I wanna be sedated!
by Nick Morrison
Ah....the one note solo. I'm not a fan of these types of solos in Jazz, Rock or Blues, or just in general. However, there is something charming abo...
Syncopation is fun!
by Nick Morrison
This is a great lick, originally for bass - but the syncopation is such that it's a great rhythm exercise for guitarists as well! So put on a metro...
Sliding Around with Tritones
by Nick Morrison
When you are playing over a I-IV-V progression (blues or blues based stuff) - particularly if you're relying heavily on dominant 7 voicings - a sup...
Chick Corea Spain and Syncopation Practice
by Nick Morrison
Since Monday was a holiday and I didn't put out a L.O.W. - I'll do it now!This is a cool one. The song is "Spain" by Chick Corea. It's sounds like...
Melody of the Week - Classic Beatles
by Nick Morrison
What if...I picked up guitar first, or ukelele, or maybe banjo???? If you've known me for any amount of time - you'll know that guitar wasn't actu...
If you're stuck learning to solo, or can't get past your plateau...
by Nick Morrison
Are you an intermediate guitar player, still struggling and feeling stuck with your progress on guitar? Do you want to be able to impress your frie...
I'll wait for you there...
by Nick Morrison
One of the greatest rock and roll triumphs is Chris Cornell's pheonix like rise after the demise of Sound Garden. Equally important is the same ri...
Lick of the Week - Cool Latin Vibes
by Nick Morrison

Picture it - it's the "Summer of Love" ...The group "Santana" was flown in by helicopter to Max Yasgur's farm, which was the site of WOODSTOCK in...
Lick of the Week - betcha can't play this!
by Nick Morrison
This is a Bach inspired "baroque style" lick - but don't let that fool you. This is anything but "stuffy", especially if you turn up your gain and...
m7 Chords don't have to Freak you OuT!
by Nick Morrison
This is a very simple little lick.
At first bounce, it'll probably feel and maybe even look like a "standard blues" or "pentatonic" lick - and it ...
The Girl from Ipenema...kinda...
by Nick Morrison
Today's article comes just in time as I am releasing a video soon entitled "How to fake it till you make it with fingerstyle guitar".
In that vide...
Portable minor 7 Arpeggio
by Nick Morrison
This is a great "portable" arpeggio pattern, based here in Gm7 (G minor 7) Essentially we are playing the notes from the chord and stretching them...
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