Student Focus #10
Roadrogue is working on the “6 licks from one idea” topic. In this video, I actually end up going over a lot of useful things, universal material you should all study. Come check it out.
Lydian mode over major chords
The Lydian mode is the 4th mode of the major scale. That’s something some teachers spend too much time on. What’s more important and useful is knowing the formula of the mode. It’s identical to the major scale, except for one note. That is the 4th note. Lydian has a #4, which gives it that […]
Hendrix Double-stops Embellishments
Jimi used double-stops a lot. It’s a great “weapon” for making your chord playing sound interesting and varied. Here’s the lesson on this topic.
Aeolian vs Dorian
Here’s a trick question! Don’t worry, the explanation is here too… Which mode should you use over an A Minor chord?
Little Wing Tricks
Let’s check out some cool Hendrix style embellishments, similar to what he did in Little Wing. Soundslice is available for this. Hope you dig it!
Soundbrenner Pulse Review
This is a very cool invention. I’ve been using for a few days now, and I’m quite liking it. I must say that I think it may be very helpful for some people, especially beginners. In this review, I’m going over the main features that I thought are worth mentioning. There are even more features, […]
Dim scale & Altered Scale over Dominant Chords
This is a short free video for those who are somewhat familiar with these two scales, but don’t know how to use them over Dominant chords. It’s really jazz language I’m talking about here, and I like to add some of that flavour to my blues. It’s fun and people’s heads turn a bit when […]
Minor Blues Rhythm 1
Let’s dig into some blues strumming! In this first mini-course, we are going to dig into a minor blues rhythm in the key of A. You’ll learn 3 variations on the same theme. Let’s hear you play this! I’m planning on a few more of this type of lesson – yay or nay?
How To Start A Blues Lick
I’ve added in this course that I created 3 years ago. There are lessons laying around from the old version of the website, and I have not added every single one back in yet. It’s not easy to find them because I redid so much… This is a useful one I think, even though I […]
E7(13,#9) – a slick Dom7 chord
Here is a cool chord you might find use for. The way I view this chord is E7#9 but with an added 6th in there (can also be viewed as the 13th). Or you can view it as an E13#9. Or E7(13,#9). This chord has no 5th either, and neither does that typical “Hendrix chord”. […]