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Performance Under Pressure: The Art of Live Improvisation

When the house lights go up and the pressure is on, your muscle memory needs to be bulletproof. In today’s lesson, we’re moving beyond the bedroom and looking at how to bring your improvisation to the stage.

In today’s lesson, we’re diving into:

  • Funky Sliding Chords: Nailing those transitions with character and groove.
  • Interval String-Skipping: Adding a touch of "melodic madness" to your lead lines.
  • Developing your ‘Safety Net’: Having reliable starting points and "back-pocket" licks to lean on when the heat is on.

Most crucially, we'll cover how to recover your footing if you wander "off-piste" during a live performance. It’s about more than just playing, it’s about performing and keeping your solos exciting by seamlessly blending raw improvisation with pre-determined starting points.


What do you want to learn?

BY DIFFICULTY :

Seasons

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S5
Easy
Arpeggios Everyone Should Know
I use arpeggios all of the time within licks or to transition between different parts of the neck when soloing.…
Intermediate
Instagram Licks
Sometimes I even surprise myself when I post a lick video to Instagram – I probably spend a total of…
Intermediate
Vibrato
Today we’ve got a cool lesson coming up on all things vibrato… It’s not just hitting a note and wiggling…
Easy
Unlocking The Fretboard
One of the most common questions I get asked is: “How do I break out from playing the same licks…
Intermediate
Top Tapping Tips
We’re really gonna show the fretboard the finger today – because this lesson is all about tapping! I’m going to…
Easy
Drive Riff
Today we’re going to break down a track of mine called Drive. We’re going to break down the techniques involved…
1 2 3 4 5
Intermediate
The World Of Harmonics
When you think of harmonics you probably imagine squealing dive bombs, but they are also an amazing tool to use…
Easy
Developing A Practice Routine
When I was younger I followed a very structured practice routine for 8-10 hours a day, but it’s very hard…
Easy
Hybrid Picking Challenge
What does every guitarist want? We want power, flexibility, dexterity, awesome timing, and we want to be able to visualise…
Easy
5 Levels of Soloing
Do you ever wonder how you can take a guitar solo from simple to mind-blowing? In this lesson I’m going…
Easy
Funk Essentials
Funk guitar is one influence that can be found over and over again in my playing, whether I’m writing prog…
Easy
The Guide To Playing Live
If you’ve ever had stage fright, felt nervous playing in front of others, or panic about making mistakes then this…
1 2 3 4 … 6
Intermediate
Outside Fun
What if you could unlock a brand new approach to note choice – and add some really fun and exciting…
Intermediate
Blues Fusion
Blues guitar has such a classic, cool sound and in this lesson, I’m going to show you how to fuse…
Intermediate
Rising Up Solo Breakdown
In this lesson, I’m going to break down a section from a track of mine called Rising Up. This solo…
Advanced
Square Dreamz Solo
In this lesson I’m going to break down one of the most difficult solos I’ve written, from my track ‘Square…
Easy
A Sit Down With Outside Notes
In this lesson, I’m going to guide you through how you can use outside/passing notes to bring a fresh new…
Advanced
You and Me Solo 1 Breakdown
During the McRocklin & Hutch track “You and Me” Thomas and I trade guitar solos back and forwards – in…
1 2 3 4 … 6
5

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