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Javier Aviles

Location: Granada, Spain
Date of Birth: March 22, 1965
Been playing guitar since: 1975

I am a guitarist, composer, arranger and producer with more than 25 albums recorded - and many more as a session guitarist. I have been living and working in the music industry professionally in several cities in Spain like Malaga, Madrid, Sevilla, Alicante and Granada (the city of Alhambra), where I live now.

In addition to learning styles of my favorite bands and guitarists I also have an academic classical and modern education: classical piano and solfeggio in “Superior Conservatory of Music” in Granada and Málaga, Harmony and Electric Guitar in “Musicians Institute” in Madrid, “La Factoría” academy in Madrid, “Rockservatorio” academy in Madrid… I also have other Superior studies in the University.

Playing and Influences
The bands and guitarist who I enjoyed studying (Deep Purple, Toto, The Beatles, AC / DC, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Lukather, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton, Stevie Ray Vaughan,...) influenced me to play in many styles as a guitarist. My studies in piano with my attraction to classical music and movie soundtracks helped me become an accomplished musician rather than a guitarist. From here comes my tendency to write, produce and arrange not only pop music but also classical music and OST (Original Soundtrack).

As a live guitarist I have been playing in bands of many different styles all over Spain: in Madrid with "Top Secret" , in Malaga with "Tamaño Natural" - with whom I recorded the LP "Música en la Calle ", in Malaga with "Richard Ray Farrell" (american bluesman) several albums in USA, in Alicante with "Cienfuegos" album "Besos”, in Granada with “Soul Station Band” album "Soul", in Granada with "the Blues band of Granada”, I recorded three albums "La Vida no es Fácil ", "Four" and "Llamando a tu Puerta ", in Granada with the band Rock Band “Humano", in Granada with the band Arab Ethnic "Suhail Serghini" (moroccan musician of Shakira, Hevia, Ketama, Crusader - very famous international bands) album "La Rueda de la Vida", in Malaga with "Proyecto Duende" -with whom I recorded the album "identity 4.0" published in 2012. and many more bands…

I have composed songs for several of these bands. I have also been given the opportunity for touring and playing in prestigious festivals all over Spain.

That’s all! I also have some Music Awards and I work as a Professor of Electric and Acoustic Guitar. With experience in several centers and a large numbers of students.

Professional Works: link

At GMC
When I became interested in the guitar, a long time ago, there was no Internet or methods by other guitarists. This made it very difficult for me to progress as a musician. Imagine learning from a vinyl or attending live concerts of your favourite artists - this was the only way to do it. So, I have decided to teach everything I've learned to new generations of guitarists and I liked the idea of joining the school of the future that is GMC!

I will teach you how to play, if you follow my lessons, something from all these styles: blues, pop, rock, funk, country, folk... and the techniques such as: legato, bending, guitar slap, tapping, sweeping arpeggios, slide guitar, hybrid picking, finger picking.

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Lessons (1,782,020 views)

Name Level Type Technique Category
Jam Room: Soft Rock 3 of 10 Jam room Rock - Classic
Acoustic Melody 3 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Pop Rock
Jam Room: Epic Ballads 3 of 10 Jam room Rhythm - various Rock - Ballad
Open Strings Country Riff 4 of 10 Etude Hybrid picking Country
Jam Room: Smooth Jazz 3 of 10 Jam room Phrasing Jazz
Jam Room: Neo Soul 4 of 10 Jam room Soul / RNB
Mixolydian Triads 3 of 10 Chords Hybrid picking Blues
Jam Room: Slow Blues 2 of 10 Jam room Blues
Jump Blues Backings 2 of 10 Jam room Blues
Jam Room: Texas Blues 2 of 10 Jam room Blues
Pedal Steel Bends 5 of 10 Concepts Bending Country
Double Drop D Delta Slide 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slide / Bottleneck Blues
Breathing Life into Chord Sequences 3 of 10 Concepts Chords Blues - Modern
Mixolydian Open String Scale 3 of 10 Theory Hybrid picking Country
Chord Embellishment with Double Stops 3 of 10 Chords Double Stops Soul / RNB
Caged & Slide 3 of 10 Exercise Slide / Bottleneck Blues - Modern
Slap & Pop Close-up 3 of 10 Concepts Slapping Funk
Country Gospel 4 of 10 Solo Hybrid picking Blues - Modern
Octave Visualisation Etude 3 of 10 Theory Hybrid picking Pop Rock
Fast Triplets Funk 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Diminished Chords Modulation 4 of 10 Theory Chords Jazz - Fusion
VI-II-V-I Blues 4 of 10 Chords Chords Jazz - blues
Fingerstyle Slap 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Funk - Fusion
Guitar Layers In Rock 2 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Pop Rock
Bottleneck Shuffle 3 of 10 Chords Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
In the evening by the moonlight 3 of 10 Acoustic Double Stops Traditional - folk
Spread Triads Etude 4 of 10 Etude Hybrid picking Soul / RNB
Downpicking Power Pop 2 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Downpicking Pop Rock
Triads Chord Melody 4 of 10 Chord melody Chords Soul / RNB
Minor Pentatonic Substitution 5 of 10 Licks Phrasing Blues - Modern
Major Pentatonic Chords 4 of 10 Etude Chords Blues - Modern
Major Pentatonics 3 of 10 Solo Phrasing Jazz - blues
Modern Easy Chords 1 of 10 Acoustic Chords Pop Rock
Get In The Pocket 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Blues
Easy Bass Movement 2 of 10 Acoustic Arpeggios Soul / RNB
Hybrid Picking Blues Intros 4 of 10 Chord melody Hybrid picking Blues
E Major Double Stops 4 of 10 Chord melody Double Stops Soul / RNB
70s Hard Rock 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Phrasing Rock - Classic
Two Finger Ballad 2 of 10 Chord melody Fingerpicking Pop Rock
Funky Melody & Rhythm 2 of 10 Acoustic Phrasing Funk
Sailing Sailing 2 of 10 Full Song Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
Offbeat Open Chords 4 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Traditional - folk
Add9 Arpeggio Ballad 4 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Pop Rock
Beginner Thumb-Index 2 of 10 Acoustic Fingerpicking Traditional
E Open String Chords 1 of 10 Acoustic Strumming Pop Rock
Harmonics & Folk 4 of 10 Acoustic Harmonics Traditional - folk
Three Chord Travis Picking 4 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Traditional - folk
Celtic Open Dsus4 5 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Traditional - folk
West Coast Blues 2 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Blues
Fingerpicking Chicago Blues 3 of 10 Acoustic Fingerpicking Blues
Two Notes Ragtime 2 of 10 Acoustic Chords Traditional
Memphis Blues in E 2 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Blues
Drop D Country 5 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Country
Acoustic Slow Blues 1 of 10 Acoustic Rhythm - various Blues
Hybrid Picking Folk 5 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Traditional - folk
Two Fingers 12 Bar Blues 2 of 10 Acoustic Rhythm - various Jazz - blues
Dear Old Girl 1 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
Darling Nelly Gray 4 of 10 Acoustic Chords Traditional - folk
Campbells Are Coming 4 of 10 Acoustic Rhythm - various Traditional - folk
Cockles and Mussels 1 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
Robin Adair 2 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional - folk
Kerry Dance 1 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional - folk
Adson's Saraband 3 of 10 Acoustic Rhythm - various Traditional
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder 1 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
Say Au Revoir, But Not Good Bye 4 of 10 Acoustic Strumming Traditional - folk
Peas Porridge Hot 1 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional - folk
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow 4 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Traditional - folk
Old Black Joe 4 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional - folk
Red Wing 4 of 10 Acoustic Chords Traditional - folk
I Gave My Love a Cherry 2 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Traditional - folk
Fair and Softly 3 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional
Happy Birthday to You 2 of 10 Acoustic Strumming Traditional
The Vacant Chair 3 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Traditional - folk
To A Wild Rose 2 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Traditional - folk
A Hunting We Will Go 2 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
Abdul the Bulbul Ameer 2 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional
Streets of Laredo 2 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Country
Shall We Gather At The River 2 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - spiritual
Listen to the Mocking Bird 3 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
Jogo Blues 3 of 10 Acoustic Phrasing Blues
Hearts and Flowers 2 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Classical
Halfe Hannikin 4 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
O Lord Most Holy 2 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Traditional - spiritual
Oh Dem Golden Slippers 3 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party 3 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Country
Early One Morning 2 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Traditional - folk
Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Traditional Blues 2 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional
Babylon's Falling 3 of 10 Acoustic Rhythm - various Traditional - spiritual
Fourpence A Day 3 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - folk
When The Chariot Comes 2 of 10 Acoustic Alternate Picking Traditional - spiritual
By the Light of the Silvery Moon 2 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional - folk
Ain't That Good News 2 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Traditional - spiritual
Oft in the Stilly Night 2 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Traditional - folk
I Cannot Sing the Old Songs 2 of 10 Acoustic Downpicking Traditional - folk
The Sally Gardens - Traditional Irish Folk 2 of 10 Solo Downpicking Traditional
Power Pop Slide 6 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Pop Rock
Kool & The Gang 4 of 10 Full Song Rhythm - various Funk - Rock
Earth, Wind & Fire style 4 of 10 Full Song Rhythm - various Funk
Johnny Winter Style 4 of 10 Solo Phrasing Rock - Blues
Albert King Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Blues
Rory Gallagher Style 4 of 10 Full Song Rhythm - various Rock - Blues
Gary Moore Style Blues 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Blues
Elmore James 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slide / Bottleneck Blues
Chuck Berry Style 4 of 10 Solo Phrasing Rock - Classic
Arctic Monkeys Style 4 of 10 Full Song Rhythm - various Rock - indie
Marc Bolan Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Hard
David Bowie Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Pop Rock
Jefferson Airplane Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
Kingsmen Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
The Byrds Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - Classic
The Bee Gees 4 of 10 Chord melody Hybrid picking Pop Rock
Creedence Clearwater Revival 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
Steppenwolf Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Hard
Syd Barret Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
Jeff Beck Style 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Hybrid picking Rock - Blues
Led Zeppelin Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Downpicking Rock - Hard
The Beatles Rock Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
Badfinger Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Hybrid picking Pop Rock
Albert Collins 5 of 10 Solo Fingerpicking Blues
George Thorogood Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
Pete Townshend 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Downpicking Rock - Classic
The Doors Style 4 of 10 Solo Downpicking Rock - Blues
Alan Parsons Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Downpicking Rock - Fusion
Cream Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Blues
Seal Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Strumming Pop Rock
John Mayer Slapping 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Pop Rock
R&B / Soul Octaves 4 of 10 Solo Phrasing Soul / RNB
The Black Crowes Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Alternate Picking Rock - southern
Robert Johnson Style 5 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Blues
John Lee Hooker 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Blues
Billy Gibbons Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - southern
Paul Jackson Jr 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk - Fusion
Norman Brown Style 5 of 10 Solo Phrasing Jazz - Fusion
Chuck Loeb Style 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Soul / RNB
Lukather Rhythm 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Hard
James Burton Rhythm 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Hybrid picking Country
Steve Goodman Style 5 of 10 Acoustic Rhythm - various Country
Larry Carlton Acoustic 4 of 10 Acoustic Picking (more than one type) Jazz - blues
Duane Allman Style 4 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
Ry Cooder Open E Slide 4 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Blues
Bonamassa Blues Rock 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Blues
Aerosmith Style Rhythm 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Hybrid picking Rock - Classic
Keane Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Pop Rock
Bif Naked Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Alternative
Slow Blues Triads 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Chords Blues
Scott Mckeon Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Blues
Eric Johnson Rhythm 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Fingerpicking Rock - Blues
Buddy Guy Rhythm 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Strumming Blues
Amos Lee style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Chords Soul / RNB
Muse Rhythm Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Downpicking Rock - Alternative
Alkaline Trio 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Strumming Rock - Punk
Deftones Rhythm Style 2 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Metal - alternative
Big Soul Rhythm Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk - Rock
Muddy Waters Style 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Blues
Prince Funky Rhythm 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Punk Rhythm 2 of 10 Chords Downpicking Rock - Punk
Van Halen Rhythm 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Hard
Keith Richards Rhythm 2 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
Basic Chordal Hendrix 3 of 10 Chord melody Double Stops Soul / RNB
Angus Young Rhythm 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
Guitalele Ethnic 2 4 of 10 Acoustic Strumming Country
Slap, Slide & Pick! 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Rock - Hard
The Kinks Style 2 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Strumming Rock - Classic
Fingers VS. Bottleneck 2 5 of 10 Licks Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
Guitalele Ethnic 4 of 10 Acoustic Strumming Traditional
10 Funky Riffs 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Texas Rock 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Hybrid picking Rock - Blues
Ethnic Country III 4 of 10 Solo Phrasing Country
Slap Etude 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Funk
C13 Shuffle 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Chords Blues
Fingers VS. Bottleneck 5 of 10 Licks Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
Triads Melody II 4 of 10 Chord melody Fingerpicking Pop Rock
Ethnic Country II 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Country
Guitar Groove Funk II 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Mixolydian Sixths II 4 of 10 Chord melody Double Stops Blues
Backbeat Blues 5 of 10 Solo Strumming Blues - Modern
5/4 G Slide Rock 6 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
Slide Guitar Concepts 4 of 10 Concepts Slide / Bottleneck Blues
Bending Energy Rock II 6 of 10 Full Song Bending Rock - Hard
C Minor Soul Blues 4 of 10 Solo Phrasing Soul / RNB
Slap Guitar Essentials 5 of 10 Etude Slapping Funk
Slap Guitar Exercise 4 of 10 Exercise Slapping Funk
Classic Funk 5 of 10 Chords Rhythm - various Funk
Double Stop Soul II 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Double Stops Soul / RNB
Pentatonic Major Soul 5 of 10 Solo Phrasing Soul / RNB
Power Rock Slide 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slide / Bottleneck Pop Rock
Power Pop Guitar 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Pop Rock
Guitar Groove Funk 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Sweet Whammy 5 of 10 Solo Vibrato Rock - Fusion
Electric Folk 6 of 10 Solo Phrasing Pop Rock
80s Funk 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Country Slap 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Country
Open G Slide Rock 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
Groovy Funk Rock 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk - Rock
One String Slide 3 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Blues
Blues Soul Fingerpicking 4 of 10 Chord melody Fingerpicking Soul / RNB
Lydian Mode b7 Rock 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Legato (both hammer-ons and pull-offs) Rock - Hard
Bending Energy Rock 6 of 10 Solo Phrasing Rock - Hard
Funky Rock 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Phrasing Funk - Rock
Triplets Country Folk 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Hybrid picking Country
Double Stop Soul 5 of 10 Solo Double Stops Soul / RNB
Ethnic Country Rock 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Fusion
Legato Rock 6 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Legato (both hammer-ons and pull-offs) Rock - Hard
Rhythm & Soul Octaves 4 of 10 Solo Phrasing Soul / RNB
Chromatic Shuffle 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Blues
70's Rock 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Rock - Classic
Double Stop Ballad 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Double Stops Country
Slide Rhythm And Blues 4 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Blues
Mixolydian Sixths R&B 5 of 10 Solo Double Stops Blues
Slapping Funk Solos 7 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Funk
Acoustic Jazz Fusion 3 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Jazz - Fusion
Trainbeat Acoustic Slide 3 of 10 Acoustic Slide / Bottleneck Blues
Delta Blues Rock 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Blues
Slap & Tap Funk 7 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Funk
Country Train Beat 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Hybrid picking Country
Blues Minor/Major 3rd 4 of 10 Solo Phrasing Blues
Acoustic Folk 4 of 10 Acoustic Double Stops Traditional - folk
Blues Shuffle 3 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Chords Blues
Rhythm & Funk 4 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Major Arpeggios Exercise 3 of 10 Etude Arpeggios Soul / RNB
Triads Melody 4 of 10 Chord melody Hybrid picking Pop Rock
Minor Arpeggios Exercise 3 of 10 Etude Arpeggios Soul / RNB
Fast Modern Rock II 8 of 10 Solo Phrasing Rock - Fusion
Hybrid Skunk Funk 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Rhythm - various Funk
Slide Rock II 5 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Blues
Fast Modern Rock 7 of 10 Solo Picking (more than one type) Metal - Modern
Acoustic Hybrid Picking 4 of 10 Acoustic Hybrid picking Traditional - folk
Slide Rock 5 of 10 Solo Slide / Bottleneck Rock - Hard
Slap Harmonics 6 of 10 Exercise Slapping Rock - Hard
Slap Guitar 5 of 10 Rhythm/Riffs Slapping Funk - Rock