Sweep Picking

Targeting a Mode - Turning Scales into Solos - Part 6 If there are two main points that you have, hopefully, gotten thus far in each of our “Turning Scales into Solos” series of lessons, it’s that, first and foremost, a solo should be determined by the song, by its mood, feel and chord progression. The second idea is that a single scale is rarely the only solution to finding a way to solo over a chord progression. Getting these two thoughts into your head is essential if you want to be able to solo over any song. On the surface, this should seem easy enough. Okay, our chord progression will be in four-four timing and will consist of one measure (four beats) of Dm and then one measure of G. Again, it sounds pretty simple, right? First, we might want to think about what key this progression is in. Maybe it would be good to back up a step and look at the chords themselves. Given this much information, we could just construct a scale from these notes. It’s situations like this where we have to make a great leap forward in our thinking. Peace

The Cinematic Sports Experience Cool Jazz Chord Progressions for Guitar | LoveToKnow Are you looking for some cool jazz chord progressions for the guitar? Sometimes guitar players who are coming from a blues, folk or rock background think that jazz music is a cacophonous assortment of random notes. While such an argument could be made about some forms of free jazz, many jazz songs are based around standard progressions that aren't much different than the progressions found in other forms of music. Read on to learn more about some really cool jazz chord progressions for guitar. Get a Chord Chart Before you read on, you need to take a quick detour and download LoveToKnow's free chord chart if you haven't already. The chords employed in jazz music typically are more extended than they are in rock, folk and blues. Some Cool Jazz Chord Progressions for Guitar Now that you have your chord chart handy, you're ready to tackle some cool jazz progressions. This progression, known as the "one/six/two/five" is one of the most common progressions in jazz music. Find a Friend

Guitar/Guitar Chords Song Library The following is a list of notable easy to learn guitar songs from the 1950s to the present. It also contains links to external websites containing different informal chords to songs which represent many different authors' own interpretations of the original songs. Most of the chords on the list are relatively easy to learn, and would be a great start for novice guitar players who are interested in improving their playing abilities. The technical difficulty and skill level required to play each of the songs is defined with a star rating system: - Easy Song - Intermediate Song - Difficult Song Basic Guitar Chord Patterns You will find 5 simple major chord styles on your guitar. also minor chord variation of those 5 basic patterns. You’ll discover that you will find chords that be seemingly missing such as for instance F chords and B chords in addition to chords with sharps or flats. for instance) you've to utilize a barre chord. site. The 5 Essential Major Chord Patterns basic guitar chords g

Improvisation Tools: Pentatonic by Gunharth Randolf Improvisation Tools: Pentatonic 1) The "Rock Hall of Fame" Patterns With these two patterns you can nearly play all top 100 Blues and R&R licks. (The numbers represent the fingers of your left hand.) A Minor Pentatonic For now just remember where the roots are, and especially, on what string the lowest possible root is, e.g. the root of the first pattern is on the E string and is played with the first finger. 2) The "Smooth" Patterns I call them smooth because personally I like the feel of the fingerings. (Root is on D string - first finger) (Root is on E string - fourth finger) 3) The "Awkward" Pattern I call it awkward because the fingerings are not that obvious. or (Root is on A string - third or fourth finger) Now we start actually working and researching. A list of things you can look for: bendings / slides / hammer-ons / pull-offs / two notes at a time (double stops) / etc... You will find out that each pattern has its own character. A quick test: Example:

Poems & Quotes Speed exercises for guitar I've used these myself, and have found them to be quite amazing, both in strengthening your fingers and in training your mind. If you look at the patterns, they represent the three patterns that most scales are composed of: Half step -whole step, whole step - half step, whole step - whole step. If you get fast enough at playing it, people will worship you. If male, your penis will be enlarged, if female, your breasts will grow a size. Speed is everything in guitar. 30+ Insanely Useful Websites for Guitarists The guitar is an instrument that knows no genre and no boundaries--one of the reasons why it's arguably the world's most beloved instrument. Here are over 30 incredibly useful (and often entertaining) websites dedicated to the guitar and its admirers. Must-see sites 1. Guitar Shred Show follows the escapades of Mr. 2. 3. 4. 5. Soloing 6. 100 Greatest Guitar Solos is a ranked list of the greatest guitar solos of all time with included tablature for each. 7. 20 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever resembles the beginning of the above list, but with crispy and delicious YouTube videos for each entry. 8. Inspirational articles 9. 10. 99 Tips to Help You Play Better features 99 pearls of wisdom from guitar wizards like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Jimmi Page. “Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. 11. Free guitar tabs and guitar chords The online guitar tablature community was in turmoil just a few months ago when the legal status of tabs was questioned. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. Free guitar lessons

C Major Scale Pos 2 - 'Jazz' Vs 'Rock' | Lessons Hi there, this week I am demonstrating C major scale, 2 fingerings for the scale which come in handy when playing certain styles of music as the title implies. There are 5 positions of major scales but there are also 2 fingerings in each position that are very popular with guitarists and so I will show you both. The 'jazz' version has easy accessibility to the notes which is what you want when playing this pure improvisation music style. The 'rock' version enables the guitarist to play the scale rapidly which is common in many rock, hard rock and metal guitar solos. Observe the fingerings for each scale. And this is the "rock" fingering. Start by playing the scales ALL DOWNSTROKES. I have included an exercise for each scale to give you something to do after you have it memorized.