Phenomenal Guitar Lessons!
I have tried some of the popular online lesson sites and find that I'm most impressed with ActiveMelody. The genre is mostly country, blues, jazz, and bluegrass, but there are some rock and others. Brian's approach and teaching style are superb. His method is straightforward, easy to follow, and he stays on task, contributing to the lesson's effectiveness. Brian's lessons are not about just learning a song or piece but are designed for you to enhance your playing by teaching you valuable improvisation skills. In other words, as the old saying goes, “give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish, you you feed him for a lifetime.” Brian does not just teach the content but teaches why the content works and opens your eyes to expand upon the content by learning improvisation, therefore making you an overall better guitar player.
You can generally find the first part of the lessons on YouTube. With a paid premium membership, you get access to the second half of the lesson, tablature, sound files, backing tracks, and a slow walk through, which contains interactive tablature.
Premium membership also allows access to some theory courses, CAGED, lead guitar, and micro lessons, which contain tablature and are designed to be brief yet, also expanding your overall improvisation abilities in a bite size lesson.
There is a wealth of content on the site, with more being added weekly. Compared to the other popular sites I've tried, ActiveMelody costs far less and has been so much more effective and rewarding for me. I found myself getting lost in the structured content offered by the others, then ultimately losing interest. With ActiveMelody, I find the lessons interesting, easy to follow, and offering much more than just going through the motions of a standard online lesson.
I strongly encourage you to give ActiveMelody premium membership a shot. I think you will find Brian's approach is different from most and much more effective. If ActiveMelody had the option to be a lifetime member, I would do it! For now, I will keep renewing every year. Well done, Brian and ActiveMelody!