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A sample lesson from Dan Peterson. More…
A sample from Anchorage-based private lesson instructor, Forest Wilson: https://www.soundslice.com/users/forest_plays_guitar/ More…
We’ll be breaking down this gut-busting solo from Andy Wood in our “Wanna explain that?” series.… More…
This is another idea to get you from the I chord to the IV chord, though Shawn says it sounds just as fine over the I. The concept is similar to what you hear in lick one (https://www.soundslice.com/slices/r8PVc/)… More…
Shawn describes this line as connecting three chord shapes: A variation of E9, C# major and A# major. In the full lesson video, Shawn explains how the two major triads are actually extensions of 13b9 chords… More…
In this isolated snippet, you can practice mixing the bend and the slide slowly. More…
Lick two has some more great rhythm, and the added fun of mixing bends and slides together. Technically 🤓, there’s a suspension going from scale degree four to scale degree three. The suspensions is quickly… More…
Stripping out the rhythmic elements, Tora makes the technique clear: All the magic is in the left hand. Get this down first before adding rhythm. More…
This first idea strings together three full-step bends that walk their way up to the fifth of the key. The rhythm is tricky and catchy — it begins mid triplet, and ultimately sets down hard on beat 3. More…
This snippet is from Max’s entry in the 2019 Hancock Institute semifinals. We love the playful half step intervals that ring into each other — it makes you think of Monk. More…
Here’s bop master Cecil Alexander working on some unaccompanied lines over “My Shining Hour.” More…
This snippet comes from the beginning of Evgeny’s solo on his original tune “Calumet.” More…
Check this out: the chords in this cadence do not have the root note in the bass. If you follow the bass notes, do you see a pattern? … More…
This groove is just fun. Pay attention to the right hand strum pattern, especially on the dead notes. That rhythm propels the whole thing. More…
This is what the theoretical folks would call a plagal cadence, or sometimes, the "amen cadence." The progression jumps back and forth from the I chord to the IV chord, and is at the heart of Western church… More…