Blues Rock Lead Guitar For Beginners. (Udemy.com)
Lead Guitar Tuition .
Created by: Craig Garwood
Last updated September 2025
What you will learn
- To play authentic "Electric Blues/Rock Lead Guitar".
- To Know the "Must Know" scales and techniques needed to start blues and rock lead playing.
- To Understand and put into practice the 1-4-5 trick to sounding like a pro player.
- To have a solid foundation to build upon.
- To have the confidence and ability to play authentic blues/rock lead guitar solo's.
- To be able to improvise your own solo's.
How it compares
Against the other 183 rated Udemy courses in Guitar on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 67% of them
- Reviews68#141 of 184 by number of reviews
- Length6.1 hourslonger than 73% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2025more recently than 89% of them
Course Description
Taking you from picking the guitar up for the first time to playing cool " Blues Based Lead Guitar ". This course is the perfect next step after my “ Blues Based Foundation Course " or as a stand alone course for the beginning "Electric Blues & Rock Lead Guitar Player".
All the must have techniques and knowledge needed are covered in depth and thoroughly explained but the course moves you forward towards your goal efficiently so you wont get bored or bogged down by endless pointless exercises.
The art of Electric Blues Based Lead playing is studied in detail using all the must have techniques such as vibrato, bends, slides, hammer on and pull offs . You will also learn how to inject the emotion and feel of the blues into your playing, good blues needs to be felt as well as heard.
With this in mind pattern 1 with attached BB King shaped box will be the only scale shapes used in this course allowing you to concentrate on playing authentic blues to a high standard and not just running through numerous scale patterns. That is covered in other courses.
You will be shown how to improvise your own solos and will soon have the ability, knowledge and confidence to make up solos on the fly and be able to attend Jam nights and be up to "Band Performance" levels.
Specially written solos in various styles of blues in 2 different keys are included and come with full backing tracks for you to play along to or improvise your own ideas over.
My " Blues Based Guitar Courses" are a large and extensive look at electric blues based guitar playing and have been split into various parts, all parts work together or can be used as stand alone units to assist you in different aspects of your playing.
This course is the perfect place to start your " Blues/Rock Guitar Lead Playing" journey and will have you playing cool blues flavoured lead guitar in no time at all (as long as you practice).
I hope you enjoy it.
Best wishes .
Craig..
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
68 Reviews
Craig Garwood
I have been playing guitar for 35 years and have been a professional full time musician and teacher for the past 25 years, working from my home and in private colleges.
My main passion has always been blues-rock music and i have been playing in bands of this style for the past 30 years, my many hundreds of gigs range from small club and pub type venues to large open air music and biker festivals performing to thousands both home and abroad.
I am a registered Guitar Tutor with the RGT in England and have put many of my students through the London College of Music electric guitar grades and have a 100% pass rate.
I am still passionate about playing and teaching blues rock guitar and have put together a web site (see link) for anyone interested in taking a look.
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Reviews
By Dave M on 10/14/2025
Since I'm coming in as mostly a "chord strummer", this is a good, slow introduction to lead notes/riffs and pentatonics.
By bob griffin on 6/27/2024
Very thorough and knowledgeable, his love for the Blues and love of teaching it comes through with heart felt lessons! Thank You Craig Garwood
By Mark Grupp on 4/21/2024
Very good explanations about why things are done. I have been playing for a while using YouTube videos, this brought all together.
By Keltie Bruce Kennedy on 8/28/2023
He has a nice approach to teaching that is sometimes a little slow but enables the listener to absorb the material with little difficulty. Helps you remember that the reason you are taking the course is to have fun. Will be a great educational addition to your guitar journey. Recommended highly.
By Paul Rivard on 12/1/2022
This is really a good teacher that invites you to play, have fun and experiment. His explanations a thorough and she are in a safe place with him.
By Luis B Lemus on 3/27/2022
Resource shall have included exercises
By Hans Van Rheenen on 4/13/2021
Graig legt het geweldig uit. Goed bron materiaal en met veel plezier deze cursus gevolgd en nu in de herhaal stand :-)
By Barry Mayes on 5/19/2020
Another great course by Craig. Even though I've worked through it, I shall be going back again and again to really hammer home all the lessons that he shows. Plus some excellent backing tracks to jam over.
By Chayan Chakravarty on 3/31/2020
I'm practising side by side, along with you. This is a great Experience for a self-learner who is trying a complex instrument at his 40s.
By Tom Maher on 11/10/2019
All of Craig's courses that I have completed or am currently working with have been excellent. I like Craig's style and the way he presents the material. I am finishing up "The Blues Rock Rhythm Guitar Beginner Course" and practicing with the backing tracks in this course. Craig is a great guitar player and instructor. I look forward to "Blues Lead Guitar Improver course".
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Overall Score : 94 / 100









