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The Interval Lesson I Wish Someone Had Given Me – Guitar Lesson EP492

the interval music lesson for guitar

In this week's lesson, we'll be talking about how to find, understand, and use intervals to create melodies when composing a song or improvising. Having the ability to hear and play intervals is the key to speaking the language of music! This lesson comes with 12 jam tracks (1 in each key), and an interval ear training quiz. … [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...]

These 2 exercises will help you play the chord changes when improvising. Guitar Lesson – EP488

playing chord changes guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn 2 exercises that are designed to help you fluidly play through chord changes when improvising. … [Read more...]

4 Simple minor lead guitar ideas to start using right away – Guitar Lesson EP487

easy minor lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn 4 easy minor lead ideas using triads and scale patterns. Nothing technical in this one. At the end we'll tie all of these concepts together into a single solo. … [Read more...]

Jam over 2 chords – play 2 scales by changing only 1 note. Mixolydian Guitar Lesson – EP480

2 chord jam - guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a lead over a 2 chord jam using 2 Mixolydian scales - switch between the 2 scales by changing 1 note. … [Read more...]

Dorian lick ideas to add to your solos (plus other modes). All from 1 position! Guitar Lesson EP477

dorian mode guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn an easy way to connect Dorian mode (scale) to the minor pentatonic scale and several useful Dorian licks - plus several other mode ideas. … [Read more...]

Visualize licks when playing chord changes (connect the lick to the chord) – Guitar Lesson – EP466

playing chord changes guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to visualize licks and connect them to chords in a fast moving chord progression. Connect licks to chords. … [Read more...]

Visualize and use 3 minor scales when improvising lead – EP463

minor scale guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the Natural Minor Scale, Dorian Scale, and the Blues Scale all over a Bluegrass style jam track. … [Read more...]

Relative Major and Minor Chord and Scale Relationship – EP417

relative major and minor relationship guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn about the relationship between a minor chord, and it's relative major chord, and how both chords share the same scale. You'll be putting everything into practice by playing an up-tempo rock, blues lead. … [Read more...]

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