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Fingerstyle Melody Using Basic Chords – Guitar Lesson EP397

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fingerstyle solo composition that has a melody based on basic chords (E, A, F#m, and B). You'll learn how to play harmonized 6ths and use the open E and B string to create interesting melody lines. … [Read more...]

Add the diminished sound to jazz up your blues – EP396

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate diminished chords, scales, and arpeggios into your blues lead (or rhythm). Not only will you learn to play them, but you'll learn WHEN to play them, which is just as critical. … [Read more...]

Rhythm fill licks and embellishments – Bluegrass Style Guitar lesson EP394

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several useful embellishments and fill licks to play over basic chords in first position. You'll also be learning a stand-alone bluegrass style composition that is the perfect exercise for practicing synchronization between left and right hand. … [Read more...]

Slow blues by yourself – Blues guitar Lesson EP393

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a solo blues composition that is full of rhythm and lead "takeaways". This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar and requires no jam track. … [Read more...]

Jingle Bells – Acoustic blues version – Solo Composition – Guitar Lesson EP389

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a solo version of Jingle Bells on acoustic guitar over a blues shuffle. In addition to learning how to play it note for note, I'll break down the arrangement and explain my thought process so that you can implement these techniques and create your own arrangements of songs. … [Read more...]

Pedal Steel licks for electric guitar – solo composition – EP388

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate classic pedal steel licks into your leads by bending into harmonized 3rds. To make practicing these licks more fun, you'll be learning a standalone composition (no jam track needed) to practice these licks. Sounds great all by itself. … [Read more...]

Enhance your blues rhythm and lead by using dominant 7 triads – Blues Guitar Lesson – EP386

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several dominant 7 triads in various positions that you can easily add to your blues rhythm or lead. You'll learn how to connect these to basic chord shapes so that you can easily find them and play them over any chord / key. … [Read more...]

How to Improvise Around a Melody – When The Saints Go Marching In – Guitar Lesson EP385

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise chords and fill licks around a recognizable melody by playing the song "When The Saints Go Marching In". This is also a standalone composition (no jam track needed) - and works on acoustic or electric guitar. … [Read more...]

Gospel blues rhythm using the CAGED System – Rhythm Guitar Lesson EP378

gospel blues rhythm guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Gospel style blues rhythm with fill licks. This is a great working example of how the CAGED System works and is designed to help you visualize chords in different positions on the guitar neck. This is also a stand-alone composition that sounds great by itself! … [Read more...]

Visualize Chord Shapes To Create Melodic Leads – Guitar Lesson EP377

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In this week's guitar lesson, you will learn how to play a slow and easy, melodic lead by visualizing chord shapes in different neck positions. This is a different way of thinking about playing lead, that relies less on scales, instead focusing on the chords themselves. … [Read more...]

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