{"id":124892,"date":"2025-06-16T04:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T04:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/?page_id=124892"},"modified":"2025-06-16T04:58:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T04:58:34","slug":"video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Video 2 &#8211; 4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques &#8211; Premium Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 32px;color: #090089;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Lesson 2 - 4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques &#8211; 12 Bar Blues In Key of G<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-124892-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Track-No.2-4-Essential-Lead-Techniques-Blues-Backing-Track-In-Key-of-G.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Track-No.2-4-Essential-Lead-Techniques-Blues-Backing-Track-In-Key-of-G.mp3\">https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Track-No.2-4-Essential-Lead-Techniques-Blues-Backing-Track-In-Key-of-G.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-success\" href=\"https:\/\/we.tl\/t-IcCSSUNBhP\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon far fa-file-audio\"><\/i> Download This MP3<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-9334176\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tsVso_9hyeQ?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><strong>Main Points From The Lesson Above:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now you know the blues scale you can transpose (change the key). To play in the key of G start on the 3rd fret of the E string and play the same pattern of fingers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learning NOT to just pick every note in your solo will add color and expression to your solos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1:\u00a0<strong>Slides<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Slide up (higher sounding) and slide down (lower sounding). Slide to each note in the scale to get started.<\/p>\n<p>2:\u00a0<strong>Vibrato<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This makes the guitar sound like a human voice. Think operatic singing. It sounds like a wobble of the note. Practice by bending up and down rapidly. Use vibrato when you\u2019re holding long notes in a solo.<\/p>\n<p>3:\u00a0<strong>Hammer Ons + Flick Offs<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A hammer on makes a higher sound as your hitting the string higher up the neck with your FRETTING fingers. A flick off makes a lower sound as your flicking away with your fretting fingers. Start by playing your G blues scale as hammer ons (going up the scale) and then flick offs as you go back down the scale.<\/p>\n<p>4:\u00a0<strong>Bends \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>There are many different types of bends but in this lesson we\u2019re focussing on bending to a note in the scale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, start using some of these techniques in your solos. Jam along with the backing track in the key of G. You\u2019ll quickly find your favourites. Enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-3-breaking-out-of-the-box\/\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i> Next Lesson - Breaking Out Of The Box<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Course Progress Bar<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wppb-wrapper inside full\"><div class=\"inside\">2 \/ 6<\/div><div class=\"wppb-progress full\"><span class=\"green\" style=\"width: 33.333333333333%;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lesson 2 - 4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques 4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques - 12 Bar Blues In Key of [...]","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-124892","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Video 2 - 4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques - Premium Courses - LearnGuitarInLondon.com - Drue James<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Video 2 - 4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques - Premium Courses - LearnGuitarInLondon.com - Drue James\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"LearnGuitarInLondon.com - Drue James\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-16T04:58:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/\",\"name\":\"Video 2 - 4 Essential Lead Guitar Techniques - Premium Courses - LearnGuitarInLondon.com - Drue James\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-16T04:35:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-16T04:58:34+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/video-2-4-essential-lead-guitar-techniques-premium-courses\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Video 2 &#8211; 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