Minor Key Blues Guitar Lesson Played with a Percussive Fingerstyle – EP283
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a minor key blues in B minor (although, I’ll show you how to easily transpose this and play it in any key). This is played with a percussive fingerstyle rhythm and requires no jam track – you can play this one all by yourself.
Slow, Dark Blues Lead Played on Acoustic Guitar – Blues Guitar Lesson EP282
In this week’s guitar lesson you’ll learn to play a slow, dark lead on acoustic guitar (although this could be played on electric as well). I’ll show you a few easy ways to connect notes to chord shapes so that you can start improvising in this style. You’ll also hear several classic Mark Knopfler style […]
Rock, Blues Rhythm (with fill licks) that you can play by yourself on guitar – Blues rhythm guitar lesson – EP281
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a rock, blues rhythm that sounds great on it’s own (no accompaniment needed). This lesson is designed to give you rhythm strumming and fill lick ideas to make you better at writing and improvising rhythm guitar.
Use chords to create a slow and melodic lead – Guitar Lesson EP280
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a melodic lead by using chords (instead of scales). By playing out of these chord shapes and targeting chord tones, you will be creating much more meaningful sounding solos when you write and improvise. The best part is that it’s relatively easy to do. Lastly, […]
Play a Blues Shuffle By Yourself On Guitar – Blues Guitar Lesson – EP279
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a blues shuffle by yourself on guitar. I’ll start by showing you how to play a classic blues shuffle rhythm, and then layer in the lead licks in a “call & response” style. No accompaniment is needed when playing this composition.
Country Lead Guitar Lesson – Learn how to play the chord changes – EP278
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a fun, country lead by playing the chord changes. That means you switch scales every time the chord changes. This is a different way of thinking about playing lead in which you connect licks to chord shapes as opposed to focusing on scales. The MP3 […]
Play a blues composition by yourself on guitar – both rhythm and lead – EP277
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a solo blues composition (with a little bit of a ragtime feel), that you can play by yourself on guitar (works on acoustic or electric guitar). I’ll show you how to create compositions like this by combining chords with fill licks.
Rock, Blues Guitar Lead – Mixing the Major & Minor Pentatonic Scales – EP276
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a rock, blues lead in the key of C by mixing both major and minor pentatonic scales. I’ll explain the theory behind each of the licks so that you can use them going forward when you improvise (in any key).
CAGED System for Minor Chords – How to play minor chords all over the guitar – EP275
This week’s guitar lesson is a follow-up to the previous CAGED lesson that I did a few weeks ago (EP273), here’s a link to that guitar lesson. That lesson was so popular that I thought it was necessary to create a 2nd part and show how to play the minor chords in various positions using […]
Slow, Country Lead and Rhythm Guitar Lesson in the key of D – EP274
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a slow, country rhythm and lead over a simple chord progression. Most country guitar lessons online tend to focus on fast, chicken picken’ techniques, but this is more in line with what a slow country pedal-steel player might perform. I’ll refer back to the CAGED […]
A Practical Approach to the CAGED System on Guitar – EP273
In this week’s guitar lesson, I’ll explain a unique way of looking at the CAGED system, which allows you to play chords in multiple locations up the neck of the guitar. Once you understand this system, you’ll be able to enhance your rhythm and lead playing by being able to easily identify all of the […]
Blues Rhythm Fills – Learn a stand-alone blues rhythm that you can play by yourself – Blues Guitar Lesson EP272
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a really fun blues rhythm composition that you can play on your own (with no need for a jam track). This is full of classic rhythm fills that are designed to spice up your rhythm chops. I’ll also explain how to play them in any […]
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Guitar Lesson – Learn a Bluesy Version of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot on Guitar – EP271
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a bluesy version of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” that’s played fingerstyle. This is also a solo composition that requires no accompaniment AND it sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar. I’ll also share my thoughts on how you can go about creating your own solo […]
Learn 3 Classic Blues Intros – Each Includes a Solo and Ending – EP270
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play 3 classic blues intros along with a unique lead and ending for each. Includes: an Elmore James style (triplet) intro, a classic blues walkdown intro, and one in which you start on the 5 chord. This is like 3 blues lead lessons rolled into one!
Slow, Melodic Lead Guitar Lesson – Learn About Soloing With a Relative Minor Chord – EP269
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a VERY slow, and melodic lead over a basic chord progression. I’ll explain what a relative minor is and how you can use the same scale to solo over a relative minor and it’s relative major. This lead is made up of both blues and […]
Play a Slow Blues Composition By Yourself on Guitar (No Accompaniment) – EP268
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a solo blues composition on electric or acoustic guitar that requires no accompaniment. You’ll be able to play this at ANY tempo and it will sound great – slow or fast. Just grab a guitar and a pick and start learning 🙂
Learn a slow, minor key blues that’s played solo guitar (no accompaniment) – EP267
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a really cool minor key blues composition that can easily be played on acoustic or electric guitar. This is a stand-alone composition that requires no accompaniment (no jam tracks needed). Grab a guitar and a pick and learn this one!
Jam Band Style Lead Guitar Lesson – How to Jam on Guitar – EP266
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a jam band style lead (think Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers). This lesson is designed to help you understand how to improvise in this style. You’ll be using the major scale for most of this solo, but will touch on the minor pentatonic scale and […]
Solo Blues Guitar Lesson – Shuffle in G (No Accompaniment) – Learn Basic Chord Voicings – EP265
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a solo blues shuffle that doesn’t require any accompaniment. You’ll learn how to use different chord voicings when you improvise rhythm and lead. I’ll also show you how to easily transpose this and play it in any key
Reggae Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – EP264
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how easy it is to play a Reggae style rhythm (includes 2 rhythm tracks). You’ll also learn how to play a rhythmic, funky lead on top of it all. Lots of takeaways in this one!
