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Funky Dorian Groove + Swing rhythm strum pattern for your right hand – Guitar Lesson – EP611

funky dorian groove guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a funky rhythm and lead using the notes from the Dorian Scale, plus a shuffle strum pattern that is used throughout for the right hand. … [Read more...]

Improve your speed and accuracy with this fun Bluegrass Rag. Guitar Lesson – EP590

bluegrass guitar rag

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a standalone Bluegrass Rag composition that was written to help you improve your speed and accuracy by the inclusion of several short lead runs that are played using alternate picking. It's a lot more fun to have a song to work towards than to sit and practice boring finger exercises! … [Read more...]

Learn how to Improvise using these 3 “Neighborhoods” on the neck. Guitar Lesson – EP471

improvise using 3 neighborhoods

In this week's guitar lesson, we're splitting the entire fretboard up into 3 easy to visualize zones or "neighborhoods" that you can connect to your major and minor pentatonic scales. … [Read more...]

Simple concept to create movement within chords (triads) – Line cliché guitar lesson- EP452

line cliche guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a simple concept that involves moving just 1 note in a chord to create a melodic movement (or a line cliché). … [Read more...]

How to play both rhythm and lead using DADGAD tuning – Guitar Lesson – EP451

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play rhythm and lead using the alternate tuning called "DADGAD". Even though it's a different tuning, you'll still be able to use a lot of the scale patterns you already know. … [Read more...]

Learn the “L” Shape to play country and blues – EP440

simple l shape guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play both rhythm and lead using this simple "L" pattern as a visual guide. You can use this technique for blues, country, and rock guitar. … [Read more...]

How to accompany a vocalist on guitar – EP438

accompany a vocalist on guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to compliment a 2nd guitarist / vocalist by learning several techniques that are designed enhance the overall sound (and make them sound better). Learn when and when NOT to play. Follow Dennis Caravello Instagram Spotify Bandsintown (see if he's playing in your area) Apple Music Facebook … [Read more...]

How to use the Circle of Fifths (5ths) on Guitar – EP408

circle of fifths guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use the circle of fifths to find the 1, 4, 5 chords in any key, find the relative minor of any chord, and how to create songs by understanding chord families and which chords go together. … [Read more...]

Dynamics ideas for your blues lead – EP402

blues dynamics guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a very slow and simple minor key blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track needed). It's slow and easy (chord wise) so that you can work on dynamics and nuances that give color to your notes. I'll give you several examples of ones that I use in a blues to make the phrases sound better. … [Read more...]

“Call & Response” Blues Guitar Lesson Blues Jam Featuring Quist – EP392

call and response blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a blues lead response using the "Call & Response". The jam track and the "Call" lead part are provided by Quist. The goal of this lesson is to learn how to play the response in a typical blues jam like this. … [Read more...]

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