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Dickey Betts style lead – Major Pentatonic Scale – EP404

dickey betts guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how add a note to the major pentatonic scale to get that classic Dickey Betts sound. Classic Dickey Betts style lead including harmonies and triplets. … [Read more...]

Fingerstyle Melody Using Basic Chords – Guitar Lesson EP397

fingerstyle melody guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fingerstyle solo composition that has a melody based on basic chords (E, A, F#m, and B). You'll learn how to play harmonized 6ths and use the open E and B string to create interesting melody lines. … [Read more...]

Visualize a Triangle and Square to play Major & Minor Pentatonic Blues – Easy Blues Guitar – EP380

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll be playing in the key of the song (so no worrying about following chord changes). You'll be playing everything out of 2 basic shapes (a triangle and a square) - and you'll be going back and forth between major and minor pentatonic scales using those shapes. A fun and easy way to play blues lead. … [Read more...]

Gospel blues rhythm using the CAGED System – Rhythm Guitar Lesson EP378

gospel blues rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Gospel style blues rhythm with fill licks. This is a great working example of how the CAGED System works and is designed to help you visualize chords in different positions on the guitar neck. This is also a stand-alone composition that sounds great by itself! … [Read more...]

Chord Embellishments – How to make basic chords sound better – EP367

chord embellishment guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to take a simple chord progression with 3 chords, and make it sound more interesting by learning several must-know embellishments around those chord shapes. You can use these embellishments when jamming with others, or for when playing by yourself. … [Read more...]

Minor Key Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Lesson – EP366

Fingerstyle blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a fingerstyle blues in a minor key. In addition to showing you how to play it note for note, I'll also explain how it was put together so that you can use these concepts when you write and improvise. … [Read more...]

Jimi Hendrix Blues Style Guitar Lesson – EP365

Jimi Hendrix Blues Guitar Lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Jimi Hendrix style rhythm and lead over a stripped down jam track (just bass and drums). Incorporate some of these classic Hendrix licks into your playing when you improvise. … [Read more...]

Blues By Yourself in E – Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson – EP357

acoustic blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a non-conventional sounding blues in the key of E by yourself on acoustic guitar. Learn how to take advantage of the open E and B strings when playing in the key of E. … [Read more...]

Acoustic Duet – Percussive Fingerstyle Rhythm and Slow Melodic Lead – Guitar Lesson – EP353

acoustic duet guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you're getting two lessons in one. You'll learn both the rhythm (played fingerstyle) and the lead for this melodic acoustic duet. The jam tracks allow you and I to play this duet together and allow you to accompany me with either the rhythm or lead part. … [Read more...]

Alt-Country Style Lead Guitar Lesson – EP350

alt-country guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an Alt-Country (Alternative Country) style lead with a lot of open space. The first half is very slow and easy to play, basically strumming arpeggiating chords. The second half has more of a country, blues style lead. … [Read more...]

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