Learning Solos From the Blues Masters
The blues masters built their vocabulary one stolen lick at a time. If you're an early-intermediate player who already knows the pentatonic scale and wants to ......
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Chord Tones Help Your Blues Solos Follow the Changes
If your solos sound like they're floating over the chord changes instead of following them, chord tones are the missing piece. A lot of players... ...
Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonic Over the Blues
If you've ever wondered how a blues guitarist makes a solo sound both sweet and gritty at the same time, the answer usually comes down to one thing......
Blues Phrasing: Bends, Vibrato, and the Power of Space
Most guitarists learn the minor pentatonic and then wonder why their solos sound robotic. The notes are right, but something is missing. That missing......
Connecting the 5 Pentatonic Boxes Across the Neck
If you've been playing blues guitar for a while, you probably know the feeling. You've got box 1 down cold, but the moment you try to move higher......
How to Solo Over the Blues With Feel and Intention
You already know the pentatonic scale. You can run the box, hit the root, and find the blue note. But the moment someone calls a 12-bar and says......
Jeff McErlain’s Preferred Guitar Gear
Below is a list of Jeff McErlain's preferred gear including guitars, amps, pedals, accessories, and more. What you see in Jeff McErlain's guitar lessons may or ...
3 Blues Bends Guitar Lessons From Jeff McErlain
One of the most distinguishing factors between Blues guitar players is their ability to express themselves in unique ways. Playing expressively is also a way to...
12 Blues Rhythm Guitar Lessons From Jeff McErlain
If your goal as a blues guitarist is to get on stage with the band more, chances are you will be filling a couple different roles. That is, you probably won't j...
4 Free Pentatonic Guitar Lessons With Jeff McErlain
Aside from learning your basic major and minor scales, there is one additional set of notes that guitarists usually learn first: the pentatonic scale. Though st...
3 Blues Arpeggio Guitar Lessons To Step Up Your Soloing Skills
Learning to solo on guitar comes with its challenges. But, there are some tricks you can use to get ahead. Learning arpeggios, for instance, is widely regarded ...
Travel Board with Jeff McErlain & Matt Schofield – Tone & Effects Shaping for Guitarists Ep. 05
On this final episode of Tone & Effects Shaping for Guitarists, Jeff McErlain and Matt Schofield show us their travel pedal boards! When you're on the road, you...