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Minor Pentatonic Scale

Time to take a break from your blues chord progressions and journey into the exciting land of the minor pentatonic scale. This is the backbone of nearly all blues improvisational play. Grab your guitar and show us what you're made of.

Added Oct 3rd, 2008 at 1:16 PM EDT | Posted by kevinace

Rock Guitar Lesson 49 : Drop D Tuning

Brad Henecke has just completed the latest lesson in his rock guitar series. In this lesson Brad will talk about tuning a guitar to drop D. He will also talk about how drop D can be used with power chords, regular chords and scales.

Added Oct 2nd, 2008 at 7:25 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth

New Backing Tracks Section

With the server-side magic from yours truly and the phenomenal client-side development from Mr. Dawson, JamPlay is proud to present our revamped backing tracks section. Instead of just having the track to jam to, you now have access to:

• Sorting by genre, key, and instructor
• A full description, including the progressions played in each track.
• Links to lessons for further help your improvising skills
• Full transcriptions of each track
• Recommendations for which scales work best for each track

Please post some comments here and let us know what you think!

Added Oct 2nd, 2008 at 5:43 PM EDT | Posted by kevinace

David MacKenzie Answering Questions LIVE on Friday, October 3rd.

Greetings, JamPlay members! David MacKenize (Also known as Dmac) has scheduled a live Q&A session for Friday, October 3rd starting at 12:30 PM EST.

How do I Participate?

Join our live chat to ask your questions, and
Join our live webcams to see Jim answer them!
Dmac will be featured on the live webcam taking real-time questions from you and others in the JamChat Friday, October 3rd at 12:30PM EST.

When is 12:30PM EST Where I Live?

12:30PM EST is 11:30AM CST, 10:30AM MST and 9:30AM PST. For other countries and time zones, please visit this time zone converting website. All you need to do is select the start time as 12 (12 Noon) (add 30 minutes) and set the date as October 3rd. On the next page, you'll be able to select your location to figure out exactly when the event takes place in your area.

If you need assistance, Send us an e-mail with your location and we will reply with the time. Join early to chat with fellow JamPlay members before the event! It will be a lot of fun so we hope to see you there!

Added Oct 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

Insights From a Blues Master: Charles Brown

Mr. Hawkeye Herman has taken the time to tell us a little about his experiences with the blues legend Charles Brown. Mr. Brown actually accompanied Hawkeye on his first album, "Everyday Living". This article gives you a little insight into blues from the eyes of Hawkeye & Charles.

Added Oct 2nd, 2008 at 10:11 AM EDT | Posted by kevinace

Song Lesson : Five Foot Two

Steve Eulberg is back with another Phase 3 song lesson. This time around Steve teaches a classic song from the 20's called "Five Foot Two." Not only will you learn the song, but Steve will talk a bit more about the circle of fifths.

Added Oct 1st, 2008 at 3:54 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

12 Bar Blues Chord Variations

DJ is back with the 4th lesson in his electric blues phase 2 series. Now that you've learned the 12 bar blues and some rhythmic variations, it's time to get into some chord variations. For those of you interested in DJ's series, be sure to check back later this week for his 5th lesson. There will be another half dozen or so in the coming weeks, including a lesson on a SRV song.

Added Sep 29th, 2008 at 7:07 PM EDT | Posted by kevinace

Basic Guitar Lesson 16 : Circle of Fifths

Steve Eulberg is back with the 16th lesson in his basic guitar series. In this lesson Steve introduces the concept of the Circle of Fifths. He will also demonstrate a song which makes use of the circle.

Added Sep 29th, 2008 at 3:55 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

Rock Guitar Lesson 12 : Rock Licks

Matt Brown has just finished up the twelfth lesson in his rock guitar series. In this lesson Matt teaches several interesting rock licks from the likes of Jimmy Page, Dave Navarro, Ace Frehly and Kirk Hammett. He will also explain what a sequence is.

Added Sep 26th, 2008 at 11:18 AM EDT | Posted by Jason.Mounce

Rhythmic Variations

In the third lesson of this series, DJ will teach you some rhythmic variations for the 12 bar blues you learned in the previous lesson. Time to take that boring blues shuffle and add some flavor!

Added Sep 25th, 2008 at 3:48 PM EDT | Posted by kevinace