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Each week, Austin will create a new melody or “contrafact” exploring a various melodic technique or device to help you come up with a memorable melody of your own. Acoustic and Electric players are welcome, as well as flatpickers and fingerpickers. These lessons are designed for late beginner to intermediate players, with examples played in different keys at moderate tempos.
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Silky Doll03/16/2022 at 4pm EST |
Honeysuckle Bows03/23/2022 at 4pm EST |
Blues for Austin03/30/2022 at 4pm EST |
Blue Mamba04/13/2022 at 4pm EST |
Austin’s Rhythm Changes04/20/2022 at 4pm EST |
Take the B Train04/27/2022 at 4pm EST |
The Man from California05/04/2022 at 4pm EST |
Expressions05/11/2022 at 4pm EST |
Sweet Georgia Bright05/18/2022 at 4pm EST |
Blue Glow05/25/2022 at 4pm EST |
Manipulating the V Chord06/01/2022 at 4pm EST |
In this course you will learn a new instrumental introduction or “kickoff” each week in the Bluegrass style. Tyler will review the melody and chord changes to a series of classic songs and arrange practical kickoffs that include common licks and Flatpicking techniques such as melody/strum & crosspicking. Get prepared for your next Bluegrass Jam session by learning how to kick off some cool songs on guitar!
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Worried Man Blues in G01/05/2022 at 2pm EST |
East Virginia Blues01/12/2022 at 2pm EST |
Wreck of the Old 9701/19/2022 at 2pm EST |
Banks of the Ohio01/26/2022 at 2pm EST |
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning02/02/2022 at 2pm EST |
John Henry in G02/09/2022 at 2pm EST |
Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane02/16/2022 at 2pm EST |
Prisoner's Song02/23/2022 at 2pm EST |
Take This Hammer03/02/2022 at 2pm EST |
Unclouded Day03/09/2022 at 2pm EST |
So let me guess: You know some scales, but you still feel like you’re noodling? Well there’s always the minor pentatonic, that’ll sound cool, right? But are you really playing the song at that point? What you need is to learn to play the changes. All it takes is a general understanding of how the CAGED shapes line up with the 5 pentatonic positions, and you'll be on your way! Join Dave Brown for his new live course as he walks you through everything you’ll need to know to be able to comp chords and play the changes for many popular progressions anywhere on the neck, in any key!
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The I Chord10/07/2021 at 3pm EST |
I - IV10/14/2021 at 3pm EST |
I - V10/21/2021 at 3pm EST |
IV - V10/28/2021 at 3pm EST |
I - IV - V11/04/2021 at 3pm EST |
i and I - vi11/11/2021 at 3pm EST |
I - ii11/18/2021 at 3pm EST |
Minor i - iv12/02/2021 at 3pm EST |
vi - V - IV12/09/2021 at 3pm EST |
I - V - vi - IV12/16/2021 at 3pm EST |
If you’re on your journey towards learning how to solo, understanding how parallel major and minor pentatonics line up on the neck is arguably one of the biggest breakthroughs that you'll ever have. And the best part is - they’re both the exact same scale! In this live course, Dave will walk you through all 5 positions, how to practice melding them, as well as a bunch of fun licks to give you an idea of how parallel pentatonics play out in real world scenarios!
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Knowing What You’re Dealing With06/24/2021 at 3pm EST |
The E Shape: Back By Popular Demand07/01/2021 at 3pm EST |
The G Shapes and Positions07/08/2021 at 3pm EST |
Connecting the Two Shapes07/15/2021 at 3pm EST |
The A Shapes and Positions07/22/2021 at 3pm EST |
Connecting the A and G Shapes07/29/2021 at 4pm EST |
The C Shapes and Positions08/05/2021 at 3pm EST |
Connecting the C and A Shapes08/12/2021 at 3pm EST |
The D Shapes and Positions09/02/2021 at 3pm EST |
Connecting the E and D Shapes09/09/2021 at 3pm EST |
To start, we will look at the fundamental chord progressions of the blues, and slowly make our way up the twentieth-century lexicon of popular music. While we may be beginning in the blues, this course will branch out to numerous genres including but not limited to: folk, classic rock, soul, country, pop, and hard rock. On the technical side of our lessons, we will look at our first position chords, barre chords, chord extensions, and most importantly, how these all relate to our number system. Whether you are just beginning your journey with learning a few chord progressions, or you want to solidify your understanding of how keys and chords work, this course will help you understand, memorize, and create great harmony on the guitar!
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The Chord Appendix04/07/2021 at 5pm EST |
Nothing But the Blues04/14/2021 at 5pm EST |
Some Minor Adjustments04/21/2021 at 5pm EST |
Folk in the First Position04/28/2021 at 5pm EST |
The Keys of Classic Rock05/05/2021 at 5pm EST |
Extensions and Motown05/19/2021 at 5pm EST |
Classic Rock Continued05/26/2021 at 5pm EST |
The Rules of Funk06/02/2021 at 5pm EST |
The Rules of Pop, Part 106/09/2021 at 5pm EST |
The Rules of Pop, Part 206/16/2021 at 5pm EST |
This course is designed for players who already know some blues, but are feeling stuck. You may already know some blues licks and might attend a blues jam. But you want to push your playing forward by learning new embellishments. You will learn how to invigorate your blues playing, both with new chord voicing/comping and new soloing concepts.
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Basic Blues Review03/25/2021 at 3pm EST |
Quick Change Blues04/01/2021 at 3pm EST |
Minor Blues04/08/2021 at 3pm EST |
1-4-1-5 Slow Blues Turnaround04/15/2021 at 3pm EST |
The Sharp 4 Diminished in Blues04/22/2021 at 3pm EST |
The 2-5 Turnaround04/29/2021 at 3pm EST |
Other Uses for the 2-5 Progression05/06/2021 at 3pm EST |
Altered/Diminished in 4th Bar05/13/2021 at 3pm EST |
Gospel Blues05/20/2021 at 3pm EST |
8 Bar Blues05/27/2021 at 3pm EST |
Continuing from the first installment of Classical Classics, award-winning classical guitarist Evan Taucher will be guiding you through 10 more of the most famous and developmental classical guitar passages. Learn pieces such as: Adelita by Francisco Tárrega, Mallorca by Isaac Albeniz, Bouree from BWV996 by J.S. Bach, and many more! As you learn these amazing pieces, you'll find that they become vehicles for learning foundational classical guitar technique; from beginner to advanced!
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Adelita by Francisco Tárrega03/23/2021 at 5pm EST |
Españoleta by Gaspar Sanz03/30/2021 at 5pm EST |
Study no. 3 by by Matteo Carcassi04/06/2021 at 5pm EST |
Mallorca by Isaac Albeniz04/13/2021 at 5pm EST |
Bouree from BWV996 by J.S. Bach04/20/2021 at 5pm EST |
Prelude 1 by Emilia Giuliani04/27/2021 at 5pm EST |
Homenaje by Manuel de Falla05/11/2021 at 5pm EST |
Study no. 12 by Fernando Sor05/18/2021 at 5pm EST |
Etude no. 1 by Giulio Regondi05/25/2021 at 5pm EST |
Gran Vals by Francisco Tarrega06/01/2021 at 5pm EST |
Learn a new Bluegrass guitar solo each week. We'll be focusing on the acoustic flatpicking guitar style, but these solos can be played on any type of guitar, acoustic or electric. Expand your vocabulary of licks, tricks and melodies over standard chord progressions that you can incorporate into any type of music that you play. These solos are inspired by some of the greats of bluegrass and country/folk music like Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Clarence White and others!
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Pickin’ Straight01/07/2021 at 5pm EST |
Bluesin’ It Up01/14/2021 at 5pm EST |
Ode to Maybelle01/21/2021 at 5pm EST |
The Doctor is In01/28/2021 at 5pm EST |
Rolling Along02/04/2021 at 5pm EST |
Minorin'02/11/2021 at 5pm EST |
Low Clarence02/18/2021 at 5pm EST |
Goin’ Upstairs02/25/2021 at 5pm EST |
Mixolydi’in03/04/2021 at 5pm EST |
Boogie Woogie03/11/2021 at 5pm EST |
Harmony has always been one of the most fundamental aspects of any style of music. Yet as guitar players, we sometimes shy away from this world that seems to be bursting with theory and complex concepts that feel overwhelming to translate to our six strings. In this course, we will take a no-nonsense and sequential approach to learning how to construct, voice and use chords on our guitar. While we will still talk about why these chords work and what some of the overarching theory is in creating these chords, the emphasis will always be on how we can get to using these chords in our music as soon as possible! We will begin the course with our different types of power chords and first position chords, and slowly make our way through inversions, barre chords, extensions, and upper voicings. In addition to learning each technique and concept, our lessons will also have short progressions and songs with included backing tracks, so we can practice these voicings with a real band. Whether you are starting from scratch, or just need to fill in some gaps in your knowledge, this course’s comprehensive approach will make sure there is something for all guitar players!
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Power Chords01/06/2021 at 5pm EST |
More Power Chords01/13/2021 at 5pm EST |
First Position Chords, Part 101/20/2021 at 5pm EST |
First Position Chords, Part 201/27/2021 at 5pm EST |
Inversions and Sus Chords02/03/2021 at 5pm EST |
Barre Chords, Part 102/10/2021 at 5pm EST |
Barre Chords, Part 202/17/2021 at 5pm EST |
Barre Chords, Part 303/03/2021 at 5pm EST |
Upper Register Chords, Part 103/10/2021 at 5pm EST |
Upper Register Chords, Part 203/17/2021 at 5pm EST |
Bending, vibrato, slide, hammer on, muting, harmonics and volume swells are some of the amazing techniques we can use on the guitar to produce beautiful sounds. Let’s not forget that our fretboard has a very similar range to a vocalist, so essentially what we want to do is “sing” on our guitars with our fingers. Join Irene Ketikidi for the 10 week course, exploring the various facets of expression techniques on your guitar!
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Expressive Vibrato01/06/2021 at 3pm EST |
Slides01/13/2021 at 3pm EST |
Bending Part 101/20/2021 at 3pm EST |
Bending Part 201/27/2021 at 3pm EST |
Hammer On!02/03/2021 at 3pm EST |
Harmonics02/10/2021 at 3pm EST |
Muting02/17/2021 at 3pm EST |
Tapping02/24/2021 at 3pm EST |
Trills and Tremolo Picking03/03/2021 at 3pm EST |
Volume Swells and Rakes03/10/2021 at 3pm EST |
Whether you’re an electric guitarist, steel string player or seasoned classical guitarist, you’ll be approaching these iconic pieces with style and technical clarity. There is something here for everyone! Evan will examine these iconic pieces, giving the advanced player and the beginning player something to walk away with. Join him as he guides you through the whole process, one piece at a time!
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Lágrima by Francisco Tárrega10/06/2020 at 4pm EST |
Prelude from the 1st Cello Suite by J.S. Bach10/13/2020 at 4pm EST |
La Catedral by Agustín Barrios10/20/2020 at 4pm EST |
Romance - Anonymous10/27/2020 at 4pm EST |
Cançó del lladre by Miguel Llobet11/03/2020 at 4pm EST |
Asturias (Leyenda) - Isaac Albéniz11/10/2020 at 4pm EST |
Capricho Arabe - Francisco Tárrega11/17/2020 at 4pm EST |
Etude No.7 by Matteo Carcassi11/24/2020 at 4pm EST |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart - Fernando Sor12/01/2020 at 4pm EST |
Study No. 23 by Napoléon Coste12/08/2020 at 4pm EST |
In this 10 week course, Dave will provide you with all the basics necessary to be able to play thousands of different songs. You'll learn basic chords, how to switch between them, strumming logic and gain an understanding to read basic rhythms. You'll also learn a bunch of really fun strum patterns and progressions as well as ways to add dynamics and bass motion to your chords.
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Getting Started10/01/2020 at 4pm EST |
8th Notes and Some Other Great Chords10/08/2020 at 4pm EST |
Swing Feel, Syncopation and the Am Chord10/15/2020 at 4pm EST |
3/4 Time and the Dm Chord10/22/2020 at 4pm EST |
Dynamics and Throwing Roots Into the Mix10/29/2020 at 4pm EST |
Palm Muting, Alt. Bass and 16th Notes11/05/2020 at 4pm EST |
Passing Bass Notes/Chords and Capo Logic11/12/2020 at 4pm EST |
Sus2, Sus4 and Hammer-Ons11/19/2020 at 4pm EST |
7th Chords, Triplets and Pentatonic Fills12/03/2020 at 4pm EST |
Attempting Barre Chords12/10/2020 at 4pm EST |
Have you ever listened to a modal tune that you couldn’t really pin down one of the scales or sounds you were hearing? Or have you been practicing with a song and you feel like something wasn't quite right with the sounds coming from your guitar? Understanding modes may be the key to unlocking these mysteries of guitar playing. During this course, you will learn how to hear each mode; associating their sound with common references. We’ll also work with typical chord progressions for each mode and learn to play a featured lick every week. Not only will you develop a wider palette of notes to choose from, but you will also hear and feel harmony in a new and exciting way!
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Ionian09/23/2020 at 3pm EST |
Mixolydian09/30/2020 at 3pm EST |
Lydian10/07/2020 at 3pm EST |
Lydian Dominant10/14/2020 at 3pm EST |
Aeolian10/21/2020 at 3pm EST |
Dorian10/28/2020 at 3pm EST |
Phrygian11/04/2020 at 3pm EST |
Phrygian Dominant11/11/2020 at 3pm EST |
Mixolydian & Dorian Combined11/18/2020 at 3pm EST |
Aeolian & Phrygian Modal Progression11/25/2020 at 3pm EST |
Miss one of our courses? No problem... we archive all live courses for you to review and take at anytime. Each course comes with full tabs, backing tracks (where necessary), and even a pre-recorded guided practice routine. Learn more about our past courses below, and get instant access to all courses with a full JamPlay Membership.
COMPLETED October 2020 | Archive Ready
Award-winning classical guitarist Evan Taucher will be guiding you through some of the most famous and developmental classical guitar passages in history. Each week, you’ll be approaching these iconic pieces with style and technical clarity.
COMPLETED October 2020 | Archive Ready
Whether you’ve been meaning to play for years and years and just haven’t really given it a fair chance, or you figured the guitar would be a fun hobby, you’ve got to start somewhere and what better place than strumming and basic chord playing?
COMPLETED September 2020 | Archive Ready
What do modes sound like? You’ve probably asked yourself at some point during practice, while jamming with a backing track, or perhaps when listening to music. Understanding modes can give you great insight into harmonization!
COMPLETED December 1969 | Archive Ready
Join William Roberts for the next 10 weeks as he looks at a new chord progression in each lesson that explores concepts like the Nashville number system, inversions, extensions, substitutions, and reharmonization.
COMPLETED July 2020 | Archive Ready
This course is an introduction to building chord solos. This classic technique used by the likes of Joe Pass, Lenny Breau and Wes Montgomery to name a few, is a staple of Jazz guitar playing and can be a great compliment to your single line solos!
COMPLETED July 2020 | Archive Ready
What do Tommy Emmanuel, Paco de Lucía, Joe Pass and Jeff Beck have in common? They all fingerpick! This course will cover basic fingerpicking techniques used in Classical, Flamenco, Jazz, Blues and Folk as well as the most common Latin rhythms.
COMPLETED July 2020 | Archive Ready
Rhythm playing is an essential skill, whether you want to play in a band, record your music or just jam and enjoy yourself. Irene Ketikidi will be looking at an original riff or rhythm part every week and cover rock, blues, funk and R&B styles.
COMPLETED June 2020 | Archive Ready
If you have ever wanted to compose or improvise on the guitar, everyone knows you’ve got to learn your scales. But there’s a lot more to learning scales than memorizing the fingerings, or even naming the notes.
COMPLETED June 2020 | Archive Ready
In this course, award-winning classical guitarist Evan Taucher will be taking you through all the basics and foundations needed to implement and develop core techniques on your the right hand for your guitar playing.
COMPLETED May 2020 | Archive Ready
Do you struggle to know where and how to utilize licks and riffs you've learned? Each week, Mark will teach a scale and riff that uses that scale. He'll then dive in to how to use that scale in the broader context of music.
COMPLETED May 2020 | Archive Ready
Each week, pro guitarist and JamPlay favorite Will Ripley will have an electric Rock or Blues influenced solo ready for you. If you love lead guitar solos from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's then this weekly series is for you!
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
There are certain things about the guitar that are fundamental and therefore apply to every aspect of your playing. In this 10 week live course, Dave Brown will break down how to practice these fundamentals in bite sized chunks.
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
The foundations of Jazz music are a honored, long time tradition. Join Austin Filingo for eight weeks of core Jazz fundamentals. Each week he will cover a different topic from basic harmony to arranging songs.
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
One of the best things you can do as a musician is consistently take on new material. When doing so, you take on new ideas and improve your playing by learning a specific part or coming up with your very own.
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
In this course we’ll look at the techniques needed to assist you in becoming a better blues player. Along with the blues, this will filter down to other styles of music you like to play, and make you a better all around player!
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
For the next 10 weeks we will be going through some various foundational concepts to help bring your playing to the next orbit and impress the neighbors hearing you practice during your quarantine.
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
This exciting course will explore a new Country Guitar solo each and every week. Expand your vocabulary of licks, tricks and melodies over some of the most common chord progressions in the country guitar genre.
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
Learn a new classic Americana song or instrumental tune each week. Discover the simple melody, the chord changes, and then move on to a fun folk or bluegrass arrangement that will expand your mind and dazzle your fingers.
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
Good fingerstyle players do it "All at Once." Learn how they combines chords, rhythm and melody into one beautiful tapestry and then learn to apply the concepts for yourself using tried-and-true standard songs.
COMPLETED April 2020 | Archive Ready
Steve has been singing all his life and playing guitar for about 50 years, and doing both together for as long as he could play. For this live class he shares the principles and exercises that have helped him learn to sing and play.
COMPLETED September 2019 | Archive Ready
Music is a language and in terms of sophistication, there is no genre of improvised music that even comes close to Jazz. In this 10 week live course, we’ll break down the basic elements of jazz into small bites, so that you’ll walk away ready start jamming over some of the most time tested standards. Join Dave each week to secure a solid Jazz foundation.
COMPLETED August 2019 | Archive Ready
Chord progressions are one of the most ubiquitous components of modern music. But what makes a great progression? How do different types of chords relate to one another? In this exciting new 10-week course, we work through a variety of easy lessons to get you acquainted with the basic mechanics of common chord progressions.
COMPLETED July 2019 | Archive Ready
Learn 10 powerful areas of focus focus that can really improve your playing. Though geared towards beginners, these tips hold valuable nuggets of truth for nearly all players. Discover how to learn new chords and scales, master shapes necessary for all players, boost your rhythm and lead chops, discover the power of ear training, and much more.
COMPLETED March 2019 | Archive Ready
Pentatonic scales are everywhere, but often you can feel limited with what you can do with them. In this course, Dave will help reduce the confusion so that you’re able to grasp how and when they’re applied. You’ll also develop vocabulary by borrowing notes from other scales.
COMPLETED March 2019 | Archive Ready
In this course we study the core concepts that are critical to finding your melodic voice on your instrument. Featuring 10 killer backing tracks, we will give you all the pieces necessary to begin crafting beautiful melodies, solos, lead parts and bass lines, no matter your current skill level.
COMPLETED February 2019 | Archive Ready
We return to the world of open position with this exciting follow up to the original “Playing Over Chords” course. This time around we explore simple 3-note figures, and show how they can be used to navigate chord changes in open position using several of the most prolific keys.
COMPLETED February 2019 | Archive Ready
It's time to finally gain a full understanding of what triads are, and master their use. In this 10-week course we will cover the basic triads and their variations, taking care to unlock their full, and often hidden, potential. You will be surprised how far these simple shapes can take you.
COMPLETED February 2019 | Archive Ready
It's time to get out your loop pedal and learn new ways to practice, improve your lead playing, and craft better song ideas by incorporating basic looping technique. You will learn all about the loop pedal, and the best ways to use it, in this exciting 10-week course.
COMPLETED February 2019 | Archive Ready
Through a thrilling exploration of single string, major and pentatonic scales we will explore the entire fretboard of your instrument, unlocking hidden sounds and your true musical potential. Stop sounding like a mechanical player and develop your musicality.
COMPLETED January 2019 | Archive Ready
Unleash your inner guitar player by mastering easy variations of chords you already know, improving your ability to transition between chords musically, building a massive new chord vocabulary and practicing different grooves and strum patterns.
3/9/2016 | Archive Ready
Chris Liepe leads "Guitar 101" as if you just picked up the guitar for the first time. This 10 week course is designed to get you up to speed quickly, and even playing your first song with confidence.
2/29/2016 | Archive Ready
David Wallimann teaches beginner music theory. To make your music come alive and develop your own music personality, you must understand the instrument. That's what this course is all about.
5/26/2016 | Archive Ready
Chris Liepe returns with "Guitar 102". This six-week module is largely focused on chords. We're going to cover, the minors, power chords, barre chords and spend a lot of time looking at chord progressions.
4/7/2016 | Archive Ready
Learn the basics of Blues, and then see how extremely simple ideas from classic Blues players have influenced modern, more contemporary players. Features ideas from Blues greats!
8/25/2016 | Archive Ready
These next six weeks are going to get you comfortably moving around the neck using simple scale patterns and using your ears in a whole new way. That's right, we are going to start learning how to improvise!
7/26/2016 | Archive Ready
The CAGED system is a simple, elegant way to unlock the entire fretboard of your guitar. You will never be lost trying to find a particular chord, scale or note again after mastering this technique.
6/20/2016 | Archive Ready
Memorizing the pentatonic scale, and learning how to use it in a fluid and musical manor are two completely different skills. The focus is all about how to use the scale across the entire fretboard.
4/12/2016 | Archive Ready
Bring out your inner melody in the easiest way possible. Forget learning theory or memorizing hundreds of patterns. This course focuses on the nuts and bolts that can inject flavor and style into your playing.
2/23/2016 | Archive Ready
Tyler Grant brings you 7 weeks of expert Bluegrass instruction. Tyler will begin with basic Bluegrass rhythm and quickly move to learning your first Bluegrass songs... complete with JamTracks and tabs.