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When Pentatonic Scales Fail, Play THIS Instead!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner-intermediate level lead guitar tutorial. Major and minor pentatonic scales have a well-deserved reputation for being versatile. These five tone patterns have the ability to transcend genres, providing a palette with which we can create ...
Gospel Blues Guitar Lesson & Practice Routine - Fingerstyle Solo Performance!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another acoustic guitar practice routine. Today, let's expand your musical vocabulary by learning some classic double-stop licks and chord embellishments with a gospel-blues flavor. Together we'll learn to combine rhythm and lead elements for a ...
These Double Stop Licks Sound Awesome! - Blues Guitar Soloing Tutorial
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another beginner-intermediate soloing tutorial. In today's session we'll escape the usual single note licks, and learn to add grit and robustness to your lead playing using classic double stops. Together we'll learn three common lick...
Solo Like a Pro Guitarist - Double Stop Harmonies Lesson
Hello friends,welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. One hallmark of a pro-level soloist is the ability to incorporate robust harmonies into lead lines and traverse the instruments many soloing positions with confidence. With that goal in mind, today we will learn to climb th...
Complete Country Guitar Solo Lesson | 8 Classic Licks + Tabs!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session we're going to add some country twang to your skillset, and master a complete guitar solo in the key of C major. Together we'll learn 8 classic licks utilizing major pentatonics, harmony bends...
How to Solo Across the Fretboard, INSTANTLY!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Lessons for another beginner-intermediate lead guitar tutorial. Every aspiring guitarist dreams of having a borderless mastery of the fretboard, and the ability to perform a captivating solo with confidence. With this goal in mind, today we will review the 5 CAGED...
3 Essential Bar Chord Progressions & How to Transpose Them!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner-intermediate guitar tutorial. In today's session, we'll discuss one of the most important skills a rhythm guitarist can have in their arsenal; the ability to perform common chord progressions across all 12 keys using movable bar...
Chord Inversions Explained | Rhythm Guitar Mini Lesson
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for a mini-rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll learn the theory behind basic chord inversions, and how to play them using easy three string fingerings. The use of chord inversions will add a unique flavor to your rhythm playing, while a...
Robert Johnson's Signature Turnaround | Old School Blues Guitar Lesson
Hello friends,Today, let's take another step in your blues guitar journey and learn from one of the original masters of the form. Robert Johnson has inspired generations of players with his brilliant songwriting, and awe-inspiring ability to combine rhythm and lead techniques. In this lesson, we...
Classic Blues Turnaround Everyone Should Know!
Hello friends,Becoming fluent in the blues genre is all about building your vocabulary and learning how to apply each new skill across the fretboard. In this mini lesson, we'll learn one of the most used phrases within the blues language; a fundamental turnaround that can be easily transposed ac...
Slow & Groovy Blues Practice Routine | How to Mix Fingerstyle Licks & Rhythms!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another fingerstyle blues tutorial. The ability to seamlessly combine rhythm and lead techniques is a hallmark of a seasoned player. In today's session we'll learn catchy phrases inspired by masters like Eric Clapton, Kirk Fletcher and B...
Barre Chord Exercise for Strength & Dexterity
Hello friends,Here’s another one-minute power lesson, this time breaking down a simple exercise for developing your barre chord technique, strength, dexterity and physical awareness. We’ll begin by reviewing a few of my go-to tips for optimizing your hand positioning before attempting the challe...
How to Strum a Guitar WITHOUT a Pick - 5 Fingerstyle Rhythm Patterns
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session you will learn common fingerstyle strumming patterns and how to sound good playing them. We'll begin by discussing the benefits of ditching the pick before learning my go-to technical tips. All ...
Angus Young Major Soloing Guitar Trick - Mixing Minor & Major Pentatonics
Hello friends,Today I finally got back into filming YouTube shorts with this quick tutorial on how to combine maj and min pentatonic boxes. These videos are limited to just one minute in length, which definitely conflicts with my teaching style. I've always aimed to be the Bob Ross of guitar ins...
Elvis Presley "Love Me" Guitar Lesson - Chords & Fingerstyle Strumming!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. For today's session, let's travel back to the summer of 1956 and learn another classic love song in Leiber and Stoller's "Love Me." Together we'll master the chord progressions for the verse and ...
All the Chords in the Key of D Major - You Need to Know This!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another rhythm/music theory tutorial. In today's session we'll continue our study of major and minor keys and master both open and closed shapes in the key of D. Once we have established these seven tetrads (4 note chords) across the fre...
Old School Blues Licks & Riffs - Bessie Smith "Backwater Blues"
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another old school blues tutorial. One of the best ways to diversify your skills and make your playing sound more unique is to dig into obscure tracks or to adapt techniques employed by other instrumentalist. In today's session we will do both as we...
Daily Player Series | Session 9 | Pop Hit Formula II
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for session 9 of the Daily Player Series. In today's tutorial, we'll add to your chord vocabulary as we uncover the powerful 1.6.4.5 progression in the key of C. Armed with this essential chord sequence, we will then learn to apply a "Stand By M...
Skip James "Train Whistle" Lick - Now on Soundslice!
Hello friends,It's time to level up your blues soloing game with another premium Soundslice resource. Together we'll learn to incorporate the classic train whistle technique into your solos as we master a Skip James inspired lick of the week. Practice at your own pace with adjustable playbac...
Skip James "Train Whistle" Lick - Delta Blues Guitar Lesson
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll add another key phrase to your blues vocabulary as we learn to incorporate the iconic "train whistle" sound into your soloing. Today's lick is heavily inspired by blues legend Sk...
New Soundslice - Clapton Lick + How to Use BB's Box!
Hey everybody,It's time to level up your lead technique and learn to incorporate the powerful BB's Box soloing position. Today I'm so excited to share the Soundslice version of my recent tutorial breaking down how to find this useful melodic device in the context of a classic Eric Clapto...
This Clapton Lick is Fire + How to Use BB's Box!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. For today's session, let's expand your knowledge of useful soloing positions as we add another classic phrase to your repertoire. Together we will learn to access the powerful "BB's Box" as we master an...
3 Life Changing Licks + How to Memorize Them!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another lead tutorial. Throughout my journey as a soloist, a few techniques have stood out as truly life changing. For today's session, I've broken down 3 ear-catching licks that incorporate such concepts that have drastically enhanced m...
All the Chords in the Key of Bm | Don't Skip this Lesson!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another essential rhythm tutorial. In today's session we'll be learning the 7 must know chord shapes found within the key of B minor. I'll begin by showing you how to play these harmonies in the open position, before breaking down mo...
John Lennon "Imagine" Lesson - Now on Soundslice!
Hello friends,In cooperation with Soundslice and Hal Leonard Publishing, I'm so happy to announce the arrival of my 2015 "Imagine" lesson to the Soundslice platform. Learn John Lennon's captivating chord progressions as I take you through the verse, chorus and bridge sections. This i...
5 Tenets of Guitar Mastery - Learn New Skills Fast!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for a special preview of my latest Truefire course series, One Man Jam. Throughout my life as a learner, guitarist and educator, I've become familiar with many of the common pitfalls and solutions related to skill acquisition. In this chat, I wi...
The Platters "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Guitar Tutorial
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another by request song tutorial. In celebration of this year's Valentine's Day, let's add another classic love song to our repertoires. "Smoke Get's in Your Eyes" was written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist...
Big Bill Broonzy Delta Blues Guitar Tricks - Full 12 Bar Practice Routine!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. For today's session, let's continue our study of old school Mississippi delta techniques, this time focusing on the playing of the great Big Bill Broonzy. Together we'll learn to navigate a 12 bar blues progres...
3 Classic Delta Blues Licks - Combining Bass, Rhythm & Lead Guitar
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for a special delta blues tutorial. One of the signature elements of this iconic American style is the combined force of rhythm and lead guitar. All time greats like Lightning Hopkins, Robert Johnson, and Big Bill Broonzy had a magic ability to move seamles...
Set Your Solos on Fire with this Minor Blues Scale Lick!
Hello friends,Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session, let's discover an alternate way of performing our common blues scale and master an ear-catching lick utilizing speedy hammer-ons, pull-offs and bluesy embellishments. Let's get started!Sectio...
