Joe Satriani recently announced his 17th album, Shapeshifter, available April 10, 2020. As a welcomed teaser, Satriani has already shared the first single, "Nineteen Eighty." The intro to "Nineteen Eighty" is in pure Satriani fashion with ballsy overdrive, spacey phasers, and … [Read more...] about Joe Satriani Lesson | “Nineteen Eighty” Intro
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Funky Em Jam Track
As the name implies, this is a funky track in the key of E minor for your jamming pleasure. The A section is in the key of Em while the B section is in the relative major (G). For your reference, we've provided scale shapes below. While these patterns can be used to … [Read more...] about Funky Em Jam Track
5 Jazz Backing Tracks from “Guitare Improvisation”
I recently stumbled across this YouTube channel, Guitare Improvisation, owned by a French guitarist with some great jazz and gypsy jazz backing tracks. There are several lesson videos associated with the channel as well. Though the lessons are in French, most seem to include … [Read more...] about 5 Jazz Backing Tracks from “Guitare Improvisation”
Theory Lesson: Interval Basics
Interval – the distance between any two notes Half Steps and Whole Steps (the fundamental intervals) A Half Step is the distance between one note and the next-closest note, up or down. On the guitar, a half step can be played by sounding one pitch on any string and then … [Read more...] about Theory Lesson: Interval Basics
Blues for Beginners: Chords II
In this follow-up lesson to Blues for Beginners: Chord I, we’ll take a look at a few more chord shapes and apply them to the 12 Bar Blues as we did with the first 3 chords. Lesson Goals Learn 2 more blues chords (G7 and C7) Apply the new chords to the 12 Bar Blues … [Read more...] about Blues for Beginners: Chords II