Have you ever wanted to play that Johnny Cash style rhythm? This lesson shows you how to combine the Luther Perkins picking style, with Johnny Cash's strum style to create that classic country rhythm. … [Read more...]
Enhance a boring chord progression – Rhythm fill lick ideas – EP421
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to enhance a boring chord progression by playing a different rhythm and adding fill licks. Lots of ideas for those of you that are learning to improvise! … [Read more...]
Complement a rhythm guitar player with melodic fills – Rhythm Ideas – EP419
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several creative ideas for how you can be complimentary to a rhythm guitar player by creating simple melodic phrases using harmonized 6ths and Sus chords. … [Read more...]
Stacking chords (triads) on top of chords – Guitar Chord Theory – EP411
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn which triads work on top of a major chord. You can play these to create colorful versions of the chord, for both rhythm and lead. … [Read more...]
Jam in A minor – Rhythm with Fills – EP410
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a rhythm jam in A minor that you can play by yourself, no jam track needed. Great lesson for those of you that are working on timing. … [Read more...]
Jam Band Rhythm Guitar Lesson – Grateful Dead Style Rhythm – EP409
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a Jerry Garcia / Grateful Dead inspired rhythm that is as fun to listen to as it is to play. You'll be. playing chord shapes, triads, and harmonized 3rds to create this rhythm. … [Read more...]
Chord embellishments – Make your 1st position chords sound better – EP407
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to add fill licks and embellishments to basic 1st position (cowboy chords) to make them sound much better. … [Read more...]
Soulful Rhythm Fills – Create a more interesting rhythm – EP403
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play soulful rhythm fills based off of chord shapes you already know. Classic example of how to make your rhythm stand out and not sound like you're just strumming chords. … [Read more...]
Visualize the Chord Changes – Improvising on guitar – EP401
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll be 1) creating an interesting lead melody, visualizing upcoming chords to play the notes within the chords, 3) learning an awesome alternate picking exercise to help with speed … [Read more...]
How triads can change the way you play guitar – EP399
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how useful triads can be when playing rhythm, lead, or harmonized leads (harmonized 3rds and 6ths). You might consider reviewing the Part 1 video from EP362 (here's a link) before viewing this lesson. … [Read more...]