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Transform a few basic chords in to a solo guitar composition! Mellow guitar jam – Lesson EP572

transform chords into a guitar composition

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow and mellow guitar composition by yourself (no jam track needed), and will learn where all of the notes come from by visualizing chord shapes. You can create your own compositions using this technique … [Read more...]

Chet Atkins style blues guitar tutorial – Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson – EP550

chet atkins fingerstyle guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fingerstyle blues composition that's played in the style of Chet Atkins. No jam track needed. … [Read more...]

Slow acoustic melody and rhythm composition – play it by yourself – EP406

easy acoustic guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow (and easy) melody and rhythm in a solo composition (no jam track needed). You'll be learning your chords in various positions and understanding how the major scale relates to those chord shapes. This sounds great on acoustic or electric guitar … [Read more...]

Play a blues composition by yourself on guitar – both rhythm and lead – EP277

solo blues guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a solo blues composition (with a little bit of a ragtime feel), that you can play by yourself on guitar (works on acoustic or electric guitar). I'll show you how to create compositions like this by combining chords with fill licks. … [Read more...]

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Blues by yourself. Some simple ideas for solo Blues – Guitar Lesson – EP618

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