Guitar Blog

1. Upgrade Your Jazz /Soul R and B Chords
2 Topics
1. Triad and Seventh Quality
2. Extended and Passing Licks
2. Country Rock: Scales and Key Center
2 Topics
1. Major Key and Modal Application
2. Minor and Blues Harmony
3. Lemon Tones for Unique Guitar Melody
2 Topics
1. Tonal Distance and Off-Color Tones (6th and 9th)
2. Off-Color 4th and 11th and the Lemon Tone Concept
4. Rock /Metal Guitar Licks – Intervals
2 Topics
1. Stacked Intervals and Diminished 5th’s
2. Octaves with Combined 4th’s and 5th’s
5. Developing Patterns (Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz)
2 Topics
1. Rock and Pop Patterns
2. Blues and Jazz Patterns
6. Jazz Guitar: Easy Chord Melody
2 Topics
1. Single and Multiple Chord Integration
2. Harmonic Association Linked to Chords
7. Composing Minor-key Chord Progressions
2 Topics
1. Triad and Seventh Chord Harmony
2. Popular Triads and Harmonic Minor
8. Ballad Guitar Soloing
2 Topics
1. Minor Key and Jeff Beck Style Ballad
2. Eric Clapton and Pink Floyd Style Ballad
9. Composing Melodic Minor Guitar Ideas
2 Topics
1. Minor, Major, Diminished, Augmented
2. Minor/Major 7, Minor 7, Dominant 7
10. Ninth and Thirteenth Chords for Blues
3 Topics
1. Dominant 9th: 6th, 5th, 4th String Root
2. Dominant 13th: 6th and 5th String Root
3. Dominant 9th and 13th Blues Jam Example
11. Triad Chord Voicings in Solo Guitar
2 Topics
1. Triad Riffs on the 3rd and 4th String
2. Filler Licks and Surrounding Tones
12. Ghost Notes and Chords
2 Topics
1. Ghost Notes with Single Tones and Double-Stops
2. Ghost Notes in Pop-Rock and Reggae
13. Better Strumming and Picking
2 Topics
1. Isolated Strumming and Picking Phrases
2. String Skipping and Funky Octave Melody
14. Rhythm Guitar Riff Basics
2 Topics
1. Open String Rock and Funky 16th Riffs
2. Country Western and Swing Blues Riffs
15. Easy Jam Tracks for Guitar Solo Practice
2 Topics
1. Major and Minor I-IV-V Jam Tracks
2. Extended Harmony Major and Minor Tracks
16. Using a Guitar Solo to Develop Scale Patterns
3 Topics
1. Solo to Scale Association (Major)
2. Solo to Scale Association (Minor)
3. Sixteen-Bar Guitar Solo (Full Example)
17. The Jazz Power Chord Concept
2 Topics
1. Isolating Roots and Mixed Intervals
2. Blending and Outlining Harmony
18. Diminished Scale Licks and Runs
2 Topics
1. Isolated Roots and Mixed Intervals
2. Blending and Outlining Harmony
19. Major Key Concepts for Lead Guitar
2 Topics
1. Major Pentatonic and Major Diatonic
2. Mixing Major Scales with Arpeggios
20. Acoustic Guitar Riffs and Licks
2 Topics
1. Melodic Harmony in Major and Minor Keys
2. Arpeggiated Riffs, Licks and Picked Patterns
21. Reverse String Bending
2 Topics
1. Full, Half, 8th and Grace Note Reverse Bends
2. Double-Stop, Pre-Bend and Sustained Reverse Bends
22. Using Guitar Scales Musically
2 Topics
1. Pentatonic Extended Duration and Busy 7-Tone Melody
2. Along the Neck Runs and Modifying Themes
23. More Interesting Guitar Riffs
2 Topics
1. Converting Riffs, Chord Voicings and Counter Rhythm
2. Phrasing with Rhythm and Advanced Counter Rhythms
24. Blues Scale for Lead Guitar
2 Topics
1. Jazz /Funk and Classic Rock Blues Scale Runs
2. Jazz-Swing and Blues Scale Dominant 7th Highlights
25. Dual Guitar Harmonies
2 Topics
1. Major and Minor 3rd’s /Perfect 5th
2. Major and Minor 6th’s /Perfect 4th
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