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Mike Olekshy
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 09/21/10
Posts: 1,051
Mike Olekshy
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 09/21/10
Posts: 1,051
03/31/2022 1:06 pm

Hey there - welcome to GuitarTricks!! Glad you're loving it so far.

A few suggestions for you:

1) Work your way through this tutorial collection "Learning To Improvise". This will give you some solid direction to up your jamming skills.

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/learning-to-improvise

2) We have a ton of great grooves to jam along with in our Jam Station:

https://www.guitartricks.com/jam.php

3) I highly recommend checking out our Blues Course. Specifically, check out the Lead Guitar chapters, as Anders regularly teaches some licks and approaches, then haves you jam along with him at the conclusion of the tutorial:

https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=blues1

https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=blues2

Let me know if you have any questions!

Mike

Originally Posted by: Rumble Walrus

Hi Mike - I'm a longtime Travis & finger picker (singer/songwriter type of thing) that bought an electric and signed up for Guitar Tricks to learn how to jam. I'm working my way through the rock course and have tapped individual lessons (i.e. bending) on other GT courses. Loving it. Love the songs, etc. I can play a number of songs by rote.

I know the fretboard pretty well and understand music theory (years of piano) but, in truth, I suck at jamming. I can fake it a bit, but I'd really like to jam better.

Any thoughts on a good groove track to jam to and perhaps your thoughts on lessons that will build jamming skills?

Thanks!


Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach