Classic Rock Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP246
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a driving, classic rock style rhythm on electric guitar in the style of the Rolling Stones. The 2nd half includes a lead part in which you’ll be playing the chord changes.
Jam Band Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – Using the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales – EP245
In this week’s guitar lesson I’ll show you how to play a lead on top of a jam band style jam track (think Allman Brothers). You’ll learn to do a lot with just 5 notes out of the major pentatonic scale. The first half is all major pentatonic, the 2nd half is minor pentatonic. MP3 […]
Solo Electric Blues Guitar Lesson – Using Hybrid Picking – EP244
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a Ry Cooder / Sonny Landreth inspired blues composition on electric guitar that uses the hybrid picking technique. You’ll be “picking” all of the base notes while “plucking” the melody with your ring and middle finger. I’d encourage you to try this, even if you’ve […]
Have a Jam Session with Yourself in this Solo Blues Shuffle Composition – EP243
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll have a jam session with yourself by playing both the “call” and “response” parts of this acoustic blues shuffle composition. This isn’t your typical 1, 4, 5 chord progression. You’ll learn how to alternate between the 1 and the 5 chord, which is relatively easy to do and sounds […]
Learn How to Play Harmonized Leads When Improvising – Country Guitar Lesson – EP242
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to use harmonized leads when you improvise and how to connect those leads to basic chord shapes so that you can easily find them. I’ll show the pattern for playing both harmonized 3rds and harmonized 6ths.
Adding Arpeggios and Chord Tones To Your Lead For a More Melodic Solo – Guitar Lesson – EP241
In this week’s guitar lesson, we’re going to be straying from scales when it comes to playing lead, and instead we’ll be focusing on using arpeggios and highlighting chord tones for a much more melodic sounding lead. The best part is that you’ll also have a stand-alone blues composition that you can play (in any […]
Learn to Complement the Band by playing fills. Less is More – EP240
In this week’s guitar lesson, I’ll show you how to hold back and play less. This type of blues guitar comping is designed to enhance the music and complement the rhythm (as opposed to playing a solo on top of everything).
Vintage Rock Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP239
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a driving, rock, blues rhythm with only a drum track. This was done intentionally to help you concentrate on the kick and snare drum and accent those beats with your strum technique. I’ve included 2 tempos of the MP3 jam track for this lesson as […]
Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition in E – Jam By Yourself on Guitar – EP238
In this week’s guitar lesson, I’ll show you how to play a fun blues (with jazz influence) composition that requires no accompaniment. You can play this one by yourself and will learn how to play chord changes and how to connect licks back to basic chord shapes. These solo composition lessons are popular because they […]
How To Create Chord Arrangements Using The Major Scale – EP237
In this week’s guitar lesson I’ll show you how to use the major scale to create chord arrangements. If you’ve ever wanted to write your own songs but aren’t sure which chords work together, this is the lesson you need. In addition to chord theory, I’ll also give you a fun rhythm that you can […]
Blues Slide Guitar Lesson in Open G Tuning – EP236
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn some basic blues slide guitar techniques for electric guitar (although these could easily be played on acoustic as well). I will also show you a quick way to get into open G tuning and show you several slide licks that you can use in that tuning. This is […]
Call and Response Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Guitar (No Accompaniment) – EP235
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll be learning my favorite style of solo composition, “Call & Response”. This style is great for playing by yourself with no need for any accompaniment because it provides you a format that allows you to improvise. You’ll learn several classic blues rock licks and the scales they come from […]
Bluegrass Style Lead Guitar Lesson – Designed to Help Coordination and Speed – EP234
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll be learning a fun bluegrass lead that includes elements of country and blues as well. This lesson serves 2 purposes. 1) You’ll learn several new licks and how use them when improvising. 2) You’ll learn a couple of fast runs that are designed to help improve overall speed and […]
Heavy Electric Blues Guitar Lesson in E – EP233
In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll learn how to play a heavy blues lead on electric guitar (although you can play the first half on acoustic if that’s all you have). You’ll learn how to play the chord changes in this 12 bar blues structure. Included MP3 jam track and tablature.
“What Child Is This?” (Greensleeves) Guitar Lesson – EP232
In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll learn how to play the Christmas classic “What Child Is This?”, which is the melody of the song “Greensleeves”. I’ll show you how to play this solo guitar (no accompaniment) with a pick.
Solo Blues Guitar Lesson Played With Low Notes (Bottom 3 Strings) – EP231
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn an easy to play solo blues composition that’s played solo guitar (no accompaniment). The licks are all played on the bottom 3 strings to give you ideas for leads that you can play using lower notes.
One Chord Blues Guitar Lesson – Improvise Over a Single Chord – EP230
In this week’s guitar lesson, you won’t have to worry about playing chord changes … because there aren’t any. This jam track has a single chord (E) played over and over again. It’ll be your job to play something colorful on top of a single chord to keep things interesting. This lesson is designed to […]
Western Swing Style Melodic Lead – Playing The Chord Changes – EP229
In this week’s guitar lesson, I’ll show you how to create melodic sounding solos by targeting chord tones when improvising. You’ll be “playing the chord changes” which means changing scales to match each chord change. Most of the notes you’ll be learning are pulled directly from chord shapes (not scales) which makes it easy to […]
Blues Ballad on Acoustic Guitar – Played Solo Guitar (No Accompaniment) – EP228
In this week’s guitar lesson, I’ll show you how to play a slow, bluesy ballad on acoustic guitar all by yourself. No accompaniment is required. I’ll also provide information on chord theory that will help you understand how certain chords work together, so that you can start to create your own compositions.
Slow and Dark Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Composition – EP227
This week’s guitar lesson is a slow and dark sounding blues composition that’s played solo guitar (no accompaniment required). This is also played fingerstyle so you’ll be keeping time by simulating a bass line on each beat. This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar.
