10/01 - G Major Pull-off Lick – Dave put this cool country sounding lesson together to sound great but also as a great Pull-Off workout… Click Here – Level | Beginner/Intermediate
09/16 - The Romantics "What I Like About You" is one of the most popular rock anthems of all time. Larry did an incredible lesson on this power pop song. The song features an aggressive strumming pattern which is a great workout. This is a great tune to add to your arsenal. Click Here – Level | Intermediate
09/08 - Make it Up Blues By Dave A. This is a very cool lesson for combining some Blues Lead and Rhythm. This is in the Key of A and Sounds Great. Click Here – Level | Beginner
08/27 - Basic Slide Guitar Technique – Arthur created this great lesson on basic slide guitar technique. The open strings on the guitar create an open chord (if you know where to find it) It’s a G chord and movable. Arthur will show you how to use that with a Slide. Click Here - Level | Beginner
08/11 - E Major Pentatonic Solo – Dave created this lesson to help beginner and intermediate player’s sound great and amaze whoever is in listening distance… Click Here – Level | Beginner/Intermediate
07/28 - In the Style of “Sunshine of Your Love” By Cream – Arthur shows us how to play in the style of this classic tune from Cream. Most of the songs Riffs are based around The D Minor Pentatonic scale and is great to solo over… Backing track included. Click Here Level | Beginner/Intermediate
07/20 - Satriani Lead Style Using Mixolydian – Gabe takes off from where he left off in his last lesson on “Legato Playing” In this lesson he will show you how to put it to use using the Mixolydian Scale soloing over a backing track. Click Here to check it out. Level | Intermediate
07/11 - Acoustic Solo “In The Style Of” GNR’s Patience – Mario put this solo together over this classic acoustic tune along with a backing track for you to practice your phrasing and improv chops over. The lesson is in Standard E tuning Click Here to check it out. Level | Intermediate
07/03 - Travis Picking In the Style Of Kansas – Arthur covers a finger style technique called “Travis Picking” You’ll recognize this technique from the song Dust In The Wind By Kansas. Click Here to check it out.| Level – Beginner/Intermediate
06/26 - 2 Part Blues Solo In E – Dave put this very cool lesson together that uses many versatile blues licks that are a must have in your lead guitar arsenal! Click Here | Level Intermediate
06/15 - Speed Up Your Guitar Playing With These Legato Exercises! In this lesson Gabe goes over hammer-ons and pull-offs as well as working on finger combinations and string sets. Click here to read more and check out the video | Level – Beginner/Intermediate
06/11 - Complete Beginner Lesson… Guest Instructor Arthur R. covers 2 easy open chords E Major and A minor. These chords both have the exact same shape and are perfect for beginner guitar players to switch between them. Click Here | Level - Beginner
06/05 - Classic Rock Style Riff - In this lesson Mario created a Classic Rock Riff in the Style of bands like AC/DC - Led Zeppelin - Black Crowes - Aerosmith etc… Click Here | Level – Beginner/Intermediate
05/29 - Classical Exercises For Guitar - Guest Instructor Alex A. Put this lesson together to give both your left and right hand a nice workout. This lesson is Classical sounding and will build Accuracy, Dexterity, Strength and Speed... Click Here | Level – Intermediate
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Don Lappin - Don put this amazing lead guitar lesson together for beginner guitar players. By just using one pattern of the minor pentatonic scale, you will be amazed by the solo you can create.
There is a backing track for this lesson as well as full printouts. If you need to brush up on your Pentatonic Scale? No problem! please check out the Pentatonic lessons in the core curriculum section.
Jeremy Laursen Jeremy has been studying the guitar for 7 years now. His early interests were mainly in the style of John McLauglhin, Phish, John Scofield, Jerry Garcia and Dickey Betts.
For the past 3 years he has been studying at the Berklee College of music where he has studied Jazz, Fusion and Groove. At Berklee he has become influenced by Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Wayne Krantz, Bill Frisell and many others in the realm of jazz and other types of improvised music.
Jarrod Taylor NH based guitarist Jarrod Taylor first began learning music from playing piano from the time he was 6. While he is primarily a blues/rock player, he studies and plays Jazz, Classical and Bluegrass styles and has many diverse influences and elements in his style. He regularly plays with a NH based cover band and has recently started working on an original release.
He’s currently attending his 3rd year at Berklee as a professional music major, focusing on composition and improvisation. He also teaches electric and classical guitar in NH at a local independent music school in the lakes region.
