This Jam Favorite is Love Please Come Home. Originally written and performed by Bill Monroe and later on recorded by Don Reno and Red Smiley. This solo has challenges with a dominant voicing for the flat seven chord and a unique bend in the latter part of the solo.
Read MoreFour Hot Lines to work into your solos. Hot Lines from some of my favorite guitarist.
Read MoreThis lesson I will teach you a G# diminished scale. We will extract a G# diminished arpeggio from that scale. I will also show you a F# dominant arpeggio. I demonstrate how I use these arpeggios moving into the 4 chord.
Read MoreIn this lesson I explain how to play a chord ahead on some of your solos. You actually play over the next chord before the rhythm section goes to the chord. It gives you a fresh sound and makes you use a different set of note choices.
Read MoreA Jam Favorite ! One of Dr. Ralph Stanley's best instrumentals. This is one of those tunes that will never grow old.
Read MoreHere is an up tempo song called Georgia Mail. This is my solo from the Lonesome River Band Album, One Step Forward.
Read MoreThis is definitely a Jam Favorite! This is the first in this series of classic songs you will hear in a jam. This lesson also includes an example of how I would play the rhythm to this song.
Read MoreI learned this great tune from my brother. It has some cross picking lines that will keep you on your toes.
Read MoreThis lesson is about how to play extremely smooth and effortless. Tips on using less muscle and movement.
Read MoreMy thoughts on what makes a good solo. I discuss in detail how I create a solo that is unique.
Read MoreThis lesson is on the solo I played on the song Say I Do from the Sugar Hill album One Step Forward. This is one of the first songs I recorded when joining the Lonesome River Band.
Read MoreThis lesson I teach 4 different D dominant lines in the key of G. Each line has a unique resolve to move us back to the one chord.
Read MoreDynamics is one of the most important parts of playing music. I demonstrate how to play a song using dynamics. We will discuss in detail the finer points of listening and using your dynamics to make you a better musician.
Read MoreOne of my favorite Norman Blake songs that we have recorded. I teach the Intro and Outro, Solo and Instrumental Bridge.
Read MoreOne of my favorite Gospel Songs to solo over. This arrangement has a steel guitar lick in the B part and also a neat line up the neck.
Read MoreThis was my Grandpa's favorite tune. I love this tune because it makes us play in a higher position up the neck for the melody.
Read MoreI learned this tune from the Bing Brothers from West Virginia. This tune melody is addictive !
Read MoreDon't have much time to practice? You can learn how to spend five minutes a day working on a simple practice plan and a weekly goal. When Friday rolls around, you're going to be a different player!
Read MoreThis is the second break in the tune Snow Shoes of my Sugar Hill solo project Studebaker. The A part has a chordal movement that is fun to play! The B part has a floating lick that brings a nice touch to this variation.
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