Video Podcast 49: Jimi Hendrix, SRV, and John Mayer Style Lick

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In video podcast 49 I want to show you a Jimi Hendrix style lick using the major pentatonic scale. This lick has been used by SRV, and John Mayer as well in such songs as Lenny, and Gravity. I first heard this lick in the Jimi Hendrix tune "May … [Read more...]

Video Podcast 46: Standard Tuning Slide Guitar Lesson

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In video podcast 46, I want to show you how to play some standard tuning slide guitar licks in the key of G. The key of G is a great key to play slide guitar in standard tuning with due to the open strings you can utilize. Using the open d and open … [Read more...]

This is Why I Think Derek Trucks is So Great.

I'm sure everyone has heard of Derek Trucks by now. If you haven't, you need to. He is becoming one of the greatest guitar players of all time. He has already accomplished amazing things such as, joining Eric Clapton on tour and playing Duane … [Read more...]

Slide Guitar Lesson Video Podcast 31

In this weeks Slide Guitar Lesson Video Podcast I'll show you a lick in open E Tuning played in the Key of G.  This lick is part of a lesson included in Slow Blues Slide Guitar - Open E Tuning part 5.  Playing slide guitar in Open E Tuning is … [Read more...]

Dreams: Guitar lesson 1?

Everyone has dreams right?  Of course they do.  As a kid, we stare up into the sky imagining the most amazing things possible for our lives.  As adults I think our dreams change, but we all want basically the same thing.  So what does this have … [Read more...]

Guitar Lesson: Learning Strum patterns

Does your playing lack a driving rhythm? Or maybe you suffer from always playing too fast or slow? When learning how to play songs, your first Guitar Lesson should be about Strum patterns . All songs use strum patterns for the rhythm playing. … [Read more...]

Guitar Lesson: Learning how to play the guitar like Jimi Hendrix

So you want to play the guitar like the great Jimi Hendrix. This can be frustrating, but with a little ingenuity and practice, you'll be sounding like Jimi in no time. Learning how to play the guitar like Jimi Hendrix can be a mammoth task, so it … [Read more...]

Blues Guitar Lesson: The Minor Pentatonic Scale

If you are wanting to play blues guitar or rock guitar then you must learn how to play the minor pentatonic scale. In this blues guitar lesson I'll show you exactly how to play it. This is the most used scale in rock music period. The minor … [Read more...]

Learning guitar now: What is my first step?

This is a question many people will ask during the course of this year, and while there is no definitive answer about what you should learn on the guitar first, there are certain things to learn that will make the guitar easier. I created Learning … [Read more...]

Learning guitar: 12 Bar Blues guitar lesson

So what is the 12 bar blues progression? In a quick answer, it is one of the most common used chord progressions in the history of music. You should definitely memorize this chord progression in all keys. This sounds like work, huh. Well there … [Read more...]

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