Doug Fearman

In a previous tutorial you were introduced to the C to F chord progression. This progression can be difficult; especially for beginning players. In my newest tutorial I'll...

Whether you want to try your hand at song writing or just want to jam; it's a good idea to understand the relationship between the notes in a scale and the chords that accompany...

The six lessons in this tutorial will tune you into some ways to play blues leads higher up the neck. In lesson one I'll show you how to emphasize the II note, F#, in the E minor...

This series of lessons demonstrates some funky fill notes that accompany a I-IV-V blues in the key of C. These fill notes are taken from the blues scale, and include the I, V,...

In this tutorial of 15 lessons, Ill be teaching you numerous blues licks that are "in the style of" the players that have been my favorites and inspired me over the years. Each...

In this tutorial I'll show you some approaches to playing over southern rock style rhythms. First is the G minor pentatonic scale over a funky rhythm and a simple 2 note lick. In...

In this tutorial I'll show you how to take a different approach to a turnaround by moving to the IV chord. We're using a progression in the key of A that I'll show you in the...

It's not fun to go to a jam session only to discover that you don't know the songs they want to do and they don't know yours either. A simple solution is to lay down 2 or 3 chords...

In this tutorial we'll explore a wide variety of scales and licks that work with a 3 chord progression in the key of C. The 3 chords we'll be using are C (the I chord), F (the IV...

Who says you can't play a tasty blues solo using only a few notes? In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a blues solo using only a few notes on one or two strings. We'll...

This tutorial will introduce you to six modes that will improve your improvisational skills. We'll examine the ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, and aeolian modes in G...

In this tutorial of 15 lessons, Ill be teaching you numerous blues licks that are "in the style of" the players that have been my favorites and inspired me over the years. Each...

Who says you can't play a tasty blues solo using only a few notes? In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a blues solo using only a few notes on one or two strings. We'll...

The six lessons in this tutorial will tune you into some ways to play blues leads higher up the neck. In lesson one I'll show you how to emphasize the II note, F#, in the E minor...

In a previous tutorial you were introduced to the C to F chord progression. This progression can be difficult; especially for beginning players. In my newest tutorial I'll...

In this tutorial I'll show you some approaches to playing over southern rock style rhythms. First is the G minor pentatonic scale over a funky rhythm and a simple 2 note lick. In...

This tutorial will introduce you to six modes that will improve your improvisational skills. We'll examine the ionian, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, and aeolian modes in G...

In this tutorial we'll explore a wide variety of scales and licks that work with a 3 chord progression in the key of C. The 3 chords we'll be using are C (the I chord), F (the IV...

This series of lessons demonstrates some funky fill notes that accompany a I-IV-V blues in the key of C. These fill notes are taken from the blues scale, and include the I, V,...

In this tutorial I'll show you how to take a different approach to a turnaround by moving to the IV chord. We're using a progression in the key of A that I'll show you in the...

It's not fun to go to a jam session only to discover that you don't know the songs they want to do and they don't know yours either. A simple solution is to lay down 2 or 3 chords...

Whether you want to try your hand at song writing or just want to jam; it's a good idea to understand the relationship between the notes in a scale and the chords that accompany...

Here's a 12-bar up tempo shuffle rhythm. If you'd like to use the jam track to play along with select the "JAM" button [from above, right] and then SHUFFLE IN A) This...

This progression uses the A(I), D(IV) and E(V) chords. I've tabbed out 3 ways to play the basic 5-note country scale in the key of A. The mp3 file contains the notes of these...

Learning slide guitar can be very intimidating.......I hope this lesson will remove some of the mystery and help to get you on your way to playing basic slide guitar. When the...

This lesson demonstrates a beginning/intermediate level solo. The strings are raised up high; the hair ties are on; the guitar is tuned to an open E and you're ready to go. Start...