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Guitar Lesson 2: Major Pentatonic Scales

In lesson two, we'll discuss the Major Pentatonic scale. This moveable scale pattern is a good choice for songs in major keys such as pop, jazz, southern rock or country. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 1: Minor Pentatonic Scales

In this lesson we discuss the soul of the Blues, the Minor Pentatonic scale. This easy five-tone scale is a must for anyone wanting to improvise a melody in rock, blues, jazz or any minor key song. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 3: Basic Chords

Looking for a free video lesson of the basic guitar chords? Look no further! In this lesson, Ed shows you a Major, Minor and Dominant 7th chord voicing for A through G. Included in this lesson are easy-to-understand diagrams of each chord. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 4: Chord Progression

Learn a fool-proof method for finding chords that work well together in any major key. Ed demonstrates how you can easily create your own unique progressions as well as demonstrating a few of the tried-and-true chord groupings. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 5: 12 Bar Blues

The 12 Bar Blues is a staple for guitar players. First, you'll learn a simple way to play it in any key, then, Ed will demonsrate some easy ways to jazz it up a little. And, no Dylan, this is not a lesson about how to get kicked out of twelve pubs in a row! -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 6: Basic Techniques for Right Hand

Need to sharpen your right hand "chops"? In this video, Ed explains the pros and cons of the most popular techniques for the right hand while demonstrating easy-to-play exercises to get you started in each. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 7: Left Hand Technique

Now, we'll look at ways to strengthen the left hand. These are great exercises to begin building finger-independence. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 9: Finger Picking

Ed demonstrates some Finger Picking patterns for you to use in your compositions. These are great ways to add some variety to your rhythm guitar tracks. Three patterns are shown: one Folk, one Bossa and one Country. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Guitar Lesson 10: Rock Rhythm Ideas

In this lesson, Ed talks about ideas to make your rock guitar rhythms more interesting than the standard "strumming" approach. We'll look at power chords, putting the 3rd in the bass, suspended 4th chords and discuss some of the music theory behind each. Grab a guitar, crank up the distortion and let's rock! -- Delivered by Feed43 service

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