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Arpeggio Deep Dive: How to use Arpeggios when improvising chord changes – EP512

arpeggio guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play major Arpeggios and dominant 7 Arpeggios and how to integrate them into your lead when improvising. This lesson also comes with 3 practice exercises. … [Read more...]

Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues – Easy thumb technique! – Guitar Lesson – EP511

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fingerstyle blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track) that uses an easy thumb technique in which the thumb (bass) plays directly on the beat. … [Read more...]

How to fit into a busy song and avoid “getting in the way” – Guitar Lesson on Improvising – EP510

fit into busy song guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to improvise a lead / rhythm over a busy jam track by learning what to play and when to play it. Remember, less is more! … [Read more...]

Chicago blues lead guitar lesson – Full breakdown – Jam track from Quist – EP496

chicago blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Chicago blues style lead played over a blues shuffle jam track in the key of E. Jam track provided by Quist! … [Read more...]

Learn both lead and a percussive fingerstyle rhythm – EP484

rhythm and lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn to play both a blues lead and a percussive fingerstyle rhythm. The MP3 jam tracks allow you to fill in either part, a great way to practice! … [Read more...]

Steal these soulful lead licks! – Mixing a little blues and country in this lead guitar lesson – EP473

soulful lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a slow and (easy to play) soulful lead that incorporates blues and country licks over a fun jam track. … [Read more...]

Major Pentatonic Blues – Play this “Call & Response” blues composition by yourself – Guitar Lesson EP472

major pentatonic scale blues guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a "call & response" blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track) that uses the Major Pentatonic Scale licks. … [Read more...]

Gospel Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson – Rhythm ideas that you can easily use in your playing – Guitar Lesson EP470

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an up-tempo, gospel blues rhythm, full of fill licks and embellishments that you can apply to any style. … [Read more...]

Looking for rhythm ideas? – Guitar Lesson EP465

rhythm guitar lesson ideas

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several rhythm ideas to play over a minor key jam track. Don't settle for just strumming chords! that's boring :) … [Read more...]

Rhythm chord ideas – Apply the ideas from this funk rhythm to any style! – EP457

rhythm guitar lesson ideas

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn both the percussive strum pattern, and various chord voicings over a funk jam track with just 1 chord. You can easily apply these rhythm concepts to any song in any style. … [Read more...]

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