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Basic Blues Series #5 - Shape 4 of the BLUES SCALE - Make your pentatonic bluesy

blues Oct 28, 2021

In this video you will learn how to add the Blue Note to your pentatonic scale shape 4 so your soloing sounds much more bluesy and tasty.

This is a very simple and beginner's lesson. However, if you don't get this one right, all the other lessons will be messy and maybe even irrelevant.

The Basic Blues Series is a series where you will learn the very basics of blues. From the structure of the chords and the rhythm, all the way of how to solo and improv on basic but very effective ways. If studied and practiced with seriousness, you will be able to play blues guitar better than 90% of the people out there. You'll be able to jump at any blues session as either the rhythm or lead guitarist.

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Instant Reaction to John Mayer's Last Train Home

song Oct 27, 2021

This is my instant reaction to John Mayer's new song Last Train Home. I haven't heard the song, know nothing about it except that is in the key of E major.

Take a look at my reaction and how I break it down while listening to it for the first time.

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Basic Blues Series #4 - Make your pentatonic scale sound more bluesy

blues how to improv Jun 09, 2021

 

In this video you will learn how by adding one note to your pentatonic scale you can make your soloing sound so much more bluesy and tasty. It is called the Blues Note.

This is a very simple and beginner's lesson. However, if you don't get this one right, all the other lessons will be messy and maybe even irrelevant.

The Basic Blues Series is a series where you will learn the very basics of blues. From the structure of the chords and the rhythm, all the way of how to solo and improv on basic but very effective ways. If studied and practiced with seriousness, you will be able to play blues guitar better than 90% of the people out there. You'll be able to jump at any blues session as either the rhythm or lead guitarist.

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Basic Blues Series #3 - Learn how to start soloing over blues using a different pentatonic shape

blues how to solo Jun 05, 2021

In this video you will learn how to use a different shape of the pentatonic scale to soloing over blues. You'll learn that there are five shapes for the pentatonic scale but we're adding only one more to our toolbox.

This is a very simple and beginner's lesson. However, if you don't get this one right, all the other lessons will be messy and maybe even irrelevant.

The Basic Blues Series is a series where you will learn the very basics of blues. From the structure of the chords and the rhythm, all the way of how to solo and improv on basic but very effective ways. If studied and practiced with seriousness, you will be able to play blues guitar better than 90% of the people out there. You'll be able to jump at any blues session as either the rhythm or lead guitarist.

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Basic Blues Series #2 - Learn how to start soloing over blues using the pentatonic scale

blues how to Jun 04, 2021

In this video you will learn the very basics about how to start soloing over the blues using the pentatonic scale. You'll learn a bit of the theory behind this famous scale, the most famous shape of it and how you can start soloing in a very beginner stage.

This is a very simple and beginner's lesson. However, if you don't get this one right, all the other lessons will be messy and maybe even irrelevant.

The Basic Blues Series is a series where you will learn the very basics of blues. From the structure of the chords and the rhythm, all the way of how to solo and improv on basic but very effective ways. If studied and practiced with seriousness, you will be able to play blues guitar better than 90% of the people out there. You'll be able to jump at any blues session as either the rhythm or lead guitarist.

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Basic Blues Series #1 - Learn the structure of the chords, the basic chords and the rhythm of blues

blues how to Jun 02, 2021

 
 
In this video you will learn the very basics about the structure of a 12 Bar Blues, the chords and the rhythm parts. You'll also learn a simple variation on it and how to use a different option of chord shapes.
 
This is a very simple and beginner's lesson. However, if you don't get this one right, all the other lessons will be messy and maybe even irrelevant.
 
The Basic Blues Series is a series where you will learn the very basics of blues. From the structure of the chords and the rhythm, all the way of how to solo and improv on basic but very effective ways. If studied and practiced with seriousness, you will be able to play blues guitar better than 90% of the people out there. You'll be able to jump at any blues session as either the rhythm or lead guitarist.
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How To Solo With More Feeling?

how to improv solo technique May 23, 2021

 

Do you want to learn how to solo with more expression? With more meaning? With more FEELING?

Thant's the word, right? When we hear a guitar solo that connect with us and it feels like it's loaded with emotions, we say that that guitarist plays with feeling!

David Gilmore, Santa, BB King, Slash, you name it. There are so many awesome names to this list. They all have that touch, that feeling in their solos.

Well, in this video I talk about a few techniques that will certainly help you to get more feeling in your own solos. Enjoy. 

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Sound More Melodic In Your Solos

how to improv solo May 20, 2021

Do you ever feel like it's a little hard to sound more melodic using the Major Scale? We all know that the Pentatonic Scale is a very melodic scale.

But when it comes to use the Major Scale, it feels like things get a little stiff, the phrases don't flow so easily and it's a little hard to make it sound pretty.

In this lesson you will learn a very good way to make your solos sound more melodic using the major scale.

It's a very fun and effective technique that will make you come up with some new ways to solo.

TABs For This Lesson → https://www.guitarrevolution.ca/download-sound-more-melodic

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Increase Your Guitar Speed - Picking Technique

technique May 14, 2021

 

Download the TABs right here: https://www.guitarrevolution.ca/increase-your-speed-tabs

I've been working on my picking technique since day one of my guitar journey. What I realized was that this technique is one of the most (if not the most) important skills on lead guitar playing.

This exercise is one of the many that I practiced (and still do) to either sharp my skills or even to increase my speed. Have fun.

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Ambient Guitar Song - The Wonderful Cross

how to song May 12, 2021

 

TABs Of The Song "The Wonderful Cross" → https://www.guitarrevolution.ca/ambient-guitar-song-wonderful-cross

Here's a version of the song The Wonderful Cross.

I used a bunch of effects, mainly reverbs and delays.

Grab the TABSs and have fun!

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