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Ear training (Part 2 of 2) – Playing the flat 7 over chord changes – EP571

the flat 7 over chord changes guitar

This lesson in a continuation of last week's ear training lesson (EP570) and uses the same jam track, however this week you'll learn how to play and hear the flat 7 note over chord changes. … [Read more...]

Ear training (Part 1 of 2) – A simple formula for finding the right notes and playing by ear. Guitar Lesson EP570

ear training guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to find which notes to target (or land on) by using your ear alone. This simple formula works, even if you don't have a good sense of pitch yet. Here's a link to Part 2 where we introduce the Flat 7 … [Read more...]

Take your time! Let those notes ring across chords. Guitar Lesson – EP568

take your time - slow guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, we'll be exploring the different sounds you can get when you stack chords on top of each other and let notes ring out across the chord changes. … [Read more...]

Play a lead using the Pentatonics and chord shapes over a Gospel Blues – Guitar Lesson – EP567

gospel blues lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Gospel Blues style lead where you'll be playing over the chord changes, all while using basic chord shapes and the pentatonic scale. … [Read more...]

Dickey Betts style lead guitar lesson plus the 3 things that give him his sound. Guitar Lesson EP565

Dickey Betts lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Dickey Betts inspired lead that is played using a hexatonic (6 note) scale. Plus you'll learn Dickey's approach to a harmonized lead and his approach to timing. … [Read more...]

Less is more! It’s ok to keep your guitar solos simple. Guitar Lesson EP563

less is more guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, we'll revisit the K.I.S.S. acronym (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Sometimes the best way to approach a guitar solo is with simplicity. … [Read more...]

Try using triads in your lead. Simple technique for playing chord changes – Guitar Lesson – EP562

triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use triads in your guitar lead for a more sophisticated lead sound. This is a super easy way of playing over the chord changes. Includes the tab for the rhythm part. … [Read more...]

Blues lead by YOURSELF! Slow blues lead that works in any key (no jam track needed) – Guitar Lesson EP561

blues lead guitar by yourself

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a slow blues lead in the key of C that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). I'll be playing out of different positions of the CAGED System as well. … [Read more...]

Part 5 – The CAGED System Series – The D Shape – Plus a lead that demonstrates how to use – EP560

the caged system - D shape

This week's guitar lesson is the final lesson in this 5 part mini-series on The CAGED System, where we'll do a deep dive into the "D" Shape. You'll learn how to play major and minor chords, scales, and arpeggios in this shape, and how to actually use it by learning a lead in the 2nd half of the video. … [Read more...]

Part 4 – The CAGED System Series – The G Shape – 5 Ideas within the G Shape – Guitar Lesson – EP559

the caged system - G Shape

In this week's guitar lesson, we're continuing our series on The CAGED System. In this lesson we'll be doing a deep dive into the G Shape and looking at the major and minor chords, scales, and apreggios you can play within this shape, as well as 5 useful ideas that are unique to this shape. … [Read more...]

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