In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an Eric Clapton inspired lead, using just a few notes from the major pentatonic scale (in 1 position). It's easier than you think! … [Read more...]
Eric Clapton, Cream style blues lead – Play this by yourself! – Guitar Lesson EP450
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play an Eric Clapton (Cream era) blues lead on electric guitar by yourself - no jam track required. Lots of blues licks to steal from this one. … [Read more...]
Bonus – Eric Clapton Unplugged Style – Premium Member
*Bonus for Premium Members - includes access to the on-screen tab viewer and the tab PDF file for this … [Read more...]
Unplugged Style Blues Guitar Lesson (Part 2) – Play This By Yourself – EP305
This lesson is both a follow-up to EP303 Eric Clapton Blues Guitar Lesson from a few weeks ago, and works great on it's own as a stand-alone composition. So you can play this with the jam track from EP303 as an extension to that lesson, or a solo composition. How's that for killing 2 birds with one stone? :) … [Read more...]
Unplugged Style Acoustic Blues Guitar Lesson – Clapton Inspired – EP303
In this week's acoustic blues guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play several classic Eric Clapton inspired licks from his Unplugged era. The best part is that you'll be able to use these licks when you improvise going forward because I'll show you how to connect them to basic chord shapes that you already know. … [Read more...]
Classic Minor Key Blues Lead (in C Minor) – Blues Guitar Lesson EP256
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a minor key blues lead in C minor. You'll be playing the chord changes as well as staying within the key of the song (explained in the video). This is made up of influences by Santana, Eric Clapton, and David Gilmour. To learn how to play the R&B style rhythm for this lesson, visit MicroLesson ML055 … [Read more...]
Blues Rock Trio – One Chord Blues – EP206
In this week's guitar lesson you'll be sitting in as the guitar player in a rock / blues trio, filling in both rhythm and lead parts. There are no chord changes in this song, only a single chord. Since there are no other rhythm instruments, you'll be defining the song as minor or major, and will be going back and forth between them. … [Read more...]
Eric Clapton’s Guitar – Gibson Byrdland Custom
I recently added a lesson video showing you how to play a blues rhythm and lead along with a tempo change, here's a link to that lesson if you missed it. After posting that lesson video, I received lots of comments and emails from you asking about the guitar that was used. The reason I didn't mention it is because it's such a special guitar that I figure it needs to have it's own video created to explain the origin. Here's that video: … [Read more...]
Eric Clapton (Cream Era) Blues Rock Guitar Lesson – EP176
In this Eric Clapton guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a rock, blues solo guitar composition (no accompaniment required). This uses the "call and response" technique, which means you alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead. The rhythm parts are inspired by Robin Trower, while all the lead licks are Eric Clapton licks from his days with Cream. … [Read more...]
Cream (Eric Clapton) Style Guitar Lesson – EP119
In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a lead using several of the signature licks that Eric Clapton used when he played in Cream. It’s hard to believe that he was only 21 years old and had only been playing the guitar for 6 years or so. Clapton was (and still is) a bluesman at heart as you’ll hear from these licks, they’re all straight out of the minor pentatonic scale. Crank up your overdrive for this one. … [Read more...]
