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Lead Guitar Lessons


Learning how to play lead guitar is a huge subject. From learning scales and arpeggios, to building your vocabulary of guitar licks. But these online guitar lessons will take you through the process and you will be playing screaming lead solos in no time.


Blues Lick in E With Triplet Pull Offs
Learn a blues lick in the key of E that uses some triplets and pull-offs. Blues in E MP3 Jam Track Included.

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Mini Blues Rock Guitar Licks
Learn a few short blues rock guitar licks you can easily apply to different sets of notes. Jam Tracks included.

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Using Timing In Your Lead Guitar Phrasing
Learn about Guitar Phrasing how to use timing creatively in your lead guitar solos. Includes MP3 Jam Track.

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Rockin’ Repeating Guitar Lick
Learn a rockin' classic repeating guitar lick in D Minor. MP3 Jam Track Download Included.

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Rock/Blues Lead Guitar Hand Position
Learn a core left hand guitar position used by many rock and blues greats when they solo.

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Chromatic Scales for Guitar
Playing chromatic scales on the guitar not only helps build technique but also helps your understanding of the guitar fretboard.

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Chuck Berry Guitar Lick X3
Learn how to take a classic Chuck Berry guitar lick and get more mileage out of it by moving it to different sets of notes.

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Blues Rock Guitar Lick in A
Learn a cool rock blues guitar lick in the key of A. MP3 Jam Tracks included.

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Jazz II V I Guitar Lick in Bb
Learn a cool Jazz II V I guitar lick in the key of Bb in 8 different places on the neck of the guitar. Includes MP3 Jam Tracks.

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Brian Setzer Rockabilly Guitar Lick
Here a cool guitar lick from rockabilly swing guitarist Brian Setzer. It's from the song "Stray Cat Strut" by the Stray Cats.

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Tom Petty Refugee Guitar Lick
Here's a guitar lick from Tom Petty's right hand man Mike Campbell. It's from the intro solo in the song "Refugee".

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Rapid Fire Rock Guitar Lick
Here is a fun "rapid fire" lead guitar lick in the key of E. It's a must know stock rock guitar lick.

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Country Lick With Half Step Bends
Learning some Country Guitar Licks is a great way to add new flavors of sound into your solos.

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Carlos Santana Lick in D Minor
Learn a lead guitar lick from the solo of "Black Magic Woman" from Santana. This Santana lick is in D minor.

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Jimmy Page “Whole Lotta Love” Guitar Lick
Learn a Jimmy Page lick in the key of E. This guitar lick is from his solo in the Led Zeppelin tune "Whole Lotta Love".

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G Major Country Guitar Lick
Here is a cool country lead guitar lick that uses some bends on the 2nd string to create a pedal steel guitar sound.

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Jimi Hendrix “Wind Cries Mary” Guitar Lick
Learn a blues based lead guitar lick from Jimi Hendrix that was pulled from his solo in the song "The Wind Cries Mary".

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Intro to Scales on the Guitar
What are guitar scales and why are they important to learn? Decode guitar scale charts and play them on the guitar.

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Eric Clapton C Major Blues Lick
Learn a cool blues lick from Eric Clapton in the key of C major. A blues jam track is also included.

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How to Play Arpeggios on Guitar
Learn the basics of how to read guitar arpeggio charts, and apply them to the neck of the guitar.

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More Lead Guitar Lessons

Be sure and check in these sections for more online guitar lessons covering lead guitar.


Guitar Scales
Guitar Arpeggios
Guitar Soloing
Lead Guitar Licks