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Circle of Fifths
Learning this foundation of music theory will get you started on mastering the fretboard and understanding other musical concepts.
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Finger-Pivoting Warm-Up
Using a minor pentatonic exercise to develop better left hand technique for your lead playing.
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5 Minor Scale Patterns
The five basic patterns of the natural minor scale. An important link between the basic major scale and the more advanced harmonic, melodic minor scales and modes.
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1 1/2 Step Bends
Using minor 3rd bends to add variety to your lead guitar vocabulary.
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Harmonizing a Lead
Learn how to construct a lead line in two guitar parts using various intervals.
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Bend and Tap
Learn how to combine string bending with a right hand tapping technique for new soloing possibilities.
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Lick of the Week 13
A fast riff-based solo lick utilizing bends and pull-offs while implying a Dominant 7 sound over a power chord.
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Lick of the Week 10
A Blues/Rock turnaround lick that provides an intense transition for longer solos.
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Lick of the Week 9
A challenging blues/rock lick played over an E7 chord by artist Brian Kahanek.
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Lick of the Week 8
An essential Rock / Blues turnaround lick for dominant chords combining the Blues Scale with the Mixolydian mode.
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Lick of the Week 2 Part 1
A useful and exciting turnaround lick featuring rhythmic displacement, finger pivoting, and arpeggios. Part 1 of 3.
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