If you’re struggling with any guitar technique, then these posts will help. I cover:
– Picking technique
– Tapping technique
– Legato technique
– Muting technique
– Right hand technique
– Dynamic left hand technique (vibrato, bends, slides)
Looking to shred? Then you’ve come to the right place. Theses sweep picking exercises will help you further develop your existing sweep picking technique and expand your arpeggio repertoire. And no matter what genre of music you play, these sweep picking exercises and arpeggio shapes will apply to you. Quick intro to sweep picking exercises […]
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Understanding economy picking vs. alternate picking Alternate picking is one of the first techniques guitar players learn because its simple and efficient. While it may be one of the first steps in learning to control your picking hand, a good next step is learning economy picking. In this easy guitar lesson you’ll take a look
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In this guitar lesson you’re going to practice sweep picking arpeggios by looking different major and minor arpeggio shapes. Note that this lesson doesn’t go in-depth on how to sweep pick. It just presents the arpeggios and their sweep picking shapes. Learn how to sweep pick here. Sweep picking arpeggios made simple As long as
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Improve your guitar playing speed with these top 10 alternate picking exercises, inspired by lines from the greatest guitar players. With these exercises, speed picking and high-octane shredding are just a few exercises away! These are alternate picking exercise tabs, so check out this lesson if you need to know how to read tablature. Spider
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Introduction to Guitar Exercises Improve your guitar playing skills with these 20 best guitar exercises to make you a better guitarist. You’ll learn warm-up exercises, finger dexterity exercises, chord progression exercises, scale exercises, arpeggio exercises, picking exercises, sweep picking exercises, broad technique guitar exercises, and more! Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, there’s a
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Welcome to this step-by-step pinch harmonics guitar lesson. You’ll learn how to play pinch harmonics, and how to practice them. How to play pinch harmonics Pinch harmonics are played by striking the string with the pick and flesh of the thumb at the same time. Here’s a step-by-step process: What is a pinch harmonic? A
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Learn about artificial harmonics with this step-by-step artificial harmonics guitar lesson. You’ll learn the difference between natural and artificial harmonics, how to play them, and tips for applying this extravagant technique. What is an artificial harmonic on guitar? An artificial harmonic is a harmonic that is not available naturally, and is produced by fretting a
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What is a guitar trill? A guitar trill is a rhythmically consistent, rapid alternation between two notes, generally played using a series of hammer-ons and pull-offs. As a general rule trills are played between notes that are a half step or whole step apart. How to properly trill A proper trill is defined as 2
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Power Chords You can’t talk about fundamental metal guitar techniques without power chords. Power chords are the bread and butter of metal rhythm guitar playing. They’re the core technique in darn near every metal riff ever composed, from Master of Puppets to Bat Country. And you know what the best thing is about power chords?
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Sweep picking is an incredible technical tool and an essential lead guitar technique. Learning this technique will give you technical freedom, and allow you to play high-speed arpeggios, licks, and riffs. Let’s dive in and learn everything you need to know about sweeping! What is sweep picking? Sweep picking is moving from 1 string to
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