Beginner Guitar Lessons

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4:24 Introduction to Guitar Instructor: Matt Cloak Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Welcome to beginner guitar! If you're just getting started with the guitar, you've come to the right place. In this tutorial section, we are going to cover the basics, including: Playing an instrument, and its benefits Different parts...
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11:22 Playing Basic Notes Instructor: Matt Cloak Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In this section, we will learn how to play a note on the fretboard and finger placement. We'll cover how to hold the guitar pick and how to pick the strings downward, as well as upward. Some key points to keep in mind are: The strings ...
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6:31 Playing Some Chords Instructor: Matt Cloak Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In this section, we will learn about chords. Chords are when play muiltiple notes at one time. This involves picking multiple strings at once, which is called strumming. We will learn how to strum downwards and upward...
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3:47 Free Pentatonic Pathways - Intro to the Scale Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Hey Guys! First we're going to look at the basic Pentatonic scale, then how to expand on it over the fretboard. The Pentatonic is the essential lead guitar player's tool for crafting great, memorable solos! In this first section, we'll look at the ...
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5:36 Free Pentatonic Pathways - Extending the Scale Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style In this second section, we'll look at how to add "extension" boxes on to the normal box shape we covered in the first section. This will allow you to cover a lot of fretboard quickly, and it's very easy to get under your fingers!
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10:49 Winding Licks - Repeating Licks for Tension Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Hi all! We're going to take a look at what I call "winding" licks. These are simple licks that repeat a short phrase a few times to build tension before resolving to a chord tone. These are also great licks on which to build more complex patterns, I...
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1:28 6/8 Rock Ballad w/Solo - Performance Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Hello all! For this lesson I wrote a little rock ballad primarily using the 6/8 time signature. Not sure about time signatures? Check out this lesson. INTROThe intro is pretty basic. When playing, be sure you can hear the 6/8 beat behind the music. ...
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1:30 6/8 Rock Ballad w/Solo - Backing Track Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock I took the guitars out for the backing track. Enjoy!
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3:44 In The Style Of Tom Morello: Part 2, Main Riff Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock First, lets tackle the loose, funky riff that makes the song groove. This is a very simple idea that involves keeping your picking hand loose and consistent on the attack, allowing your fretting hand to determine when notes jump out.
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2:20 In The Style Of Tom Morello: Part 3, DJ-inspired verse Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock For part 3, we'll use an extremely simple technique to generate the RATM feel. The rhythm is the most important factor here, but the tone is very important as well. Remember to be as precise and clean as possible here, the opposite of the previous pa...
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10:24 Free Interview with Kyle Odell of Failure Anthem Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Interviews Style: Any Style Hi guys! I wanted to do an interview with one of my good friends, Kyle Odell, from the band Failure Anthem. Kyle and I have known each other for several years now. I do all of his tech work and he produced the second InterTwyneD record, "Soundscapes"...
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10:32 Basic Mixing Tips: Aggressive Guitar Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Hi all! This month we're looking a some tips for getting a good, clean mix doing your own recordings. In this first example we'll deal with some ways to treat heavy electric guitar tracks. First we'll use our four band equalizer to find some offens...
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4:17 Basic Mixing Tips: Heavy Electric Bass Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Next lets tweak our bass sound! Bass can be a little difficult to mix into a track, particularly with a really thick sounding track that is drop tuned like our example. Since the low note we're dealing with here is "B", we'll want to keep the bottom...
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5:10 Basic Mixing Tips: Searing Lead Guitar Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Now lets address the lead guitar. First and foremost, I like to use a different amp sound to contrast the rhythm guitars. Since we want the lead to sit on top of the mix to show off our hot licks, I choose a midrange heavy amp and use the equalizer t...
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4:24 Basic Mixing Tips: Mixing All the Instruments Together Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock In this last section, I'll listen through the track and make minor adjustments so that everything is clearly separated. Remember to listen to all the sections of your song back to back, so that you can hear if anything seems too quiet or too loud. If...
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1:41 Basic Mixing Tips: Demo Track Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style And here's the demo track!
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5:20 Legato Exercises for Beginners: Intro & Figure 1 Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Hey everyone! This month we're going to discuss some very basic exercises to strengthen your legato technique. These will help build muscle memory that you can apply to scales and muscial playing as well as increase your stamina and the length of ti...
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1:20 Legato Exercises for Beginners: Figure 2 Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Following the previous exercise, this is essentially the same thing but using the whole step, half step combination with fingers 1, 3 and 4. Remember to start slow and only increase the speed once you can do the exercise smoothly at the slower tempo...
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2:26 Legato Exercises for Beginners: Figure 3 Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Now we're going to practice the last "shape" in the form of fingers 1, 2 and 4, but with whole step, whole step intervals. As with the previous drills, start slow and build up the tempo only when you feel the lick feels and sounds smooth. Once you ...
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4:04 Legato Exercises for Beginners: Figures 4-7 Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Now that you feel comfortable with the "shapes" from the first three examples, we're going to apply them across all six strings using a pattern of two steps forward, one step back. These will build up stamina in your fretting hand so that you can con...
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1:32 Legato Exercises for Beginners: Figures 8-10 Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style For the last section, we're going to add to the pattern idea used in the last figure. Now instead of doing two steps forward, one step back, we are going to do three steps forward, one step back. This will continue to build your stamina and this patt...
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8:42 Guitar Care 101: Intro to Maintaining Your Instrument Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Hey all! I'd like to show you some basic techniques for taking care of your guitar. As players, we can be rough on our instruments and even the most gentle hands still leave residue on the fingerboard. In this video, I'll show you step by step how t...
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9:53 Gain Staging with Pedals: Intro & Compressors (CS-3) Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Hi guys! After having conversations with several of my guitarist friends, I thought it might be prudent to talk a little about gain staging with pedals. I made three videos to demonstrate the differences in Compression, Overdrive and Distortion. They...
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9:11 Gain Staging with Pedals: Tubescreamers (TS808) Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style In part two of this lesson, we're going to talk about overdrive. Specifically, we're looking at the Ibanez Tubescreamer. Arguably the most popular overdrive ever produced, the Tubescreamer is far from being a one trick pony. I'll go through the basic...
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16:30 Gain Staging with Pedals: Distortion (DS-1) Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style In the last section, we'll look at the tiny orange wonder that is the Boss DS-1. This pedal has been around since the late 70's and has remained mostly unchanged. Its a very simple tool that has several applications. I'll go over the basis of how a d...
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1:30 Playing Vintage Guitars Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style I am completely new to the world of vintage guitars. But I decided to take a plunge recently and got a refinished 1960 Fender Strat, and I absolutely love it! I wrote a new song with it for this tutorial. You can watch and learn the song on the...
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0:30 Drop Tuned Triads: Etude Backing Track Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style Use this backing track to play along with the previous etude! Enjoy!
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2:52 Picking Workout For Beginners - Intro Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock This tutorial is special. I'm going back to the basics with picking technique and this time I'm giving you an inside look into my own routine and how I've single-handedly taken every technique I've approached and totally mastered it! Pay close atten...
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10:15 Picking Workout For Beginners - Essential Lecture (WATCH) Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock In this video I spill all the secrets. We're going to cover my deep thoughts on how to abtain the ultimate essense of: 1. Musical Awareness2. Time Feel3. Touch - Note Duration4. Relaxation Enjoy :)
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1:28 Picking Workout For Beginners - 1st Routine Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock This exercise should be relaxing and fun. You should also be able to monitor your progress every step of the way. This is not to say it WILL be easy for you at first. But rest assured that if you put forth your attention to this exercise fully, you W...
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1:51 Picking Workout For Beginners - 2nd Routine Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock This exercise should also be simply relaxing and fun. Monitor your progress ever step of the way. This time we are adding another string to demonstrate legato, or playing from note to note as smoothly as possible. This is SUPER IMPORTANT. Don't be la...
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3:14 Picking Workout For Beginners - Wrap Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Rinse and repeat until you sound like me. Then take these principles into your practice routines and implement them into your own lines. It's super important. I'm literally teaching you to not only cut your practice routines in half, but to also trac...
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2:05 Picking Workout For Beginners - Backing Track Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock PICKING WORKOUT FOR BEGINNERS Remember that the goal here is to fully capture the essense of: 1. Musical Awareness2. Time Feel3. Touch - Note Duration4. Relaxation Enjoy :)
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2:22 Picking Workout For Beginners - Backing Track (Slow) Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock PICKING WORKOUT FOR BEGINNERS Remember that the goal here is to fully capture the essense of: 1. Musical Awareness2. Time Feel3. Touch - Note Duration4. Relaxation Enjoy :)
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4:29 Quartal Triad Comping - Intro & Quartal Theory Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style In this tutorial, we'll learn how to construct triads using the 4th scale degree. The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. All we have to do from here is build our chords in the intervals of a Root - 4th - 5th. Pay...
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4:35 Quartal Triad Comping - Triad Inversions Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Inversions come into play when you want to replace the root with another note within the chord. So say we have the triad E Major4. Root position would be E - A# - B. 1st inversion ...
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0:58 Quartal Triad Comping - Root Position Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Here we have our root position triads in diatonic order starting from E-A#-B. Simply build a 4th triad off of each scale degree. Read the tabs and pay close attention to the video ...
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0:55 Quartal Triad Comping - 1st Inversion Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Here we have our 1st inversion triads in diatonic order starting from A#-B-E. Simply build a 4th triad off of each scale degree. Read the tabs and pay close attention to the video ...
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0:34 Quartal Triad Comping - 2nd Inversion Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style The key here is E Major Lydian. E - F# - G# - A# - B - C# - D# - E. Here we have our 2nd inversion triads in diatonic order starting from B-E-A#. Simply build a 4th triad off of each scale degree. Read the tabs and pay close attention to the video ...
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2:34 Quartal Triad Comping - Comping Playthrough & Wrap-Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style When all is said and done...use your ear. Visualizing the fretboard is an eye and ear endeavour. So when it comes to comping in a real life setting, it should be understood that playing off of the soloist and other musicians is the key to standing ou...
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1:20 Quartal Triad Comping - Backing w/Solo Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Here is the backing with a solo example. Next page has the backing by itself.
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1:20 Quartal Triad Comping - Backing Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Enjoy the backing track and practice hard!
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3:07 Songwriting - Chromatic Movement Explained Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Rock This month we're going to talk about one of my most used songwriting devices. Plainly speaking, when writting music I like to take a common chord progression and spice it up a bit. In this video, I explain how you can take an ordinary chord progress...
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3:20 Songwriting - Chromatic Movement - Functional Harmony Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Rock Functional Harmony is simply creating a chord from every note in the key. For instance, you have C major. C-D-E-F-G-A-B. C Major - C-E-G D minor - D-A-F E minor - E-G-B F Major - F-A-C G Major - G-B-D A minor - A-C-E B diminished - B-D-F The ...
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3:15 Songwriting - Chromatic Movement - Example 1 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Rock In Examples 1-3, we have this base chord progession: Dm - Am - C - G - F ---> Dm However, in this Example 3, we'll play the above progression then move our third chord C Major up a half step and finish the progession as closely to the original as...
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2:24 Songwriting - Chromatic Movement - Example 2 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Rock In Examples 1-3, we have this base chord progession: Dm - Am - C - G - F ---> Dm However, in this Example 3, we'll play the above progression then move our third chord C Major up a half step and finish the progession as closely to the original as...
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4:15 Songwriting - Chromatic Movement - Example 3 & Wrap Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Rock In Examples 1-3, we have this base chord progession: Dm - Am - C - G - F ---> Dm However, in this Example 3, we'll play the above progression then move our third chord C Major up a half step and finish the progession as closely to the original as...
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4:20 Metal Improv Series- Backing Track Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal METAL IMPROV Discipline. Don't judge yourself. Only play what you feel yet keep it simple. This isn't a show of how good you are but how much you can hold back. Go back and listen to my exaples and realize that I am playing at my best as far as imp...
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2:27 Metal Improv Series - Intro Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal I am not an improviser. However, I want to improve on it! In this tutorial, I want to give you an inside look on some of my own methods into perfecting this territory of music. Let's begin...
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3:34 Metal Improv Series - Development Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal In my other tutorials on motifs, they present rhythmic ideas in which you can build any structure on, such as harmony or phrases. When you listen to my improvisation demonstration, you'll see that there's not much going on harmonically or rhyth...
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2:46 Metal Improv Series - Fretboard Knowledge Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal Half of the battle is knowing where to find the given notes on the fretboard. Most of us know box shapes and so on, and sometimes it's hard to escape them. However, they are needed and are often misused and abused. "Misused" as in they are visualize...
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0:33 Metal Improv Series - Example No. 1 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal For once, I don't want you to transcribe this. Pay attention to the simplicity in the rhythm and or harmony. A lot of players just shred over the backing track, startling their peers. But think of what sets players like Andy Timmons or Joe Satriani ...
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0:32 Metal Improv Series - Example No. 2 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal For once, I don't want you to transcribe this. Pay attention to the simplicity in the rhythm and or harmony. A lot of players just shred over the backing track, startling their peers. But think of what sets players like Andy Timmons or Joe Satriani ...
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0:34 Metal Improv Series - Example No. 3 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal For once, I don't want you to transcribe this. Pay attention to the simplicity in the rhythm and or harmony. A lot of players just shred over the backing track, startling their peers. But think of what sets players like Andy Timmons or Joe Satriani ...
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4:19 Metal Improv Series - Wrap Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Metal So this has been me at my bare minimum, taking the time to create rather than ramble off. I can do that and most of you have seen me do this, but I'm looking to tap into a more lyrical depth within my playing. Isn't it amazing how the next level to ...
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0:48 Little Star Exercise - Intro Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style This month I present to you an exercise you might find to be quite unorthodox. I've been getting a lot of questions about how to clean up playing and finger tone. The answer is quite simple but choosing a method can be quite a confusing process. Wha...
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6:27 Little Star Exercise - Explanation Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Let's face it. We all want to sound better and there's only so much high end gear can do. The beginning of it all starts at the fingers. I find that finger control is the source of why a lot of hard working guitar players out there may come off as so...
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7:45 Little Star Exercise - Play Along Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Like I said before, we're going to cycle only the first 7 notes of 'Twinkle twinkle little star' and here are the rules: 1. You get to choose two fingers to play this melody 2. No sliding, slurs, or string talk (noise) 3. Each note has to be held ...
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2:28 Little Star Exercise - Drum Loop Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Have fun with the backing track! Closing statements are in the next video.
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1:50 Little Star Exercise - Wrap Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Hope this was fun guys. I know play 'Twinkle twinkle little start' can be quite insulting to a lot of you great players out there. But I trust by now that you see this is not the point of the exercise. Thanks for tuning in this month as always. Chee...
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2:01 Listening Up! Guitar Philosophy - Intro Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hello Folks, This month I want to go a different route. Let's take a minute and think about our musical journey and the most important aspects of becoming our very best potential. What got you started on this journey? What has this journey taught yo...
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6:06 Listening Up! Guitar Philosophy - Technique Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Is technique all that important? When first discovering technique, did you ever stop to think about what you're capable of outside the metronome culture? Technique is super important but even more so a distraction. In this video I'll show you why th...
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6:06 Listening Up! Guitar Philosophy - Rhythm Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Most of us know that without a good sense of rhythm, music can be played but not expressed. Rhythm is in and throughout everything that is. Think about how you speak to your lawyer as opposed to children. Think about how you speak to your spouse as o...
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5:10 Listening Up! Guitar Philosophy - Modes Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Modes are a lot like rhythm in a sense that they should be explored and expressed. Learning modes won't make you more melodic just because you learned them on the fretboard. Modes posses a texture that needs to be constantly explored. In this video I...
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7:54 Listening Up! Guitar Philosophy - Songwriting Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style I truly enjoyed my musical freedom growing up. My family was always writing and creating music. I have no intention of cramping your musical style. However, those of you experiencing difficulty getting your ideas down should think more freely. Try to...
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1:36 Listening Up! Guitar Philosophy - Wrap Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Thanks for listening! Once again I want you to reflect on the freedom of this tutorial. No exercises. No study material. Just self reflection. This should become a part of your everyday. The understanding should permeate your practice sessions, jam ...
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2:19 Tone Philosophy - Introduction Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Hey Folks, So I've been getting a lot of questions about my tone over the last couple years or so and thought I'd take you through my mindset when creating my tone. As a disclaimer, this is not a tutorial on using the Eleven Rack Unit, but more of ...
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2:00 Tone Philosophy - Amps and Cabs Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock I tend to get a lot from John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Marco Sfogli, and Andy Timmons when it comes to infuencing my amp tone. They are (or were) Mesa Boogie users at one point of another. Here's my map for finding my amp. 1. Mesa Boogie - Tredplate...
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7:35 Tone Philosophy - Equalization Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Equalization is not that crutial for live sound in my setup. However, it is needed for home recorded projects in my experience. Experiment with these and try not to tweak so much that you forget how the original amp is suppose to sound.
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6:06 Tone Philosophy - Ambience Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Creating ambience for your amp is crucial. Add a touch of reverb to your guitar tracks to add that space of a real life room. You will dig the difference. Beware not to add too much when double tracking the guitars as the effect too will doubl...
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8:23 Tone Philosophy - Preamp FX Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock When playing live, I like to use one amp setting for the whole show which means I'd have to set my amp for my rhythm setting, then kick on my tube screamer pedal for more gain. It's a win-win because I'm using a pedal that sounds great and I cut the ...
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11:48 Tone Philosophy - FX Loop Pt.1 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Using the FX Loop is crucial for a signature sound. I'm not big on FX but the ones I do use are in my FX loop. In this video, I explain why I use these particular FX and why they're important.
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4:44 Tone Philosophy - FX Loop Pt.2 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock And here is Part 2 for FX. Using the FX Loop is crucial for a signature sound. I'm not big on FX but the ones I do use are in my FX loop. In this video, I explain why I use these particular FX and why they're important.
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1:05 Tone Philosophy - Rhythm Guitar Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Here's my rhythm tone (untouched) in a recorded setting. All I did was sit these tracks from my Eleven Rack comfortably with the rest of the mix. Check it out.
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0:46 Tone Philosophy - Lead Guitar Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock Here's my lead tone (untouched and with my tube screamer engaged) in a recorded setting. All I did was sit this track from my Eleven Rack comfortably with the rest of the mix. Check it out.
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0:51 Tone Philosophy - Wrap Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Rock So that's all folks. You've learned what amp I use, the FX, and even a little bit of how I use outboard gear. If you haven't noticed already this whole setup comes more from my thoughts as a live player than that of a studio player. We can call it a ...
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1:03 Bossa Nova - Demonstration Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Latin In this video, I demonstrate how to play the jazz standard Blue Bossa. The lead sheet for this tune is readily available on the internet, and the voicings I am using are standard. If anyone is stuck on the voicings, maybe these voicings could be a to...
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2:36 Bossa Nova - Comping Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Latin In this lesson, I teach you how to play a bossa nova comping style that was taught to me by a Brazilian musician named Weber Lopez. This style seems simple but it is much harder than it appears. Practice slowly.
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2:51 Jazz in the style of Freddie Green Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Jazz In this lesson, I explain the guitar style of Freddie Green, who was the guitar player in the Count Basie Big Band. For any aspiring jazz musician, this is a must style to know how to do. I get asked to play this style very often when playing in big ...
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3:20 Free Spicing up the Blues - Sliding 9th Chords Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues Hi everyone! In this lesson, I'm going to show you a basic way to slide 9th chords to create colour when playing the blues. I use this sound often as it is very colourful, yet also very simple and powerful. See the notation below for the voicings. W...
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3:36 Guitar Setup and Cleaning: Intro Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Hello! This time around we will discuss a very important peice of guitar knowledge: Setting up and cleaning our guitar. Some of you may already know how to do this but I stongly advise all of you to check out this entire tutorial! There are l...
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5:08 Guitar Setup and Cleaning: String & Rust Removal Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style So I'm sure we all know how to remove a set of strings but an easy tip is to quickly snip them off with a wire cutters. There's no need to save the rusty, smelly old strings so we might as well make life easier and take them off the fast and easy way...
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4:30 Guitar Setup and Cleaning: Cleaning the Fretboard Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Now we bust out the fretboard oil! This is a very easy and cheap thing you can do every time or every other time you restring your guitar. There is no reason you need to pay someone to do this for you. For this I'll use my lemon oil and rag. Apply ...
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5:43 Guitar Setup and Cleaning: Restringing Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Now I know most of us if not all of us know how to resting our guitars. Well, this is the most effective way I have found when restringing this specific kind of guitar. (fixed bridge and standard non-locking tuners) There are two main things I think...
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3:08 Guitar Setup and Cleaning: Post Restring Tips Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style The following are a couple helpful tips I've learned over the years to make life a little easier as a gigging guitarist. #1. getting rid of the extra string length when you don't have a wire cutters sitting around. #2. Preventing the pointy string ...
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4:22 Guitar Setup and Cleaning: Intonating - Part 1 Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style The tricky art of intonating a guitar. First you should know the list of things that can affect the intonation. #1. Are you using a different gauge of strings than usual? #2. Are you using a different tuning than usual? #3. Have you recently chan...
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3:54 Guitar Setup and Cleaning: Intonating - Part 2 Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style
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1:35 Major Scales Simplified Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style In this lesson, I cover a simple way to play the major scale across the whole guitar neck; using 5 main shapes as the basis. There are alternative shapes (which I will explain at a later date), but these shapes provided are the simplest to use and le...
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1:41 Arpeggios - Major, Dominant, and Minor 7th's Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Now we're going to cover the core arpeggios for Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th and also 2 octave shapes. Arpeggios spell chord changes, so if you know these you can pretty much play the changes to any tune at a basic level.
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3:13 Essential Steps To A Better Mix - Intro Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Welcome! In this tutorial, we're going to cover: 1. Gain Staging - Making sure your recordings are going in at the proper levels 2. Balancing your mix - NO EQ. Just faders. This process should usually take about a week or so per song 3. Using EQs ...
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7:00 Essential Steps To A Better Mix - Making Headroom Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Essential Steps To A Better Mix My philosophy on balancing my mix is all about feeling. I want to feel a given instrument leap out of my speakers a certain way or level. You can do that with a single fader. Actually, you should only accomplish this...
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3:51 Essential Steps To A Better Mix - Gain Staging Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Essential Steps To A Better Mix Improper gain staging can destroy your work flow and balance, leaving you with a skewed vision of your sound field. Gain staging is accomplished on two spectrums: 1. Making sure your instrument is recorded at an apr...
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7:56 Essential Steps To A Better Mix - Using EQ Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Essential Steps To A Better Mix EQs are not problem solvers! They are simply mixing boards of a wide spectrum of frequencies. For instance, You have the kick drum, bass guitar, and lead guitar or vocal in center position. All of which share some o...
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6:25 Essential Steps To A Better Mix - Using Compression Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Essential Steps To A Better Mix Compression is not a problem solver or signal booster. A compressor is used to "compress" peaks in your signal automatically. You can also control how fast this plugin turns your singal down and how fast it turns its...
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2:59 Essential Steps To A Better Mix - Play Through Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Essential Steps To A Better Mix In the Play back stage you should find yourself making slight adjustments. Nothing drastic. I'm a perfectionist, I will start over frm scratch if this happens. Luckily I have a good amount of experince to not let it h...
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9:05 Essential Steps To A Better Mix - Wrap Up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Essential Steps To A Better Mix Remember: 1. Record at apropriate levels. If these are set right then the next step should be a lot more of a pleasant process 2. Set your mixer levels low enough to account for greater flexibility later on during t...
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3:36 Rhythmic Strumming - Introduction Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to use only two chords to build your sense of "Pocket" playing, i.e. Rhythmic awareness. We're going to discuss how to go about maximizing your strumming technique for various strumming patterns you may enc...
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1:00 Rhythmic Strumming - Ex. 1 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic With the following 5 exercises, you must remember to: 1. Maintain an 8th note (down-up-down-up ect.) pattern when executing the rhythms 2. Relax your right hand (strumming hand) and use your wrist. You can use your elbow for emphasis on the beat if...
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1:07 Rhythmic Strumming - Ex. 2 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic Exercise 2! Remember to: 1. Maintain an 8th note (down-up-down-up ect.) pattern when executing the rhythms 2. Relax your right hand (strumming hand) and use your wrist. You can use your elbow for emphasis on the beat if you'd like. 3. Use the back...
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1:00 Rhythmic Strumming - Ex. 3 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic Exercise 3! Remember to: 1. Maintain an 8th note (down-up-down-up ect.) pattern when executing the rhythms 2. Relax your right hand (strumming hand) and use your wrist. You can use your elbow for emphasis on the beat if you'd like. 3. Use the back...
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1:01 Rhythmic Strumming - Ex. 4 Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic Exercise 4! Remember to: 1. Maintain an 8th note (down-up-down-up ect.) pattern when executing the rhythms 2. Relax your right hand (strumming hand) and use your wrist. You can use your elbow for emphasis on the beat if you'd like. 3. Use the back...
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1:31 Rhythmic Strumming - Ex. 5 and Wrap-up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic Exercise 5! Be sure to wait until the end of the video for some final thoughts. Remember to: 1. Maintain an 8th note (down-up-down-up ect.) pattern when executing the rhythms 2. Relax your right hand (strumming hand) and use your wrist. You can us...
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2:36 Rhythmic Strumming - Backing Track 100bpm Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic I've provided two backing tracks. One with with bass and drums, and another with drums only. When you feel comfortable, use the drums-only track to use other chords and to make your own rhythms as well. Have fun :)
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2:36 Rhythmic Strumming - Drums Only Track 100bpm Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic For this backing track, I soloed the drums and took out the bass, so now you can practice strum patterns with whatever chords you'd like. Have fun!
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5:27 Chord Changes for Beginners - Transitions Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Hey beginners! I developed this lesson for the purpose of identifying some of the issues associated with difficulty making chord changes. We'll examine three different sets of chords, D & A, E & Am, Am & C. Here in part 1, we'll simply be...
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2:50 Chord Changes for Beginners - Strumming Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style So, let's try altering the strumming pattern so that this starts to sound a little more musical, as opposed to like exercises. The rhythm for the strum pattern is as follows: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & D D D ...
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7:31 Alternate Picking Basics - Explanation Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Welcome! Today is about tackling alternate picking in an analytical way. Whether you're one of the following... Alternate Picking - (-down-up-down-up-etc.)Economy Picking - (down-up-down-down-up-down-down) ...it doesn't matter. Today is about foc...
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0:51 Alternate Picking Basics - Ex. 1: Arpeggiated Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Here we have Example 1 in an arpeggiated context. Be sure to practice the example using various rhythmic subdivisions (quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes) 1. Use both hands to play the lick2. Relax3. Take your time (if the tempo ...
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1:26 Alternate Picking Basics - Ex. 2: Scallic Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Here we have Example 2 in a scallic context. Be sure to practice the example using various rhythmic subdivisions (quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes) 1. Use both hands to play the lick2. Relax3. Take your time (if the tempo is to...
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1:06 Alternate Picking Basics - Ex. 3: Intervallic Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Here we have Example 3 in an intervallic context. Be sure to practice the example using various rhythmic subdivisions (quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes) 1. Use both hands to play the lick2. Relax3. Take your time (if the tempo ...
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1:23 Alternate Picking Basics - Ex. 4: Pentatonic & Wrap-up Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Here we have Example 4 in a pentatonic context. Be sure to practice the example using various rhythmic subdivisions (quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets, sixteenth notes) 1. Use both hands to play the lick2. Relax3. Take your time (if the tempo is...
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4:16 Alternate Picking Basics - Backing Track Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Have fun with the backing track folks! All four examples are listed below.
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3:10 Strumming 101 - Intro & Patterns Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style Hey everyone! For this tutorial, I want to focus on the fine art of strumming. Throughout my years of teaching, one thing I've found is that many players who avoid taking the time to establish how the right hand executes rhythms, wind up having issue...
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2:02 Strumming 101 - Chord Changes Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style So let's have some fun by practicing our new rhythms with chord changes. I chose just two open-position chords to practice with, D and A. There's an added column with either D or A for each strum pattern. This is the chord we'll switch to befo...
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2:33 Free Simple Christmas - Silent Night (Performance) Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday Hey fellow IGers! T'is the season once again. This year, I decided to take a holiday favorite, Silent Night, and arrange it in such a way that is quite simplistic, with the entire melody line playable on two strings. I had some fun with the backing t...
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0:45 Free Simple Christmas - Silent Night (Breakdown) Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday This song is in a three-feel, so be sure to get into the swing of the rhythm before you dive in. There are three verses to the song, so the melody line (as transcribed below) basically repeats three times. There's not much else to it! So get to it an...
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1:59 Free Simple Christmas - Silent Night (Backing Track) Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday Download the Backing Track here!
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2:08 Mastering Bar Chords - Introduction Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Hey guitar enthusiasts! In this tutorial, we're tackling bar chords. We'll examine the best approach to forming a clean-sounding bar chord, and the steps for constructing a ton of cool chords (covering all major, minor, 7, minor 7 and major 7 chords)...
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2:05 Mastering Bar Chords - Locating the Root Notes Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style So when we look at any chord, for instance: Abm - the first thing we want to do is find an Ab note. The same would apply for a any chord: Bm (B), C# (C#), Ebm (Eb), D#m (D#), Cmaj7 (C), Ebm7 (Eb) etc. Always identify what the root of the chord is, fi...
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2:34 Melodic Chorus - Lead Backing (102bpm) Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock With this backing track, let's practice the lead part. I left the rhythm parts in for your reference. Remember, use tasty vibrato and let that melody sing! Head on over to the next page for the rhythm backing.
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2:26 Blues Basics - The Chords Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues Welcome new guitarists! In this tutorial, I want to focus on getting your first blues progression under your fingers. We'll start by examining three chords (E5, A5 and B5). "5" chords are commonly referred to among guitarists as power chords. These c...
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0:32 Blues Basics - The Progression Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues So let's stick these chords together into an eight-bar blues progression. 1) We start by playing our E5 chord 16 times using a down picking motion. Remember here, the only two strings that should be sounded are the top two. Count "1 and 2 and ...
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1:24 Blues Basics - The Riff Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues So the goal here, is to play the exact same chords, for the exact same durations of time with a slight variance. But before we do that, let's examine this variance... Below, we see the tablature of the repeating E5 chord, however, on beats two and f...
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1:25 Blues Basics - The Blues! Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues So now that we're rockin' the blues riffs, let's stick it back into the blues progression. The same riff variance applies to all three chords. NOTE: The B5 requires a two fret stretch while maintaining the power chord itself - for those having issue...
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3:37 Introduction To Guitar Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Hey everyone! Welcome to InfiniteGuitar.com. This tutorial will be the first of many in an in-depth introduction to the guitar. Whether your forte is blues, rock, metal or pop, we'll examine every element of the instrument from the ground up so that ...
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2:04 Introduction To Guitar - Get 'Em Moving! Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style So now that we understand the basics of how to locate a note, let's try arranging some notes in a more musical context... Below, (Exercise 1) we see a single line with two numbers, 0 and 1. What the line represents is our first string (the "skinny" ...
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2:55 Introduction To Guitar - Chords Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Chords A chord is defined as a combination of two or more notes played together in harmony. The best way to dive into the world of chords is to first learn the easiest mechanism for learning them - chord diagrams. Chord diagrams are fairly simplisti...
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2:26 Introduction To Guitar - Strumming Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Strumming Patterns What a strumming pattern is in essence, is the pattern in which your pick strikes multiple strings, consisting of downward and upward motions. The concept is actually quite simple, but without breaking down the actual motions from...
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1:04 Reamping - What is Reamping? Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Reamping is the process of sending a DI signal back into an amp/modeler to reshape your tone to how you want. This is used in pretty much also studios today, so that artists can go back and get a different tone, and not worry about keeping the origin...
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4:25 Reamping - How to Reamp Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style The process of reamping is actually very easy. For this demonstration, I’m going to be using my Fractal Audio Axe-fx II. 1. The first step is to open your DAW, and make two audio tracks. Label one as “Amp tone” and the other ...
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1:45 Reamping - What you need to Reamp Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style For reamping with an Axe-fx II you need: Axe-fx II 1/4” guitar cable USB cable Guitar For reamping with amp/cab setup you need: DI or Reamp box 1/4” guitar cable XLR to 1/4” cable Microphone (SM57 for guitar) XLR cab...
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4:38 Tapping 7th Chord Arpeggios like Guthrie Govan: Backing Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Fusion Like I said this track may sound familiar since it has been used in several other of my tutorials but it fits since we're in C Major. Enjoy! :)
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2:19 Intro to Alternate Picking - Explanation Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style For this tutorial, I will be going over the basics of alternate picking. I’ll be discussing my view on the technique, and how I going about doing it physically and thinking about it mentally. Artists that I would recommend checking out for goo...
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0:29 Intro to Alternate Picking - Exercise 1 Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Lick 1 is a single string lick that can be used for a neo-classical type sound (see Lick 5). Along with making sure that you’re playing this accurately, focus on keeping the lower five strings muted so there is no excess string noise.
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0:29 Intro to Alternate Picking - Exercise 2 Instructor: Travis Montgomery Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Lick 2 is just a little scale fragment. Focus on hitting the downstroke on the beginning of the lick every time it repeats.
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1:36 Getting Started With Lead Fills - Intro/Fill 1 Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Acoustic This tutorial is for you acoustic strummers who are looking to expand on some lead abilities for the purpose of complimenting your progressions. I frequently am asked to address this topic so I figured I'd scratch the surface of implementing "fills" ...
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1:33 Getting Started With Lead Fills - Fill 2 Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Acoustic FILL 2: Fill 2 involves what we like to call the "major pentatonic scale". It's the rock/blues guitarists go-to scale as it omits a couple of the notes that wil get you in trouble if not applied correctly. This fill is very "boxy", in the sense that...
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1:37 Getting Started With Lead Fills - Fill 3 Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Acoustic FILL 3: Very country-esque in nature, this fill occupies a very "comfortable" area of the fretboard. The "second octave major scale". The major scale will look very familiar as it's simply shifted down two strings and up two frets from fill 1. The c...
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1:41 Getting Started With Lead Fills - Fill 4 Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Acoustic Fill 4: The final fill is based around the same note sequence as the previous fill, except the rhythm is not quite as disjointed. Let's blow through the major scale with some straight eighth notes which incorporate pull-offs, slides as well as picki...
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1:16 Percussive Fingerstyle - Part 1 Instructor: David Soltany Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Acoustic Hey everyone! Welcome to this tutorial on acoustic percussion. We're going to be checking out some basic techniques in order to familiarize yourself with modern percussive-style playing. So first, the tuning is : DADGADChange Low E string to D Leav...
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7:09 Composing Creative Drum Grooves Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Hey folks! In this tutorial we're going to take a brief look at a few things I do when approaching drum composition. Oftentimes I may have a cool riff idea and I'm faced with the task of creating a drum beat that not only sounds decent, but also soun...
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2:58 Composing Creative Drum Grooves - Backing Track Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Here is the backing track with guitar and bass only. Tempo is 160bpm. Go ahead and download the mp3 and import it into your DAW, then set the tempo to 160bpm, then start creating some cool grooves!
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1:10 The Lens of Clarity - Part 2 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Here we have the chorus. In this part we'll basically just be strumming power chords using straight eighth notes. In the video you'll see me down-strumming every chord, however if you'd prefer alternating between downward and upward strums that's to...
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0:42 The Lens of Clarity - Part 5 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock The notes in this riff are all sixteenth notes and palm-muted. When you listen to the riff, you can hear that the notes are in groupings of 3. If you count "One, two, three, One, two, three" where each count represents each note, you'll really hear/...
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4:20 Finger Independence - Part 1 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Welcome! In this tutorial we will take a look at two exercises to help build your left hand finger independence and coordination. When we think of coordination exercises, we most often think of scale-based or chromatic single string exercises, gear...
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2:59 Pedalboard Walkthrough - Overview Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Hello IG! I hope you enjoy this video series. If you're a beginner, and want some basic pointers for a live pedal setup, this video should be great. If you're an intermediate or advanced player, and you're just curious as to what I currently use... ...
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5:01 Pedalboard Walkthrough - Pedals in Front (Part 1) Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Items discussed: True Bypass Wah-Wah Chorus
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4:14 Pedalboard Walkthrough - Pedals in Front (Part 2) Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Items discussed: Compressor Boost
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6:46 Pedalboard Walkthrough - Pedals in the Loop (Part 1) Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Items discussed: In front of the amp vs. in the loop Placement of common effects Phaser Analog Delay
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4:36 Pedalboard Walkthrough - Pedals in the Loop (Part 2) Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style To wrap things up, we spend a bit more time talking about the analog delay, as well as my digital tape echo. If you have any questions, requests, or feedback, please contact me on the IG forum!
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4:09 Slap Guitar Basics - Overview and Exercises Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Funk Welcome to my lesson on slap guitar! A brief overview of the video: - Combine both left and right hand technique.- Use thumb for slapping, first finger for plucking, third finger on left hand for percussion over the fretboard.- Try practicing group...
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0:34 Blues Rock Etude - Introduction Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Blues Hey IG! This is the first installment of a three-part series on the good ol’ Blues. We’re going to take three steps, so each of the three tutorials will deal with a different type of blues, increasing in difficulty. This very tutorial is...
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0:57 Blues Rock Etude - Rhythm Part Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Blues This is a 12-bar shuffle blues rock in E. The rhythm is based around a riff that repeats over and over and is put of every chord of the form. Be sure to internalize the 12-bar form perfectly until you can play through it in your sleep before attempti...
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1:09 Blues Rock Etude - Solo Example Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Blues Now on to the lead playing! The lines in this solo etude are based around both the E major (nicer sound) and minor (dirtier, bluesier sound) blues scales. They lead you through several positions over the neck, use different type of rhythms as well as...
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1:21 Blues Rock Etude - Backing Track Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Blues This is the backing that fits both the rhythm part and the solo example.
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3:58 Beginner's 15 Minute Picking Workout - Concept Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style The main obective for this lesson is to teach a workout plan, similar to that which a bodybuilder would use for a weight lifting day at the gym. Basically, we will be working on 5 exercises, 3 of which are essential for right-hand chops. Our objectiv...
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4:31 Beginner's 15 Minute Picking Workout - Routine Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Now it's time to dig in! Before you begin, please take the time to perform a proper warm-up and stretch! You can view my tutorial on this by clicking here. Sample Workout Plan Exercise 1: Downstrokes Set 1 - 60 seconds: picking, 30 secon...
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0:29 Beginner's 15 Minute Picking Workout - Examples Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Here are the five main examples, played at 84bpm. The purpose for this is solely to give you an example of 16th notes, played over a metronome. Practice hard!
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8:15 The Basics of Miking an Amp - Overview Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Hi guys, This tutorial focuses on some basic principles for miking a guitar amp, in both a live, and a studio situation. In each of the following videos, I'll include sound samples, to give you a proper understanding of the basic variations which ca...
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3:43 The Basics of Miking an Amp - Common Positions Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Basic position variables: Location: Center, Off-Center, Edge Axis: On or off. Measurement of angle. Distance: Distance between speaker and micrphone. Samples, in order: Center, on axis Off-center, on axis Edge, on axis Center, off ...
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4:32 The Basics of Miking an Amp - Types of Microphones Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Common types of microphones, for recording guitar amps: Dynamic: (Usually close miked, durable, standard for guitar amps/cabs. Ex: SM57) Ribbon: (Delicate, dark in tone, expensive, sensitive to room noise. Ex: CAD Trion 7000) Condenser: (Wide fr...
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5:04 The Basics of Miking an Amp - Final Demonstration Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style In this final clip, I spend a few minutes playing, and moving the microphone around. Hopefully by now, you have a clear understanding of the importance of mic position! Please provide feedback and requests for perhaps, an advanced miking tutorial. ...
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1:44 Maroon Funk - Backing (Drums & Bass only) Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Funk Here's a stripped down version of the backing for practicing the specific parts which I've taught in this lesson. Have fun!
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6:38 The 4 Cable Method - Creating a Clean Channel Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Creating the clean channel using the 4-cable method has its unique set of circumstances. Remember, as we are bypassing the preamp-section completely and going straight to the Power amp section of the amp, we do not have the tone shaping of the pream...
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1:06 Exploring the Sixth - Blues Application Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Blues Alright, let me show you a pattern now that is really useful for your blues repertoire. Since your average blues is made up of only dominant 7th chords you can apply the pattern over each chord equally. I also added a few chromatic passing tones (not...
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1:05 Exploring the Sixth - Blues Solo Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues To conclude our lesson, here are sixth intervals in an actual “real life” soloing situation. It’s really important to apply these things but mix them up with your other concepts and licks, in order to not sound like you’re pra...
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1:49 Exploring the Sixth - Backing (slow) Instructor: Martin Miller Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Blues Here is the backing track slowed down.
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3:02 Free Santa's Knuckle Busters - Intro & Elf Level Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Holiday Ho-Ho-Ho Holiday Guitar Slingers! Welcome to the Infinite Guitar Santa's Christmas Knuckle Busters! In this tutorial we will look at some exercises to help you with both right/left hand coordination, but also with mind/hand coordination. It will ra...
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1:15 Delay Basics - Demonstration & Outline Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Welcome! This lesson will cover some of the basic aspects that you will need to know, to efficiently use delay in your arsenal of tones! I will mainly be talking about the different types of delay, and some examples of their functional use in music....
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7:07 Delay Basics - Technical Walkthrough Part 1 Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Types of Delay/Echo: Digital: exact or close replica of the original note (or sound). Analog: warm, dark, decaying with each repeat. Tape: warm, usually modulated, sometimes chaotic from flaws in the tape.
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4:54 Delay Basics - Technical Walkthrough Part 2 Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Application: Timeless (non-rhythmic): used to fill space, off-sync with the song / tempo. Rhythmic: matched to fit a particular beat / note duration. Technical Terms: Delay: distance between original attack and repeat(s). Mix: volume of repeats....
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1:35 Delay Basics - Dotted 8th Note Example Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style For this example, we will set the delay time to a dotted 8th note. This is relavent to the tempo you choose to play at - if your delay pedal has a tap tempo, you would tap quarter notes, and set your delay time to dotted 8th notes. Once this is done,...
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0:51 Delay Basics - Quarter Note Example Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style For this example, we will set the delay time to a quarter note. Again, I play regular 8th notes, along with the delayed signal. I often use this technique, paired with a clean guitar part. This time, try arpeggiating the chords with your own pickin...
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3:16 Delay Basics - Volume Swell Application Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Volume swells work great when using delay. Particularly if you have a heavy mix, and a high level of feedback. If you're interested in hearing more examples of this, check out some 'ambient guitar' music.
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4:14 Delay Basics - Oscillation Madness! Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Effects Style: Any Style Now it's time to get a little crazy! If you raise the feedback level, you can often cause an infinite loop that gets more intense with each repeat. Have some fun with this, and don't forget to play around with the delay knob to get some cool pitch e...
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8:24 Alternate Tunings - Part 1: Open E Major Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Welcome to this tutorial on Alternate Tunings! The aim of this tutorial is not to provide you with tons of different tunings, nor to show you how to tune your guitars to these tunings. Let's assume that you already know how to tune your guitar. We ...
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4:16 Alternate Tunings - Part 2: Open E Major Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style So, in this second example we take a common "country roll" arpeggio (like the one used in my Bridging the gap to Country tutorial), and see how we can use that in this open E tuning. The challenge when trying to apply more scale based licks in an ope...
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6:55 Alternate Tunings - Part 3: DADGAD Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Now, the DADGAD-tuning, or open sus4 tuning as it is also called, is a very common tuning in both modern rock, and alternative pop. I guess for the mainstream audience it was brought to light during the grunge-era more than anything else, w...
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1:08 Repetition in Soloing - Concept Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Hi there! I'd like to start by saying that this tutorial is going to be broken up into several parts. The first part (ex 1-3) is very, very basic. Today, we'll try a few simple licks, that work well when repeated. At a later date, I'll be adding a n...
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2:12 Setting Yourself Apart - Sight Reading: Intro Instructor: Jody Mac Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hey Guys! This tutorial is an introduction to sight reading. It assumes that you are already familiar with standard notation on the treble clef. If you aren't ready to dive into it yet, be sure to check out the audio lessons under Robert Mussa...
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2:28 Setting Yourself Apart - Sight Reading: Rhythm Instructor: Jody Mac Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style This example is a rather tedious, but highly beneficial exercise to work into your practice routine. It uses a repeated note (open b string) and cycles through four single meters - 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and 5/4. We will leave out compound (6/8, 9/8, 12/...
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0:26 Next-Level Strumming - Introduction Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style Next-Level StrummingIntroduction This months lesson will focus solely on strumming. For those of you who have surpassed the beginning stages of basic quarter and 8th beat strumming phrases, this lesson is focusing on breaking through to the next lev...
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2:50 Next-Level Strumming - Latin Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Latin Next-Level StrummingLatin Grooves Exercise 1: To get things started, let's break down a fairly basic latin groove. Commonly referred to as a "Clave", this feel is very often abducted into popular rock. Let's examine how it fits together and be sure...
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3:41 Next-Level Strumming - Reggae Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style Next-Level StrummingReggae Feel Exercise 1:This reggae pattern is perhaps one of the most common within the genre. It begins with the accented root note, the chop of the higher end of the major chord, 2 muted 8th beat accents followed by 2 phrased 8...
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1:42 Stretching & Warm-Up - Introduction Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Hey guys! As mentioned, this tutorial is a bit different than what you may expect to see from me! Please, please, please! Take the time to go through this series of videos, and strongly consider some of the cautions that I raise. Items Discussed in...
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6:51 Stretching & Warm-Up - Basic Stretches Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Physical Temperature is often over-looked, when developing a proper warm-up routine. A few stretching techniques mentioned in this video: Wrist-Back Stretch Wrist-Forward Stretch Basic Thumb Stretch Also be sure to massage the wrist and hand.
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4:54 Stretching & Warm-Up - Before a Show Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Now let's move on to preparation for either a practice session, or a performance scenario. For the most part, my goal here is to your muscles working! Get the blood flowing, get your muscles ready, etc. Have some fun and play some high-speed nonsen...
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6:15 Stretching & Warm-Up - Exercise Ideas Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Now, it's time to actually practice a specific exercise. Check out the tab below, and remember to repeat this sequence as desired, moving up one fret each time. As mentioned, it would also be a good idea to do a couple right-hand-specific warm-ups. ...
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3:01 Stretching & Warm-Up - Final Advice Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Thanks for watching, and I hope these ideas help your performance, and keep you injury free!
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4:57 Right Hand Dynamics - Signal Chain / Gear Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Hi there! Welcome to my tutorial on 'Right Hand Dynamics.' The point of this tutorial is to touch on various concepts, and techniques, that will help you develop a myriad of tones, sounds, and dynamic levels. In this video, I discuss the electronic ...
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6:23 Vibrato 101: Part 1 - Do's and Don'ts of Vibrato Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Welcome to this tutorial on Vibrato! In this video I've put emphasis on the "show & tell" principle rather than tons of text for you to read, and enforced my video examples with the graphs below. So I won't be ranting too much in the text in thi...
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5:45 Vibrato 101: Part 2 - The Door Knob Vibrato Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style So, the first vibrato technique we will look into is what I call the "door knob" vibrato. The term refers to the rotation of the hand, rather than the fingers creating movement and exacting force. In this case there are two main things to alway...
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4:15 Vibrato 101: Part 3 - The Push/Pull Vibrato Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style So, probably he most common type of vibrato is what I have labelled the "push/pull" vibrato. This is the vibrato that most of us learn from the get go. Grouping several fingers together (often) and pushing the strings by manner of extending your fing...
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3:32 Vibrato 101: Part 4 - The Open Hand Vibrato Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style This vibrato that I call the "open hand" vibrato, IS what it's called. You're using a open hand around the neck, to facilitate greater, quicker, and more aggressive movement of the fingers and hand, and thus increasing the impact of the vibrato. This...
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5:07 Vibrato 101: Part 5 - The Violin Vibrato Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style The violin or classical vibrato is not something you'll find many players using these days, Holdsworth being one noteable exception. As mentioned in the vid, and exemplified below, it entails pulling and pushing the string along the length of th...
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4:03 Vibrato 101: Part 6 - Circular or Elliptical Vibrato Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style The circular vibrato is one of these things that looks cooler than it actually is. What it is, is a combination of the violin vibrato and the regular doorknob vibrato. You should try to move your finger in an elliptical movement along the string, cre...
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4:01 Vibrato 101: Part 7 - Chords and Headstock Bending Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style CAREFUL here! You do NOT want to take these examples too far. Pushing the neck of the guitar back and forth in relation to the body has been a way to do chord vibrato without a tremolo for ages. Doesn't mean you should do it forcefully and all time t...
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8:16 Vibrato 101: Part 8 - Vibrato and Bending Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Bending and vibrato are pretty much like Love and Marriage, you don't see one without the other (to quote Sinatra). And having a good, stable, controlled and IN PITCH vibrato when bending is of course essential! In this first graph you see how a prop...
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5:12 Vibrato 101: Part 9 - Professional Vibrato Secrets Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style So, what are these so called "professional secrets"?? Well, what unites most players that have a reputation for excellence in vibrato (such as Gilmour) it is the "vocal" quality of their vibrato that is most prominent. Just as with a singer you do no...
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4:09 Alternate Picking 101 - Technique Breakdown Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Hey guys! In this lesson I really wanted to focus on the mechanics of alternate picking; how I've personally come to develop my own technique, and what you guys can do to further yours.To start; right hand technique. I see so many players out there p...
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1:41 Alternate Picking 101 - Exercise 1 - Chromatic Scale Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Here is a chromatic exercise. Chromatic scales in this context, are basically nonsense-scales that are to be used for practice and warm-up purposes. This exercise is one of the most commonly used by many guitarists in the "shred-world". Not only doe...
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1:05 Alternate Picking 101 - Exercise 2 - Triplet Feel Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Here we have a triplet exercise. Don't get your knickers in a knot, we'll be playing in groups of six. Six is an even number, so we'll avoid making awkward string transitions and keep it nice and basic! This lick contains six descending six-note grou...
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2:11 Alternate Picking 101 - Exercise 3 - Scalar Straight 16ths Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style We're heading back over to the straight 16th feel with this one, except this time, we'll be playing something a little more interesting! The patterns are simply groups of 6 notes, played ascending from the lowest note to highest note, then descendin...
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1:12 Bending Boot Camp - Introduction Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Attention recruit! Welcome to the Bending Boot Camp, where I will break you down, and build you up with the necessary skills to make a bending SEAL out of you! Jokes aside, this tutorial is aimed not throwing bending licks left and right at you, you...
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5:44 Bending Boot Camp - Ergonomics of Bending Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style So, the first thing we will be looking at is the actual ergonomics of bending, how we use our fingers when bending. The fingertip itself is the focal point when bending, upon which the strings will rest when bending. If you straighten your fingers to...
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3:13 Bending Boot Camp - Scale Length and Radius Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In this part we discuss other things that affect bending on the guitar, namely Scale Length , and fret board Radius. Scale length means the length of the neck from the top nut to the bridge saddle. On a Fender type guitar, the length is usually ...
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6:50 Bending Boot Camp - String Gauge and Exercises Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style String gauge, or the thickness of your strings, is yet another thing that affects bending. If tuned to the same pitch, a thicker string will have higher tension. That is, bending a 0.09 string will be much easier than bending a 0.11 string. 0.09 stri...
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1:41 Funky Blues - Intro Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues Hey guys! This tutorial will focus on a beginner 'Funky Blues' riff, and will also include a modified example, as well as a short lead run! As mentioned in the above video, some techniques that may stand out are: Staccato: Characterize...
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1:16 Funky Blues - Example 1 Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues Here we have a riff that follows the notes of a minor pentatonic scale. If you are unsure of what that is, there are several tutorials available that will help you get the grasp of it. For this lesson, its not entirely necessary to know; though, it w...
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1:14 Funky Blues - Example 2 Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues For the second example, we will play the riff over dominant 7th chords, and will slightly change the idea, adding a major 3rd. If you get this down fairly easy, try switching your techniques, from alternate picking, to legato, etc. Move on to the t...
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0:29 Funky Blues - Simple Lead Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues This lick works well with both example one and two, and follows the E minor blues pentatonic scale. Try picking every note in the run, using mostly legato, or combining both techniques to achieve what may be the most comfortable for your playing. Y...
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1:39 Funky Blues - Outro Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Blues Remember, be creative, and use your own 'voice' in music! As always, send questions my way if you have any. Thanks for checking out this tutorial!
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1:09 Trial and Error - Performance Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Hey everyone! In this tutorial we'll be learning a piece called "Trial and Error". It has a mix of some old school progressive rock elements as well as some modern rock elements. I labeled this as a "Beginner" tutorial. However, if you're just star...
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0:44 Trial and Error - Exercise 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock When you observe the tablature below, the first thing you'll notice is that there are a lot of slides. Sliding is a form of legato and is a technique you'll definitely need to master. The most important thing about slides is making sure the notes sus...
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0:42 Trial and Error - Exercise 2 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock In Exercise 2, we'll now learn the clean chorus section. If you want to pull this part off like I played it in the video, you'll need to use a timed delay effect. If you have the proper gear for that, set your delay to a tempo of 148bpm (beats per mi...
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1:08 Trial and Error - Backing Track 148bpm Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Here's the backing track at 148bpm. Background guitars are included. If you're using the delay effect we talked about in Exercise 2, be sure to set it to 148bpm with dotted quarter notes as the note value. If this backing track is too fast for you, ...
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1:24 Trial and Error - Backing Track 120bpm Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Here's the backing track at a slower tempo of 120bpm. Background guitars are not included in this one. If you're using the delay effect we talked about in Exercise 2, be sure to set it to 120bpm with dotted quarter notes as the note value.
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1:42 Friday Night Cruise - Backing Track 80bpm Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Here is the backing track slowed down at 80bpm.
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3:23 Flexibility Boot Camp: Introduction Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Welcome to this tutorial on Flexibility Training guys! As our hands are our tools of the trade as guitar players, keeping them in shape, keeping them strong and flexible should be a priority for us. This tutorial is geared towards that end, and will...
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3:14 Flexibility Boot Camp: Exercise 1 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Ok, in this first example, we have an age-old exercise for flexibility and coordination. It’s all pretty self-evident in the video so you should need no in-depth explanation really. Just keep in mind that all notes must be able to ring out in u...
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3:17 Flexibility Boot Camp: Exercise 2 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style The second exercise is almost the exact same procedure as with the first, but the only difference is you keep one fret between each finger, as opposed to keeping them on adjacent frets as in Exercise 1. This will give your hands a good stretch! Just ...
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2:07 Flexibility Boot Camp: Exercise 3 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style This next exercise is called “the Spider”, named thus after the way your hand will resemble a large tarantula moving across the fret board. :) Same thing goes for this exercise as with the others. The notes must be allowed to ring out to...
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4:23 Flexibility Boot Camp: Exercise 4 and Chord Stretches Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style This last part consists of two “parts” really. First of all, you have Exercise 4, which is similar to Exercise 3 but played with 1 fret between each finger (same thing as we did with Exercises 1 and 2). Then, we're going to be trying out...
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1:45 Basics of Legato Technique - Introduction Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Hi and welcome to this new tutorial on the subject of Legato. I'm going to break this subject up into two tutorials which will start with the basic essentials of this technique and progress to the more advanced material in the follow up. Please reme...
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2:45 Basics of Legato Technique - Thumb Positioning Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style The first step is to consider the left hand thumb positioning on the back of the neck. More often than not, the ideal position for the thumb is opposite somewhere between the first and second fingers of the left hand. This does provide a nice solid b...
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4:07 Basics of Legato Technique - Economy of Motion Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Now that we have the thumb positioning covered, I'd like to discuss an element of playing that is not only applicaple to legato style playing but to everything and that is economy of motion. It does have it's roots based pretty firmly in legato techn...
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4:55 Basics of Legato Technique - Muting Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style One of the most important techniques that we need to achieve control over our legato technique is a good solid muting technique. Again, this technique will be beneficial to you whatever technique you are employing but as discussed before, the focus i...
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2:15 Basics of Legato Technique - Closing Notes Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style OK now that you have these basic but extremely important elements in place you will need to get practicing them in order to be ready for the follow up tutorial. It is essential that you create a solid foundation for yourself to build your legato skil...
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4:34 Ear Training - Introduction Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Welcome to this tutorial on ear training techniques! I’m sure many of you have already had some kind of ear training in school, and are familiar with the concept. What I want to do here is to perhaps give you some new exercises that will help ...
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3:02 Vibrato Technique - Introduction Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Hi everybody and welcome to this tutorial on vibrato. This tutorial is the next step on from the previous string bending tutorial. I like to think of vibrato technique as essentially a different form of string bending in that they are both a manipu...
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3:34 Vibrato Technique - Different Strings and Fingers Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style The next logical step is to take the basic principal we talked about in the previous video and apply it across all 6 strings. We are going to start with the 6th string at the 5th fret and we will do the semi-tone bend using a downward movement start...
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4:09 Vibrato Technique - Applying Vibrato with Bends Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Now we are going to have a look at a technique which I consider to be a very difficult one. What we are going to do is apply a string bend to a fretted note and then apply vibrato whilst holding the bend at the target note. This can present some dif...
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3:06 Vibrato Technique - Different Vibrato Styles Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style So far we have only looked at the standard blues-rock style vibrato. There are other techniques that we can use to manipulate the pitch and while I very rarely use anything other than the standard vibrato technique, it is well worth experimenting wit...
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2:13 Slide Guitar - Introduction Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Blues Welcome to this introduction to slide guitar playing! First of all, this will not be a song tutorial, where you learn to play riffs or solos. Rather, this is a technical overview and reference guide to help you make the most of your slide playing, r...
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3:17 Slide Guitar - The Tools of the Trade Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Blues Which type of slide you choose to use are largely a matter of taste. Different materials produce different tones. If you lay acoustic (Dobro, lap, regular acoustic) might mean you choose a copper or metal slide, depending on style. A glass slide is p...
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4:55 Slide Guitar - Choosing your Slide Finger and Muting Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Blues Which finger you choose to use your slide with, also affects your playing to a large extent. Traditional blues players often used their slide on their pinky, perhaps not because of technical considerations, but perhaps more because almost all slides ...
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4:57 Slide Guitar - Open Tuning pt.1 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Blues In this segment we discuss the open D-tuning and how this is used in slide guitar playing. We also discuss the issues with tuning the major third to equal temperament pitch, or to a harmonically correct pitch.
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3:19 Slide Guitar - Open Tuning pt.2 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Blues In this part we discuss how the intonation of your guitar is affected by raising the string height. As I mentioned in my setup tutorial about string height vs. intonation, the pitch of a string raised it the string height is too high, or if the truss...
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2:42 Slide Guitar - Pitch Accuracy Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Blues Pitch accuracy is together with correct muting the most important aspect of slide technique. Having bad pitch is like a violinist having bad pitch, it just won’t do! The similarities with violin players do not stop there. When using a slide you...
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3:05 Slide Guitar - Separating Lead Lines pt.1 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Blues In this example we take the muting technique a step further by adding individual finger muting techniques in our right hand. This is the key to creating clean and singing lead lines with the slide. It will be difficult in the beginning to adjust from...
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5:24 Slide Guitar - Separating Lead Lines pt.2 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Blues In this example we are covering more strings but using the same right and left hand muting technique as in the previous examples. Try using this technique in any type of scale or arpeggio shape to further your technique. And once again, higher ...
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1:32 Anvil Studio - Introduction and Installation Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Welcome everyone! In this tutorial, we're going to take a look at a software program called Anvil Studio. This software is an excellent tool for musicians who wish to compose and more. And best of all, it's free! Visit the following li...
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4:00 Anvil Studio - Creating Instrument Tracks Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style In this video, we'll cover the basics of creating your first instrument tracks. Each instrument track can have a particular midi instrument assigned to it. As you'll see in the video, there are many instruments to choose from, such as pianos, organs,...
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4:05 Anvil Studio - Creating Drum Tracks Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Now let's go ahead and create a drum track. When you create a drum track in Anvil Studio, you'll have the option to select which particular drums you want assigned to your drumkit. I generally just use typical drum sounds such as the kick, snare, tom...
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8:39 Anvil Studio - Example Composition Riff Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style In this video, we'll compose a short example riff so you can get a general idea on how you can compose with Anvil Studio. Feel free to pause the video whenever necessary so you can follow the steps I'm taking. You don't have to compose with the same...
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3:33 String Bending - Introduction Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Hey there and welcome to this tutorial on String Bending technique! I personally feel that this particular technique is often neglected by guitarists even though it is something which can help your musicianship immeasurably. Approached in the right ...
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2:14 String Bending - Example 1 Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Ok, here we have three similar examples which start with a semi-tone bend followed by a tone bend. We will use A minor pentatonic for these examples. We will also be using the third finger for these bends so make sure to impliment the left hand posit...
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4:50 Bridging the Gap to Country - Introduction & Example 1 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Country Greetings guitar slingers! Welcome to this look back at the previous tutorial. We will use the TT-Zop tutorial as a starting point to head on into some Country guitar playing, so if you haven't checked out the previous tutorial, please do so here. ...
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2:49 Time Feel and your Internal Metronome - Intro Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style Hi guys! Welcome to this tutorial - a lesson all about developing your internal metronome and time feel. Time in music is without a doubt the most important aspect of your playing. This has been demonstrated most graphically in my mind by guitarist ...
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1:56 Time Feel - Exercise 1: Explanation Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style Right - Here we go! The first thing we'll need to be able to do is to play both on and off the beat whilst feeling each beat of the bar with your internal metronome. To demonstrate this, here's a visual representation of 2 bars of 4/4 sub-divided in...
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0:35 Time Feel - Exercise 1: Demonstration Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style Here's a demonstration of Exercise 1. In the video my metronome is set to 82bpm. Refer to the TAB if you're confused in any way and tap your foot at all times throughout this exercise.
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1:55 Free Shell Voicings - Introduction Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues Hi there everyone and welcome to this tutorial on Shell Voicings. Shell voicings are chords which contain the minimum number of voices or notes required to outline a particular harmonic sound. In other words, if I wanted to play a Cmaj7 chord for ex...
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4:30 Free Shell Voicings - Roots on the 6th String Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues So let's map out these shell voicings on the guitar. The nice thing about these chords is that they only contain 3 notes so they are pretty easy to play. If you're a beginner trying to figure out blues and jazz chord progressions on the guitar then ...
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3:56 Free Shell Voicings - Roots on the 5th String Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues Now let's do the same thing but for shell voicings rooted on the 5th string - A. Again, we'll do all these voicings from the note G which is located up at the 10th fret of the A string. Learn each voicing as listed below and in the video and then ex...
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2:42 Free Shell Voicings - Applied to the Blues Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues Now let's apply these shell voicings we've just learned to a chord progression and specifically a blues pattern. The blues is a great place to start for this as it usually only contains three chords and they're all dominant 7ths. For our example he...
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2:13 Palm Mute Crunching - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Metal Hi everyone! In this tutorial, we'll be taking a brief look at developing a solid "crunch" sound with our palm muting. This is especially significant in regards to hard rock and metal riffing. Palm muting involves putting the side of your picking h...
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0:59 Mixing Time Signatures Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Hey and welcome to my Mixing Time Signatures tutorial! Checkout the video of the example riff and before we head over to the breakdown section, see if you can try and figure out what the time signature is and where it changes. Don't peek at the scor...
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1:17 Mixing Time Signatures - Breakdown Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Welcome back and give yourself a big pat on the back for getting the time signatures correct! If you did, that is. ;) The purpose of this tutorial is to give you a gentle push in the direction of combining time signatures, which will hopefully give ...
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0:57 Mixing Time Signatures - Backing Track Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Have fun with the backing track and remember, post your takes over at the forum. See you next time!
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1:55 Minor Blues - Introduction Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues Hi everyone! Welcome to this tutorial on the minor blues. The minor blues is much like our beloved standard blues in many ways. It contains 3 primary chords, is generally 12 bars long and doesn't follow our standard ideas of music theory - in other ...
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2:08 Minor Blues - Progression 1 Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues Okay, here we go! In this first progression we'll only be using our three minor chords in their most basic open string form. All the chord shapes we'll use throughout each progression are given below each example in TAB, standard notation and chord ...
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2:38 Minor Blues - Progression 2 Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Blues The transition from progression 1 to progression 2 is a simple one. It's more usual to play minor 7th chords instead of straight minor chords when playing a blues in this way. This is much the same as with a major blues where we'll play dominant 7th ...
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0:49 Guitar Setup 101 - Introduction Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Welcome guitar slingers, to this behemoth of a tutorial on guitar set-up! Proper guitar set-up is something that everybody know is needed, but few know how to do. It’s sort of like the mechanics of a car. We all know how to drive one, but if i...
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2:23 Tools Needed Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Having the proper tools will make your guitar-tech life a lot easier. Here’s a list of the most necessary tools. Of course you could get a professional guitar tech tool-kit if you do a lot of setup work, but regular tools like these will work j...
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7:11 String Change - Regular Tuners & Breaking In The Strings Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style New Strings A fresh set of strings is always a relief to play, as the feel fresh, slick and you don’t get caught on them whilst playing (sort of a like a satin-finished neck vs. a sticky gloss finish). Many player change strings on an almost d...
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3:14 String Change - Vintage Tuners Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style String change for vintage tuners The first part with fastening the string to the bridge is the same. Then follow this procedure (And check the video!): 1. Turn the tuning head, so that the slot in the peg head is in line with the fret board. In a v...
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2:21 String Change - Locking Tuners Part 1 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style String Change for locking tuners In this first part, you will be presented with the workings on the locking tuner, and how to un-fasten strings from them. There are mainly two ways of doing this: 1. Start to unwind the string from the tuner, as th...
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7:53 String Change - Locking Tuners Part 2 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Locking Tuners cont.: 1. Thread the string through the bridge like before. Nothing out of the ordinary here. 2. Thread the string through the hole in the locking tuning peg. Pull the string tight and hold it taut on the other side of the locking po...
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4:15 Cleaning The Fret Board Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Fret Board Maintenance When changing strings, I recommend you change them one at a time, unless you feel the need to clean your fret board, oil it in, or polish your frets. This will keep the neck in constant tension, and won’t de-stabilize it...
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5:31 String Height Adjustment Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style String height adjustment So, once we’ve set the relief to a point that fits our string gauge and playing preferences, it’s time to adjust the string height. String height is also a matter of preference. Some like it high, some like it lo...
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6:56 Nut Height Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Nut Height Nut height is yet another thing we need to cover. The nut height affects playability and sound to a great extent, more so than intonation (that is more the contact points of the strings, as described earlier). If the nut is too high, it w...
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7:19 Introduction To Tremolo Equipped Guitars Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Tremolo Equipped Guitars For the final chapter, we will look at setup for a typical tremolo guitar, a Floyd Rose-type guitar such as an Ibanez. Some of the things have already been covered, such as cleaning the fret board and such. In this first par...
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2:31 Tremolo String Change - Part 1 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style String change In this first part of the video, I will just discuss and show you how to remove the strings, and things to consider.
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8:51 Tremolo String Change - Part 2 Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style String Change cont. On a guitar with a locking nut, it is not necessary to use the string fastening techniques we've discussed before. You will have a locking top nut that will secure the strings. There are 2 main ways of fastening the strings: 1. ...
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3:23 The Mechanics Of A Tremolo Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style For this specific chapter, show and tell is by far easier than reading text. So for this chapter I urge you to just watch the video, and listen to what I have to say there.
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5:08 Locking the Top Nut, And Other Helpful Tips Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style When you are finally ready to lock down on the top nut, one thing to consider is that the force of the locking nut will pull the strings out of pitch as you tighten it. As I turn the screw clockwise to tighten it, the plate beneath it will pull on st...
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Intervals and Building Chords - Introduction Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hello Guitar players. I hope you're ready to learn! During this tutorial we will be taking a close look at a number of intervals available to us within the Major scale. We will also be using each of these intervals to create unique voicings of both ...
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1:13 Scale Degrees Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Scale Degrees. The term 'Degree' is used to identify a particular note in a scale. The point of using this terminology is that it can make life a whole lot easier when trying to identify chords and intervals in new keys. As outlined in the video. I...
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0:55 Intervals - Major Third Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The Major Third. The Major third can be found by combining the first and third degrees of a major scale. You can create this harmony over any note by simply counting up 3 degrees of a major scale. For example. In the video, I began on C and counte...
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1:29 Intervals - Perfect 5th ( maj triad ) Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Major Triad. The next interval we need to look at is our Perfect 5th. Otherwise represented as 'P5'. We can create this harmony by combining the first and 5th notes of any major scale. In this video we used C and G as an example. But for contrast, ...
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2:04 Intervals - Maj 7th Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The Major 7th. A Major 7 chord is built with the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of a major scale. At this point, I want to begin introducing chord formulas. The formula for our Major 7 chord is: 1 3 5 7. These numbers are referring to degrees of the...
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1:25 Intervals - Maj 2nd ( sus 2 ) Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The Major 2nd - Sus 2 chord. We are now up to the Major 2nd. When stacking intervals from the major scale, we don't always wind up with a Major chord. Here is the first example. A harmonic interval of a Major second comes from combining the 1st and...
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1:17 Intervals - Perfect 4th ( sus 4 ) Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The Perfect 4th. Suspended 4. This interval is found by adding the 1st and 4th degrees of a major scale. Used in context of a chord, the Sus4 chord is a great representation. Exactly like our sus2, the sus4 is a Major chord whose 3rd has been repl...
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1:47 Intervals - Maj 6 Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The Major 6. Used in a chord, this is one of my favorite sounds. We identify the Major 6 by playing the first and sixth degrees of the Major scale. The formula for this chord in full would appear like this: 1 3 (5) 6 (7) - typically you might fin...
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1:41 Intervals - Maj 9 Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The Major 9. The Major 9th interval comes from moving 9 scale degrees away from the root of the Major scale. As you will notice, the 9th scale degree is the same as the 2nd. When using this interval in a chord, it is important to pay attention to ...
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Intervals - Conclusion Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Over the past several lessons, we have taken a close look at a series of intervals available to us when harmonizing the Major scale. Every interval so far has been put in context to the Root of the scale. There is still a lot to cover though. In the...
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1:59 Anchored Fingers - Explanation Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Hi there and welcome to this tutorial on anchored fingers. "Anchored fingers" refers to the idea that when we change between chords on the guitar, it's very common to keep some fingers in place on the fretboard while we move others. The fingers whic...
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2:16 Anchored Fingers - Exercise Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Okay - so here's the TAB/Notation for the exercise. Don't worry too much about the chord names. One thing at a time here, so learn the exercise slowly and accurately and then gradually speed it up until you can feel your finger independence and coord...
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0:46 'Use the Blues' - Solo Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Blues Hey people! In this lesson I'd like to discuss basic 12 bar blues improvisation. Although this element of music is taught all over the world and has been for quite some time, I feel that a lot of players can overlook the solid foundation that blues ...
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1:55 'Use the Blues' - breakdown Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Blues OK, lets take a look at the solo! Actually, before we look at the solo, the first thing you'll want to do is familiarise yourself with the chords marked in the notation below. We have: G7 - C7 - D7 These chords form the I - IV - V of a major key w...
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3:37 'Use the Blues' - Backing Track Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Blues Have fun with the backing track and try to take what you have learned within this lesson and create your own lines. Be creative! Best of luck!
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2:01 Time Signatures: Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hello and welcome! In this tutorial we're going to take a very in-depth look at time signatures. This is a rather large tutorial, but don't let that overwhelm you. I'd encourage you to go through it slowly so you can digest all the information. Firs...
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0:52 Time Signatures: 4/4 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style With time signatures, we will always see 2 numbers in the form of a fraction. (Yes, music has math too!) So we'll see a number on top, and a number on the bottom. The top number represents how many of a certain note, and the bottom number represents ...
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0:42 Time Signatures: 4/4 - Example 1 (Easy) Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock You'll notice in the example videos, I count the time signature out loud at the beginning. I strongly recommend you count out loud during these exercises if possible. If you can count out loud as you play, that will help develop your sense of rhythm ...
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0:34 Time Signatures: 3/4 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We now continue exploring the quarter note time signatures with 3/4. With the top number being "3" and the bottom number being "4", we can conclude that the 3/4 time signature represents three quarter notes in a measure. You can count the beats of a...
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0:30 Time Signatures: 3/4 - Example 1 (Easy) Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock This 3/4 example is pretty straightforward. Be sure to count "One Two Three" out loud while you play.
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0:38 Time Signatures: 5/4 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The last quarter note time signature we're going to look at is 5/4. With the top number being "5" and the bottom number being "4", we can conclude that the 5/4 time signature represents five quarter notes in a measure. You can count the beats of a 5...
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0:56 Time Signatures: 5/4 - Example 1 (Easy) Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Since 5/4 has an extra quarter note beat, it's going to have a somewhat "extended" feel to it. In this particular example, we're going to be strumming some basic chords to the 5/4 time signature. For the first four beats, we're just going to strum q...
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0:46 Time Signatures: 6/8 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We're now going to look at our first eighth note time signature, 6/8. With the top number being "6" and the bottom number being "8", we can conclude that the 6/8 time signature represents six eighth notes in a measure. You can count the beats of a 6...
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0:39 Time Signatures: 6/8 - Example 1 (Easy) Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock In this 6/8 example, we're going to use a few power chords along with the open G and B strings. Be sure to use alternate picking throughout.
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0:51 Time Signatures: 7/8 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We're now going to look at the 7/8 time signature. With the top number being "7" and the bottom number being "8", we can conclude that the 7/8 time signature represents seven eighth notes in a measure. You can count the beats of a 7/8 time signature...
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0:35 Time Signatures: 7/8 - Example 1 (Easy) Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock In the first 7/8 example, we're going to play a subtle yet dynamic palm-muted riff. As always, count along with the riff before learning it.
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0:49 Time Signatures: 9/8 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The last eighth note time signature we're going to look at is 9/8. With the top number being "9" and the bottom number being "8", we can conclude that the 9/8 time signature represents nine eighth notes in a measure. You can count the beats of a 9/8...
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0:50 Time Signatures: 15/16 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We're now going to look at our first sixteenth note time signature, 15/16. With the top number being "15" and the bottom number being "16", we can conclude that the 15/16 time signature represents fifteen sixteenth notes in a measure. You can count ...
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0:50 Time Signatures: 19/16 - Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The last sixteenth note time signature we'll be looking at is 19/16. With the top number being "19" and the bottom number being "16", we can conclude that the 19/16 time signature represents nineteen sixteenth notes in a measure. You can count the b...
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0:41 Time Signatures: Backing Track - 4/4 Ex. 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock I strongly recommend you count out loud during these exercises if possible. If you can count out loud as you play, that will help develop your sense of rhythm immensely. In this example, we're going to be playing a few simple chords using eighth not...
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0:28 Time Signatures: Backing Track - 3/4 Ex. 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock This 3/4 example is pretty straightforward. Be sure to count "One Two Three" out loud while you play.
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0:54 Time Signatures: Backing Track - 5/4 Ex. 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock Since 5/4 has an extra quarter note beat, it's going to have a somewhat "extended" feel to it. In this particular example, we're going to be strumming some basic chords to the 5/4 time signature. For the first four beats, we're just going to strum q...
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0:39 Time Signatures: Backing Track - 6/8 Ex. 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock In this 6/8 example, we're going to use a few power chords along with the open G and B strings. Be sure to use alternate picking throughout.
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0:34 Time Signatures: Backing Track - 7/8 Ex. 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock In the first 7/8 example, we're going to play a subtle yet dynamic palm-muted riff. As always, count along with the riff before learning it.
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0:46 Time Signatures: Backing Track - Mix 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock This is our first example where we'll be using more than one kind of time signature. In this particular exercise, we're going to use 6/8, 5/8, and 4/4.
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3:29 How to Practice like a Pro Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style In this lesson, I'm going to go over a few tips to help you practice efficiently. The goal when you practice is to make the most progress within the shortest time possible. These tips will help you do just that! Tip #1: Have a dedicated practice are...
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1:19 Pinky Training - Full Lesson Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Hey there! I put this lesson in the "Beginners" section because I think all beginners should practice with their pinky. That's one of the elements guitarists forget the most - they always forget about the pinky. A question I get asked a lot is: "Why...
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0:55 Pinky Training - Backing Track Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Here is the backing track, pretty much inspired by classical music. The instruments here are strings ensemble, flute, and clarinet. As it is pretty short, I looped the backing track 3 times so you don't have to click the play button all the time. ;) ...
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2:12 Pentatonic Scales - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Welcome to the Pentatonic Scale Tutorial! The pentatonic scale is an extremely important scale and should be learned and respected by every guitarist. The pentatonic is a foundational scale, as many other scales are drawn and created from it. The t...
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1:21 Pentatonic Scales - Position 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style With each scale position, we are going to play the pattern with eighth notes, then triplets, then sixteenth notes. The fingering you use is optional. Since these scales are 2-notes-per-string, I have a personal preference of just using two fingers: m...
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1:06 Pentatonic Scales - Position 2 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Now, let's examine the second position. Position 2 is the position that primarily represents the Major key. So we can apply the same process as we did with Position 1 when we found the minor key on the fretboard. For an example, let's say I wanted ...
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0:32 Pentatonic Scales - Position 3 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Out of all five positions, the 3rd position is the only one that spans across 5 frets, rather than 4. Use whatever fingering you find most comfortable and effective. Then when you have it down, head on over to learn Position 4. Position 3
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0:31 Pentatonic Scales - Position 4 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style The 4th position is my personal favorite. I'm not exactly sure why, but I think it's just because I enjoy the playing opportunities that the patterns provide. Once you have it down, head on over to the next lesson where we'll learn our last position...
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0:31 Pentatonic Scales - Position 5 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Alright, here is our last position. The patterns in this one are pretty simple as there aren't any drastic shape changes. Now that you have the 5 positions down, let's work on blending them together in the next lesson. Position 5
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2:26 What are Chords? Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Chords! A chord is a series of notes played together. There are hundreds even thousands of chords available to play on the guitar. Once you begin to understand the essentials of building chords, and understanding what defines them. You will be surp...
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3:12 The Major Chord Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Building Major Chords is quite simple, and with this video I hope to show just that. We begin by picking the chord we want to build. In this case it will be a CMaj chord. Play the Major scale which begins on the same root note as the Chord your aft...
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2:58 The Minor Chord Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style So now that we have built a Major triad and Major7th chord. Lets make a minor chord! The process of building minor chords is exactly the same, bar one thing. If the chord is a 'minor triad' (meaning it has 3 notes) we must make sure that the 3rd is...
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2:03 Rock Chords - The Power Chord Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Welcome Aboard! Right now we will take a look at 'Power Chords' At the beginning of this video you will see a short demonstration of Power Chords in action. More often than not you will hear these chords used in Metal/Rock and Pop music. They are ...
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2:46 Downward Slides - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In this tutorial, we're going to explore a cool sliding technique that can add some spice to your playing. This "downward slide" basically involves your finger quickly sliding from a higher point on a string to the desired note. The slide in itself i...
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3:05 Harp Harmonics - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Welcome to the Harp Harmonics Tutorial! Here we will lean how to play harp harmonics as well as how to incorporate them into musical contexts. Harp harmonics are played when a finger on your picking hand gently touches a string 12 frets above the no...
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2:57 Unwanted String Noise Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style A few questions about dampening strings have been raised in the forums lately. Hopefully this lesson will guide some of you toward solving this frustration. Basically I have outlined two methods for keeping open strings under control. Getting a goo...
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0:45 Simple Chord Progressions - Introduction Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Hey all and thanks for joining me! In this tutorial we will be taking a look at how to play some simple chord progressions with two example progressions to get our teeth into. To begin with I guess we need to know exactly what chord progressions ar...
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2:28 Simple Chord Progressions - Essential Techniques Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Ok lets take a closer look at the role of the left hand. It is essential at this point that you understand the importance of economising the movement in the left hand. By doing so it will give you the facility to play whatever you wish with the mini...
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2:08 Chord Progressions in Practice - Part 1 Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Now that you have the techniques needed to play chord progressions lets kick of with our first example which will highlight the use of Anchor finger technique. Finger 3 of the left hand will be the common thread between our 3 chords here, which are:...
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1:26 Chord Progressions in Practice - Part 2 Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style OK it's time to learn our second chord progression example! This time we will be concentrating on a progression which contains the Guide finger technique. The chords we will be playing are as follows: Dmajor - Emajor - Gmajor - Amajor. The guide ...
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1:31 Finger Tapping - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Welcome to the Finger Tapping Tutorial! This is a fairly large tutorial that spans from beginning to advanced levels. So no matter what skill level you're at, I'd encourage you to go through the whole thing from start to finish. There's something for...
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0:26 Finger Tapping - Using Both Hands Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Most of the time, you will be using both hands while finger tapping. When playing tapping passages, you'll usually either be hammering on from your fret-hand to your tapping-hand, or pulling off from your tapping-hand to your fret-hand. In this exer...
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0:39 Finger Tapping - Using All 4 Fret-hand Fingers Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Now that you have a grasp on the basic execution of finger tapping, we are going to start working on the coordination of our fret-hand fingers while we tap. There are four exercises in this lesson. The 1st exercise utilizes the index and middle fing...
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1:23 Finger Tapping - Pulling Off to Open Strings Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Using open strings while tapping is an excellent way to add some cool texture to your playing. There are two ways to make an open string sound. An open string either sounds after being picked, or after a finger pulls off from a fretted note to the o...
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0:40 Finger Tapping - Tapping with Open Strings Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Okay. Now that we practiced how to avoid unwanted open-string noise, we can work on tapping with an open string. In this tapping exercise, you are going to be tapping with your index finger, then pulling off to your fret-hand index finger, then pull...
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Free Time Signatures - How They Work Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style 4/4? 7/8? 3/4? 6/8? 19/16? 9/8? What do all these numbers mean!? Ever wonder what those fraction looking things are at the beginning of every piece of music? And what do those numbers mean anyway? What are they for? Well, have no fear my guitar-pl...
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2:25 Picking For Beginners - Standard Picking Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In this lesson, we're going to explore the basic fundamentals of standard picking. As I mention in the video, standard picking is the most basic form of guitar picking. So if you're just starting out on the guitar, you're in the right place, because ...
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2:34 Picking For Beginners - Alternate Picking Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Let's take a look at alternate picking. Alternate picking is definitely one of the most popular forms of guitar picking. The reason it's so popular is because it's extremely practical to use in many musical situations. Alternate picking involves our...
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3:51 Barre Chords Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Barre chords, what exactly are they? Barre chords are chords which enable us to take all of the open chords that we have learned, open chords being the basic chords which incorporate the use of open strings, and play them in different areas of the f...
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2:41 Fret-hand Coordination - Intro & Exercise 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style In this tutorial, we're going to practice some patterns that utilize all 4 of the fret-hand fingers. Just as with any other instrument, playing guitar requires solid coordination. If you think about it, if you had absolutely perfect coordination, you...
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1:58 Fret-hand Coordination - Exercise 2 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style As I mention in the video, this is one of my favorite coordination exercises. It sounds pretty weird and boring, but it's not as easy as it sounds! In this exercise, we're going to be using the same G Major scale notes as we used in the last lesson,...
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3:00 Introduction to Fingerpicking Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Acoustic Welcome to an Introduction to Fingerstyle! Fingerstyle is a technique that is beneficial to us in many ways. With this technique we are able to achieve a much more pianistic way of playing; that is, the ability to play seperate lines all at once. I ...
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2:30 Introduction to Fingerpicking - Fingerpicking in Practice Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Acoustic Let's get started with our first piece in fingerstyle! This piece is a chord sequence taken from the famous composition written by Johann Pachelbel called Canon in D. It is an ideal progression to enable you to work on the syncronisation of the left...
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2:43 Strumming Basics - General Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic Welcome everyone! This tutorial is designed to lay out the very basics of guitar strumming. If you're just starting out on guitar, then these lessons are for you! First, be sure to review the important posture points that I bring up in the video. Ke...
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1:18 Strumming Basics - Strumming with Em and A2 Chords Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic As mentioned in the video, for all our strumming exercises we'll be using chords with similar shapes. Doing this allows us to keep most of our focus on our strumming hand. Before playing the patterns below, watch the video a few times and study my...
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1:08 Strumming Basics - Strumming with C and FMaj7 Chords Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Acoustic Now let's try some patterns with the C and FMaj7 chords. These patterns are a little more difficult because there is a lot more silence between the strums. The more silence there is, the more responsible you are for keeping good timing during the s...
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1:06 Funk 101 - Introduction Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Funk Greetings Guitar slingers! Welcome to my tutorial on funk rhythm guitar playing! As I mention in the video, there are many, many variations on funk guitar playing. There is single note funk (more like playing bass lines on guitar), strumming (like ...
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3:30 Funk 101 - Chords and Strumming Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Funk Ok then! Let's begin shall we? As stated in the video, the first thing you need to grasp to be able to play funk rhythm guitar, is your right hand strumming. Most funk guitar playing revolves around variations of the sixteenth note straight pattern....
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How to Read Guitar Tablature Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Every guitarist needs to know how to read tablature (a.k.a. "tab"). Tablature is the most widely used method of reading music for guitar, and is often much easier for people to read than standard notation. So in this lesson, we're going to learn the ...
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Expanding your Chord Knowledge Pt.1: Major and Minor Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Hello. Today, I bring you a way to help you build your chord vocabulary by learning how to build different chords. Since there are a multitude of different chords out there, I will break this into parts. In order to fully benefit from this tutorial...
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4:39 Expanding your Chord Knowledge Pt 2: Dim, Aug, Sus Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style Hello, I now bring you part 2 of this tutorial. To start, we will be working with Augmented, Diminished, Sus4, and Sus2 chords. For simplistic reasons, we will be building these (once again) in the key of C major but the chord formulas (root, major/...
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2:11 Legato for Beginners - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Welcome to the "Legato for Beginners" tutorial. By the time you go through these lessons, you should have a solid understanding of what legato is, and how we can apply it to guitar. So, what is legato? Legato is a characteristic in music where there...
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2:23 Legato for Beginners - Hammer Ons Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style The first legato technique we're going to look at are hammer ons. The name "hammer ons" is somewhat self-explanatory. This technique is going to involve our fingers hammering on the fretboard in order to produce notes. In order to play a hammer on, ...
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2:11 Legato for Beginners - Pull Offs Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Now, let's focus on pull offs. With pull offs, our fingers are going to pull off the strings to produce notes. In order to play a pull off, you'll first pick a note that one of your fret-hand fingers is holding down. Then once that note is played, t...
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1:36 Legato for Beginners - Slides Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Lastly, let's have a look at slides. Slides are pretty much the epitome of legato. The reason for that is slides are the absolute smoothest possible transition you can have from one note to another. In order to play a slide, pick any note, then whil...
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1:06 Legato for Beginners - Legato Lick Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Okay, it's time to put these techniques to practical use! In this lesson, we'll learn a short riff that includes all 3 legato techniques we've just learned in this tutorial: hammer ons, pull offs, and slides. In this riff, you'll just be using your ...
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2:51 Using Cubase - General Overview Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Welcome to our first lesson in Cubase. Cubase covers a huge area of recording and editing your audio and MIDI tracks, so I will break it into small lessons and explain it part by part not to make it a boring 12 hour lesson. Also, this way you can mor...
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3:06 Using Cubase - Latency Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Latency is the main problem music producers encounter when recording audio tracks and working with VST instruments. It's an unwanted delay we should get rid of straight away, before we start working with music. In case you missed the link in our pre...
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3:28 Using Cubase - MIDI Overview Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Greetings! In this chapter we'll go through some general stuff concerning MIDI tracks and you can find some more detailed info at this link MIDI@Wikipedia, and also you can read a bit about this GM Map@Wikipedia. So, in simple language, MIDI is ele...
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3:53 Using Cubase - Working with MIDI Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style Ok, now when you know some basic stuff about MIDI tracks, let's actually work with them! So to get started you need to create an Empty Project (like in our very first lesson of this tutorial). After that simply follow the lesson and you should have ...
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2:24 Learning the Notes of the Strings Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Every guitarist needs to know the notes and numbers of the guitar strings. If you're a beginning guitarist, this is one of the very first things you'll want to tackle. As I mention in the video, we instructors always refer to the strings by their not...
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3:30 Maintaining Good Posture While Playing Guitar Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Maintaining good posture while playing guitar is vital. Not only does it help your guitar playing be more effective, but it also helps keep you healthy. Here are a few tips you should keep in mind... 1. When sitting down, be sure not to lean your l...
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3:44 What Is a Pick and How Do I Use It? Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Other than our fingers, picks are the main tool that guitarists use to play the guitar strings. There are a lot of different kinds of picks, and you should experiment with different picks to find out what kind is best for you. Be sure to watch the v...
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0:26 Funk in the Trunk - Exercise 1 Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Funk Make sure you keep an extremely tight rhythm sound with this riff as well as the remaining riffs in the piece. Funk music is all about groove and tight rhythm with the drums and bass. Drums and bass drive funk music, and guitar is icing on the cake. ...
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4:13 Non-Guitar Stretches for your Guitar Playing Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style In addition to this lesson, be sure to check out an article I wrote on Guitarist Tendonitis. Stretching and warming up is critical for any guitarist. Playing guitar can be very strenuous on your fingers, wrists, and forearms, so you need to make sur...
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4:25 Guitar Anatomy 101 - Learning the Parts of a Guitar Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Every guitarist needs to know the anatomy of the guitar so they can properly reference the various parts. Be sure to study the video and image below to memorize everything. Also, it's worth noting that some guitar parts have more than one associated...
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5:36 Reading Music For Guitar - Rhythmic Ability Part 1 Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The hardest thing for a guitar player to do is to read standard notation. For a lot of guitar players, this is something they would rather not do because it's "too hard." But if you wish to grow from just a guitar player into a musician, music read...
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2:28 Reading Music For Guitar - Rhythmic Ability Part 2 Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style In this lesson, we will be continuing our look at the different notes that you are going to encounter, as well as incorporate these new notes in with the ones you previously learned. The next note division we are going to look at is the Eighth Note,...
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1:30 Reading Music For Guitar - Rhythmic Ability Part 3 Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We are now going to dive into learning dotted notes and dotted rests, as well as tied notes and slurs. The thing we have to remember about dotted notes and dotted rests is that whenever you see one, that note is held out half a beat longer than usua...
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0:32 Reading Music For Guitar - Rhythmic Ability Part 4 Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We are now going to go through a few exercises to give you more practice with all of the things we have learned so far. The way this is going to go, is that I am going to start these off simple, and the farther you go through these examples, the har...
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2:46 Reading Music For Guitar - Quarter Note Time Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We are now going to dive into the world of understanding Time Signatures and how they are made up. This is also a continuation of your ability to recognize and count different rhythmic variations. We touched on the 4/4 time signature in the first l...
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1:46 Reading Music For Guitar - Eighth Note Time Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Now, we are going to dive into the realm of Eighth Note Time Signatures, but not without a little understanding of how this is made up. We know that within a time signature, the top note indicates how many notes are in a measure, and the bottom indi...
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Reading Music For Guitar - The Open Position Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We are now going to start getting into actually reading music on the guitar, so grab your axe, cause it's time to blast off into the world of melodic reading! The easiest way that I can see of starting your journey is with the open position and more...
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Reading Music For Guitar - Open Position Exercises Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style This lesson is going to contain a few exercises that you can go through for practice with the open string notes that we learned in the previous lesson. These start off simple and with only the 3 string groups. The first example will use the High E, ...
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0:56 Reading Music For Guitar - Low E String Notes Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Ok, peeps. Here we are going to go over the notes of the open position of the guitar, starting one string at a time, and we are going to begin with the notes on the low E string, which are the Open E, F and G notes. Shown below are where these notes...
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0:36 Reading Music For Guitar - Open A String Notes Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Ok, we are now going to tackle the notes on the open A string. As before, shown is the fretboard and where the notes are on it. Make sure that you have these notes memorized before you go onto the example. Once you have them memorized, you can pla...
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0:28 Reading Music For Guitar - Open D String Notes Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Now, we are going to tackle the notes on the open D string. As before, make sure you have these notes properly memorized before moving on to the example. Once you do, you can go to the example below. This one not only combines the notes we have le...
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0:35 Reading Music For Guitar - Open G String Notes Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style We are now going to move onto the notes on the open G string. One thing to note is that the B note on this string is the same as the open B string, so now you have 2 choices when it comes to playing that B note. As before, memorize these notes befo...
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0:35 Reading Music For Guitar - Open B String Notes Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Now we are going to add on notes from the open B string. As before, make sure that you have these notes memorized before tackling the example below. For the below example, we are going to add in all the notes we have learned so far along with the 2...
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0:44 Reading Music For Guitar - High E String Notes Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hooray! If you have made it this far, you are on the final leg on your journey through the open position. This one is going to be comprised of the notes on the high E string. As before, make sure that you get these memorized before moving on to th...
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2:35 Metal Riffing with 16th Note Triplets - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hey everyone! Welcome to the "Metal Riffing with 16th Note Triplets" tutorial. Today we're going to focus on a group of rhythmic notes called 16th Note Triplets, also known as sextuplets. First off, let's go over what 16th note triplets actually are...
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2:07 Backing Tracks - II V I (quartet) 100bpm Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Jazz II V I Backing Track, quartet format, Key of G, 100bpm
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Economy of Motion - Back to Basics Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Hello and welcome to my economy of motion tutorial! The main focus of this tutorial is aimed at players of all levels and styles. We will be covering a great deal of musical ground here so it is essential that you try to absorb the information contai...
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Economy of Motion - Left Hand Efficiency Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style LEFT HAND EFFICIENCY During the past 10 years as a guitar teacher, I have experienced a wide ranging degree of capability amongst students. Some were naturally gifted players while others had to work much harder to achieve their goals. Despit...
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1:50 What is Legato? Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Hey there IG guitar players, Let's start working on a very useful technique called legato. After you watch the video explanation, let's once more review the important parts of legato: 1. bring the wrist forward to obtain the optimal position for yo...
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0:28 Playing Legato - Exercise 1 Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In the previous lesson we worked on moving our fingers totally separately from each other. In this one will work on getting your fingers to work in linear sequence. The difference is that in this exercise the loudness of the next note depends on how ...
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0:35 Playing Legato - Exercise 2 Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Ok, it's now time to move from single string exercises and have a bigger bite. :) 2 strings exercises are more difficult as you now have to watch carefully what you mute and what you pick so here it is step by step: 1. as we need some "starting pow...
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0:40 Playing Legato - Exercise 3 Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style OK, remember the first legato lesson? Well, now we'll use that same exercise and play it on 2 strings which will make it way more difficult. First of all, I want to turn your attention to tabs: in the tab you can only see each sequence repeated twic...
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0:39 Playing Legato - Exercise 4 Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Here we go - 3 strings legato exercise. As you can see, we involve a few pickstrokes here and there. These are unavoidable as we move between strings a lot and we only use picks when we are playing ascending runs as it is hard to hammer-on the next ...
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3:54 Bending And Vibrato - Vibrato Essentials Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In this lesson, we will be talking about the most important technique that you can learn as a guitar player, which is having good vibrato. I feel that you can have all the chops in the world, but if you don't have good vibrato, it is going to sound ...
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1:17 Improvisation 'The II-V-I' - Guide Tone Lines pt.1 Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Improvising Style: Jazz Guide Tones. Part 1 This lesson will contain a lot more discussion about chord tones used than the following, so be sure to read carefully. If there is anything you don't understand please join me in the forums. Let's get right into understanding ...
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2:19 16th Note Displacement - The Basics Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Welcome to the 16th Note Displacement Tutorial! What are 16th notes? 16th notes add up to 4 counts in one beat. So you have a total of 16 counts in a measure that has 4 beats. Full 16th note measure: "1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a" Pronounced: ...
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2:20 16th Note Displacement - Mixing It Up Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Now, let's mix it up a little bit. In the last lesson, we learned how to omit specific 16th note counts consistently throughout a single measure. Now we're going to omit different 16th note counts throughout a single measure. Make sure you count the ...
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2:03 Palm Muting Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Palm muting is a common device used in all styles of music. Those chugging distorted metal riffs that I'm sure you have all heard at one stage, sound the way they do partly because of the palm muting technique. In funk bands you will often hear one ...
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2:29 Basic Chord Forms Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style How well do you know your Major scale? Can you play it all over the fretboard? In every key? Do you know where all the voicings of each particular major chord are? Do you know their inversions? Substitutions? If the answer to all these questions is...
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1:43 CAGED Scale System G Major Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Now for the scales. As you can see below we have a G major scale broken up into 5 Patterns. Each pattern has a corresponding voice of the G chord, one of each of the CAGED forms. The logic in these forms will become evident after you spend some tim...
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1:52 CAGED Scale System D Major Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style D Major Scale - CAGED Scale System OK guys. Here are your five patterns for the D Major scale. Remember to stay conscious of which chord form your playing over when you practice the pattern. Be it the C A G E or D form. This will help you visualize ...
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2:45 CAGED Scale System Bb Major Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Scales Style: Any Style Bb Major - CAGED Scale System Here are your five patterns for the Bb Major scale. Remember to stay conscious of which chord form your playing over when you practice the pattern. Be it the C A G E or D form. This will help you visualize the different...
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6:08 Sweep Picking: 3 strings (Major) Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Metal Now, I'm sure for a lot of guitar players in the 21st century, sweep picking is an essential that you need to have in order to be a successful guitar player and be able to express yourself more freely. Many guitar players, when first learning sweep ...
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2:26 Warm-up Exercises: The Left Hand Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style These exercises are designed for when you first pick up your guitar either before practicing or before a gig. These are not for speed at all, but to get your hands warmed up and to eliminate any tension beforehand. I feel it's absolutely essential t...
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1:23 Warm-up Exercises: The Right Hand Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style Now that we have gone over some left hand exercises, we are now going to tackle the right hand. These right hand exercises can be used as both a warm-up and also as a speed building exercise as well. The first exercise is a basic chromatic run up t...
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2:43 Tuning - General Overview Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style As you can imagine, tuning is extremely important with the guitar and any other instrument. Every guitarist needs to know how to do it, and how to do it effectively and quickly. There are different ways you can tune your guitar, using many reference...
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4:14 Tuning - How to Tune Your Guitar Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style (Tuning Chart below) In the video, I show you how to tune your guitar using just your ear. Basically, you can tune your whole guitar using just your Low E string as a starting reference point. So that means that we'd need to make sure the Low E str...
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1:42 Tuning - Drop D Tuning Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Drop D tuning is when you make your Low E string go down a whole step to a D note. This tuning is a very popular tuning for 6-string guitarists who want to get a lower end with their guitar. I personally love this tuning and use it often in my songwr...
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Intervals Pt.1 (Intro - Major and Perfect Intervals) Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Before any of you start to delve into chords, scales, or arpeggios, you must first understand the basis of what and how intervals are formed. In a nutshell, an interval is the distance between any two notes. There are only two types of intervals: ha...
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2:25 Intervals Pt.2 (Minor, Diminished and Augmented) Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hello and welcome to part 2 of this lesson on Intervals. The next 3 intervals we are going to talk about are the Minor, Diminished and Augmented intervals. These 3 intervals are made by altering the major and perfect intervals by either raising or ...
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3:04 Intervals Pt.3 (Intervals on the Fretboard, Rule of 9) Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style The notes on a guitar fretboard are not easy to find because every note may have as many as 5 different places where you could play it. On a piano, it's easier to see where these notes are because they are all laid out neatly for you, but on a guitar...
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1:48 Intervals Pt.4 (Determining Interval Quality) Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style In this lesson, we will be going over how to determine the quality of any interval if you should ever encounter one that you need to figure out. Here are some steps you can follow to help determine the type of interval you are looking for: Step #1-...
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3:37 Intervals Pt.5 (Practical Uses of Intervals) Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Many times, intervals are used as chord fillers in between chords and lead lines and the most common of these are 3rds and 6ths(which are just inverted 3rds). Here are a few 3rd and 6th shapes that are on the neck that you can use: The cool thing ...
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3:25 Backing Tracks - 12 Bar Blues in C Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Blues 12 Bar Blues Jam Track in C. Blues Shuffle Style. 120 bpm.
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6:14 Playing Jazz Stardards - Learning the Form Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Jazz Welcome to Part 1 of our tutorial on playing jazz standards. A form is a name used to describe the structure of the song. Two common forms in Jazz Standards are the 'AABA' and 'AABC' form. The letters, A A B and A are references to movements within...
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1:18 Playing Jazz Standards - 4 to the bar swing Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Jazz Four to the bar swing, otherwise known as 'Gypsy Swing' or 'long short rhythm' is the most commonly used rhythm among traditional Jazz bands. This lesson will be focused on using this rhythm to develop a better understanding of the swing feel. As we...
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4:53 Backing Tracks - Autumn Leaves Funk Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Funk Autumn Leaves Jam Track Slow Funk Style 110bpm
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4:09 Backing Tracks - Autumn Leaves Swing Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Jazz Autumn Leaves Jam Track Swing/Bop Style 130bpm
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3:01 Clefs and Notes on The Stafs Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style This lesson will be sort of a short one and cover the Treble Clef, the Bass Clef, Specialty Clefs, and the notes on the staffs. To start off, the 2 main clefs we will look at now are the treble and bass clefs. The treble clef, like all other clefs,...
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6:02 Note Values and Basic Notation Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hello. In this lesson, we will be taking a look at note values and basic notation. The most basic note is called the whole note (Ex.1). In a 4/4 time signature (which we will get to in another lesson), this note is the only note on the staff and is ...
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2:13 Circle of Fifths Instructor: Robert Mussatti Level: Beginner Topic: Theory Style: Any Style Hi there you lovely people. I now bring you a lesson on the circle of fifths. The circle of fifths is a quick way to see just how many sharps and flats each major key and its corresponding minor key have. Going clockwise around the chart below take...
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1:56 6/8 Blues - Miles Davis Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Blues In this lesson we will look at one rhythmic pattern that can be used when accompanying in 6/8. Our chord progression is based on the tune 'All Blues' by Miles Davis. Note that in the video I am playing extensions on the D7 and Eb7 chords. For the ti...
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2:19 6/8 Blues - Backing Track Instructor: Mike Edwin Level: Beginner Topic: Exercises Style: Blues All Blues Jam Track 6/8 Blues in G 140bpm.
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3:01 Picking Styles Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style When you start learning guitar, picking style is one of the most important things to think about, because it will always be with you. Once you learn it - you don't want to re-learn it! So it's best to try a couple of styles, see which one works best ...
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0:38 Picking Styles Tryout Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style In order to learn big things we first have to cover small and simple stuff to make sure we learn it all right, so we don't have to relearn things later. Here is the exercise which will help you to try out the picking styles from the previous lesson....
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1:06 Moving Between Strings - 2-strings Exercise 1 Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style On to the next exercise! This one involves 2 strings and it is very similar to our previous lesson. Now we will again play alternate picking and we'll extend it to second string. Start slowly and make your way to the place where you change strings. ...
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1:01 Moving Between Strings - 2-strings Exercise 2 Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Moving between strings in Alternate Picking (further in text: AP) is a very important thing to practice. Most of the time we play 3 notes per string (3 nps) patterns and that is were changing strings becomes really important. In AP we always have to...
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0:53 Moving Between Strings - 3-strings Exercise / A-Major Scale Instructor: Pavel Denisjuk Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style When I was starting to practice guitar and technique, this was actually the first exercise I ever played. I practiced it for hours and hours each day (couldn't do any better back than). Unfortunately, in order to learn difficult stuff, we all have to...
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0:43 Picking Inside - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Any Style Welcome to the "Picking Inside the Strings" tutorial! First thing you'll want to do is watch the video and notice the difference between picking "inside" the strings and picking "outside" the strings. You can also see the difference from the first 2...
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0:43 Picking Inside - Using Inside and Outside Picking Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Technique Style: Rock Now, we're going to mix it up to where you'll be using both inside and outside picking. In this chord progression, we'll be playing power chords. First with E, then G, then A, then B. As in the last lesson, I want you to look at each pair of 2 note...
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Guitarist Tendonitis - How to Avoid It Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style I absolutely love the guitar. It's so much more than just a hobby to me. It's a part of life. I take it very seriously, and I will assume that you take it very seriously as well. If that sounds like you, then you need to read this. After I had been ...
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Songwriting - Introduction Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Creating a song is the most fulfilling experience that a musician can ever have. Whether it be a soft ballad, an epic instrumental, or a heavy metal headbanger, a song is a work of art with which the writer can take much pride. A song encompasses the...
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Songwriting - Inspiration Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Inspiration. Without it, music wouldn’t exist. Every existing piece of music has been developed because a human being was inspired to write it. A high achievement, the death of a loved one, blossoming love, deteriorating love, a religious exper...
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Songwriting - How Do You Start? Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Everyone has their own unique methods and styles to their songwriting. If you’re just starting to compose your own music, you may have to experiment a little before you really find your preferred and most effective method. If you’re a sea...
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Songwriting - Song Structure Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style The structure of a song has to do with how you put certain parts in a certain order. A very typical song structure usually goes something like this: Intro, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, Outro. The structure of a song is very importa...
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Songwriting - Song Style Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Most people usually have a general idea of what music style they want their song to be. To go even further, most people have a favorite style of music and tend to gravitate towards that style with most of their songs. As it is with song structure, t...
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Songwriting - Composing Software Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style If you’re like most of us songwriters, you don’t always have a band at your disposal every time you get inspired to write a song. This can sometimes make it difficult to get a feel for the context of the song and where it is headed. For e...
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Songwriting - Recording Software Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Any Style If you want to record your song, you’re going to need some decent software. But before purchasing your software, do some research and make an informed decision. Don't go buy the flashiest, most expensive stuff out there. Odds are, you won't use...
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Songwriting - Conclusion Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Reference Style: Any Style Here's the best advice to be given regarding songwriting...never stop writing music. If you compose consistently, you will only keep improving. Songwriting is a beautiful art. However, it is also a learned art. The more you write, the more you'll ge...