lesson – EP461

1-5-4 acoustic blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an acoustic blues over a 1-5-4 chord structure. This is one you can play by yourself, no jam track required. … [Read more...]

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