Blues Rock Guitar with Jared James Nichols

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4.4/5 from 12 reviews

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2. Get Expert Feedback - Receive personal video responses from Jared James Nichols with tips to improve!
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3. Learn from Community - Browse exchanges from other students to learn from their questions.
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Browse exchanges from other students to learn from their questions.

Course Structure Blues Rock Guitar with Jared James Nichols

Each lesson builds on the last, taking you from zero to hero!

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Master blues rock guitar with Jared James Nichols. Over 150 lessons from basic fundamentals through advanced phrasing and useful licks, demystifying the CAGED system to improvise and solo confidently.

3 sections within this school

Basic

Develop solid posture, learn finger picking technique, open chords, and simple blues riffs. Gain comfort with tuning, open chords, picking skills, and early soloing basics. Understand guitar fundamentals through posture, picking, chords, and basic blues lines.

40 lessons

Intermediate

Develop phrasing, extended chords, and blues licks using the CAGED system and clear guidance. Apply intermediate chords, pentatonics, and expressive techniques to shape your solos. Discover how chord shapes and scales connect to create smooth, melodic blues solos. Develop phrasing, learn extended chords, blues licks and how to use the CAGED system.

54 lessons

Advanced

Develop advanced phrasing, bends, and scale work using the CAGED system and guided practice. Refine expressive skills with slides, legato, and dynamic solo techniques. Expand your soloing vocabulary through advanced licks, scales, and thoughtful improvisation.

35 lessons

About Blues Rock Guitar with Jared James Nichols

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Jared James Nichols has created a definitive video library that includes hundreds of online guitar lessons. Students have unlimited access to Jared's entire guitar method, plus play-along tracks, and other study materials. What ultimately sets these guitar lessons apart from other online offerings however, is the ability to submit a video for review using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange learning platform. Jared James Nichols reviews each submission and records a video response, offering tips about how to progress. All students can access the Video Exchange library, which is constantly expanding and may contain the key to unlock your playing.

About Jared James Nichols

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Jared James Nichols has traveled the world, spreading his unique flavor of vintage-inspired modern Blues Rock. As the frontman of his namesake power trio, Jared is always sure to bring the "Blues Power," and, as you watch him perform, his captivating presence, energy, and inarguable musical mastery quickly become infectious. Throughout his career, Jared has toured across the US and Europe with acts like Living Colour, Blue Öyster Cult, Zakk Wylde, Glenn Hughes, Walter Trout, Fozzy, and John 5, and has shared the stage with rock and blues guitar legends like Slash, Billy Gibbons, Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa, Steve Vai, Leslie West, and more. Jared has released two albums under his name and is preparing to release his third on Black Hill Records. Recently, he was also named one of Gibson’s official Guitar Brand Ambassadors alongside the likes of Slash, Jerry Cantrell, Dave Mustaine, and Lzzy Hale. Like many world-class guitar players, Jared calls Nashville, TN his home and has been teaching at ArtistWorks since September 2021.

What students are saying!

4.4
12 reviews
May 26, 2023
Not sure what you mean by Title

With Jared's instruction for three months my skill on guitar improve exponentially after years of trying to play guitar. With absolutely no exaggeration I say this, having spent 5...

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Patrick M.
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July 7, 2024
Jared James Nichols.

Awesome. Gained a lot if great tips and learned a lot out of it, even after playing for nearly 40 years. Jared is such a nice guy, engages the audience and explains everything in a...

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Matt B.
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December 12, 2023
5 stars for Jared

Jared is an awesome teacher. I love his feedback and he has a great talent for explaining his methods verbally. Great value for guitarists!

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Bill t.
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May 31, 2023
Great time learning with the best guitarist in the world, and Jared's energy is totally infectious! FROGS APPROVE!

Still beginner ! watching the lessons and the exchanges, I've learned a lot and I keep the good advices in mind. Jared explains veryyyy well and it's a pleasure to follow his lesso...

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LucieBPMF
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May 26, 2023
Rocks so Hard

I enjoyed the course tremendously. Jared is a fantastic player and great teacher!

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Mike C.
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May 24, 2023
Rock On!

This learning experience has been very enlightening for me, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone wanting to take their playing to the next level. Thanks!

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Jimmy H.
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March 9, 2025
Step by step

I've been studying guitar for 3 years and I needed to compare myself with other teaching methods. For now the approach is very good and with Jared's lessons I feel comfortable. I'm...

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Claudio L.
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February 8, 2024
Great Lessons With Jared!

Simply awesome!

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Mark P.
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December 24, 2023
Fantastic

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Richard C.
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July 14, 2025
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