In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to convert a standard blues composition into a much jazzier sounding progression (for both rhythm and lead) by working in the 2-5-1 chord progression in various ways. … [Read more...]
Learn this Blues Lead that you can play by yourself by targeting chord tones – Guitar Lesson EP535
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a classic blues lead (with a few diminished lines) that you can play by yourself. You'll learn how to connect these notes back to the chords that they come from. … [Read more...]
Simple ideas for playing lead over chord changes – Guitar Lesson EP533
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several simple ideas for playing lead guitar over chord changes, using a combination of the pentatonic scales and basic chord shapes. … [Read more...]
How to play harmonies when soloing by finding them in basic chord shapes – Guitar Lesson – EP532
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths when you improvise lead by visualizing them in basic chord shapes. … [Read more...]
Hear the chord changes in a Boogie Woogie style lead – by yourself (no jam track) Guitar Lesson EP531
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Boogie Woogie style lead composition that doesn't require a jam track. You'll be learning how to play through the chord changes while improving your alternate picking skills. … [Read more...]
Blending the Major & Minor Pentatonic scales in 3 ZONES on the fretboard – Guitar Lesson – EP530
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to go back and forth between the major and minor pentatonic scales using a single note as an anchor. You'll learn this in 3 zones (or regions) of the fretboard. … [Read more...]
These simple chord substitutions are a game changer for improvising on guitar! Guitar Lesson – EP529
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to visualize and play several easy chord substitutions that will help you add color to basic chords. … [Read more...]
Creating simple guitar phrases with minimal notes, instead of playing up and down the scale! EP528
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to create simple phrases when improvising lead guitar, as opposed to just playing up and down a scale. … [Read more...]
Land on THESE notes when improvising lead guitar – Guitar Lesson – EP527
If you feel like you're just playing up and down scales when improvising lead guitar, you need to learn to stop and create phrases. This lesson gives you a guide for which notes to stop or "land" on, while using the minor pentatonic scale. … [Read more...]
Using the CAGED System to play over chord changes – EP526
In this week's guitar lesson, we'll be tying together the previous 2 lessons (EP524 and EP525) and using that information to demonstrate using the CAGED system to play over chord changes. … [Read more...]
