Disclaimer: This video is not JUST for slide guitar, though I use a slide throughout. You can play the patterns without a slide and get just as much out of it. Don't let that scare you away if you …
Diminished Chords, Arpeggios & Scales. Overview & Exercises.
One of the most interesting patterns in music is the diminished 7th chord and its related arpeggios and scales. This chord is symmetrical, built entirely of minor 3rds, and this provides some unique …
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Follow Chord Progressions With The Closest Triads In Any Position.
When you are playing over any song or chord progression, the more options you have the better. If you know the fretboard well you can find the sound that you like best, and shift between positions …
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Chord Tone Soloing. Follow The Harmony To Create More Interesting Solos.
Chord tone soloing is one way to refer to using the notes taken from changing harmony to play more relevant and interesting sounding solos. The basic idea is that instead of using a static scale to …
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Single String Approach To Understanding Music Theory On Guitar.
Music theory can be difficult to understand when you approach it from a "whole guitar" approach. I like to look at new scales, arpeggios etc. on a single string first. This helps me to wrap my …
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Tones And Effects. A Walk Through Of My Live Performance Effects Setup.
In this video I take you through some of my effects setups that I use for live performance. I go into detail about how I think about gain staging and the different effects that I like and use in …
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