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Jam Band Rhythm Guitar Lesson – Grateful Dead Style Rhythm – EP409

grateful dead rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Jerry Garcia / Grateful Dead inspired rhythm that is as fun to listen to as it is to play. You'll be. playing chord shapes, triads, and harmonized 3rds to create this rhythm. … [Read more...]

Jerry Garcia style guitar licks – VG30

jerry garcia guitar lesson

In this lesson, you'll learn a few classic Jerry Garcia licks that are based off of the A chord shape (from the CAGED System). You'll see how that they can easily be played in any key. Great for jamming :) … [Read more...]

Soulful Rhythm Fills – Create a more interesting rhythm – EP403

rhythm guitar lesson - fill licks

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play soulful rhythm fills based off of chord shapes you already know. Classic example of how to make your rhythm stand out and not sound like you're just strumming chords. … [Read more...]

Dynamics ideas for your blues lead – EP402

blues dynamics guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a very slow and simple minor key blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). It's slow and easy (chord wise) so that you can work on dynamics and nuances that give color to your notes. I'll give you several examples of ones that I use in a blues to make the phrases sound better. … [Read more...]

Visualize the Chord Changes – Improvising on guitar – EP401

improvise on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll be 1) creating an interesting lead melody, visualizing upcoming chords to play the notes within the chords, 3) learning an awesome alternate picking exercise to help with speed … [Read more...]

Slow blues rhythm ideas – Blues rhythm guitar lesson – EP398

slow blues rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a slow blues rhythm that is full of different chord voicings and ideas (including fill licks and embellishments). Using the "T-Bone Walker" chord, 6 chord, 9 chord, and dominant 7 chord. The T-Bone Walker lesson video referenced in this lesson can be found by going here … [Read more...]

Add the diminished sound to jazz up your blues – EP396

diminished jazzy blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate diminished chords, scales, and arpeggios into your blues lead (or rhythm). Not only will you learn to play them, but you'll learn WHEN to play them, which is just as critical. … [Read more...]

Creative Rhythm Ideas – R&B Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP395

creative rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn several classic R&B style rhythm fill licks (with harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths). Slow and easy to play, and full of useful "takeaways". … [Read more...]

Slow blues by yourself – Blues guitar Lesson EP393

slow blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a solo blues composition that is full of rhythm and lead "takeaways". This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar and requires no jam track. … [Read more...]

Jingle Bells – Acoustic blues version – Solo Composition – Guitar Lesson EP389

jingle bells guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo version of Jingle Bells on acoustic guitar over a blues shuffle. In addition to learning how to play it note for note, I'll break down the arrangement and explain my thought process so that you can implement these techniques and create your own arrangements of songs. … [Read more...]

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