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Lessons:Blues Legends III – Acoustic Delta BluesRobert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jeffersonwith Michael JohnsonThis is where it all started! These legendary players influenced generations of guitar players and planted the seeds of the blues. This lesson series covers both standard tuning licks, acoustic fingerpicking licks and two slide lessons that use an open G tuning which was commonly used by Robert Johnson and Blind Willie Johnson. Many of these licks are at the intermediate and above level, but most beginners will find some of these guitar licks easy to learn and very inspiring to play as well!Contemporary Blues Guitarists – Gary Moore, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray & Robben Fordwith Michael JohnsonThe splendor of blues guitar is its ability to morph with the interpretation of the individual musician. Early blues masters like Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, and B. B. King expressed that their music didn’t come from any formula, only from the soul and day-to-day life experiences. This same spirit is carried on with later generations of musicians as well. This series will focus on the style of Gary Moore, Ry Cooder, Robert Cray and Robben Ford, each of whom have a very unique approach to playing the blues.These lessons will help you explore how to expand on your blues guitar sound. In this series you’ll learn the style and techniques used by each of these guitarists by focusing on playing licks, blues progression variations and adapting other styles of music into the blues sound.David Gilmour style with Lyle RonglienStevie Ray Vaughn, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton and BB King are among the greatest players with the greatest tone. Add another legend to that list, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour. With his bluesy Strat tones and soul-wrenching solos from such epic albums like Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, Gilmour has left an undeniable impression on countless guitarists young and old. In this series you’ll explore the solo style of this guitar virtuoso and learn how you can shape your own style with this simple step-by-step approach.Evolution of Jazz Guitar – Guitar Lick of the Daywith Chris SpencerBerklee College of Music graduate Chris Spencer will guide you through a vast array of historic jazz licks that will greatly enhance your playing. You will explore the evolution of the jazz guitar from the swing era to its current state. You will follow a fairly chronological path, starting out with the swing guitarists, moving into the bebop players, and then into the post bebop/modern sounds. Each “Lick of the Day” will focus on an individual guitar player style who contributed significantly to their era in jazz. The licks will also be over common chord progressions, so they can be reused often and in different situations.The interactive lessons will take a more in-depth look at the previous week’s material, plunging into more of the “why” than the “how”. You will learn a bit of theory, as well as scale and arpeggio exercises to increase dexterity.Folk Guitar Legends II Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harriswith Michael JohnsonFolk guitar is the cornerstone of contemporary music. Migrating from Europe as the “common man’s music”, this genera soon flourished throughout the new world branching into rock, country and blues. During the ’60s & ’70s folk guitarists the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez and Emmylou Harris exploded onto the music scene and inspired generations of musicians.In this series you’ll learn the style and techniques used by each of these guitar legends by focusing on strumming and finger-picking chords, playing various chord progressions and using acoustic solo techniques. The magic of the folk guitar sound comes together when you can apply all these techniques to form an orchestra of sound created by a single guitar. Many of these patterns are at the intermediate and above level, but most beginners will find some of these guitar patterns easy to learn and very inspiring to play as well!Guitar Tricks & Techniques I + IIGuitar techniques and tricks are an essential tool for any guitar player. Guitar heroes like Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, and other great guitarists have made a significant impact, launching the guitar sound into new dimensions. These techniques and tricks will help you sound faster, smoother and more interesting. This series is design to improve the style of the intermediate and advanced player, however helping the beginner explore new horizons and answering the often asked question “how is that sound made?”.Great guitar techniques are an essential tool for any guitar player. A good vibrato, pull-off or hammer-on technique can bring to life any musical phrase or lick. Learning scales, chords, improvising and theory are very important, however incorporating these techniques will add magic to your playing. This series is design to improve the style of any beginner and intermediate player. If your guitar playing lacks the kind of style of any of your guitar heroes, this series is for you!These lessons will focus on illustrating basic technique and trick concepts and then expand by teaching you exercises and classic licks by popular guitarists that use these techniques.Jazz Connection – Guitar Lick of the Daywith Don MockGuitarist Don Mock is best known as a player, author and founding instructor of GIT (Musicians Institute of Technology) in Hollywood, California. Mock has over 25 years experience teaching and giving clinics / seminars and has authored several popular guitar books and REH videos.In this Lick of the Day lesson series, Don will guide you through a vast array of standard and contemporary jazz licks and chord progressions. This series is designed to help the rock and blues guitarist make the “connection” to jazz guitar, thus expanding your repertoire and understanding of music theory. You can visualize and control advanced licks/chord progressions which you can see displayed on the virtual fretboard. The Riff Interactive tools allow you to loop and slow within pitch complex licks down to your skill level. It has never been so easy to learn jazz guitar, it’s like having a GIT teacher in your own home!AND additional lessons Jazz 101 and Jazz Jam I + IIRichie SamboraRichie giving instruction how to play songs made famous by him and Bon Jovi, including close-up demonstration of more than 40 guitar techniques, interactive methods to let you learn at your own paceRichie Sambora Interactive Guitar is a comprehensive instructional guide that turns guitar lessons into a musical multimedia adventure. You can learn to play the songs and riffs made famous by Richie and Bon JoviRock Legends II w/Lyle RonglienOut of the thousands of great rock guitar players over the last 50+ years, only a few attain the status of being a rock legend. To become a rock legend, a guitarist must have contributed a significant impact on rock music and a powerful influence on other guitarists above and beyond all others. In this series you’ll learn some of the most significant stylistic techniques, riffs and tones of these true rock legends.Rock Legends III with Lyle RonglienOut of the thousands of great rock guitar players over the last 50+ years, only a few attain the status of being a rock legend. To become a rock legend, a guitarist must have contributed a significant impact on rock music and a powerful influence on other guitarists above and beyond all others. In this series you’ll learn some of the most significant stylistic techniques, riffs and tones of these true rock legends.Santana style with Michael JohnsonCarlos Santana has one of the most distinctive guitar sounds in modern music. His ability to combine rock, Latin and blues has earned this Grammy award winning guitarist the title of a true music legend and inspiring legions of guitar players. This lesson series will help you achieve the Santana sound by illustrating how to utilize the Dorian and pentatonic scale patterns while jamming over Latin/Rock beats. These licks and rhythms are fun to play and you’ll notice immediate results in your playing that you too can sound like Santana!The magic of this sounds comes together when you can apply these techniques together to form your own Latin/rock sound. Many of these patterns are at the intermediate and above level, but most beginners will find some of these guitar patterns easy to learn and very inspiring to play as well!Satriani-Vai styles with Lyle RonglienThese two virtuosos have changed the way modern rock guitar is played. They have achieved rock guitar monster status by lots of dedication, study, and practice. Now you too can learn some unique riffs that define the styles of both of these great artists.In this series designed for the intermediate to advanced student, you’ll be learning theory, technique, style, scales, riffs and solos, and more as you play along to jam tracks in the Satriani/Vai style.2nd Edition!!Speed Techniques – Guitar Lick of the Daywith Lyle RonglienShred, burn, rip, and fly are just a few words used to describe the art of playing fast on the guitar. Assembled in this series are many of the essential exercises, techniques and licks I have used to develop my own speed. Exercises covered in this series are warm-ups, right hand picking, left hand hammer-ons, and left hand pull-offs.Being able to play fast sure is a lot a fun! It takes a lot of discipline, dedication and practice. Sometimes it’s not all that much fun doing drills and hours of repetition, but it will pay off in the long run. Remember, being able to play fast doesn’t happen overnight! Even though a simple melody may be better than a fast riff, it’s still fun to play fast!Stevie Ray Vaughan style with Michael JohnsonIf you’re into Stevie Ray Vaughan, this series is for you! Learn secrets to playing classic Stevie licks, blues progressions, improvising over chord changes and many other essential techniques used by this guitar legend.2nd Edition!!