Here’s another approach to visualizing the fretboard (some theory involved):
Whipping Post Jam – Dorian Mode
Here’s a good jam in Dorian, and good advice on fretboard visualization and phrasing. He looks at A Dorian like playing in G Major, whereas I would visualize it as Em – same notes, different perspective. Figure out the approach that makes the most sense for you.
Why Do Chord Charts and Tab Look Upside Down?
This is a common confusion, here’s a good explanation:
Finger Picking for Beginners
Here’s some good exercises and fun songs to get beginners started on finger picking.
Hybrid Picking Exercises
I like using a pick, but it’s handy to be able to use your fingers at the same time. This is called “hybrid picking”. Here’s some good tips and exercises:
Seventh Chords – Add Some Spice
Coloring tones sound great but can be confusing when you’re starting. Memorize some favorites until you feel comfortable about digging into some theory. Here’s a good introduction with some theory and some good simplifications about Seventh Chords, which are probably the most common form of “coloring tones”.
CAGED System – Another Perspective
Here’s another way to look at the CAGED System. If you visualize the shapes of “open” chords when you’re playing solos, you need to dive into this system deeper:
Play over Chords using the Pentatonic scales
Here’s a good way to look at soloing over chords with the pentatonic scales. You’ll need to know bar chords, pentatonic scales, and understand related major / minor scales.
Blues Jam – How to Jam
Just Nick and his Youtube channel JustNickMusic are a great resource. Here’s a good example that will help you pull together bar chords, pentatonic scales, and jamming with others.
8 Bar Blues
Normally the “blues” follows a well known 12 bar pattern (check it out and learn it if you haven’t already). Here’s a different version of the blues that can be fun to change things up: