The Secrets of Learning the Fretboard
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12 Bar Blues

Learn the 12 Bar Blues in style.  This lesson covers the traditional, quick change, and shuffle blues.  It includes the first chords you should know and some substitutions that you can try.  I even cover […]

Lick, Riff or Trick

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Licks, Riffs, and Tricks

LRT-010 Sixteenth Note Run

Enjoy this fast and fun sixteenth note run written and recorded by Charles Gervase.  If you look closely at this lick, it does not fit the mold of a common scale.  The first measure uses four […]

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Exercises

Ex-013 Sweep Picking ii-V-I

Learn to sweep pick a ii-V-I progression in this exercise using the tritone substitution to play faster. This exercise uses three chords based on the A form (rooted on the 5th string).  In the key […]