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Vocal Guitar Phrasing; How to play it like you would sing it. Guitar Lesson – EP634

vocal guitar phrasing

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a melodic lead that is full of harmonies and pauses and is played the way a vocalist would phrase it. … [Read more...]

Easily remember and use minor licks by connecting them to basic chord shapes – Guitar Lesson – EP632

minor lick ideas guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to connect minor key licks to basic chord shapes so that you can easily remember them and access them in the future. … [Read more...]

Blues lead played across the fretboard using shapes from the C.A.G.E.D. System Guitar Lesson – EP631

Blues out of the CAGED System on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Blues lead in the key of C over a 1-4-5 chord progression by visualizing the chord shapes from The CAGED System and connecting the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales to those shapes. … [Read more...]

Country style lead pattern – Easy way to visualize the Major Pentatonic scale – Guitar Lesson EP630

country lead guitar pattern

Learn a Country style lead (played on the low strings) and learn an easy way to visualize the Major Pentatonic scale by attaching it to a single note. … [Read more...]

Blues phrasing formula – Connect it all to a single note! – Guitar Lesson – EP629

blues phrasing formula on guitar

If you've ever struggled with using all of the guitar information you've learned to actually construct a solo, or even not known how to start your lead, this lesson will be a breakthrough for you … [Read more...]

Using Major & Minor Triads to help you visualize a melodic lead – Guitar Lesson – EP627

major and minor triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, melodic lead by connecting major and minor triad shapes to the Major Pentatonic scale. This is designed to help you visualize a path for your lead and know which notes are safe to land on. … [Read more...]

Blues Lick Ideas! Connecting Pentatonic patterns to chord shapes – Jam Track by Quist – EP626

blues lick ideas for guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several Blues lick ideas all coming from the Minor Pentatonic scale. The best part is that you can easily remember these licks when you see what chord shapes they're connected to. Also, the amazing jam track for this lesson was created by Quist! If you like this jam track, be sure to check out Quist's social media accounts below: YouTube channel - full of classy sounding backing tracks by going here Spotify - Stream Quist backing tracks by going … [Read more...]

“Outside” Blues licks using the Mixolydian scale – Jerry Garcia Inspired – Guitar Lesson – EP625

outside blues licks for guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a jam band style lead (think Jerry Garcia) by using the Mixolydian scale. This solo has a few "outside" licks and I'll show you where they come from so that you can use them in any key going forward. … [Read more...]

Use chords to guide your lead and show you where to find harmonies – Guitar Lesson – EP623

using chords to guide your lead - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a harmonized lead by pulling those harmonies directly from the corresponding chord shapes. This lesson is a great way to familiarize yourself with chord voicings and playing all over the fretboard. … [Read more...]

Blues lead over a jam track with STOPS! – Fill the space when the band stops – Guitar Lesson – EP622

blues jam track with stops - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an Eric Clapton inspired lead over an awesome jam track that was provided by QUIST (links to his channels below). This jam track has stops where the band drops out, and you get to creatively fill the space with your lead (so much fun!) If you like this jam track, be sure to check out Quist's social media accounts below: YouTube channel - full of classy sounding backing tracks by going here Spotify - Stream Quist backing tracks by … [Read more...]

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