This 4 week course is structured to teach you the skills required to play creative rhythm and lead parts over any song.

Advanced Rhythm and Lead Guitar

In this lesson we look at a very simple but effective voicing for a major chord. This is a slight variation on the typical major barre chord that you may have played before. 

Rhythm Guitarist: G Major

In this lesson we take a look at a slightly more complex strumming pattern. We are staying on a G major chord. However, making use of the G major chord shape built from the A string 10th fret. 

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In this lesson, we look at a new chord progression featuring Em7 and A7. We look at how we can chromatically slide into barre chords to add interest to our rhythm playing. Such a simple technique can add so much to a simple chord progression. 

Em7 - A7 Progression

In this lesson, we use the Em7 - A7 chord progression to 'Hammer-on' to our barre chords. Similar to the technique of chromatically sliding into the barre chord covered in the last lesson, this 'hammer-on' technique allows us to add further interest.

Em7 - A7 Progression Development

Chromatic slides and Hammer-ons can be combined to add further interest to our rhythm playing. In this lesson, we are playing the Em7 - A7 chord progression and making use of the chromatic slide and hammer-on techniques. 

Mixing It Up! Slides and Hammer-ons

In this lesson, we look at creating an original rhythm part to the simple Em7 - A7 chord progression we have been working on. Or alternatively, improvising a rhythm guitar part along with this backing track. 

Improvise! Slides, Hammer-on and Rhythms

Today, we take a look at a simple but interesting lead guitar lick. This is lead part can be played alongside the Em7 - A7 chord progression covered in the previous lessons.

Lead Guitar Development

In this lesson we will look at combining rhythm and lead guitar into a single guitar part. For this task we are making use of a single Dm7 chord and Dm pentatonic scales for lead.

Combining Rhythm and Lead

In this lesson, we continue with the work on pentatonic scales used for improvisation.

Combining Pentatonic Scales

A final look at this Dm7 task that combines Rhythm and Lead guitar. This time we look to add the 5th position pentatonic scale into the mix. 

5th Position Pentatonic

New task for us to develop our accuracy of strumming whilst taking a look over some new chord voicings. The new chord progression is Dm7, Am7 and Gm7. 

Dm7 - Am7 - Gm7 - Rhythm Guitar

In this lesson we look at how we can improvise over the chord progression covered in the previous lesson.

Advanced Improvisation

A recap of the rhythm and lead guitar ideas from the previous lessons. We begin looking at improvising exploring the use of string bends. Ensuring the correct note is reached at the top of the bend. 

Technique Focus - String Bending

A recap of the rhythm and lead ideas from the previous lessons. We begin to look at improvising with a focus on Hammer ons and Pull offs. 

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Advanced Rhythm and Lead Guitar

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