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
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
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
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
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
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
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...]
Pedal Steel licks for electric guitar – solo composition – EP388
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate classic pedal steel licks into your leads by bending into harmonized 3rds. To make practicing these licks more fun, you'll be learning a standalone composition (no jam track needed) to practice these licks. Sounds great all by itself. … [Read more...]
Easy 2 Step System for Melodic Country Lead – Guitar Lesson – EP382
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a 2 step system of combining arpeggios and the major scale to create a melodic country lead. This lesson comes with tablature, MP3 jam tracks, and a PDF file that illustrates the 2 most common arpeggio shapes. … [Read more...]