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The Mixolydian Blues Hybrid Scale - The Holy Grail of Major Soloing

My "Secret Weapon" Blues Rock Guitar Lick - 1.4.5 Soloing Lesson

In today's session I've broken down a soulful blues rock guitar lick and how to apply it over a 1.4.5 progression in the key of Amaj. Together we'll learn how visualizing chord positions and scale patterns can allow you to transpose licks and tricks across the fretboard. Let's get started! 

Slow Blues Guitar Solo Lesson - 10 BB King, Clapton & SRV Style Licks

How to Play Summertime on the Guitar - Doc Watson, George Gershwin Beginner Lesson

How to play Summertime on the guitar. In this lesson I break down the famous Doc Watson version of this George Gershwin classic. This lesson features a full break down of the chord progression in Eminor, with lyrics and chord boxes included.

The Lead Guitar Concept that Forever Changed My Playing

Ray Charles - Georgia on my Mind - Guitar Lesson

Chords, lyrics and some bluesy guitar tricks for the Ray Charles classic "Georgia on my Mind" from the 1960 album "The Genius Hits the Road" (BUY ON VINYL AT: http://amzn.to/1zHhUtO). 

In this lesson we study the chord progressions originally composed by legendary songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, with the lyrical content by his partner Stuart Gorell. 

Mind Blowing Lead Guitar Trick! - Pentatonic Boxes for Major & Minor Soloing

In today's session I've broken down a lead guitar trick that was really a game changer for me, the basic concept is simple; there are five major pentatonic scale boxes on the fretboard, each of these boxes when brought up three semi-tones becomes minor. In this lesson, we'll apply this concept to three useful pentatonic patterns. Let's get started! 

Major Blues Rock Soloing Guitar Lesson - String Skipping Lick of the Week

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Hello friends and welcome to another Swiftlessons Lick of the Week, powered by Patreon. In this tutorial I'll break down a hot string skipping lick in the key of A. To understand how this lick works, I'll show you how to play the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales in the D position. 

This lick is perfect for rock and blues guitarist trying to break out of the common pentatonic positions, and will serve as a great example of how string skipping can add more flavor to your playing.