Guitar Lessons Online – Active Melody
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August 7, 2026
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Add this to your chords to make them sound better – Guitar Lesson – ML147
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn several embellishment ideas that you can attach to both major and minor chord shapes. Reuse these when you’re improvising.
July 31, 2026
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Add the E string and repeatable licks for a Delta Blues vibe – Blues Guitar Lesson – ML146
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a fun and easy (relatively speaking) Delta Blues composition that you can play by yourself on guitar – no jam track needed! This uses repeatable licks and the open E string!
July 24, 2026
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Classic electric Blues lead by blending the Major & Minor Pentatonic scales – Guitar Lesson – EP640
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a classic Blues lead that is played by staying in the key of the song and blending the Major & Minor Pentatonic scales.
July 17, 2026
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Make your rhythm sound more musical with these Hendrix inspired ideas – Guitar Lesson – ML145
In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll learn how to play a simple, Jimi Hendrix inspired rhythm embellishment that works great for both rhythm and lead ideas.
July 10, 2026
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Open-String Licks for Your Next Guitar Jam – Guitar Lesson – EP639
Add more rhythm, harmony, and movement to your lead playing with open-string licks. In this lesson, you’ll learn several ideas using the open E and B strings, and how to work them into your own jams.
July 3, 2026
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Use Minor Triads to create Dreamy Major 7 sounds – ML144
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use simple minor triad shapes to create dreamy Major 7 sounds over major chords. We’ll apply this idea to a standalone composition in the key of A and connect it back to familiar CAGED shapes, major scale notes, and lead ideas.
June 26, 2026
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Play the Blues by yourself using Triads as your guide! Guitar Lesson – EP638
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a solo Blues composition that is built around Triads. This gives you a goal to work towards (a song), while learning how to find Triads all over the fretboard. This approach works whether you’re improvising or creating your own solo blues arrangements, and it’s a […]
June 19, 2026
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Blending the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales in 1 position – Blues Guitar Lesson – ML143
This week’s guitar lesson is a follow-up to last week (ML142) where we’ll be playing Major Pentatonic Scale pattern 2 and Minor Pentatonic Scale pattern 1 in the same region of the fretboard and learning the sweet spot where they overlap.
June 12, 2026
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One scale. One position. Use what you already know! Don’t overcomplicate. Guitar Lesson – ML142
The minor pentatonic scale is one of the first things most guitarists learn, but are you comfortable using it? In this lesson, we stay in one position and one scale to prove that you already have everything you need to play great lead guitar. We’ll cover safe target notes over a 1-4-5 jam track, fill […]
June 5, 2026
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Your Blues solo may be missing this! Hint (it’s chords) – Guitar Lesson – EP637
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to fatten up your Blues solo by playing notes directly out of chord shapes. This will also help you think through your lead in a more logical way and easily find harmonies.
May 29, 2026
Don’t Stop When You Hit a Wrong Note – Do This Instead
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn why the note you play after a mistake matters more than the mistake itself and how to use that to your advantage. The good news is that you’re never more than one fret away from the right note. There is no part 2 or practice files for this […]
May 22, 2026
The Hidden Melodies Hiding Inside Your Chord Shapes – Guitar Lesson – ML140
Most guitarists treat chords and lead playing as two separate things — but they don’t have to be. In this week’s lesson, I’ll show you how to pull harmonized lead ideas directly out of the chord shapes you already know. The result is a fuller, more musical sound that works in country, blues, just about […]
May 15, 2026
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Learn how to construct a classic Chicago Blues style guitar solo – Guitar Lesson EP636
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to construct a Chicago Blues style lead combining the styles of Freddie King and Albert King. Pretty much everything is played in Minor Pentatonic Scale Pattern 1
May 8, 2026
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2 Fingers + Secret Open Chord = Simple Bluegrass Composition by yourself! – Guitar Lesson – ML139
In this week’s lesson, you’ll learn how to create a solo Bluegrass-style arrangement using just strings 4, 3, and 2 with a simple strum pattern and minimal fretting. Great for improving rhythm, melody, timing, and musical feel all at once.
May 1, 2026
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How do I jam with someone on guitar? Learn both rhythm and lead parts in this lesson – EP635
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to jam with another instrument (mandolin) by playing both lead and rhythm. You’ll also be playing the chord changes in the lead. Lots to learn in this one!
April 24, 2026
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Learn these 4 Levels to play a Pretty Rhythm / Strum Pattern + a Melody line – Guitar Lesson – ML138
In this week’s guitar lesson, I’ll walk you through 4 levels to playing a pretty rhythm strum pattern that includes a very simple melody line. Plus chord substitutions.
April 17, 2026
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Vocal Guitar Phrasing; How to play it like you would sing it. Guitar Lesson – EP634
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a melodic lead that is full of harmonies and pauses and is played the way a vocalist would phrase it.
April 10, 2026
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Need some ideas to make your rhythm sound more interesting? Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson – ML137
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a rhythm for a 1-4-5 Blues progression that sounds interesting by mixing up strum patterns and chord embellishments.
April 3, 2026
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Fingerstyle Blues Ideas – Blues you can play by yourself on acoustic guitar – Guitar Lesson EP633
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a fingerstyle Blues composition by yourself on acoustic guitar. You’ll also learn where each of the licks come from so that you can use these ideas when you improvise or compose.
March 27, 2026
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How do I Improvise on guitar? Start simple and expand! Guitar Lesson – ML136
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a process for how start improvising by starting simple (just 2 notes) and building on top of them. Learn how to find a major 3rd, minor 3rd, 5th, 6th, flat 7, and several other key notes and what they sound like.
