In this week's guitar lesson, you will learn how to play a slow and easy, melodic lead by visualizing chord shapes in different neck positions. This is a different way of thinking about playing lead, that relies less on scales, instead focusing on the chords themselves. … [Read more...]
Adding Arpeggios and Chord Tones To Your Lead For a More Melodic Solo – Guitar Lesson – EP241
In this week's guitar lesson, we're going to be straying from scales when it comes to playing lead, and instead we'll be focusing on using arpeggios and highlighting chord tones for a much more melodic sounding lead. The best part is that you'll also have a stand-alone blues composition that you can play (in any key) that sounds great on it's own. … [Read more...]
How To Improvise Lead By Visualizing Chord Shapes – Guitar Lesson EP223
In this week's guitar lesson you'll learn how to improvise a melodic lead (includes a harmonized lead) by visualizing chord shapes. You'll learn how to play the same licks in different places on the neck, thus playing the chord changes. I've also included 2 versions of the MP3 jam track (normal tempo, and a slow version). … [Read more...]
3 Essential Chord Shapes on the Guitar – Chord Inversions – EP199
In this guitar lesson, you are going to learn 3 triad chord shapes (a triad means just 3 notes). I'll show you how to play these chord shapes up the neck of the guitar and how to play a 1, 4, 5 chord progression with them. You can use them both in rhythm playing and when playing lead. This lesson contains both a rhythm pattern, and a lead - which is created by adding embellishments to the chord shapes. This lesson is a MUST learn! … [Read more...]
How To Create a Melodic Guitar Solo Using Chord Voicings and Arpeggios – EP164
In this guitar lesson you'll learn how to create a more melodic sounding lead by playing chords in different voicings up the neck of the guitar, and connecting those chords with arpeggios. It's not difficult to do and will help you connect leads to chords, so that you play a more sophisticated sounding lead. This lesson includes a practice exercise to help you easily start connecting the different chord voicings. I created a follow-up to this lesson which you can view here. … [Read more...]
