I've never really talked about guitar improv because it's such a big topic, but this is the first lesson in a brand new series I'll be working on over the spring to help finally explain my view on it. I expect it to be about 8 lessons total, and each one should take about two weeks to create. By the time you're done, you'll be able to apply what...
2026-01-23 16:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to everyone who asked questions! I'm looking forward to answering them live in 1 hour at this link:
https://youtube.com/live/PpYZqYrq9e0?feature=share
If you're logged in to YouTube, you can join the live chat and ask some questions whe...
2026-01-11 17:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostWhat's the deal with 11th chords? Is 6/7 a time signature? How is triad formed? Whatever your musical question, I'll try to answer it this Sunday (Jan 11) at 12:00 Noon CT. Leave a question below and I'll get respond to them in the order that they appear, and please get your questions in by tomorrow night (saturday) so I can spend some time prep...
2026-01-09 15:49:17 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to everyone who gave me feedback on the site! I do believe most of the problems have been worked out and the response so far has been awesome.
To get things warmed up there, I want to offer you all 50% off any of my digital courses: Theory and Songwriting, Chord Progression Codex, Real Rhythm Guitar: Level 1 and Real Rhythm Guitar ...
2025-12-18 22:39:00 +0000 UTC View PostAfter an unspeakable amount of work, I'm ready to roll out the new site for you all! If you have courses at the original site, they should transfer over easily. Just make sure you use the same email you use at the other site.
SEE ...
2025-12-12 20:40:59 +0000 UTC View PostFor a long time, I've struggled with the usability of Patreon for myself and users. I'm almost done fixing that and am excited to share with you what's in store!
NEXT WEEK- NEW SITE!
Next week I will be posting a link here for you to sign up to my new website. It will be a drastic upgrade to the current one...
2025-12-08 17:11:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for your vote yesterday! We'll try to combine several of your chosen topics into one fun lesson/demonstration for this evening, beginning in 1 hour (630 CT). https://youtube.com/live/LApPjpgIPcY?feature=share
Here's the game plan for tonight:<...
2025-11-15 23:25:52 +0000 UTC View PostI was planning on going live tonight, but with family unexpectedly in town I'm going to move things to tomorrow night at 7PM CT. Expect a post here with a link about an hour before then.
If you think you can make it, which of the following ideas do you want to explore with me? You can pick more than one - If none of these catch your intere...
2025-11-14 15:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post
I tried to compress the entire 3 week Lament Bass masterclass that we did here into a single lesson - here's the result!
I'm attaching some tabs and charts too for those interested. And a huge thank you to Paul, Aaron, and Mirko for lett...
2025-11-10 15:46:59 +0000 UTC View PostSHORT VERSION: I'm looking for 5 performers/bands who gig in their local scene at least once a month to help me test and improve a service I've helped create called BandAlert. It's purpose is to help local bands succeed without having to rely on social media.
If ...
2025-09-23 18:33:51 +0000 UTC View Post![Very Bad Musical Advice [Early Access]](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/12/kx/hu/4e9b88-019e829a-17b6-731a-b696-9ae4af37f7cc.jpg)
I've never done an "old man yells at cloud" video, despite the fact that the YouTube algorithm tends to reward them. I don't do them because they're low effort, they don't really help anyone or teach anything, and they usually spread negativity instead of positivity.
2025-09-21 22:22:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week I wrote a jazz-fusion "city-pop" groove but didn't really go into detail on how it was produced. This 30-minute walkthrough should give you more info!
I decided to make this one public instead of Patreon Only simply because I t...
2025-09-12 17:13:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Once again, I set out to make a simple, easy, quick video, and once again it devolved into madness. This one harkens back to my roots and features a very silly intro. However, I've grown over the years as an artist, so it also includes a very silly outro.
2025-09-01 19:47:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I have a fun and productive lesson here for you all that is meant to develop your rhythm skills, no matter what instrument you play. I know that a lot of guitarists avoid this sort of training, mainly because the metronome is so painful to learn with, but this lesson should be much more accessible because it's NO METRONOME REQUIR...
2025-08-01 13:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Tonight I'll be playing around with two ideas for a casual live stream. I'll probably broadcast for about an hour and explore the following ideas:
1: As recommended by Jay Goemer, I'll be experimenting with producing punk rock. I have an interesting NON PUNK progression that I'd like to see if I can turn into a punk song.
2: I'd lik...
2025-06-29 23:00:46 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm back! Very sorry for the hiatus - life went on pause due to a painful problem with my eye. It didn't look pretty either so filming wasn't an option.
I'm extremely grateful to be healthy again! During my recover, I had extra time to think about this song and the analysis while I was stuck inside, which led to a discovery that ...
Thank you to everyone who participated in my 2nd masterclass on Patreon, Writing with Lament Bass. I thought it was a really fun class and finally got around reviewing your submissions. I took plenty of time share my thoughts and rant because the submissions were highly enjoyable!
Do me a favor and don't delete any of your public music li...
You're all the first to gain access to my brand new free course for beginner and intermediate guitarists. It contains 11 lessons, over 20 examples, and a printable PDF. I'm attaching the PDF here but it should be accessible on the first lesson page as well. To access the course, login to your account at 2025-05-01 16:53:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Just wanted to let you all know - I have listened to everyone's lament bass submissions and was mightily impressed! I'm really looking forward to doing the video review for everyone, but I've been battling a cold for the last 2 days though and I can't make it through a few minutes of filming without sneezing and sniffling. I'll try again tomorro...
2025-04-29 17:33:02 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be reviewing everyone's music on Sunday, so please submit your piece before then if you'd like personalized feedback. My own piece of music, well, I'm going to keep working on it! The livestream proved that I couldn't "de-cheese" the piece but I'm going to try again later.
In other news, I'm about 98% complete with the projects I've ...
2025-04-23 17:47:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I wrote a chord progression for the Week 3 Lament Bass course but never developed it into something further. Tonight I'll be experimenting with it and sharing how I produce and arrange progressions into more than just a string of chords.
2025-04-22 00:03:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks! Since it's the last week of the lament bass course and I still haven't completed my musical example, I figured I'm not the only one and I'm going to change the rules of engagement a bit.
First off, you're free to write a piece that's longer. The amount of submissions for this workshop has been managable and I'm happy to review ...
2025-04-17 15:40:58 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: Lesson 3 is live! This is a really fun one and I can't wait to hear what you guys come up with for your final project. Also, check the updated PDF attached with some errors fixed.
If you have any questions on this lesson, post th...
2025-04-15 00:17:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Amazing work everyone! Even if you didn't submit music, I think it's worth watching through this to see how these ideas can translate into so many different styles and sounds.
Tonight will be the last week of this workshop. I'm going to...
2025-04-14 19:10:03 +0000 UTC View PostIf you'd like me to review your piece, please submit it by Sunday morning (April 13th). The goal this week is to write a lament bass in the minor key. I'm providing two examples of my own; when you submit your piece, please also provide some basic info like I'm showing below! Also make sure that if you upload your music to something like google ...
2025-04-10 15:26:32 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: Video lesson posted! Link here: https://youtu.be/S-ZC9Tl4yVs
Here's Week 2's video for the composing workshop. We're getting into some fun stuff here with a lot of potential - this lesson should provide many examples and ideas for you to launch off of!
Congratulations on everyone who survived Week 1! I think the most challenging thing was staying in pure diatonic major and dealing with the "cheese factor" that comes along with that set of notes, but many of you were able to avoid that sweet sound with some good production and arranging decisions.
Since the amount of submissions was not ...
2025-04-07 19:04:11 +0000 UTC View PostLast night's stream had some technical difficulties midway through so I filmed another version of the lesson offline and have reuploaded it here: https://youtu.be/GBj3qee4Oms?si=Rho2Vt3GKvOi5tqp
The assignment is fairly simple, just write some diatonic...
2025-04-01 16:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post
NOTE: The livestream had some connection/stalling issues, so I rerecorded the entire lesson (which you should see embedded above in this post. The lesson link is here: https://youtu.be/GBj3qee4Oms?si=Rho2Vt3GKvOi5tqp
If you want to view the livestream ...
2025-03-31 23:22:30 +0000 UTC View PostI'm poking my head out from underneath this rock to share some good news!
(Tomorrow) NEW PATREON-ONLY CLASS
I've designed a new 3-week course for you all here to participate in. I learned a lot during the last Modal Mixture Masterclass on how to pace and organize these sorts of things and I'm going to apply...