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When Pentatonic Scales Fail, Play THIS Instead!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner-intermediate level lead guitar tutorial. Major and minor pentatonic scales have a well-deserved reputation for being versatile...

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Gospel Blues Guitar Lesson & Practice Routine - Fingerstyle Solo Performance!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another acoustic guitar practice routine. Today, let's expand your musical vocabulary by learning some classic double-stop licks and chord embe...

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These Double Stop Licks Sound Awesome! - Blues Guitar Soloing Tutorial

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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another beginner-intermediate soloing tutorial. In today's session we'll escape the usual single note licks, and learn to add grit and ...

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Solo Like a Pro Guitarist - Double Stop Harmonies Lesson

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welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. One hallmark of a pro-level soloist is the ability to incorporate robust harmonies into lead lines and traverse t...

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Complete Country Guitar Solo Lesson | 8 Classic Licks + Tabs!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session we're going to add some country twang to your skillset, and master a complete guitar solo in t...

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How to Solo Across the Fretboard, INSTANTLY!

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Welcome back to Swift Lessons for another beginner-intermediate lead guitar tutorial. Every aspiring guitarist dreams of having a borderless mastery of the fretboard, and the a...

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3 Essential Bar Chord Progressions & How to Transpose Them!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another beginner-intermediate guitar tutorial. In today's session, we'll discuss one of the most important skills a rhythm guitarist can have i...

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Chord Inversions Explained | Rhythm Guitar Mini Lesson

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for a mini-rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll learn the theory behind basic chord inversions, and how to play them using easy three s...

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Robert Johnson's Signature Turnaround | Old School Blues Guitar Lesson

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Today, let's take another step in your blues guitar journey and learn from one of the original masters of the form. Robert Johnson has inspired generations of players with his ...

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Classic Blues Turnaround Everyone Should Know!

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Becoming fluent in the blues genre is all about building your vocabulary and learning how to apply each new skill across the fretboard. In this mini lesson, we'll learn one of ...

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Slow & Groovy Blues Practice Routine | How to Mix Fingerstyle Licks & Rhythms!

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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another fingerstyle blues tutorial. The ability to seamlessly combine rhythm and lead techniques is a hallmark of a seasoned player. In...

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Barre Chord Exercise for Strength & Dexterity

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Here’s another one-minute power lesson, this time breaking down a simple exercise for developing your barre chord technique, strength, dexterity and physical awareness. We’...

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How to Strum a Guitar WITHOUT a Pick - 5 Fingerstyle Rhythm Patterns

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another rhythm guitar tutorial. In today's session you will learn common fingerstyle strumming patterns and how to sound good playing them. We'...

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Angus Young Major Soloing Guitar Trick - Mixing Minor & Major Pentatonics

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Today I finally got back into filming YouTube shorts with this quick tutorial on how to combine maj and min pentatonic boxes. These videos are limited to just one minute in len...

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Elvis Presley "Love Me" Guitar Lesson - Chords & Fingerstyle Strumming!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another by request song tutorial. For today's session, let's travel back to the summer of 1956 and learn another classic love song in Leiber an...

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All the Chords in the Key of D Major - You Need to Know This!

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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another rhythm/music theory tutorial. In today's session we'll continue our study of major and minor keys and master both open and clos...

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Old School Blues Licks & Riffs - Bessie Smith "Backwater Blues"

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another old school blues tutorial. One of the best ways to diversify your skills and make your playing sound more unique is to dig into obscure...

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Daily Player Series | Session 9 | Pop Hit Formula II

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for session 9 of the Daily Player Series. In today's tutorial, we'll add to your chord vocabulary as we uncover the powerful 1.6.4.5 progression in...

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Skip James "Train Whistle" Lick - Now on Soundslice!

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It's time to level up your blues soloing game with another premium Soundslice resource. Together we'll learn to incorporate the classic train whistle technique into your solos ...

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Skip James "Train Whistle" Lick - Delta Blues Guitar Lesson

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session we'll add another key phrase to your blues vocabulary as we learn to incorporate the iconic "t...

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New Soundslice - Clapton Lick + How to Use BB's Box!

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It's time to level up your lead technique and learn to incorporate the powerful BB's Box soloing position. Today I'm so excited to share the Soundslice version of my recent tut...

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This Clapton Lick is Fire + How to Use BB's Box!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. For today's session, let's expand your knowledge of useful soloing positions as we add another classic phrase to...

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3 Life Changing Licks + How to Memorize Them!

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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another lead tutorial. Throughout my journey as a soloist, a few techniques have stood out as truly life changing. For today's session,...

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All the Chords in the Key of Bm | Don't Skip this Lesson!

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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another essential rhythm tutorial. In today's session we'll be learning the 7 must know chord shapes found within the key of B minor. I...

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John Lennon "Imagine" Lesson - Now on Soundslice!

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In cooperation with Soundslice and Hal Leonard Publishing, I'm so happy to announce the arrival of my 2015 "Imagine" lesson to the Soundslice platform. Learn John Lennon's capt...

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5 Tenets of Guitar Mastery - Learn New Skills Fast!

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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for a special preview of my latest Truefire course series, One Man Jam...

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The Platters "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Guitar Tutorial

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Welcome back to Swift Guitar Lessons for another by request song tutorial. In celebration of this year's Valentine's Day, let's add another classic love song to our repertoires...

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Big Bill Broonzy Delta Blues Guitar Tricks - Full 12 Bar Practice Routine!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another blues guitar tutorial. For today's session, let's continue our study of old school Mississippi delta techniques, this time focusing on ...

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3 Classic Delta Blues Licks - Combining Bass, Rhythm & Lead Guitar

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for a special delta blues tutorial. One of the signature elements of this iconic American style is the combined force of rhythm and lead guit...

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Set Your Solos on Fire with this Minor Blues Scale Lick!

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Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. In today's session, let's discover an alternate way of performing our common blues scale and master an ear-catchi...

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