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August 15, 2025
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Dark and Spacey acoustic guitar lead – Ambient Guitar Lesson – EP617
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a dark and spacey sounding lead on acoustic guitar (think Pink Floyd).
August 8, 2025
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Bluesy Bluegrass licks that are perfect for soloing or use as fill licks” – Guitar Lesson – ML119
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn several open string, Bluegrass style licks that are connected to 1st position (cowboy) chords. These are great for soloing or for fill licks.
August 1, 2025
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How to improve your lead phrasing: Sing with your fingers! – Guitar Lesson – EP616
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to create a lead with vocal-like phrasing, all using the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales.
July 25, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML118 – Blues harmonies hiding inside chord shapes – Can you see them? Guitar Lesson – ML118
In this MicroLesson (ML118), you’ll learn how to find Blues harmonies inside of basic chord shapes (from the CAGED System) – Makes it easy to find them again in the future (in any key).
July 18, 2025
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Slow & Pretty Country Lead – Learn where the licks come from. Guitar Lesson – EP615
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a slow and pretty, Country lead by connecting licks to chord shapes. This makes them easy to remember and reusable.
July 11, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML117 – Playing lead over a Blues Turnaround. Which note to land on and how to time it! Guitar Lesson
In this MicroLesson (ML117), you’ll learn how to play lead over the Blues Turnaround. Specifically, which note to land on and how to get the timing right.
July 4, 2025
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1 Note changes everything! The Major Pentatonic scale + 1 note sounds amazing! Guitar Lesson – EP614
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a bluesy lead that is based on the major and minor pentatonic scales for the key of the song (A), however, by adding 1 note to the Pentatonic, you’ll give it a more sophisticated sound.
June 27, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML116 – Mixing Triads with Pentatonics gives you endless Blues lead ideas – Guitar Lesson
In this MicroLesson (ML116), you’ll learn how to take a few basic Triad shapes and mix them with both the minor and major pentatonic scales in one small area of the fretboard (on the top 3 strings) to create some amazing sounding Blues lead ideas – including highlighting chord tones!
June 20, 2025
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Improvise a Ragtime Blues lead PLUS a fingerstyle rhythm – Guitar Lesson – EP613
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a Ragtime Blues lead and follow the chord changes by primarily staying in 1 position of the Major Pentatonic scale. This lesson includes a bonus fingerstyle rhythm that is tabbed out as well and sounds great on it’s own.
June 13, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML115 – Open string Blues licks that you can move and play ANYWHERE on the fretboard – Guitar Lesson
In this MicroLesson (ML115), you’ll learn how to play a 1-4-5 Blues in the key of E with lots of open string licks. I’ll then show you how to transpose that composition and play it all in the key of F (closed position), so that you can play these licks in any key.
June 6, 2025
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Classic Blues by yourself (on acoustic or electric guitar) – Full of Blues lick ideas – Guitar Lesson EP612
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a stand-alone blues composition that requires no jam track, just grab any guitar in standard tuning and follow along with this classic Blues in the key of A. Lots of licks to steal in this one!
May 30, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML114 – A must-know lick that works in just about everything! (The “G-Run” Lick)
In this MicroLesson (ML114), In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to integrate the classic Bluegrass, “G-Run” lick into just about any style and in any key! G Run Lick
May 23, 2025
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Funky Dorian Groove + Swing rhythm strum pattern for your right hand – Guitar Lesson – EP611
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a funky rhythm and lead using the notes from the Dorian Scale, plus a shuffle strum pattern that is used throughout for the right hand.
May 16, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML113 – Blues Harmonies Hiding in Plain Sight (Inside Triads!)
In this MicroLesson (ML113), you’ll learn how to find Blues harmonies within 3 Triad shapes (all played on the top 3 strings). You’ll learn how to play a 1-4-5 Blues progression by yourself (no jam track needed) using these harmonies – a great way to practice them!
May 9, 2025
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Part 2 (of 2) How one note can help build an entire solo. Guitar Lesson – EP610
This is a follow-up lesson to the Part 1 video on building a lead off a single (root) note. In this lesson, we’ll continue adding elements to the root note, which include: chromatic notes, the flat 7 for the 1 chord, and the minor pentatonic scale. The Part 1 video to this 2 part series […]
May 2, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML112 – Find the ROOT! One note can guide your whole solo. Guitar Lesson – ML112
In this MicroLesson (ML112), you’ll learn how to play over the 1-4-5- chords of a Blues by simply finding a single starting note (the root note of the song key), from there, you’ll learn which notes to land on over each chord and how they relate to the root note. The Part 2 lesson in […]
April 25, 2025
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Country Blues by yourself! (seeing the chord shapes makes this easier) – Guitar Lesson – EP609
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a Country, Blues style composition by yourself (no jam track needed). Every lick / phrase that you’ll learn will be connected to a basic chord shape, making it easier to visualize what’s going on.
April 18, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML111 – Compliment “Cowboy Chords” with these 3 triad shapes!
MicroLesson (ML111) – Have you ever been in a situation where a person (or people) are strumming cowboy chords and you want to play a different rhythm, to compliment what’s going on without copying what they’re doing? This lesson is exactly that. 3 triad positions (on the first 3 strings) that will allow you to […]
April 11, 2025
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Is ONE position of the Minor Pentatonic scale enough? Use notes sparingly – Guitar Lesson – EP608
In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn to play a laid-back, J.J. Cale style lead using just 1 position of the Minor Pentatonic scale (Pattern 1). Limitation can set you free!
April 4, 2025
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MicroLesson: ML110 – Blues Rhythm Ideas that sound WAY harder than they are – Guitar Lesson
In this MicroLesson (ML110) you’ll learn some fun Blues rhythm ideas that can add a nice twist to your Blues and make it much more interesting. These are easier than you think!
