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Using Major & Minor Triads to help you visualize a melodic lead – Guitar Lesson – EP627

major and minor triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, melodic lead by connecting major and minor triad shapes to the Major Pentatonic scale. This is designed to help you visualize a path for your lead and know which notes are safe to land on. … [Read more...]

Using triads (chords) to construct a solo – Guitar Lesson – EP603

using triads to play lead guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to visualize major and minor triads (on the first 3 strings) to compose a Ragtime Blues guitar lead. … [Read more...]

Play like a PRO with these 3 Triad positions – Guitar Lesson – EP574

triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to sound like a Pro by using these 3 essential Triad positions (giving you a total of 6 triads). You'll learn both major and minor versions. … [Read more...]

Try using triads in your lead. Simple technique for playing chord changes – Guitar Lesson – EP562

triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use triads in your guitar lead for a more sophisticated lead sound. This is a super easy way of playing over the chord changes. Includes the tab for the rhythm part. … [Read more...]

These 3 Fretboard Shapes allow you to play harmony & melody all over the neck – Guitar Lesson EP540

3 fretboard shapes guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to improvise a harmonized lead up and down the fretboard, using just 3 shapes. … [Read more...]

Simple Triad idea to improve your Blues lead on guitar – Blues guitar lesson – EP537

simple triad ideas for blues guitar

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to incorporate a few simple triad shapes into your blues lead to create a more sophisticated lead sound. You'll be targeting those chord tones as the chords pass by. … [Read more...]

These simple chord substitutions are a game changer for improvising on guitar! Guitar Lesson – EP529

guitar chord substitutions

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to visualize and play several easy chord substitutions that will help you add color to basic chords. … [Read more...]

Learn an easy, melodic guitar lead using Triads (no scales used) – Easy lead guitar lesson – EP514

melodic lead using triads guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, melodic lead by using only triads. This is a great way to familiarize yourself with chord shapes and learn the fretboard. No scales are used. … [Read more...]

4 Simple minor lead guitar ideas to start using right away – Guitar Lesson EP487

easy minor lead guitar lesson

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 2 of 2) Minor Triads are amazing! How to use minor triads when improvising Guitar Lesson – EP486

minor triad guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to find minor triads all over the fretboard and use them when playing both rhythm and lead. This is a follow-up to lesson EP485 … [Read more...]

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