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2nd Position G Minor Pentatonic Licks

2nd position minor pentatonic scale country lick
Lesson ID: A0056

We’ve already covered several licks within the 1st position of the G Minor pentatonic scale. In the lesson videos below, we’ll be moving up the guitar neck to learn some licks built around the 2nd position of the G Minor pentatonic scale. The solo in the beginning of this video is an example of how you can combine each of these minor pentatonic scale licks to create one long guitar solo.

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Tuning Your Guitar by Ear

how to tune your guitar country guitar lesson
Lesson ID: A0054

In this video I’ll show you my favorite guitar tuner and you’ll learn a couple easy ways to tune your guitar by ear so you’re always able to tune a guitar when you don’t have a tuner nearby.

Video Start TimeLesson Topic
00:00 minLesson Overview
00:28 minMy Favorite Clip-On Tuner
01:02 minStandard Open Tuning – EADGBE
01:46 minFlat or Sharp
02:16 minAlways Tune Up to the Proper Pitch and Not Down
03:07 minTuning by Ear – 5th Fret Method
06:01 minMatching the Pitch of Two Strings
07:19 minHarmonic Tuning Method

Bryan Sutton Style Sweep Picking

bryan sutton style sweep picking
Lesson ID: A0053

Bryan Sutton is definitely one of the best flatpickers alive today. He plays with a uniquely smooth tone even when he’s picking super fast, and one of the ways he does this is with sweep picking. In this lesson we’ll go over an awesome bluegrass sweep picking lick that Bryan Sutton uses regularly in his flatpicking.

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Guitar Tablature

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1st Position G Minor Pentatonic Licks

1st position minor pentatonic licks how to play lead guitar using pentatonic scales
Lesson ID: A0052

In these guitar lesson videos, you’ll learn some country and bluegrass guitar licks built around the 1st position of the G minor pentatonic scale. Each week, we’ll post new country guitar licks built around various positions of the pentatonic scales and the blues scales. The goal in all of these lessons is for you to keep adding to your bag of licks so you can create the foundation you need to play country and bluegrass lead guitar all the way up and down the fretboard.

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