Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Playing a solo involves many things... What key is it in? What are the chords you're playing over? What are the notes in those chords? Where are those notes on the neck? What scale pattern do I need to use? With all of this going through your head, it's easy to forget about the most important thing any improvising musician need to do... listen.

And you can check out previous episode in this series below:

Lick of the Week Episode 1 : youtu.be/vROEcgIOprg
Lick of the Week Episode 2 : youtu.be/fKG0Ug4geQk
Lick of the Week Episode 3 : youtu.be/4O2cnFYq1v0
Lick of the Week Episode 4 : youtu.be/OQ2jpRWmepM
Lick of the Week Episode 5 : youtu.be/AMQeaiT-67A
Lick of the week Episode 6 : youtu.be/ilpZoZvIpqs
Lick of the Week Episode 7 : youtu.be/KVtLRHHzvvI
Lick of the Week Episode 8 : youtu.be/ARF8HgD2bt0
Lick of the Week Episode 9 : youtu.be/ySWUZEAQNBs
Lick of the Week Episode 10: youtu.be/aSKeQJslaGU
Lick of the Week Episode 11: youtu.be/WNUM_qhxUMs
Lick of the Week Episode 12: youtu.be/M4jZNMT6uLU
Lick of the Week Episode 13: youtu.be/r2R1s697bOE
Lick of the Week Episode 14: youtu.be/omnYcwi6VIQ
Lick of the Week Episode 15: youtu.be/Wvpf2jA0q70
Lick of the Week Episode 16: youtu.be/nbNNxcbg2d4
Lick of the Week Episode 17: youtu.be/6BXhiwfh_mY
Lick of the Week Episode 18: youtu.be/5aHlfzCJ82Q
Lick of the Week Episode 19: youtu.be/UvKLKIa1eAw
Lick of the Week Episode 20: youtu.be/9r8icdEOw9k
Lick of the Week Episode 21: youtu.be/1dIHb_BkXs4
Lick of the Week Episode 22: youtu.be/P816U2Dkrfc
Lick of the Week Episode 23: youtu.be/mV8KXAEhj30
Lick of the Week Episode 24: youtu.be/dMPJTIUVZHc
Lick of the Week Episode 25: youtu.be/-mOroiLBZcw

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