In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a blues lead that doesn't require any rhythm or accompaniment because you'll be "playing the chord changes". This is a technique in which you outline the notes in the chords with your lead, resulting in a more sophisticated sounding solo. This is perfect for those of you that feel stuck in the pentatonic scales. … [Read more...]
Minor Key Blues Guitar Lesson Played with a Percussive Fingerstyle – EP283
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a minor key blues in B minor (although, I'll show you how to easily transpose this and play it in any key). This is played with a percussive fingerstyle rhythm and requires no jam track - you can play this one all by yourself. … [Read more...]
Slow, Dark Blues Lead Played on Acoustic Guitar – Blues Guitar Lesson EP282
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn to play a slow, dark lead on acoustic guitar (although this could be played on electric as well). I'll show you a few easy ways to connect notes to chord shapes so that you can start improvising in this style. You'll also hear several classic Mark Knopfler style blues licks in this. … [Read more...]
Reggae Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP264
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how easy it is to play a Reggae style rhythm (includes 2 rhythm tracks). You'll also learn how to play a rhythmic, funky lead on top of it all. Lots of takeaways in this one! … [Read more...]
Minor Key Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition in B Minor – EP224
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a minor key blues composition that's played in B minor. This is played solo guitar, which means no accompaniment is required. This is really designed for an electric guitar, although if you have light gauge strings, you could probably manage this on acoustic. … [Read more...]
Solo Blues Guitar Lesson on Electric Guitar – EP194
In this blues guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo composition on electric guitar in the key of B. Far too often the assumption is made that everything that you should learn on electric guitar is with the intention of playing in a band or with a group of musicians, so I created this stand-alone blues composition for electric guitar as a tool to help you improvise, but also as a composition to play for others when you plug into an amp. I've also intentionally not included any open … [Read more...]
Mixolydian Mode – Learn To Play an Easy Jazz Blues Lead in this Guitar Lesson – EP179
In this bluesy, jazz guitar lesson. I'll explain what Mixolydian mode is and how you can easily find the Mixolydian scale and use it in any key. I'll also show you how to play this slow, easy bluesy, jazz lead in the key of B. You could do this on acoustic or electric guitar. … [Read more...]
Solo 12 Bar Blues Guitar Lesson – EP159
In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a 12 bar blues shuffle with some interesting fill licks to spice things up. This composition is played solo guitar (meaning no accompaniment is required) and you can play this on electric or acoustic guitar. I'll provide all of the theory behind the notes so that you can improvise and make this your own. I'll also show you how to easily transpose this to any key. … [Read more...]
Slow Groove in B Minor (Solo Guitar Lesson) – EP155
This guitar lesson is another "no accompaniment" composition (also referred to as "solo guitar"). You won't need a jam track for this one, just a guitar and a pick. This slow groove is played in B minor and you'll be alternating between playing rhythm and lead, going back and forth between the two. Make sure to use a metronome at some point when you practice this to keep your timing in check. Your natural tendency will be to speed things up. … [Read more...]
Solo Jazz Guitar Lesson – Create a Melody With Chords – EP139
In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a jazz chord composition that creates a melody. This is played with no accompaniment and sounds great on it's own. You'll learn about the II V I jazz progression and how to create melodies out of chords. If you'd like to learn more about the chord numbering system (as mentioned in this video), be sure to check out last week's guitar lesson where I cover it starting at 3:00 in the Part 1 video. … [Read more...]