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Do THIS to make a boring melody sound more interesting. Tips for improvising a guitar melody – EP497

make a boring melody interesting guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to take a boring melody and enhance it by using notes from the major scale and notes from chord shapes. … [Read more...]

Attach licks to chords to create a solo blues composition – EP494

adding licks to chords guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll attach licks to chord shapes to create a stand-alone blues composition. No jam track needed. … [Read more...]

(Part 2 of 2) Minor Triads are amazing! How to use minor triads when improvising Guitar Lesson – EP486

minor triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to find minor triads all over the fretboard and use them when playing both rhythm and lead. This is a follow-up to lesson EP485 … [Read more...]

5 simple ideas to jazz up your blues guitar – Guitar Lesson EP483

jazz up your blues guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate 5 simple jazz ideas into your blues. … [Read more...]

Simple chords with melody composition that you can play by yourself – EP479

simple chord guitar lesson

For this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use intervals and the 5 major scale positions to be able to improvise in any key - using this composition as a basic guide. … [Read more...]

Acoustic Ragtime Blues – Play this BY YOURSELF! – Guitar Lesson EP478

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn an acoustic ragtime blues that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). I'll also explain the chord structure (where it comes from). … [Read more...]

How to write a stand-alone guitar composition – I’ll show how I created this blues – EP474

how to create a guitar composition

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to create your own stand-alone guitar compositions (solo guitar). I'll show you how I constructed this blues composition as an example. … [Read more...]

Major Pentatonic Blues – Play this “Call & Response” blues composition by yourself – Guitar Lesson EP472

major pentatonic scale blues guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a "call & response" blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track) that uses the Major Pentatonic Scale licks. … [Read more...]

Country Blues by yourself on guitar – Weekly Guitar Lesson – EP468

country blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a short, country blues composition by yourself (no jam track needed). … [Read more...]

Jam by yourself using the same chords in 3 positions. Solo blues guitar lesson – EP467

jam by yourself on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to jam by yourself (no jam track needed), using the same basic chords in 3 neck positions. … [Read more...]

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Improvise a Ragtime Blues lead PLUS a fingerstyle rhythm – Guitar Lesson – EP613

Classic Blues by yourself (on acoustic or electric guitar) – Full of Blues lick ideas – Guitar Lesson EP612

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