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“Call & Response” blues lead IDEAS when improvising – Played over Just 1 Chord – Guitar Lesson EP545

blues call and response ideas for guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll pick up several new improvising ideas by learning how to play a bluesy Call & Response style lead over a jam track that has just 1 chord. … [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...]

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...]

Limitation can set you free! Limiting choices when improvising on guitar may be what you need – EP495

limitation will set you free guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, we'll look at the benefits of limiting your options when it comes to improvising lead guitar. Less is more! … [Read more...]

SPICE up your blues lead with Chromatics! – Chromatic Minor Pentatonic blues lead guitar lesson – EP491

chromatic blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to incorporate chromatic lines into the minor pentatonic scale to give your lead an "outside" sound. To view the Part 2 video, download the TAB, and the MP3 jam tracks for this lesson, visit: … [Read more...]

This simple square patterns gives you both major & minor pentatonic lead options – Guitar Lesson EP489

simple square pattern guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both major and minor pentatonic scales in the same song, using a simple box shape that is easy to visualize and use. … [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...]

Learn how to Improvise using these 3 “Neighborhoods” on the neck. Guitar Lesson – EP471

improvise using 3 neighborhoods

In this week's guitar lesson, we're splitting the entire fretboard up into 3 easy to visualize zones or "neighborhoods" that you can connect to your major and minor pentatonic scales. … [Read more...]

Slow Bluesy, Jazz Lead Guitar Lesson – Easy to Play – EP460

bluesy jazz guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an slow and melodic jazz lead that comes from the Pentatonic scales (major and minor). … [Read more...]

Soulful blues lead guitar tutorial – Using the major & minor pentatonic scales – Guitar Lesson – EP453

soulful blues lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a soulful blues lead that uses simple phrasing and comes from the major & minor pentatonic scales. Here's a link to the MicroLesson that shows how to play this song by yourself (without a jam track. … [Read more...]

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