In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the chord changes using just 2 chords. This is a great technique to use when improvising because it creates a much more melodic sounding lead. This lesson includes the rhythm breakdown as an added bonus. … [Read more...]
Unplugged Style Blues Guitar Lesson (Part 2) – Play This By Yourself – EP305
This lesson is both a follow-up to EP303 Eric Clapton Blues Guitar Lesson from a few weeks ago, and works great on it's own as a stand-alone composition. So you can play this with the jam track from EP303 as an extension to that lesson, or a solo composition. How's that for killing 2 birds with one stone? :) … [Read more...]
Unplugged Style Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson – Clapton Inspired – EP303
In this week's acoustic blues guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play several classic Eric Clapton inspired licks from his Unplugged era. The best part is that you'll be able to use these licks when you improvise going forward because I'll show you how to connect them to basic chord shapes that you already know. … [Read more...]
Slow, (and easy) melody that you can play by yourself on guitar – Learn Control – EP302
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn about control by playing a slow and easy melody that works on electric or acoustic guitar. This is a solo composition that you can play without the need for a jam track. … [Read more...]
Rockabilly Style Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP301
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a classic, rockabilly style rhythm and lead by learning how to play 6 and 9 chords in different positions all over the neck. By the end of this video, you'll understand how to use 6 and 9 chords in any key and in any position. … [Read more...]
Have a Blues Jam Session By Yourself on Guitar (Just 4 Chords) – Blues Guitar Lesson EP292
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both rhythm and lead in a solo jam session (no accompaniment needed). You'll also learn a right-hand strum technique and how to play the Mixolydian scale when soloing. Everything is created with just 4 basic chords (E, Bm, A, and G).. … [Read more...]
Play a 12 Bar Blues Composition By Yourself on Guitar (No Accompaniment) Blues Guitar Lesson – EP288
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a classic, 12 bar blues composition that you can play by yourself on electric or acoustic guitar. This uses the "call & response" technique which allows you to easily go back and forth between rhythm and lead licks. As always, I'll break everything down note for note and explain the "why" behind the notes so that you can start using these licks when you improvise. … [Read more...]
Learn “O Holy Night” on Electric Guitar – Christmas Guitar Lesson – EP285
In this week's guitar lesson, you're going to learn how to play the classic Christmas melody to "O Holy Night" on electric guitar. As always, I'll explain the "why" behind the notes so that you can create your own compositions like this. … [Read more...]
Boogie Woogie Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Play it By Yourself – EP284
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a really fun Boogie Woogie style blues composition that doesn't require any accompaniment. You can jam on this one all by yourself on acoustic or electric guitar. I'll also walk through several useful takeaways that you can apply when playing rhythm or lead. … [Read more...]
Rock, Blues Rhythm (with fill licks) that you can play by yourself on guitar – Blues rhythm guitar lesson – EP281
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a rock, blues rhythm that sounds great on it's own (no accompaniment needed). This lesson is designed to give you rhythm strumming and fill lick ideas to make you better at writing and improvising rhythm guitar. … [Read more...]
