Forget struggling through online courses and videos alone!

In TGL Live I'll give the answers to your questions and advice on any topic you want...absolutely LIVE from my studio...

Sure...I don't know everything about guitar playing!

But I'll always do my best to pass on whatever nuggets of knowledge I've learned throughout my extensive playing and teaching career to help you get to where you want to be.

It's LIVE, it's raw...and I don't hold anything back!

Check out the recordings of the sessions so far in this course and hope to see you on a live session very soon!

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Course Curriculum

  • 1

    TGL LIVE FEB 2020: COMMON SOLOING MISTAKES (AND HOW TO FIX THEM), BLUES 'CHORD SCALES' (FOR COOL CHORD IDEAS) AND MORE...

    • COMING IN THIS SESSION...

    • MISTAKE #1: SPACING BETWEEN LICKS WRONG!

    • MISTAKE #2: DODGY BENDS!

    • MISTAKE #3: LIFTING FINGERS UP!

    • MISTAKE #4: 'FLAT DYNAMICS'!

    • MISTAKE #5: WEAK PHRASE ENDINGS!

    • 'CHORD SCALES': FOR COOL BLUES AND FUNK CHORD RIFFS AND RHYTHM GUITAR IDEAS!

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET FOR THE CHORD SCALES (WITH CHORD BOXES AND TAB)

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR PRO FILE FOR CHORD SCALE LESSON (WORKS WITH GUITAR PRO TAB PLAYER APP AND SIMILAR APPS)

  • 2

    TGL LIVE JANUARY 2020: BOOST YOUR PROGRESS THIS YEAR WITH THESE 5 MINUTE PRACTICE IDEAS!

    • HERE'S WHAT'S COMING IN THIS SESSION....

    • GET BETTER AT IMPROVISING WITH THE '4 NOTE JAMMING' EXERCISE

    • LEARN OR PRACTICE A SCALE IN A WAY THAT WILL HELP YOU ACTUALLY USE IT (NOT JUST GOING UP AND DOWN THE PATTERN...)

    • LEARN THE NOTES ON THE FRETBOARD EASILY WITH THIS 'DIAGONAL GRIP' METHOD

    • HOW TO USE A 5 MINUTE PRACTICE SESSION TO LEARN A NEW LICK... AND GET IT TO STICK!

    • NAIL TRICKY CHORD CHANGING MOVES WITH MY 'CHORD PAIRS' PRACTICE METHOD

    • QUESTION FROM BOB: SHOULD YOU 'TARGET' CERTAIN NOTES WHEN PRACTICING USING A SCALE TO SOLO?

    • QUESTION: GENE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT AUDIO RECORDER I USE FOR THESE SESSIONS...

    • QUESTION: SHOULD TOM PRACTICE LICKS FAST...SLOW...OR BOTH WAYS TO NAIL THE TIMING?

    • QUESTION: IS THERE AND EASY WAY TO IMPROVE MY FINGER DEXTERITY?

  • 3

    NOVEMBER 2019: TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES FOR MASTERING THE FRETBOARD!

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET HERE (WITH SCALE SHAPES AND TAB)

    • STARTING POINT: THE EASY WAY TO LEARN ALL THE NOTES ON THE FRETBOARD (TRY THE '2 AND 3' METHOD!)

    • DECIDING WHAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO KNOW FOR FRETBOARD MASTERY

    • DEMONSTRATION :C MINOR PENTATONIC: ALL 5 PATTERNS (USED FOR REST OF THIS SESSION... CHECK YOU KNOW 'EM)

    • LEARNING TO MIX UP SCALE PATTERNS FLUENTLY (SO YOU CAN PLAY ALL OVER THE NECK...WITH FREEDOM!)

    • USEFUL TIP FROM AUDIENCE MEMBER: IAN MENTIONS 'PENTATONIC RECTANGLES'

    • PUTTING IT TOGETHER: A COOL 'SHAPE SHIFTING' LICK USING ALL 5 PATTERNS!

    • DOWNLOAD THE BACKING TRACK I USE IN THE LESSON HERE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE 'SHAPE SHIFTING' LICK GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE!

  • 4

    TGL LIVE OCTOBER 2019: '10 STEP WORKOUT' FOR GREATER SPEED AND FLUENCY, BUILDING AN EXCITING SOLO, SCALE QUESTIONS AND KEYS!

    • DOWNLOAD TAB WORKSHEET FOR SPEED AND FLUENCY WORKOUT HERE!

    • BUILD YOUR FLUENCY AND SPEED WITH THIS SIMPLE '10 STEP WORKOUT'! HERE ARE STEPS 1-5 PLUS CRUCIAL PRACTICE CONCEPTS

    • FLUENCY AND SPEED WORKOUT STEPS 6-10

    • MIKE WONDERS: WHICH SCALE FOR SOLOING OVER A CHORD PROGRESSION (HERE'S WHAT WORKS 99% OF THE TIME)

    • BOB WANTS TIPS ON MAKING HIS SOLOS 'GO SOMEWHERE' (TRY THESE TWO PROVEN APPROACHES!)

    • DOWNLOAD 10 STEP WORKOUT GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE!

  • 5

    REGGAE GUITAR WORKSHOP (CHORDS, RIFFS, TECHNIQUES AND MORE!)

    • DOWNLOAD THE REGGAE GUITAR TAB WORKBOOK HERE

    • COMING IN THIS SESSION...(SEE ME DEMO EVERYTHING YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN IN THIS WORKSHOP!)

    • GETTING A GREAT REGGAE GUITAR TONE (HOW TO DO IT...)

    • REGGAE CHORD RIFF 1 (GET THE CLASSIC REGGAE CHORD SOUND WITH THESE SHAPES AND PLAYING TECHNIQUES)

    • REGGAE CHORD RIFF EX. 2 (MORE USEFUL REGGAE CHORDS)

    • 'CHICKEN PICKING' SINGLE NOTE REGGAE RIFF: EXAMPLE 1

    • RIFF EXAMPLE 2: CHECK OUT THIS COOL REGGAE RIFF (SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE)

    • REGGAE RIFF EXAMPLE 3: 'CHICKEN PICKED CROSS PICKING'!

    • DOWNLOAD: REGGAE BACKING TRACK (PRACTICE PLAYING ALL EXAMPLES ALONG WITH THIS!)

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE FOR THIS WORKSHOP HERE

  • 6

    TGL LIVE AUGUST 2019: TRAVIS PICKING STUDY, QUESTIONS, PRACTICE EQUIPMENT AND SETUPS AND MORE!

    • QUICK FINGER PICKING WARM UP (FOR BUILDING ACCURACY AND CONTROL!)

    • TRAVIS PICKING STUDY - PART 1 (BARS 1-8)

    • TRAVIS PICKING STUDY - PART 2 (BARS 9-16)

    • QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: MUTING BASS NOTES, HAND POSITION, THUMB-PICKS AND MORE!

    • PRACTICE: WHAT SOUNDS AND EQUIPMENT IS GOOD FOR PRACTICING? FIND OUT WHAT SOME TGL MEMBERS USE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET FOR THIS SESSION (WITH TAB)

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE FOR THE TRAVIS PICKING STUDY HERE

  • 7

    TGL LIVE JULY 2019: '80'S STYLE' ROCK LICKS, TRAVIS PICKING AND MORE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET FOR THIS SESSION HERE (WITH TAB OF 'BLACKOUT' AND TRAVIS PICKING STUDY!)

    • 80'S STYLE ROCK LICKS: 'BLACKOUT' BY MATTHIAS JABS OF THE SCORPIONS (SOME WICKED ROCK LICKS HERE...CHECK THEM OUT!)

    • AN INTRODUCTION TO 'TRAVIS PICKING' (INCLUDING A FUN LITTLE PIECE TO PLAY!)

    • HELP...I KEEP LOSING MY PICK! WHAT CAN I DO?

    • FILIP WANTS SOME TIPS ON SOLOING IN MAJOR KEYS (SHOULD HE CHANGE SCALES WHEN THE CHORDS CHANGE OR NOT?)

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR PRO FILE FOR THE 'BLACKOUT' SOLO AND TRAVIS PICKING STUDY HERE!

  • 8

    JUNE 2019: HOW TO BUILD AN AWESOME CHORD VOCABULARY (PART 2)

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKBOOK FOR THIS SESSION (INCLUDING CHORD DIAGRAMS, CIRCLE OF 4THS AND MORE...)

    • REMINDER: IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES FROM PART 1

    • A ROOT NOTE SHAPES - MAJOR, MINOR, 5 AND SUS CHORDS

    • A ROOT NOTE SHAPES - 4 NOTE CHORDS AND ADD9

    • D ROOT NOTE SHAPES - MAJOR, MINOR, 5 AND SUS CHORDS

    • D ROOT NOTE SHAPES - 4 NOTE CHORDS AND ADD9

    • CIRCLE OF 4THS EXERCISES FOR CHORD MASTERY ALL OVER THE NECK!

    • [DOWNLOAD] PRACTICE DRILL: A SHAPE BARRE CHORDS, POWER CHORDS AND SUS CHORDS

    • [DOWNLOAD] PRACTICE DRILL: A SHAPE 4 NOTE CHORDS AND ADD9 CHORDS

    • [DOWNLOAD] PRACTICE DRILL: D SHAPE BARRE CHORDS, POWER CHORDS AND SUS CHORDS

    • [DOWNLOAD] PRACTICE DRILL: D SHAPE 4 NOTE CHORDS AND ADD9 CHORDS

  • 9

    TGL MAY 2019: HOW TO BUILD AN AWESOME 'PRO LEVEL' CHORD VOCABULARY (PART 1)

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKBOOK FOR THIS WORKSHOP WITH CHORD BOXES, NOTES AND TIPS!

    • COMING IN THIS SESSION (WATCH FIRST)

    • 4 PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING AWESOME CHORD SKILLS

    • HOW TO LEARN AND REMEMBER NEW CHORDS (DON'T MISS THIS AMAZING EXERCISE!)

    • 13 OPEN CHORDS WHICH JUST MIGHT TRANSFORM YOUR MUSIC

    • THE ESSENTIAL E SHAPE BARRE CHORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW

    • 4 NOTE OR 'SEVENTH' CHORDS

    • MOVEABLE ADD9 CHORD SHAPES (SO USEFUL!)

    • CLOSING TIPS ON BUILDING A CHORD VOCABULARY

    • [DOWNLOAD] E SHAPE BARRE CHORDS DRILL VIDEO

    • [DOWNLOAD] E ROOT 7TH CHORDS DRILL VIDEO

    • [DOWNLOAD] E ROOT ADD9 DRILL VIDEO

  • 10

    TGL LIVE APRIL 2019: 'QUICKFIRE' PRACTICE TIPS AND STRATEGIES

    • WATCH FIRST: WHAT'S IN THIS SESSION?

    • [DOWNLOAD] TAB WORKSHEET WITH SELECTED EXAMPLES FROM THIS SESSION!

    • #1: TOM WANTS A QUICK WARM UP ROUTINE HE CAN USE (HERE'S ONE!)

    • #2: WHAT CAN FILIP DO TO STRENGTHEN HIS FRETHAND PINKY FINGER?

    • #3: GENE WANTS TO CHECK HE'S HOLDING THE PICK THE RIGHT WAY (IS HE?)

    • #4: JOANNE AND BARRY NEED HELP WITH BENDING, MUTING AND VIBRATO (IMPORTANT TIPS HERE!)

    • #5: MARK FINDS HIS ALTERNATE PICKING IS INCONSISTENT. WHAT CAN HE DO?

    • #6: HOW CAN ERIC GET BETTER AT WORKING FASTER LICKS INTO HIS SOLOS AND CHORD RIFFS?

    • #7: TODD SAYS HIS PICKING HAND FEELS SLOW SOMETIMES. WHAT COULD BE HOLDING IT UP?

    • #8: JOHN HAS PROBLEMS MAKING A PARTICULAR SCLAE SHAPE SOUND ANY GOOD. WHAT SHOULD HE DO?

    • #9: HOW CAN MARK 'INTERNALISE' NEW LICKS QUICKER SO THEY AUTOMATICALLY COME OUT IN HIS SOLOS?

    • #10: HOW CAN TODD KEEP HIS PRACTICE TIME FUN AND INTERESTING?

    • #11: PETER WONDERS HOW HE SHOULD DIVIDE UP HIS PRACTICE TIME BETWEEN PRACTICING NEW THINGS WHILST MAINTAINING OLD THINGS (SOME THOUGHTS HERE...)

    • #12: IAN WANTS TIPS ON SYSTEMATICALLY BUILDING A CHORD VOCABULARY

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR PRO FILE FOR THIS SESSION FEATURING SELECTED EXAMPLES

    • [DOWNLOAD] Am BACKING TRACK USED IN LESSONS #6,#8,#9

  • 11

    TGL LIVE MARCH 2019 - HOW TO PRACTICE FOR GREAT RESULTS (PART 1)

    • DOWNLOAD KEY POINTS AND NOTES FROM THIS WORKSHOP (INCLUDING 'GOAL SHEET' TO FILL IN!)

    • [DOWNLOAD] GOAL SHEET AS A WORD DOC TO FILL IN

    • POWERFUL PRINCIPLES TO USE AND MISTAKES TO AVOID (THESE CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR PRACTICE EFFORTS!)

    • STEP 1: SET YOUR SIGHTS ON THE PLAYER YOU WANT TO BECOME (IMPORTANT!)

    • COOL PRACTICE TIPS FROM PARTICIPANTS

    • STEP 2: DECIDE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO GET THERE

    • STEP 3: SETTING GOALS AND TAKING ACTION

    • PRACTICE TIPS FROM TODD

    • QUICK TIP: ALEX WANTS TO IMPROVE HIS TIMING...WHAT CAN HE DO?

    • SOME GREAT PRACTICE ADVICE FROM IAN (ISOLATE AND ATTACK!)

    • QUICK TIP: JOANNE WANTS TO IMPROVE HER STRETCH FOR PLAYING BLUES SHUFFLES

    • DAVE'S TOP PRACTICE TOOL!

  • 12

    TGL LIVE FEB' 2019 - FUNK GUITAR WORKSHOP PART 2: SOLOING TECHNIQUES AND LICKS

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET HERE!

    • FUNK SOLOING STYLE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES

    • THE FUNK 'CHICKEN PICKIN' EXERCISE (FOR FUNKY, PERCUSSIVE LICKS AND SOLOS!)

    • LICK 1: DOUBLE STOPS AND BLUES BENDS

    • LICK 2: 'CHICKEN PICKIN' AND REPICKED BENDS

    • LICK 3: OCTAVES WITH REPEATING BLUES LICKS

    • DEMO JAM USING MIXED TECHNIQUES AND IDEAS

    • DOWNLOAD THE Cm7 to F9 FUNK BACKING TRACK HERE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE TO PLAY ALONG WITH THE EXAMPLES

  • 13

    TGL LIVE JAN '19 - FUNK GUITAR WORKSHOP PART 1: FUNK RHYTHM GUITAR TECHNIQUES

    • DOWNLOAD THETAB WORKSHEET FOR THIS MASTERCLASS HERE!

    • GETTING A GREAT FUNK GUITAR SOUND

    • ESSENTIAL FUNKY SOUNDING CHORD SHAPES

    • FUNK GUITAR TECHNIQUES(MUTING, PICKING AND HOW BOTH HANDS WORK TOGETHER!)

    • BUILD YOUR FUNK CHOPS WITH THESE ESSENTIAL RHYTHMIC GROUPINGS/LICKS

    • QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR (IMPORTANT!)

    • THE 'HALF STEP TRICK' FOR SPICY CHORD LICKS!

    • COMBINING RHYTHMS: FUNK EXAMPLE 1

    • COMBINING RHYTHMS: FUNK EXAMPLE 2 (PLUS CLOSING COMMENTS AND ACTION PLAN!)

    • DOWNLOAD BACKING TRACK: Dm7 FUNK GROOVE

    • DOWNLOAD BACKING TRACK: G9 FUNK GROOVE

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR PRO FILE FOR THIS WORKSHOP HERE!

  • 14

    TGL LIVE MASTERCLASS NOVEMBER 2018: 'INSTANT BASS LINES', CHOOSING STRINGS , 'ALTERED' SCALE SOLOING AND MORE!

    • DOWNLOAD: WORKSHEET WITH BASSLINE AND ALTERED SCALE DIAGRAMS AND EXAMPLES

    • TAPPING YOUR FOOT WHEN YOU PLAY (DOES IT MATTER AND LEARNING TO DO IT)

    • QUICK AND EASY BASSLINES WITH AN OCTAVE PEDAL (PERFECT FOR USING WITH YOUR LOOP PEDAL!)

    • FINGERING SCALE RUNS ALONG ONE STRING (SHOULD YOU USE YOUR PINKY?)

    • TOM WANTS SOME TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE BEST STRINGS FOR HIS GUITARS

    • THE 'ALTERED' SCALE: WHAT IS IT AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT (4 COOL LICKS AND BACKING TRACKS INCLUDED!)

    • DOWNLOAD: E7 (altered) PRACTICE TRACK (1 CHORD VAMP)

    • DOWNLOAD: A7 TO E7 (altered) BACKING TRACK SHUFFLE

    • DOWNLOAD: A7 TO E7 (altered) BACKING TRACK FUNK

    • DOWNLOAD: A7-D7-A7 E7 (altered) BACKING TRACK SHUFFLE

    • DOWNLOAD GUITAR PRO TAB FILES OF EXAMPLES

  • 15

    TGL LIVE OCTOBER 2018: DORIAN MODE WORKSHOP

    • DOWNLOAD: DORIAN WORKSHOP TAB EXAMPLES AND SCALE DIAGRAMS WORKSHEET

    • INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS THE DORIAN MODE?

    • GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE SCALE PATTERN AND HOW TO THINK ABOUT IT

    • EASILY CHANGE MINOR PENTATONIC LICKS INTO DORIAN LICKS

    • 5 DORIAN MODE POWER MOVES

    • ADDING THE BLUE NOTE FOR A WICKED SOUND

    • BONUS LICK WITH BLUE NOTE

    • WHAT TO DO NEXT

    • [DOWNLOAD]: D DORIAN BACKING TRACK (1 CHORD VAMP)

    • [DOWNLOAD]: D DORIAN FUNK JAM BACKING TRACK

    • [DOWNLOAD]: D DORIAN REGGAE JAM BACKING TRACK

    • GUITAR PRO FILE FOR ALL DORIAN EXAMPLES

  • 16

    TGL LIVE MASTERCLASS SEPTEMBER 2018 (SUS 2 CHORDS, TWIN LEAD GUITAR PARTS, PENTATONIC LEGATO LICKS AND MORE...)

    • WORKSHEET: TGL LIVE SEPTEMBER 18 CHORD SHAPES AND EXAMPLES

    • AWESOME ROCK CHORD SEQUNCES WITH SUS2 CHORDS

    • WRITING TWIN LEAD GUITAR PARTS (LIKE MAIDEN, LIZZY AND OTHER GREAT BANDS!)

    • TWIN LEAD DEMONSTRATION (HEAR WHAT IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE...)

    • PENTATONIC LEGATO POSITION SHIFTING LICKS (AMAZING WORKOUT!): LICK 1

    • PENTATONIC LEGATO LICK 2

    • PENTATONIC LEGATO LICK 3 (AND BONUS TIPS)

    • GUITAR PRO FILE FOR ALL EXAMPLES

  • 17

    TGL LIVE MASTERCLASS AUGUST 2018 (POWER CHORDS AND SINGLE NOTES FOR AWESOME RIFFS, 'REPETITION' SOLOING AND MORE!)

    • ADDING SINGLE NOTES TO POWER CHORDS (SOME USEFUL POINTERS!)

    • HEAVY ROCK STYLE RIFF AND BREAKDOWN

    • 'RATT/MOTLEY CRUE STYLE' RIFF AND BREAKDOWN

    • TAKE THE CHALLENGE (DARE YOU!)

    • LEARNING TO USE REPETITION AND 'BEAT SHIFTING' IN YOUR SOLOS

    • TAB WORKSHEET COMING IN A FEW DAYS!

    • DOWNLOAD HEAVY ROCK AND RATT/MOTLEY CRUE STYLE RIFFS WORKSHEET

    • DOWNLOAD HEAVY ROCK AND RATT/MOTLEY CRUE STYLE RIFFS GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 18

    TGL LIVE MASTERCLASS JULY 2018 (POWER CHORDS, SPEEDIER PICKING, GREATER ACCURACY AND MORE!)

    • HOW TO MASTER MOST OF THE POWER CHORDS YOU'LL EVER NEED!

    • ANDREW WANTS SPEEDIER AND MORE ACCURATE PICKING (CHECK OUT THIS POWERFUL PRACTICE TECHNIQUE AND LICK!)

    • TRY THIS PICKING LICK TOO (IT'S A CHOPBUSTER...)

    • DOWNLOAD PENTATONIC EXERCISES AND LICKS WORKSHEET

    • DOWNLOAD PENTATONIC EXERCISES AND LICKS GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 19

    LIVE MASTERMIND JUNE 2018: SLIDE GUITAR SPECIAL (AND A FEW OTHER THINGS...)

    • DEREK WANTS TO KNOW HOW HE CAN MASTER SWITCHING BETWEEN DIFFERENT SCALE PATTERNS MID SOLO (WITHOUT TRIPPING UP!)

    • DOWNLOAD SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHEET

    • SLIDE GUITAR SPECIAL: INTRO AND 'OPEN E' TUNING

    • WHAT TYPE OF SLIDE SHOULD YOU USE?

    • WHICH FINGER SHOULD YOU WEAR THE SLIDE ON?

    • USING THE SLIDE (GET IT IN TUNE!)

    • MUTING 1 (THE SECRET OF A GOOD SLIDE SOUND)

    • MUTING 2 (PLAYING SLIDE USING A PICK)

    • Em PENTATONIC SCALE PATTERN IN OPEN E TUNING (HERE'S HOW TO PLAY IT)

    • AUTHENTIC E MINOR PENTATONIC SLIDE LICKS (IN THE STYLE OF GREATS LIKE MUDDY WATERS, SON HOUSE AND OTHERS!)

    • 12 BAR BLUES CHORDS AND ARPEGGIATION (FOR SOME COOL BLUES SOUNDS!)

    • QUICK TIPS FOR PLAYING ELECTRIC SLIDE (IN STANDARD TUNING)

  • 20

    LIVE MASTERMIND MAY 2018 (SYNCHING UP BOTH HANDS BETTER, BLUES BARRE CHORDS, 4TH FINGER STRETCHING, BLUES SHUFFLE VARIATIONS AND MORE!)

    • HOW CAN DAVE WORK OUT WHICH BARRE CHORD SHAPES TO USE FO PLAYING A BLUES?

    • JOHN WONDERS: HOW CAN HE CREATE SOME VARIATIONS ON THE BASIC OPEN POSITION BLUES SHUFFLE?

    • HOW CAN DAVE IMPROVE THE STRETCH AND CO-ORDINATION OF HIS 4TH FINGER?

    • QUICK TIP FOR GRABBING THOSE STRETCHY BLUES SHUFFLE LICKS!

    • HOW CAN ALEX SYNC UP HIS FRETTING AND PICKING HAND BETTER (AND KNOW WHICH HAND IS HOLDING HIM UP)?

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    LIVE MASTERMIND APRIL 2018 (ECONOMY .V. ALTERNATE PICKING, 'FINGER ROLLS', STRUMMING TIPS, CREATING MELODIES OVER CHORDS AND MORE!)

    • ALEX WONDERS SHOULD HE USE ALTERNATE PICKING OR STICK TO ECONOMY PICKING?

    • JOSE WANTS SOME TIPS FOR USING 'FINGER ROLLING' TECHNIQUE

    • KEN FINDS THAT HE HAS TROUBLE LEARNING SOLOS. BY THE TIME HE'S GOT TO LICK 3...HE CAN'T REMEMBER LICK 1 ANYMORE!! ANY TIPS?

    • MEMBER TIPS ON LEARNING SOLOS AND PLAYING TO BACKING TRACKS (GREAT SUGGESTIONS HERE!)

    • JOSEPH WANTS HELP WRITING STRONGER, MORE MEMORABLE MELODIES OVER CHORD SEQUENCES (TRY THESE!)

    • TONY WANTS TO MAKE HIS STRUMMING MORE SOLID SO IT 'LOCKS IN' BETTER WITH THE SONG HE'S PLAYING. BUT HOW?

    • LARRY IS WONDERING HOW HE KNOWS WHICH SCALES HE SHOULD USE IF HE WANTS TO JAM OVER A CHORD PROGRESSION (THESE TIPS WORK 99% OF THE TIME!)

  • 22

    LIVE MASTERMIND MARCH 2018 (DIMINISHED CHORDS, LOCRIAN MODES, FINDING KEYS AND CHORDS, CALL AND RESPONSE PHRASING AND MORE!)

    • CHRIS WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT THE LOCRIAN MODE (WHAT DOES HE DO WITH IT?)

    • HOW CAN MIKE DEVELOP 'CALL AND RESPONSE' PHRASING IN HIS SOLOS (TECHNIQUES AND A COOL EXERCISE!)

    • CHRIS WANTS TO KNOW WHAT TO USE DIMINISHED CHORDS FOR?

    • JOHN WANTS TO KNOW WHEN IT'S BEST TO MIX UP MAJOR AND MINOR PENTATONICS (WILL IT WORK ALL THE TIME?)

    • MIKE WANTS TIPS FOR WORKING OUT THE KEY AND CHORDS TO A SONG (IMPORTANT LESSON THIS ONE!)

    • DOWNLOAD YOUR TGL CHORD/KEY CHART HERE!

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    LIVE MASTERMIND FEB 2018 (PALM MUTING, FAST BLUES LICKS, COUNTING RHYTHMS, FUNK RHYTHM GUITAR AND MORE!)

    • COMING IN THIS SESSION...

    • KEN WANTS SOME TIPS ON PALM MUTING (AND WHICH PART OF HIS HAND HE SHOULD USE)

    • MARK AND TODD WONDER HOW TO PALM MUTE WITH DIFFERENT TREMOLO SETUPS

    • TODD WANTS SOME QUICK BLUES LICKS WHICH AREN'T TOO HARD TO PLAY (LEARN ALL ABOUT THE 'HAMMERING FROM NOWHERE' TRICK!)

    • PAUL WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO COUNT DIFFERENT RHYTHMIC GROUPINGS (QUARTER NOTES, 8TH NOTES, TRIPLETS AND 16THS) LEARN AN EASY WAY TO DO IT...

    • FUNK RHYTHM GUITAR TIPS: LEFT/RIGHT HAND MUTING, PICKING...AND MAKING IT SOUND FUNKY!

    • TODD WONDERS: 'HOW CAN I MAKE MY BLUES LICKS FIT THE CHORDS BETTER? (COVERS USING THE AWESOME 'MINOR 6' PENTATONIC FOR A MODERN , SLICK BLUES SOUND!)

  • 24

    LIVE MASTERMIND SESSION JAN 2018 (LEARNING NEW CHORDS FAST, MORE MELODIC SOLOING, SLIDING SCALE SHAPES, BUILDING POWER CHORD SEQUENCES AND MORE...)

    • COMING IN THIS SESSION...

    • TODD WANTS TO KNOW THE FASTEST WAY TO LEARN AND CHANGE TO A NEW CHORD SHAPE

    • JOHN IS CONFUSED BY SLIDING PENTATONICS. HERE'S A TIP THAT WILL HELP...

    • TODD WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE UP AWESOME SOUNDING POWER CHORD SEQUENCES (LEARN A SIMPLE WAY HERE!)

    • JON K WANTS TIPS FOR MORE MELODIC SOLOING (TRY THESE 5 SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL STRATEGIES!)

    • CHRIS WANTS SOME TIPS FOR MAKING HIS NOTES SUSTAIN AND 'SING' (LIKE DAVID GILMOUR!)

    • DAVE NEEDS A HAND PLAYING CHORDS AND LEAD TOGETHER: HOW CAN HE KEEP HIS PLACE MORE EASILY?

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    LIVE MASTERMIND SESSION DEC 2017 (WARMING UP, 'HENDRIX' CHORDS, CIRCLE OF 4THS, WAH PEDAL TIPS AND MORE!)

    • INTRO (AND AN 'OOPS' MOMENT...)

    • JOHN M AND RICH B WANT SOME FINGER STRETCHING EXERCISES AND TIPS

    • TONY WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO USE TRIADS IN RHYTHM GUITAR PLAYING

    • TODD WANT'S TO START MIXING CHORDS AND LICKS 'HENDRIX STYLE'

    • JOSE WANTS SOME TIPS FOR USING A WAH PEDAL (HERE'S MY TOP TIP!)

    • MICHAEL WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE 'CYCLE OF 5THS/4THS (AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT!)

  • 26

    LIVE Q&A SESSION 7:(SHUFFLE RHYTHMS, REPEATING LICK PROBLEMS, FIXING NOISY BENDS, 3 NOTE PER STRING SCALES, PLAYING AN EFFECTIVE SOLO, HYBRID PICKING AND MORE!)

    • READ THIS FIRST!

    • RAY WANTS TO KNOW WHAT A 'SHUFFLE RHYTHM' IS

    • TODD IS WONDERING HOW TO MUTE BENDS (SO NO MORE ANNOYING STRING NOISE!)

    • MARK WANT'S TO SPEED UP AND CLEAN UP A MICHAEL SCHENKER REPEATING LICK

    • MARK AND AMIT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HYBRID PICKING CHORDS AND 'MARK KNOPFLER STYLE' FINGERPICKING

    • PAUL WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT 3 NOTE PER STRING SCALES AND DOES HE NEED THEM

    • JOSE WANTS SOME 'SHREDDING' EXERCISES COVERING LARGE AREAS OF THE NECK (TRY THIS FOR A WORKOUT!)

    • PAUL WONDERS IF THERE ARE ANY TIPS FOR PLAYING A MORE EFFECTIVE SOLO

  • 27

    LIVE Q&A SESSION 6 (MODES, LEGATO AND MORE!)

    • MODES: THEORY AND APPLICATION!

    • PENTATONIC AND BLUES SCALE LEGATO LICKS!

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    LIVE Q&A SESSION 5 (BENDING MASTERCLASS, PRACTICE TIPS FOR BUSY TIMES, MASTERING COMPLEX RHYTHMS, FIXING SORE FINGERS AND MORE!)

    • REPLAY: LIVE Q&A SESSION (13th April 2017)

    • WHAT'S IN THIS SESSION (AND WHERE TO FIND IT!)

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    LIVE Q&A SESSION 4 (LESS REPETITIVE IMPROVISATIONS, HAND POSITION, TENSION FREE PICKING, PLAYING SOLOS THROUGH AND MORE...)

    • REPLAY: LIVE Q&A SESSION (26th March 2017)

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    LIVE Q&A SESSION 3 (BLUES TURNAROUNDS, SPEED BUILDING, UNDERSTANDING THE FRETBOARD DO YOU NEED THEORY? AND MORE!)

    • REPLAY: LIVE Q&A SESSION (9th March 2017)

    • SESSION BREAKDOWN (COS IT'S A LONG ONE!)

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    LIVE Q&A SESSION 2 (MIXING CHORDS AND LEAD, MAKING EXERCISES WORK FOR YOU, KILLING STRING NOISE...AND MORE)

    • REPLAY: LIVE Q&A SESSION (9-2-2017)

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    LIVE Q&A SESSION 1 (RHYTHMIC 'GEAR SHIFTS', PRACTICE STRATEGIES AND MORE!)

    • WHAT'S IN THIS SESSION?

    • REPLAY: LIVE Q&A SESSION (19-1-2017)