In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a 4 note scale pattern that we will be applying to the minor pentatonic scale to create a cascading sound when playing between notes. … [Read more...]
Bluegrass guitar lick ideas! You can play this one by yourself – Bluegrass Style Guitar Lesson EP548
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several classic Bluegrass licks that are played in open position. You can do this one by yourself (no jam track needed). … [Read more...]
Major Pentatonic Blues Ideas – Featuring QUIST! + the Eric Clapton Crash Strat – Guitar Lesson EP547
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn an Eric Clapton style blues lead that primarily uses the Major Pentatonic scale (with a few minor pentatonic licks). The jam track for this lesson is provided 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 here Instagram - Featuring some of Quist's amazing guitar work by going here … [Read more...]
Using Chord Tones and Voice Leading to Guide Your Melody on Guitar – Guitar Lesson – EP546
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use chord tones to guide your melody when you improvise lead guitar. This is a different approach to lead than simply playing the notes of a scale. … [Read more...]
“Call & Response” blues lead IDEAS when improvising – Played over Just 1 Chord – Guitar Lesson EP545
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll pick up several new improvising ideas by learning how to play a bluesy Call & Response style lead over a jam track that has just 1 chord. … [Read more...]
Using the Major Pentatonic scale to play “Go Tell It On The Mountain” on guitar – Lesson EP544
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the Christmas song, "Go Tell It On The Mountain" by using the Major Pentatonic Scale. … [Read more...]
How to hear & use the minor scales on guitar (Natural Minor, Melodic, Harmonic & Dorian Mode) – EP542
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to hear the unique sounds of the 3 minor scales (Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor), plus Dorian Mode. You'll also learn how to use them when improvising. … [Read more...]
Slow, mellow guitar lead played on the low strings. This one is EASY to play! Guitar Lesson – EP541
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and mellow (old Western sounding) lead using the lower (bass) strings. I'll explain each note and where they come from, as well as the effects used to create the sound. … [Read more...]
Mapping the fretboard for a slow, country style lead – Guitar Lesson – EP538
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn the difference between playing a solo "in the key", versus outlining the chords of the song. You'll also be visualizing various chord shapes all over the fretboard to highlight those notes, and give your lead a more melodic sound. … [Read more...]
Simple Triad idea to improve your Blues lead on guitar – Blues guitar lesson – EP537
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate a few simple triad shapes into your blues lead to create a more sophisticated lead sound. You'll be targeting those chord tones as the chords pass by. … [Read more...]