Hi, I’m Claude Johnson and welcome to another Lick of the Day Lesson for you. I want to talk about these legato diatonic licks that I was just playing. For example, this one. All right, let me show you what I’m doing here. A little faster. A little faster. Up to tempo. All right, we’re

Let’s talk about legato playing today. When I say “legato”, I mean hammer-ons and pull-offs. If you can’t do a basic hammer on or pull off, please please please do yourself a favor and get my beginner lead guitar course (Killer Lead Guitar Made Simple) It is often easier to use legato, since you don’t

Hey there my friend… Pull up a chair, let’s talk guitar chops 🙂 There’s SOOO many ways we can work on our chops. One obvious area of chops is our picking… Another obvious area is our left hand fretting. I want to focus on that today, and specifically on the pinky because its often the

Ok, for you experienced cats, this should be familiar territory, but hang with me, I’ve got a cool challenge for you. And for the newbees, hopefully I can shed light on this very important topic: PHRASING. What is PHRASING? Phrasing is the little subtleties , nuances, and refined details of HOW you play a phrase