In this week's guitar lesson, you'll be learning my favorite style of solo composition, "Call & Response". This style is great for playing by yourself with no need for any accompaniment because it provides you a format that allows you to improvise. You'll learn several classic blues rock licks and the scales they come from so that you can start using these when you improvise. … [Read more...]
“What Child Is This?” (Greensleeves) Guitar Lesson – EP232
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to play the Christmas classic "What Child Is This?", which is the melody of the song "Greensleeves". I'll show you how to play this solo guitar (no accompaniment) with a pick. … [Read more...]
Solo Blues Guitar Lesson Played With Low Notes (Bottom 3 Strings) – EP231
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn an easy to play solo blues composition that's played solo guitar (no accompaniment). The licks are all played on the bottom 3 strings to give you ideas for leads that you can play using lower notes. … [Read more...]
Blues Ballad on Acoustic Guitar – Played Solo Guitar (No Accompaniment) – EP228
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play a slow, bluesy ballad on acoustic guitar all by yourself. No accompaniment is required. I'll also provide information on chord theory that will help you understand how certain chords work together, so that you can start to create your own compositions. … [Read more...]
Slow and Dark Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP227
This week’s guitar lesson is a slow and dark sounding blues composition that’s played solo guitar (no accompaniment required). This is also played fingerstyle so you’ll be keeping time by simulating a bass line on each beat. This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar. … [Read more...]
Minor Key Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition in B Minor – EP224
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a minor key blues composition that's played in B minor. This is played solo guitar, which means no accompaniment is required. This is really designed for an electric guitar, although if you have light gauge strings, you could probably manage this on acoustic. … [Read more...]
Classic Rock Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson (Includes Fill Licks) – EP218
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a classic rock style rhythm in the key of E. This composition is played solo guitar (no accompaniment required) and includes several fill-licks to spice things up a bit. You’ll be learning to improvise rhythms around a few basic chords to enhance your rhythm playing. … [Read more...]
(Part 2) Muddy Waters Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP214
This week's guitar lesson is a follow-up to last week's Muddy Waters style acoustic blues guitar lesson (EP213). I received so many requests for a Part 2, that I decided to go ahead and create an additional 24 bars that you can combine with EP213. … [Read more...]
(Part 1) Muddy Waters Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP213
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll show you how to play a Muddy Waters inspired blues composition that's played solo guitar (meaning no accompaniment). This composition is made up of several classic Muddy Waters licks. Muddy always played with a slide and even though I'm not using a slide for this, I'll show you how to simulate his slide technique while playing everything in standard tuning. This works well on acoustic or electric guitar. … [Read more...]
Solo Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson (Played With a Pick) – EP211
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo blues composition that works on acoustic or electric guitar. This is designed to be played with a pick (for those of you that are intimidated by fingerstyle). This uses the classic "call and response" technique and I'll break it all down so that you can improvise in this style if you prefer. … [Read more...]
