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Slow and Easy Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV) Minor Key Licks. Guitar Lesson EP415

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several slow, "doable" Stevie Ray Vaughan style licks that you can play over a minor key blues. There is lots of repetition in the licks from this lesson to make it less overwhelming. You can do this! … [Read more...]

How to use diminished chords in a composition – Jazzy Blues Guitar Lesson – EP413

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn what diminished chords are and how to use them (the 3 main cases for them), as well as the main use of an augmented chord. To put everything into practice from this lesson, you'll be learning a jazzy, blues composition that you can play by yourself. … [Read more...]

Jam in A minor – Rhythm with Fills – EP410

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a rhythm jam in A minor that you can play by yourself, no jam track needed. Great lesson for those of you that are working on timing. … [Read more...]

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

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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

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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

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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

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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...]

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