Hey guys! This is my Intensive Technique Course Program and the links to the different lessons. This are basically the notes, tabs and guitar pro files of the course that I'm giving Weekly at the Video Chat so I will continue updating this thread after each lesson. Check the front page's schedule to know when the next session will be.

LESSON #1 – WARMING UP & ENDURANCE

LESSON #2 – LEFT HAND / KOTZEN PATTERN

LESSON #3 – RIGHT HAND / ALTERNATE PICKING

LESSON #4 - RIGHT HAND II / ALTERNATE PICKING & HANDS SYNCHRONIZATION

LESSON #5 – RIGHT HAND III /ALTERNATE PICKING (Crossing strings)

LESSON #6 – RIGHT HAND IV /ALTERNATE PICKING (Crossing strings)

EXTRA LESSON #1 - OPEN G TUNING

LESSON #7 – LEFT HAND II / PATTERNS & SEQUENCES

EXTRA LESSON #2 - JIMMY PAGE STYLE LICKS

LESSON #8 – RIGHT HAND V / SWEEP PICKING (2 strings arpeggios)

LESSON #9 – RIGHT HAND VI – SWEEP PICKING (3 strings arpeggios)

EXTRA LESSON #3 - SLASH STYLE LICKS

LESSON #10 – RIGHT HAND VII – SWEEP PICKING (5 & 6 strings arpeggios)

LESSON #11 - RIGHT HAND IV ALTERNATE PICKING (Crossing strings III)

LESSON #12 – INSIDE & OUTSIDE PICKING

EXTRA LESSON #4 - YNGWIE MALMSTEEN STYLE

LESSON #13 – INSIDE & OUTSIDE PICKING II

LESSON #14 – BENDING & VIBRATO

LESSON #15 – SPEED – SHORT LOOPS

EXTRA LESSON #5 - BLUES SARACENO STYLE

LESSON #16 - LEFT HAND III - CHROMATIC TRAINING

This is great Gabe! I'll be happy to add all these lessons into a wiki article, as I'm doing with Todd's

that sounds great mate!!

Hi Sir Gabriel, just want to ask if you have uploaded some videos regarding this lessons?

Very cool! These are some great workouts!

Hi man! I don't have any video yet, but I always summarize all the course at the beginning of my Video Chat sessions. Do you need some help or any video for a particular lesson or exercise?



Thanks mate!

Great stuff - I'm going to take a gander through this now and see what it's like - feedback imminent!

Cool! Let me know your thoughts about this!

Gabe:
Are the past video lessons for the ITS archived somewhere. I would like to get involved in this but coming late to the party and the video chats are in teh middle of my work day here in Southern California, USA so I will have to just use archives if there are any.

Thanks,
Michael

Hi Michael! We save the video chats but I'm not sure if they are available. I'll ask about this and I'll tell you later. By the way, you can ask me everything you need to know to learn this lessons and understand how to work on the exercises.

Updated with the new extra lesson... Slash Style Licks!

Very nice, I might have a go at a few of these
Thanks mate!

Hi mate!
Let me know if you need some help with any of these ones...

Tomorrow's lesson notes added!

Tomorrow's lesson notes added!

Lesson notes added for the next session!! (Friday 20th April at 19 hs.)

What time is your lesson in "Eastern Standard" time? For folks like me on the East Coast in the U.S.? Don't wanna miss it!

It's at 16 hs here in Argentina.

Extra Lesson 5 added!

Tomorrow's lesson notes added!

LESSON #16 - LEFT HAND III - CHROMATIC TRAINING

FRIDAY MAY 18th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hi guys! These are the lesson notes for tomorrow's Vchat session. The topic is "Pentatonic with chromatic notes"

I will be showing which notes you can add to the Pentatonic minor scale, why, and show licks using it. I will show you how players like John Petrucci, Steve Morse and Marty Friedman use this concept in their solos.







We will use this backing track and guitar pro file as a starting point, but don't worry if these seems to be so fast. the lesson is for all levels!

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And Dave Mustaine too. Will you do something simillar this week?

WEDNESDAY MAY 30th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hello guys! In this Vchat we will work together on a routine divided in 3 periods of 20 minutes, with 5 minutes of rest between each one.

The first period will be "Warming up & Endurance"
The second period will be "Alternate Picking"
The third period will be "Sweep Picking (3 strings)"

We will play over metronome and the idea is that you play along with me!

Gab.-

Looks cool! That second shape is one that I just love! it works well almost anywhere!

Todd

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Are you talking about the sweeps?

FRIDAY JUNE 1th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hello guys! In this chat we will do an Alternate Picking workout divided in 3 sections:

1. RIGHT HAND II / ALTERNATE PICKING & HANDS SYNCHRONIZATION
2. RIGHT HAND III /ALTERNATE PICKING (Crossing strings)
3. RIGHT HAND IV /ALTERNATE PICKING (Crossing strings)

We will practice over metronome and also using this backing from my Collaboration called Ambient Bucket.

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Are we really going to do such fast soloing over such a slow, emotional kinda backing track ?

I use a metronome at different tempos and that backing track. The idea is that you play it over the metronome with me, I start with slow note values, and then increase the speed. If the speed is too high you can keep playing at the slower tempo.

FRIDAY JUNE 8th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hello guys! These are the lesson notes for the next Vchat session. We will do another practice routine, this time with some AP licks for pentatonic scale.

First we will work on this exercises from the ITC 6.

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and then we will use this backing to work on some exercises from my old friend Pablo Vazquez.

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See you at the Chat room!

FRIDAY JUNE 15th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hello guys! In this session we will work together on outside and inside picking exercises over a backing track inspired by Slash.

Here you can download the exercises:

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this is the backing that we will use:

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Check out this lesson for more info about the exercises: LINK

More pentatonics, way to go Gab

JEJE See you in a while mate!

Shouldn't it be HEHE

You have two hours for the Warming up!

Sir yes Sir, I am on the job Sir

Perfect! What are you using for warming up?

ITC 1, and chromatic alternate picking. What else would you suggest ?

I love that Slash style backing track. Can I use it for a face-off? That is, challenge some friends to a solo face off using it? I'll give you full credit for the backing!?

ITC 1!



Off course mate! I would feel very proud!

sweet! Thanks! See you in a few!

FRIDAY JUNE 22th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hello guys! In this Vchat session we will continue working on Outside and Inside Picking exercises. This is the continuation to our previous session.

Here you can download the exercises that we will use:

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and here you can find more information about it: LINK

Remember to do some warming up and stretches before the session! Use this thread for that: LINK

See you at the chat!!

WEDNESDAY JULY 4th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hello guys! In this new session we will use my Speed (Short Loops) exercises to do some an intensive technique routine. As always we will start with some warming up, and then these are the exercises that we will be using:

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See you at the Chat-room!

WEDNESDAY JULY 11th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hi there! This are the lesson notes that include the exercises for a new routine that we will be doing starting with some warming up and then very effective Left Hand Exercises from the lesson number 7 of my Intensive Technique Course.

Here you will find the exercises, scales used and all the explanations:
LEFT HAND II / PATTERNS & SEQUENCES

See at the Chat-Room!

Whoa Will we be able to cover so much, in just one and a half hour ????

hahah yes!

I better warm up, this is intimidating

We will also do some warming up... but be sure to join in time!

WEDNESDAY JULY 18th - VCHAT LESSON NOTES

Hello guys! In this session we will work on the lesson 11 of my Intensive Technique Course. The topic is Alternate Picking / Crossing strings and these are the exercises that we will use:

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As always we will first do some Warming up exercises.

See you!

Hi guys! Remember that we have the re-scheduled Vchat tomorrow, the lesson notes are in the previous post...

I am so gonna love this !!!