In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn several creative rhythm ideas to play over a soulful jam track. I'll show you several of my "go-to" rhythm fill lick ideas so that you can start using them when you play. I've also included a simple B.B. King style lead that uses what I refer to as the Blues Triangle. This one is full of takeaways! … [Read more...]
Slow, Rock Blues Guitar Lead That You Can Play By Yourself – Blues Guitar Lesson – EP334
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow blues rhythm and lead that alternates between a major chord, and it's relative minor (E and C#m). You can use the same pentatonic scale to play over both of these chords, making it fun and relatively easy to improvise in this style. … [Read more...]
Learn a soulful, blues rhythm and lead on guitar – EP331
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both rhythm and lead over a soulful, blues up-tempo jam track. Lots of chords in this one! … [Read more...]
Soulful, Gospel Style Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP330
This week's guitar lesson is a good example of the CAGED system in action. You'll learn how to play chords in multiple positions on the neck and how to connect them to the pentatonic scales so that you can easily create fill licks. This lesson is full of "takeaways". … [Read more...]
Ragtime Blues Rhythm Played on Acoustic Guitar – Play This One By Yourself – EP329
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a ragtime rhythm (with fill licks) on acoustic guitar by yourself (no accompaniment is required). This is the perfect lesson for those of you who struggle with right-hand strum patterns and how to play interesting rhythms on guitar. … [Read more...]
Learn a Classic 12 Bar Blues Guitar Composition That You Can Play By Yourself (Easily Transposable) – EP328
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a classic 12 bar blues composition that you can play by yourself (no accompaniment needed) on electric or acoustic guitar. There are no open strings in this composition so that means you can easily transpose this and play it in any key (I'll show you how in the video). … [Read more...]
Tex-Mex Blues Style Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP326
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a bluesy, Tex-Mex style rhythm and lead on electric guitar. Lots of rhythm and lead ideas that you can pull from this lesson and apply to just about any style. … [Read more...]
Motown Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – With Rhythm Fill Licks – EP325
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several rhythm ideas in the Motown / soul style. Lots of rhythm fill lick ideas in this one that you can connect back to basic chord shapes, so that you can play them in any key. … [Read more...]
Rock Blues Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson That You Can Play By Yourself – EP322
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a blues, rock composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). You'll be learning both rhythm and lead parts (comes with several Eric Clapton Cream style licks). This one can be played in ANY key because there are no open strings! … [Read more...]
Rhythm and Lead Fills For Acoustic Guitar Using Chord Shapes – EP320
In this week's guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play melodic fills and lead licks that are based on chord shapes. This is particularly helpful for those of you who are frustrated when trying to improvise and feel like your lead sounds too much like you’re just playing up and down a scale. … [Read more...]
