Free Lesson Friday

Free Lesson Friday All Lessons Index

Date Title
09/29/23 I Wasn’t Prepared For Robert Cray To Do THIS!!
09/15/23 Did SRV Steal This Lick From Muddy Waters?
08/18/23 7 Ways You Should Be Using This Two-Note Sliding Blues Chord
08/11/23 Mastering the SRV Chord I Thought I’d Never Play
05/19/23 SRV’s Iconic “Tell Me” Lick
04/30/23 How To Remember Guitar Licks & Solos
04/18/23 Capture The Sound of “Dirty Pool” With These 3 Chords
04/14/23 Track Your Progress And Celebrate Your Wins
04/07/23 Killer Blues Lick From Prince
03/31/23 This Vibrato Technique Makes You Sound More Like SRV
03/24/23 SRV Never Played This Hendrix Embellishment In Little Wing
03/20/23 You Don’t HAVE To Practice
03/10/23 Learn Two “Texas Hustle” Rhythms
02/24/23 Develop Your Bending Vibrato With This Simple Exercise
02/17/23 Smooth Hendrix Style Chord Embellishment (E To C-Form)
02/10/23 This Is The Fastest Way To Build Endurance In Your Fretting Arm
02/03/23 SRV’s “Lenny” Ending (El Mocambo Version)
01/27/23 What EXACTLY Are You Working On RIGHT NOW?
01/17/23 Those HUGE Sounding SRV E-Form Chord Licks
01/06/23 Johnny Winter Walk-Up Blues Chords
12/16/22 Johnny Winter Habits: Backtrack & Retrace Your Steps
12/14/22 Johnny Winter Habits: Repeating Licks
12/09/22 Johnny Winter Habits: Box 1
11/11/22 I’ve Played “Wham!” Wrong For 20 Years
10/28/22 The Best Blues Turnaround I’ve Ever Learned
10/21/22 THE Foundational SRV Signature Lick
10/07/22 SRV Accented Shuffles - 9 Levels
09/23/22 KWS - Chase The Rainbow Rhythm Lesson
09/16/22 Signature KWS “Drop” From Box 2 Into Box 1
09/09/22 Absolute MONSTER SRV Lick From Texas Flood, Live at El Mocambo
09/02/22 Lowell Fulson Licks from “Lazy Woman Blues”
08/26/22 Blues Soloing With Open Strings In The Key Of A
08/12/22 Blind Lemon Jefferson - Fast Repeating Lick
08/05/22 Lightnin’ Hopkins Turnaround From “Lightnin’s Boogie”
07/21/22 Johnny Winter - Mean Town Blues Texas Boogie Guitar Lesson
07/15/22 The Blues “Triangle” Chord You’re Not Using
07/08/22 A Classic SRV “Little Wing” Lick
07/01/22 Beginner Blues Hack: 3 Important Notes In Box 1
06/24/22 I’ve Been Hooked On Sustain For Too Long
06/10/22 Be Honest About What You Want
06/03/22 Distinct, Disciplined Blues Rhythm
05/27/22 Hendrix “Villanova Junction” Intro
05/20/22 The Hideaway Rhythm I Can’t Play
05/13/22 Kirk Fletcher - Sad Sad Day (2:15)
05/05/22 Nailing Albert King’s Impeccable Timing
04/29/22 Why I Stopped Sounding (more) Like SRV
04/22/22 This Simple Pattern Changed My Playing
04/15/22 Why Were SRV’s Songs So Memorable?
11/12/21 SRV’s Favorite Strumming Pattern
10/15/21 Every Blues Player Needs To Know These Two Simple Rhythm Embellishments
10/08/21 The Rhythm In Your Head (should never stop)
10/01/21 Rhythm Is The Foundation
09/03/21 A Classy IV Chord Transition For Blues Guitar
08/06/21 How SRV Used Box 5 Over the vi Chord in Life Without You
07/30/21 Pull -vs- Push Bends For Blues Guitar
07/23/21 A Simplified SRV Texas Flood V Chord Lick
07/16/21 A Very Strange Hendrix V Chord Lick From Red House
07/09/21 Three Blues Shuffle Positions Every Player Must Know
07/02/21 Using “Rolling Pull-offs” To Spice Up Swing Leads
06/04/21 Buddy Guy - Sweet Home Chicago Walkdown Lick
03/11/21 The Secret to Mixing Blues Rhythm & Lead WELL
12/18/20 Clapton Slow Blues V-IV Chord Lick
11/20/20 Rhythm Workout: “Cry” by Doyle Bramhall II
08/28/20 Learn SRV’s EPIC Final Solo
08/21/20 SRV Honey Bee Alternate Intro
07/17/20 How To Mute Bends Without String Noise
07/09/20 Do You NEED To Use This Grip To Play Like SRV or Hendrix?
07/02/20 Those Weird Hendrix Sliding Chords in Little Wing
06/26/20 Using Your Middle Finger To Play Scuttle Buttin’
06/19/20 Accents: Instant Blues Magic
06/12/20 That Hendrix Sliding IV Chord Lick From Red House
06/05/20 The OTHER Minor Blues Pattern You Must Know
05/29/20 Easy B.B. King Slow Blues Starter Licks
05/22/20 Scorching Philip Sayce Lick From “Out Of My Mind”
05/14/20 The “Easiest” SRV Songs To Learn on Guitar
05/08/20 Trapped In A Blues Rut? 6 Ways To Break Out
05/01/20 Beginner 12-Bar Blues Cheatsheet
04/23/20 My 5 Favorite Easy Blues Turnarounds
04/17/20 Clapton’s Infamous “Crossroads” Second Solo Opening Lick
04/10/20 A Layla Style Acoustic Blues Lick
04/02/20 A Spectacular Chris Cain Blues Lick
03/19/20 Aggressive 16th Note Picking & Raking, Gary Clark Jr. Style
03/13/20 SRV Change It Crash Course
03/06/20 A Signature SRV Texas Flood V Chord Lick
02/28/20 Albert King Bending Crash Course
01/31/20 How To Make Sure You’re Playing In The Right Key For Blues
11/21/19 Thanksgiving Ballad Crash Course
11/08/19 Two SRV Slow Blues Licks With A Big Ending Bend
11/01/19 B.B. King Style Box 1 Ballad Lick
09/27/19 Cool Johnny Winter V Chord Lick
04/05/19 How To Learn Guitar Solos (and remember them)
12/07/18 A Simple Clapton Lick To Play Over The V Chord In Crossroads
10/26/18 Box 3 Repeating Lick (and Picking Drill)
10/12/18 Jump Blues Rhythm In B
10/05/18 Box 3 to Box 4 - Major To Minor Transition
09/07/18 Pride And Joy Style Ending Lick
08/31/18 Pride And Joy Style Solo “Takeoff” Lick
08/24/18 Learn a Pride And Joy Style Turnaround
08/10/18 Beginner Blues 12-Bar Ending (with a twist)
07/20/18 Blues “Power” Shuffle Lesson
06/22/18 SRV & Mayer Sweeping Rake Technique
06/08/18 How To Play That I Chord Embellishment In Pride And Joy
05/18/18 The Fundamental Techniques You’ll Need For Texas Shuffle Rhythm
05/04/18 A Very Famous Blues Turnaround
04/20/18 Clapton’s “Crossroads” - Two Small Soloing Tips
04/06/18 Boogie Blues Breakdown #1 Sample
04/01/18 The Secret Way To Sound Insanely Fast On Guitar
03/09/18 Remember The Swing (in Rude Mood)
02/16/18 SRV - Lenny, Chorded Hammer-ons
02/09/18 3 Quick Tips For That Box 1 Slide
01/12/18 SRV - Collins Shuffle - Fitzgeralds 8.22.80, 3:17
11/17/17 Peter Green - Oh Well, Intro
11/03/17 Simple Blues Picking Drill
09/29/17 Hendrix “Skipping The Root” Trick
09/08/17 Texas Flood Soloing Themes
08/18/17 Eric Gales - I Don’t Know, 2:26
06/09/17 SRV - Honey Bee, Intro
05/26/17 Rival Sons - Secret, Intro Rhythm
05/12/17 Hendrix - Killing Floor Intro
04/13/17 Swingin’ Texas Boogie Rhythm Lesson
02/17/17 Using Open Strings For Blues
02/10/17 Hendrix - Highway Child Bending Chords
01/17/17 SRV - Pride And Joy Sliding Chords
01/17/17 Hendrix - Red House, 3:01
01/17/17 Albert King - Killing Floor Solo (Wattstax), 1:31
01/12/17 Why Does Speed Matter?
01/05/17 KWS - True Lies Rhythm
11/22/16 Thanksgiving Ballad 2016 Quick Fix - Sample
11/18/16 Advanced Level Blues Warmup Lick
10/28/16 Slow Blues Quick Fix #1 - Solo 1
10/14/16 Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights Rhythm
09/16/16 John Mayer - Gravity, 2:27
08/26/16 KWS - Shotgun Blues Rhythm
08/12/16 SRV - The Sky Is Crying, 2:57
07/22/16 Rock and Roll Quick Fix #1 - Solo 1
07/08/16 The Wind Cries Mary Song Guide - Lesson 1
07/01/16 How To Mix Chords With Blues Licks
06/16/16 Hendrix - Bold As Love (Olympic Studios), 3:16
06/10/16 10 Ways To Help Your Band (hate you)
06/03/16 SRV - The House is Rockin’, 1:15
05/13/16 Heavy Swing Blues Rhythms - Volume 1 - Lesson 1
04/29/16 John Mayer - Out Of My Mind, 2:08
04/22/16 Freddie King - Have You Ever Loved A Woman, 7:15
04/15/16 Clapton - Third Degree, 3:22
04/08/16 Gary Clark Jr. - Numb Rhythm
03/04/16 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Song Guide - Lesson 1
02/05/16 What B.B. King Did Differently In Box 2
01/22/16 Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey Solo
12/18/15 Hendrix Rhythm from Hear My Train A Comin’
10/22/15 SRV - Texas Flood El Mocambo - 6:59-7:13
10/07/15 Funk Blues Rhythm Vol. 1 - Lesson 1
10/02/15 Who Needs Music Theory?
09/25/15 The Thrill Is Gone Song Guide - Lesson 1
09/11/15 ZZ Top - Waitin’ For The Bus Rhythm
08/28/15 SRV’s Final Solo - Lesson
08/14/15 Johnny Winter - You’re Humbuggin’ Me, 1:45
07/16/15 Bending Brushup: Problem Areas
06/11/15 SRV Rude Mood Turnaround
06/04/15 The 5 Strat Pickup Positions
05/22/15 La Grange Song Guide - Lesson 1
05/15/15 B.B. King Tribute Lesson
05/07/15 Jazzy B.B. King V Chord Lick
05/01/15 John Mayer “Rolling” Turnaround
04/22/15 Give Me Back My Wig Rhythm
12/19/14 Why it’s hard to sound like Jimi Hendrix
12/05/14 The Sound of Voodoo Chile Blues By Jimi Hendrix
10/31/14 3 ways to sound more like Hendrix in Box 1
09/25/14 Sean Costello - I’m A Ram
09/12/14 Los Lonely Boys - Heaven, Intro
09/05/14 Simple Ballad Guitar Chords & Progressions - Lesson 1
08/28/14 John Mayer - Who Did You Think I Was, Intro Rhythm
08/15/14 Johnny Winter - Be Careful With A Fool Intro
08/08/14 How To Be A Jerk Guitar Player In 10 Easy Steps
08/01/14 SRV - Tell Me, Intro Lick
07/04/14 Jimmy Page - Since I’ve Been Loving You Lick, 4:03
06/20/14 Adding Soul To Simple Ballad Chords
06/13/14 6 Influential Blues Rhythms - Lesson 1: Tell Me
06/06/14 3 Sounds, 1 Rhythm
05/30/14 Texas Flood Song Guide - Lesson 1
05/23/14 Texas Flood Ending Lick - Album Version
05/16/14 Born Under A Bad Sign Rhythm Guitar
05/09/14 Freddie King - Me And My Guitar Lick, 3:08
05/02/14 Sharp Dressed Man Rhythm
12/27/13 That Fat Bend in Voodoo Child, El Mocambo
12/19/13 How To Solo Longer In Voodoo Child
12/13/13 How To Solo Over Little Wing
11/22/13 Yellow Ledbetter E-Form Chord Embellishment
11/08/13 3 Questions Every Guitar Player Should Answer
11/01/13 Texas Flood Solo Break
10/11/13 10 Ways To Start A Blues Solo
09/20/13 Cold Shot Rhythm Techniques
09/13/13 Couldn’t Stand The Weather Intro Funk
09/05/13 SRV Hideaway Chord Break
08/23/13 Tough Lick From C-Butt Rock
08/09/13 Weird Hendrix Blues Turnaround
07/05/13 Tin Pan Alley IV And V Tips
06/28/13 SRV Crossfire Bending Vibrato Technique
06/21/13 SRV Fast Strumming Technique
05/31/13 Those Fast SRV Circular Licks
05/17/13 Weird Voodoo Child Lick
04/12/13 Hendrix Machine Gun Vamping - 4
04/05/13 Hendrix Machine Gun Vamping - 3
03/29/13 Hendrix Machine Gun Vamping - 2
03/22/13 Hendrix Machine Gun Vamping - 1
03/01/13 Jimmy Page Repeating Licks
02/22/13 Gravity Intro Lesson
02/08/13 The Power Of Pattern Recognition
02/01/13 How To Replace Strat Pickups
01/18/13 Turn One Lick Into Three
10/26/12 The Scuttle Buttin’ Lick
08/31/12 Ascending The Fretboard
08/24/12 Lenny Sliding Lick
08/03/12 Hendrix Blues Bending Technique
07/06/12 Cliffs Of Dover Blues Lick
05/15/12 SRV Trick Bends
05/11/12 You Gotta Hear It
04/06/12 Lenny 2 Note Chords Lick
03/16/12 Get Lost In The Music
03/02/12 SRV Life Without You Tricks
02/17/12 Hendrix Little Wing Tricks
01/27/12 Reverse Raking Technique
12/23/11 Silent Night Blues Solo
12/16/11 Freddie King Style Lesson
12/02/11 Thanksgiving Ballad Critique
11/18/11 How To Improve A Boring Blues Rhythm
11/11/11 Jimmy Page Blues Lick
11/04/11 KWS Never Lookin’ Back Strumming
10/20/11 Learn B.B. King Licks
10/14/11 Freddie King Texas Guitar Boogie
10/06/11 SRV So Excited Picking Drill
09/23/11 SRV Box 1 Continuous Vibrato
09/09/11 Chris Duarte Lick Lesson - Letter To My Girlfriend
08/26/11 Unlocking Speed In Box 1
08/19/11 Improve Your Phrasing - Box 5
08/12/11 Improve Your Phrasing - Box 4
08/05/11 Improve Your Phrasing - Box 3
07/22/11 Improve Your Phrasing - Box 2
07/08/11 Improve Your Phrasing - Box 1
07/01/11 Cool SRV Box 3 Lick
06/17/11 Texas Flood Sliding Double Stops
06/10/11 SRV Glissando Technique
06/03/11 Repeating Lick From SRV’s Lenny
05/27/11 Fat Finger Pickin’ Tone
05/20/11 4 Albert King Style Licks
05/13/11 The Improvisation Myth
05/06/11 10 Rules For Blues Soloing
04/29/11 That SRV Voodoo Chile’ Sliding Lick
04/22/11 It Won’t Last
04/15/11 Funky Blues Rhythm Lesson
04/01/11 SRV Multi-String Trainwreck Bends