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Guitar Arpeggios - Two String Lick

December 14, 2011

Guitar Arpeggios - Two String Lick

In this lick I'm combining the A-minor arpeggio with it's dominant Eb Diminished arpeggio. You can continue to play the sequence down the fretboard going from one to the other through the shapes of both arpeggios. This lick uses hammer ons and pull offs as well as picking and sliding. You can pinpoint the sliding by looking at the fingering on the tablature: When ever I use the same finger to fret two consecutive notes, I'm sliding from one note to the other. Practice slow and with 100 % control at all times and speed will follow automatically.

Tablature

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Michael J. Fox

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Neo Classical Sequence - Metal Guitar Techniques

December 9, 2011

Neo Classical Sequence

This is a little piece I made based on Paul Gilberts arpeggio string skipping technique. I've added the fourth and the ninth on every arpeggio. But even though each arpeggio has a total of six notes in them (A note more than than the pentatonic scale) they still sound like arpeggios. Add this neo classical arpeggio sequence to your vocabulary by practicing only one arpeggio until you master it. Then move on to the next and practice that. There are only 3 shapes that you...
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Neo Classical Guitar Lesson - Idea 4

December 7, 2011

Neo Classical Guitar Lesson - Idea 4

Classical Idea 4 Tablature

"To me a guitar is kind of like a woman. You don't know why you like 'em but you do"

Waylon Jennings on his Telecaster

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Shred Lesson - Metal Guitar Techniques

December 1, 2011

Shred Lesson
Classical ideas

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This is a great alternate picking exercise. Performing the frequent string shifts can be a challenge but if you persist and refuse to give up, you will get them down. Remember to practice slow and with precision. Keep working at a pace where it feels effortless and easy - and speed will follow naturally.

Shred Lesson

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Neo Classical Sweep Lesson - Metal Guitar Techniques

November 24, 2011

Neo Classical Sweep Lesson - Metal Guitar Techniques

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In this example I use only two basic arpeggios: The tonic and the dominant chord in the key of A-minor. I alternate between the G# diminished arpeggio and the A-minor arpeggio in different inversions across the neck. Practice slow and with precision. Keep working at a pace where it feels effortless and easy - and speed will follow naturally.

Neo Classical Sweep Lesson

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Classical Sequencing Lesson

November 17, 2011

Classical Sequencing Lesson

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This piece is pretty straight forward. It's a combination of two well known sequences used in a lot of classical music. Notice that I use sweep picking to play the diminished arpeggios in the end. Practice slow and with precision. Keep working at a pace where it feels effortless and easy - and speed will follow naturally.

Classical Sequencing Lesson