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 anything. … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
The Pentatonic Cheat Code – Easy way to Find All 5 patterns of Major & Minor Pentatonic Scale – Guitar Lesson – ML135
In this week's lesson, I'll show you a very simple way of visualizing all 5 patterns of both the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales by connecting them back to the 5 shapes from the CAGED System. … [Read more...]
CAGED System Blues – Using the D Shape to play solo Blues – Guitar Lesson – ML131
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to play a 1-4-5 Blues composition out of the D shape from the CAGED System. This video connects the chord shapes with the Minor Pentatonic pattern, showing how they're all connected. … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
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). … [Read more...]
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! … [Read more...]
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 play major and minor chords all over the fretboard. … [Read more...]
MicroLesson: 103 – Triads are the SECRET to good melody
In this MicroLesson (ML103), I'll explain how using triads can make a huge difference in the way you improvise a melody, and how to combine them with the pentatonic scales. … [Read more...]
