Shane Theriot

I walk through the triad positions of the Cmaj Harmonized Major Scale and show you a little sweep picking move to practice them with. I'm a big proponent of the "killing two birds with one stone!"....theory and technique in...

Full lesson available to Mojo VIP members only. If you would like to see lessons, exclusive content, downloads etc...please consider becoming a MOJO VIP Member)  Here's a nice challenging chord melody turnaround in the key of...

Just got my favorite Wah pedal back in fighting shape- got this for my 16th Christmas present! It’s beat to hell and sounds great...

Not long after Sammy Hagar appeared on "Live From Daryl's House" Sammy called and asked if I would like to come to Biloxi and sit in with his band "The Circle" featuring Sammy, Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson and Jason Bonham....

Here's a list of books that I studied when I got serious about guitar... I found all of these to be helpful and useful to me in some way so here's a link to them if you can find them (some of these may be out of print) In...

Here's a really powerful exercise I learned when I was at Musicians Institute to help you learn and master the notes on the neck. Even if you think you know the notes on all strings- do you really know them? I mean to where...

Here's a little progression played on a 1963 Guild Starfire. The pickups produce a really distinctive sound and it's very good for rhythm guitar parts....

Here's an idea that is based off of a simple chord progression  Cmaj7 to Emin7 In the performance I'm trying to  incorporate a bass part, chord "chank" and keep the groove driving all at the same time. It's a great exercise...

This clip was taken from the television show called "Sessions at West 54th" that ran for a few years. It was most likely from 1999 or 2000. It was a great show, fantastic guests... The host at this time was John Hiatt- and me...

This was posted to YouTube a few years back but though I'd add it here as well....it's a good explanation of my approach and how I think about combining "hooks" and riffs with rhythm parts. ...

Here's one of my flight cases for my speaker cabinets that I've had forever (or at least it seems like it).... Oh if this thing could talk...it's seen a lot of duty and traveled to many places...including some of the same...

Put on your Sunday best for this little Gospel jam. Played on a 1959 Gibson 330 through a1965 Fender Vibrolux Amplifier...

This is a little idea that I came up with years ago and from time to time I've thought about finishing it into a fully formed idea....this is probably as close as I've come haha. It uses a tricky little two handed tapping...

Here's a little improv on the classic Sara Smile taken from a show in San Diego, California. For you guitar geeks it's my Epiphone Sheraton through a 1967 Fender Bassman. Just some delay and octave pedal for first half, no...

A few days ago I got a call from my friend Jon Cleary (himself a great guitar player) who asked me if I could go over to his studio and lay down some guitar tracks on a few songs for his upcoming record. I've worked on Jon's...

Here's a little lesson on a new way to look at double stops. First a little review lesson then we'll look at moving them up the neck.  For the full version please upgrade to a Mojo VIP Member....

Here's a little concept that will help you create some rhythm parts, hooks and fills and make your rhythm playing more interesting....

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My friend Jay Weigel is a composer, producer, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, and contractor for film, television, recordings, and concerts. He has worked in the film and television industry for over 30 years. Check out...

This is what it's like to walk on stage in front of a great crowd. Here's Jones Beach NY in Aug of 2021. Video by Eliot Lewis...

In 2018 legendary bassist Mark Egan asked me to contribute some guitar and lap steel to a project he was working on with a great percussionist named Arjun Bruggeman. This resulted in the recording entitled "Dreaming Spirits"....

I've found myself, due to the dreaded Cov, doing a lot more writing and recording and this tune popped out a few weeks back. This one was written for my RS Guitarworks Tele called Larry. I know.. who writes a tune for a...

Here's an example of one of my play-along trax from "STRIPPED DOWN VOL 1" entitled "What's Pho Lunch?" This was taken from the album "Magazine Street" by New Orleans drummer Doug Belote, which I produced and wrote much of the...

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