In this week's guitar lesson, you'll pick up several new improvising ideas by learning how to play a bluesy Call & Response style lead over a jam track that has just 1 chord. … [Read more...]
“Call & Response” Blues Guitar Lesson Blues Jam Featuring Quist – EP392
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a blues lead response using the "Call & Response". The jam track and the "Call" lead part are provided by Quist. The goal of this lesson is to learn how to play the response in a typical blues jam like this. … [Read more...]
Minor Key, R&B Style Composition – Using Call & Response Technique – Solo Guitar Lesson EP293
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a fun, minor key R&B style composition on acoustic guitar that is designed to give some different ideas for approaching rhythm. You'll be using the "Call & Response" style technique to alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead. … [Read more...]
Easy Blues Lead Using Just 4 Notes – Blues Guitar Lesson – EP251
In this week's blues guitar lesson, I'll show you how to improvise a blues lead using only 4 notes. This forces you to be creative and helps emphasize the importance of phrasing (so that you don't sound like you're stuck in a scale). You'll also be using the "call and response" blues technique in this lesson to go back and forth between the lead and rhythm. … [Read more...]
Call and Response Blues Guitar Lesson – Solo Guitar (No Accompaniment) – EP235
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll be learning my favorite style of solo composition, "Call & Response". This style is great for playing by yourself with no need for any accompaniment because it provides you a format that allows you to improvise. You'll learn several classic blues rock licks and the scales they come from so that you can start using these when you improvise. … [Read more...]
Rhythmic Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson – Call and Response Blues – EP192
In this acoustic blues guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a driving rhythm as well as lead licks, and will go back and forth between them using a "call and response" technique. I'll break down the strum pattern in detail and have included a bonus video focusing solely on strumming (strum patterns are included in the tab as well). I'll also explain where the lead licks come from so that you can improvise in this style. … [Read more...]
Electric Rhythm and Lead Blues Guitar Lesson – EP067
This lesson was created exclusively for premium members. The jam track for this lesson contains only drums and bass, so your goal in this lesson is to play all of the electric parts (just like you would in a blues trio), so you'll alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead. Half of this lesson is devoted to the back and forth (call and response) technique and the other half is devoted to rhythm (timing). … [Read more...]
Cream Guitar Lesson – Eric Clapton – EP035
In this lesson I'll show you how to play an Eric Clapton (Cream era) bluesy rhythm and lead, using the call and response technique. Clapton's style has changed a few times through the years, but the way he played during the Cream years is still legendary because of his unique phrasing and perfect tone. Most ActiveMelody guitar lessons can work on either acoustic or electric guitar, but this lesson is really intended for just electric (because of the high position on the neck and the bending … [Read more...]
