Course curriculum

  • 1

    'STORMY MONDAY' BLUES WORKSHOP PART 2 (SOLOING APPROACHES, SOLO STUDIES AND MORE)

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

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB/SCALE WORKBOOK FOR THIS LESSON

    • SOLOING OVER STORMY MONDAY WITH THE BLUES SCALE

    • SOLO STUDY #1 - BLUES SCALE EXAMPLE

    • MORE ADVANCED SOLOING APPROACHES (MAJOR PENTATONICS, BB BOX AND ARPEGGIOS!)

    • SOLO STUDY #2 - USING MORE ADVANCED SOLOING APPROACHES

    • FINAL WORDS AND ADVICE

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR PRO FILE FOR SOLO STUDY 1

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR PRO FILE FOR SOLO STUDY 2

    • DOWNLOAD THE 'STORMY MONDAY' BACKING TRACK HERE
  • 2

    'STORMY MONDAY' BLUES WORKSHOP PART 1 (CHORDS, RIFFS, SOLOING INTRO AND MORE!)

    • HERE'S WHAT'S COMING IN PART 1 OF THE 'STORMY MONDAY' WORKSHOP...

    • THE BASIC 'STORMY MONDAY' CHORD PROGRESSION AND CHORD SHAPES

    • LEARN THE TRADEMARK 'STORMY MONDAY' RIFFS!

    • COMPLETE 'STORMY MONDAY' SOLO STUDY (WITH RIFFS, 'APPROACH CHORDS', ARPEGGIATION AND MORE COOL TRICKS)

    • INTRODUCTION TO SOLOING OVER THE CHORD SEQUENCE (MORE ON THIS NEXT TIME!)

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET HERE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE STROMY MONDAY BACKING TRACK HERE

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE
  • 3

    OCTOBER 2022 - BLUES SOLO STUDY COMBINING CHORDS, LICKS, HYBRID PICKING, CHORD FRAGMENTS AND MORE

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET FOR THIS LESSON HERE

    • INTRO, GUIDELINES AND SOLO DEMONSTRATION

    • LET'S LOOK AT THE CHORD SHAPES USED IN THE SOLO...

    • LICKS AND CHORDS SOLO STUDY - LICK 1

    • LICKS AND CHORDS SOLO STUDY - LICK 2

    • LICKS AND CHORDS SOLO STUDY - LICK 3

    • LICKS AND CHORDS SOLO STUDY - LICK 4

    • LICKS AND CHORDS SOLO STUDY - LICK 5 (PLUS CLOSING THOUGHTS AND TIPS)

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE

    • 'DEEP BLUE' BACKING TRACK (SOLO STUDY CAN BE PLAYED OVER THIS IF YOU WANT!)
  • 4

    SEPTEMBER 2022 - RHYTHM READING BASICS (LEARN THIS INCREDIBLY USEFUL SKILL!)

    • DOWNLOAD YOUR RHYTHM BASICS GUIDE (AS USED IN THESE VIDEO LESSONS)

    • WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS SESSION

    • TIME SIGNATURE BASICS (4/4/TIME)

    • NOTE VALUES - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

    • HOW TO 'COUNT' RHYTHMS (LEARN HOW IT'S DONE)

    • HOW RHYTHM READING CAN HELP YOU TO LEARN LICKS FASTER!

    • HOW TO USE YOUR RHYTHM READING EXERCISES AND WORKSHEETS (DEMO VIDEO)

    • DOWNLOAD THE RHYTHM READING EXERCISES HERE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE RHYTHM READING GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE!
  • 5

    AUGUST 2022 - Q&A SESSION (USING 3RDS AND 6THS THE 'EASY WAY' AND BUILDING THE 'EAR AND FRETBOARD' CONNECTION FOR MORE CREATIVE PLAYING)

    • WELCOME - COMING IN THIS SESSION

    • PLAYING AROUND WITH 3RDS (SHAPES, 'HYBRID PICKING' TECHNIQUE AND MORE)

    • PLAYING AROUND WITH 6THS

    • BUILDING THE 'EAR AND FRETBAORD' CONNECTION FOR MORE CREATIVE PLAYING

    • DOWNLOAD THE '3RDS AND 6THS' GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET FOR THIS SESSION HERE!
  • 6

    JULY 2022 - 80'S STYLE REPEATING ROCK LICKS

    • INTRO: COMING IN THIS SESSION...

    • LICK #1 - 'SCHENKERISED'

    • LICK #2 - 'MOVE IT UP!'

    • LICK #3 - 'TASTY EIGHTIES'

    • LICK #4 - 'VAN LIFE'

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET HERE!

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE!

    • 'Blues Rock Shuffle' (Am 80 Bpm)

    • 'Slow Bass Rock' (Em 60 Bpm)
  • 7

    JUNE 2022- FUNK GUITAR WORKSHOP (PART 2): SINGLE NOTES AND CHORD RIFFS

    • INTRO: HERE'S WHAT'S COMING IN PART 2 OF THE FUNK WORKSHOP

    • FUNK RIFF 1: BRIGHT CHORD FUNK

    • FUNK RIFF 2: MINOR 9 CHORDS AND FUNKY 3RDS

    • FUNK RIFF 3: 'CHICKEN PICKIN' AND MINOR CHORD SCALES

    • FUNK RIFF 4: MINOR 3RDS AND BASSLINE RIFFING

    • FUNK RIFF 5: CHALLENGING FUNK RHYTHM WITH CHROMATIC CHORDS!

    • FUNK RIFF 6: BLUESY DOUBLE STOP AND OCTAVES

    • SUMMING UP AND THINGS TO DO...

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET FOR THIS LESSON HERE

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR PRO FILE HERE

    • DOWNLOAD THE SLOW BACKING TRACK HERE

    • DOWNLOAD THE FASTER BACKING TRACK HERE
  • 8

    MAY 2022 - FUNK GUITAR WORKSHOP (PART 1)

    • WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS WORKSHOP...

    • FUNK CHORDS - RHYTHM 1 AND ESSENTIAL PLAYING TECHNIQUES

    • FUNK CHORDS - RHYTHM 2

    • FUNK CHORDS - RHYTHM 3

    • CREATING SINGLE NOTE RIFFS (RIFF EXAMPLES 1-2)

    • MORE RIFF EXAMPLES (EXAMPLES 3-5)

    • INTRODUCTION TO COMBINING CHORDS AND RIFFS

    • DOWNLOAD: B MINOR 'VAMP' BACKING TRACK (AS USED IN LESSONS)

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET FOR THIS WORKSHOP

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE FOR THIS WORKSHOP HERE
  • 9

    APRIL 2022 - IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP: METHODS FOR MAKING YOUR IMPROVISATION PRACTICE REALLY COUNT!

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

    • TIP 1: PRACTICING IMPROVISATION VERSUS 'JUST JAMMING' (WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?)

    • TIP 2: WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD GO 'DEEP' INSTEAD OF 'WIDE'

    • IMPROVISATION EXERCISE: IMPROVING A WEAKNESS

    • IMPROVISATION EXERCISE: PLAYING WHAT YOU HEAR IN YOUR HEAD (LEARN HOW!)

    • IMPROVISATION EXERCISE: 'MASSAGING' NEW IDEAS INTO YOUR PLAYING

    • IMPROVISATION EXERCISE: 'RESTRICTION PRACTICE' (AS USED BY MANY OF THE GREATEST IMPROVISERS)

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

    • DOWNLOAD: BONUS BACKING TRACK

    • DOWNLOAD: BONUS BACKING TRACK
  • 10

    MARCH 2022 - 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' 2ND SOLO (LESSON, BREAKDOWN AND TABS)

    • COMING IN THIS SESSION...

    • SOLO DEMONSTRATION AND SCALE RECAP

    • 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' - 2ND SOLO, LICK #1

    • 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' - 2ND SOLO, LICK #2

    • 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' - 2ND SOLO, LICK #3

    • 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' - 2ND SOLO, LICK #4

    • 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' - FINAL PERFORMANCE AND CLOSING TIPS

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET FOR THE SOLO HERE

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE FOR THE SOLO HERE
  • 11

    FEBRUARY 2022 - Q&A (INTRO SOLO TO 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' AND HOW TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN 'BLUES SONGS')

    • COMING IN THIS SESSION

    • PART 1: INTRO SOLO TO 'ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER' (GREAT RHYTHMIC AND BENDING EXERCISE)

    • PART 2: WRITING YOUR OWN BLUES SONG - INTRO AND APPROACH

    • STEP 1: WRITE YOUR 'I CHORD RIFF'

    • STEP 2: ADDRESSING THE IV AND V CHORDS

    • STEP 3: MORE RIFF IDEAS FOR YOU TO TRY

    • DEMO: MY 'ROUGH FINISHED VERSION' EXAMPLE

    • DOWNLOAD THE TAB WORKSHEET HERE

    • DOWNLOAD THE GUITAR-PRO FILE HERE
  • 12

    JANUARY 2022 - Q&A SESSION (EXPANDING PENTATONICS, GETTING 'SLICKER' SOUNDING SOLOS, INTEGRATING CHORDS WITH LICKS AND SOLOS)

    • WHAT'S AN EASY WAY TO EXPAND OR EXTEND THE PENTATONIC SCALE TO GET SOME NEW SOUNDS (INCLUDES HOW TO 'FAKE MODES'!)

    • HOW CAN YOU ADD MORE 'POLISH' TO YOUR SOLOS - 3 APPROACHES TO TRY

    • INTEGRATING CHORD SHAPES WITH LICKS, SCALES AND SOLOS - THE 'CHORD FRAGMENTS' APPROACH

    • DOWNLOAD THE WORKSHEET FOR THIS SESSION HERE!

    • GET THE GUITAR-PRO FILE FOR THIS SESSION HERE

    • DOWNLOAD BLUES BACKING TRACK USED IN LESSON (KEY OF A)

    • DOWNLOAD ROCK BALLAD BACKING USED IN LESSON (KEY OF C#m)