Land of the Silver Birch - guitar only
Here is the melody for "Land of the Silver Birch", a traditional Canadian song. "Land of the Silver Birch" really works well as a rock song! This melo...
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Rhythm Changes B Section Rhythmic and Harmonic Variations Example 3
This Rhythm Changes Bridge video has Bireli Lagrene demonstrating ideas for reharmonization. We suggest hearing it a few ...
1st 3rds lick regular and slow
3rds lick 1 - In this video, Armen Movsesyan shows you the first of 3 original 3rd's phrases. He plays it at a regular tempo as well as slow for you to learn...
Double Stops (Diminished) Improvisation 1
Moving on, Larry Coryell will play double stops using Diminished triads borrowed from the Diminished scale over a C Blues and makes music out of it...
Seal Crazy B section slow
Seal Crazy B section slow - In this video we will look at the B section slowly "Crazy" by Seal. The B sections chords are C, G, D and A sus2. There are cut strums...
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Using the A Blues Scale
Here is an example of A blues scale improvisation. See how to use the A blues scale to create your own solos. Notice that only notes from the ...
G# Dorian Scale in 3rds
In this video, we play a G# Dorian scale in 3rds. If the Dorian scale is new to you, watch this video first to understand how a Dorian scale is constructed. The G# D...
G major triad string group 3-5
G major triad string group 3-5 -Now in this video, we will apply the same concept we did for C major and F major again for another key signature.This...
Hammer-Ons Exercise 1
A hammer-on is a must-know rock guitar technique that will help our playing flow and help us to increase speed. We use the left hand to play a note without picking it ...
Bitin' Back - slow
Queen Another One Bites the Dust - This original riff is inspired by "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen. It uses alternate picking and some interesting rhythms. Here i...