In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to anchor all scales, arpeggios, and chords in all 12 keys to a single fret. You'll learn how to pick any fret at random and play anything you want from that fret! … [Read more...]
How to hear & use the minor scales on guitar (Natural Minor, Melodic, Harmonic & Dorian Mode) – EP542
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to hear the unique sounds of the 3 minor scales (Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor), plus Dorian Mode. You'll also learn how to use them when improvising. … [Read more...]
Land on THESE notes when improvising lead guitar – Guitar Lesson – EP527
If you feel like you're just playing up and down scales when improvising lead guitar, you need to learn to stop and create phrases. This lesson gives you a guide for which notes to stop or "land" on, while using the minor pentatonic scale. … [Read more...]
How to fit into a busy song and avoid “getting in the way” – Guitar Lesson on Improvising – EP510
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to improvise a lead / rhythm over a busy jam track by learning what to play and when to play it. Remember, less is more! … [Read more...]
Writing your own guitar composition and feeling stuck? Not sure what to do next? Try this! – EP503
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll help site member, Simon, finish a guitar composition and walk you through the thought process. You'll also learn how to play it! … [Read more...]
Creating the ultimate practice routine for guitar. How to practice guitar – EP498
In this week's video, you'll learn how to set up the ultimate practice routine that is customized to help you meet your specific goals. … [Read more...]
The Interval Lesson I Wish Someone Had Given Me – Guitar Lesson EP492
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...]
4 Simple minor lead guitar ideas to start using right away – Guitar Lesson EP487
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...]
(Part 1 of 2) Triads are the answer! Locate and use triads when you improvise rhythm & lead – Guitar Lesson EP485
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a system for easily being able to visualize and use triads when playing both rhythm and lead. Here's a link to Part 2 on Minor Triads. … [Read more...]
Learn how to Improvise using these 3 “Neighborhoods” on the neck. Guitar Lesson – EP471
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...]