Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this video we are introducing you to the Minor pentatonic scale. This is a widely used scale across all genres from Metal to Jazz. We will be starting with our ‘base camp’ position in the key of A Minor, as this is the most commonly used shape of…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this video we are looking at an alternate shape of a Minor pentatonic. We are still in the key of A Minor but the scale now has its Root on the 5th string. This scale pattern is a little different to the ‘base camp’ shape and can be…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this video lesson we will be looking at a C Major pentatonic scale with the root on the 6th string. The Major pentatonic differs from the Minor pentatonic in terms of Formula. The Major pentatonic consists of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th note from any…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we take you through the C Major pentatonic scale with its root on the 5th string. Essentially the root note is the starting point of your scale, so we can execute this scale shape at every C note on the 5th string. In each pattern there…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s video we are looking at the A Minor pentatonic scale with the root on the 6th string. We are applying a pattern or sequence to the scale using groups of 3 notes. Once the pattern makes sense, and you can truly execute the sequence, you can apply…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s video we are sticking with the A minor pentatonic Root 6 scale. This time we are using groups of 4 notes. This grouping of 4 makes it more natural, and straightforward to play to the metronome. However, this pattern does create some difficulties in terms of finger…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are continuing with sequencing in 3rds but now we are applying the sequence to our Root 5 Minor pentatonic. The same pattern that we applied to our root 6 pentatonic is being used for this scale pattern. We are playing 3 notes, then back 1…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are continuing with sequencing. We are now applying a sequence of 4ths to our Minor pentatonic Root 5 scale in the key of A minor. We used this particular sequence with a root 6 pentatonic scale in our earlier lessons, so the same logic applies…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are applying a sequence of 3rds. We have done this pattern before using 2 shapes of an A Minor pentatonic scale. We are using the same sequence but with a C Major pentatonic scale. The Major pentatonic is a happier sounding scale and sounds best…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are applying a sequence of 4ths. We have done this pattern before using 2 shapes of an A Minor pentatonic scale. We are using the same sequence but with a C Major pentatonic scale. The Major pentatonic is a happier sounding scale and sounds best…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are applying a sequence of 3rds. We have done this pattern before using 2 shapes of an A Minor pentatonic scale. We are using the same sequence but with a C Major pentatonic scale with its root on the 5th string. Make sure you are…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are applying a sequence of 4ths. Make sure you are familiar with the difference in scale pattern between the root 5 and root 6 pentatonic scales. Practicing this sequence is sure to drill the pattern into your memory. Once you are comfortable at the given…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at the Hammer on technique. We will be using our A minor, root 6, pentatonic scale. We will be applying the hammer on technique to a repeating sequence within the scale. The focus of this video is on clear and precise execution of…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at another Hammer on technique. We will be using our C major, root 5, pentatonic scale. We will be applying the hammer on technique to a repeating sequence within the scale. The focus of this video is on clear and precise execution of…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at the Pull Off technique. We will be using our A minor, root 6, pentatonic scale. The Pull off technique is essentially the opposite of a hammer on. So we play a note and descend with a pull off to the next note,…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at the Pull Off technique using a different example. We will be using our C Major, root 5, pentatonic scale. The Pull off technique is essentially the opposite of a hammer on. So we play a note and descend with a pull off…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at examples that combine hammer on and pull offs. In fact, these techniques often go hand in hand. We will be using our A Minor, root 6, pentatonic scale. The lick ascends and descends through the mid section of the scale before descending…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at another example that combines hammer on and pull offs. We will be using our C Major, root 5, pentatonic scale. In terms of finger position, this lick is a little more difficult that the previous lesson. The fret distance from the 2nd…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking a very important technique to many different genres: Bending. Bending allows the manipulation of pitch of any particular note, giving us a vocal quality to the guitar. At this point it is important to focus on bending each note to the correct pitch.…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at another bending lick. This time we are using the C Major, Root 6, pentatonic scale. Straight away you will hear how much more “happy” these licks sound compared to the lick using the Minor pentatonic. Bending allows the manipulation of pitch of…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In today’s lesson we are looking at a sliding lick. This time we are using the a Minor, Root 6, pentatonic scale. Sliding allows you to create a vocal quality to your notes and gives the player absolute control over the pitch of a note. At this point it…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this video we are looking at a lick in C Major, incorporating a few slides to showcase the technique. The sliding technique is a very popular and common technique across a range of genres. Sliding creates a ‘fluid’ sound from note to not as opposed to the breaking…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this lesson we’ve taken the techniques used in the previous Rock licks, and combined them into one Monster Lick. It therefore consists of a combination of hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and bends. This lick makes use of two pentatonic shapes – Pattern 3 (Major Pentatonic Root 6) and Pattern…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes Like with Monster Lick 1, we’ve taken the techniques used in the previous Rock licks, and combed them into another Monster Lick for this lesson. It once again consists of a combination of hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and bends. This lick makes use of the same two pentatonic shapes as…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes Like with Monster Licks 1 & 2, we’ve taken the techniques used in the previous Rock licks, and combed them into another Monster Lick for this lesson. Like before, it consists of a combination of hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and bends. This lick, however, makes use of another two pentatonic…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This lick is the trickiest of the four Monster Licks, so practice hard. Remember the only way to succeed is through repetition, patience, persistence, repetition and more repetition! This lick makes use of the same two pentatonic shapes as the previous lick – Pattern 1 (Major Pentatonic Root 5)…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this lessons we’ll be looking at a typical riff in the style of Rock guitar playing. This riff focuses mainly on the use of the hammer-on technique (which was covered in the ‘Fundamentals’ video courses), but in a Rock context. NOTE: ‘Power chords’ and ‘palm muting’ are techniques/chord…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This is another typical rock riff. Just like the previous riff, it mainly uses the hammer-on technique. In this riff, the hammer-ons are reasonably simplistic as they are played in the same place every time. The challenge comes in when jumping to the power chords in-between, as they are…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This rock riff focuses on the use of the pull-off technique in a Rock context. It’s a great riff to play with a friend and make turns soloing in A Minor. When playing the pull-offs for this riff, you start by playing two notes at a time, after which…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This riff focuses on the use of the pull-off technique in a Rock context. It’s great for classic rock songs similar to the style of Van Halen. When playing the pull-offs for this riff, you start by playing the top string (string 6) open, then you perform the pull-off…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This is a typical riff for the style of rock bands like Def Leppard. It uses the hammer-on and pull-off techniques in a Rock context and is in the key of G major. In this riff there are chords being played while hammer-ons and pull-offs are performed on certain…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this riff there are power chords being played while hammer-ons and pull-offs are performed on certain notes of the chord. Be sure to not accidentally touch the other strings (below or above) when performing the hammer-ons/pull-offs as it might cause them to stop ringing out. The same goes…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this lessons we’ll be looking at a typical riff in the style of Rock guitar playing. This rock riff focuses mainly on the use of the bending technique in a Rock context. Make sure that the bends in this riff are bent only half a step (the equivalent…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This riff is in the style of Alternative Rock and focuses mainly on the use of the bending technique in an Alternative Rock context. Make sure that the bends in this riff that read ‘1/2’ (half bends) are bent only half a step (1 fret) up from the fret…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This riff sounds like it could be in a Lenny Kravitz song or even resemble something that Jimi Hendrix would do. It focuses mainly on the use of the sliding technique in a Rock context. In this riff there are open strings being played while slides are performed on…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This riff uses the sliding technique in the context of the style of bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival or similar bands in that era. When performing string mutes/rakes make sure there are no open strings ringing out. Try and use as many fingers as possible to ensure your mutes…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this lessons we’ll be looking at a typical riff in the style of Rock guitar playing. This riff focuses mainly on the use of sliding, bending, hammer-on and pull-off techniques (which were covered in the ‘Fundamentals’ video courses), but in a Rock context. NOTE: ‘Power chords’ and ‘palm…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes Just like Monster Riff 1, this riff has all 4 legato techniques that were used in the previous riffs of this course (sliding, bending, hammer-ons and pull-offs) in a Rock context. Pay attention to the up/down strokes for this riff where they are indicated on the tab. Otherwise watch…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes There’s a very popular combination of legato techniques in Rock guitar playing. It starts with a bend-and-release, followed by a pull-off and then a hammer-on a few notes later. This classic combination is clearly displayed multiple times in this riff. Practice this combination until it’s like second nature to…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this lessons we’ll be looking at a typical riff in the style of Rock guitar playing. This riff focuses mainly on the use of sliding, bending, hammer-ons and pull-offs in a Rock context. Check your fingering – when sliding up in bars 1 and 3, be sure to…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes Alternate picking is the practice of picking a series notes by alternating between downstokes and upstrokes. Sometimes it can get confusing when switching strings while alternate picking and you want to naturally change picking direction. It’s usually best, however, to always keep a steady down/up pattern going, no matter…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This exercise is designed so that you may only concentrate on your picking hand. It includes only open strings, i.e. no movement with your fretting hand will be needed. For this exercise each string is played 4 times: 2 down-strokes and 2 up-strokes, after which it moves directly to…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes For this exercise each string is played twice: 1 down-stroke and 1 up-stroke, after which it moves directly to the next string with no delay. Unlike the previous exercise, you will be required to swap strings faster, making consistent string swapping the main focus of this exercise. First concentrate…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes Here’s another exercise designed so that you may only concentrate on your picking hand but for this exercise each string is played 3 times which means that, unlike the previous exercises, you will be required to swap the direction of your pick stroke every time you move to the…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes For this exercise we’ve swapped things around a bit by adding in a slight variation to the picking pattern. This means that, unlike the previous exercises, this one doesn’t stick to the same amount of strokes per string. You will start with 2 strokes on the 1st string, then…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes This exercise is designed to use the same pattern as Exercise 1, (which only concentrated on your picking hand) but now we’ve added in some notes to play with your fretting hand as well. It includes all 4 fingers per string, moving up or down one fret at a…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes In this lesson you’ll be alternate-picking the ‘Base Camp’ A Minor Pentatonic Scale (Root 6). It includes 2 fingers per string, moving up and down in the scale. You will now have to concentrate on two things at the same time – consistent down/up strokes AND playing specific notes.…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes Just like Alternate Picking Exercise 3, each string is played 3 times in this exercise as well, which means that you will be required to swap the direction of your pick stroke every time you move to the next string. You will start with a down-stroke, play the string…
Lesson InfoTabs & NotationSticking PointsTune-upMy Notes Just like before with Exercise 4, we’re doing a more complicated pattern than simply playing a certain amount of notes per string, then moving to the next string and repeating. If you don’t remember Exercise 4 that well, then here’s a reminder: Start by playing 2 notes on the…
