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Using harmony when improvising lead – An easy way to visualize harmonized 6ths and 3rds – EP504

using harmony while improvising guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to integrate harmonies into your lead and connect them all back to basic chord shapes so that they're easy to visualize. … [Read more...]

Slow and mellow guitar solo – Let it BREATHE! – EP476

slow and mellow guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to leave space in between your notes when soloing on guitar. Remember to keep things simple and let the notes breathe. … [Read more...]

Country Blues by yourself on guitar – Weekly Guitar Lesson – EP468

country blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a short, country blues composition by yourself (no jam track needed). … [Read more...]

Bluegrass Flatpicking Guitar Lesson – good practice for left & right hand synchronization – EP458

bluegrass guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Bluegrass composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). This composition is a great exercise for improving left and right hand synchronization. … [Read more...]

Ideas for mixing the major & minor pentatonic scales. – Guitar Lesson EP437

mixing major minor pentatonic scale guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to mix the major and minor pentatonic scales to play the blues while learning this composition that you can play by yourself on guitar. … [Read more...]

Chord Neighborhood – Find the 1-4-5 chords along with scales in multiple areas on the neck – EP425

chord neighborhood - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to locate the 1-4-5 chord progression, and accompanying scale in a confined region (neighborhood) on the neck, and learn a simple composition that will help you practice this concept. The Part 2 video includes a 2nd position. … [Read more...]

Complement a rhythm guitar player with melodic fills – Rhythm Ideas – EP419

complement rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several creative ideas for how you can be complimentary to a rhythm guitar player by creating simple melodic phrases using harmonized 6ths and Sus chords. … [Read more...]

Stacking chords (triads) on top of chords – Guitar Chord Theory – EP411

guitar chord theory

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn which triads work on top of a major chord. You can play these to create colorful versions of the chord, for both rhythm and lead. … [Read more...]

Slow acoustic melody and rhythm composition – play it by yourself – EP406

easy acoustic guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow (and easy) melody and rhythm in a solo composition (no jam track needed). You'll be learning your chords in various positions and understanding how the major scale relates to those chord shapes. This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar … [Read more...]

Rhythm fill licks and embellishments – Bluegrass Style Guitar lesson EP394

bluegrass lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several useful embellishments and fill licks to play over basic chords in first position. You'll also be learning a stand-alone bluegrass style composition that is the perfect exercise for practicing synchronization between left and right hand. … [Read more...]

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