Daily exercise for developing finger independence.

Learning this foundation of music theory will get you started on mastering the fretboard and understanding other musical concepts.

Using a minor pentatonic exercise to develop better left hand technique for your lead playing.

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.

5 Harmonic Minor Scale Patterns - Altering the minor scale with a natural 7. A guitar lesson from iVideosongs.

Altering the Minor Scale with a raised 6 and 7.

Using minor 3rd bends to add variety to your lead guitar vocabulary.

A useful lead technique which can be used to harmonize scales in a variety of styles.

Learn how to construct a lead line in two guitar parts using various intervals.

An exercise applying arpeggio patterns on the top three strings for the keys of C, G and D.

Learn how to combine string bending with a right hand tapping technique for new soloing possibilities.

Adding tapped harmonics to string bending lead phrase.

A fast riff-based solo lick utilizing bends and pull-offs while implying a Dominant 7 sound over a power chord.

A horn part-inspired jazz turnaround lick over an F Blues.

A rock lick utilizing bends and pull-offs with the Blues Scale.

A Blues/Rock turnaround lick that provides an intense transition for longer solos.

A challenging blues/rock lick played over an E7 chord by artist Brian Kahanek.

An essential Rock / Blues turnaround lick for dominant chords combining the Blues Scale with the Mixolydian mode.

A minor ii V i jazz lick in the style of Charlie Parker.

A useful and exciting turnaround lick featuring rhythmic displacement, finger pivoting, and arpeggios. Part 1 of 3.