Big Fluffy Pillow (E – Rhythm – FLP)
Big fluffy pillows and blues aren’t often used in the same situation, but today we will collectively rewrite the history books. The chord progressio…
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KC1 Accidentals (Key of C)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU12 Ring Finger Roll Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
Mashed Potatoes (E – Lick – FP)
Blues is on the menu today and it comes in the form of this awesome ending lick in the key of E. This E blues lick starts out with a familiar sounding…
Gravy Boat (E – Scale – FP)
Today’s scale is a two for one special. Here you will connect two E minor pentatonic scales to create a serious understanding of the higher part of …
Buckets of Butter (E – Rhythm – FP)
Adding a percussive beat is the name of the game today. This chord progression is one that isn’t necessarily that difficult, in fact there are only …
KC1 Mixed (Key of C)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU9 Finger Duos (FLP)
Your fingers will work in dynamic duos for today's warmup. This warmup is one that will not only build strength for your fretting digits, but it will …
Real American Hero (D – Lick – FLP)
There are two things that you will combine today that make for what feels like a magical combination. Actually, now that I think about it you will com…
Cobra Commando (D – Scale – FLP)
You will get a double dose of D awesomeness today. You will learn the D major scale on your dropped D string as well as your standard D string. This i…
GI Joe (D – Rhythm – FLP)
The beauty of power chords will be explored today. The extra double awesome bonus is you will learn to play a power chord with only one finger… with…
KC13 Mixed (Key of C Barre)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU11 Strong Pairs (FLP)
The warmup today is centered around pairs of fingers that are commonly used when executing scale patterns. You will focus on your index finger and rin…
Argos The Power Dog (E – Lick – FLP)
The lick awaiting you today is one that originates from a chord shape and then uses the tale end of a descending scale sequence to finish up. The beau…
Bonsai The Ninja Master (E – Scale – FLP)
Today’s scale is one in the key of E major and it is a “standard” scale, meaning that there are no fancy techniques used here, but what it does …
Koda The Pro Napper (E – Rhythm – FLP)
This chord progression will utilize power chords. In fact, it will only use one power chord shape, and a not so common one at that. The power chord sh…
KC2 Major (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU8 Backward Roll (FP)
The backward roll is just as useful as the forward roll when it comes to fingerpicking, and this warmup will help you refine and absolutely dominate t…
Pledge Power (D – Lick – FP)
This lick is one that will catapult you into the beauty that is open D tuning. This lick as I mentioned, is one that utilizes open D tuning (DADF#AD).…
Scrubbing Bubbles (D – Scale – FP)
Today’s scale is one that utilizes the options that open D tuning presents. You will be executing a single string major scale on the low D string as…
Arm & Hammer (D – Rhythm – FP)
Open D tuning delights again today, and this chord progression shows off how simplistic yet beautiful a common chord progression can be in this tuning…
KC2 Minor (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU11 Strong Pairs Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
Double Vision (A – Lick – FLP)
Today’s lick is one of those that will have you thinking “didn’t I just do that?” The answer to that question is actually yes, but the way you…
Deja Vu (A – Scale – FLP)
Two scales, same shape… different results. Today you will get a look at two types of pentatonic scales. The first one will be a major pentatonic and…
Ketchup and Mustard (A – Rhythm – FLP)
The classic combination of ketchup and mustard happens to make a perfect name for a classic rhythm and chord progression to play as well. This chord p…
KC2 Accidentals (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
WU8 Backward Roll Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
Jack Skellington (Gm – Lick – FP)
The lick today is in the key of Gm and it happens to be in a closed position. This lick features so many cool things such as; one: it’s moveable, tw…
Edward Scissorhands (Gm – Scale – FP)
Closed position scales… the all powerful, moveable closed position scales. Closed position means that all of the notes in this scale are fretted. Yo…
Veruca Salt (Gm – Rhythm – FP)
The chord progression for today is creepy. Plain and simple, this is a creepy, Tim Burton-esque sounding chord progression. You will be playing a Gm, …
KC2 Mixed (Key of D)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Learn What Happens At A Jam
So often our minds paint elaborate pictures of the mystery that a jam holds which is why in this lesson the term "jam" and the goings on of a "jam" wi…
Learn Basic Jam Etiquette
This lesson will give you the rundown of the dos and don'ts in a jam setting. You will learn the simple rules of approaching a jam, how to interact du…
Answering The Question, “How Do I Know What To Play At A Jam?”
Knowing what to play at a jam almost seems like mystical, magical knowledge, but with this lesson, you will get a quick guide on what to do when you j…
Learn What To Do When It’s Your Turn To Solo
Nothing can ignite anxiety more than being put on the spot to play a "solo." Soloing and improvisation can be interpreted in so many different ways an…
Jam A Song Today
All of the things you have learned so far will come alive in this lesson because we will jam together. In this lesson, I am going to deliver a song to…
WU15 Connecting Pairs (FLP)
This warmup is truly a double whammy… almost a triple whammy even. This warmup will give you confidence in your alternating picking pattern, and als…
WU16 Fingerpicking Orientation (FP)
This warmup will give you a tour de force of basic finger usage while fingerpicking. After doing this warmup you will have a basic physical awareness …
5 Day Blues Challenge – “Boogie”
The 5 Day Blues Challenge is chocked full of small wins and light bulb moments. While going through this challenge I want you to take special note of …
WU15 Connecting Pairs Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
Bob Barker (Em – Lick – FLP)
This lick is a beautifully resonant one in the key of Em. For this lick you will use a single string descending scale sequence in conjunction with a d…
Pat Sajak (Em – Scale – FLP)
What do you get when you cross a single string scale, a drone string, and a steady fingerpicking pattern… pure awesomeness that's what. Today's scal…
Alex Trebek (Em – Rhythm – FLP)
The chord progression on the menu for today is one that doesn't involve too many chords, but it packs a huge technique punch in the key of Em. What yo…
KC3 Major (Key of E)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
5 Day Blues Challenge – “Bassman Bobby”
The 5 Day Blues Challenge is chocked full of small wins and light bulb moments. While going through this challenge I want you to take special note of …
5 Day Blues Challenge – “High and Lonesome”
The 5 Day Blues Challenge is chocked full of small wins and light bulb moments. While going through this challenge I want you to take special note of …
5 Day Blues Challenge – “Hammer the Hurt”
The 5 Day Blues Challenge is chocked full of small wins and light bulb moments. While going through this challenge I want you to take special note of …
5 Day Blues Challenge – “Jimi’s Chord”
The 5 Day Blues Challenge is chocked full of small wins and light bulb moments. While going through this challenge I want you to take special note of …
Ricki Lake (C – Lick – FLP)
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Geraldo Rivera (C – Scale – FLP)
A C major pentatonic scale is on the docket today and you will actually delicately balance two shapes during this lesson. The C major pentatonic scale…
Jerry Springer (C – Rhythm – FLP)
Palm muting and mini chord shapes combine today to form one awesome rhythmic technique. For this chord progression you will use small “two note chor…
KC3 Minor (Key of E)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Burt Reynolds (G – Lick – FP)
Today’s lick has a few things going for it, but before I even get to why this lick will change your perspective of guitar I have to tell you about t…
Groucho Marx (G – Scale – FP)
What happens when a banjo and a guitar collide??? This scale, this scale is exactly what happens. For today’s G major scale you will embrace open G …
Tom Selleck (G – Rhythm – FP)
The chord progression in store for today is one that will utilize open G tuning with banjo picking hand techniques. What you will learn today is actua…
KC3 Mixed (Key of E)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
Primer: Tuning, Technique, & Tab
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Week 1 – Learn The Basics Of Guitar With The Blues
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Week 2 – Building Your Chord Library
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Week 3 – Learn Strumming Patterns
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Week 4 – Simple Steps To Your First Guitar Solo
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What Should I Do Next?
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WU17 Even Crosspicking (FLP)
This warmup helps you get comfortable with crosspicking, as well as exposes you to the idea of “even” crosspicking, which is essentially picking a…
WU18 Ring Finger Staircase (FP)
The exercise on tap for today is one that will increase the strength of communication between your fingerpicking hand and your fretting hand. This war…
WU17 Even Crosspicking Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designated to …
WU18 Ring Finger Staircase Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
Synchronized Succcess (C – Lick – FLP)
The lick for today is one that you can access by just making a chord. The beauty of this lick is that all you have to do is hold down a C chord and yo…
Hulkamania (C – Lick – FP)
It’s all about utilizing double stops today with this lick. Focusing on the high two strings, this lick offers some punch and has a unique timing tw…
You Hoser (G – Lick – FLP)
Man oh man, is a lick in store for you today!!! This lick in the key of G has two things going for it. The first is that it is as bluesy as they come,…
Ditka (D – Lick – FP)
Ok so this lick is one that may sound very familiar. It is from a song that I loved growing up and still love to this day… I will just leave that th…
Chord Shape Conundrum (C – Scale – FLP)
Magical improv day is here and you will be playing in the key of C, using the C major scale… but you will be soloing from the chord position that mi…
Hacksaw Jim Duggan (C – Scale – FP)
The scale for today is all about double stops on the high two strings. This scale is in the key of C and it features some punchy little two note pinch…
Great White North (G – Scale – FLP)
Triplets, the rare mythical beast that they are, come into sight again today. Today you will learn a G minor pentatonic scale across the G string and …
Coach Q (D – Scale – FP)
The scale that you will learn and use today is in the key of D major and it is a harmonized scale. By taking the 1st and 3rd degree of each chord in t…
Smoke and Mirrors (C – Rhythm – FLP)
The magical C shape will be used today, and not only will it be used… it will be just plain abused. Using the C shape, you will perform a magic tric…
The Ultimate Warrior (C – Rhythm – FP)
This chord progression is a very useful one in the key of C. You will become familiar with the chords in the key of C all the while using a three fing…
Elsinore (G – Rhythm – FLP)
The chord progression today is one in the key of G and it has a very cool bass technique that you can integrate into your playing nearly immediately. …
Phil Jackson (D – Rhythm – FP)
You will welcome a new technique into your home today with this lesson. This chord progression is in the key of D and it utilizes a bare hand strummin…
KC4 Major (Key of F)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC4 Minor (Key of F)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC4 Accidentals (Key of F)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
KC4 Mixed (Key of F)
Today's lesson is focused on helping you roadmap keys with common chords that you will likely run into. This category is designed for a couple reasons…
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Forearms
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Hands & Fingers
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Stretching Prescription
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Stretching Overview
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WU29 Up Stroke (FLP)
For every push there is a pull, for every red light there is a green light and for every down there is an up, and in today’s warmup you will focus o…
WU30 Triplet Roll (FP)
The warmup that is on schedule for today is the triplet roll warmup. You will execute this warmup in a finger style fashion and combine in with a “r…
WU29 Up Stroke Speed Challenge (FLP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 1 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
WU30 Triplet Roll Speed Challenge (FP)
You will get another crack at the warmup from week 2 of this month today, but this time the tempo will be increased :-) The warmups are designed to bu…
5 Day Bass Walk Challenge – “Two Note Window”
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5 Day Bass Walk Challenge – “Four Note Window”
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5 Day Bass Walk Challenge – “Stepping Down”
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5 Day Bass Walk Challenge – “The Secret Sauce”
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5 Day Bass Walk Challenge – “Walk This Way”
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