On Beat 1 Vs. Off Beat 1
If you've heard me say it once, you've probably heard me say it 1000 times - you don't want to start your licks on beat 1 of a bar.
Why? It
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Working Around Hard Chords
A lot of times when you are a beginning guitarist, you have that 'one chord' that gives you trouble. It's often different for each different person, but it's easy to
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Reverse Engineering A Blues Lick
A lot of people seem to think that classic blues licks just sort of fly out of great players, and no one really talks about the fact that those same
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The “Hendrix” Chord
Most folks know the 7#9 chord from Hendrix's famous song, Purple Haze, but if you don't already know it, here it is...
Likewise, if you do already know this chord, maybe
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3 Blues Moves To Know
There are certain finger movements that you tend to see come up over and over again in blues soloing...
So in today's video we'll talk about 3 licks that showcase some
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Voice Leading With 6th, 7th, and 9th Chords
Today's video is just a fun move where you use a 6 chord (in this case, A6) as the I chord, then D7 and E9 for the IV and V
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Soloing With The Band Using Call And Response
Today's video is a little bit different, and you'll probably have to just watch it through once first, and then try it for yourself.
It came from (as many things do)
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What’s A Blues Scale And How Do You Play It
I know that some folks are going to see this video and roll their eyes a little because it seems basic...
But if you've not played a blues scale on your
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The “Tore Down” Rhythm & More…
While you may have seen another lesson I did more specifically on the classic rhythm figure (riff) Eric Clapton uses in "I'm Tore Down," this is a little different take
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Easy Ways To Start Your Blues Solos
With a lot of students, they learn some scales and patterns and then when it's time to solo they get "paralysis by analysis" and end up playing close to nothing!
Here
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