Learn four, country blues solos from Merle Haggard's guitarist's James Burton, Roy Nichols, Clint Strong, and Redd Volkaert. This course will cover their use of chicken' pickin' pentatonics, double stops, bends, and jazz phrases. Reference recordings for each solo are provided along with a solo playthrough at full and 3/4ths speed, lesson, and PDF of the TAB/Standard Notation. All videos are recorded in 1080p.

Expanding on the lessons from Music Theory for the Country Guitarist, Part 2 deepens our understanding of the CAGED system through pentatonic, double stop, and string bending licks, vocabulary, and phrases across different styles of Classic Country: Nashville Sound, Bakersfield Sound, Truck Drivin' Guitar, & Country Rock. Learn music theory and the fretboard in context of intros, turnarounds, solo breaks, and outros.

Learn how to play minor lines in the style of Charlie Christian. In this course I will teach you how to see and hear the common chord shapes Charlie plays out of, the "pool" or selection of notes he uses over particular changes, rhythmic motifs, and example licks from Charlie Christian's solo on "Swing to Bop". All of this will be applied to a minor blues solo in the style of "Swing to Bop"!

Learn music theory all in the context of Classic Country intros, outros, and turnarounds. In this course you'll learn the CAGED system, how it relates to pentatonic positions, dominant 7th chords, double stops, and suspensions. The course is divided into five sections with application in each. All music is notated in TAB/Standard Notation.

This course takes an in depth look at 10 ways Barney Kessel would address common chord changes such as 5-1, 2m-5-1, 4-#4dim-1, 2m7(b5)-5(alt)-1m, and 3m-6-2m-5-1 changes.  This is a great course for those wanting to start incorporating early bebop licks into their swing and blues playing! 

Note for note breakdown of four swingin' solos from "To Swing Or Not To Swing". Each section is devoted to a solo. I will go over the correct fingerings, chords outlined, and concepts Barney Kessel was implying. Great course to learn how to start "playing the changes" and mix in bebop lines with your swing and blues licks! Solos Include: 1."Indiana" 2. "Midnight Sun" 3. "Wall Street" 4. "Moten Swing"

Learn the sounds from the guitarist that shaped Country Guitar! In this course we will look at James Burton's note choice of blending major and minor pentatonic with small three note embellishments, chicken pickin’/pedal steel-like bends, open string drones, and using double stops to move around the fretboard and further emulate pedal steel sounding licks! A great course for those just getting into Country Guitar ...

This course will take an in-depth look at four techniques Jerry Reed uses in his lead and rhythm playing. Techniques include rhythmic picking patterns, banjo rolls, double stops, and signature open string licks!

Learn 10 Country Jazz Jimmy Bryant licks and concepts utilizing pedal tones, open strings, lap steel styled double stops, outlining chord changes using simple chord shapes, and much more!

This course was born out of necessity for many of my students who have holes in their playing across the fretboard. This course begins at ground zero for PRACTICAL theory lessons that build on one another.  -Learn how to find every note on the guitar -Learn all the notes in the major pool of notes -Learn intervals (vertically and horizontally on the fretboard) -Learn how to make triads and chords (what makes a cho...

Learn 10 Hank Garland licks off his ground breaking record, "Jazz Winds From A New Direction"! We will explore concepts like jazz blues, 2-5 turnarounds, enclosures, using b5 and b9 intervals, tritone substitution, and much more within these licks!

This course focuses on reworking 4 Charlie Christian licks to make them your own! We will work on rearranging the licks, altering the rhythms of the licks, getting the most out of the chord grips they are derived from, and expanding on the harmony of each!

Note for note breakdown of the four blues solos from "Charlie Christian: The Original Guitar Hero". Each section is devoted to a solo. I will go over the correct fingerings, chords outlined, and large concepts Charlie Christian was implying. Great course to learn how to start "playing the changes"!

Learn licks from the Country Jazz master himself- Leon Rhodes! Instruction on how to play, ideas you can take, and context of each lick! Additionally, I include the title of the recordings I heard them in! ~45 minute lesson video with accompanying PDF of all examples written in tab and standard notation. 

This course focuses on Jimmie's lead guitar style of Swing/Western Swing and West Coast Blues. We'll take a look at how to clearly outline changes, tools Jimmy would use to transition between quick changes, and the use of blues in Western Swing and Jazz contexts! Section 1: Swing Blues Fundamentals  (common triads Jimmie would work out of, combining major and minor pentatonics, using enclosures to transition betwe...

Expanding on Shamblin's rhythm guitar style, learn his single note fills & signature licks. All applied to two Western Swing tunes!

An in depth video course on the guitarist who's blues, jazz, and swing stylings helped create the Western Swing lead guitar sound! 

An in depth video course into Roy's note choice, technique, and jazz influence that helped create Merle Haggard's classic sound!

Learn how to emulate the pedal steel guitar licks of Ralph Mooney, Lloyd Green, and Tom Brumley!

This course takes a look at how Don Rich cultivated his chicken pickin' sound using open and closed position pentatonics, different types of double stops, and different pick/finger technique. All of this is broken into four sections with the last two sections applying everything to  accompaniment and solo contexts. If you are looking to get more of that classic Bakersfield Sound into your playing, this is the cour...

Learn how to play the foundations of Eldon Shamblin rhythm guitar. You will learn his most used chord shapes, descending and ascending runs, and advanced substitutions, and application to two western swing standards!