In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn several ideas for making a standard blues chord progression sound more interesting, all while learning a blues composition that you can play by yourself. … [Read more...]
Jam rhythm in 4 positions (just 2 chords) – Excellent way to learn the neck – Guitar Lesson – EP499
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a 2 chord jam in 4 positions up the neck of the guitar. This is a great way to become familiar with the neck while working on strumming. … [Read more...]
Slow, Laid-Back Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – Played Fingerstyle – EP318
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a slow, laid-back lead over a J.J. Cale style jam track. This lesson focuses less on technique and more on dynamics. Most of the lead is played in Dorian Mode - I'll show you how to easily find Dorian mode by adding 2 notes to the Minor Pentatonic Scale. … [Read more...]
Soulful Blues Lead Guitar Lesson – Using Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales – EP216
In this blues guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a soulful lead in the key of F#. I intentionally omitted any open string notes so that you can transpose any of these licks to other keys. In fact, this lesson comes with 2 MP3 jam tracks, one is in the key that is taught (F#), but the other is in G# so you can practice playing everything in a different key on your own. You should be able to do that by the end of this lesson! … [Read more...]
Minor Key Blues (in F#) – Chords, Fill Licks, and Lead – EP142
In this blues guitar lesson, you'll start by learning how to play the chords fingerstyle (you can use a pick if you'd prefer). In the next video (Level 2), you'll learn how to integrate fill licks in-between the chords to spice things up a bit. In the final video (Level 3), you'll learn the lead part. All three levels use the same jam track, so you'll have a lot of material to practice with. Lots of takeaways in this one! … [Read more...]
Switching Between The Natural Minor Scale and the Major Scale Within a Song – EP023
In this guitar lesson, we’ll continue looking at the natural minor scale (this is a continuation of the previous EP022 Natural Minor Scale Guitar Lesson). This lesson contains 2 very different solos that demonstrate how different a song can feel, depending on how you choose to approach the solo. I always like to use the analogy that guitar licks are really just words, and it’s up to you to form sentences with those words, so remember, have something to say! Don’t just throw a bunch of notes … [Read more...]
