Video podcasts

Screenshot of podcast window.Welcome to my series of short video tutorials looking at different aspects of guitar technique.

Notes and scores for all examples can be downloaded for each podcast. These contain extra information and suggestions to support the podcasts, so I'd strongly suggest downloading them.

Select a podcast heading to launch the podcast player. If you are having any difficulties contact the webmaster.

Just retired and beginning to have time to work through your excellent podcasts. As a plectrum player, some of the detail is not readily applicable, but the lessons are the best I have ever seen. Thanks.

Ian Wheeler

Series 1

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The I-vi-ii-V progression

  • Introduction to the I - vi - ii - V progression
  • Creating a walking bass line
  • Variation 1, replacing chord I with chord iii
  • Variation 2, Chord quality substitution. Replacing minor chords with dominant chords

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Makin' Whoopee
(Chord Substitutions part 1)

  • Replacing a dominant chord with a minor 7th
  • Makin' Whoopee chord sequence and chord melody
  • Using the chord substitution within the sequence
  • Using Chromatic Passing Chords and embellishing the turnaround
  • Coda

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Embellishing the Blues I
(Chord Substitutions part 2)

  • Introduction to embellishing the Blues
  • The tritone substitution

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Embellishing the Blues II
(Chord Substitutions part 2)

  • Variations on the blues sequence
  • Coda

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