Craig submitted a wonderful piece that blew me away. Can we say Jimmy Page rules! Chuck played along to Honky Tonk Woman, and I loved it. I mentioned in the video how you can work on rhythm, just using a drum track. Come see. Live video coming soon! I did a test using Facebook, check […]
While I was in Sweden, I went to a blues jam and they filmed it. I certainly didn’t play as well as I would have liked, but you know that’s how it goes sometimes. I played some strange gear, and I didn’t connect with it. On the other hand, this is what it’s all about. […]
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This lick is simply using the 6 note “hybrid” scale, where we play both minor third and major 3rd, and it’s repeating itself as we go higher and higher. The lick ends with a longer chromatic move, followed by minor third, root note and minor 7th. Simple concept that sounds very cool sometimes! Just to […]
I love the sound of “wider interval triads”, which is something Eric Johnson often uses, hence the name of this lesson. It’s a simple concept really: play a triad, but move one of the notes to a different octave. That’s it in a nutshell. Now, you should explore this concept further. You see, you can […]
I wrote a ballad for you to practice with, while I’m at NAMM. It’s a slow tune at 65 BPM, in C Major, and I have provided several versions of it, with different instrumentation. All done with Band-In-A-Box. You can grab it here – the chord progression is in the PDF. It’s a 32 bar […]
I will be at the NAMM show from Jan 25-29. Check out these videos and get cracking on some recording projects in the meantime! You can access all my backing tracks from here. I will post updates on my MGA Facebook Page while at NAMM. Keep an eye on it. See the links below!
Some background: this progression stems from D Major. The chords are A7 and B minor. That means they are “V” chord and “Vi” chords from the perspective of D major. Personally, I don’t think that is the only way to look at it. When the song is focused on the minor chord, I think of […]
The I – IV major triad progression is extremely common, and you need to know how to easily and effortlessly go between these two triads, anywhere on the neck. That is exactly what we are going to do today. I have prepared an overview and explanation, free to anyone, but the real meat and potatoes […]
Scott Henderson is one of my biggest inspirations as a guitarist. He’s got a unique style, and he mixes jazz, blues and rock together in a really cool way. He is also a tone freak and knows more about guitar tone than anyone else! Check him out at www.scotthenderson.net – he also has a discussion […]