Rockabilly Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson (in the key of A) – EP226
Published on October 13, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll learn several classic Rockabilly style techniques including embellishing around an A6 chord. You’ll also learn an easy way to play chord changes by picking notes out of chords instead of thinking of scales.
Soulful Rhythm Guitar Lesson With Fill Licks – EP225
Published on October 6, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a slow, soulful rhythm that includes several bluesy fill licks. This lesson is designed to help you improvise in this style, by learning how these licks are created and to help you with timing. Even though this song is technically very easy to play, it […]
Minor Key Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition in B Minor – EP224
Published on September 29, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a minor key blues composition that’s played in B minor. This is played solo guitar, which means no accompaniment is required. This is really designed for an electric guitar, although if you have light gauge strings, you could probably manage this on acoustic.
How To Improvise Lead By Visualizing Chord Shapes – Guitar Lesson EP223
Published on September 22, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll learn how to improvise a melodic lead (includes a harmonized lead) by visualizing chord shapes. You’ll learn how to play the same licks in different places on the neck, thus playing the chord changes. I’ve also included 2 versions of the MP3 jam track (normal tempo, and a slow […]
Soulful R&B Style Lead Guitar Lesson – Using the Major Pentatonic Scale – EP222
Published on September 15, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to improvise a soulful R&B style lead using the major pentatonic scale. I’ll explain which patterns the notes come from and how to connect them back to chord shapes so that you can start to visualize leads like this when you’re improvising.
Useful Fingerstyle Rhythm Guitar Lesson – Perfect For Fast or Slow – EP221
Published on September 8, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll be learning an extremely versatile and useful fingerstyle rhythm that isn’t very difficult to play. It follows the same pattern throughout and can be played over ANY chord arrangement. I’ll show you how to play a stand-alone rhythm to demonstrate the technique and will also provide you 2 samples […]
Country Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson With Fill Licks – EP220
Published on September 1, 2017This week’s guitar lesson is a country blues style rhythm with fill licks. I’ll break everything down note for note and show you how to play this rhythm (explaining the strum pattern in detail). I’ll explain where all of the fill licks come from so that you can start to improvise in this style.
Simple Blues Lead Guitar Lesson Using Just 6 Notes and Phrasing – EP219
Published on August 25, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, we’re going to be eliminating complexity that is often associated with improvising lead guitar by focusing on only 6 notes (4 fretted notes and 2 notes that are bends). We will create an entire 45 second solo with those notes while putting the emphasis on simple phrasing. This lesson includes […]
Classic Rock Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson (Includes Fill Licks) – EP218
Published on August 18, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a classic rock style rhythm in the key of E. This composition is played solo guitar (no accompaniment required) and includes several fill-licks to spice things up a bit. You’ll be learning to improvise rhythms around a few basic chords to enhance your rhythm playing.
Major Scale Guitar Lesson – Includes 2 Guitar Parts (Rhythm and Lead) – EP217
Published on August 11, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to improvise using the major scale over a basic 1, 4, 5 chord progression in the key of G. I’ll show you how to connect the licks back to chord shapes and explain what patterns are being used within the scales. As an added bonus, Premium Members […]
Soulful Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – Using Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales – EP216
Published on August 4, 2017In this blues guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a soulful lead in the key of F#. I intentionally omitted any open string notes so that you can transpose any of these licks to other keys. In fact, this lesson comes with 2 MP3 jam tracks, one is in the key that is taught […]
Blues Lead Guitar Lesson with Piano Accompaniment – EP215
Published on July 28, 2017This week’s guitar lesson is a blues lead (with rhythm elements thrown in) that has only a piano as accompaniment. It’s always great practice to learn how to accompany a single instrument like this because it forces you to listen and compliment the other instrument. It’s a completely different dynamic than playing with a full […]
(Part 2) Muddy Waters Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP214
Published on July 21, 2017This week’s guitar lesson is a follow-up to last week’s Muddy Waters style acoustic blues guitar lesson (EP213). I received so many requests for a Part 2, that I decided to go ahead and create an additional 24 bars that you can combine with EP213.
(Part 1) Muddy Waters Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP213
Published on July 14, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, I’ll show you how to play a Muddy Waters inspired blues composition that’s played solo guitar (meaning no accompaniment). This composition is made up of several classic Muddy Waters licks. Muddy always played with a slide and even though I’m not using a slide for this, I’ll show you how […]
Tony Joe White Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP212
Published on July 7, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, we’ll take a look at the bluesy rhythm playing of the great Tony Joe White. He’s the songwriter behind “Polk Salad Annie” and “Rainy Night in Georgia” and several other great songs. He also happens to be a fantastic guitar player and his blues rhythm style has always fascinated me. […]
Solo Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson (Played With a Pick) – EP211
Published on June 30, 2017In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a solo blues composition that works on acoustic or electric guitar. This is designed to be played with a pick (for those of you that are intimidated by fingerstyle). This uses the classic “call and response” technique and I’ll break it all down so that […]
Gospel Style Blues Guitar Lesson – Major Pentatonic Scale – EP210
Published on June 23, 2017This guitar lesson is a blues lead that’s played in the major pentatonic scale. This isn’t your typical 12 bar blues format. There are lots of chord changes in this, but the same basic principles apply when playing lead. You’ll be playing within the key (C), and won’t have to worry about playing the chord […]
Acoustic Jam Guitar Lesson – Jam With a Buddy – EP209
Published on June 16, 2017In this acoustic guitar lesson, you’ll learn both rhythm and lead parts for a 2 person jam that can be played on acoustic or electric guitar. This is designed for you to be able to play with someone else, however, if you don’t have another guitar picker nearby, then you can use the provided MP3 […]
Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson in A – Solo Composition – EP208
Published on June 9, 2017This week’s guitar lesson is a solo acoustic blues composition in the key of A. You’ll learn how to alternate between a shuffle rhythm and harmonized leads. You’ll also learn how to relate each of these licks back to basic chord shapes so that you can use them when you improivse or write your own […]
Bluesy, Jazz Guitar Lesson (Solo Composition) EP207
Published on June 2, 2017In this bluesy jazz guitar lesson, you’ll learn a solo composition that works on acoustic or electric guitar. I’ll show you where all of the licks and chords come from so that you can improvise in this style or even write songs like this. This was inspired by the great jazz guitar player Kenny Burrell. […]
