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How to play harmonies when soloing by finding them in basic chord shapes – Guitar Lesson – EP532

playing harmonies when improvising guitar

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

outline chord changes lead guitar lesson

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

blending major and minor pentatonic scales

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

guitar chord substitutions

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

creating simple phrases

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

land on these notes - target notes guitar

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

using the caged system guitar lesson

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...]

Minor CAGED System (All 5 positions!) Connect the minor pentatonic and natural minor scale – EP525

minor CAGED system guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play minor chords, the natural minor scale, and the minor pentatonic scale in each of the 5 CAGED positions. Use this lead as a practice exercise. … [Read more...]

Learn guitar licks from all 5 positions of the CAGED System! Guitar Lesson – EP524

the caged system guitar licks

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn licks for all 5 of the CAGED System positions using the Mixolydian scale. … [Read more...]

It’s OK to stay where you’re at on the fretboard – Guitar Lesson – EP521

minimal movement maxium results guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to create a lead composition by staying in the same area of the fretboard and either repeating notes, or looking for a chord voicing that is in the same area. … [Read more...]

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