This is a ton of fun! I have provided the backing track at slower tempos for you as well. You’ll find a link to the lesson files on the Soundslice page. In this lesson, you will learn a really fun and somewhat challenging triplet lick, over a blues in C. You can play this lick […]
In this lesson, you will learn a sweet melodic guitar solo. You will gain insight into how I structure a solo, and I explain all the fundamental concepts used.
Here are two improvised solos that I played over two of Mats Nermark’s latest backing tracks. These tracks will be available for you soon. I came up with a little theme for Once Upon A Boat, so I started and ended the jam with that. I should continued longer at the end, but I thought […]
A bit of a departure from blues this time. We need some variation I think! This solo ties in the chords nicely. If you look at the tab/notation, you’ll see chords there. Pay attention to how the notes fit in with the chords. It’s pretty simple, but it’s powerful.
Here is a very POWERFUL approach to mastering a scale. I am saying this from the perspective of a teacher who has seen many students struggling with really knowing the scale all over the neck. I to need make it clear – it’s really important to be able to travel up and down a scale […]
Time for some classic rock riffin! Here’s a fun, fat, greasy and classic rock riff you should know. It’s based on the style of AC/DC and it’s a ton of fun to play! Many of the typical Angus and Malcolm rhythm guitar techniques are in here.
Many beginners start learning blues lead guitar with the minor pentatonic. However, we also need to know how to use the major pentatonic. In this lesson, you will learn a simple major pentatonic blues lick. You will then move this lick to each of the chords in this tune. It’s easy, and it sounds great!
I’ve been experimenting with a more interesting view for my lessons. This is kind of a test, that way. I’m changing it again, with better lighting and backdrop – coming soon. Here are 3 sweet and tasty blues licks for you. They all have interesting phrasing, and you can drop these into pretty much any […]
Chord tones is something you hear me talk about a lot. That’s because they are so important and useful. Now, it can sometimes be tricky to use them well. In this lesson, I’ll show you two concepts you can use when you are trying to make the most out of chord tones: enclosure and chromatic […]
The new lesson is up – a sweet, easy and pleasant minor blues solo in D minor, the saddest of all keys. This solo consists of 10 easy blues licks, and they are great staple licks that you can use in other songs too. Nothing very difficult here, but these licks provide a strong melody, […]