I'm very excited about this lesson, because in this video I get to share one of my favorite techniques. Patterns for three octave arpeggios can be challenging to figure out and play. However, I'm …
Simple Double Stops
This week's lesson is the second installment of 'lead shorts'. A series that focuses on different aspects of lead guitar playing by introducing a specific riff or line. Today I look at and discuss a …
A Simple Chord Melody To Practice
Welcome to another lesson! The first week of the month is chord week so this lesson focuses on a simple chord melody. Alternatively I like to call it a melodic progression, because I took a chord …
How to Solo Melodically Using Motifs
You may have heard, or read, somebody giving advice to new improvisers that goes something like this, "just play melodically" or "sing what you play". While these vague suggestions do indeed …
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Outlining Chord Progressions w/ Unique Arpeggio Patterns
There are many different ways to approach improvisation. Using a linear approach, you derive ideas from scale patterns. In a vertical approach, you use non-consecutive scale tones (aka arpeggios), and …
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Altered Dominant Chords & Inversions | Strings 1-4
Welcome to the 4th installment of my series entitled "Exploring Chords". In this installment I'm covering Altered Dominant Chords & Inversions. In the world of 7th chords, the altered dominant …
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