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
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
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
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
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...]
How to write a stand-alone guitar composition – I’ll show how I created this blues – EP474
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to create your own stand-alone guitar compositions (solo guitar). I'll show you how I constructed this blues composition as an example. … [Read more...]
Soulful blues lead guitar tutorial – Using the major & minor pentatonic scales – Guitar Lesson – EP453
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a soulful blues lead that uses simple phrasing and comes from the major & minor pentatonic scales. Here's a link to the MicroLesson that shows how to play this song by yourself (without a jam track. … [Read more...]
Slow acoustic blues lead in a minor key – EP444
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an acoustic lead over a slow minor key jam track (provided by QUIST). Check out Quist's amazing jam track channel on YouTube or you can check out his Spotify channel … [Read more...]
Target Notes: Land on THESE notes when improvising lead! – EP418
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn which specific notes you should be targeting (and where to find them) when playing lead by using the dominant 7 arpeggio in 2 positions. This makes improvising so much easier and takes a lot of the guesswork out of it. … [Read more...]
Using Dynamics to Create a Rock, Blues Lead – Guitar Lesson EP335
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll use the 5 notes of the minor pentatonic scale to create a dynamic lead, starting low and building to a crescendo. This approach is about saving the high notes and keeping them in reserve for a dramatic build. … [Read more...]