In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a soulful blues lead, full of dynamics and phrasing ideas, all played over a jam track in A minor. We'll be looking at both the pentatonic scales and targeting chord tones. … [Read more...]
Laid-back, J.J. Cale style lead on electric guitar – Blues guitar lesson EP373
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, laid-back lead in the style of the great J.J. Cale. I'll show you how everything starts with the minor pentatonic scale and how you can add 2 notes, converting it to D dorian mode. This one is easy to play from a technical standpoint and can be played fingerstyle or with a pick. … [Read more...]
Secondary Dominant Chords – What They Are And How To Use Them – Guitar Lesson EP370
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn what secondary dominant chords are and how they can be used when writing chord arrangements or when improvising lead. I'll also show you how to easily identify them by connecting them to basic chord shapes that you already know. … [Read more...]
Rhythm Fill Ideas for Guitar – Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP364
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll give you some ideas for rhythm fills that you can incorporate into your rhythm playing. You'll be playing the chord changes over a slow and soulful jam track by adding bluesy fill licks. … [Read more...]
Gospel Style Blues Guitar Lesson – How to Use Simple Phrasing – EP361
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play (and improvise) a slow blues lead over a Gospel style jam track. Pay close attention to the simple phrasing used in this lesson, and the pauses (there are more of them than you realize) … [Read more...]
Slow, Soulful Blues Lead Guitar Lesson (Easy) – Played Fingerstyle – EP349
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise a slow and soulful lead over a non-conventional jam track (this is not your typical 1, 4, 5 chord format). You'll be using the G minor scale to play over the entire jam track track and will be playing this fingerstyle to slow things down a bit. … [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...]
Slow Minor Pentatonic Scale Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – EP327
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow blues lead using the 5 notes of the minor pentatonic scale (in multiple positions). This lesson is perfect for those that are interested in blues phrasing ideas! … [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...]
