FREE Blues Rock Lead Guitar Pentatonic Roadmap

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What's Included

The ArtistWorks Blues Rock Guitar Pentatonic Roadmap is your ultimate guide to improving your mastery of the pentatonic scales. Designed by blues rock powerhouse Jared James Nichols, this collection of lessons, backing tracks, and written materials is designed to help up become a more powerful lead guitarist and blues rocker. Get access to Jared’s Pentatonic Roadmap totally free!.

Comprehensive Lessons

5 professionally recorded lessons across 7 videos, 46 minutes of detailed instruction

Multiple Camera Angles

3 unique views of the fretboard from different angles—making it easy to follow Jared’s instruction and see the shapes being used

Technical Specifications

HD lesson videos, professional audio quality tracks (24-bit, 48kHz)

Accompanying Materials

Key information and tempo markings in 4 detailed tablature files

Meet Jared James Nichols

Jared James Nichols

Jared James Nichols

Internationally renowned blues rock powerhouse

Jared James Nichols is a dynamic blues rock guitarist known for his high-energy performances, fiery slide guitar technique, and successful albums like Black Magic and Highway Man, which showcase his raw, vintage-inspired sound and powerful vocals.

“When I pick up the guitar, the enthusiasm and trying to get my personality behind every note, that’s what’s important to me.”

Key Techniques:
  • Blues Power Vibrato
  • Power Chords & Palm Muting
  • Advanced Soloing Techniques

Why Learn With Our Video Lessons

Practice with Purpose

These lessons, written materials, and backing track are designed to help you develop a variety of improvisation skills using the pentatonic scale in the context of blues and blues rock. Each lesson focuses on different aspects of the scale and how to use it in a musical context.

Versatility

Learn to improvise in a variety of different blues rock contexts using the pentatonic scale and get familiar with the scale in multiple keys

Real-World Experience

Simulate playing with a professional band in a pressure-free environment. Develop the skills and confidence to jam with other musicians.

Skill Building

Develop essential skills like timing, phrasing, and dynamic control that will elevate your playing and impact as a blues rock soloist.

Creative Expression

These lessons are the perfect guide for developing your own musical voice and the backing track provides the perfect canvas for experimenting with different ideas and approaches.

Lesson Content Breakdown

Lesson 1: Introduction to Scales - The A Minor Pentatonic Scale Lesson 2: The A Major Pentatonic Scale Lesson 3: 5 Licks Using the A Major Pentatonic Scale Lesson 4: The A Minor Pentatonic Stepladder Lesson 5: 5 Licks Using the A Minor Pentatonic Stepladder
  • Learn the foundation of blues rock soloing
  • Master the most versatile scale pattern in rock guitar
  • Discover the "happier" cousin to the minor pentatonic
  • Learn how to add new colors to your blues playing
  • Part 1: Learn the first set of signature licks
  • Part 2: Master more advanced applications
  • Includes 3 performances with backing track and 3 detailed tab files
  • Learn JJN's "stepladder" approach to connecting scale positions
  • Unlock the entire fretboard for seamless soloing
  • Part 1: Learn the fundamental stepladder licks
  • Part 2: Advanced applications
  • Includes performance with backing track and tab. 3 different camera angle isolated performance videos: overhead view, picking hand view, side view

What Our Students Are Saying

Awesome. Jared is such a nice guy, engages the audience and explains everything in a very simple and easy to follow manner, regardless of playing level.
Matt B., Advanced Hobbyist
Jared is an awesome teacher. I love his feedback and he has a great talent for explaining his methods verbally. Great value for guitarists!
Bill T., Intermediate Player
With Jared's instruction for three months my skill on guitar improve exponentially after years of trying to play guitar. I can now confidently say that there is a level that I can play guitar at.
Patrick M., Beginning Player

Want to take your playing further?

These lesson videos, written materials, and backing track are all used in a complete blue rock guitar courses taught by Jared James Nichols that provides in-depth instruction on phrasing, embellishments, soloing, improvisation, and more. Explore our comprehensive online blues rock guitar course from Jared James Nichols to dive deeper into these approaches and techniques.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely! You get all these tracks and tabs for free, simply click the link in the email to download the files.

This roadmap is designed for beginner and intermediate players. The lessons are perfect for players looking to gain fluency with the pentatonic shapes.

Jared breaks down all the concepts that you need in order to master these pentatonic techniques. The lessons have everything you need, no music theory necessary!

The files are downoaded so you will have access to them for as long as you want to use them.

Yes! The video lessons, tabs, and backing track are included in the file download.