In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a more melodic sounding blues lead by targeting notes within the chords... "playing the changes". This jam track is just 2 guitars (rhythm and lead) and I'll show you how to play both parts so you can play this with another guitarist. … [Read more...]
Jimi Hendrix Blues Style Guitar Lesson – EP365
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...]
How To Harmonize Using 3rd and 6th Intervals – Harmonized Lead Guitar Lesson – EP363
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both the major scale and a bluesy version of the major scale (mixolydian mode) by using harmonized 3rd and harmonized 6th intervals. You'll be able to not only understand where these harmonies come from, but how to connect them back to familiar chord shapes that you already know so that you can start using them when you improvise. … [Read more...]
Gospel Style Blues Guitar Lesson – How to Use Simple Phrasing – EP361
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play (and improvise) a slow blues lead over a Gospel style jam track. Pay close attention to the simple phrasing used in this lesson, and the pauses (there are more of them than you realize) … [Read more...]
Funky Blues Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP359
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a funky rhythm and lead over a minor key jam track. This is the same jam track that we used for the April 2020 Site Member Challenge - Check out the consolidated posts from site members and see how they approached it here: (Page 1, Page 2, and Page 3). Keep in mind, everyone that submitted recorded their own versions before I did, so you can see the many different ways that this jam track might be approached! Also, (as always) thanks to Don … [Read more...]
Solo over the chord changes by yourself and incorporate diminished scales – Guitar Lesson EP358
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate 3 different diminished scales when playing lead over chord changes. There is no jam track needed for this, you'll be able to play lead by yourself and target chord tones, giving you a lead that works on it's own. … [Read more...]
Combine the Pentatonic Scales with the CAGED System to play blues – Guitar Lesson EP356
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to combine the major and minor pentatonic scales with chord shapes from the CAGED System. You'll learn how to easily jump from the major to the minor pentatonic scale in three main neck positions AND how to play the 1, 4, 5 chords in those various positions. This lesson comes with 3 diagram PDFs, tablature, and the MP3 jam track so that you can practice everything that you learn. … [Read more...]
Slow Country Lead Guitar Lesson – Pedal Steel Licks and Harmonies – EP355
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and easy country lead that is full of pedal steel licks (bends) and harmonized 6ths. Even at full tempo this one is easy to follow along with and easy to play. Learn how to use these licks in your lead when you improvise. … [Read more...]
Acoustic Duet – Percussive Fingerstyle Rhythm and Slow Melodic Lead – Guitar Lesson – EP353
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...]
Jazzy, Blues Lead Guitar Lesson in B Flat (Includes “Out of the box” Licks) – EP352
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a blues lead that's played over a B flat shuffle which includes several "out of the box" type licks, designed to make your lead sound more sophisticated. This is perfect for those of you that are looking to add a little more jazz to your blues leads. … [Read more...]
