Lead Concepts & Techniques - Video Guitar Lessons

In this series, William Roberts walks us through the wonderful world of modal soloing. While modal playing can be intimidating for players just starting, William's technical expertise translates these complex concepts into understandable chunks that we can immediately incorporate into…

Even the best players get stuck in a rut from time to time. Has your playing seemingly plateaued at the Pentatonic boxes? Let's join Trevor Gordon Hall as he helps achieve a new level of melodic picking with this specific…

When we start our journey on the electric guitar, we are often mystified by the ability of seasoned guitar players, who can improvise and piece together melodic lead lines on the spot. Let's join Callum Bair as we learn the…

When approaching lead guitar, soloing and melody creation, key components are necessary to have under your fingers. These include scales and arpeggios, as well as theoretical and practical knowledge of the fretboard. Lance Ruby takes these core concepts and techniques…

This course explores how to use harmonics in solo guitar and band contexts on both acoustic and electric guitars. Watch your skills and musicality soar as you learn how to transform familiar lead lines, solos, chord progressions and compositions into…

Perhaps more than any other sound, harmonics reveal the beauty of the guitar. 'Discover Harmonics on the Guitar' explores how to sound a variety of harmonics including natural harmonics, artificial/harp harmonics and pinch harmonics using a range of fingering hand,…

Great players have the touch, tone, and vocabulary to make a guitar speak and sing. This course is a beginner's introduction to lead guitar, and the approaches and tools you can use to become a confident melody player. Yes, you'll…

Slide guitar is perhaps the closest we can get to replicating the human voice on the guitar. In his series "Speaking With the Slide", world renown slide player Ariel Posen will guide you through slide scale positions in standard and…

Suited for guitarists of all skill levels, Gretchen aims to show how techniques can unlock creative freedom and inspire new ideas. We tackle alternate picking, volume swells, harmonics, sweep picking and tapping. Five techniques which can provide a practical method…

In this series, David divulges some of his secrets to crafting great riffs and gives you the building blocks to start creating your own.

Tired of playing the same old things when it's time for you to take a solo? Prashant's methodical approach to breaking out of normal patterns and making traditional 'guitar-isms' sound fresh and new will give your playing new legs.

Dennis Hodges blends conceptual lead instruction for developing solos, improvising, and harmonizing along with lead techniques such as legato, sweeping, and alternate picking.