We have a new blues guitar lesson by Roger “Hurricane” Wilson that will teach you to play like Luther Allison. You will learn a series of upbeat licks that will be played in sequence over a full progression. Roger will teach you how to play each lick in detail pointing out the Chicago Blues Style that Luther Allison brought to his playing. Check out the preview:
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Guy Fenocchi has six new lessons on using the Dorian Mode for soloing over minor jazz progressions. You will learn how to use minor pentatonic scales, arpeggio combinations, and major triads to create your own lead parts. Having a variety of notes to pull from helps you keep things interesting over long extended jams. This lesson package features over 140 minutes of instruction. Watch a preview:
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We have two new lessons based on lesser known but extremely talented blues acts. In the Style of Magic Slim will teach you some upbeat and electric blues guitar licks. Mentored and given his nickname by Magic Sam, Slim himself became a standout on the Chicago blues scene. Our second lesson is for acoustic guitar and teaches you the Piedmont Blues style of Cephas & Wiggins This harmonica and guitar act out of Virginia made music that was a perfect accompaniment to any porch sitting session. Below you will find Youtube videos by both acts or ou can check out a NPR broadcast of a concert by Cephas & Wiggins.
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We have two new lessons by Peter Vogl that will teach you to play like Eddie Van Halen. Van Halen Style Licks covers some blazing fast licks using techniques like tapping, symmetrical patterns, and hammer ons and pull offs to random open strings. Our second lesson, Van Halen Tricks, focuses more on tone. You will learn how Eddie used his Phaser Pedal, whammy bar, and techniques like palm mutes and pick scrapes to create special effects. Together these are a fun set of lessons that will get you on your way to playing like Eddie Van Halen. Visit the links above to see demo videos and more information.
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The Country Licks & Solos Book features 50 pages of instruction, 107 minutes of video, and six jam tracks that will teach you how to play lead country guitar. Through the teaching of 12 solos, Peter Vogl will show you the techniques and concepts that help make country guitar so unique. You will learn the scales that make up each solo, get detailed instruction on each lick, and have the opportunity to practice playing along with a full band. You can view sample pages on the product page and watch a demo video below. This lesson is also available as a download.
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Jorma Kaukonen with Roger "Hurricane" Wilson
Roger Wilson with Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna
We’ve previously discussed Roger Wilson’s first lesson on playing I Know You Rider in the style of Hot Tuna on the blog. Now Roger has a lesson 2 that will teach you how to play lead parts from the song.
Guy Fenocchi has a new six lesson package called Jazz Up Your Country. In these video lessons you will learn how to incorporate jazz soloing ideas into your country playing. You’ll learn a variety of jazz scales, modes, arpeggios, and intervals that you can use to solo over traditional major country progressions.
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We’re proud to announce a new combination Book and DVD designed for people who want to learn how to play the ukulele. This is not just a glorified songbook. This is an actual instructional product designed to teach you proper playing technique. You will learn the parts of the uke, proper playing position, a variety of strums, how to play chords, and more.
The Ukulele Primer starts off with the absolute basics like parts of the uke, tuning (G, C, E, A), left and right hand position, and how to strum. After covering the basics, you will learn how to play chords and different strum patterns in the context of fifteen popular songs. The fifty page book contains written instruction, music notation, helpful tips, chord charts, and detailed photographs. The 86 minute DVD provides video instruction for all of the techniques and songs covered in the book. The video uses split screens so you will be able to clearly see both hands and the music at all times.
Songs include: He’s Got the Whole World, Pay Me My Money Down, When the Saints Go Marching In, Streets of Laredo, Tom Dooley, Worried Man Blues, Banks of the Ohio, Jamaica Farewell, Amazing Grace, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, The Sloop John B, O Mary Don’t You Weep, Midnight Special
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