In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a country rhythm and lead (with several classic blues licks thrown in) that you can play by yourself on acoustic or electric guitar. This lesson demonstrates how to play lead over chord changes using the major pentatonic scale. … [Read more...]
Learn to play the chord changes in this Western Swing guitar lesson – EP287
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a Western Swing style lead by playing the chord changes (changing scales to match the chords). This is designed to teach you how to play more melodic and interesting sounding leads when improvising. … [Read more...]
Slow, Country Lead and Rhythm Guitar Lesson in the key of D – EP274
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, country rhythm and lead over a simple chord progression. Most country guitar lessons online tend to focus on fast, chicken picken' techniques, but this is more in line with what a slow country pedal-steel player might perform. I'll refer back to the CAGED System in quite a few spots as well so this is a nice refresher to last week's EP273 lesson on CAGED. … [Read more...]
Learn a Classic Country Lead in this Country Guitar Lesson – Add Twang To Your Lead – EP259
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a classic country lead. I'll break everything down and explain where all of the notes come from so that you can start to use some of these country licks when you improvise. The MP3 jam track is available in 2 tempos as well. … [Read more...]
Solo Country Guitar Composition – Country Guitar Lesson – EP250
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a stand-alone country style composition in the key of C that works on acoustic or electric guitar. No need for jam tracks or another person to accompany you - this is something that you can play completely on your own. I'll also explain where the notes come from so that you'll walk away understanding a whole new set of licks and how you can apply them to your own playing. … [Read more...]
