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Minor key blues – electric lead guitar lesson – Jam track by Quist! – Guitar Lesson EP600

Minor key blues lead guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, we've got a special jam track created by the maestro himself, Quist. This allowed me to improvise an electric lead (with lots of string bending) over this incredible minor key jam track. If you like this jam track, be sure to check out Quist's social media accounts below: YouTube channel - full of classy sounding backing tracks by going here Spotify - Stream Quist backing tracks by going here Instagram - Featuring some of Quist's amazing guitar work by going … [Read more...]

Easy way to visualize harmonized guitar leads – Guitar Lesson – EP592

easy harmonies on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to easily find harmonized 3rds and 6ths by seeing where they live inside of chord shapes. … [Read more...]

Call & Response Blues that you can play by yourself on guitar – Blues Guitar Lesson – EP573

call & response blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a "Call and response" style blues composition on guitar by yourself (no jam track needed). … [Read more...]

Part 4 – The CAGED System Series – The G Shape – 5 Ideas within the G Shape – Guitar Lesson – EP559

the caged system - G Shape

In this week's guitar lesson, we're continuing our series on The CAGED System. In this lesson we'll be doing a deep dive into the G Shape and looking at the major and minor chords, scales, and apreggios you can play within this shape, as well as 5 useful ideas that are unique to this shape. … [Read more...]

Blues rhythm comping ideas using 2 note and 3 note chords (Dyads and Triads) – Guitar Lesson – EP553

blues rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn blues rhythm comping ideas in 3 different positions on the fretboard, while using simple 2 note and 3 note chords. … [Read more...]

Minor CAGED System (All 5 positions!) Connect the minor pentatonic and natural minor scale – EP525

minor CAGED system guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play minor chords, the natural minor scale, and the minor pentatonic scale in each of the 5 CAGED positions. Use this lead as a practice exercise. … [Read more...]

Learn guitar licks from all 5 positions of the CAGED System! Guitar Lesson – EP524

the caged system guitar licks

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn licks for all 5 of the CAGED System positions using the Mixolydian scale. … [Read more...]

Dorian mode jam with a key change in the middle of the solo! Dorian licks Guitar Lesson – EP505

Dorian mode guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to convert the minor pentatonic scale into Dorian mode and how to use it when jamming. You'll also learn how to change keys in the middle of the solo. … [Read more...]

The Interval Lesson I Wish Someone Had Given Me – Guitar Lesson EP492

the interval music lesson for guitar

In this week's lesson, we'll be talking about how to find, understand, and use intervals to create melodies when composing a song or improvising. Having the ability to hear and play intervals is the key to speaking the language of music! This lesson comes with 12 jam tracks (1 in each key), and an interval ear training quiz. … [Read more...]

This simple square patterns gives you both major & minor pentatonic lead options – Guitar Lesson EP489

simple square pattern guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both major and minor pentatonic scales in the same song, using a simple box shape that is easy to visualize and use. … [Read more...]

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