In this guitar lesson you'll learn how to create a more melodic sounding lead by playing chords in different voicings up the neck of the guitar, and connecting those chords with arpeggios. It's not difficult to do and will help you connect leads to chords, so that you play a more sophisticated sounding lead. This lesson includes a practice exercise to help you easily start connecting the different chord voicings. I created a follow-up to this lesson which you can view here. … [Read more...]
Harmonized Lead Guitar Lesson (Latin / Hawaiian Style) – EP157
In this guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play a harmonized lead (2 strings at the same time). I've provided the background theory in this lesson so that you understand how to find the major scale, how to stay within the same scale even as the chords change, and how to improvise the harmonized scale from the major scale in different positions on the neck. I've also included a bonus lesson on how to play the rhythm part, MP3 jam tracks and tab included. … [Read more...]
Lonnie Johnson Style Guitar Lesson – Rhythm and Lead – EP140
In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a ragtime rhythm and a Lonnie Johnson style lead on acoustic guitar. This is made for two guitars (one playing rhythm and one playing lead), although if you don't have a second guitar player you can use the provided MP3 jam track. The jam track allows you to play the lead the first time through, rhythm the second time through, and you can keep alternating back and forth between rhythm and lead. This is just like being in a virtual jam session … [Read more...]
Slow Bluesy Country Lead Guitar Lesson – EP136
One of the advantages I have of living in Nashville is the ability to go hear great guitar players, virtually any night of the week. Some of the best sounding guitar stuff is the slow, melodic lead work that you'll hear in a country ballad. I tried to re-create that feel in this lesson and threw some bluesy minor pentatonic stuff in as well. Even though this whole composition is less than 2 minutes in length, there is a lifetime of knowledge regarding fill licks, visualizing chords, and … [Read more...]
David Gilmour Guitar Lesson (Pink Floyd) – EP105
David Gilmour (guitar player and vocalist for Pink Floyd) is one of my all-time favorite guitar players and I’m actually surprised it’s taken me this long to put together a lesson showcasing his style. One of the reasons it’s taken me so long is because he has SO much depth, it’s actually overwhelming to try and boil things down to a single lesson. I suppose I’ll just have to do others. In this lesson you’ll learn how to play a David Gilmour style lead in the key of C, using the C major … [Read more...]
Ragtime Blues Guitar Lesson on Acoustic – EP096
In this guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a ragtime blues on the acoustic guitar (although you could also play this on electric if you wanted to). This lesson has several licks that contain open strings, which gives more of a ragtime / bluegrass feel. I'll show you how to transpose these licks into other keys as well. … [Read more...]
Mellow Alt-Country Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP089
This is a laid-back, mellow alt-country style guitar lesson in which you'll learn how to play rhythm and lead fills over an alt-country chord progression. I'll show you how to play everything note for note and explain where these chords and scales come from so you'll be able to apply this style to your own compositions. This lesson works on acoustic or electric guitar. I'm experimenting with this new technology (below) that allows me to embed the tab in sync with the audio. Just click on the … [Read more...]
Original Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Lesson in C – EP081
In this lesson, I'll show you how to play an original, blues composition that was composed in the style of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Mississippi John Hurt - which means fingerstyle (no pick). I'll break it down and show you how to play it note for note in this 30 minute lesson. This lesson is only available to premium members. … [Read more...]
Eric Clapton Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – EP074
In this lesson you’ll learn how to play an Eric Clapton inspired, bluesy lead in the key of C. The backing track has a bluesy gospel sound and is available to download for premium members (tablature is available as well). You’ll also learn how to alternate back and forth between the major pentatonic scale and the minor pentatonic scale. … [Read more...]
Slow Minor Key Jam in Cm – EP069
In this guitar lesson, you'll be playing in the key of C minor and will be alternating back and forth between rhythm and lead. The jam track has no guitar tracks so you'll be filling in all guitar parts, which is great practice from both a creativity and a timing perspective. These types of lessons really force you to be on your toes (in order to keep up with the jam track) and help you develop a sense of timing. This lesson can be played on electric or acoustic guitar. … [Read more...]
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