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DJ Phillips Live Video Chat: Thursday, April 16th at 12:00 PM for 2 hours
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Meet Mr. DJ Phillips & learn what he's going to teach you throughout this series.
Learn what makes a chord progression a blues progression as well as the basics to the famous 12 bar blues.
Time to take the 12 bar blues progression you've learned and add in some rhythmic variations.
Now that you've learned the 12 bar blues and some rhythmic variations, it's time to throw in some chord variations.
Time to take a break from the 12 bar blues and start mastering some lead techniques. This all starts with the minor pentatonic scale.
Now that you've learned the minor pentatonic scale, it's time to learn how to move it around.
Learn a handful of new blues techniques while learning to play Stevie Ray Vaughn's "The House Is Rockin'".
Now that you've mastered some SRV, DJ is going to show you some funky blues rhythms that use the 9th chords.
DJ begins a discussion of the minor pentatonic scale patterns. He demonstrates the A minor pentatonic scale in first or "open" position.
Continuing on with the minor pentatonic scale, DJ covers the second position. As with lesson 9, he provides a few exercises and riffs along the way.
Continuing with the A minor pentatonic scale, DJ returns with a lesson on the fifth position pattern.
In this lesson, DJ covers the A minor pentatonic scale in 7th position. He includes licks and riffs to help with skill building.
This lesson covers the 9th position of the A minor pentatonic scale. DJ provides licks, riffs, and a string skipping exercise.
Now that DJ has covered all five patterns of the minor pentatonic scale, he explains how to shift from one pattern to the next.
Now that DJ has covered the minor pentatonic positions, he shifts gears to the major pentatonic scale.
In this lesson, DJ demonstrates a number of major pentatonic licks that feature position shifts.
DJ demonstrates how to combine the major and minor pentatonic scales. He provides a number of combined scale licks for you to learn.
In this lesson, DJ demonstrates how to build an effective guitar solo.
This lesson details the importance of rhythm within solos and lead lines.
DJ talks about the art of improvising in this lesson. Always begin with a grand entrance and end with a big finish.
DJ begins a discussion of colorful dominant chord voicings. He demonstrates how to build chords from a root note on the 6th string.
Continuing on from lesson 21, DJ explains how to build dominant chords from root notes on the 4th and 5th strings.
In lesson 23, DJ demonstrates how various chord voicings can be used while playing rhythm or lead over a 12 bar blues progression.
With lesson 24, DJ begins a short segment on tricks of the trade. First, he discusses and demonstrates string rakes.
In this lesson, DJ talks about volume swells and how they can be used.
Continuing with his "tricks of the trade" lessons, DJ demonstrates a walking bass line and the upstroke shuffle.
In this lesson, DJ discusses and demonstrates the basics of slide technique.
DJ demonstrates some of the subtleties of using a wah pedal in the blues style.
DJ discusses and demonstrates natural, artificial (harp), and pinch harmonics in the blues style.
DJ delves into tone in lesson 31. He discusses how and why certain tones are achieved.
With lesson 32, DJ introduces the minor form of the 12 bar blues progression.
Building on his minor blues set, DJ discusses how to utilize the dominant V7 chord to spice up the standard progression.
DJ demonstrates a couple turnaround techniques that can be applied to the 12 bar minor blues progression.
In this lesson, DJ discusses some minor 7 voicings with roots on the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings.
Much like lesson 35, DJ discusses minor 6th chord voicings with roots on the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings.
DJ explains how altered extensions such as the b9 and #9 can be added to the V7 chord within the context of a minor blues progression.
DJ discusses the scale options that can be used over a minor blues progression.
In this lesson, DJ builds upon lesson 38 and covers the minor scale positions across the entire fretboard.
Profiling T-Bone walker, DJ will demonstrate the T-Bone Shuffle.
DJ discusses and demonstrates skills acquired from learning T-Bone Walker's material.
DJ will take a look at Blues guitarist Bo Diddley and teach you the "Bo Diddley beat."
Dj is back yet again with more on the style of Bo Diddley. Here is will dive more into his style of solos as well as an in depth explanation of how the songs are played out. Get comfortable everyone and get you blues fingers ready..
Dj brings a kicking finish to the style of Bo Diddley by teaching you how to implement his style of playing to your's. With a quick review of what he has taught so far, Dj will play the backing track as you play with him and creat..
This short lesson will introduce you to the country style of playing and provide some necessary background information on how the genre got started.
DJ gets to the roots of the country music genre with a lesson on Western Swing.
In lesson 3, DJ teaches a short song called "Roly Poly." If you ever find yourself jamming in a country circuit, you'll need this one in your repertoire.
DJ discusses the classic country style. He explains the rhythmic and structural differences between this style and western swing.
With lesson 5, DJ starts to discuss elements of the modern country style. This includes the technique known as "Chicken Pickin'."
In this lesson, DJ discusses some of the finer points of the hybrid picking technique.
In this lesson, DJ begins to talk more in depth about modern electric country guitar. He starts with the western swing style.
Lesson 8 continues to cover the western swing style of electric country. Eldon Shamblin and his musical efforts are discussed further.
This lesson covers the twin lead section of the song "Twin Guitar Boogie."
DJ breaks down the second part of the twin lead solo from "Twin Guitar Boogie."
Finalizing his teaching on the Twin Guitar Boogie with emphasis on Eldon Shamblin, DJ brings you this lesson on the guitar solo.
Lesson 12 covers all the techniques involved in the previous lessons on the Twin Guitar Boogie.
DJ takes the techniques he discussed in lesson 12 and helps you create a solo over a standard country rhythm.
In lesson 15 DJ demonstrates the techniques used by Merle Travis to build a solo, and improvisation technique.
Lesson 16 starts a 3 part series on Arthur Smith's "Guitar Boogie."
In lesson 17, DJ completes his note for note demonstration of "Guitar Boogie."
In this lesson, DJ takes a look at some of the country guitar concepts used in the song "Guitar Boogie."
In this lesson, DJ teaches the song "Whistle Stop" by legendary guitarist Jimmy Bryant.
DJ demonstrates the song "Yodeling Guitar" by Jimmy Bryant.
Now that DJ has covered "Whistle Stop" and "Joy Ride," he'll be looking at some of the concepts used to play these songs.
This lesson covers the tune Got a Lot of Rhythm which features the playing of Hank Garland.
In lesson 24, DJ takes a look at an Elvis Presley song "I Need Your Love Tonight."
In lesson 25, DJ continues his in depth look at Hank Garland's playing with a demonstration of Sugarfoot Rag.
DJ takes a look at "Walkin' the Floor" by classic country guitarist Leon Rhodes.
DJ Phillips teaches the progression, structure and melody of the song "Honey Fingers."
In lesson 28, DJ demonstrates the entire guitar solo for the song "Honey Fingers."
Looking back on the lessons on Leon Rhodes' playing, DJ offers up a lesson on applying the new concepts.
DJ discusses the tic-tac techniques used by Johnny Cash guitarist Luther Perkins.
Looking at guitarist Luther Perkins, DJ helps you to apply the tic-tac rhythms in your playing.
Blues Guitar with DJ
1: Series Introduction
Meet Mr. DJ Phillips & learn what he's going to teach you throughout this series.
- Runtime of 2:30 minutes
2: 12 Bar Blues
Learn what makes a chord progression a blues progression as well as the basics to the famous 12 bar blues.
- Runtime of 13:18 minutes
3: Rhythmic Variations
Time to take the 12 bar blues progression you've learned and add in some rhythmic variations.
- Runtime of 8:48 minutes
4: 12 Bar Blues Chord Variations
Now that you've learned the 12 bar blues and some rhythmic variations, it's time to throw in some chord variations.
- Runtime of 6:22 minutes
5: Minor Pentatonic Scale
Time to take a break from the 12 bar blues and start mastering some lead techniques. This all starts with the minor pentatonic scale.
- Runtime of 8:13 minutes
6: Minor Pentatonic Scale Variations
Now that you've learned the minor pentatonic scale, it's time to learn how to move it around.
- Runtime of 11:10 minutes
7: SRV - The House Is Rockin'
Learn a handful of new blues techniques while learning to play Stevie Ray Vaughn's "The House Is Rockin'".
- Runtime of 49:58 minutes
8: Funky Blues Rhythm
Now that you've mastered some SRV, DJ is going to show you some funky blues rhythms that use the 9th chords.
- Runtime of 8:44 minutes
9: Minor Pentatonic in Open and First Posit..
DJ begins a discussion of the minor pentatonic scale patterns. He demonstrates the A minor pentatonic scale in first or "open" position.
- Runtime of 12:16 minutes
10: Minor Pentatonic in Second Position
Continuing on with the minor pentatonic scale, DJ covers the second position. As with lesson 9, he provides a few exercises and riffs along the way.
- Runtime of 10:11 minutes
11: Minor Pentatonic in Fifth Position
Continuing with the A minor pentatonic scale, DJ returns with a lesson on the fifth position pattern.
- Runtime of 7:90 minutes
12: Minor Pentatonic in Seventh Position
In this lesson, DJ covers the A minor pentatonic scale in 7th position. He includes licks and riffs to help with skill building.
- Runtime of 8:49 minutes
13: Minor Pentatonic in Ninth Position
This lesson covers the 9th position of the A minor pentatonic scale. DJ provides licks, riffs, and a string skipping exercise.
- Runtime of 15:00 minutes
14: Moving Positions
Now that DJ has covered all five patterns of the minor pentatonic scale, he explains how to shift from one pattern to the next.
- Runtime of 6:12 minutes
15: Major Pentatonic
Now that DJ has covered the minor pentatonic positions, he shifts gears to the major pentatonic scale.
- Runtime of 17:34 minutes
16: Moving Across Positions
In this lesson, DJ demonstrates a number of major pentatonic licks that feature position shifts.
- Runtime of 5:15 minutes
17: Combining Major and Minor Pentatonics
DJ demonstrates how to combine the major and minor pentatonic scales. He provides a number of combined scale licks for you to learn.
- Runtime of 12:54 minutes
18: Solo and Lead Lines
In this lesson, DJ demonstrates how to build an effective guitar solo.
- Runtime of 9:13 minutes
19: Rhythm
This lesson details the importance of rhythm within solos and lead lines.
- Runtime of 6:10 minutes
20: Improvising
DJ talks about the art of improvising in this lesson. Always begin with a grand entrance and end with a big finish.
- Runtime of 7:59 minutes
21: Building Chords on the 6th String
DJ begins a discussion of colorful dominant chord voicings. He demonstrates how to build chords from a root note on the 6th string.
- Runtime of 9:38 minutes
22: Building Chords on the 4th and 5th Strin..
Continuing on from lesson 21, DJ explains how to build dominant chords from root notes on the 4th and 5th strings.
- Runtime of 8:26 minutes
23: Using Different Voicings
In lesson 23, DJ demonstrates how various chord voicings can be used while playing rhythm or lead over a 12 bar blues progression.
- Runtime of 4:49 minutes
24: Mute Raking
With lesson 24, DJ begins a short segment on tricks of the trade. First, he discusses and demonstrates string rakes.
- Runtime of 5:80 minutes
26: Volume Swells
In this lesson, DJ talks about volume swells and how they can be used.
- Runtime of 4:37 minutes
27: Walking Bass and Upstroke Shuffle
Continuing with his "tricks of the trade" lessons, DJ demonstrates a walking bass line and the upstroke shuffle.
- Runtime of 6:51 minutes
28: Slide
In this lesson, DJ discusses and demonstrates the basics of slide technique.
- Runtime of 5:28 minutes
29: Wah Pedals
DJ demonstrates some of the subtleties of using a wah pedal in the blues style.
- Runtime of 3:50 minutes
30: Harmonics
DJ discusses and demonstrates natural, artificial (harp), and pinch harmonics in the blues style.
- Runtime of 8:37 minutes
31: Aspects of Tone
DJ delves into tone in lesson 31. He discusses how and why certain tones are achieved.
- Runtime of 21:41 minutes
32: Minor Blues
With lesson 32, DJ introduces the minor form of the 12 bar blues progression.
- Runtime of 4:57 minutes
33: Using the Dominant V7 Chord
Building on his minor blues set, DJ discusses how to utilize the dominant V7 chord to spice up the standard progression.
- Runtime of 4:14 minutes
34: Minor Turnaround
DJ demonstrates a couple turnaround techniques that can be applied to the 12 bar minor blues progression.
- Runtime of 6:13 minutes
35: Minor 7 Voicings
In this lesson, DJ discusses some minor 7 voicings with roots on the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings.
- Runtime of 9:12 minutes
36: Minor 6th Voicings
Much like lesson 35, DJ discusses minor 6th chord voicings with roots on the 6th, 5th, and 4th strings.
- Runtime of 8:53 minutes
37: Extensions of the V7 Chord
DJ explains how altered extensions such as the b9 and #9 can be added to the V7 chord within the context of a minor blues progression.
- Runtime of 8:35 minutes
38: Scale Options
DJ discusses the scale options that can be used over a minor blues progression.
- Runtime of 2:21 minutes
39: Minor Scale Positions
In this lesson, DJ builds upon lesson 38 and covers the minor scale positions across the entire fretboard.
- Runtime of 5:11 minutes
41: T-Bone Shuffle
Profiling T-Bone walker, DJ will demonstrate the T-Bone Shuffle.
- Runtime of 29:26 minutes
42: Skills and Concepts of T-Bone Walker
DJ discusses and demonstrates skills acquired from learning T-Bone Walker's material.
- Runtime of 17:42 minutes
43: Bo-Diddley
DJ will take a look at Blues guitarist Bo Diddley and teach you the "Bo Diddley beat."
- Runtime of 13:26 minutes
44: Blues with DJ: More Bo Diddley
Dj is back yet again with more on the style of Bo Diddley. Here is will dive more into his style of solos as well as an in depth explanation of how the songs are played out. Get comfortable everyone and get you blues fingers ready..
- Runtime of 22:15 minutes
45: Implementing Bo Diddley's Style
Dj brings a kicking finish to the style of Bo Diddley by teaching you how to implement his style of playing to your's. With a quick review of what he has taught so far, Dj will play the backing track as you play with him and creat..
- Runtime of 10:59 minutes
Country Guitar
1: Introduction to Country
This short lesson will introduce you to the country style of playing and provide some necessary background information on how the genre got started.
- Runtime of 2:40 minutes
2: Western Swing
DJ gets to the roots of the country music genre with a lesson on Western Swing.
- Runtime of 5:50 minutes
3: Roly Poly
In lesson 3, DJ teaches a short song called "Roly Poly." If you ever find yourself jamming in a country circuit, you'll need this one in your repertoire.
- Runtime of 5:22 minutes
4: Classic Country
DJ discusses the classic country style. He explains the rhythmic and structural differences between this style and western swing.
- Runtime of 6:30 minutes
5: Chicken Pickin' and Modern Country
With lesson 5, DJ starts to discuss elements of the modern country style. This includes the technique known as "Chicken Pickin'."
- Runtime of 12:59 minutes
6: Hybrid Picking
In this lesson, DJ discusses some of the finer points of the hybrid picking technique.
- Runtime of 15:50 minutes
7: Electric Country, Western Swing
In this lesson, DJ begins to talk more in depth about modern electric country guitar. He starts with the western swing style.
- Runtime of 11:11 minutes
8: Eldon Shamblin, Western Swing
Lesson 8 continues to cover the western swing style of electric country. Eldon Shamblin and his musical efforts are discussed further.
- Runtime of 13:42 minutes
9: Twin Guitar Boogie's Twin Lead
This lesson covers the twin lead section of the song "Twin Guitar Boogie."
- Runtime of 17:59 minutes
10: Twin Lead Solo: Part 2
DJ breaks down the second part of the twin lead solo from "Twin Guitar Boogie."
- Runtime of 14:57 minutes
11: Twin Guitar Boogie's Guitar Solo
Finalizing his teaching on the Twin Guitar Boogie with emphasis on Eldon Shamblin, DJ brings you this lesson on the guitar solo.
- Runtime of 21:55 minutes
12: Twin Guitar Boogie Techniques
Lesson 12 covers all the techniques involved in the previous lessons on the Twin Guitar Boogie.
- Runtime of 7:21 minutes
13: Solo Building
DJ takes the techniques he discussed in lesson 12 and helps you create a solo over a standard country rhythm.
- Runtime of 17:33 minutes
15: Solo and Improvisation
In lesson 15 DJ demonstrates the techniques used by Merle Travis to build a solo, and improvisation technique.
- Runtime of 12:15 minutes
16: Guitar Boogie Pt. 1
Lesson 16 starts a 3 part series on Arthur Smith's "Guitar Boogie."
- Runtime of 47:42 minutes
17: Guitar Boogie Pt. 2
In lesson 17, DJ completes his note for note demonstration of "Guitar Boogie."
- Runtime of 30:39 minutes
18: Guitar Boogie Concepts
In this lesson, DJ takes a look at some of the country guitar concepts used in the song "Guitar Boogie."
- Runtime of 16:13 minutes
19: Whistle Stop
In this lesson, DJ teaches the song "Whistle Stop" by legendary guitarist Jimmy Bryant.
- Runtime of 19:41 minutes
20: Yodeling Guitar
DJ demonstrates the song "Yodeling Guitar" by Jimmy Bryant.
- Runtime of 32:25 minutes
22: Jimmy Bryant Concepts
Now that DJ has covered "Whistle Stop" and "Joy Ride," he'll be looking at some of the concepts used to play these songs.
- Runtime of 23:50 minutes
23: Got a Lot of Rhythm
This lesson covers the tune Got a Lot of Rhythm which features the playing of Hank Garland.
- Runtime of 10:30 minutes
24: I Need Your Love Tonight
In lesson 24, DJ takes a look at an Elvis Presley song "I Need Your Love Tonight."
- Runtime of 19:55 minutes
25: Sugarfoot Rag
In lesson 25, DJ continues his in depth look at Hank Garland's playing with a demonstration of Sugarfoot Rag.
- Runtime of 32:43 minutes
26: Walkin' the Floor
DJ takes a look at "Walkin' the Floor" by classic country guitarist Leon Rhodes.
- Runtime of 29:00 minutes
27: Honey Fingers Pt. 1
DJ Phillips teaches the progression, structure and melody of the song "Honey Fingers."
- Runtime of 35:30 minutes
28: Honey Fingers Pt. 2
In lesson 28, DJ demonstrates the entire guitar solo for the song "Honey Fingers."
- Runtime of 27:13 minutes
29: Applying Concepts and Skill Building
Looking back on the lessons on Leon Rhodes' playing, DJ offers up a lesson on applying the new concepts.
- Runtime of 11:49 minutes
30: Luther Perkins
DJ discusses the tic-tac techniques used by Johnny Cash guitarist Luther Perkins.
- Runtime of 18:53 minutes
31: Tic-Tac Rhythms Applied
Looking at guitarist Luther Perkins, DJ helps you to apply the tic-tac rhythms in your playing.
- Runtime of 7:34 minutes
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