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...]
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. … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
Understanding the CAGED System with the Blues – Blues from the E Shape – Guitar Lesson – ML134
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the Blues by yourself, both chords and lead licks while staying in the same 4 fret region of the fretboard, starting with the E shape. … [Read more...]
Need help with your timing? Strum patterns + rhythm ideas! Lesson – ML128
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play the rhythm guitar part over last week's jam track (EP625). You'll learn how to play ahead of the beat, and how to play on the beat as well as several simple rhythm embellishments! … [Read more...]
How to USE the upgraded Blues Rhythm to layer on top of a 1-4-5 progression – Guitar Lesson – ML126
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll continue what we started in lesson ML125 by demonstrating how to layer the upgraded Blues rhythm over a standard 1-4-5 chord progression. Learn how to count it, and how to hear the extra chords. Here's a link to the previous (prerequisite) lesson to this lesson … [Read more...]
My Go-To Harmony Licks That Work in Just About Anything – Guitar Lesson – ML124
In this week's lesson, I'll show you my absolute favorite harmony licks and relate them back to each of the 5 chord shapes from the CAGED System. I use these in just about any style I play and they work for rhythm or lead. … [Read more...]
MicroLesson: ML122 – Using Triads and Harmonies to spice up your Blues! Guitar Lesson – ML122
In this MicroLesson (ML122), you'll learn how to play a Blues lead by using chords (Triads) and harmonies and will be doing it all over a stand-alone composition (no jam track needed). Transpose these and play them 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...]
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