In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to take a classic melody and embellish it. Improvise, while continuing to honor the melody. … [Read more...]
The Interval Lesson I Wish Someone Had Given Me – Guitar Lesson EP492
In this week's lesson, we'll be talking about how to find, understand, and use intervals to create melodies when composing a song or improvising. Having the ability to hear and play intervals is the key to speaking the language of music! This lesson comes with 12 jam tracks (1 in each key), and an interval ear training quiz. … [Read more...]
SPICE up your blues lead with Chromatics! – Chromatic Minor Pentatonic blues lead guitar lesson – EP491
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to incorporate chromatic lines into the minor pentatonic scale to give your lead an "outside" sound. To view the Part 2 video, download the TAB, and the MP3 jam tracks for this lesson, visit: … [Read more...]
Harmonized leads that live inside triads – Easy to visualize! – Guitar Lesson EP490
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to visualize and actually use harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths when you improvise. … [Read more...]
This simple square patterns gives you both major & minor pentatonic lead options – Guitar Lesson EP489
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both major and minor pentatonic scales in the same song, using a simple box shape that is easy to visualize and use. … [Read more...]
These 2 exercises will help you play the chord changes when improvising. Guitar Lesson – EP488
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn 2 exercises that are designed to help you fluidly play through chord changes when improvising. … [Read more...]
4 Simple minor lead guitar ideas to start using right away – Guitar Lesson EP487
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn 4 easy minor lead ideas using triads and scale patterns. Nothing technical in this one. At the end we'll tie all of these concepts together into a single solo. … [Read more...]
Learn both lead and a percussive fingerstyle rhythm – EP484
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn to play both a blues lead and a percussive fingerstyle rhythm. The MP3 jam tracks allow you to fill in either part, a great way to practice! … [Read more...]
Acoustic Jam Ideas – Classic rhythm fills PLUS a lead using triads – Guitar Lesson – EP482
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn both acoustic rhythm and lead techniques to use at a jam session. Classic rhythm fill licks and a lead using triads. … [Read more...]
Improvise a soulful blues lead using the major & minor pentatonic scales – Guitar Lesson EP481
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise a soulful blues lead using the major and minor pentatonic scales (and mixing in a few arpeggios). … [Read more...]
