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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.

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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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This Is A Solo You Need To Learn #1

how to solo May 12, 2021

 

Here's a note-by-note lesson about this cool solo I wrote back in 2004 for a project I was part of.

You will learn not only each note, but also each technique I use in this solo. I am sure there are new things for you to.

Every time we learn a solo, a riff, a lick, we should be learning not only how to copy and play, but go a little deeper in what exactly is the thought behind the solo, what scale, what shape, where is the root and chord tones, the chords behind it, etc. If we do that, then we can say we are actually learning something, not only mimicking somebody else.

My hope is that you can not only learn the solo, but that you're able to add the techniques and the elements to your own playing. Have fun!

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How to use the pentatonic shapes?

how to improv Mar 18, 2021

 How to use the pentatonic shapes?

Are you stuck with only one of the pentatonic shapes?

Did you know that are actually five different shapes for this scale? In this video I will teach you all the five shapes and how I personally like to use each single one of them.

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How to use the MAJOR Pentatonic? You'll never forget this!

how to improv Feb 27, 2021

How to Use the Major Pentatonic? This is one of the questions I had early on, when I first started to learn how to solo. Maybe this is a question you’re having right now.

When I first started to solo I made a mistake that most rookies do: I applied the minor pentatonic over the root of any song, even if the song was in a major key! TRAGIC!!

It wasn't until a rehearsal for an event at my high school, when a friend of mine gave me this tip that saved me that night. The tip he gave influenced my playing to this day. Not only me, but all of my thousands of students. Now it's your turn!

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How To Solo Over Chord Changes: Blues

blues how to improv Feb 24, 2021

How to solo over the chord changes? This is one of the questions I had early on when I first started to learn how to solo and I felt stuck. I could solo over major and minor, no problem, but I knew there was more than just that.

Solo over chord changes - I had to learn how to do that. I tried to learn jazz… fusion and whatever I found complex and sophisticated. The more chords the better. The more scales I memorized the better.

I went deeper into the study of harmony and music theory and I was able to understand it all… but I could not solo over chord changes yet… I had the head knowledge… but it turned out that I wasn't able to translate that head knowledge translate into what I deeply wanted to: play freely over the chord changes.

So I decided to go back to the basics: Blues. Is there anything more foundational to the electric guitar than BLUES? And this is what I am going to teach in this video: How to solo over chord changes on Blues.

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How To Solo Over Major?

how to improv Feb 17, 2021

How to solo over the major key? What is the most effective way to sound good very quickly? Do you need to memorize a whole new scale?

I don't know you, but when I first started to play guitar, I was told that to solo and improv you needed to learn all the scales of all the different keys, major and minor... If that's what you heard as well, I am here to tell you that it is much easier than that, so no stress.

In this video I will show you what is my favourite scale to solo over the major key and how to, with just a few adjustments, you can have some amazing results.

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How To Solo Over Minor?

how to improv Feb 11, 2021

 

How to solo over the minor key? What is the most effective way to sound good very quickly?

In this video I will show you what is my favourite scale to solo over the minor and how to, with just a few adjustments, you can have some amazing results.

Take your time and go through this lesson and start playing in new and exciting ways.

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