In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn to play a laid-back, J.J. Cale style lead using just 1 position of the Minor Pentatonic scale (Pattern 1). Limitation can set you free! … [Read more...]
Map out an amazing sounding melodic guitar lead like this! Guitar Lesson – EP607
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to map out a creative melody line when composing a lead. This will help you visualize the entire process. … [Read more...]
Sometimes, 5 notes is all you need! Twangy guitar melody using the Minor Pentatonic Scale – EP596
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fun guitar melody (think The Ventures or Duane Eddy) that uses only the 5 notes of the Minor Pentatonic Scale (1 position). … [Read more...]
Acoustic Jam: Acoustic lead inspired by Jerry Garcia – Guitar Lesson EP595
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn an acoustic lead over a basic chord structure that was inspired by Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead). Learn to play over the chord changes … [Read more...]
Lead with Arpeggios: finding the right notes to match the chord – Guitar Lesson – EP593
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use arpeggios to outline the notes of your lead, giving you safe notes to land on. We'll look at the Dominant 7 arpeggio in 4 of the 5 CAGED System positions. … [Read more...]
Mixolydian Scale and dancing with your fingers! Guitar Lesson – EP589
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use the Mixolydian scale to play over a 2 chord vamp. I'll show you how to play up and down that scale quickly by "dancing with your fingers". … [Read more...]
5 Guitar lick ideas to up your game when improvising. Guitar Lesson – EP581
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn 5 guitar lick ideas that can make you sound like a pro! You can apply these concepts to any style and in any key. … [Read more...]
Use your ear and improvise a blues lead over a minor key jam track in 1 take. Guitar Lesson EP576
In this week's guitar lesson, I'll talk through the thought process behind improvising a lead over a song you've never heard before. Let your ear be your guide! If you like this jam track, be sure to check out Quist's social media accounts below: YouTube channel - full of classy sounding backing tracks by going here Spotify - Stream Quist backing tracks by going here Instagram - Featuring some of Quist's amazing guitar work by going here … [Read more...]
Ear training (Part 1 of 2) – A simple formula for finding the right notes and playing by ear. Guitar Lesson EP570
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to find which notes to target (or land on) by using your ear alone. This simple formula works, even if you don't have a good sense of pitch yet. Here's a link to Part 2 where we introduce the Flat 7 … [Read more...]
Try using triads in your lead. Simple technique for playing chord changes – Guitar Lesson – EP562
In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to use triads in your guitar lead for a more sophisticated lead sound. This is a super easy way of playing over the chord changes. Includes the tab for the rhythm part. … [Read more...]
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