In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise a slow and soulful lead over a non-conventional jam track (this is not your typical 1, 4, 5 chord format). You'll be using the G minor scale to play over the entire jam track track and will be playing this fingerstyle to slow things down a bit. … [Read more...]
Connecting Chord Shapes to the Pentatonic Scales – Useful when playing the changes – Guitar Lesson EP344
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to visualize the chord changes when playing lead, by connecting pentatonic patterns to chord shapes. This uses the same jam track from last week (EP343) … [Read more...]
Improvising Rhythm Guitar Lesson – Using the CAGED System – EP343
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll up your rhythm game by learning how to improvise various rhythm parts using the CAGED System. This also makes use of triads and harmonized 3rds in multiple neck positions. … [Read more...]
Learn a Classic 12 Bar Blues Guitar Composition That You Can Play By Yourself (Easily Transposable) – EP328
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a classic 12 bar blues composition that you can play by yourself (no accompaniment needed) on electric or acoustic guitar. There are no open strings in this composition so that means you can easily transpose this and play it in any key (I'll show you how in the video). … [Read more...]
Rock Blues Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson That You Can Play By Yourself – EP322
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a blues, rock composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). You'll be learning both rhythm and lead parts (comes with several Eric Clapton Cream style licks). This one can be played in ANY key because there are no open strings! … [Read more...]
Rhythm and Lead Fills For Acoustic Guitar Using Chord Shapes – EP320
In this week's guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play melodic fills and lead licks that are based on chord shapes. This is particularly helpful for those of you who are frustrated when trying to improvise and feel like your lead sounds too much like you’re just playing up and down a scale. … [Read more...]
Minor Key, R&B Style Composition – Using Call & Response Technique – Solo Guitar Lesson EP293
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a fun, minor key R&B style composition on acoustic guitar that is designed to give some different ideas for approaching rhythm. You'll be using the "Call & Response" style technique to alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead. … [Read more...]
Use chords to create a slow and melodic lead – Guitar Lesson EP280
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a melodic lead by using chords (instead of scales). By playing out of these chord shapes and targeting chord tones, you will be creating much more meaningful sounding solos when you write and improvise. The best part is that it's relatively easy to do. Lastly, this technique takes advantage of the CAGED System (which was covered in lessons EP273 and EP275). … [Read more...]
Solo Blues Guitar Lesson – Shuffle in G (No Accompaniment) – Learn Basic Chord Voicings – EP265
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo blues shuffle that doesn't require any accompaniment. You'll learn how to use different chord voicings when you improvise rhythm and lead. I'll also show you how to easily transpose this and play it in any key … [Read more...]
Guitar and Mandolin (Tribute To Levon Helm) – Learn How To Accompany Another Instrument – EP253
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll be learning how to play along with a mandolin by creating an interesting and melodic lead. When only 2 instruments are involved you have to be very careful about not over playing and always remembering to compliment the other instrument. This lesson is a tribute to the late Levon Helm. … [Read more...]
