Guitar Lessons With Tune In, Tone Up!

In guitar lesson 35, we address a question and topic given to us on Facebook about how you can increase the speed and fluidity of your playing. Dan first draws out some ideas which can increase the interest in your rhythm playing (including fills and flourishes). We then do some improvising over a jazz fusion track and look at how you can improve the fluidity and form of your licks and phrases and polish what you are already good at. Main timings: 00:02:28 Introduction to the topic of speed and fluidity 00:10:41 Scenario 1: Coming up with a rhythm on the spot 00:22:57 Scenario 2: Comfortable with song and now adding licks, fills and flourishes 00:26:34 Using the minor and major pentatonic ideas to build confidence in fills 00:31:08 Organising your playing by keeping 'voicings close' together 00:37:40 Mini summary on this chordal section of fluidity 00:42:42 First jam over a Jazz Fusion track 00:51:17 Top tip! Polish your licks and what you are good at 00:59:02 Giving form to your l