Lessons

Songs can be written in different modes other than the Major Scale.  For example, Mixolydian is a common mode used to write and compose Rock N Roll tunes and Dorian is common in Latin music.  In this lesson we will study and learn how to find the mode a song may have been written in.  This can help us determine the chords used and how to improvise over those chords.

In this lesson we will be studying a short excerpt from a John Mayer Sugaree solo with Dead And Company.  The focus is on analyzing the notes he chooses to play relative to the chord progression.  This is an important improvisational concept called Chord Tone Targeting

Billy Strings is one of the best flatpickers in the world! In this lesson we will be deep diving into a Billy Strings style lick.  The lick is a great example of combining the Blues Scale with the Country Scale.

In this lesson we will be covering the Little Wing intro note for note and also studying the chord progression for the rest of the song.  The song is in Em or G (they are relative) and uses a lot of barre chords.  Once you have the chord progression down it can be a great tune to jam and improvise over.

In this lesson we will be studying the Harmonic Minor Scale and why it might exist. Learn how to use it in your soloing or create interesting and new chord progressions!

In this lesson we will be taking a close look at a B.B. King youtube video where he walks us through his approach to soloing over the 12 bar blues changes.  We will analyse and learn exactly what he does note for note.  Great lessons for blues improvisation and soloing!

In this lesson we will be learning a chord melody version of Oh My Darling Clementine.  This is a great song to learn chord melody as the melody is fairly simple and just three chords are used, G, G7, and C.

Have You Ever Seen The Rain is played in the key of C and uses open chords C, G, F, Am with some transitional chords in the chorus.  We will be covering the arrangement along with a couple strumming pattern options.

Learning chord inversions will increase your knowledge of the fretboard and improve your rhythm playing in a more creative way. In this lesson we will dive into minor chord inversions using the B, G, and D strings.

In this lesson we will be learning Summer Breeze by Seals and Croft on acoustic guitar.  There are 4 sections, intro, verse, chorus, and bridge. Mostly open chords are used, but the bridge does present some tricky slash chords.