Experimenting with a strymon cloudburst and delay here. Thinking a fuzz lead might fit the mix.

Took a few tries to get timing down. Great lesson!

Looking forward to working through this course. Really helpful info for building layers.

I waited a bit after seeing this lesson to try it because it is a bit intimidating. After seeing another GG member post a video I decided to give it a shot. This lesson has you limit your notes, create lots of space, and nail your timing. It really got me to focus on the notes I was wanting to hit. I guess it had me practicing with more intention than usual. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and would love to see more like it. Thanks Michael!

Working through these Secondary dominant arpeggios.

Songwriting at its best! A gripping song anyone can relate to that is well written and performed. Love his energy and that he plays a beat up acoustic nylon.

Here’s my attempt at a 3 part loop. The chord progression I used was Bm, A, G, Fm so I think that is the key of D. I pretty much just followed the chords for a simple bass line then added some dyads. Once the loop was going I mostly focused on triads and pentatonic shapes trying to create a melody and not just playing harmonies. Any advice on playing more melodic is welcome. :)

Just trying to focus on hitting those chord tones. I love the sound of having non diatonic chords in the progression although it was really challenging not to get lost. Great lesson Jack!

Targeting the notes of the upper triad of Amin7 which is C major… and feelin pretty floaty.

A Texas Country band with an Americana singer songwriter vibe. The singers tone is enough to immediately love them but they’ve got a fiddle player and telecaster guitarist throwing down some serious talent as well. Great stuff Michael! This is an OurVinyl sessions version so the quality is fantastic.

I went with a 1,4,5 progression in the key of E and tried to connect triads with the linear pentatonic runs. This helps me move in and out of chord shapes and it gives a smooth sound. It also keeps me from getting lost when I use the shapes as reference points. You can just launch into the linear scale from the triad…especially the A shape. Loving these lessons Micheal!!!

I went with the key of G and used all dominant chords for the rhythm. I tried to make it sound as country as I could by using alternating base notes. I’ve been working out triads and blending them with the pentatonic scale and it has helped out tremendously. I also tried to throw some hybrid picking in the mix. Just flowed with it and had fun! :)

Here is the country blues scale in G and D. I have been working on this one running up and down the scale with a hybrid picking approach. I’m alternating my pick and middle finger and trying to move even and smooth. The attack on the strings can sound quite different between the two and I’m hoping to get comfortable enough with it so I can control sounds.

Slow blues in E. I’ve been really working on not getting lost in the pentatonic patterns and knowing where I’m at in the chord changes. As I’m getting more comfortable with this I feel I’m a little more inclined to let my ear guide me. I plan on experimenting more with chord tones and the melody. Lots of sounds and phrasings to explore here… loads of fun too!

I’ve been practicing hybrid picking for about a year now. Getting that pinky of mine to cooperate has been challenging. I pieced together some triads to run up and down the neck practicing different exercises and patterns. I run through those here for few minutes and then try to be a little more melodic towards the end. I’m hoping to find myself playing some country style picking with some snap at some point. Looking forward to the upcoming course!