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Part 2 of 2 – Lead Guitar Lesson for “Jam in D” – EP048

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This guitar lesson is a follow-up to last week’s lesson (EP047) which was a stand-alone rhythm that worked on it’s own with no accompaniment. This week, I’ve created a jam track that can be applied to last week’s lesson.. so you can now practice EP047 with the jam track in this lesson. In addition, I’ll show you how to play a lead part that incorporates both major and minor pentatonic scales.

Lead Guitar Lesson For "Jam in D"

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  1. scottas55 says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Thank you :).

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  2. islamujeres says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Very cool! Slow walk-through great addition. Thank you Brian.

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  3. phrank says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Luvit!

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    • Robert G says

      July 13, 2022 at 10:31 am

      We don’t care what you luvit!

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  4. jimbostrat says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Hey, Brian!!

    Love the T-shirt!!

    Jim (from Texas)

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    • Robert G says

      July 13, 2022 at 10:32 am

      We don’t care!

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  5. Avisto says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    the tab doesn’t seem quite correct, at bar 9 the tab says 3rd string 9 fret bend then 2nd string 8th fret into a bend, that’s not what you play it seems

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  6. Brian says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    @Avisto, the tab is correct

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    • Gábor S says

      March 25, 2017 at 5:15 pm

      Just a remark; I am learning this very nice song right now and I also found that there is missing note in the tab; at 16:51 in the video the seven fret on second string comes after the bend but this ‘7’ note is not shown in the tab.

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  7. Bluesman5364 says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Thank you also for the two comments at 2:12 / 2:20 as I’m one of those unfortunates who’s speed and dexterity is still coming along.  But it’s doing wonders for the hand rehab. 

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  8. Bluesman5364 says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Outstanding Brian

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    • Robert G says

      July 13, 2022 at 10:34 am

      Nobody cares!

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  9. konk says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Very nice melody, and very well explained, thanks!

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  10. teeMan says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Wondering how Brian gets the tones he’s getting from his Telecaster. I’m running an American Deluxe Telecaster into a Blues Junior III, which gives a clean sound, but not as fat as on the lesson. Brian are you using pedals?What’s your setup?

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  11. Brian says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    @teeMan I pretty much always use a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver pedal - that’s about it though

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  12. Andy.T says

    April 12, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    That’s s such a cool sound Brian.  Very reminiscent of JJ Cale to my ear - a player now sadly taken from us but whose style I greatly admire - as does Eric Clapton of course!!! (not that I’m putting myself up there alongside Eric, I would hastily point out! LOL!)
    Love your lessons - you really hit it for me because you deliver your teaching the way that I believe it should be - namely that you clearly have a tremendous skill and ability but you do not forget that many of us are a long ways from that level and need simplicity to help us get there.  Keep up the great work.

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    • Albie S says

      February 6, 2016 at 1:21 pm

      Another excellent lesson, love you teaching style and all the great additional benefits you provide. So glad I joined, it’s been a real pleasure to be here.

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    • Robert G says

      July 12, 2022 at 11:27 am

      What’s nbsp?????????¿??????

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  13. Barry W says

    January 11, 2017 at 10:16 am

    I like the lesson, but I’m bit unsure of the chord progression. I’m thinking D, G/B at start. Not sure about the slides. (are those diatonic 3rds?). Then there’s the question of the chord that you said sounded sad. I’v e played it in several songs. (5th string fret 1, 2nd string fret 3. Can’t Find My Way Home, Needle and the Damage Done, etc) What chord is that? B6? Gm7? Not to complain, but I found myself wishing that the chords were written over the top of the tab, so I could see the licks in context. I do recognize the C add 9 chord, so I guess it’s mainly just the chord with the B in the bass that I’m not sure of. Thanks.

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  14. sunburst says

    January 24, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    So honest and cool explaining the art part..Brian man you are a very good instructor! great lesson to start..never got to this one in the past! cheers!

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  15. Larry D says

    November 6, 2019 at 6:43 am

    Great lesson but it seems like to two MP3 files are identical and without the lead part

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