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Old School, Instrumental Ballad – 7 ideas you can use when you improvise – Guitar Lesson – EP585

instrumental ballad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the lead over an old school, instrumental ballad. There are 7 ideas that I'll call out during this lesson that you can use when you improvise. … [Read more...]

Use your ear and improvise a blues lead over a minor key jam track in 1 take. Guitar Lesson EP576

improvising blues lead guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, I'll talk through the thought process behind improvising a lead over a song you've never heard before. Let your ear be your guide! If you like this jam track, be sure to check out Quist's social media accounts below: YouTube channel - full of classy sounding backing tracks by going here Spotify - Stream Quist backing tracks by going here Instagram - Featuring some of Quist's amazing guitar work by going here … [Read more...]

Using Chord Tones and Voice Leading to Guide Your Melody on Guitar – Guitar Lesson – EP546

chord tones to guide your melody

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use chord tones to guide your melody when you improvise lead guitar. This is a different approach to lead than simply playing the notes of a scale. … [Read more...]

Minor Blues Lead Ideas – Use these ideas in your leads when improvising – Guitar Lesson EP517

minor blues lead guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several minor key lead ideas. You'll learn how to connect them to chord shapes so they can be used in any key going forward. … [Read more...]

Improvise a soulful blues lead using the major & minor pentatonic scales – Guitar Lesson EP481

soulful blues lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise a soulful blues lead using the major and minor pentatonic scales (and mixing in a few arpeggios). … [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...]

Slow and mellow guitar solo – Let it BREATHE! – EP476

slow and mellow guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to leave space in between your notes when soloing on guitar. Remember to keep things simple and let the notes breathe. … [Read more...]

Steal these soulful lead licks! – Mixing a little blues and country in this lead guitar lesson – EP473

soulful lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a slow and (easy to play) soulful lead that incorporates blues and country licks over a fun jam track. … [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...]

Slow, rock lead ideas (over just 2 chords) – EP442

slow rock lead guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to blend chord shapes, the minor pentatonic scale, and lydian mode to create a slow, atmospheric sounding guitar lead. … [Read more...]

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