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Theory & Improv with Brendan Burns #17: Harmonic Pentatonic Improvisation #1

Brendan teaches us how to improve our improvisation using just the major pentatonic scale.

• May 23rd, 2013 at 6:14 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Basic Guitar with Jessica Baron #60: Song Arrangement

It's time to apply the techniques that have been taught so far, and apply them into understanding and creating song arrangement. This lesson, Jessica will discuss how to create a song beginning and ending.

• May 22nd, 2013 at 7:01 pm EDT
• Posted by T.Rugh

Nashville Style Country Guitar #1: Series Introduction

Learn Nashville Style Country guitar from one of the most recorded guitarists in history: Brent Mason! Rhythm grooves, solos, Country pickin' and a glimpse in to the life of an A-list Nashville session player!

• May 22nd, 2013 at 5:42 pm EDT
• Posted by C.Liepe

Style of John Mayer #1: Introduction to John Mayer

Rich Nibbe and JamPlay are proud to present another "In the style of" series, this time featuring the one and only John Mayer. This introductory lesson dives right in, taking a look at soloing ideas, percussive rhythm and bends.

• May 22nd, 2013 at 5:41 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Dream Theater - Pull Me Under

Here is a lesson on Dream Theater's most popular song. Recognizable by its brooding clean intro and brutal distorted rhythms, this song is must learn for metal guitarists. Chances are if you want to learn a song like this you'll want to take your time and sink your teeth into it, learning every nuance. At just over 2 hours this is probably the most comprehensive lesson on this song you'll probably ever find. As usual, Allen Van Wert explains every part note for note while keeping things light and interesting.

• May 21st, 2013 at 11:37 pm EDT
• Posted by A.Miller

Theory & Improv with Brendan Burns #16: Modal Navigation #3

Brendan wraps up his Modal Navigation mini-series by showing us how to play the modes on three strings.

• May 20th, 2013 at 12:47 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Robbie Merrill Artist Series #9: Chromatic Jam

Just like with the previous lesson, Robbie Merrill discusses jamming using chromatics. He sets up two separate drum tracks and demonstrates how jamming using chromatics can be done in different styles.

• May 20th, 2013 at 10:19 am EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Using a Capo #3: The Drop D Capo

Justin introduces the Drop D capo, which only covers 5 strings, and talks about it's common uses. He also covers transposition using this capo.

• May 17th, 2013 at 8:51 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Gospel Guitar #8: Complex Hymns

Steve Eulberg takes a look at whether it's possible to play along with a hymn that is very complex harmonically. He will be using the beautiful tune, "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" as an example.

• May 17th, 2013 at 7:49 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Basic Guitar with Jessica Baron #59: Travis Picking

Demonstrating yet another widely popular fingerstyle picking technique called Travis Picking, Jessica will break down this technique and apply it to a very catchy and easy to play song.

• May 17th, 2013 at 12:27 pm EDT
• Posted by T.Rugh

Acoustic Tricks With Mark Kroos #2: Using a Stomp Box

Mark returns to his tricks lesson group with a lesson on using a wooden stomp box for percussion. He talks about his preferred box as well as some other options, then demonstrates common ways in which to add it to your playing.

• May 17th, 2013 at 11:39 am EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Acoustic Tricks With Mark Kroos #1: Playing Two Guitars Simultaneously

Mark Kroos returns to JamPlay with a new mini-series. Here, Mark reaches in to his bag of tricks and pulls out a few gems you may be interested in. To start things off, Mark provides a lesson on how he started playing a double neck guitar. Most people don't have one, so to get started, he discusses how you can use two separate guitars to achieve the same effect.

• May 16th, 2013 at 5:53 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Guitar & Pedal Mods #11: Adding an On/Off LED

Steve McKinley's latest lesson covers how to add an on/off LED to your wah. This useful mod takes out the guesswork on whether your wah is on or off.

• May 16th, 2013 at 5:45 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Theory & Improv with Brendan Burns #15: Modal Navigation #2

Brendan continues his navigation series by showing us how to play the modes on two strings.

• May 15th, 2013 at 12:06 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Freebo Artist Series #26: Standing Ovation

Freebo leaves us with one last lesson in this series: a beautiful song called "Standing Ovation." He concludes his discussion on songwriting and partial capos, and gives his final thoughts on the series.

• May 14th, 2013 at 7:05 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth