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These lessons are purely for the development of technique (i.e. developing fluency, agility, coordination and speed). They are suited for guitar players who have been playing seriously (MIN two hours per day for the last two years) and are now looking to take their playing to the top level in terms of ability.
Each lesson is put into context in terms of particular genres and styles in which these techniques are effective. They relate to bands and players who exemplify the style such as Petrucci, Malmsteen, Scofield, Holdsworth, Gambale, Ray Vaughn, Garsed, Govan, Vai, Howe and Dimebag.
Metronome settings and a playing guide appears at the start of each lesson.
The Technical Overview (Do's and Don’ts)
This indispensable lesson covers all the aspects of attaining a flawless technique. The lesson covers warming up correctly, string muting, palm muting, left/right hand positioning, correctly holding the pick and much more.
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Alternate Picking
This lesson gives particular attention to alternate picked exercises ranging from essential 5-20 minute warm up studies to full blown 3 note/4 note per string exercises going across the neck in all 7 positions of the major, harmonic minor and melodic minor scales and their associated modes.
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Economy Picking
This lesson observes the art of economy picking and its use as an extension of alternate picking. It covers the odd groupings (3's, 5’s, 7’s, and 9’s) that economy picked is so effective (moving across strings). Also covered are speed tricks (such as 'inside the string' picking) and phrasing skills that are so essential in producing seamless jazz lines.
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Legato
This lesson looks at the physical problems associated with legato technique. The exercises focuses on the strength building of the left hand and development of a fluid legato technique using 3 note/4 note per string exercises going across the neck in all 7 positions of the major, harmonic minor and melodic minor scales and their associated modes.
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Sweep Picking
This lesson covers the art of sweep picking across the strings. It explains the key aspects of left and right technique and the associated coordination needed in employing sweep picking. Examples cover arpeggios across 3,4,5 and 6 strings and all types of arpeggio i.e. major, minor, major 7, minor 7, dominant 7, 9th, 11th, 13th, minor 7 flat 5, diminished, augmented etc.
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Taping, Arpeggio taps and bend taps
This lesson covers the art of tapping from just one string to across all 6. We observe scalar tapping Greg Howe style and tapping through arpeggios and pentatonics. Also covered are taps at the end of arpeggios and tricks such as bend taps and slide taps.
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Phrasing
This lesson covers the art of phrasing and its relation to playing melody (guitar solos). Particular emphasis is placed on picking technique (economy combined with alternate and legato) and how notes are actually played and arrived at. Areas covered are string bending, sliding, hammer ons, pull offs etc. Focus is placed on correct fingerings of arpeggios and sectional arpeggios. Fusion solos are explored (rock/jazz) and examples of expressiveness from players ranging from Van Halen to Steve Vai. Note selectiveness is also observed: i.e. how to make scales and modes sound interesting and how to group notes together correctly.
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Tremolo Arm Techniques
This lesson covers the art of using the trem arm. In using it correctly to produce awesome phrasing skills and all the associated techniques associated to tremolo arm use (such a dive bombs using harmonics, dimebag style, and all other techniques such a gargling etc).
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Harmonics
This lesson observes all types of harmonics on the guitar and how to employ them correctly.
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Fingerstyle
This lesson covers the art of playing using fingers only and has particular relation to playing jazz chord voicings and country style.
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Hybrid picking
This lesson covers the art of playing using fingers with pick and has particular relation to playing jazz chord voicings and country style.
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