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Feeling The Time: Know Where You Are When Mixing Rhythm & Lead

🎸 Join the free Mix Rhythm & Lead mini-course and get the lesson resources: http://justinguitar.com/mix-2 🗃️ Already have an account? http://justinguitar.com/mix-p2-downloads 💡 Ever finish a guitar lick and lose your place when you go back to the rhythm? In Part 2 of this five-part series, we'll work on feeling where you are in the bar so you can play longer lead lines and keep the groove going. 👉 Start by ending your lick on beat one and bringing the rhythm back on beat two. Then we'll take the idea through a 12-bar blues in A, targeting the root note of each chord. Count, tap your foot and build it up slowly. 🚨 WATCH PART 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1fELBxMqjw 📖 VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:00 Feeling The Time 0:47 Before you start: Part 1 1:57 Recap: rhythm and lead on beat one 2:37 When your lick ends on beat one 3:15 Bring the rhythm back on beat two 6:09 From counting to feeling the time 8:57 Extend your lick and return on beat three 10:20 Target the chord's root note 13:07 Root-note exercise through a 12-bar blues 14:32 Add lead fills to the 12-bar blues 17:04 Practicing vs. playing 17:53 Practice with a drum groove 19:26 Your practice plan and what's next #JustinGuitar #BluesGuitar #GuitarLesson

Mixing Rhythm & Lead

5 days ago·youtube.com

Mix Rhythm and Lead: Easy, Fun and a Solid Foundation

🆓 Get the lesson PDF & Guitar Pro files: http://justinguitar.com/mix-rhythm-lead 💡 Learn how to mix rhythm and lead guitar without losing the groove. In Part 1 of this blues guitar series, we’ll combine a blues shuffle in A with simple A minor pentatonic fills. 👉 Start with just three notes on the beat, then explore eighth notes and triplets before putting it all together over a 12-bar blues. Keep your foot tapping and land back on beat one. The key is the rhythm of your lead playing! ☝️ Sign up above to access the lesson series on the website, plus the supporting PDF and Guitar Pro files. 📖 Chapters 00:00 Mixing rhythm and lead guitar 01:38 Blues shuffle in A 02:09 Keeping time and landing on beat one 02:55 Choosing your minor pentatonic notes 03:44 Adding simple quarter-note fills 05:16 Adding eighth-note fills 06:13 Adding triplets 07:46 Why the rhythm of your lead matters 08:55 How to practice each rhythm 10:49 Putting it together in a 12-bar blues 11:44 Practice recap and next steps 📱 Play songs with the JustinGuitar Lessons & Songs App: https://justinguitar.go.link/YTgeneral-description 🎵 Explore more free guitar song lessons: https://www.justinguitar.com/learn-free-songs 🎼 Find guitar chords, tabs, and song resources: https://www.justinguitar.com/jgtr-tabs 🌎 Learn more about all things JustinGuitar: https://www.justinguitar.com

12-bar blues A minor pentatonic scale

1 week ago·youtube.com

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5 Licks Every Blues Master Uses

📄 Want the PDF + Guitar Pro files for this session? Sign up here, and we’ll send them straight to your inbox: https://www.justinguitar.com/signup/free-blues-masterclass Join Justin for a special live session packed with Blues playing and BLIM 5 Q&A! 🎸 Join Justin for a special masterclass and learn 5 licks every Blues Master uses! Register to get the PDF + Guitar Pro files so you can practice along. Then stick around for our final BLIM 5 Q&A before enrollments close next week! Then, with BLIM 5 enrollments closing next week, we’ll open things up for a final live Q&A. Get your last-minute questions answered, learn what to expect from Blues Immersion, and see if Class 5 is the right next step for you. BLIM 5 info and enrollment 👉 https://www.justinguitar.com/store/blues-immersion

Blues Guitar Techniques

2 weeks ago·youtube.com

How Lisa Built Her Blues Guitar Confidence

👉 Join Blues Immersion with JustinGuitar: http://www.justinguitar.com/blim-last-call 👏 As a working mom with a toddler, Lisa was fitting guitar into an already busy life. She mainly played acoustic, and Blues Immersion helped her build confidence and start exploring more of what she could do on guitar. 🎸 In this video, Lisa shares her experience of learning blues licks, experimenting with her own ideas, and putting it all into practice with backing tracks. Hear what the course meant to her and how it helped her move forward with her playing.

Blues Immersion Course

2 weeks ago·youtube.com

Why Your Pentatonic Solos Don’t Sound Like Blues

👉 Build your blues vocabulary with Justin in Blues Immersion Class 5, starting October 1: http://justinguitar.com/blues-immersion 👈 You know the pentatonic scale. But does your improvisation actually sound like blues? ❌ Blues is a language, and learning the vocabulary is what starts turning scales into real blues phrases.

pentatonic scale Blues Immersion Class

3 weeks ago·youtube.com

Stop Pausing Between Chord Changes ❌

🎸 Start the 100% FREE Beginner Guitar Course: https://www.justinguitar.com/rhythm-help One of the biggest beginner mistakes is stopping the rhythm every time you change chords. ❌ Once you start playing in time, keep that strumming hand moving, even if the chord change isn’t perfect yet. If this is something you struggle with, Grade 1 of Justin’s Beginner Guitar Course is a great place to strengthen your foundations! 👈 #guitar #guitarlesson #beginnerguitar #guitartips #justinguitar

Beginner Guitar Course

3 weeks ago·youtube.com

Why your bends & vibrato don’t sound right and how to fix them

👉 Unlock Make It Sing - Bending & Vibrato: http://www.justinguitar.com/bend-vibrato-with-seth 💡 Why do some bends sound perfectly in tune while others just feel a little off, and why does some vibrato sound smooth and expressive while other vibrato sounds nervous or uncontrolled? In this lesson, Seth Rosenbloom breaks down some of the biggest problems guitar players face with bending and vibrato, including how to improve bend accuracy, build better technique, control unwanted string noise, and make your vibrato sound more natural and musical. 🎸 Go deeper with Seth in Make It Sing: Bending & Vibrato, a complete course designed to help you build accurate, controlled and expressive technique you can use in blues, rock and beyond. Start for free by fixing these 3 common mistakes: http://www.justinguitar.com/learn-free-with-seth

Guitar Vibrato Techniques Guitar Bending Techniques

3 weeks ago·youtube.com

Fix Your Out-of-Tune Guitar Bends with Seth Rosenbloom

👉 Watch the full bending & vibrato lesson FREE: http://justinguitar.com/learn-with-seth Seth Rosenbloom shows you a simple target-pitch exercise to build the muscle memory you need for more accurate bends, faster bends, and pre-bends. #GuitarLesson #GuitarBending #BluesGuitar #JustinGuitar #GuitarTips #Shorts

Guitar Bending Techniques

3 weeks ago·youtube.com

Can Blues Immersion get you ready for a jam?

You could actually be ready to play at your local blues jam after a couple of months of Blues Immersion. 👉 Enrollment window closes soon! Join now to save $200: https://www.justinguitar.com/store/blues-immersion?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blim_sep2026&utm_content=blues_jam

Blues Immersion Program

1 month ago·youtube.com

How Borrowed Chords Work In Minor Keys [Modal Mixture]

Get the jam tracks and PDFS here: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/borrowed-chords-modal-mixture-minor My Theory and Songwriting Course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/songwriting-course Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio Borrowed chords and modal mixture work in minor too! In this lesson we explore how Aeolian can morph into other "minor scales" and offer up new chords to write with. Then we solo over those changes while changing scales on the fly. This is a follow-up to my lesson on Modal Mixture in Major: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/modal-mixture-major-keys In This Video: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Flexible Seventh 02:40 DEMO: Mixing Aeolian And Harmonic Minor 03:25 DEMO: Pure Harmonic Minor 04:05 Flexible Sixth 04:53 DEMOS: Mixing Dorian with Aeolian 06:07 Melodic Minor 06:30 Flexible Second 07:52 DEMO: Mixing Phrygian and Aeolian 08:29 Dorian #4 09:34 DEMO: Aeolian, Dorian #4, Harmonic Minor 10:00 The Big Four Scales 10:30 Chromatic Clusters 11:08 Discovering Scales 11:31 Outro

Aeolian mode music composition techniques

1 month ago·youtube.com

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Blues Immersion - Official Class 5 Launch!

Join Justin as we officially kick off Blues Immersion Class 5! 🎸 We'll walk through what's ahead, help you make sure you're ready to dive in, and answer your questions live. :) https://www.justinguitar.com/blim

Blues Immersion Class 5

1 month ago·youtube.com

Bored With Guitar Practice? Try This 🎲

The hardest part of guitar practice? Sometimes it’s just picking up the guitar. 🎸A solid routine helps you progress, but doing the same thing in the same order every day can get boring fast. That’s where a little randomness can help. 🎲 Discover the Musician's Dice 👉 https://www.justinguitar.com/dice?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=musicians_dice

Musician's Dice

2 months ago·youtube.com

JustinGuitar Lesson Tutorial

👉 Go beyond running scales and start actually playing the blues! Join the waitlist for the JustinGuitar Blues Immersion program. 🎸 The Fall 2026 class will start soon: https://www.justinguitar.com/signup/blim?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=blim5&utm_content=blue_note 💡 The the “blue note” isn’t really a note you want to mindlessly practice up and down the scale. Think of it as spice: something you add to a lick or phrase to give your blues playing more flavor.

blue note

2 months ago·youtube.com

🎲 Stuck in a Practice Rut? Roll the Musician’s Dice!

Need a fresh idea for your guitar practice? 🎸 Roll the Musician’s Dice and let chance decide what you play next. 🎲 A simple way to break routines, explore new ideas, and make practice more fun. 👉 Get the Musician’s Dice: https://www.justinguitar.com/dice?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=shorts&utm_campaign=musicians_dice

Musician's Dice

2 months ago·youtube.com

Never Run Out of Practice Ideas Again 🎲

Stuck playing the same things every time you pick up your guitar? Discover Musician's Dice, a fun new practice tool designed to spark fresh ideas, build better habits, and make every practice session feel different. Bring your guitar, tune up beforehand, and get ready to play along!

Musician's Dice

2 months ago·youtube.com

Blues Immersion is coming back!

▶️ Are you ready to dig deeper, build your Blues vocabulary, and play with more freedom and confidence? 👉 Join the waiting list for early access and all the latest updates: https://www.justinguitar.com/signup/blim?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=short&utm_campaign=blues_immersion&utm_content=blim_is_coming_back

Blues Immersion Program

2 months ago·youtube.com

Understanding Dancing Queen

Support 12tone on Patreon to see my next video right now! https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos What can I say about ABBA that hasn't already been said? The combination of Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog, and Björn Ulvaeus (and, behind the scenes, Michael Tretow) were, for a time in the '70s, an unstoppable juggernaut of disco-infused pop. With some of the most polished productions in music history, ABBA's music has meant different things to each new generation, but it's never gone away. And though their catalogue is rich with gorgeous singles, none captured the public imagination quite like Dancing Queen. Merch: https://store.nebula.tv/12tone Discord: https://discord.gg/pq2QBEw Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv Email: [email protected] Watch this video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/12tone-understanding-dancing-queen Script: https://tinyurl.com/3embwd4w And thanks as well to Henry Reich, Jon Hancock, Eugene Bulkin, Adam Neely, Dave Mayer, CodenaCrow, OrionWolfie, Arnas, Michael Alan Dorman, Blake Boyd, Charles Gaskell, Tom Evans, Ducky, Nikolay Semyonov, Andrew Engel, Peter Brinkmann, Alex Mole, naomio, Betsy, Tonya Custis, Graeme Lewis, Jake Sand, Scott Albertine, Conor Stuart Roe, ZagOnEm, רועי סיני, Brian Miller, Thomas Morgan, Serena Crocker, Amelia Lewis, Mark, Justin St John-Brooks, DialMForManning, Kyle Kinkaid, gunnito, Gray, Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Tom, Cormag81, Don Jennings, Mikeyxote, Bill Owens, George Burgyan, Martin Romano, Flavor Dave, An Oni Moose, Blue 5alamander, Cliff Hudson, DraconicDon, Megan Oberfield, morolin, Marc Testart, Donald Murray, Ethan Savaglio, Robert Bailey, Bob D'Errico, Ira Kroll, juneau, Justin Katz, Patrick Minton, Sina Bahram, David Shlapak, JD, Rennie Allen, Travis Briggs, Olaf, Brian Covey, JasperJackal, Jay Harris, Colin Kennedy, d0d63, Gil, Jon Purdy, Ken Brown, The Mauses, Antarct, Karel P Kerezman, mightstill, Randy Thomson, Emma Finch, Tommy Dahlman, Fefe Magalhaes, Klaus, Boris Nosetto, Andrew F. Silverman, Gordon Horner, Vinayak Nagaraj, Eric Katz, Michael Stakem, Molly Stuart, Rosemarie Bongers, Jesse Sullivan, Kevin Nelder, innerpiece, Kai Rob, Marc-André Pelletier, Cody Ryan, Drew Halliburton, LJC, Plant, iljabek, James Hicks, Jermaine Fang, Christopher Quarry, Eric Burrows, Gokturk Yuksek, Jan Vilhuber, Justin Zboyovski, Kate Reeves, Scott Bell, Steven Woolgar, Zolly, Jason Verrier, Cain Kent, George, Pärerik Thorp, Alleon, Madeline Bushniakov, Dakota Wilson, Julia DeFranco, Michael Clark, GalliumConch, Sam Sleep, Logan Phares, Justen Hyde, and Babyduckhat! Your support helps make 12tone even better! Also, thanks to Jareth Arnold!

ABBA Dancing Queen

2 months ago·youtube.com

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Recreating The Impossible Rhythm Illusion in "The Odyssey" Soundtrack

My Rhythm Guitar Course: https://signalsmusic.studio/courses/rrg1 Listen to the original "Troy" song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXO6E3-7ONs Read this lesson instead: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/odyssey-risset-rhythm It's not every day I hear music that I just flat out can't understand, but that's where I found myself halfway through watching the Odyssey. I was completely removed from the imagery and was locked into the music after my brain subconsciously realized it was being tricked. After a few days of studying the track and trying to recreate it, I'm still very impressed with the entire arrangement. Pulling off a trick like this is not easy to begin with, and making it sound this GOOD and "functional" in the setting is a triumph. But the actual details of how it was recorded, notated, arranged, and choreographed are still beyond me, and it deserves accolades IMO. So in this video, I explain the rising tempo illusion in The Odyssey Soundtrack during the song "Troy." The core tricks are easy to identify and understand - it comes down to 4 things: 1) Modified Risset Rhythms 2)Dropped Subdivisions 3)Hemiola 4)Pitch Riser Add those 4 elements together in a cohesive way and you've got a track that will feel like it keeps accelerating, forever and ever into madness. If you are confused, or just enjoyed this lesson, you should really check these out as well: Hemiola: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhODahQ-U4U The 3:4 Polyrhythm: https://youtu.be/c1pejTgLuhA?si=JD-zVrGcJ3vG-dU0 Insane Indian Rhythm Exercise: https://youtu.be/duBOlIt9uMI?si=MKMRDGLlufCU7Xcn Unlocking Polyrhythm: https://youtu.be/CoBTWll93yE?si=xMvBsNAZUj5-s6R_ Truncated Polymeter: https://youtu.be/o3LypkzywIw?si=2Gz0fiAEb5tt_d0w Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:36 Trick #1 - Risset Rhythms 02:04 Trick #2 - Dropped Subdivisions 03:02 Trick #3 - Hemiola 05:04 Trick #4 - Pitch Riser 06:10 My Attempt To Recreate The Effect 07:10 Outro

The Odyssey Soundtrack Risset Rhythm

2 months ago·youtube.com

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How to Find Chords in Any Keys

🔥 LIMITED-TIME OFFER (Ends May 4th) Get 50% OFF the Practical Music Theory Lifetime Subscription 👉 https://www.justinguitar.com/store/practical-music-theory?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=live%20stream&utm_campaign=50%20off%20promo 🎶 Live Music Theory Session – Learn How to Find Chords in Any Key! Join us live as we break down one of the most useful skills in music: understanding how chords fit together so you can figure out songs faster and start creating your own progressions with confidence. Whether you're new to theory or looking to connect the dots, this session will be hands-on, practical, and easy to follow.

Practical Music Theory

5 months ago·youtube.com

Your Fingers Are Flying Everywhere (Fix This)

Spot the difference? Same scale, same player—but one sounds clean and the other feels messy. The only thing that changed is how much the fingers move. Most of us lift our fingers way too far off the fretboard. It feels normal, but it kills control, speed, and accuracy. Try this: take a simple scale (G major is perfect) and play it really slowly, focusing on keeping every finger as close to the strings as possible—just 1–2 mm. It’s not about speed, it’s about control. Do this for a few minutes and you’ll feel it immediately—everything gets smoother, easier, cleaner. 👉 Put the phone down, pick up your guitar, try this for 5 minutes—and tell us how it feels.

G Major Scale

5 months ago·youtube.com

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