Chord Tone Practice
Check this out and let me know what you think. I labelled this as a beginner lesson, but it can easily become more advanced – it’s up to you!
Funky Fast Guitar Lick
Hey, this time we will learn how to play fast 16th note triplets, using pull-offs for getting up to speed. This type of idea will work great over almost any style – blues, rock, funk, jazz, blues-rock, etc. Let’s get on with it!
3 Sweet Blues Turnarounds
Brand new from my Blues Factory – 3 sweet blues turnarounds for ya! Played over a blues in E.
2 5 1 Jazz Lick
Let’s learn a sweet sounding 2 5 1 jazz guitar lick. It’s played over the chords Dm7 (2 chord) G7#5 (5 chord) and Cmaj9 (1 chord). I have analyzed the lick in terms of scales over each chord, but that’s just for understanding the relation between the two. The MOST important thing is to make […]
Live Stream Course Page
I have set up a new course page for the archived live streams I do every month. I will be adding on all the older ones shortly. Here is the latest live stream about home recording. You don’t want to miss this one!
Arpeggios & Country?
Arpeggios are powerful melodic tools. You can use them anywhere. Let’s take a look at how to make nice line over a country style track. I’m playing this over 2 minor chords: E minor and B minor.
Practicing Horizontally
This is a good exercise. Give it a try!
Prince Style Funk – Kiss
This funk riff is taken from a guitar part in his big hit “Kiss”. This particular move is something Prince did quite often. You can use these types of chord voicings in other styles of music as well. Very useful!
Jazz Blues Guitar 1 – Shell Voicings – Chords – Strumming
The first part of my new Jazz Blues Guitar 1 course is now available for you. What you will learn in this first part is: Jazz Blues Chord Progression (4 of them) Freddie Green style comping Shell Voicings Come and start learning this. It’s the foundation you need to get into jazz. Next, I will […]
Stretchy, Bluesy Lick
This time I have another blues lick for you to learn. This one is also a good finger exercise, and for building strength and coordination. Some of the notes may be a bit of a stretch for you, so don’t overdo it if it’s difficult. It sounds really cool when you play the same note […]