Style: Blues Archives

MicroLesson: 106 – A quick guide to improvising over chord changes. Guitar improvising made easy!

In this MicroLesson (ML106), you'll learn how to improvise a lead over the chord changes, while targeting those chord tones to create a more melodic sounding lead. I'll show you an easy way to visualize the whole process by first seeing the chords, then playing through the arpeggios, then layering in the major scale. … [Read more...]

MicroLesson: ML105 – Blending the Pentatonics using the “SLIDEY” lick.

In this MicroLesson (ML105), you'll learn how to play a fun little slidey lick to blend the major and minor pentatonic scale, giving you lots of options when improvising! … [Read more...]

MicroLesson: 104 – 1 Note Can Give you the Harmonic Minor Sound

In this MicroLesson (ML104), you'll learn how to play (and hear) the harmonic minor scale when improvising lead in a minor key. 1 note can make all the difference! … [Read more...]

MicroLesson: 102 – The Covid Blues

In this MicroLesson (ML102) you’ll learn a blues lead that you can play by yourself, outlining the chord changes. … [Read more...]

MicroLesson: 099 – Outside Blues

In this MicroLesson (ML099) you’ll learn a slow and easy blues that you can play by yourself. … [Read more...]

How do I start a guitar solo? ML098

In this MicroLesson, I'll walk you through my thought process for how to start a guitar solo. In addition, you'll learn how to start with a basic 3 note major chord arpeggio, and slowly make a more sophisticated sounding lead by adding intervals. … [Read more...]