Major 7th Arpeggio  

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In this exercise, you will play a Major 7th arpeggio across all 6 strings.

Alternate Picking Ex. 1  

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This is the first of the alternate picking exercises and should get you well on your way to high picking speeds!

Major scale - 3 octaves  

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This exercise shows how to play throughout the fretboard by playing a Major scale in 3 octaves.

Pentatonic Scale Madness  

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In this guitar lesson we will focus on playing wild sounding pentatonic scale riffs across the entire fretboard.

High Altitude  

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This exercise serves as a tribute to one of the most talented guitarists to ever walk the earth - Jason Becker. We go over a famous lick from his song Altitudes to continue our studies into creative use of arpeggios and intervals.

Melodic Concept 1  

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This exercise demonstrates the use of scalar playing in solos

Scale Patterns Revisited  

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In this guitar lesson I will show you yet another scale pattern that will have you burning up the fretboard. Hopefully the guitar lesson will inspire you to create your own scale patterns!

Tapping Ex. 1  

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This is the most basic imaginable tapping exercise, but it is a great exercise to get started on developing your tapping technique.

Legato Ex. 1  

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This first exercise shows a fairly common hammer-on and pull-off riff. If you are not familiar with legato technique, this exercise is a great start.

Triad Arpeggio Triplets  

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In this exercise, we take a Major triad and play it as triplets.

Dominating the Fretboard  

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This week's Exercise of the Week shows creative use of arpeggios and wide intervals.

Gypsy Jazz: La Gitane, Part 2  

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In this guitar lesson we continue going over the superb gypsy jazz song La Gitane. You'll want to make sure your hands are warmed up for this one!

Minor Swing  

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In this guitar lesson I will show you the intro to Minor Swing - a very famous song by the Gypsy Jazz great Django Reinhardt.

Minor 7th Arpeggio  

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In this exercise, you will play a Minor 7th arpeggio across all 6 strings.

Major Triad Arpeggio (part 1)  

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This exercise shows you how to play a Major triad arpeggio across 3 strings using sweep picking