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Lessons Learned From Steve Vai's 'World's Largest Online Guitar Lesson' [Lessons]

By June 08, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Guitar Lessons Steve Vai

I truly believe that in order to become a better guitar player, one should listen and absorb as much inspiration from guitarists that one personally admires. These men are often kind enough to share with us their unique approach to music and the art. To paraphrase Newton, one should always...

Ode To Danny Gatton: A Tune To Practise Hybrid Picking With Thomas Berglund

By June 03, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

In this tune I'll show the melody and the solo. There are two video lessons to the tune. In the first one I'm playing the tune and demonstrating the melody. And the second video is a lesson with the guitar solo.Hybrid picking is finger picking with a pick instead of...

Ozzy Osbourne: 'Bark At The Moon' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

By June 02, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Ozzy Osborne

Level: IntermediateTuning: E A D G B E (Standard)"Bark at the Moon"... Pretty win but also overlooked solo. I always loved Zakk and Randy... And poor Jake E. Lee is so easy to overlook. Jake's like that guy who replaced the Yellow Wiggle. He was actually great but deep down...

Systematic Approach To Getting Out Of The Box [Lessons]

By June 02, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Guitar Lessons

I'll be referring to this reference sheet and A minor throughout, but the same concepts can be applied to any scale. You'll see 7 patterns and an A minor scale diagram. Those 7 patterns are the building blocks for this logical, systematic approach. The system is very simple. By splitting...

Operation Shred Guitar III: The Shredding!

By May 27, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Hello all ye brave lads and lasses, and welcome to Operation Shred Guitar III: The Shredding! My name is Jake Popowski, and in this lesson I will teach what I consider the most challenging and yet rewarding operation shred guitar lesson yet!Unlike the other two lessons, I won't go as...

Question Everything: Exposing False Science

By May 26, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Guitar Lessons

There is already a perfectly good way to name your chords, it already makes perfect sense, and, it describes what notes you are supposed to play, where you might play them on the neck and, in what order you should consider arranging the notes. What's in a name? Predictability and...

Lamb Of God: 'Ghost Walking' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

By May 26, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Level: Intermediate/AdvancedTuning: C# G# C# F# A# D#I've always loved Lamb of God. They've attributed to many speeding fines and weightlifting injuries as a result of my body surging from their unique brand of heavy metal testosterock. I had a few requests on my channel to look at Mark Morton's...

How To Boost Alternate Picking Speed And Accuracy

By May 21, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Because of the strict "up & down" nature of alternate picking, players will encounter difficulty when attempting multi-string playing because the picking always remains the same regardless of what passage/lick is being played. Sometimes the picking direction for a string cross can seem downright illogical! Especially if you come from...

The Role Of Self-Esteem For Musicians - With Kevin Goetz

By May 20, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Self-esteem is one of those things that seems like some people have it naturally, and others simply don't. Unfortunately for those who seem to lack it, confidence in yourself is one of the most crucial components of motivation and creativity. The next few episodes of my Musician Psychology series are...

Upper String Chord Sweeps (Sweep Picking)

By May 20, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Sweep picking across small triad shapes is a very cool sound that can be applied into both instrumental melodies and within your guitar solos.If you've ever tried it, sweep picking technique is not exactly an easy technique to perform and thus will require a lot of practice to end up...

Become A Better Acoustic Guitar Player By Studying The Styles And Techniques Of Chet Atkins

By May 18, 2015 | Category_Tips & Guides>Guitars Guitar Lessons

A great way to improve and expand your own guitar playing is to study the styles and techniques of others, and then apply what you like to your own playing. Chet Atkins is a great candidate for this and in this article we are going to hone in on some...

How To Play 'Atonal' Guitar Metal Licks

By Kailash Pate May 15, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

You know your metal guitar scales like the back of your hand but you have noticed that your guitar heroes sometimes are simply "ignoring" the scale and play seemingly random notes ... and yet they still sound amazing? How is that possible? Well, it's not black magic, it's just a...