IMPORTANT THING #1: Ok, first of all I really want to apologize that it took me so long to get the winners of the Creating Simple Solos contest announced. But I’ve been super-busy slaving away on my new acoustic guitar course (coming soon!). Here are the winners…

Wade Munson

Paul Marshall

IMPORTANT THING #2: I’ve got a new course coming out soon… Acoustic Guitar Mastery. It’s a big, multi-DVD course that’s 100% about acoustic guitar. I’m going to give you several videos from the course so you can learn a lot even if you decide it’s not for you. So stay tuned!

Lastly, here’s a funny video I found on YouTube. I call it the “Bad Day Cure” video. So, keep it handy. If you’re having a bad day, just watch this and it’s almost guaranteed to get better.

We’ve chosen the winners of the Creating Simple Solos course. We’ll be announcing them the first of January. Happy new year!

Dan Denley

My new course, Creating Simple Solos, will be publicly available on Tuesday, Dec 15th at 11:00AM EST.

And I’ve decided to GIVE away three copies of the course! All you need to do is answer two simple questions…

1. Why would you like to own a copy of this course?
2. How do you think it would help your playing?

(We’ll contact the winners by email. So make sure you type your email correctly when you post your comment!)

To enter the contest, simply answer these two questions by posting your comment below…

What Can This Course Do For You?

• Learn to create red-hot leads by combing simple licks
• Provides an introduction to playing lead guitar
• Shows you how to play leads over backing tracks
• You’ll discover how to choose the right scale every time
• Learn how to plan your solo from start to finish

Creating Simple Solos is the perfect solution if you suffer from any of these frustrations:

• You want to play lead but don’t know how to get started.
• Confused by scales and music theory mumbo-jumbo.
• Frustrated by lack of step-by-step training.
• Tried other “how-to-play” courses and failed.

Here’s What You Get:

• 2 DVDs with rhree hours of step-by-step video instruction. (Not region encoded so they play in any standard DVD player)
• 22 full-band jam tracks on 1 CD
• 52 page tab book so you can easily follow along

Cheers!

Dan Denley

P.S. Oh yeah… if you’re one of the three winners, please email us  picture of you with your new course.

P.P.S. The DEADLINE for your entry is Tuesday, Dec 15th (launch day) at 12:00PM EST (noon).

Enter the contest by posting your comment below…

We’re only about 11 days from the public release of my new course, Creating Simple Solos. It’s all about YOU learning to crank out killer solos using simple, easy-to-play licks and riffs. Unlike my Lead Guitar Secrets course (which is currently off the market) I do NOT go into a ton of theory in this course. The most important thing is to get you playing lead right from the start!

In this video I explain what I’m doing and then demonstrate how to play it over the jam track at about three minutes into it. Check it out…

Please post your comment below!

Cheers,

Dan Denley

A few months ago I was playing around with some solo ideas… just jamming over some backing tracks. I was trying to come up with something “new.” I’d been stuck in a rut for while and I needed something to get my creative juices flowing. So, I popped in a jam track and start just playing scales…

I didn’t try to do anything fancy. I just played scales and then tried to create a few licks. And here’s the BIG “Ah-Ha!”…

I didn’t try to IMPRESS anyone. (Not even myself). I wasn’t trying to be “cool” and show off. I wasn’t the “guitar-guru” teacher. I was just playing for ME. I was enjoying playing. I was just having fun.

And something happened…

I realized that I was playing these sweet little licks that sounded great. I mean, it wasn’t like you would have said, “WOW!” or anything. It was just cool to play a few licks that really added to the music.

And the most important part? I was having a BLAST!

BUT, I began to wonder if it was just a “fluke” or if I’d stumbled upon a real technique for creating solos. So, I changed the jam track to another song. And I started the whole process over again. I found that right scale and then tried to create a nice sounding lick with just a three or four notes. Once it started sounding good, I tried to expand it a little to turn it into a full-blown solo. And it worked!

So, I called up my camera guy and said, “Dude, I think I’m on to something. We need to video tape this stuff!” So, he grabbed his gear and headed over to my house. Three hours later, we had the whole thing on tape! It was amazing how easy it all just “flowed.”

Anyway, I’ve packaged up all these videos into to course called, Creating Simple Solos. I didn’t think there was any way we would be able to get it released this year. But I just got off the phone with our DVD company and it looks like we’re going to be able to have it ready in next month — December!

In fact, the printer just sent me the proofs for the course. Here’s what the DVD cover looks like. Sweet huh?

So, it looks like this course will be ready before Christmas. You might want to let Santa know that you’ve been good this year.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the video, please post your comment below, I want to hear from you!

Cheers,

Dan Denley

P.S. The new site will be here (eventually).