VIDEO CHAT LESSONS
Here are the lesson notes and Tablature for the SATURDAY VIDEO CHAT LESSON SERIES here on GMC. Please join us every saturday :5:00 PM E.S.T, 10 PM C.E.S.T for a new lesson.
Please feel free to record yourself playing these lessons and put them up on youtube and embed them in a reply to this thread so I can see your progress and offer anything that might help you on your way.
One thing I should mention is the importance of PRACTICE. The more you practice, the better you will get. The less you practice, the less progress you will make. Practice and persistence is the main difference between folks that want to play well and folks that actually can play well. There is no real "secret" and no special "Talent" is required, just daily practice for about an hour each time if possible.
Before playing, always try to do some gentle stretches with your hands and wrists. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the bane of any musician. Avoid it by stretching lightly before and after playing. Also, do the usual things to help maintain yourself like getting enough sleep, and not over doing it when going out when friends. Learning an instrument can be made much easier by taking care of yourself so that your mind is clear and focused when you sit down to practice and learn. Here we go
LESSON #1 - Getting Started With Alternate Picking
What is "Alternate Picking"? I'm sure you have heard the term thrown about as meaning a variety of things. For our purposes, alternate picking is simply
alternating between up and down strokes. You may have also heard of "Economic Picking", this is something else. Economic picking has more to do with combining up and/or downstrokes in groups of more than one in order to maximize efficiency of picking in the context of playing a given pattern.
Introduction to the Pick / Pick Choice
Before we get to far in to alternate picking, lets talk about the pick. I'd suggest you get a thick pick that doesn't bend. Maybe 1.0 MM or thicker and then sharpen it to a bit of a point using sand paper. Don't make a weapon, just sharpen it up a bit. Even if you don't use this for your regular playing, it will help during these lessons. I use CLAYTON 1.2mm picks. I'm currently endorsed by Clayton but I was using their picks loooong before that.
It's important to use a pointed pick when practicing Alternate Picking. DUNLOP has some new picks (Dunlop Sharp's)that are well suited for practicing your "Alternate Picking". I just found these in my local guitar shop and I hadn't seem them before so hopefully they are widely available. Notice the shape of these picks.
Tear drop shape with a long, sharp, point. This is the shape that I've been creating by shaving/carving/sanding standard picks for years. Creating this fine point really helps to decrease the amount of "Pick Drag" and reduce the amount of pick striking the string at any given time. This will help you essentially play in a more accurate, consistent fashion and with increased speed.
This shape is becoming more and more popular as evidenced by it's adoption from a large distributor like DUNLOP where as for quite some time, these large picks in this shape were seen more from boutique vendors like V-Picks.
(Here is a link to the Dunlop site or more info on the "Sharp" picks)
http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/tortex-sharp
See the picture below. I've included a V-Pick Switchblade for reference on the left.
Check out these new dunlop picks. Get the thickest one you can find as thickness reduces flex and flex is your enemy when you are practicing your AP. Especially at first. These are "Tortex" picks, so they will have a pinch more "Flex" than the V-Pick Switchblade. But if you like Dunlop picks, these may be the pick for you.
If you don't like Tortex Picks, try the V-Picks I mentioned earlier. They have Zero Flex and are very stable. You can get a 3.0 MM "Trainer" pick called the DIMENSION that is pre sharpened, is hard to dull and will help train your hand to glance the string when Alternate Picking. V-Picks are Boutique/Custom picks and they are not cheap. But they are well worth it.
Here is a picture of the DIMENSION from V-Pick
Here is a link to the VPICK web site with more info.
http://www.v-picks.com/picks.php
Even if you use these picks just for training, and switch back to your typical pick for regular play, I think it would be well worth it. You should see gains after just a short few hours of practice.
Angles of Attack
Once you have decided on a pick, it’s time to attack the strings. First, grip your pick between the thumb and first finger with the tip of the pick pointing away from your thumb at a 90 degree angle.
Once you get comfy holding the pick, remember that you should pick from the wrist, not from the elbow or the shoulder. Also, use as little motion as possible. Exaggerating the pick stroke will actually slow you down a bit.
When deciding on initiating with an up or down stroke, take the rest of your intended strokes in to account and plan accordingly. You can start with either up or down stroke depending on what feels best to youl. There is no one “right” way, as such. Instead, trust your instincts as a player. If you don’t feel you have any “instincts”, this is the time to work on developing some.
Working With a Metronome
Working with a Metronome is CRUCIAL to your progress. Here is a great lesson from Kris Dahl who is an AMAZING player and a testament to the Power of Practice! Here is the link
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/how-to-use-a-metronome/
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
Select a string, say the "E" string and begin to pick up and down in an alternating pattern. See how fast you can go before it gets uncontrollable and uncomfortable and reduce the BPM. Then get used to the feeling of alternate picking by playing for several minutes at a stretch along with the metronome.
Once you get comfortable with alternate picking, start moving up the neck. Start at the first fret, alternate pick four strokes, then move up one fret, repeat, move up, etc. Here is the tablature.
Here is a short video to let you hear how it will sound and what it will look like when played at speed.
Repeat this workout several times this week during your practice time. Remember, if it feels too loose or sloppy or out of control, you are trying to go to fast! Slow the metronome down just a bit and find the "zone" and work up from there.
LESSON #2 - Adding Left Hand Complexity
Let's start working our left hand in to things a bit more. We are going to take our lesson one workout and make it a bit harder on our left hand by reducing the number of pick strokes per note. So take a look at the tablature and watch the video and give this a shot. At this point, we are still focused on picking technique so make sure every stroke is alternating and that you have good hand position and that you are holding the pick properly. Building good habits early on is crucial. Re-training yourself once you have bad habbits in place is twice as hard. Here is the tablature.
Here is the Video lesson. It contains other details and examples of playing at different speeds with a metronome.
Keep an eye on your BPM on your metronome. You may have to slow down a bit from where you were in the last lesson as we have now added complexity. Once you get used to it you will be able to speed back up. Seek that same "sweet spot" where you can tell you are having to work, but can still keep it very even and on beat.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*Try to push the BPM up bit by bit and repeat the workout on all strings for this session and for each practice session this week. By the end of the week, your right and left hands should be well on their way to talking to each other and picking and fretting at the exact same time. Always try to play as cleanly as possible and keep control over your picking and fretting. Don't play so fast it gets sloppy. Take it slowly and let your hands learn at their own pace.
LESSON #3 - Changing Strings
Lets now add a bit of complexity in and start on a higher string and then go to a lower string. This may feel like playing backwards at first, but it's just a descending patter. This pattern is a great way to work up your right hand, left hand synchronization which is the KEY to alternate picking. start out playing this slow and work your way up. Palm mute it if possible. It will make the notes more distinct and it sounds cool.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*Start slow on the metronome and work your way up. Play as slow as you need to in order to hit every single note. Bump the speed on the metronome up per usual til you hit your "stick point" and then practice through it. You will be shocked how quickly you advance. It's O.K. to feel some tension in your forearm as you will be building up your endurance with this lesson. However, do not play until your arm or hand goes numb or burns.
LESSON #4 - Right/Left Hand Synchronization
In this lesson, we are going to add a more complicated pattern/shape in to the mix. This pattern will force your hands to synch up. At this point, you may be noticing that your left hand is having trouble keeping up with your right hand. Or, you may notice the exact opposite, your right hand is having trouble keeping up with your left. This is quite natural. The hands sometimes develop at different rates. Our goal is to get them both playing the same thing at the same time at the same speed no matter what that speed is.
Because we are adding complexity again, you may notice that you have to turn the metronome down a bit. That's perfectly fine. Go as slow as you need to in order to play the pattern as cleanly as possible. Try to palm mute if possible to reduce the amount of ring after each strike as you want to keep the notes as separate as possible.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*Once you get the pattern down at a comfortable speed, start moving the pattern up the neck one fret at a time. You can play it four times then go up one fret, or two times and go up a fret, or even once and then go up a fret. Go all the way to the 12th fret. Practice this for at least 30 minutes out of each practice sesssion this week and see how fast you can get the pattern and still keep it clean. This will really work your left hand and left forearm as well. It's O.K. to feel some tension in your forearm as you will be building up your endurance with this lesson. However, do not play until your arm or hand goes numb or burns.
LESSON #5 - Back and Forth
In this next lesson, we are going to add some more complexity to our patterns. We are going to partially re-descend in a shape after we have started ascending. This will create a shape that may take some getting used to, but it is a very valuable skill to have. Being able to stop short in a scale pattern and reverse directions at will without losing speed or pick/string contact takes some practice but is quite possible even at high BPM.
In this lesson we will use a pattern very similar to what we have already covered so as to take advantage of the muscle memory you have built via practice so far. We are going to introduce a quick reversing pattern in the middle so as to help keep your brain flexible as well as your muscle memory. Your brain and your hands need to learn that any pattern/shape can change at any time and your fingers may need to hit any given note within a planned scale or lick.
Take a look at the Tablature below and see if you can memorize the pattern and start running it slowly.
Here is the video for this lesson. Once you have the pattern down, play along with the video and start working up your speed.
LESSON #6 - Pedal Point/Tone
In this lesson, we are going to use something called a "Pedal Point" or "Pedal Tone". This is basically using one note as the base in a shape or scale and coming back to it again and again. Before we get to far ahead of ourselves, read the following. It's an explanation of "Pedal Point" from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_point.
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In tonal music, a pedal point (also pedal tone, pedal note, organ point, or pedal) is a sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts. A pedal point is a "non-chord tone", which puts it in the same musical categories as suspensions, retardations, and passing tones. However, the pedal point is unique among non-chord tones "in that begins on a consonance, sustains (or repeats) through another chord as a dissonance until the harmony" not the non-chord tone, "resolves back to a consonance."
Pedal points "have a strong tonal effect, 'pulling' the harmony back to its root." When a pedal point occurs in a voice other than the bass, it is usually referred to as an inverted pedal point[2] (see inversion (music)). Pedal points are usually on either the tonic or the dominant (fifth note of the scale) tones. The pedal tone is considered a chord tone in the original harmony, then a nonchord tone during the intervening dissonant harmonies, and then a chord tone again when the harmony resolves. A dissonant pedal point may go against all harmonies present during its duration, being almost more like an added tone than a nonchord tone, or pedal points may serve as atonal pitch centers.
The term comes from the organ for its ability to sustain a note indefinitely and the tendency for such notes to be played on an organ's pedal keyboard. The pedal keyboard on an organ is played by the feet; as such, the organist can hold down a pedal point for lengthy periods while both hands perform higher-register music on the manual keyboards.
Rock guitarists have used pedal points in their solos, especially neoclassical guitarists such as Yngwie Malmsteen. Other rock guitarists that use pedal points in solos are Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, John Petrucci, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, John Sykes and Vinnie Moore. Pedal points can be heard on records such as Vinnie Moore's "Time Odyssey" and "Mind's Eye"'; Yngwie Malmsteen's "Rising Force"; Jason Becker's "Perpetual Burn"; and Richie Kotzen's "Fever Dream". Thrash metal in particular makes abundant use a muted low E string (or lower, if other tunings are used) as a pedal point. Examples of thrash metal bands that make use of a muted low E string pedal point include: Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. In small combo jazz or jazz fusion groups, the double bass player or Hammond organist may also introduce a pedal point (usually on the tonic or the dominant) in a tune that does not explicitly request a pedal point, to add tension and interest.
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We are going to keep our Pedal Tone fretted and move our other fingers to different frets. All the while, we will be alternate picking. The shape we are going to work with is part of the Natural Minor Scale and can be played in any key. Again, make sure to start off very slowly until you get the pattern down and can alternate your pick strokes consistently. This will take some focus and effort at first. As you progress it will get more and more easy and you will be able to play the pattern with ever increasing speed. This technique is a great way to work on alternate picking while working on your finger stretch at the same time. Be sure to warm up your fingers and hands before this and every practice session. Do some range of motion movements, wrist rolls, gentle finger stretches, etc. before you start your metronome.
Let't take a look at the tablature.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
Here is a Video for this lesson with explanations and play along section with Metronome.
NEW VIDEO FOR LESSON #6 PEDAL POINT
*NOTE: For this lesson, set your Metronome to 8/4 time if possible.
*Grab your metronome and start finding your stick point. The point at where you lose the ability to play the pattern cleanly and it starts to sound like and feel lose. Do that same thing as before and find the sweet spot where it's hard but possible to play the pattern at speed and then do that for several sets of several minutes at a stretch. Allow yourself about half an hour to play the pattern, bump up the metronome, repeat.
LESSON #7 - Back and Forth Revisted from lower to higher strings
In this lesson will do another "back and forth" workout. We are going to start on a lower string and move to a higher one instead of the other way around as in the first part of the "back and forth" lesson.
In this workout as with the others, we are focusing on strict "Alternate Picking". I"m starting with a down stroke and alternating strokes after that. Also, instead of moving up from lower frets to higher frets, we are going to reverse this. So start this on the 12th fret and work your way down to the third fret.
What we are trying to do here is balance out your muscle memory a bit. Up until now we have been doing ascending patterns, (starting at a lower fret and moving up) so now we are adding this workout as a descending pattern (starting at a higher fret and moving to a lower one). Ideally, you should be able to play ascending or descending patterns, shapes, scales, etc. with equal precision, speed, and eventually, ease. Here is the tablature
Here is a Video Demonstration of what we are working on.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*NOTE: Again for this lesson, set your Metronome to 8/4 time if possible.
*Grab your metronome and start finding your stick point as we usually do. This workout moves from higher frets to lower frets so give yourself some time to get used to working a descending pattern. By now your muscle memory should be coming along nicely and you should notice real gains in precision and speed in your playing.
LESSON #8 - Different shapes on different strings
In Lesson 8 we are going to use a piece of the minor scale to work more on our alternate picking. We have been using the same scale shapes across strings but now we are going to use different scale shapes on each string. Our workout here will be using the last six notes of the Minor scale. Those familiar with the minor scale will recognize the pattern.
We are also going to add our "back and forth" technique in to the progression to help further enhance the muscle memory associated with traversing strings for ascending and descending patterns.
In our last lesson we went from higher frets to lower frets and we are going to reverse that. We will start on the fifth fret and work out way up to the 12th. This will be a rather complicated shape at first but with a bit of practice you will be able to play it precisely and at any speed you like. We are going to continue to work with our metronome here as well. Let's start off at 160 BPM using whole notes. Here is the tablature.
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PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*NOTE: Again for this lesson, set your Metronome to 8/4 time if possible.
LESSON #9 - Building Speed
In this lesson we are going to work on building up our speed. Pure, blinding, blistering speed. We are going to start on a higher string and move to a lower string to help force our hand to alternate pick. If we start on a low string and move to a high string, sometimes the hand wants to "economic pick" or combine strokes such as down strokes. This can be very natural and efficient but it's not our focus yet. So, on to the speed!
We are going to use a familiar shape and do a very, very simple pattern. This is based on lesson #3 actually, we are going to take that shape and reverse it. Again, our focus is speed and precision. Here is the tablature.
WARNING: DO NOT PLAY TO THE POINT OF PAIN YOU WILL HURT YOURSELF PERMANENTLY AND RISK CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
*It's natural to feel some tension in your arms. NOT PAIN. Always stretch before and after playing and even get an ice cube and ice down your forearm for a 2-3 minutes (not longer) to reduce swelling after an intense practice session. The last thing you want is to injure yourself.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*NOTE: Set your Metronome to 4/4 time.
Play the pattern once per position then move up one fret all the way to the 12th fret. Then play twice per position, then four times per position and move up one fret at a time to the 12th fret. This will work up your endurance. Keep pushing the metronome up. You will reach 240 BPM. At which point you will need to back the metronome down and start using half notes and then quarter notes and start marching the metronome back up. Once you can Quarter Notes at 240 BPM all the way up to the 12th fret, CONGRATULATIONS! You are well on your way.
LESSON #10 - Incorporating Inversions
We are going to add something called "Scale Inversions" in to our chops. Inversions are simply ways of playing scales that involve moving around in a consistent way within a given scale. We are going to combine two types of inversions for this particular lesson. We are not going to get too far in to the theory behind these as the application is more important for our purpose here. Take a look at the talblature and see if you can memorize the pattern. Get it to the point where you can play it as a looping pattern in a consistent way with a metronome at a steady comfortable pace.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*NOTE: Set your Metronome to 4/4 time.
*Try to palm mute as you play to give yourself practice palm muting while playing across strings and help isolate notes. Play the pattern twice and move up one fret. As usual take it to the 12th fret to get used to playing all over the neck. Push the tempo to your stick point and beyond.
*Now that you have it down, pick each note twice and start the shape on the D string and again go all the way to the 12th fret. This will work your hand further and help your synchronization.
LESSON #11 - Inverting Inversions
This is going to be a bit of a tongue twister for your fingers. This one is less about speed than about precision. We are going to work it up to brisk pace though just for fun. We are going to use two types of scale inversions and walk this pattern up the neck. Make sure to warm up and stretch your wrists/arms before hand or you may experience discomfort in your arms and hands. This pattern is a bit intense at speed. Here is the tablature.
PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*NOTE: Set your Metronome to 4/4 time.
LESSON #12 - Sliding
We are going to add the "slide" in to our work here. This lesson will focus on playing scales but doing so on one string at a time and sliding between positions. This will give you a chance to work on your alternate picking in the context of an actual scale and introduce you to sliding up and down the neck to reach a given note. We are going to start working in the Minor Scale.
Check out the tablature. Keep in mind this same pattern will work on every string.
Here is a vide preview of how the lesson will sound when played at speed.
LESSON #13 - Using Full Scales and Inversions
Prepare yourself, as we are about to tackle our most challenging lesson yet. We are going to combine two types of inversions and apply them to the A Minor Scale. We are going to play the scale in a somewhat non-standard fingering that will allow greater efficiency of finger movement and prep for lessons down the road. We are going to use two inversions here. One inversion for descending, then a different one for ascending. We have done these same inversions in lesson 10 and 11, now are going to use them in full scales. Here is the tablature for the descending first part.
Here is the link to the full size image.
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Here is the tablature for the second part using a different inversion.
Here is the link to the full size image.
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LESSON #14 - Building Speed on Open Strings
In this lesson we are going to focus on single string work again to see how fast we can build up our alternate picking speed. This lesson is based on a minor scale and is very similar to our slide based workout on one string from a previous lesson. This difference here is that we are going to go to an open string in between in each note. So in essence, this is a "Pedal Tone" or "Pedal Point" workout similar to our first Pedal Point lesson.
Try to "double pick" or pick each note twice once you have the pattern down. See if you can keep pushing the BPM on your metronome up as you go. Also, play the pattern on every string on your guitar once you are comfortable with it. So as soon as you can play the pattern, start on the high E and then play it on every string going down to the low E and pick each note twice. Once you get up to about 200 BPM and start using half notes, you are well on your way.
LESSON #15 - Introduction to "Economic Picking / Directional Picking"
In this lesson we will introduce what is called "Economic Picking / Directional Picking". Put simply, this is just using two ore more down or up strokes instead of alternate picking. The lesson will also serve as an introduction to sweeping picking in that we are using down strokes combined with hammer ons/pull offs, in a limited way which is the basis for sweep picking. Take a look at the tablature.
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LESSON #16 - Triad Shapes Across 3 Strings"
In this lesson we are going to explore triad shapes and add a more complicated pattern than we have previously attempted. This pattern is based on a classical guitar etude so when played, it will have a "Classical" feel to it. Speed is not the focus in this lesson, instead we are going for precision. Here is the tablature.
LESSON #17 - Using "Back and Forth" techniques in full scales"
In this lesson we are going to use our "Back and forth Technique" from previous lessons in a full scale. In this case, A Minor. This pattern can be applied to any scale once you get it down. We are going to ascend and descend the scale using the same technique so the lesson has two parts.
*Part One
*The Turn Around Portion (The tablature software limits the number of notes per chart)
*Part Two
Lesson #18 - Integrating Solo/Lead Playing"
In this lesson we are going to start working out chops that we have done so far in to playing actual guitar solos/leads. Using the backing track below, transpose as many of the licks we have done as you can in to E Minor and try to play against the backing track.
The trick is to learn how to flow in and out of each chop/lick smoothly. Keep in mind it's important to land on a "Root Note" every so often to resolve the solo. So make sure to land on an E at the end of a lick. Here is the backing track
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Lesson #19 - Mini Clinic (Tapping/Hammering)"
In this lesson, we are going to take a break from our alternate picking work and focus on the technique known as "Tapping/Hammering". So let's put down our pick and get ready to use our fingers.
We are going to introduce the Mixolydian scale into our work here. This is the first lesson using this scale, but it won't e the last. We are going to also integrate the "Pedal Point/Pedal Tone" idea again in the form of an open string. In this case, the Pedal Point will the the High E string.
Take a look at the high E string. Our patterns for tapping will be focused on the High E.
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Here is a short demonstration of our main lick for this lesson.
Lesson #20 - Pentatonic Finger Torture
In this lesson we are going to work up our speed and alternate picking using a semi pentatonic warm up and and Pentatonic pattern of "threes". Here is the tablature.
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Warmup
Workout
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Lesson #21 - Blitzkrieg Guitar Rythms / Lead as Rythm
In this lesson we are going to add a fast lick that we worked on in a previous lesson, with a Pedal Point based guitar rythm. So we are combining two techniques from previous lesssons to create a guitar rythm of considerable speed and complexity. If you have been working up through these lessons, this is your time to shine. Here is a video preivew of what the riff sounds like.
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UPDATE: COLLAB! BASED ON LESSON #21!
NEW BACKING TRACK FOR COLLAB 21!
*This is just great for solo work. Let me know what you think, give it a try!
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Here is the Tablature to LESSON 21, now being Called "Project 21" as a Collab.
Practice!
Todd
Lesson #22 - Extreme Legato / Shredding With One Hand
In this lesson, we are going to work on our left hand strength and speed exclusively. We are going to put the pick down for a bit, and see how far we can push our left hand.
Lesson #23 - Extended Scale Runs
In this lesson we will take the F# Minor Scale and run it from the second fret up to the 14th fret.
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Lesson #24 - Building Left Hand Strength, Stretch and Speed
Practice!
Todd
Lesson #25 - Combining Alternate Picking and Economic Picking
Lesson #26 - Asymmetrical Patterns on Symmetrical Shapes (Alternate Picking/Economic Picking
In this lesson we are going to simplify the shape we are using and focus on generating speed using our "back and forth" approach. This will be a bit of a challenge in that the number of notes per string varies in this lesson. The purpose of this is to confuse your fingers a bit so that they adapt to playing asymmetrical patterns and shapes. For this lesson feel free to use either Alternate Picking and or Economic Picking depending on what feels better. The goal is to adapt to the asymmetrical nature of the picking pattern instead of focusing on AP/Economic picking. Lets take a look at the tablature.
Lesson #27 - Symmetrical Patterns on Symmetrical Shapes (Alternate Picking/Economic Picking Cont'd
In this lesson, we continue with our Alternate Picking and Economic Picking work. This shape should be familiar as we have used it in several lessons.
And here is the tablature
Lesson #28- Scale Patterns (Alternate Picking/Economic Picking Cont'd
This is a tough one. There are wads of notes. Most of them repeat so focus on the fingering, then the picking.
And here is the tablature.
SIMPLIFIED VERSION FROM SATURDAY :
Here is the simplified version of the same thing. It has the same idea but fewer notes.
Lesson #29 - Turning these lessons in to licks/chops for use in guitar solos
In this lesson we are going to take some of the longer scale runs/patterns and break them down in to licks/chops that you can use when writing guitar solos over your own music or someone else's.
*First up, let's break down Lesson #20 and create a lick that works well for all kinds of rock based solo work.
*Next up, lets take a Pentatonic shape and and combine Alternate Picking as well as Hammer On and Pull Off techniques. This will also work well as a lick in solo work.
Todd
Lesson #30 - Turning these lessons in to licks/chops for use in guitar solos Part II
Lets continue our work turning all these workouts we have been doing, in to chops you can use in a real guitar solo!
*First up, always do your stretches.
*Also don't forget to do your index finger/thumb snap workout to build finger strength.
Now then!
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*Let's introduce another new shape based also on the pentatonic scale that will use all the techniques from the previous lesson as well as give you a chance to work on your streeeeetttcchhhh. This lick will be a real challenge at first. But with practice it gets much easier.
30 PART 2
*We are going to take part of the "Blues" scale and create a lick/chop that we can play in a solo and that we can loop to work on our speed and alternate picking. Take a look at the tablature.
30 PART 3
*Let's add a bend in to our pentatonic work. So this lick will start with a bend and transition to a hammer on/pull of. This is a very traditional blues/rock lick but often used to great effect by Kirk Hammett among others in very heavy solos.
Practice!
Todd
Lesson #31 - Turning these lessons in to licks/chops for use in guitar solos Part III
Today we are going to work on some licks and once we get them up to speed, we are going to play them against a backing track instead of a metronome. This will hopefully give you better insight in to how these chops work with music as opposed to just by themselves.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Backing Track with Part 4 to give you the idea.
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Backing Track Without Lead for practicing Parts 1-4.
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Lesson #32 - Turning lessons in to licks/chops for use in guitar solos Part IV
We have four licks/chops we are going to try to work in to using as bits for a solo over a backing track. These will have a pentatonic/blues feel but will make use of alternate picking, bending, etc.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Backing Track
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Lesson #33 - Working your stretch
In this lesson, we are going to work on our "Stretch". Basically, we are going to take a shape and use it practice several techniques. Try this shape using "hammer ons" (pick the first note on each string and hammer on the rest), "Alternate Picking" (pick each note and alternate your stroke, up, down, up down), and "Tapping" (use both hand and tap each note instead of picking it). Let's take a look at our tablature.
33a
33b
33c
33d
Lesson #34 - Working your stretch, strengthening your left hand and increasing your speed
We are going to expand a bit on our last lesson where we worked on patterns to help your stretch and strengthen your left hand. Working up Strength in your left hand is critical in becoming a balanced player. The choice of whether to pick a note or do a hammer on should be one of musical choice instead of practical necessity. We are going to add a shape that is a bit easier to play in order to get up more speed and a shape that's a bit harder to play to work up our precision. Let's expand on the first patterns/shapes we did last week and make them a bit more complex.
*Very Similar to lesson 20, this one is just to get your hands warm and allow you to focus on speed.
34a (Speed)
*This next pattern I tried out with a few students as an improv last session and they all nailed it so I"m tabbing it out and adding to the actual lesson here.
34b (Speed, Stretch, strengthen)
*This is the final version of this pattern where we incorporate our down 3 back 1 approach. I think we will be able to crank this up to crazy speeds.
34C (Speed, Stretch, strengthen, precision)
Lesson #35 - Developing Licks and Solos from Patterns and Scales
Today we are going to look at another way to approach a given scale. We will then take this pattern and apply it to the Minor Scale at the A position. Afterward, we will transpose it to E Minor and use it as a solo lick with backing track. Here is our first tablature.
Lets first look at a way to run a given scale.
Now lets apply that to the A minor scale, it would work in any key though.
Here is the backing track from today's lesson. Download it and see if you can play the Minor pattern in the key of E as a solo with the backing track.
Lesson #36 - Shredding the Ionian Mode
Let's take a look at the IONIAN scale. We have been using Minor shapes, some major shapes, and various other bits so it's high time to add a fresh scale in to this mix. Here is a bit about the scale from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_mode
"Ionian mode is the name assigned by Heinrich Glarean in 1547 to his new authentic mode on C (mode 11 in his numbering scheme), which uses the diatonic octave species from C to the C an octave higher, divided at G (as its dominant, reciting note or tenor) into a fourth species of perfect fifth (tone–tone–semitone–tone) plus a third species of perfect fourth (tone–tone–semitone): C D E F G + G A B C (Powers 2001a). This octave species is essentially the same as the major mode of tonal music "
There is a finger shift that we will take some practice at before we start playing the full scale. Let's work out our fingering first.
Now lets run the entire scale in the key of G.
Now lets' do a variation that you should be able to work out without looking at the notes once you recognize the pattern.
Lesson #37 - Advanced Shredding in the Ionian/Major Mode
In this lesson we are going to continue working with Ionian/Major modes and see how fast we can work up our speed. Here is a preview of what this lesson will sound like when played fast.
Here is the tablature for today and below that are two GUITAR PRO files in ZIP archives. So if you have GUITAR PRO, download the zip file and extract it, then open the Guitar Pro file.
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Lesson #38 - Alternate Picking/Economic Picking
Today we are going to get back to ALTERNATE PICKING! Let's start with a warmup using our "Back and Forth" Technique. And then work up our speed on a three string pattern and then go in to our third piece which is a combination of Ionian and Blues scales. So a little "Hybrid" work.
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Lesson #39 - Strict Alternate Picking (Focused on Difficult Finger Combinations)
Today's lesson will focus on very strict Alternate Picking. In previous lessons we have combined Alternate Picking with Economic Picking. Not today. Let's focus on one of the more difficult finger combinations again as well. The last two fingers. The Pinky and Ring Finger as a combination are often much harder to get working synced up and fast as compared to the Index Finger and Pinky combination. So today's work will focus on the last two fingers and combine that with a strict alternate picking workout in order to get your hands accustomed to playing in synch with each other while Alternate Picking at high rates of speed. So precision is a big focus here.
PART A
PART B
PART C
Lesson #40 - Combining Inversions / Techniques
In todays lesson we are going to combine several things we have been working on and end up with one hybrid "lick" that will work in a solo and as a workout for your fingers. On the way we are going to get your fingers/forearms up to snuff by working on endurance, accuracy and speed.
First up. Lets warm up. Do some wrist rolls and gentle stretches and once your arms are ready, lets start with a drill that will help your finger reach and your left hand speed. Only pick this drill once per string. Lets see how fast we can work this up.
Next up, Lets extend the pattern we did in one of our recent lessons all the way from the high to low string and then run it in reverse. Once we have it, lets march it up the neck a bit.
Lesson #41 - Pentatonic Finger Torture Part III
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In this lesson we are going to revisit our "Pentatonic Finger Torture" lessons and expand on the ideas we worked with. This will combine hammer on, pull off, alternate picking, pinch harmonics, and tapping. Essentially, using the Pentatonic structure as a basis for exploring nearly every technique we have done to date.
Part 1: Warm Up
Part 2: Shredding in A Pentatonic
Part 3:Hammer On Technique and the extended Pentatonic Scale
Lesson #42 - Alternate Picking / Economic Picking / Soloing in D Minor
In this lesson we are going to focus again on our Alterate and Economic Picking as well as soloing in the D Minor Scale.
First, lets warm up a bit and work on our endurance.
Part 1: Warm Up
Now lets work on our speed.
Part 2: Working up Speed.
Lastly, lets apply some of what we've learned in our lessons so far and work on soling. We are going to use the Key of "D Minor".
Here is a handy scale chart generated by the GMC SCALE GENERATOR. Notce the Blue circles. They are root notes. Try to construct a long scale run
across many frets that starts and ends on a root note.
Here is the backing track for download.
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Lesson #43 - Alternate Picking With Ascending and Descending Inversions
In this lesson we are going to work on our precision more so than our speed at first. Lets warm up.
Now lets do a scale in version ascending and descending with an inversion. Sort of a "tonque twister:" for your fingers.
Lesson #44 - Alternate Picking/Economic Picking and Legato Phrasing in Musical Context
We are going to take two asymmetrical halves (essentially one ascending and one descending lick) and combine them in to one musical phrase. We are then going to work on various methods of playing it. Once we have it down, we are going to play it in a musical context against a backing track. I want you to see how you can build a lick and then how the lick can come alive when played with music.
Let's warm up a bit first.
Playing/Shredding/etc. is only half of the equation. Technique alone won't save you, you need to be able to play well but it's critical that you learn to play well in a musical context. Lead guitar without music behind it can be great, but it's often even better when played with and against actual music. Lets move on to Part 1 of todays lesson.
Now lets play a different pattern on the way down. Mixing patterns like this in an asymmetrical way, is great practice for your brain to allow it to get used to playing different things in different directions instead of playing the same thing ascending and descending. Let's take a look at the second part.
Here is the backing track we are going to play over.
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Here is the extended B Minor Scale.
Lesson #45 - Hammer On / Pull Off / Alternate Pick
In this lesson we will work a bit on our Hammer On and Pull off Technique. Have a look at our warm up.
Open String
Play each position four time and then play this on all 6 strings. Try to strike/pick only once per string and Hammer On the rest.
Once you get used to that, try to reverse the pattern and turn it in to a pull off workout.
Also, try tapping/hammering by doing the same thing but tapping at the 12th fret on each string instead of picking.
Let's also work a bit on our Alternate and Economic picking. Look at the Tablature below and memorize the pattern. Try playing it at various spots on the neck. See how fast you can play it and keep it clean. Try to find spots that economic picking would work better than Alternate Picking.
Part A
Lesson 46 - Alternate Picking in Context (Open String Work vs Fretted Work)
Let's warmup by using the picking pattern we started last time and now use it in a scale. In this case, let's do something in the Major Scale. Take a look at the tab.
Now let's do a Major feel but with an open string. Check out the tab. Notice that the pattern isn't symmetrical.
Now lets take the warmup through Two Octaves. Both of these will work when we play against our backing track.
Now here is the backing track using Both of the licks we just worked on.
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Here it is without lead guitar. This is your shot to add the lead! Try the first two things we worked on.
Lesson_46_no_lead.mp3 ( 1.31MB )
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LESSON 47 (Learning to Play The Impossible) - Working Your Stretch and Playing Without Your Thumb!
It has come to my attention that several students are struggling with hand position and in order to help work through it, we are going to work on our stretch and (get this) learn to play WITHOUT YOUR THUMB!
First, lets warm up and work our stretch. So do our usual warm up stretches and wrist rolls. Once you are warm, take a look at this tablature. Let’s alternate pick this as it’s only on one string so no traverse is involved and it will be good practice.
We will work our way up on this. At it’s toughest point, this involves an 8 Fret Stretch. That is a serious, killer, massive, stretch and you may not be able to do it at first. Don’t worry, it will come.
Let’s now do a bit more of a “Hammer On” thing, this will push up our speed while using the stretch we just worked on. So strike only once on the open string, and hammer on the other two notes per section.
47 A
In addition to playing this using hammer ons, etc. It can also be done without a pick using just tapping/hammering/pulling off. Try to Tap at the 12th fret using the first finger and play the rest of the pattern. Experiment with various tapping patterns.
Now let’s work on our left thumb. Thumb placement on the neck is critical. And if you already have bad habits on thumb placement, it can really get in your way and stop you from getting better. So let’s take the thumb out of the equation. Once you can generate enough finger strength to not need your thumb on the neck, you can essentially re-learn your thumb placement as you can essentially play without it, so adding it back becomes easier.
Let’s revisit LESSON 4 from our notes page and try it simply play it while your left thumb floats free and doesn't touch the guitar neck.
Now let’s add a bit of complexity in, here is our first “Back and Forth” lesson, LESSON 5. Again, let’s try it without the thumb.
LESSON 48 (Exploring Various Methods of Shred)
As the old saying goes “There is more than one way to skin a cat”, feline cruelty aside, this idea applies to guitar as well. There is more than one way to shred a given scale, lick, etc.
Let’s take a shape we worked with recently and move it around a bit using various methods of shred. First up, let’s warm up a bit using mostly “Hammer Ons”.
Next up, let’s reverse this pattern and use “Pull Offs”.
Now, lets try strict alternate picking and go both directions in the same lick.
Finally, let’s cheat our speed up by throwing an extra finger in to the mix and taking the pick out of the equation.
LESSON 49 (Taking it one step further)
Let’s take what we did last week once step further. We did some tapping and used two fingers on our left hand and added an open string. This week, lets add a finger on our left hand so that we are using three fingers on our left and an open string. This results in the tapping note, three fretted notes and one open string for a total of 5 notes/tones per grouping. When this is sped up it sounds like you are playing unbelievably fast.
First, let’s warm up a bit. For this warm up, let’s pick the first note and “Hammer On” the other two. So three notes per string, but only one pick stroke per string. Also, try to palm mute this.
Now let’s get in to our tapping. Here is the tablature. Once you get this pattern, let’s change only the right hand. After each cycle, move the right hand tapping up once fret. Move from 12th one at a time up to 15th with the right hand tapping finger.
Now let’s work on adding different three note shapes to our left hand. This may seem like a challenge at first, but with some practice you will be doing this with ease.
LESSON 50 : (Alternate/Economic/Hybrid Picking & Playing without Picking or the Left Thumb)
Let’s get back to focusing on our picking. Also, let’s continue to work on our Pinky! Take a look at this tab. It looks like a LOT of notes, but it’s not really that bad as it’s the same shape on each string. Use either Alternate Picking, Economic Picking, or as I often do, Hybrid Picking where you use Economic to ascend, and alternate to descend.
OK. Now lets try the same thing without our picking hand. Grab the neck to mute the strings, or mute at the bridge.
Lastly, back to PLAYING THE IMPOSSIBLE. Let’s not use our left thumb! So no picking hand, and no left thumb! Fingertips only.
Now let’s move on to our featured example of the day. It’s a bit more complicated than our warmup but not by much take a look at the tab.
As you might have guessed, let’s do it without the pick! And then without the thumb as well!
By the time you can play this at speed using only your fingertips, you are well on your way. Now change the angle of the guitar with your right handing on the neck. Try to push the neck straight up play.
Practice!
LESSON 51 : Shredding Whole Tone Scales
In this lesson, let’s work with a “Whole Tone” Scale. We have not done much with this scale shape yet. It does require lots of STRETCHING. Make sure to do your “Finger Splits” and get your hands nice and flexible before attempting any of this. So let’s Warm up. NEVER FORGET! Do Your Stretches!
Now let’s take it up a notch and add a pattern we have been using to the scale. This is our “Up 3, Down 1” pattern that you should know by heart at this point. I want you to see how this pattern can work on just about any scale. Because of the space between frets, this will seem a bit challenging at first. If you feel pain STOP PLAYING.
Now let’s make it a bit more complicated and use a pattern from last time so we can focus on speed and fingering and not learning a new pattern. The only difference is that we are using all whole tones.
HERE ARE ALL THE GUITAR PRO FILES FOR LESSON 51
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LESSON 52 : Shredding The Harmonic Minor Scale
Here is the GUITAR RIG 4 Patch used in the preview video and during the Video Chat Lesson. Make a great lead patch
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In this lesson, let’s work with a “Harmonic Minor” Scale. The Harmonic Minor has a sort of Asian or Middle Eastern vibe to it and can make any solo sound a bit more exotic. Bands like “Melechesh” and “Nile” have incorporated this sound in to Modern Death Metal expanding the limits of the form and bringing new life to it’s traditional structures. Google these bands and check them out on youtube as well.
As usual, before we get going, let’s warm up!
NEVER FORGET! Do Your Stretches!
And remember, If you feel pain STOP PLAYING!
For our warmup, we are going to use a shape that we are going to use also in our fingering of the Harmonic Minor Scale. We are going to avoid the traditional fingering of the scale after going through it once for reference. Instead of the usual way of playing it, we are going to use the traditional “Shredish” approach of using three notes per string all the way up and down so that the scale flows more smoothly at high speed. So here is our shape.
Now lets get our fingers a little more familiar with this shape using a bit more compiclated pattern. We are working our stretch here in a BIG way. This is the same pattern we have been using to explore shapes so it should be familiar. Hopefully this will allow you to focus on the stretch and not the pattern.
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Now let’s look at the “Shred” fingering of the same scale where we are going to try to put three notes on each string to make it run a bit faster and more efficiently.
Experiment with this scale and see if you can add it in to your solos!
LESSON 53 : Open String Pentatonics
Let's work again with the Pentatonic Scale. We are going to use open strings in order to get our usual 3 note per string pattern so that the overall flow of notes is a bit smoother.
Here is the warmup.
Now let's work on a pattern we will need for our final piece.
Here is our final Piece.
Here is a ZIP file with all the Guitar Pro Files for Lesson 53
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LESSON 54 :Expanding Harmonic Minor
Let’s take another look at the Harmonic Minor Scale. We worked with this scale recently in a previous lesson and it’s about time we add a bit to it.
Let’s tackle a couple of tough shapes then put them together.
Now lets work on the "Shred Fingering" of the Harmonic Minor. In other words, using three notes per string.
SHRED FINGERING OF HARMONIC MINOR
LESSON 55: Building Long Scale Runs
Let’s work on building a scale run over several frets. We will use the familiar G scale as a basic. Focus on the run, you should already know the scale.
Example A
Example B
Let’s put it all together and go crazy in the next example.
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LESSON 56: Shred in Context / Solo Work
Let’s work on playing with music again. We will use some chops we already know and add some new ones in. Let’s start with a new one.
*Here is the backing track we are going to be playing with as an MP3.
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*Here is the backing track as a REAPER project so you can mix / remix / record at will!
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Let’s also add a tapping part.
Now let’s use something we have used before but in context. This is an A Minor Inversion.
Now let’s reverse this.
LESSON 57 - Harmonic Minor / Natural Minor In Context
LESSON #57 - Shred in Context Part II
Let’s use the Harmonic Minor (shred fingering version) and Natrual Minor scale against a backing track. We will start with a metronome, then move to a backing track of drums/bass/guitar.
Here is our first shape. It involves a rather awkward finger series. Let’s give it a shot.
Take a look at this shape that uses a shape that sounds Major. We are going to play it in a context with music where it sounds minor.
Now lets mix in a Harmonic Minor shape done in “Threes” or three notes at a time. Here is the first part.
Here is the BACKING TRACK to play against once you have the shapes down. Start with a metronome, then switch to the music. Until you start playing with music, you aren't playing music, just scales. So playing with music and doing so "musically" is important.
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LESSON #58 - Shred in Context Part III
Let’s take a look now at the rythm part we worked with last week. It’s a good example of using alternate and economic picking in the same phrase. You can do it strict alternate, or mix and max economic. In short, it’s a great way to find what picking style works for you. As you speed this up, your hand will have to decide which way to go. There is not “right” way really, just what’s “right” for your hand, style, etc.
Here is the tablature for the riff.
This backing is played on the A then on the E string. In the Backing track it’s an A to E modulation. However, you could play this on any open string giving you the ability to create a backing in E, A, D, G, or B as a primary tone.
Let’s play this pattern once on each string.
Now that you have the backing down, let’s move in to the Advanced Solo section. This is a Harmonic Minor pattern in the key of A, that seems daunting at first, but give it a shot. If you can work out the intro, the rest will come easily. We have yet to play this as a group but I”m hoping we can today.
Now let’s play the full scale this way.
Now let’s do a Natural Minor Scale by “Threes”. This will also work against our backing track and will work as a solo lick and a hand workout. Here is the descending tab.
Here is the ascending Tab.
Practice!
Todd
ABOUT TODAY'S GUITAR TONE (Here is what I'm using)
I"m using GUITAR RIG 4 during today's lesson so it's a SOFTWARE ONLY tone. NO AMP. The great thing about software is that you can "fake" having a ridiculously pricey amp, towering rack of outboard gear and a large studio room to record in. For home recording, this can be very handy. Trying to record and actual Amp in the same room with the speakers/monitors that you are trying to use to determine what the Microphone is hearing is fraught with problems. Here is the preset in a zip file.
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You can download a FREE version of Guitar Rig to get you started. Here is the link to download KOMPLETE FREE.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=36238
*Here is the REAPER multitrack project for Lesson 58 as a zip.
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LESSON 59 - TRIPLE PICKING AND TRIADS
In this lesson we are going to work from the bottom up and learn the backing and then some patterns to go on top of it. We are going to introduce “TRIPLE PICKING” in to our bag of tricks as well. We have done “Double Picking” but this will be our first with triple picking. Let’s get started.
Here is the Backing Track we are going to be working with.
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Here is a series of tabs. Let’s take them one at a time.
Here are the GUITAR PRO 5 TABLATURE FILES in one Zip for the previous tabs. This all looks much more complex than it actually is.
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Also, here is the GUITAR RIG 4 Custom Preset that I created for this lesson. It's the same preset used on the backing. Enjoy!
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BONUS: Overhanded Tapping
*Let’s look briefly at “Overhanded Tapping”. This is a very flashy technique and goes great on stage. I recently used this technique in DANIEL REALPE’s “Heavy Static” Collab here on GMC. Here is a link to the Collab. Some great takes by GMC folks!
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=38767&pid=523149&st=0&#entry523149
Here is a link to my solo take using over hand tapping.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPN8uCEDw3E
This is essentially a basic tapping/hammering technique. The only difference, is that we are going to do it “Overhand” or with our hand in front of the neck instead of behind it. This means we are going to use our left had in reverse from what we would normally do
LESSON 60 - PLAYING THE IMPOSSIBLE CONT'D (Playing Full Solos With One Hand)
Let’s work on playing with one hand for a bit. This is a great way to work on left hand strength. Making your left hand stronger will make life a bit easier for your right hand and open up your playing in a way you may not have thought possible.
As an example, check out the one handed solo I did for the Ivan Collab “Heavy Water”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wklsFd5BMaI
Notice I never use the left hand and thus never a pick. So every note has to be hammered on and pulled off with the left hand. This technique is quite simple to use with just a bit of practice. It also works well in live situations as “Stage Effect” so to speak. Pulling your guitar up and doing your solo with one hand isn’t something the band playing before or after you is likely to be able to repeat.
*Here is a link to the GUITAR PRO 5 Files for today’s lesson.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=23725
Let’s get started. Here is our first shape.
Let’s take things up a notch and add a little difficulty.
Now let’s do this same technique across three strings.
FOR THE REST OF THE LESSONS CHECK THE WIKI! (Special Thanks to GMC WIKI GOD Fran!) Here is the link!
http://bit.ly/twtgmc
See you this Saturday in the VIDEO CHAT ROOM for the next installment of our Alternate Picking Series!
Join me for a LIVE VIDEO CHAT LESSON
this Saturday, In the Video Chat Room.
5:00 PM EST
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10:00 PM UK
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/chat
Here is my level and skill for the AP speed technique we have been working on in the chat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXobU_4i6Kc
Very useful material man!
This is gold for all those wanting to play fast! I recommend it! I'll try to attend these live sessions, even though I play bass some stuff can be applied!
Hey Todd i recorded this from the latest lesson
Its played 4 notes per beat at 120 bpm
Very well played! Your muting is very good and your technique is great. Keep it up!
Todd
Its played 4 notes per beat at 120 bpm[/quote]
BTW, here is a great video about working with a Metronome right here on GMC! For those not familiar with how to use a metronome to help your practice sessions, watch this vid!
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/how-to-use-a-metronome/#last
this is what i was referring to
(picking with your fingers on a bend)
[topic in video chat]
these are my coolest ones
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR ALTERNATE PICKING!
ALTERNATE PICKING TIPS AND TRICKS
1.)Choke up on the pick. Only the point should be sticking out.
2.)Try holding the pick so that the point is at a 90 degre angle to your thumb.
3.)Try a very heavy pick, 1.2 MM or greater so as to eliminate "flex" in the pick.
4.)Try to sharpen your pick to a point with sandpaper or dremmel or what not so that the surface area
striking the string is as small as possible. There are some "training" picks that are shaped this way on purpose.
5.)Work with a metronome ALWAYS so that you keep your picking even.
6.)MOST IMPORTANT: Join me this saturday and every saturday for a live VIDEO CHAT lesson on ALTERNATE PICKING. We have been doing a series on that very topic for several weeks now. Here are the notes so far. Many great workouts to try.
Above all
Practice!
FIREBALL: Are you talking about a pinch Harmonic? When you make a high pitctched squealing sound? That technique?
Todd
Steve Lukather - Emotive Soloing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSHcnqra91c
Hey man! I've been working on applying the music theory I've learned, and am attempting to write some film music with GuitarPro. Check it out
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=35953&st=0&gopid=491538&#entry491538
Trond Vold's lesson with the huge stretch from frets 8 to 14.
Demonstrated in lesson video part 9
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-guitar/more-metal-drop-d/
Bad pickup buzz
thefireball - is the bad pickup buzz on a certain fret and/or string or overall?
Your's sounds like it's doing it when the strings vibrate right?
Check it unpluged from the amp, you might have the action on those strings too low when you play / press down at that point the string vibrates slightly rubbing on the higher frets, play each note on the fretboard, if you hear a slight scratch or see it rub on the higher notes you can tell. I had this when a 'so-called' professional lowered my strings, but only occured on the top E string after playing above the 12th fret. Easy fix, very small adjust to the bridge height.
Test it on an amp in a different place, like a music store. If it's still doing it, it's your guitar. It could be the pickups themselves. Some pickups are noisey when driven hard. My RG550 is like that so I use a Noise Gate on it have to mute constantly with both hands.
Take it to a guitar tech in a shop you trust and see if he can test it and give you his thoughts. You may need better pickups. Make sure to try a guitar with the pickups you plan to buy. It won't be exactly the same, but it will be close.
Todd
Thanks Todd! I'm excited!
If it's the bridge, you can test with a folded piece of tin foil under one of the string (normally the top E String is the case). Then re-tune and check, if the buzz semi goes, use a larger folded piece, if it's gone completely you need to repair the bridge, but it's possible to just play with that foil there for up to 11 years, lol!
I had buzzing noise issues with my old fender, the high E String buzzes.
I fixed that as explained in the previous post, adjusting the bridge up a bit.
My Les Paul Gibson is humless, never hummed unless you really really crank it and add in feedback from effects/amp.
It has a double coil / hum canceller in the pickup I believe as well.
If it's something new (the hum) to the guitar or gotten worst, you probably can fix it a cheaper way, however if it's always been there, check pickups and noisegates like Todd said.
A bit of hum can add character, too much kills it!
LIVE VIDEO CHAT LESSON TODAY! 2:00 PM E.S.T. 7:00 PM C.E.T.
A mini clinic on Tapping/Hammering Today!
Todd
Too bad I missed. We went to pick up my brother from his (our) Grandparents.
I might miss next week too because i might be staying with a friend.
Rock hard for me people if I don't make it!
Any Lesson Requests for this coming Saturday? Techniques? Speed?
Name your poison!
Todd
LESSON 21 PREVIEW! JOIN ME IN THE CHAT ROOM THIS SATURDAY Here is a video preview!
2:00 PM. E.S.T. - 7:00 PM C.E.T.
Todd
I miss these chats and moreover the video stream doesn't work for me coz of my sssslllloow internet. can someone record the video and post ?
I'll be there, though I don't have a clue how I can play that awesome but fast lick tonight...
Hey Todd, great lesson and great chat yesterday, and thank you so much for the slower BT at 60 bpm. I was wondering if you could also upload it at 70 and 80 bpm, as I am now able to do the fast lick at 60 and I want to push myself a bit more.
btw, how fast is the original BT?
See you
Christian
Thanks for being part of the Saturday Jam It's always a blast with you guys. I'll put up the bpm you asked for asap. I think the original is 90bpm. Keep at it! Ubber Shredder! Ya!
The various Tempo Versions are up!
Thanks Todd!
PREVIEW OF LESSON 23 FOR THIS SATURDAY!!!! 2:00 PM EST 8:00 CEST In the Video Chat Room. Join us!
I"m adding Video Previews to all the lessons in the LESSON NOTES document and here is the latest one. Lesson 12. If you missed lesson 12, go back and check it out!
Video Lesson #2, Alternate Picking from The Ground Up.
I"ve made a video lesson to go with lesson 2 in the lesson notes page. The full notes and tablature for all my vid chat lessons can be found at
http://bit.ly/lessonnotes
Here is the video. It's also part of the notes.
Practice!
Todd
Lesson Notes in GMC WIKI!
Fran has done a great job of getting my Lesson Notes with Tablatures and vids in to the WIKI here at GMC. It looks great and is actully easier to read and navigate than the notes page. Check it out @
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Lesson_Series:_%E2%80%9C0_To_60,_An_Introduction_to_Alternate_Picking%E2%80%9D
Practice!
Todd
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/canon-rock-lesson/
the 16th notes are at about 2:18
Thanks everyone for coming to the Sat Video Chat! It's every Sat at 5:00 PM EST
Todd
Notes and Tablatures and Videos from Saturday Video Chat Lessons on Alternate Picking and other Topics are all available in the GUITAR WIKI here on GMC. Fran is doing a GREAT job of taking my notes/vids/tabs and breaking them down by entry and making all the info much easier to absorb in a very organized way. Here is the link Check it out!
http://guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Portal:Techniques
See you this coming Saturday for more!
Practice!
Todd
PREVIEW FOR THIS SATURDAY!
We are going to use a backing track to work on some new chops! Kind of a Heavy Metal Blues thing.
Lesson32.mp3 ( 1.27MB )
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Todd
Hey Todd! Here is the link to the thread my acoustic song.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=37171&st=0&p=504907&#entry504907
NEW VIDEO FOR LESSON #4!
Enjoy The rest of lesson, with the tablature is here at this link.
http://bit.ly/lessonnotes
See you Saturday for Video Chat!
Practice!
Todd
Here is a Video to go with LESSON #5. If you have not done lesson 5 yet, make sure to give it a shot. So much else is based on it!
Here is the GMC WIKI entry for LESSON 5.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Lesson_Series:_%E2%80%9C0_To_60,_An_Introduction_to_Alternate_Picking%E2%80%9D_-_Lesson_5
And here is the video.
Practice!
Todd
Here are the preview videos for this Saturday's Video Chat Lesson @ 5:00 PM EST 10PM CEST. See you there!
*Very Similar to lesson 20, this one is just to get your hands warm and allow you to focus on speed.
34a (Speed)
*This next pattern I tried out with a few students as an improv last session and they all nailed it so I"m tabbing it out and adding to the actual lesson here.
34b (Speed, Stretch, strengthen)
*This is the final version of this pattern where we incorporate our down 3 back 1 approach. I think we will be able to crank this up to crazy speeds.
34C (Speed, Stretch, strengthen, precision)
Practice!
Todd
NEW VIDEO FOR LESSON #6 PEDAL POINT
If you missed LESSON 6, or need a refresher, here is a Video about that lesson's topic "Pedal Point"
Here is the Lesson Entry for Lesson 6 in our GMC WIKI!
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Lesson_Series:_%E2%80%9C0_To_60,_An_Introduction_to_Alternate_Picking%E2%80%9D_-_Lesson_6
See you SATURDAY @ 5PM EST for our next Video Chat Lesson!
Practice!
Todd
This is the backing track we worked with in Lesson 35 today in the Video Chat Lesson.
See if you can play some of the licks we have worked on with it. Practice!
Todd
Lesson35_backingtrack.mp3 ( 720.33K )
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We are starting our Lesson Early This Saturday Dec 25 to allow for Holiday Fun! See you guys at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.
Todd
After last weeks lesson I did some research in the trusty old " A Pentatonic" scale. It turns out that what I'd been calling plain old "A Pentatonic" is more precisely called the "A Pentatonic Minor". This came up during a lesson so I looked in to and bingo! The scale generator was there to settle it. So thanks to the student who brought this up. It might have been Jstcrsn, I'm not sure. I do appreciate it though, and I"ll be referring to it properly from now forward.
Todd
New Lesson Video for LESSON 7. Practice!
LESSON #7 - Back and Forth Revisted from lower to higher strings
Here is a Video Demonstration of what we are working on.
Todd
ON DECK FOR TODAY'S VIDEO CHAT LESSON
5:00 EST, 22:00 GMT
########### PLAYING THE IMPOSSIBLE ###########
*WORKING THE STRETCH (Playing at and beyond an 8 Fret Finger Stretch)
*SHREDDING WITHOUT YOUR THUMB (Using Finger tips/Finger Strength on the left Hand, Playing without using your thumb on the guitar neck)
Join me for a very fun, and unique lesson today.
Practice!
Todd
Great stuff today, sir! Hope I can make it next week!
LESSON PREVIEW FOR SATURDAY VIDEO CHAT LESSON
*Harmonic Minor (Adding some quasi Middle Eastern Vibe to your shredding!)
Also, I'm using a Custom Built GUITAR PRO patch in this video and will be sharing that for download Sat as well. It's a handy patch for Heavy tone.
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BONUS: HERE IS THE GUITAR RIG FILE USED IN THE PREVIEW VIDEO FOR THIS SATURDAY'S (April 9, 2011) VIDEO CHAT LESSON!! SEE YOU SAT!
Lesson52.ksd.zip ( 5.32K )
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NEW VIDEO FOR LESSON 8 POSTED:
LESSON #8 - Different shapes on different strings
In Lesson 8 we are going to use a piece of the minor scale to work more on our alternate picking. We have been using the same scale shapes across strings but now we are going to use different scale shapes on each string. Our workout here will be using the last six notes of the Minor scale. Those familiar with the minor scale will recognize the pattern.
We are also going to add our "back and forth" technique in to the progression to help further enhance the muscle memory associated with traversing strings for ascending and descending patterns.
In our last lesson we went from higher frets to lower frets and we are going to reverse that. We will start on the fifth fret and work out way up to the 12th. This will be a rather complicated shape at first but with a bit of practice you will be able to play it precisely and at any speed you like. We are going to continue to work with our metronome here as well. Let's start off at 160 BPM using whole notes. Here is the tablature.
8guitarprofile.zip ( 13.08K )
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PRACTICE TIME ( At Least - 30 Minutes Per Day)
*NOTE: Again for this lesson, set your Metronome to 8/4 time if possible.
Here are the LESSON NOTES from last Saturday. Join us this Sat for More
LESSON 52 : Shredding The Harmonic Minor Scale
In this lesson, let’s work with a “Harmonic Minor” Scale. The Harmonic Minor has a sort of Asian or Middle Eastern vibe to it and can make any solo sound a bit more exotic. Bands like “Melechesh” and “Nile” have incorporated this sound in to Modern Death Metal expanding the limits of the form and bringing new life to it’s traditional structures. Google these bands and check them out on youtube as well.
As usual, before we get going, let’s warm up!
NEVER FORGET! Do Your Stretches!
And remember, If you feel pain STOP PLAYING!
For our warmup, we are going to use a shape that we are going to use also in our fingering of the Harmonic Minor Scale. We are going to avoid the traditional fingering of the scale after going through it once for reference. Instead of the usual way of playing it, we are going to use the traditional “Shredish” approach of using three notes per string all the way up and down so that the scale flows more smoothly at high speed. So here is our shape.
Now lets get our fingers a little more familiar with this shape using a bit more compiclated pattern. We are working our stretch here in a BIG way. This is the same pattern we have been using to explore shapes so it should be familiar. Hopefully this will allow you to focus on the stretch and not the pattern.
Now that we have the stretch down, let’s run through the traditional fingering of the Harmonic Minor Scale.
Now let’s look at the “Shred” fingering of the same scale where we are going to try to put three notes on each string to make it run a bit faster and more efficiently.
Experiment with this scale and see if you can add it in to your solos!
JOIN ME TODAY FOR A VIDEO CHAT LESSON ! Starting at 5PM EST 10 PM GMT. Here are the guitar pro files for today!
Lesson53.zip ( 41.71K )
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LESSON #58 - Shred in Context Part III (GUITAR RIG 4 CUSTOM PRESET DOWNLOAD FOR TODAY'S LESSON
I"m using GUITAR RIG 4 during today's lesson so it's a SOFTWARE ONLY tone. The great thing about software is that you can "fake" having a ridiculously pricey amp, towering rack of outboard gear and a large studio room to record in. For home recording, this can be very handy. Trying to record and actual Amp in the same room with the speakers/monitors that you are trying to use to determine what the Microphone is hearing is fraught with problems. Here is the preset in a zip file.
GuitarRig4Preset_Lesson58.zip ( 5.38K )
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You can download a FREE version of Guitar Rig to get you started. Here is the link to download KOMPLETE FREE.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=36238
SEE YOU @ 10PM GMT!
Todd
Practicing on a clean channel...
SATURDAY LESSON PREVIEW:
Here is a clip for part of a Backing track that I"m working on for this Saturday's upcoming VIDEO CHAT lesson. It's called Canonical Decompostion. (Deconstructing/de"composing" Canon "Accepted Works")
It contains several techniques we are going to work on by learning the parts involved.
*Sweep Picking
*Double Picking
*Alternate Picking
*Economic PIcking
It's based loosely on a Minor/Harmonic Minor Arpeggio grouping. Enjoy! See you Sat!
CanonicalDecomposition.mp3 ( 1.3MB )
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Congrats on getting it down! Try playing it with a metronome or backing drum track for the recording so that you can see where it's rushing/dragging. The first two notes after the initial open string are in fact separate notes as written but could be played as a slide like your doing as well
This is a somewhat complicated little riff so it's great to hear people getting it!
I'm planning to cover the "OVER HAND TAPPING" technique in this Saturday's Video Chat Lesson so here is a quick video demo. It's actually a very simple technique once you get the hang of it I"m using it in this video for my take of Daniel Realpe's recent Metal Collab.
Also, I never pick up the pick once I start here which is also something interesting to try if your not used to it. You can do pinch harmonics and other things using just your fingers.
Give "OVERHAND TAPPING" a try after watching this vid. Start small and slow. It's hard at first but gets easier quick. It'll give you some prep for this Sat! We are going to use it in a solo.
Thanks for checking the PLAYING WITH ONE HAND Video on youtube guys ! If you haven't had a chance, here it is. This is part of what is on deck for this Saturuday's Vid Chat Lesson.
LESSON 60 Guitar Pro FIles
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See all notes in the WIKI!
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Portal:Techniques
Here is a ZIP file with all of the GUITAR PRO tablatures for todays Video Chat Lesson @ 10PM GMT!
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Ok Todd i recorded the stuff you were teaching today.... the tracks are at 200 bps and I hope i didn't do to bad
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON #61 - NOTES
LESSON #61 (Inside / Outside Picking and Working Your Stretch!)
Let’s focus again on our picking. In this lesson, we will take advantage of some of our previous picking work and work we have been doing to increase our flexibility. If you have missed a few lessons, don’t worry, you should have no problem playing everything we are going to cover today without prior exposure.
WORK YOUR STRETCH
Watch this short video for some examples of some handy "Finger Yoga"!
WORK YOUR PICKING!!
Here is the first set of tablature. This lick is going to be played later on in the lesson against a backing track so you can see how in sounds “In Context.
(Click below to download the Guitar Pro 5 File for 61a)
61a_3_4.gp5 ( 1.67K )
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Let’s take that same shape and work on adding Alternate Picking / Economic Picking and see if we can work our speed up a bit. You can use either Alternate or Economic Picking here depending on what feels better for you.
(Click below to download the Guitar Pro 5 File for 61b)
61b_3_4.gp5 ( 1.74K )
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Now lets add a Pentatonic Lick to our work. This too will be played against the backing.
(Click below to download the Guitar Pro 5 File for 61c)
61c_3_4.gp5 ( 1.54K )
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Now let’s combine everything we’ve learned and play it with some music. Here is the backing track.
Lesson61.mp3 ( 1.33MB )
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON #62 - NOTES
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #62 - Quadruple Picking!
Let’s add “Quadruple Picking” technique to our back of licks/tricks. This is very simply, four pick strokes per note. This will help you with your ‘Inside and Outside Picking”, and your “Alternate Picking”. This lesson is all about PRECISION. Not so much about speed. As they say....
“Speed is a byproduct of precision”.
Let’s warmup and get started.
*Do our usual Finger Yoga and warmup your hand/arm. Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome! Here is the link for the Finger Yoga Video again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Here is a preview of what this lesson will sound like once you have it down.
Lesson62A_example.mp3 ( 1.3MB )
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We are going to use some “Sweep Shapes” from a previous lesson to leverage time you have already invested learning them. Hopefully, this will let you focus on the picking and less on the shape. For each one of these shapes, play each note four time. Thus "Quadruple Picking". Play with a metronome as slow as needed until you can play fast enough to play it with the backing just like in the example.
62A
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for our First Shape.
62a.gp5 ( 1.55K )
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62B
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for our Second Shape.
62B.gp5 ( 1.53K )
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62C
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for our Third Shape.
62c.gp5 ( 1.53K )
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62D
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for our Fourth Shape.
62d.gp5 ( 1.53K )
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*Here is a link to the backing without the quad pick lead for you to download and practice with.
Lesson62A_BackingOnly.mp3 ( 1.3MB )
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As a bonus, let’s work on improvising just a bit. Here is a backing track made with an iPod app called GROOVE MAKER (Rock Pack). Here is a link about the software. It’s great for having backings ready to go. (Sadly there is no PC version yet just runs on iphone/ipod/ipad)
http://www.groovemaker.com/rockace/
This is link to the backing.
62_Bonus.mp3 ( 4.13MB )
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This backing is in E and has a Minor feel to it. So E Minor, E Harmonic Minor, E Pentatonic, etc. will all sound great. We have tons of licks that we’ve covered that will work well on this backing. Improvise and see what you can come up with!
Practice!
Todd
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON 63 - Notes
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #63 - Economic Picking In Context
Let’s warmup and get started. *
Do our usual Finger Yoga and warmup your hand/arm.* Let’s take a look at increasing our overall speed. We have spent a lot of time on Alternate Picking. Let’s spend a bit of time focused on “Economic Picking”. If you find your speed has hit a wall, workng your Economic Picking can help you break through the speed barrier. Let’s use a familiar shape and focus on using two down strokes in a row as we traverse to higher strings. Just to keep things challenging, let’s also work on our stretch a bit as we go. Let’s
look at our first shape. Make sure to try to start with a downstroke, and then use another downstroke when moving to a higher string. This is the essence of "Economic Picking" using more than one stroke type in sequence. Eg. Two downstrokes.
63a
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
63a.gp5 ( 1.54K )
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Let’s extend this idea over several strings.
63b
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
63b.gp5 ( 1.83K )
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Now lets take a pattern from LESSON 42 and add some Economic Picking focus and play it with our backing track as a solo lick after we master it with a metronome.
63c
*No Guitar Pro for this one, try to create your own Guitar Pro File as a test.
Here is our backing track for today.
Lesson63_Backing.mp3 ( 2.33MB )
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Try to get the shapes down to where you can play them over the backing. You can play fast or slow, just make sure it's consistent.
Practice!
Todd
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON #64 - NOTES
LESSON 64 - Mixing and Matching (Alternate Picking and Economic Picking)
In this lesson, we are going to mix and match our picking a bit. We are going to combine, single and fretted strokes with double open string strokes. This creates a very percussive sound and harkens back to our Pedal Tone / Pedal Point lesson. The big difference is a one to two ratio of fretted to open string strikes.
We are going to use Ben Higgins KILLER collaboration track HIGH RISK as a backing. (With his permission of course). Here is a link to the Final Video on Youtube
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/set-the-pace/
Here is an example of the some of the licks we are going to work on today, taken from this Collab.
*Let’s warmup and get started. Do our usual Finger Yoga and warmup your hand/arm.*
First, let’s let our picking hand get used to today's first pattern. Once you have it down, play it with a metronome to keep it even and consistent.
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
Now let’s add a scale in to it. This pattern will work as played against a backing as a solo lick and as an alternate picking workout. It will also work on every string. This is STRICT alternate picking. NO ECONOMIC picking for this one.
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
64b.gp5 ( 2.18K )
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Now let’s go the other way. Let’s do an ascending patter up the neck past fret 12.
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
64c.gp5 ( 2.02K )
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BONUS:
As our bonus lick, let’s keep with our Alternate Picking / Single String idea but let’s not do a Pedal Point lick. Instead, let’s change shapes as we move up the neck without using a Pedal Tone.
64d.gp5 ( 1.65K )
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Now based on this, try to figure out the reverse pattern on one string. After that, try to figure out how to do this ascending and descending, using a standard Minor Scale Shape instead of one string. Try to use your ear for this.
Here is the killer backing track Ben created. Play these chops over top of this and let your fingers fly!
Ben_Higgins_Collab_Set_the_Pace_105bpm.mp3 ( 1008.55K )
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LESSON 65 - Pushing Past The “Barrier”
We have been focusing on various techniques for the past few lessons and It seems high time we get back to a quick bit of shredding/back and forth/speed picking. The ideas here should be somewhat familiar at this point. Hopefully, we will be able to push our speed up a bit in this lesson as the shapes will hopefully be quick to master. Once we have them down, we will apply them a backing so that we can play them in context. First, let’s do our warmup, per usual. Then on to the Lesson!
For each of these next three shapes/chops, learn the pattern and play it with a metronome to keep it steady. Once you have built up some speed and feel comfortable with the licks, start playing them with the backing track and turn off the metronome. Here is our backing track for today. Download it and give it a listen before starting on learning the shapes/chops.
Lesson65v3.mp3 ( 1.79MB )
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65a
Let’s add a bit to this idea. Some string traverse will work the fingers a bit. Scroll down for the next tablature.
65b
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
Now let’s add the final bits that turn this in to a lick we can play with or without out backing.
65c
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
65c.gp5 ( 1.84K )
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Scroll down for our BONUS riff.
This riff is about pure speed. All the notes are close together so you should be able to work up some scary quick speed on this. It also works as a lick with our backing.
65d
*Here is the Guitar Pro 5 File for this shape.
65d.gp5 ( 1.52K )
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON 66 - NEO CLASSICAL APPROACHES
We have been Working our speed up focusing on our right hand for several lessons now. Let’s shift a bit and focus on our left hand. We are still going to use our Synch approach, meaning or every pick stroke, a note is fretted. This will help our “Precision”. As has often been said, “Speed is a byproduct of precision”.
Let’s look at our backing track. It’s composed of a variety of shapes and will require a decent finger stretch as well as dexterity of movement. Here is an MP3 Preview. Once you learn the following licks, play them with a metronome until you have them down, then play them with the backing. Go ahead and warm up doing our usual stretches and listen to backing.
GMC66_Doxologia_Minor.mp3 ( 1.32MB )
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Let's take a look at our shapes. The first part of each is repeated when played with the backing, but in the tab, it's just shown once for simplicity sake.
66a
*Here is the GuitarPro file for this shape. (GuitarPro 5 or 6 Required)
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66b
*Here is the GuitarPro file for this shape. (GuitarPro 5 or 6 Required)
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66c
*Here is the GuitarPro file for this shape. (GuitarPro 5 or 6 Required)
66Backing3.gp5 ( 1.65K )
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66d
*Here is the GuitarPro file for this shape. (GuitarPro 5 or 6 Required)
66Backing4.gp5 ( 1.53K )
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Practice!
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #67 - Notes
LESSON #67 - Sweet Spots, Dirty Spots
Let’s warmup and get started.
*Do our usual Finger Yoga and warmup your hand/arm. Here is the link to the Video demonstration.
http://www.youtube.com/user/toddsquadxyz#p/u/12/POvVMNdc6Tg
In this lesson, let’s combine some techniques and approaches together to create some dynamics in our playing. We have spent a lot of time working playing precise, almost mechanical phrases to help us learn to play with consistency. Now let’s throw in some bends and holds to mix things up a bit. Listen to todays backing track while you warm up and stretch.
Our first lick is a traditional Rock/Blues lick that works well just about anywhere you use it as long as it’s key. Our backing track is in the Key of E so our licks today will be in E as well.
67SignumCrucis.mp3 ( 3.75MB )
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67a
Let’s play this with a metronome about 120 BPM to make sure we can play it smoothly and consistently. This is the first lick to play against the backing. Once you can loop this lick it’s a great chop to use and repeat.
*Here is the GuitarPro file for this shape (GuitarPro5 or 6 Required)
67a.gp5 ( 1.8K )
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67b
Now let’s throw in a lick that’s a little more syncopated and scale based. This is a lick based on E-Minor and uses our “Back and Forh” approach. This next bit has a lot of notes. But once you get the idea behind the pattern down, hopefully it won’t be that hard to master. Don’t be thrown off by how big the tablature looks. It’s only because of the notes repeating.
*Here is the GuitarPro file for this shape (GuitarPro5 or 6 Required)
67b_final.gp5 ( 2.37K )
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67c
Now let’s take a different approach to create something that sounds very similar. Instead of using a scale pattern and traversing strings, let’s focus on a single string ascending shape but avoid the use of open strings.
*Here is the GuitarPro file for this shape (GuitarPro5 or 6 Required)
67c.gp5 ( 2.03K )
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GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #68 - Building A Solo
In this lesson, we are going to build a Guita Solo and play it against a backing. So essentially we are going to chain sets of licks/chops together in as musical a way as possible. Before we get in to it, let’s warm up a bit and get our fingers ready to rip!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
PALM MUTED HAMMER ON’S
Let’s do a bit o prep for our first lick by doing some “Palm Muted Hammer On’s” This type of lick just takes a little practice. Once you have it down, it comes in very handy for building a cool solo. The Palm muting creates a percussive sound and takes the place of the pick stroke. Here is our first tablature.
Now that we have the pattern down. Let’s play it with a metronome to make sure we can play it consistently and work up some speed and move it around the neck.
Now let’s take that same idea nd turn it in to an actual lick that conforms to a scale structure. Our Backing track is in E Minor so let’s use an E Minor Shape. Take a look at the next piece of Tablature.
Now let’s add a different type of lick in to our Solo. After a syncopated scale run type of lick, loosening things up with a Pedal Point, Open String Lick can often work quite well. Let’s do an open string “Pedal Point” style lick where the open string is our “Pedal Tone”.
Take a look at the tablature. Once we have it, let’s play it on every string to give our hand some practice on it.
Now, let’s string these licks together and play them as a solo against a backing. Here is what it should sound like. Click on the link below to be taken to SOUNDCLOUD.com for a preview.
http://snd.sc/nH5O9r
Once we have this solo down, think back to last weeks lesson. It was in the same key as this lesson. E Minor. Try to remember the licks we did. All of them will work with this backing. So now, let’s improvise. Take all the licks from this week, and the licks you remember from last week, and mix and match them against the backing. Play them in any order and cycle them as many times as you think it sounds right to do.
You are building up yoru “Bag of Tricks/Licks” and eventually, as long as you know the key, you can whip out a solo on the spot.
TODAY'S LESSON NOTES
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #71 - DOXOLOGIA MINOR PART II
On deck today, Alternate picking, string skipping, and stretching! Let’s do our usual finger yoga and jump right in.
Here is our first pattern. It’s all about string skipping.
Now let’s add to that.
Now let’s get in to our main lesson.
Here is a preview.
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/gmc-lesson-71-doxologia-minor
Here is part 1.
Part 2.
Part 3.
Part 4.
Parts 1 - 4 Guitar Pro Tablature
FourParts.zip ( 2.3K )
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LESSON LINKS
Here is a link to the Guitar Rig Patch from Today’s Lesson
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=37629&st=0&gopid=537995&#entry537995
Free Software For Recording (Guitar Rig Free, and Pod Farm Demo and Reaper, etc.)
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=36238
GMC LESSON 69 - Building A Solo, Employing Previous Techniques
In this lesson, we are going to build a Guitar Solo and play it against a backing (The Backing is the Metal Collab recently initiated by Cosmin Lupu, here is my full solo take as a preview.
Here is a link to the audio file of backing with solo for download and reference.
CosminCollab_ToddWithBacking.mp3 ( 2.76MB )
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*IMPORTANT: The song is written in the key of “C Minor”, but we are going to tune up half a step so that our open string licks will work here and our previous several lessons will match up with this as well. So tune your B string to a C.
let’s warm up a bit and get our fingers ready to rip!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
*We are going to do a series of increasingly complex licks. These will help your hands get used to changing shapes each time they move.
OPEN STRING, PALM MUTED, PEDAL POINT, ASCENDING MINOR SCALE (Pedal +2)
Take a look at our first tablature. The Easiest of the bunch.
Here is the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
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Now let’s play this with a metronome a bit, back and forth and then once we have it, let’s do it with the backing track.
Let’s add a third note in.
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
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Now let’s invert this pattern and try it with the metronome, working up some speed, then transfer to the backing track.
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
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Now let’s add some tapping/hammering in to things. This is a great way to work up some serious speed.
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
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Let’s add another note to this. It really starts to rip as a four note tap.
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
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Now move your right hand around to find other spots on the neck that are in key while leaving your left hand doing this pattern.
LESSON LINKS / FILES
Here is the GUITAR RIG CUSTOM PRESETS I used on the solo.
This one is the "PsychoSynthetic" that sounds almost like a synth.
Psycho_Synthetic.ksd.zip ( 6.27K )
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This is the lead patch for the middle section.
GMC_LESSON_69b.ksd.zip ( 5.53K )
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Free Software For Recording (Guitar Rig Free, and Pod Farm Demo and Reaper, etc.)
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=36238
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #70 - ENDURANCE INTENSIVE
Let’s take a break from our Soloing In Context work and focus a bit on sheer speed and endurance. Once of the main things holding some players back from being able to play what they want, feel, hear in their head/heart, is that simple fact that their hands lack the endurance to keep up with their creativity. The good news, this is very simple to fix. It just takes........PRACTICE! Let’s warm up.
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
GETTING UP TO SPEED with EXTREEEEEEEEEEME Endurance
Let’s take a basic shape and run it up the strings in “threes”, or up three strings down one. Strike only once at the open string then left hand hammer on the rest of the notes
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
70_Warmup.gp5 ( 2.11K )
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*Once we have this down, lets march it up the neck one fret at a time with our Metronome and work on our Endurance.
*Now, let’s try this same thing as an alternate/economic picking workout. Again, up the neck one fret at a time.
Now let’s cross the line and dive in to CRAZY LAND. Let’s do our EXTREME endurance pattern and toss in an EXTREM finger stretch as a bonus! If your hand can’t take this, don’t be heart broken, IT”S REALLY, REALLY HARD!
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
70_Warmup_II.gp5 ( 2.11K )
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*Once we have this down, lets march it up the neck one fret at a time with our Metronome and work on our Endurance.
*Now, let’s try this same thing as an alternate/economic picking workout. Again, up the neck one fret at a time.
Let’s add some complexity in to our work. Let’s take this Minor pattern and run it as a open string single pick strike and as an alternate picking workout on each string in sequence.
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
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Let’s invert this shape and do the same things. Open string single, and alternate on each string.
And the Guitar Pro Tablature File.
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LESSON LINKS
Here is a link to the Guitar Rig Patch from Today’s Lesson
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=37629&st=0&gopid=537995&#entry537995
Free Software For Recording (Guitar Rig Free, and Pod Farm Demo and Reaper, etc.)
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=36238
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #72 - The Magic Pinky (The Secret Sauce of Spooky Technique)
Let’s delve in to “Magic Pinky” that oft ignored of fingers that holds the secrete to many wild and frightening techniques. Here is a Quick Video Preview of the sort of tapping/stretch work we have planned.
WARM UP:
*Finger Yoga! (Per usual let’s stretch and avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!)
WARMING UP THE WEAKEST FINGER.
Take a look at our first tablature.
Here is the GUITAR PRO 5 File for it.
Lesson_72___Warmup_I.gp5 ( 1.53K )
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Here we go.
*Let’s start out by alternate picking this and just loop it for a bit while working up speed.
*Now Let’s do the same pattern four times in a row, and on every string and loop that while working up speed.
Now let’s make it a bit more interesting (Per a recent Poll on GMC) and add TAPPING!
Here is the GUITAR PRO 5 File for it.
72_Pinky_Warmup_II.gp5 ( 1.55K )
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Now let’s do the same modifications as before and try not to melt our hand off.
*Let’s start out by alternate picking this and just loop it for a bit while working up speed.
*Now Let’s do the same pattern four times in a row, and on every string and loop that while working up speed.
LESSON 33 REVISITED
Let’s pull out a couple of licks we used in Lesson 33 and build on those. Here are the tablatures.
Now Let's try the lick from the Preview Video
Here is the GUITAR PRO 5 File for it.
72_Pinky_Magic_III.gp5 ( 1.8K )
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LESSON LINKS/FILES
Here is a link to the Guitar Rig Patch from Today’s Lesson (Unzip, copy to your preset folder, update Guitar Rig using updater)
GMC_LESSON_72_WAH_WAH.ksd.zip ( 5.55K )
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Free Software For Recording (Guitar Rig Free, and Pod Farm Demo and Reaper, etc.)
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=36238
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GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #73 - The Magic Pinky Part II (The Secret Sauce of Spooky Technique)
Let’s delve in to “Magic Pinky” a bit more. that oft ignored of fingers that holds the secrete to many wild and frightening techniques.
STRETCHES!
*Finger Yoga! (Per usual let’s stretch and avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!)
WARMING UP
*Let’s start out by alternate picking this. One we have it down, lets move it down the strings.
Now let’s do a shape that will help us prep for something a bit more complex. Let’s alternate pick this. Use economic if you feel it’s more natural.
Now let’s do something new. We are going to add a “Slide” in to a scale shape and combine with our alternate picking/economic picking.
Now let’s take this a bit further and make a really, really, looooooong scale run with slides.
LESSON LINKS
Here is a link to the forum post with the backing with lead and without lead.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=39041&view=findpost&p=541354
Here is a link to the Guitar Rig Patches (With tons of Delay for rythm and less for lead) from Today’s Lesson
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=24595
Free Software For Recording (Guitar Rig Free, and Pod Farm Demo and Reaper, etc.)
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=36238
LESSON 74 - SPOOKY SPEED AND SYMMETRY
In this lesson, we are going to explore the concept of "Symmetry" using shapes that are the same on more than one string. In this case, the B and high E string. The entire lesson is in the key of E Minor as is the backing. Here is a preview of the backing track.
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/gmc-lesson-74-divina-mortis
let’s warm up a bit and get our fingers ready to rip!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
PERFECT SYMMETRY - Part 1
Let’s explore symmetry in the Key of E Minor on the B and E string using a Minor Shape. For our first one, let’s keep it simple. Let’s strike once per four note group.
Now let’s also alternate pick this and palm mute it.
And of course Double Pick it as well.
PERFECT SYMMETRY - Part 2
Now, let’s try this as a “Symmetrical” pattern on two strings and believe it or not, it’s still E minor.
*Now let’s also alternate pick this and palm mute it.
*And of course Double Pick it as well.
*Now let’s play what we have so far against our backing.
PERFECT SYMMETRY - Part 3
*Here’s where it gets tricky. Let’s try this pattern and add out sliding magic pink trick in to play.
*Now let’s also alternate pick this and palm mute it.
*And of course Double Pick it as well.
PERFECT SYMMETRY - Part 4
And finally, let’s try this bit which sounds like a classical etude and might make your head explode or fingers melt. Here goes!
*Now let’s also alternate pick this and palm mute it.
*And of course Double Pick it as well.
LESSON LINKS
Here is a link to the OVERLOUD preset for today
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=24679
Here is the backing track
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/gmc-lesson-74-divina-mortis
GMC VIDEO CHAT LESSON #75
(Here are Guitar Pro 5 Files for this lesson. Download them before starting.)
GuitarPro5_Files_Lesson75.zip ( 2.89K )
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In honor of the recent LOVE ME competition by our founder Kris Dahl, we are going to do a LOVE ME Lesson! So LOVE IT!
The usual warm up seems like a good idea so let’s do our stretches per usual. Now on to the pain!
Here is the link to LOVE ME Competition on GMC. Check it out if you have not already. Great Song!
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/love-me-lesson/
Here is the link to my Solo on which todays lesson is based.
The first lick is quite a stretch. Just for fun let’s try it as a stretch warmup.
Now let’s look at the Harmonic Minor scale in our Key. Playing it this low on the neck presents some challenges.
Let’s start here with the high strings and work with the shape using our various picking approaches.
Let’s take a look at the scale from the low strings and use some open string technique. Again, let’s work with our usually Picking Chaos.
Now that our fingers know where to go, let’s do the entire scale. We are using open strings, and some serious stretching to make this scale happen here. Once you get used to this pattern, it’s very handy in a solo.
Now let’s throw some higher fret work in and attack it with our picking approaches.
Now let’s do something different and add pull offs in it and a huge stretch to combine with our picking! This is the capstone bit for this lesson. Here is the tablature but I"m not going to include the Guitar Pro File as I want you to use your ear a bit and the tab instead of playback through the GP5.
LESSON LINKS
Here is the backing track
GMC LESSON 76 (Ninja Guitar E.G. Ben Higgins Influence Strikes Again!!)
These will be the lesson notes for our Saturday Video Chat @ 10 PM GMT.
Here is the direct link to this particular lesson here in the forum.
http://bit.ly/lesson76
Here is a Preview of Todays Lesson. (In the Key of "Melt Your Face" Ala Paul Gilbert) It's actually in E Minor.
GMC_76_Preview.mp3 ( 898.9K )
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let’s warm up a bit and get our fingers ready to rip!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
ON TO THE NINJA TRAINING!
First up, let's get used to playing a decent stretch pattern up higher on the neck. This will give your fingers the muscle memory
for playing the final piece.
WARMUP 1
(Here is the Guitar Pro File)
Lesson_76_Warmup.gp5 ( 1.77K )
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(And the Tablature)
Let's add a bit of "Back and Forth to this"
WARMUP 2
(Here is the Guitar Pro File)
Lesson_76_Warmup_II.gp5 ( 2.11K )
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(And the Tablature)
TIGHTENING UP THE PATTERN/PICKING
Now let's turn off the open string and focus on picking.
(Here is the Guitar Pro File)
Lesson_76a.gp5 ( 1.75K )
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(And the Tablature)
*Now let's (of course!) Double Pick This!
*And Triple!
(Apply Frozen Peas to Forearm)
*And Quad Pick!
ADDING BENDING
Not to neglect our Bending skills let's add this lick in from GMC Lesson 67. It's a classic Blues/Rock lick that will let us work on our Bend technique and sound cool as a bonus in our soloing over the backing.
(Here is the Guitar Pro File)
76b_GMC67revisited.gp5 ( 1.8K )
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(And the Tablature)
BUILDING MUSCLE MEMORY
Let's run a pattern than will help burn the final shape in to our hands and fingers.
(Here is the Guitar Pro File)
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(And the Tablature)
FINAL STAGE (Boss Level)
Now let's jump in to "Crazy Land" and give this a shot.
(Here is the Guitar Pro File)
Lesson_76_FINAL.gp5 ( 1.77K )
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(And the Tablature)
VIDEO CHAT LESSON STARTING SOON!
SATURDAY 10PM GMT, 5PM EST
See you in the Chat Room!
Lesson Notes Preview Below
LESSON 77 - PLAYING WITHOUT GAPS AND KEEPING UP
DIRECT LINK TO THIS LESSON
http://bit.ly/gmclesson77
In this lesson we are going to work on modifying our picking to allow us to play a bit faster than we otherwise could. Here is a preview of a guitar rythm we are going to work with.
GMC_77preview.mp3 ( 898.9K )
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Let's start with our usual warm up.
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
GAPLESS PART 1
This first shape is "Down 3 Up 1" which is something that should be familiar. Let's single and double pick this and movie it up the neck. It will work our picking and stretch.
Guitar Pro 5 File
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GAPLESS PART 2
Let's add a single string shape to work up some crazy speed. Once you know the shape, play the "Pedal Tone" (First Note) Twice, then play each non pedal tone once.
Guitar Pro 5 File
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GAPLESS PART 3
Let's insert a gap briefly to counterpoint today's work. This is the pattern for our BOSS LEVEL pattern.
Guitar Pro 5 File
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b]GAPLESS PART 4[/b]
This shape should be familiar from Lesson 76 (Ninja Ben's Influence). We are going to play an inversion and keep it moving.
Guitar Pro 5 File
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GAPLESS GUITAR RYTHM
This rythm is designed to be difficult to play at speed. Don't beat yourself up about not being able to play it fast right away. It just takes a bit of time and of course practice.
Guitar Pro 5 File
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VIDEO CHAT STARTING @ 10 PMG GMT, 5PM EST! Here are the notes for today
GMC LESSON 78 - SHREDDING THE BLUES
In this lesson we are going to add a bit of shred to the blues. These shapes should be familiar so we can focus on our picking and our speed a bit more than on our left hand workLet's warm up!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
BLUES - FEELING THE SHRED.
Here is our backing for today.
BluesBacking.mp3 ( 2.14MB )
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And here are ALL of the Guitar Pro 5 Files in one handy zip!
GUITAR_PRO_FILES.zip ( 69K )
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Let's look at our first shape.
Let's play this with our backing as well and try to double/triple pick it!
Let's add to this shape.
Now let's move up the neck a bit and put a bit of a strech in to things.
This one will be a bit of a challenge at first, but your hand will adapt right away.
Now let's put one of our "Paul Gilbert" style licks in.
BONUS:
Here is our bonus lick. It's a rythm from 77 that was just to much for our last get together. It's a great way to work up your inside and outside picking.
GMC LESSON 79 - THUMBS AKIMBO! ( http://bit.ly/gmclesson79 )
Look Ma No Thumbs!
In this lesson we are going to work on our DANGEROUS FREAKY NINJA THUMBLESS TECHNIQUE! Here is a preview.
Here is our BACKING TRACK. Download it so you can shred over it later!
79Preview_Djentlemen.mp3 ( 849.92K )
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Same Track with Harmony/Dissonant Layer added. (Played in E notice the difference in the two tracks?)
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
DJENT OR NOT DJENT?
In this lesson let's take some cues from what has come to be known as "Djent", despite Misha's (Periphery) attempt to fight it, it's become a Metal Subgenre. Onward Djentlemen!
First up, let's get our hands used playing Diatonic structures to give them some muscle memory. This is a very simple shape so we can work up some killer speed. This shape is used quite a bit in DJent.
Play this as written and then let's walk it up and down the neck. Strike the first note, then Hammer On the rest. So ONE PICK STROKE, per every 3 Notes.
79 PART A
Here is the GuitarPro5 File
GMC79A.gp5 ( 1.51K )
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And the Tablature
79 PART B
Here is the GuitarPro5 File
GMC79B.gp5 ( 1.71K )
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And the Tablature
79 PART C
Here is the GuitarPro5 File
GMC79C.gp5 ( 1.61K )
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And the Tablature
79 PART D
Here is the GuitarPro5 File
GMC79D.gp5 ( 1.94K )
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And the Tablature
79 PART E
Here is the GuitarPro5 File
GMC79E.gp5 ( 1.67K )
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And the Tablature
Let's focus on our THUMBLESS technique for a bit. If possible, try to do these without using your pick. Just use your left hand for hammering on and pulling off. If that's a bit much, put the pick back in to play as you work up your left hand.
79 PART F
Here is the GuitarPro5 File
GMC_79_F.gp5 ( 1.5K )
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And the Tablature
79 PART G
Here is the GuitarPro5 File
GMC79G.gp5 ( 1.53K )
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And the Tablature
Thanks to everyone who came out for today's SATURDAY VIDEO CHAT! It was a bit more EXTREME than usual and several hands/arms melted off during session. I realized that once we have 6 examples/shapes/patterns to learn and play that we might be pushing the boundary a bit far. More fun next time, but perhaps a tad more restrained
Here is the link to the lesson notes for this week with Guitare Pro Files and backing track.
http://www.bit.ly/gmclesson79
See you guys next weekend! Special props to everyone who make it to Example G!
Todd
GMC LESSON 80 - ALTERNATE PICKING (Straight Line Speed VS Cornering Speed)
http://bit.ly/gmclesson80
Ben Higgins (Our resident GMC Zen/Guitar Master/Monster) recently was talking about the difference between 'Straight line Speed" vs "Speed in the corners". He has a great point on the difference and why each are important. You really need a strong base in one before you can work on the other. Straight being the first that builds to cornering.
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
PENTATONIC SHRED FEST
We are going to use the current PENTATONIC SHRED COLLAB (From Gabriel Lapardi) as our backing. If you have not joined this Collab yet, bop over and join! It's a great chance to show off what you have learned and play against a very cool backing. Here is the link.
SIGN UP FOR PENTATONIC SHRED COLLAB
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=41268&st=0&gopid=549829&#entry549829
Here is a link to his Video Lesson that this Collab is Based on. It's a KILLER example of using chromatic bits within a pentatonic scale as we often do when working with pentatonics.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Pentatonic-Shred-Licks/
WARMUP LICK
Let's get our fingers moving with a warmup lick. It's a semi Diatonic scale done with open strings and hammer ons. Let's alternate pick it as well.
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 file and tablature.
80_Warmup.gp5 ( 1.6K )
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STRAIGHTLINE SPEED
Let's do a lick to work on our "Straight Line Speed". This should feel familiar. It's based on the minor scale and open string as pedal point. Hopefully, the lick is familiar/easy enough to let us focus more on Alternate Picking and overall Speed rather than fingering.
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 file and tablature.
80_a.gp5 ( 1.9K )
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CORNERING
Now let's do a similar lick but traverse strings instead of running up the neck.
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 file and tablature.
80_B.gp5 ( 1.89K )
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COMBINING STRAIGHT AND CURVY
Let's now look at playing with our backing and combine our techniques. Here is a pentatonic lick that works
well when alternate picked or done more dynamically.
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 file and tablature.
80_C.gp5 ( 1.65K )
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Let's do that same lick an octave up and play them together with our backing.
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 file and tablature.
80_D.gp5 ( 1.65K )
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Here is the backing track with some solo licks for a preview.
ToddWithBacking_gabcollab.mp3 ( 1.14MB )
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79 REWIND
Let's look at the BOSS LEVEL lick from last weeks lesson for a second. I had some requests to revisit again this week as
it was a bit much to learn on the fly.
Here is the Guitar Pro 5 file and tablature.
GMC79Rewind.gp5 ( 1.93K )
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GMC LESSON 81 - SPOOKY RYTHMS/LEADS
Direct LInk to this Lesson
http://bit.ly/gmclesson81
Let's give our lesson a bit of a Spooky vibe in light of HALLOWEEN!. Changing a pattern but just a couple of notes can have a big impact on it's sound. Let's explore that a bit and work on our alternate picking and picking between strings.
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
WARMUP
Let's give our fingers a bit of advanced warning on whats coming up with a warmup shape.
SPOOKY PATTERNS ACROSS STRINGS
This shape has a bit of a "spooky" vibe as it's based on a Minor shape. Going across strings and alternate picking/economic picking takes practice but its worth it. Let's take this shape and march it over the neck.
81A.gp5 ( 1.51K )
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Now let's make the shape sound a bit more "happy" and work on our picking there as well.
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BACKING TRACK/SOLO WORK
Let's carry over with a pattern we used for a lead shape in our last lesson and use the same pattern as a rythm. Some patterns/shapes work well as both. Feel free to use hammer on/pull off techniques as this doesn't need to be strictly picked.
Here is the backing track
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And the shape from last time with a slight mod in two positions.
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This is a Pentatonic shape and has a KEY SHIFT (Shifting or "Modulating" from G to F#) Let's practice playing a solo and shifting down with the rythm so our solo stays in key.
Let's start our lick in A then move down to F#. Same exact lick, just shift it down.
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LESSON 82 - REVERSE AND INVERSE
http://bit.ly/gmclesson82
In this lesson, we are going to work on Alternate Picking per usual and do it in the context of our backing track and throw in some inversions for fun! Let's stretch and warmup!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
WARM UP
Let's get our hands ready for shredding it up today. This shape will prep your fingers for whats to come. Let's play this four times at each fret and march it up the neck.
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INVERSIONS
Let's work our alternate picking and our economic picking with the shape we just did so we can get a bit further a bit faster.
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Let's march this shape up the neck and try it on the high and low strings.
MIXING SHAPES WITH INVERSIONS
Now that we have some practice with inversions, and picking, let's use the Minor Scale shape which means doing a different shape on each of the two strings. Let's march this around as well.
This is actually a lick that we will use with our backing. We have worked up to it, so it should be workable once we play it with music.
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MIX AND MATCH PICKING/PULL OFFS
Let's take a semi novel approach to a familiar scale. Let's stay in the Minor Scale and add pull off's as well as alternate picking.
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BACKING TRACK
Here is Today's Backing. Download it so you can practice these licks with music.
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LESSON 83 - SOLO DECONSTRUCTION/RECONSTRUCTION
http://bit.ly/gmclesson83
In this lesson, we are going to work on breaking down a crazy solo and building it back up and playing it!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
WARMUP
Let's work on our stretch and reach a bit. Each string we have on this tab has a new shape. Let's play each example on all the strings instead of changing at each string as written. I wanted to keep the tab as short as possible.
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CRAZY REACH!
I get a lot of questions on how I managed to increase my finger stretch/range to the point it is now. The answer is really simple Practice! So let's jump in.
Take a look at this tab. Each string has a new pattern. This is just to show you the patterns. Let's play each pattern on all the strings, instead of changing each time.
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SOLO DECONSTRUCTION
Today's lesson is based on BEN HIGGINS new COLLAB ( called the DYNAMITE COLLAB!) After today you should be ready to rip it up so go join! Here is the link.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=41291&hl=
From Ben's notes, we get this CRITICAL bit.
"The backing is in 2 distinct parts.. the first half, up until 0:18 is in the key of Am. So you can use Aminor pentatonic, A natural minor, A blues, A dorian."
So we need to be able to switch keys in the middle of a solo. When you are learning a solo by ear, mid stream key changes can be a challenge, depending. So be ready for the switch!
Here is a Video Preview of the first section of our Solo.
Here is our first lick. It's all about Tapping/Hammering and using our "Double Tap" technique.
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And......
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And Finally....
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Here is the backing we are using today (From Bens Collab)
LESSON 84 - EXTENDED PENTASRED LICKS ( http://bit.ly/gmclesson84)
Let's do some extended penatonic style shred licks. We are going to use Gab's Pentatonic Shred Collab as our Backing again as it's perfect for this type of work. But first let's warm up per usual! FINGER YOGA!
(While warming up, take a peek at this.
*Check out this MASSIVE drum kit. I helped setup this session with 16 microphones. Sounded amazing.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=37830&st=0&p=553900&#entry553900
*Ran across my first alternate picking training pick! The device that helped me break my own speed barrier. It's called the STYLUS PICK. Here is a graphic to illustrate a critical concept.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=41634&st=0&p=553899&#entry553899
I"m having Vinnie @ VPICKS make me some custom picks that may really help folks. I'll let you guys know how they go.
WARMUP
Let's use this pattern to get our fingers moving and work our stretch a bit. Let's marc this up the neck using picking and hammer on techniques.
FIRST EXTENDED LICK
GUITAR PRO 5 FILES INCLUDED
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Now let's dig in to our licks. We are going to break them down in to workable chunks. Here is the first.
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And the next bit.
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And the final bit of our first lick.
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When we put all that together, we have a cool, long, rock lick that travels around the fretboard and sounds great when done right. Let's Try that lick with our backing.
Now let's try our second lick.
SECOND EXTENDED LICK
Again, let's break this down in separate chunks. Here is the first.
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And the second.
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Let's play these chunks together and try them with our backing as well.
Now let's try both licks in a row.
As a bonus, let's work on our PINKY a bit!
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Here is our full backing track for reference. (PENTATONIC SHRED COLLAB)
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Here it is with the solo bits.
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LESSON 85 - FUNKTIFIED
http://bit.ly/gmclesson85
Let's embrace the funk! We are going to use Ivan's FUNK COLLAB as our backing. If you have not joined this collab yet, here is the link. Entries are due Nov 30 2011.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=41505&st=0
KILLER TUTORIAL (Recording/Audio/Video Using Only FREE Software!)
Ivan just posted this awesome tutorial to show folks how to get pro quality results without breaking the band. Curious about REAPER? Recording Video with Audio? Watch this vid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18Kh2LB7K_E
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
WARMUP
We are going to need our pinky for playing some funk! Let's heat it up. Let's start this shape in our backing key, and move it up the neck.
Guitar Pro 5 and Tab
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Now let's move from open string work to closed patterns/shapes. Let's keep focus on that oft neglected finger and move this around the neck after starting in our backing key.
This lick will work well with our backing.
Onward to a two string inversion lick. Combining two inversions, we will move this around the neck to work on our picking and play it on E and B starting strings. It also works well with the backing.
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Lastly, let's review a lick from a previous session and apply it to our backing. In lesson 82 we worked on scale inversions on two strings. Let's move that same shape around a bit and play it with our backing. Hopefully, most of you already know this lick and can focus on playing cleaner/faster/better with the backing.
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NOTES IN PROGRESS
GMC LESSON 86 - EXTREMES OF REACH AND SPEED
http://bit.ly/gmclesson86
In this lesson, let's explore our reach and our speed a bit. We have been stretching forever so let's put it to good use! Let's warm up by doing our usual finger yoga. It's really important this time in particular. Here is our backing for today that we will solo over. Give it a listen during our Finger Yoga. It's a bit "Racer X".
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
WARMUP
Now let's dig in to our warmup shape. This may seem a bit much at first. IF so, we can start up higher and work lower. This shape is part of our scale (A AEOLIAN) That we are going to be working with Today.
Guitar Pro File
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Associated Tablature
Let's move that around a bit and get used to the stretch. Perhaps work it up the neck?
WORKING THE STRETCH ( String Focus OPEN AND SINGLE)
This is a very important section. Let's start picking once on the open string and hammering on the rest. Then alterate pick the hole thing. Then go all the way up and back down, then try it on the low E.
Guitar Pro File
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Associated Tablature
WORKING THE SPEED (String Focus CLOSED AND SINGLE)
ADDING HAMMER ON/TAPPING (OPEN AND SINGLE)
Let's do a four finger tapping version of this lick.
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Associated Tablature
WORKING UP THE NECK
Let's do some palm muting with our alternate picking as we move this shape up the neck in the key of A Minor.
Guitar Pro File
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Associated Tablature
BOSS LEVEL
Now combine all of these and play them with the backing as solo licks. In any order, at any speed. Let your creativity take over and make the licks your own!
Practtice!
Todd
GMC LESSON 87 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson87
CLICK HERE TO JOIN CHAT ROOM @ 5PM EST 10PM GMT
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/chat
In this lesson, I'm going to pack TONS of stuff in. Hopefully not too much! we are going to do some Quasi Neo Classical stuff to help us with Alternate Picking / Economic Picking and Pinky Work!
Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
I've been getting questions on what I'm using for my tone in the chats and it's Guitar Rig and OVERLOUD TH2. Here is a spiff preset for GR4. By looking at the modules it will help you build your own The stock presets did not impress me, but you can build some killer tones with tweaking.
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Let's start with a shape that will serve as warmup and workout part A. We are going to work on our AP/ECO and our precision. This shape is a bit of a finger twister so don't worry about playing it fast. It's actually built just so you can't play it overly fast, especially at first. But that's fine, this is more about precision.
Let's loop this shape and then march it up the neck a bit.
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Now let's add something to this. It's going to take on a bit of a Neo-Classical Vibe. Which is always good Let's loop this too and then move it up the neck.
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Now for the BIG challenge of this series. We are going to use our Pinky to change the alternating tone. This will be a challenge indeed.
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Let's swith gears a bit and move to a three string pattern of greater complexity. More AP/ECO work here. Let's loop this and march it up the neck a bit.
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Thanks to everyone who helped make today's chat such a killer session! You guys RAWK!
Todd
TH1 MEGA BANK
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GMC LESSON 88 - AP/ECO/SHRED and The Zen of Picking
http://bit.ly/gmclesson88
CLICK HERE TO JOIN CHAT ROOM @ 5PM EST 10PM GMT
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/chat
Let's try to expand on our picking and our reach just a bit and pull in some more Neo Classical influence along the way But first, STRETCHING!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
WARMUP - JUMPING RIGHT IN!
Here is our Backing for today with a solo lick. And here is the OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE custom patch I"m using in today's Lesson.
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http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/gmc88-backingwithsolo
Let's do a descending triad pattern to warmup. Strike once per string, E then A, then hammer on the rest and descend. Let's try this on several strings.
*It's almost a sweep/arpeggio sort of thing.
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Also, let's try to pick each note for a couple of passes to get the blood going!
DOUBLE TIME!
Now let's jump to our next shape. It's just a slightly tougher version of what we just did. And repeated once more for good measure. So twice through then move down a fret.
Let's move this around and then pick each note, then double pick!
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AND STREEEETTCCCHHHH!
And now, for a big of STREEEEETTCCCHHING the fingers out to prep for our lead licks.
Strike once then hammer on the next two notes. Then let's pick all of them, and oh....maybe...double pick!
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POWER METAL MADNESS
It's time to use our skills built so far in this lesson to help us master our "L:ead Licks" for the backing. The good news is your mostly there! Just some slight variation.
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ABOVE AND BEYOND
Let's take a shape from last time and add some to it. This shape is complex and with the extra notes, it's almost an etude in itself. It is a great way to work on your picking. Let's loop it and march it up the neck! If you can double pick this, congrats you RAWK!
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HERE IS BACKING WITHOUT SOLO!
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GMC LESSON 89 - "TRIPEGGIOs" (Is it an arpeggio? A Triad? It's a Tripeggio!)
http://bit.ly/gmclesson89
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This is our Final Lesson of the year! Let's really RIP IT UP! Lots of great stuff planned But first, STRETCHING!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
LET THE FUN BEGIN!
Let's do our usual warm up lick and see if we can shred it up without melting out arm! Let's pick each note and palm mute as we go.
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Now let's start with our shapes. We are going to expand on what we did last week and continue to combine TRIADS and ARPEGGIO shapes. This first one should be simple. Let's try it as a loop, and march it around the neck. Remember to palm mute! Let's pick every note, then sweep pick the first two and hammer/pull the rest.
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GETTING CRAZY
Now let's get a bit more crazy! This one is a bit more complicated. We are going to use different shapes in a descending pattern. Let's try it as a loop, and march it around the neck. Remember to palm mute! Let's pick every note, then sweep pick the first two and hammer/pull the rest.
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CRAZIER
Here is a preview of our backing track for today. It's almost a NeoClassical Reggae vibe!
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/guitarmasterlcass-net-lesson
Here is the backing for download
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So let's play a set with our backing. We are going to work up some speed here.
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CRAZIEST
We are going to build on our new collection of shapes and play it almost like a stand alone Classical Etude. By adding some pedal point/tone elements in to it, we make it a bit more of a challenge. Let's try it as a loop, and march it around the neck. Remember to palm mute! Let's pick every note, then sweep pick the first two and hammer/pull the rest.
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NEXT UP!
In this net set, we are going to switch to an ascending pattern and use new shapes. These are different from anything we've done thus far, but are still in our same key/scale. Notice how the patterns seem different, but sound really similar to our previous shapes from today.
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GMC LESSON 90 - 2011 FINAL LESSON! (Last chance to work our PINKY!)
http://bit.ly/gmclesson90
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/chat
This is our Final Lesson of the year! Let's really RIP IT UP! Lots of great stuff planned But first, STRETCHING!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for reference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
(Posting Lesson Notes As We Speak!)
Here is the TH1 TRIODE (Guitar Plugin) patch for today.
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Let's work on our stretch a bit more. Here is our warmup shape. Let's pick and pull (AP and Legato) this and move it down the neck and the strings. In doing so we get some endurance work as a bonus.
Here is our backing. Download it for later practice as well.
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Now let's start working with our backing in addition to our metronome. This tablature shows the positions we are going to use. Play each set 4 times with the backing. E.g. Each set of four notes, repeats four times then shifts when played against the backing track. This will help us work our picking as well as our stretch.
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We are going to add in open strings and give our lick an almost arpeggio sounding vibe. But do so without actually playing an arpeggio shape. Again, play each position four times with the backing. Let's pick and pull this one as well.
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Return of the TRIPEGGIO!
Let's do this same type of lick now as a "Tripeggio" a mixture of triad/arpeggio. So down stroke the first two notes like you are sweep picking then pull off/hammer on the rest.
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2011 Review
Looking back, this lesson really got us started on our picking and shredding. Let's review this lesson and see if we have gained any speed since we started doing all this.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Lesson_Series:_%E2%80%9C0_To_60%2C_An_Introduction_to_Alternate_Picking%E2%80%9D_-_Lesson_5
All of the lessons we have ever done are available in this killer wiki (Thanks to Fran!) if you have missed any of them, go back over them in 2012. Each one builds on the last so they are good to have covered!
Thanks for a great year guys Looking forward to a great 2012 @ GMC!
Todd
Last lesson of the year!! I gotta make it to this one for sure!! Happy New Year!!
Hey Todd!
Here is an mp3 of what I was doing on the lesson 90 Warmup that you asked me to record, I set the metro up at 260bpm and gave it a go today. So here is a few minutes of that.
[attachment=25753:Lesson90Warmup.mp3]
I think 260 is where we topped out in the chat lesson. I couldnt get it as clean as when I was harmonizing with you in the chat . I dunno some days ya got it some days ya dont I guess. I need to be more consistant
I was playing 0 12 16 and decending like that over your 0 8 12 . Sounded pretty wicked!
I tried to push past the tempo a couple times there at the end and blew up!
Peace! Rich...
Here is a Youtube Playlist with all the videos from the collab as well as the final. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1CEEB28B7722E385
HERE ARE THE NOTES ON EACH SOLO! Great Job Guys!
1.)Dokugan
Congrats on a really cool take! I like how you took a rhythmic approach and made use of triad
"ish" sounding licks and how you alternated various octaves. I used some of your chops to match as a Harmony Lead lick as well. Nice!
2.)Brandon Earman
Just killer! Really well played. Your choice of notes/licks/key was spot on and your bends were really tight and focused. Nice!
3.)Christian
Killer Hair! Loved your props! Great background as well A lot of nice touches here. Not to mention the tasty chops in your solo! I lead in to your big pull off break and also blended you with some other chops. Your solo is well played and shows great progress. You Rawk!
4.)Ben Higgins
Ben Freakin Higgins! Needless to say you ripped it to shreds and balanced it with soulful licks bursting with groove and technique. I blended your licks with some of the bordering chops and got some great dual guitar effects. Killer job.
5.)Rammikin
Congrats on your first Collab! Well done on jumping and kudos for indulging yourself as you mentioned as that's what this type of thing is all about! Your licks worked well and you combined scale work and legato with style. Nicely played.
6.)Ivan
One of my Fav Ivan Solos Ever! I gave you the ending segment where it's just you and bass guitar to let you go nuts without the distraction of the drums. Loved it.
And in case you missed it! Here is the final. I put a thick layer of "Hollywood" over the web cab footage to make it look a bit more spiff
GMC LESSON 91 - "Inverted Hammering/Tapping" And "Fret Skipping"!
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Here is the direct link to today's lesson.
http://bit.ly/gmclesson91
Today we are going to introduced some techiques we have NEVER DONE BEFORE! But first...
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for reference.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Our first lesson of the year! Let's jump right in
*TODAY'S CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 PATCH*
This patch is built just for you! It requires no extra gear to pump up the signal. I built it using a guitar and computer. No direct box, no outboard gear of any kind. So even if you plug in directly to your computer and skip the recording interface, this patch will still have WADS of gain.
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Patch Audio Demo
91_Preview.mp3 ( 490.74K )
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Patch Screen Grab
First up, let's do a warm up. Let's try this as a pull of workout and as an alternate picking workout. First, let's just strike the first note and hammer/pull the rest.
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Now let's Alternate Pick it.
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As a bonus, let's DOUBLE PICK IT! (Pick every note twice)
PLAYING WITH INVERTED HAND POSITIONS:
Let's try something we have never done before in honor of the new year. We are going to use both hands and do some hammering but do it sort of backwards.
So play the third fret with you left hand, And play the higher fret with your right. Let's loop this.
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Now that we have the hang of it, let's combine our "Fret Skipping" and our new approach to tapping/hammering.
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JUMPING AROUND
Let's use these same notes and do some "Fret Jumping". It's sort of like string skipping but with frets
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GMC LESSON 92 - SPEED IS A BYPRODUCT OF PRECISION
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Here is the direct link to today's lesson.
http://bit.ly/gmclesson92
Today's Lesson is PART II of LESSON 88. We are going to break down the rather complex backing and use it to stuffy alternate picking/economic picking while traversing strings. It's using 16th notes @ 120 Beats a minute. In other words, we are going to work on precision. After that, speed will just sorta "Happen"! Here is a sample of what we are going to be working on with a bonus lead on it for extra fun
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/guitarmasterclass-net-lesson
Our first lesson of the year! Let's jump right in
*TODAY'S CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 PATCH*
OVERLOUD TH1 is just amazing and I"m using it for today's lesson. I"ve made a patch for you that needs no extra pre-amps or what not. Just plug in your guitar to your recording interface. No Amps were harmed in the making of this patch
Patch File (Zipped)
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Patch Audio Demo
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Patch Screen Grab
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WARM UP
First up, let's do a warm up our fingers. We are going to do some Hybrid picking here to help increase our speed moving between strings. This is often the barrier between a player and his goal speed.
*QUICK TIP: Take note of the pick stroke indicators in the tablature. It's the entire point of the pattern and of today's lesson.
Guitar Pro 5/Tux File (Tablature)
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Let's march this down the neck. Play it twice, then move down a fret. Start around 90 BPM and work as far up in speed as you can. Then slow down the metronome again to 90 and Double Pick the shape (play each note twice) this will further work your inside/outside picking.
Guitar Pro/Tux File (Tablature)
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ECONOMIC PICKING
Let's try something a bit harder. This pattern is an extension of the first. Make sure to use "ECONOMIC PICKING" (Two of the same types of pick strokes in a row, in this case two down strokes.) per the tablature. It will make playing this shape at speed much simpler. (16th Notes @ 120 BPM) This speed doesn't seem that fast on one string. It's the constant back and forth between strings that makes it hard.
*Don't forget to PALM MUTE every note.
Let's march this down the neck. Play it twice, then move down a fret. Start around 90 BPM and work as far up in speed as you can. Then slow down the metronome again to 90 and Double Pick the shape (play each note twice)
Guitar Pro/Tux File (Tablature)
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ADDING SOME STRETCH IN TO THE MIX
It's time to work our stretch a bit! Let's extend this shape and put our finger yoga to good use!
Guitar Pro/Tux File (Tablature)
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PLAYING CLOSE IN
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This version of the shape may feel a bit cramped as it requires a very short fret span. Also, I've changed the pattern a bit. Once all three shapes are put together, they are the backing track for today. A palm muted riff in E Minor. This riff has a Progressive Metal sort of vibe to it. Feel free to use it as a backing or for whatever you like once you can play it. It's under creative commons license so you can use it freely.
PLAN B
Here is an alternate rythm to play in the B position on the way back up to the A. It provides a bit of variation. This is the way I'm playing it in the recorded backing for today. However, you can skip this if it makes the rythm to hard for now. It's up to you.
Guitar Pro/Tux File (Tablature)
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Here is the backing with drums/bass.
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http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/guitarclass-net-lesson-92
PUTTING IT TOGETHER
Let's put all these bits together now and try to play with our backing. Start on the 5th Fret and play the parts one after another. Then back up to resolve on the A. So 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 would be the play order. You can use the alternate version of the middle lick on the way up if you like, as in the example, to provide a slightly differnt feel to the lick. But it will work without doing so as well.
RIPPING IT UP OVER THE BACKING
Let's bring back our "TRIPEGGIOs"! Hopefully these are well under your control at this point. If you are new to these, they are just a mix between an Arpeggio and a Triad. They will fit well with our backing.
Use a down stroke to "Sweep" the first two notes, as you would in sweep picking. Then hammer on/pull off the rest, landing on the starting note. All three shapes are in the tablature below.
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Now experiment with the backing and come up with your own solo. Be sure to post it and share!
PRACTICE!
Todd
Hi Todd,
can you put up the picking pattern for each part please? I'm a little lost with it
Thanks,
Andy
Will do
I"ve got a version of them with the picking. I"ll put them up as soon as I can. I was wanting folks to try to use the Warmup picking as a template to determine the most efficient picking pattern for them personally on the other riffs. But I will put up what I"m doing and you can use it as and you can use it as guideline.
Todd
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It looks good already. This is sure to improve anyone's technique. I will see you tomorrow, man! Thanks ahead of time for the lesson!
WOW! Killer Job Everyone! You guys played all the "Impossible" licks and even double picked them! And played without thumbs! Special props to Azza for going shirtless as well as thumbless
Sreiously you guys RAWKED! See you next sat
Todd
GMC LESSON #94 - INTENSE ALTERNATE/ECONOMIC PICKING
GMC LESSON 94 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson94
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In this lesson we are going to complete our Trilogy of Intense Alternate / Economic Picking work that we started in Lesson 88. Each of these has used the same backing so all of the licks will work with that backing. And all these licks are in the key of A Minor. So you can use all of them to solo in A Minor agaisnt just about any A Minor Backing.
Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let�s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Here is a custom OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE Patch for you guys for today.
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We are going to need our stretch and our speed today. Let's start with the stretch. We are going to dive back in to our "Tripeggios!". Here we go.
WARMING UP TO PREP FOR FINGER TORTURE
(The Warmup is actually also Part I ) Let's try our new Tripeggio pattern for today. It's our same Tripeggio shape form the other two in this series but we are adding a twist. Once we get the pattern down, we are going to play it twice and march it down the neck and try it on other strings. It will get really, really, really hard the further down the neck we go. Once we reach the firs fret, if you can pull this off, congratulations, you are there
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Let's work on a fairly complext descending pattern. It's in A Minor per usual.
EXTENDED "CRAZY" TRIPEGGIOS
Now that we have some muscle memory built up, we are going to use the modified tripeggio in key, as a solo lick with our backing track. First, let's look at the shape.
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This can be played as a sort of sweep and hammer/pull off, or it can be picked. Let's try it both ways. So let's loop this, march it up the neck, and try it on other strings. This will work the living daylights out of your fingers and maximize your stretch. It will pay off by making your pinky much stronger and faster.
Once we get it up to speed, let's play it with our backing! You should be very familiar with our backing at this point.
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DOWN BY FOURS
Let's give our fingers a tiny break and focus on a descending pattern called "Fours" or going down four notes, then back to what would have been the next note in a give scale. We are going to continue to use a Minor. Be sure to Palm Mute this and alternate pick it.
Let's double pick it if possible. And try it in different octaves.
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HOMEWORK
Try to give this a shot and we will break it down in a future lesson.
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This concludes our TRIPEGGIO TRILOGY! If you made it this far, you RAWK!
Todd
GMC LESSON 95 - DEATH BY RYTHM
GMC LESSON 95 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson95
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In this lesson we are going to focus on our speed, our stretch, our legato and our picking. Quite a bit of ground to cover, but we can do it
Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let�s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
NEW GUITAR RIG 4 PRESET (Lesson 95 Patch)
*SUPER HIGH GAIN PATCH. Notice the settings on the compressor. This patch assumes you are not using any hardware preamp or anything. It's super sick gain can be too much with an external preamp.
This patch is from this weekends upcoming lesson 95. All of the lessons can be found in the wiki, thank goodness for Fran!
http://bit.ly/twtgmc
Here is a preview, the patch and a screen grab.
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WARMING UP THE FINGERS FOR CRAZYNESS
Let's revisit one of my favorite warmups ever. It's so spiff that it works as it's own lesson segment. I just love this lick. It's from LESSON 34
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PLAYING CRAZY RYTHM PARTS
Let's work on playing a rather complex guitar rythm and use it work on various techniques. Here is the backing.
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Let's take a look at the tablature. You will need to make a big stretch with your pinky and bar with your first finger. The rythm is a bit wonky but you can get used to it quickly. The bit has an off time Death Jazz feel to it. Check out the tablature, and once you get the pattern, just move it up to frets and play the same thing and thats part B.
*Palm Mute this
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Let's do a bit with Gabriels current POWER METAL collab. This is a great example of Power Metal Structure. Here is the link and the backing.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=42432&st=0
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And my solo bits over top of it.
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Let's try one of these licks. It's not a hard one, but it's played a bit brisk. Let's see if we can do it at speed once we work up to it.
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Thanks for coming out to the lesson on Sat guys! It was blast as usual. It's always great to have a full house for a Saturday Metal Meltdown! Hopefully nobody has permanent injury from the finger torture. Remember to try to cool down / stretch a bit after each marathon shred fest.
Well Todd, I just wanted to extend a huge thanks for your awesome lesson yesterday! I didn't get to stay for the whole thing, but got a lot out of what I did stay around for. Also, after looking through this thread, there is plenty to dig "back" into as well!! Thanks for keeping it well organized!
Glad you could make it by Our awesome Mr. Fran has organized my wacky notes in to our killer wiki! You can see all the lesson notes back to lesson 1! Complete with tabs and such. Here is a direct link to the wiki, my lessons are the featured article, woohoo!
http://bit.ly/twtgmc
More crazy stuff on deck for next Sat. Hope to see you there!
Todd
GMC LESSON 96 - ALL HANDS ON DECK
GMC LESSON 96 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson96
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let�s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Today, we are going to use a bit from the AWESOME new Ben Higgins Collaboration. If you have not signed up for this collab, go sign up! It's just EPIC!
Here is the link to Ben's Collab
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=42887
Let's get our fingers up to snuff a bit before we get in to this. We have been working quite a bit on our stretch of late, so hopefully this series will be quite easy. If not easy, hopefully it will be at least possible. let's start easy.
But first, here are a couple of Spiff patch/presets. One for OVERLOUD TH1 and one for GUITAR RIG 5. Either one has more than enough gain for today
CUSTOM PATCHES/TONES
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BACK TO THE PINKY! GETTING LOST IN THE LAND OF LEGATO
Starting of Small
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Very simple shape. Let's play it twice, move it down one fret and play twice again. At first, let's only strike the open string and hammer on the rest. Then let's do it Alternate Pick style to see the difference.
Once we've got it, move it all the way down to the first fret for the first finger and then switch down one string and repeat. This functions as an endurance workout and a warmup.
HARDER AND FASTER!
Adding a bit of a stretch, let's do the same thing as before. But with some work now for our stretch. Let's play it twice, move it down one fret and play twice again. At first, let's only strike the open string and hammer on the rest. Then let's do it Alternate Pick style to see the difference.
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TRIPLE DOWN!
Let's add a third note in to prep for our later work today. Let's play it twice, move it down one fret and play twice again. At first, let's only strike the open string and hammer on the rest. Then let's do it Alternate Pick style to see the difference.
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A MINOR RETURNS
As part of our Backing is in A MINOR and we have been working on hammer ons, let's hammer on A minor. We have done lots of single string work in the past, but typicaly moving a single shape as we did earlier. We are now going to shift the shape at each position so your fingers will need to be precise.
At first, let's just strike once per group of 4 notes. Then let's try to alternate pick it. Then double pick of course
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BONUS: DOUBLE PICKING VERSION OF LESSON C (Special Thanks to GMCer Nihilist1 for making this bonus file!)
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TAPPING/HAMMERING WITH BOTH HANDS AND 4 NOTE GROUPS (4 Finger Tapping)
This is the part where we put it all together. We've done four finger tapping in the past and it was a bit of a struggle for some, so I thought we could use a bit more practice. Not to mention, we have been doing picking workouts for the past month so I thought a bit of tapping would be a good change of pace
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BENS BACKING TRACK (Our Chunk of it from Today)
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HOMEWORK
We are going to break this down in to chunks later on. Go ahead and have a look at it.
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It's a big LEGATO/TAPPING lesson so not much double picking in this one. But next week, back to Alternate/Economic/Double/triple/quad picking
Todd
GMC LESSON 97 - TRIADS OF DOOM
GMC LESSON 9 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson97
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let�s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
OVERLOUD TH1 Patch
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Here is a Guitar Rig 4 Preset for Today
CUSTOM PATCHES/TONES
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WARMUP AND FINGER TORTURE ALL IN ONE
Let's use our triad shape we've been working on and play it four times each position and run it all the way down the neck and back up if possible. Well, let's build to that,
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RIGHT HAND LEFT HAND SYNCH (Looping Patterns)
Let's loop this shape for a bit then play it down the neck to get used to it. We are going to play it against a backing to see how a looped lick can add texture to a rythm track.
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Let's dip in to that backing track that causes some folks so much trouble a bit back and use it as our backing. Our Lesson 95 Crazy Picking Backing Track.
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Our Looped shape will work well with this backing. In the key of A. This shape makes a good loop to work on our picking an right hand left hand synchronization. It can be played slow and double picked or played fast and single picked and still sound right with the backing.
HERE"S WHERE IT GETS TRICKY
We are going to leverage all the spiff PINKY POWER you guys have worked up over this series and introduce a "Pinky Slide" in to our shape. You will use the pinky to slide up to and back from the high note on the 13th fret.
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Now let's do a slightly different version of this that we will chain to together with the first one to make a combo pinky slide lick!
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For our Combo Pinky Slide lick, play Part B, then C, then move C down a whole step, back up a whole step, the back to Shape B. So 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, is the pattern.
This should sound cool against our backing.
Now let's drop the slide and use your pinky and ring finger to fret the last two notes in each shape. This gives an entirely different feel to the lick.
Thanks for coming out to the chat guys You guys always make it a blast!
Sorry I didn't make it today. I traded in my old Ibanez Weeping Demon Wah-Pedal(It was a tone killer ) and bought myself the CryBaby Classic With a Fasel Inductor! I love that wah!
As always, thanks for the lesson!
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 98 - SOLO MADNESS!
GMC LESSON 98 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson98
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
GABE's LED ZEP COLLABORATION
In this lesson we are going to use Gabe's killer LED ZEP collab as our backing. Here is the link to the Collab.
*Here is the GUITAR RIG 5 Custom Patch used in this take.
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*Here is a TH1 Triode Patch as well for this lesson.
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http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=42912&hl=
Here is a link to my youtube vid with solo take. These are the licks we are going to try to work on today.
WARMING UP THE FINGERS
Let's do a bit of warmup work before we start in. It's good practice to warm up your fingers and your picking hand with a decent bit of work at the start of any practice. Building endurance each time you play really helps.
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This is a very simple shape. Let's run this up and down the neck all the way back to fret number 1. First, let's do it with one pick sroke per string and then let's alternate pick. We are going to use this shape today in our licks.
The first lick is one we have discussed at length so it should be pretty easy. This is the
LICK #1 - A MINOR INVERSION (QUICK REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MATERIAL)
You guys should know this lick back and forth by now. So let's single and double pick this.
LICK #2 - Pentatonic Fun
This lick has few notes but lots of picking. Play it palm muted.
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LICK #3 - Single String Work
We have done lots of this so it should be pretty easy to pick this up. Let's play this on a few different strings to work on our reach and let's double pick it.
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LICK #4 - Running Up The Neck
A Minor run up the neck. Not very fast, just moving a lot. Palm mute if possible. Let's also double pick this once we get it down.
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON 99 - RACER X STYLE PART I
GMC LESSON 99 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson99
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
As a sort of warm up to our LESSON 100 fun, we are going to get our fingers going with some RACER X style chops. These chops are not difficult when broken apart. I previously tossed a very long version of this lick in to a Video Chat Lesson to see if it would work as a single bit but it's a tad long for that. Let's break this down and work up some speed and endurance in the process. Once we build up some speed, LESSON 100 won't seem that hard at all
*SECRET SAUCE! SSSSHHH! (This patch uses some tricks with parallel compression to bring out your picking)
It's for OVERLOUD TH2. If you don't have this, go grab the demo, so you can import this patch for this lesson.
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Here is a Th1 Patch as well.
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Now then,
THE WARMUP THAT"S REALLY IT"S OWN ENTIRE LESSON
We are going to be using some hopefully familiar shapes. Let's take a basic one and work out hands/stamina a bit.
We are going to go full circle here back to the very start of our work together. You should know this pattern by heart. If not, now is a good time to learn. Let's play this on several strings and using doubles, thumbless etc. This one pattern contains everything your fingers need to know to "Shred", this one pattern can take you to the next level in terms of precision/speed.
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BIG SCARY CHOPS BREAK DOWN IN TO EASY BITS
As you know, the biggest, most hairy licks/chops you can imagine can be broken down in to little bits and learned a chunk at a time. Let's tackle one and work up some speed/endurance on the way.
PART A
Let's get used to playing this on different strings, using singles and doubles.
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PART B
Let's get used to playing this as well, on different strings, using singles and doubles.
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PART C
Let's get used to playing this also, on different strings, using singles and doubles.
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PART D
Let's get used to playing this as an addition, on different strings, using singles and doubles.
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PART E
Now that we have some muscle memory with all these. Let's tie them all together in to one lick. This lick can be played slow or fast but sounds best fast
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Here is a backing (from our Tripeggio work) that works well with this lick.
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Here is a video Preview of the lick played at Speed.
All updated in the wiki
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 100!!!!!!!! - RACER X STYLE PART II (FINGERS ON FIRE)
GMC LESSON 100 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson100
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
LESSON 100 (AKA "THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF LIMITLESS DEATH")
Special thanks goes out to Rusty Cool....er, I mean, Ben Higgins for letting use his RACER X collab as our backing!
Here is a link to the RACER X COLLAB post in the forum.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=42887&hl=racer+x'
And here is the Backing from it. Ben's backing here is truly KILLER!
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Here is a spiff GUITAR RIG 5 PRESET OF BURNING DEATH GAIN for ya.
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PREPARE FOR DEATH!
Let us prepare for burning death! Well, let's get our fingers going anyway
Let's take a familiar shape and play it striking only the first note on each string. Then every note. Then double picked. Of course, let's march this all the way up the neck to the 12th fret.
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Let's have a look at LICK #1. Watch the video and notice where it fits in. Here is the tablature. Each position is played four times.
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TRIPLE/DOUBLE DEATH
This next lick blends our fav "Double and Triple" styles of picking in the same lick. Some notes are triple picked (three strokes per note) and some are double picked (two strokes per note).
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PAUL GILBERT DEATH
This lick is one we worked on last week in preparation for today. Hopefully, it's all smooth sailing from here!
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TAPPING DEATH
Let's add some tapping/hammering!
Here are the basic positions. I'm just mucking about with these mostly. So let's wing it!
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SCALE INVERSION DEATH
Let's use one of our fav licks. The Scale Inversion! As a bonus, let's triple pick it! Let's start with SINGLE PICKING then, double, then let's melt our hand off with TRIPLE!
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CONGRATS! YOU ARE NOW A METAL GOD! Seriously guys, thanks so much for making this lesson series RAWK! It's nothing without you guys and you guys are AWESOME!
PRACTICE!
Todd
the good news, I don't have to work today
the bad news, I ripped a large of piece skin off my third fretting finger
on the up, I still have one and four
Thanks for the lesson today. It was truly fantastic. I have learned more in this two hour span than I have ever learned in any other two hour span.
RAWK AWN!!!
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 101! - INSIDE OUTSIDE PICKING UNTIL OUR FINGERS ARE INSIDE OUT!
GMC LESSON 101 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson101
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Here is a GUITAR RIG 4 custom patch for today
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WARMING UP
FIRST UP! (Starting with GASP and upstroke!)
Here is something I've never asked you to do before. STARTING WITH AN UPSTROKE! For 100 lessons we have started with downstrokes to it's time to change things up! We are going to work on our right hand today so get ready for picking your brains out!
WARM UP LICK
*START WITH AN UPSTROKE! We are going to work this pattern quite a bit.
-Start by playing each position once in a loop.
-Play each position once and move up one fret then repeat, all the way to the 12th fret.
-Find max comfortable speed.
Then
-Play each position four times.
-After two loops, move up one fret.
-Speed up
*START WITH AN UPSTROKE! We are going to work this pattern quite a bit.
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ALTERNATE PICKING AND ECONOMIC PICKING
*Again, INITIATE WITH AN UPSTROKE!
Let's start again with an upstroke, but add two downstrokes to follow. Using Two down strokes in a row makes this a use if "Economic Picking". Once you get the hang of this, it will make playing complex polyrythms quite a bit easier.
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-Start by playing each position once in a loop.
-Play each position once and move up one fret then repeat, all the way to the 12th fret.
-Find max comfortable speed.
Then
-Play each position four times.
-After two loops, move up one fret.
-Speed up
STRICK ALTERNATE PICKING BY WAY OF THE DREADED DOUBLE PICKING!!!!!!
Double Picking (Two strokes per note) IS FREAKING HARD!!!! But not impossible. Let's take the same pattern we just played, and "Double Pick" it. Let's move to strict ALTERNATE PICKING now. Every stroke should alternate. And....
*INITIATE WITH A DOWNSTROKE!
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-Start by playing each position once in a loop.
-Play each position once and move up one fret then repeat, all the way to the 12th fret.
-Find max comfortable speed.
Then
-Play each position four times.
-After two loops, move up one fret.
-Speed up
ADDING IN THE PINKY!!!!!
Now let's turn it up a notch and add our fav finger! THE PINKY! Let's work this like the others.
*NOTICE THE THREE DOWNSTROKES IN A ROW!
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DOUBLE PICKING WITH CRAZY SHAPES!
Now let's double pick this same shape. And switch back to strict ALTERNATE PICKING!
*INIATE WITH A DOWN STROKE!
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GALLOP DRUMS
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Thanks for coming out to lesson 101! Reply to this thread with any takes you have of playing these parts. These are all great ways to work up your right hand!
Also, let me know if the Guitar Rig 4 patch works well for you
Todd
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 102 - ROCK LICKS AND SPIFF TRICKS!
GMC LESSON 102 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson102
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Here is a custom OVERLOUD TH2 patch for today.
*If you don't have TH2 Go get the demo and try this patch!
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RUNNNING AROUND COLLAB : BEN HIGGINS
*Today's lesson is based on the "Running Around" collab from Ben Higgins. I LOVE Ben's backing tracks! If you see another Ben Collab FOR GOODNESS SAKE JOIN IT! Here is a link to the collab.
HERE IS THE BACKING TRACK TO PLAY OVER!
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http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=43462&view=findpost&p=574394
Here is what we are going to learn today. Some spiff licks/chops that work well over this backing. Here is a preview.
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PART 1 WARMUP AND BEYOND, WAY BEYOND
*SINGLE STRING WORK!
-Start on the high E, then try each string.
-Of Course! We have to DOUBLE and TRIPLE and QUAD PICK this!
ENDURANCE ENDURANCE ENDURANCE! DON"T PICK FROM THE ELBOW!
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PART II : PUTTING IT TO USE
Let's put our work in the warmup to good use in our first lick!
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PART III : REMEMBER INVERSIONS?
Let's employ our trusty "Minor Scale Inversion" and Palm Mute it and play it in a very Staccato fashion (ALA Ben Higgins).
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PART IV : REMEMBER TRIPEGGIOS?
Well, this lick is sorta close to that. Almost an upside down tripeggio.
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PART V : PINKY TRIP!
Let's use a triad shape and move our PINKY!
*Play each group of three notes, FOUR TIMES.
-Alternate Pick
-Palm Mute
-Keep it even!
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PART VI : REMEMBER PEDAL POINT?
Let's employe a Pedal Point Lick!
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*The next lick is simple. Try to learn it by ear.
*The Final lick is a full G MINOR INVERSION starting from the High E string. For bonus points, pull of this lick either by ear or from memory of previously doing it in our Lessons!
What do you think about using a phaser or a flanger with todays licks?
Just wanted to let you know how much I am enjoying Lesson 102. This just might be my favorite so far! I think it is because the speed is not so fast that it makes it near impossible for me, but is an actual attainable speed for me. Right now, 102D is kicking me in the rear end, though . (Stretch little pinky....STtttrrrreeettttccchhhh!!!!!) I am practicing it w/the metronome while driving the pattern up to the 12th fret. This entire lesson is really fun to practice. I do plan to record it at some point, but will definitely take me longer than a week. Thanks for this & all the great lessons.
Just my opionion & not really sure how it would work. But I think this would make a great video lesson for GMC. Maybe the first "Collab Video Lesson" w/you & Ben. Again, just speaking a crazy thought that ran through my head.
As promised. Sorry I have not created the DP files as of yet. I have had a very busy week in and out of the studio. This lesson was definitely my favourite one so far. I feel bad that I never utilised the backing tracks in the past! I am in the process of cleaning it all up so that I play comfortably enough that my fingers don't move much.
See you Saturday!
-Nihil
Wow! Nice take on this lesson, Nihilist! That actually helped me out. It might have helped me a little more if I could see your fretting hand. But I'm looking forward to your version w/the bt.
I know this has been discussed before, but I downloaded VLC Media Player so I could slow down the bt & it made it much easier for me to play along. I also used the Scale Generator & that helped even more having the Gmin displayed on the fretboard. I'm determined to get a decent take out of it so I can upload it.
Thanks again for such a great lesson!
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 103 - (Lesson #3 Redux) ALTERNATE PICKING REVERSED SHAPES
GMC LESSON 103 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson103
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Here is a custom OVERLOUD TH2 patch for today.
*If you don't have TH2 Go get the demo and try this patch!
Preview
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Patch
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Screen Grab
Here is that Custom GUITAR RIG 4 patch from my post a bit "What Genre is this Patch?" with the massive chunk to it. Go get guitar rig (Demo) if you don't already have it. Embrace software emulation. You just can't beat the results for the quality home recording on the cheap!
*I"ve started building patches without my external direct box and without my GNX3 as a pre amp. As a result, this should have pretty massive gain even with just your guitar plugged straight in to a laptop.
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PART I INSIDE PICKING (BACKWARDS SHAPES)
Let's skip the warmup and dive in. We are going to work on our endurance, our picking and our speed today Just as in the original LESSON 3 way back when, we are also going to work on our alternate picking with some shapes that are reversed from normal.
These shapes/patterns may feel very awkward. Once we speed up they may feel truly odd. The point of doing work like these is to force you fingers to adapt to things they might not otherwise play. These are not "LICKS" this is a hardcore finger workout played to a metronome or a drum track. This is "EARNING IT". Doing this type of work will prepare your hands for doing licks/chops etc. in subsequent lessons. I think adding stuff like this in can really help your ability to play with consistency and precision. You should balance this type of work with more musical playing, as in our other lessons. Some folks never play this type of thing and you can sometimes hear it in "gaps" in their playing ability.
Here is our first.
*Start with a DOWNSTROKE
*Use strict ALTERNATE PICKING
*Find a comfortable Metronome speed and play this pattern all the way up the neck to the 12th fret.
*Double Pick the pattern, once you've got it, all the way up the neck.
*Try it on different strings.
*Speed up, and up, and up.
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PART II ADDING THE CRAZY STRETCH!
Let's keep working on inside picking and add our PINKY work in! It wouldn't be right if we didn't add a crazy pinky stretch!
So let's try this.
*Start with a DOWNSTROKE
*Use strict ALTERNATE PICKING
*Find a comfortable Metronome speed and play this pattern all the way up the neck to the 12th fret.
*Double Pick the pattern, once you've got it, all the way up the neck.
*Try it on different strings.
*Speed up, and up, and up.
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PART III CONFUSING YOUR FINGERS (OUTSIDE PICKING)
We are going to simply add an open string in. The impact on your fingers will be immediate. We are going to switch to outside picking a bit here. Just one note doesn't seem that crazy but playing this at speed will present a new challenge.
*Start with a DOWNSTROKE
*Use strict ALTERNATE PICKING
*Find a comfortable Metronome speed and play this pattern all the way up the neck to the 12th fret.
*Double Pick the pattern, once you've got it, all the way up the neck.
*Try it on different strings.
*Speed up, and up, and up.
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[b]PART IV CONFUSING YOUR FINGERS AND PINKY TORTURE!
MUUWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! (EVIL LAUGH) Prepare yourself!
*Start with a DOWNSTROKE
*Use strict ALTERNATE PICKING
*Find a comfortable Metronome speed and play this pattern all the way up the neck to the 12th fret.
*Double Pick the pattern, once you've got it, all the way up the neck.
*Try it on different strings.
*Speed up, and up, and up.
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BONUS:
We didn't complete the Pedal Point Lick in our last lesson so it was HOMEWORK! Let's try it!
I promised I would publish a new one. I messed up in two parts, so I apologise in advance! I would make it perfect, but my date will be here in about 10 minutes!
Thanks for coming out to todays lesson! Everyone RAWKED! IT was REALLY REALLY REALLY tough bit of playing and everyone nailed it! Nice!
Todd
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 104 - (Lesson #4 Redux) ADVANCED RIGHT HAND - LEFT HAND SYNCHRONIZATION
GMC LESSON 104 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson104
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Being able so make your right hand pick, exactly when your left hand is fretting a note, while moving at speed, is well....hard! As you guys have been impressing me greatly as learning players, we are going to take this and make it even harder by using our STREEEEEEEETTTTCCHHHH and our various "Multi Pickstroke" techniques.
SKIPPING THE WARMUP PATTERN, DIVING IN TO THE FUN!
Here we go!
PART 1 - BACK AND FORTH AND A STRETCH
Name says it all.
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Let's
*Play this up and down the neck (Don't play to pain)
*Double Pick it.
*Try it on different strings.
PART 2 - ADDING COMPLEXITY
Now that part 1 is getting easy.......
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Let's
*Play this up and down the neck (Don't play to pain)
*Double Pick it.
*Try it on different strings.
PART 3 - STRETCH/ALTERNATE PICK/BACKING TRACK
Here is where the rubber meets the road. Let' combine our alternate picking, synched up hands, and stretch to play this bit against a backing.
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Backing
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON 105 - (Lesson #5 Redux) ADVANCED RIGHT HAND - LEFT HAND SYNCHRONIZATION PART II
GMC LESSON 105 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson105
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HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUT TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Let's expand on our STREEEEETTCH and Alternate Picking work a bit.
Here we go!
PART A - DIFFERENT SHAPES DIFFERENT STRINGS
In our original LESSON 5 we added "Back and Forth" on top of our Alternate Picking. Now that we have been working on the stretch, let's take idea to the next level.
*WARNING: THIS IS HARD TO PLAY!
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Let's
*Play this up and down the neck (Don't play to pain)
*Double Pick it.
*Try it on different strings.
PART B - LEGATO STREEEEEEEETTTCCCHHHH
Let's get some practice doing a crazy legato stretch lick to build up some muscle memory for our "Boss Level" lick.
(Let's try to play this all the way down to the first fret if possible)
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Play it twice at each position. Only strike once per note group when on the open string. Also, let's try it on some other strings.
Here is a backing to play it with.
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PART C - BIGGEST EVER
Let's really push our stretch a bit and use a hammer on etude type lick that loops. Let's try it on different strings.
WARNING: DO NOT PLAY TO THE POINT OF PAIN
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PART D - PUSHING THE LIMIT
Let's lear a lick that is going to serve as the through line in our backing. It's got QUITE A STRETCH.
*WARNING: THIS IS HARD TO PLAY!
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Here is the backing for this part at two speeds.
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[b]VIDEO CHAT LESSON 106 - (Lesson #6 Redux) PEDAL POINT/TONE [/b]
GMC LESSON 106 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson106
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HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Let's expand on our STREEEEETTCH and Alternate Picking work a bit.
Here we go!
PEDAL POINT
Let's work on PEDAL POINT stuff a bit today. We did some of this in the original LESSON 6, let's expand on that. Here is a review definition of 'Pedal Point"
"In tonal music, a pedal point (also pedal tone, pedal note, organ point, or pedal) is a sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts. A pedal point is a "non-chord tone", which puts it in the same musical categories as suspensions, retardations, and passing tones. However, the pedal point is unique among non-chord tones "in that begins on a consonance, sustains (or repeats) through another chord as a dissonance until the harmony" not the non-chord tone, "resolves back to a consonance."
In case that doesn't make much sense, think of the PEDAL POINT as the STARTING NOTE That you are going to keep coming back every other note, or every two or every three notes.
Here is our first shape. Let's,,,
STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING!
Try it on each string
Double Pick it
Try it other places on the neck.
*Guitar Pro 5 & 6 or TUX
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REVERSED PEDAL POINT
STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING!
Try it on each string
Double Pick it
Try it other places on the neck.
*Guitar Pro 5 & 6 or TUX
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LOOPNG PEDAL POINT
STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING!
Try it on each string
Double Pick it
Try it other places on the neck.
*Guitar Pro 5 & 6 or TUX
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MULTI-STRING PEDAL POINT
STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING!
Try it on each string
Double Pick it
Try it other places on the neck.
*Guitar Pro 5 & 6 or TUX
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STRING SKIPPING PEDAL POINT
STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING!
Try it on each string
Double Pick it
Try it other places on the neck.
*Guitar Pro 5 & 6 or TUX
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DOUBLE PICK VERSIONS OF 106 TABLATURE - Guitar Pro 6 Format (Thanks Nihilist for making these!)
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON 107 - (Lesson #7 Redux)
Back and Forth/Lower to Higher Strings
GMC LESSON 107 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson107
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TODAY: We are going to work on our RIGHT HAND / LEFT HAND SYNCHRONIZATION. And our ALTERNATE PICKING. When we combine these, we can really work our hands and start to eliminate any lag between hands. It's not easy at first, but it's worth it.
HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
*SUPER CUSTOM
-One Has 1 Cab
-The Second patch has 2 Cabs and 4 Mics!
-Compare and contrast
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BACK AND FORTH / ASCENDING PATTERNS
This pattern should be familiar and hopefully pretty easy to handle!
***STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING*****
GUITAR PRO 5/6 or TUX FILE
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LETS
-March this up the neck
-Try it on different string
-Double Pick it!
ADDING A STREEEEEEEETTTTTCCCHHH
Let's add in our STRETCH!
***STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING*****
GUITAR PRO 5/6 or TUX FILE
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LETS
-March this up the neck
-Try it on different string
-Double Pick it!
ADDING A TRIPEGGIO
And of course, now we have to add our TRIPEGGIO!
GUITAR PRO 5/6 or TUX FILE
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LETS
-March this up the neck
-Try it on different string
BUILDING SYNCH USING RYTHM PARTS
Let's use a rythm part to help work on our right/left synch. Pick this any way that feels good to your hand just pick every stroke and keep it clean!
GUITAR PRO 5/6 or TUX FILE
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LETS
-Start slow and speed up!
DOUBLE PICK VERSIONS OF TABLATURE
Special thanks to GMCer NIHILIST1 for making these!
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CONGRATS! If you made it this far you RAWK!
Todd
Big props to AK RICH, AZZABOI, BASCUTHACH, BLISTER, DERPER, GREGH, JEFF LYND, JESSE, JSTCRSN, NIHILIST1 and
SUPERIZE for making it out to our Saturday Metal Meltdown / Finger Torture Marathon otherwise knowns as LESSON 107.
You guys really did great on a really challenging lesson! To keep it challenging, GMCer NIHILIST1 has made "DOUBLE PICK" versions of the tablature! Just pick each note twice and your "Double Picking"!
Also, try these "THUMBLESS" (Just pull the thumb off the neck and play with your ginger tips!
Don't forget your FINGER CLAPS! To build finger strength.
Here is the Double Pick tablature in one zip.
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Todd
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 108 - (Lesson #8 Redux)
Back and Forth/Lower to Higher Strings
GMC LESSON 108 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson108
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
*SUPER CUSTOM
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BACK TO BASICS - DIFFERENT SHAPES, DIFFERENT STRINGS
In Lesson 108 we are going to use a piece of the minor scale to work more on our alternate picking. Those familiar with the minor scale will recognize the pattern. This is something we did way back in LESSON 8 and I'm hoping we can put a bit more speed on it now and perhaps even do it with DOUBLE PICKING! (Picking twice per note) This lesson is using the "Shred Fingering" of the A Minor scale and as we've talked about the "Shred Fingering" just means finding 3 notes per string to play so that there are no 2 note strings which can throw off the flow of a scale when played at speed.
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Let's
-Crank up the speed (KEEP IT CLEAN!)
-March it up and down the neck a bit.
-Double Pick it
TURNING UP THE DIFFICULTY - FIRST FINGER SHIFTS
Here is where it gets interesting. This next shape is also part of the A Minor Scale. You will have to shift your first finger in a very uncomfy way in order to play it properly. It's WRITTEN TO BE HARD so don't beat yourself up if playing this is a struggle at first. Being able to pull this type of thing off will help you play loads of stuff as you grow as a player.
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Let's
-Crank up the speed (KEEP IT CLEAN!)
-Double Pick it
TURNING IT UP YET AGAIN - ADDING THE STRETTTCCCHHHH
Now let's add our STRETCH in to the mix. Let's stay in A Minor (Shred Fingering of course) and move further down the scale to employ our PINKY WORK!
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Let's
-Crank up the speed (KEEP IT CLEAN!)
-March it up and down the neck a bit.
-Double Pick it
COMBING FORCES - FIRST FINGER SHIFTING & STRETCH
This is our "BOSS LEVEL" bit and it's got a finger shift and a stretch. It's the A Minor scale again when it goes a bit nuts in the shred fingering version.
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Let's
-Crank up the speed (KEEP IT CLEAN!)
-Double Pick it
BONUS CRAZY
For our BONUS / CRAZY bit, let's combine all of the previous bits in to one long lick. Play each lick once, then just move on to the next one in the A Minor Scale. They all link up as they are all built in A Minor. Try this without looking at the tab if possible.
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I'd be thrilled if we can play this as a group so no Double Picking or Crazy speed until you really have it down.
Thanks for coming today, this was a HARD lesson and you guys RAWK!
Todd
Looks pretty cool Todd, Gonna try and make this one too
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 109 - (Lesson #9 Redux)
SPEEEEEED
GMC LESSON 109 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson109
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
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SPEED, SPEED and MORE SPEED, But Start Slow!
As you may have heard, the BIG SECRET to playing fast is PLAYING SLOW. Teaching the brain to perform any task simply requires repetition or as we call it, "Practice!". So let's start slow and keep good form. (I sound like a broken record saying this for the billionth time, I know. But it's these simple truths that really get in the way of players becoming great. We are going to switch gears and start these shapes with an UPSTROKE as a way to help your hand and brain break through your speed barrier!
BUILDING SPEED
Try this one starting with an UPSTROKE (YES, AND UPSTROKE) and alternate pick and palm mute it. Let's move it around and double t as well. It's a very simple shape so we should be able to pick up speed. By starting with an up, this pattern gets a bit easier to play and you may be able to break your previous speed barrier.
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WORKING THE WEAKER FINGER GROUPINGS
Same idea but now let's pair two fingers that often don't work as well together. Again start with an UPSTROKE. Let's move it around and double t as well.
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ADDING THE STREEEEETTTCCCHHH
It would not be complete without a stretch! Again start with an UPSTROKE. Let's move it around and double t as well.
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TRICKS OF THE TRADE: Combining "Economic" picking and Up Stroke Initiation
Let's try this. Here is the simplest shape I'll ever give you. It's all about the picking. Just three notes. Start with an upstroke, then two down strokes and loop it. This is the basis for playing some rythm parts that seem crazy fast.
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FINAL MISSION
Here is the full rythm part and copy of the backing played with drums/bass. Working up your "Up Stroke" and traverse should benefit us now as we play this.
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Here are the Lesson 109 DP files.
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VIDEO CHAT LESSON 110 - (Lesson #10 Redux) ADVANCED INVERSIONS COMBINED WITH ALTERNATE PICKING
GMC LESSON 110 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson110
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
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And Quick Demo of how it sounds. (Guitars are doubled and panned left/right)
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/withadaptivelimiter
INVERSIONS AND ALTERNATE PICKING
We have done a good deal of work with inversions. Let's use a very simple inversion with the same shape on two strings ascending and descending using the same shape work on Alternate Picking while we work on finger dexterity. Two Birds with one stone!
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Let's
-Try it on Different Strings
-Run it up the neck
-Double Pick (try to keep alternate picking and not slip in to economic just for this workout)
THE WEAKEST LINK
Let's try this same idea but with the hands "weakest link" the third and fourth finger pair on the left hand. With one small change this may seem quite a bit harder.
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Let's
-Try it on Different Strings
-Run it up the neck
-Double Pick (try to keep alternate picking and not slip in to economic just for this workout)
AND OF COURSE, THE STRETCH!
Let's work our stretch in to this as well. Being able to maintain precision, speed, picking consistency is harder when the left hand is working a bit stretch.
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CRAZY ENDURANCE
Don't beat yourself up if your arm wants to explode, THIS IS VERY VERY HARD. IF YOU FEEL PAIN PLEASE STOP PLAYING
This is an endurance workout for your pinking, fingers, and stretch. By the time you can run this up to th 12th fret and back down, YOU ARE THERE!
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Let's
-Run it up the neck
-Double Pick (try to keep alternate picking and not slip in to economic just for this workout)
ALTERNATE PICKING RYHM PARTS REDUX
Last week we worked on Rythm Guitar Parts using Alternate Picking and starting with an UP STROKE. Here is a similar pattern/guitar rythm. This time, let your hand tell you which parts feel better Alternate Picked, and which if any feel better using Economic Picking (two up or down strokes back to back) and whether starting with an UP or DOWN stroke works better.
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CONGRATS on making it this far! YOU"VE EARNED IT!
Todd
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 110 DOUBLE-PICK GP FILES
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I tend to forget if anyone on the site has not upgraded to Guitar Pro 6. If necessary comment or PM me and I can convert these files to another GP format.
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 111 - (Lesson #11 Redux) ALTERNATE PICKING & STRING TRAVERSING USING "BACK ONE, UP ONE" SCALE PATTERNS.
GMC LESSON 111 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson111
CLICK HERE TO JOIN CHAT ROOM @ 5PM EST 10PM GMT
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
GMC111TH1.xml.zip ( 8.92K )
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-Mid Presence for Lead
-Stereo Spread as well
Here is how the patch should sound.
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BACK ONE UP ONE - STRICK ALTERNATE PICKING DURING STRING TRAVERSE
Continuing on our Alternate Picking Work from last time in LESSON 110, we are going to use
-Palm Mute
-Strict Alternate Picking
-Short Throw Pick Strikes
Here is our first shape. The pattern goes back one note, returns, then up one. This continues through the shape. Our first shape has a "Major" Sound to it.
Let's
-March it up the neck to the 12th fret.
-Play it on Different Strings
-DOUBLE PICK IT!
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CHANGING SHAPE
Now let's' work on our "Weak finger Combo" of the Pinky and Third finger using the same shape. Again let's
Let's
-March it up the neck to the 12th fret.
-Play it on Different Strings
-DOUBLE PICK IT!
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ADDING THE STREEEEEEETTTCCHHH!
It's time to earn the crap of it and add a stretch!
Let's
-March it up the neck to the 12th fret.
-Play it on Different Strings
-DOUBLE PICK IT!
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ENDURANCE TEST - EARNING IT X10 (WARNING: DO NOT PLAY TO THE POINT OF PAIN)
Now it's time for my fav part, ENDURANCE! Building good endurance is crucial. If your hands run out of steam in the middle of a gig/show and you still have 5 more solos to pull off, your in trouble. Overpreparation can be a good thing. Let's take our hardest shape and run it over all the strings.
*BONUS POINTS
-There is a position shift in this one.
-Double Pick If Possible
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MESHUGGAH TECHNIQUE
Meshuggah have great right hand technique. They use tight palm muted triplets against odd metered rythms. Learning any of their work is a great way to work your right hand. Here is a very simplified version of a triplet rif. Let's play it with a odd rythm backing.
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After this, do some light stretches and maybe get an ice cube and ice down your forearms. Drink plenty of water and give your arms some time to rest.
Todd
Here are the Double-Pick GuitarPro files for lesson 111. If you need me to convert them to an earlier version of GuitarPro, PM me and I can do so.
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Good luck and happy shredding!
WELL DONE everyone on today's Video Chat Lesson. I think we finally broke through the DOUBLE PICKING Barrier! Thanks to you guys for working out the Improvised Double Picking Deconstruction/Teaching Method! I'm going to add this in to our next lesson!
Todd
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 112 - (Lesson #12 Redux) SLIDING PATTERNS AND ALTERNATE PICKING
GMC LESSON 112 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson112
CLICK HERE TO JOIN CHAT ROOM @ 5PM EST 10PM GMT
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
-Added EQ Pedal for presence
-Stacked Expanders for picking emphasis.
112TH1.xml.zip ( 9.62K )
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Last time during our chat we came up with an impromptu lesson that broke down the basics of "Double Picking" (picking each note of a pattern/scale twice). And everyone got it! So I"ve made a couple of quick bits to canonize the event. It makes the whole thing seem way easy!
THE SECRET: The secret to double picking is to separate your hands in your mind and start your right hand picking just at a constant speed. To this point, we are going to pick without moving our left hand. Just bar the notes in this example.
DOUBLE PICK DEMO
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[attachment=27708:DoubleDemo.jpg]
Very simple and now your double picking! You know what it means and you know how to do it! Congrats
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Now let's add one simple finger motion and your "Double Picking" a shape.
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That's all there is to it Now let's add a SLIDE to our Alternate Picking work and then, Double, then TRIPLE PICK IT!
SLIDING ALTERNATE PICKING
FIrst up! Single String, Minor Pattern, Alternate Picked. (Alternate Each Pick Strike!) Lets
-Try it on different Strings
-Palm Mute it
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DOUBLE PICKING
Let's DOUBLE PICK this same pattern.
-Double Pick
-Try it on different Strings
-Palm Mute it
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TRIPLE PICKING
Let's TRIPLE PICK this same pattern. Just pick each note three times, as it's tabbed.
-Double Pick
-Try it on different Strings
-Palm Mute it
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BONUS BIT
Let's REVERSE DIRECTIONS!
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Link Bump for Electro!
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 113 - (Lesson #13 Redux) "INVERSIONS" AND ALTERNATE PICKING IN CONTEXT
GMC LESSON 113 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson113
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
HERE IS THE CUSTOM OVERLOUD TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
-Two Patches in this Bank!
-One with EQ FIRST in Pedal Chain
-One with EQ LAST in Pedal Chain (Compare these to see how EQ placement in the signal chain impacts tone)
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INVERSIONS IN CONTEXT WITH ALTERNATE PICKING ( A MIinor)
We've been working on our ALTERNATE PICKING and we have worked on INVERSIONS. Let's combine these. Each SINGLE PICK workout is meant for Strict Alternate Picking (No Economic or Legato). When we move to DOUBLE PICK sections in the tablature, all bets are off and any way that works for your hand works for the bit.
Here we go!
-Keep the thumb in the center of the neck if possible.
-Use a sharp pick if possible.
-Sit in "classical" position if possible.
-Palm Mute EVERYTHING.
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Play these with a metronome and keep good form. Once you get used to the pattern move it around and see about increasing precision and speed. This last bit will work as a solo lick for any Song/Section in the key of A Minor or A Pentatonic.
Practice!
Todd
Here is a BACKING TRACK with an EXAMPLE SOLO for the lick we worked on in LESSON 113. Enjoy!
With Solo Example
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/gmc113soloexample
Record something and let me hear you rip it up!
Todd
Hi Todd, there's one picture missing! 111c I believe, on lesson 111
**TODD HERE POSTING THE NOTES NOW ABOUT 1:00, SEE YOU IN CHAT @ 5:00 ONCE THE FILES ARE UP AND READY! WORKING ON A SPIFF PATCH FOR TH1.
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 114 - (Lesson #14 Redux) "LINEAR SCALES (Sans Traverse) AND BUILDING SPEED"
GMC LESSON 114 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson114
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
-New Stacking of Pedal Sequence to focus on presence.
-More stereo spread
-Dense reverb room tone
114_Th1_Triode.xml.zip ( 2.68K )
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P.S. Using a NEW PICK today. Vinnie made me some Custom "Black" Switchblade Buffed/Sharpened Picks. I love these. These would make a GREAT training pick even if you just used them during our lessons and when working on AP training.
(These are CUSTOM made at this point and not on the menu at the web site. I'm hoping he makes them a permanent product as he did with the original switchblade buffed that he'd customized )
BACKING FOR TODAY
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PEDAL TONE AND LINEAR SCALES
We have worked on "Pedal Tones" in the past so this should be familiar. "Pedal Point/Tone" is a Baroque Classical technique of returning to a single note while playing a scale. Seen often in Beethoven's Fuge pieces for example.
Let's look at our first shape. Single string, STRICT Alternate Picking!
-Let's try this on other strings as well.
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Now Let's combine SINGLE and DOUBLE PICK STRIKES!
-Let's again try it on other strings.
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Now let's DOUBLE PICK all of it.
-Let's again try it on other strings.
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Now let's Reverse it!
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-Let's again try it on other strings.
Reverse with Single/Double Pick
-Let's again try it on other strings.
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Reverse all Double Pick
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Now the BOSS LEVEL! Down and Back!
-Let's again try it on other strings.
-Let's Double Pick it!
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Well done!
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 115 - (Lesson #15 Redux) ECONOMIC PICKING VS MULTI PICKING (DOUBLE, ETC.)
GMC LESSON 115 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson115
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TH1 TRIODE PATCH FOR TODAY
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GUITAR RIG 4 PATCH FOR TODAY
StereoMonsterLead.ksd.zip ( 6.19K )
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BOSS ME25 PATCH BANK FOR TODAY
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WARMING UP WITH ECONOMIC PICKING
Let's employ our "TRIPEGGIO" to warm up with. TAKE NOTE OF THE PICKING PATTERN IN THE TABLATURE. Two Down Strokes and a Hammer On/Pull Off to complete.
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ECONOMIC PICKING
*Let's work on our "Economic Picking" a bit today. This is about using two strokes of similar type in sequence. In this case, two DOWN STROKES to start the bit off.
*To keep it from being too easy/boring, there is a bit of a STREEEEEETTTTCCHH!
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Let's
-March it up and down the neck (All the way to the first fret, EARN IT!)
VS DOUBLE PICKING
Let's "Double Pick" this same shape. Pick twice per note. Let's ALTERNATE PICK this and notice how it feels different.
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Let's
-March it up and down the neck (All the way to the first fret, EARN IT!)
VS QUAD PICKING!!!!!
Let's "Quad Pick" this same shape. Pick four times per note. Let's ALTERNATE PICK this.
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Let's
-March it up and down the neck (All the way to the first fret, EARN IT!)
TURNING UP THE WICK A BIT (AND ADDING INVERSIONS FOR FUN)
Let's try a shape that has TWO ECONOMIC bits in it. One bit with TWO DOWNSTROKES and another bit with TWO UPSTROKES. You should be comfy with Economic picking for Down and Upstrokes. And for added fun, let's toss in some of our INVERSION work from last time. Here goes!
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Let's
-March it up and down the neck (All the way to the first fret, EARN IT!)
CRAZY TOWN: DOUBLE PICKING WITH INVERSIONS
Let's try this shape DOUBLE PICKED (Pick twice per note) using ALTERNATE PICKING.
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CONGRATS! You made it to the end without your arm falling off or your hand catching fire! YOU RAWK!
Todd
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 116 - (Lesson #16 Redux)
COMPLEX TRIAD BASED SHAPES AND ECONOMIC PICKING WHILE TRAVERSING STRINGS
GMC LESSON 116 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson116
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FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
AMPLITUDE FREE PRESET
*You can download AMPLITUDE FREE here (for free with enough gear in it for this preset) here
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/download/product-download.php?P=QUNTMzA%3D&E=Y
Sound Sample
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/116-amplitude-free-demo
Preset
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!!!!!!!!!!HOW TO INSTALL AMPLITUDE PRESETS ON PC!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty crucial
1.)Download the patch/preset and unzip it if needed.
2.)Copy the patch/preset in to
Documents\IK Multimedia\AmpliTube 3\Presets\
3.)Close and restart Amplitude or the host daw.
4.)That should work
I"m on a Mac so I"m going on what I found on the web. If anyone has issues hit me up!
OVERLOUD TH1 DJENT PRESET
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BONUS OVERLOUD TH1 LEAD PRESET
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WARMING UP TO THE NEW SHAPE
This should be familiar. Just a bit different shape.
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-Use Two Down Strokes for the first two notes.
-Hammer on and pull off with the pinky for the next two.
-Let's march this up the neck.
IT'S COMPLICATED
Last lesson we worked on TRIADS and TRIPEGGIOS a bit. This time, we are going to play some patterns that are a bit more complex. Let's dig in.
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-Notice there are TWO SETS OF ECONOMIC PICKING STROKES
-Two down strokes, then later, two up strokes. (Try to keep this strict, it will help you loop this pattern)
-Let's march this up the neck.
IT'S MORE COMPLICATED
Let's turn up the wick. Try to use two down strokes to start, but after that follow your own instincts and see if the outcome feels comfortable. Hopefully by now, your developing a "Sense of Picking".
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-Let's march this up the neck.
IT'S REALLY COMPLICATED
Let's make it a bit more interesting.
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-Let's move it down the neck.
COMPLEXITY IS FUN
It will start sounding a bit like an etude now. Here we go.
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-And march it around.
NOW IT SEEMS SIMPLE!
By now our hardest bit will seem easy!
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And let's play each bit twice, which will make it easier to loop.
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BONUS ROUND!
For BONUS POINTS/HOMEWORK POINTS, Double Pick (Strike Twice Per Note) 116E. You RAWK
Todd
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 117 - (Lesson #17 Redux)
SECRETS OF "SHRED" (Tools of the Trade)
GMC LESSON 117 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson117
CLICK HERE TO JOIN CHAT ROOM @ 5PM EST 10PM GMT
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FINGER YOGA!
Let�s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
AMPLITUDE 3/FREE PRESET
*You can download AMPLITUDE FREE here (for free with enough gear in it for this preset) here
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/download/product-download.php?P=QUNTMzA%3D&E=Y
!!!!!!!!!!HOW TO INSTALL AMPLITUDE PRESETS ON PC!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty crucial
1.)Download the patch/preset and unzip it if needed.
2.)Copy the patch/preset in to
Documents\IK Multimedia\AmpliTube 3\Presets\
3.)Close and restart Amplitude or the host daw.
4.)That should work
*You can use the PRESET EXCHANGE to get my preset and tons of others!
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea/preset-xchange/AmpliTube%203/user_area_presetXchange_AT3.php#test_popup_690
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/117-patch-amplitude-3-free
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PREPPING TO SHRED!
There are many "Tricks to the Trade" in Shredding. It's a broader term than you might think. Much like how "Djent" became it's own Genre, Shred has evolved over time. It still has a connotation of fast/semi crazy/yet precise playing.
One (of many) ways to achieve this "sound" is to make use of repeated notes. When played at speed, notes in a scale can be repeated in certain ways and yet sound almost like new notes being played. That's what we will explore today. Let's get started.
Here is our first shape. Follow your instincts on picking here. Try to Alternate Pick and feel free to use economic where it works for you. By now, after 100 + lessons, hopefully the mechanics of picking are sinking in.
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Let's
-Play this at various speeds
-March it up and down the neck
QUIZ: What scale does this bring to mind?
FINGER SHIFTING
Let's add a finger shift and a bit of a strech in.
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Let's
-Play this at various speeds
-March it up and down the neck
GOING WIDE
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Let's
-Play this at various speeds
-March it up and down the neck
GOING ALL THE WAY
Let's work on one of our FAV scales, A MINOR using this type of fingering.
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Let's
-Play this at various speeds
-March it up and down the neck
BONUS: Let's DOUBLE PICK THIS!
VIDEO CHAT LESSON 118 - (Lesson #1 Redux)
ACTUALLY PLAYING A SOLO/LEAD!
GMC LESSON 118 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson_118
OVERLOUD TH1/TH2 Patch Collection
Today's patch has 3 patches in one. Enjoy Here are a couple of examples and the patch.
Here is an OVERLOUD TH-1 Patch I"ve been working on (lower gain, phaser, delay) Here is a sample on soundcloud.com
Better tone won't make you a better player, but it will make your tone sound better
Phasey Lead
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/free-custom-patch-overloud-th1
DOWNLOAD THE PATCH!
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SOLO TIME!
Let's take some time to try to apply some of our recent work in to actually playing a solo. Let's make some licks that combine recent bits of work and actual solo licks. Let's work through these and then play them with our backing.
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And here is our backing! Download and RIP IT UP!
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GMC LESSON 119 - TAPPED TO DEATH
GMC LESSON 119 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson119
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let�s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
This weeks OVERLOUD patch is a much simpler version of our usual GAIN DEATH!
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TAPPING OUR BRAINS OUT
Let's revisit our TAPING/HAMMERING work a bit. Not to be boring, we are going to skip standard tapping and and use
GMC LESSON 120 - OLYMPIC PENTATONIC "TONIC" OF DEATH
GMC LESSON 120 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson120
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TH1 TH2 PATCH FOR TODAY
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After chasing off most everyone last week with our insanity, I thought I'd impart a bit more spiff and a bit less HELL in to this lesson. These are licks that will help you gain precision/speed/agility, and they leverage the work you've done on your left hand. We don't have to pick each and every note here and we don't have to do an 8 fret stretch. So we are still gonna work it, but hopefully in a way that everyone can dig.
FIRST UP!
STRIKE ONCE HAMMER MANY
For this shape, strike only the OPEN STRING and hammer on the rest. Lets work up some speed here.
ONE VIDEO FOR EVERY LESSON!
I'm going back through my SHRED JOURNEY lessons and making a video demonstration for each one. I"ve got up through LESSON 9 now and it will be added to the wiki soon. Here is the Video for LESSON 9 featuring me in Black and White, and my FRETLIGHT in BRIGHT BLUE!
GMC LESSON 121 - ALTERNATE PICKING LEAD/RYTHM
GMC LESSON 120 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson121
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
THIS WEEKS CUSTOM GUITAR PATCH!
Guitar Rig 4/5: Crazy Train
*Inspired by Randy and his signature Marshall on 11 sound.
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http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/guitar-rig-4-5-custom-patch
FIRST UP!
Alterate picking licks can work in Lead and Rythm playing. Let's examine our "Back and Forth" technique and play a pattern that might be used in a solo or as a looped practice lick to help our SHRED.
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Let's
-March it up the neck
-Try it on different string
-Palm mute it
DOUBLE YOUR FUN!
That was too easy! Let's DOUBLE PICK (Strike every note twice) the same shape. Here is a vid to show what your hand should be doing when you DOUBLE PICK. Look at the angle of the right hand, notice how it's not overly tense and doesn't look angry like it's trying to break the strings. Also notice how little movement there is at speed.
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Let's
-March it up the neck
-Try it on different string
-Palm mute it
TRIPLE THREAT
Let's TRIPLE PICK this pattern (Three stikes per note)
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Let's
-March it up the neck
-Try it on different string
-Palm mute it
PLAYING ACTUAL MUSIC
Let's use this shape in a song as a rythm riff. Here is the tablature.
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Here is how it will sound played at speed.
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Here is just a drum and bass version played much slower to practice with.
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UPDATE: MORE VERSIONS/SPEEDS OF BACKING TRACK!
Per request, here ya go! SHRED IT!
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GMC LESSON 122 - PRECISION/SPEED NINJA SECRETS OF "One Handed Technique"
GMC LESSON 122 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson122
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TH1 TH2 PATCH FOR TODAY
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http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/new-overloud-th1-djent-patch
GUITAR RIG 4 PATCH
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NINJA SECRETS OF SHRED
One of the big "Secrets" of being able to play with precision/speed is having a really strong left hand. As Paul Gilbert will tell you, you don't have to pick every note, as long it sounds like you are picking every note your fine". As I've said some folks may say this is "Cheating" but as guitar is not a board game we will just leave that .
First Up!
***USING THE LEFT HAND ONLY
-Strike with the finger tip
-Turn up your gain a bit
-try using one of the custom patches
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Let's
-Play it twice then move up one fret to 12th.
-Play it four times move up one fret to 12th
-Stretch our fingers and start on the First Fret
-Try it on other strings
(keep it clean by playing with a Metronome)
Next Up!
Let's add our STRETCH in to things!
-Turn up your gain a bit
-try using one of the custom patches
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Let's
-Play it twice then move up one fret to 12th.
-Play it four times move up one fret to 12th
-Stretch our fingers and start on the First Fret
-Try it on other strings
(keep it clean by playing with a Metronome)
Here's Where It Gets Tricky!
Let's use our left hand technique on a real scale. Left hand hammer on only! Palm mute to reduce noise.
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Let's
-Loop the pattern (repeat it)
-Try it different places on the neck.
Here's Where It Get's REALLY Tricky
Let's use our left hand technique on a real scale. Left hand hammer on only! Palm mute to reduce noise.
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Let's
-Loop the pattern (repeat it)
-Try it different places on the neck.
THE FINAL CHALLENGE!
All this work was to prepare you for this next bit. We are going to play a full scale, all the way, using our "Back and Forth" technique as well as our "Left Hand Only" technique. It's tabbed in 16th notes but that's more of a goal than anything else.
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Try to play these patterns a bit each time you practice. It will really help your left hand which will really help your playing.
Practice!
Todd
GMC LESSON 123 - EXTENDIND SCALES WITH SLIDES"
GMC LESSON 123 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson123
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TH1 TH2 PATCH FOR TODAY
th1_123.xml.zip ( 3.46K )
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SLIDING WITH THE PINKY!!
Let's combine scale shapes with slides. Here is our first shape. Notice the SLIDE MARKER on the tablature.
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Let's
-Work up some speed
-Double Pick it
-Try one pick strike per three note group
-Move it around the neck.
GOING FURTHER
Let's try something a bit more ambitious.
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Let's
-Work up some speed
-Double Pick it
-Try one pick strike per three note group
GMC LESSON 124 - LEFT HAND BLITZ (Power and Precision Intensive)
GMC LESSON 124 Direct Link http://bit.ly/gmclesson12
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TH1 TH2 PATCH FOR TODAY
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*DON"T WORRY ABOUT PICKING EVERY NOTE (This is about the left hand remember?)
THE LEFT HAND BLITZ
The left hand is the foundation of your playing. The right hand, while important, can't make up for a lack of left hand power or precision. So let's challenge our left hand and FEEL THE BLITZ!
PRE BLITZ
Let's start with something that won't chase everyone off. We will work up from there.
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REVERSE GEARS
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COMBO TIME!
Let's combine both in to one shape.
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STRETCH!!!!!
Let's add our STREEEEETTTCCCHHH!!
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BLITZING A SCALE!!
Let's try this approach in the SHRED fingering of A Minor (Three Notes Per String)
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AND REVERSE GEARS!
Let's take this backwards as well.
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BONUS BLITZ!!!!!
Let's use our "INVERSION" work here and try to march this up the neck.
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GMC LESSON 125 - COMBINING ECONOMIC AND ALTERNATE PICKING
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
GUITAR RIG 4 PATCH FOR TODAY
(In honor of our very own Ben Higgins I've analysed and deconstructed his killer lead tone using minimal distortion/gain to yeild maximum note clarity)
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BEN HIGGINS PATCH DEMO
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WARMUP HOMEWORK!
Let's warm up with our BONUS from last lesson that we didn't get to!
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ECONOMIC ASCENT
People often ask how I manage to get decent speed during scale runs. The trick for me is using Economic Picking to ascend, and alternate to descend. Let's ascend.
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And of course......
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Once we work up some speed and move around. Let's work on our endurance.
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Try to use this in your own playing to see if it can push you over the speed barrier!
Todd
Oh man , hopefully my brother will hurry up and get out here so we can get the boat out of the water in time for the V-chat. Looks like it is going to be a good one, I hate missing the Sat afternoon shredfest.
This is what I see
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If you lived through the last vid chat, tag yourself in this pic on facebook!
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GMC LESSON 126 - ASYMMETRICAL PATTERNS ON SYMMETRICAL SHAPES
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
GUITAR RIG 4 PATCH FOR TODAY
In honor of my new Dean ML, this patch has a Dime vibe.
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FIRST UP!
Let's start with something semi familiar. Building on our previous work. Let's use a picking pattern we already know with a new shape.
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NEXT UP, DOUBLE YOUR FUN!
Simple things get harder when you add the DOUBLE PICKING technique
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AND NOW, STREEETTCCHH!!!
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PREPARE YOURSELVES! STRETCH AND DOUBLE FUN
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SOMETHING MUSICAL, PREPPING FOR THE FUTURE
Now let's play something that's actually musical instead of just a finger workout. You should be well warmed up by now
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AND OF COURSE DOUBLE!!!
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GMC LESSON 127 - SYMMETRICAL SHAPES AND PATTERNS AND ALTERNATE PICKING (
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
PERFECT SYMMETRY
Let's focus on ALTERNATE PICKING and not use any Economic Picking for a change. These workouts are well suited for working on your Alternate Picking while Traversing Strings. This is one of the toughest bits to pick up at first.
Hopefully this pattern is familiar and you can focus on your picking.
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With all of these today lets'
*Move them up the neck.
*Try them on different strings.
DOUBLED SYMMETRY
Let's take that pattern and DOUBLE PICK IT!
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STRETCHED SYMMETRY
And with a stretch.
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STRETCHED AND DOUBLED
Let's turn up the wick a bit and do a stretch with DOUBLE PICKING!
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CLIMBING IN SYMMETRY
Let's throw in an ascending pattern to mix things up.
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DOUBLE CLIMB
Let's try it doubled!
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BONUS ROUND
Without tablature, see if you can play the previous pattern using our normal STRETCH.
Just got my notes up and lost Internet connection. ISP confirms an outtage and says we will be back up "soon". I'm going to hope for the best and plan on starting the lesson in a few hours at 8pm est for today. I'm sending from my iphone.
GMC LESSON 128 (Lesson 28 Redux) SHRED IN CONTEXT, Working With Scales (
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Todays Tone Patch (Overloud TH1/TH2)
(Here is how it sounds)
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/six-demon-bag-preview-presolo
PICK ANGLE DEMONSTRATION:
(The Angle of Attack of your pick is critical.)
SHREDDING IN CONTEXT (Not just for it's own sake)
An accusation commonly aimed at "Shredders" is that they make pointless use of SPEED. In some cases this is quite true. So lets look at using the techniques we've learned in the context of an actual solo using an actual scale. In this case C# and B Minor (Shred Fingering of course)
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DOUBLE TROUBLE
Yet another chance to work on your DOUBLE PICKING
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NON LINEAR SCALES E.G. ARPEGGIOS
Let's apply our picking to "Broken Scale" Don't sweep this, Alternate Pick it
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DOUBLE TROUBLE II
Yup. Let's DOUBLE PICK an ARPEGGIO!
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Try to play todays lessons against the backing track at the top.
Practice!
Todd
GMC LESSON 129 (Lesson 29 Redux) TURNING PRACTICE INTO MUSIC
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Todays Tone Patch (Overloud TH1/TH2)
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FROM WORKOUTS TO SOLOS
Let's continue with out "Shredding In Context" work and break down more bits in to useful solo licks. Let's work with an A PENTATONIC SCALE and use hammer ons and picking.
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Now let's close up! Instead of using open strings, let's use a closed pattern to finish with.
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GMC LESSON 130 (Lesson 30Redux) TURNING PRACTICE INTO MUSIC II
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
TODAYS TONE PATCH (OVERLOUD TH2 - New Brunetti Amp!)
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http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/overloud-th2-brunetti-head-and
Let's continue to turn our hand work in to real licks that we can use later in solos!
OF BLUES NOTES AND BENDS
You can bend it or you can just fret it. Same note, two different vibes. Let's fret first, then bend later. So let's build our pattern over time.
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Now let's put a bend in, instead of fretting the note.
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Awesome!
GMC LESSON 131 (Lesson 30Redux) TURNING PRACTICE INTO MUSIC III
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
Let's add some STRETCH in.
First let's warm up a bit. Let's try this picked and then only striking on the open string. Also, let's try it on all the strings.
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Now let's try it in a way that's more musical and way harder. Again, picked, then one strike, then on the other strings.
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Let's stretch a bit more!
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And a more musical version for a finale.
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GMC LESSON 132 (Lesson 32Redux) TURNING PRACTICE INTO MUSIC IV
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
WARMING UP TO THE CRAZY TRAIN
Before jumping the rails, let's start slow. In this shape, use your first finger and pinky. Then we will make it harder by moving our pinky out (wider stretch) one fret at a time repeating the entire pattern.
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*Try on different strings
*Try a double pick version.
WORKING YOUR STRETCH FOR RYTHM PARTS
Last time we worked on lead licks and our stretch. Let's work a rythm part.
*Try on different strings
*Try a double pick version
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Let's transition to a lead lick built around a blues scale and give our stretch a break. This will focus more on tight precision and and our "back and forth" technique.
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*Try at different positions on the neck
*Try a double pick version
Lastly, let's do another blues/pentatonic lick, but this time lower on the neck and using open strings. This is a VERY simple pattern and it's mostly about the picking. Focus on your right hand and PICK EACH NOTE and palm mute.
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*Try in key of E and A
*Try a double pick version
Practice!
Todd
GMC LESSON 133 (Lesson 32Redux) LEFT HAND POWER/PRECISION AND THE STREEEEEEEETTTCCHHH
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
OVERLOUD TH1/TH2 PRESET!!!! Maximum Gain
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AMPLITUDE 3 PRESET!!!!! Max Gain
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LEFT HAND POWER/PRECISION/FLEXIBILITY
Let's take something familiar and work it out a bit. Let's start small.
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WIDER PLEASE
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CRAZY WIDE PLEASE
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NOW UP AND DOWN PLEASE
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NOW STROKE ONCE PER STRING ONLY AND PALM MUTE
*PICK ONLY ONCE PER THREE NOTE GROUP
*STRIKE THE FIRST NOTE AND HAMMER ON THE NEXT TWO
*PALM MUTE
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NOW NO PICKING AT ALL (HAMMER ON ONLY)
*TRY THIS ON DIFFERENT STRINGS
*TRY DIFFERENT PATTERNS
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GMC LESSON 134 (Lesson 34 Redux) Working your stretch, strengthening your left hand and increasing your speed : BLACK OPS EDITION
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
OVERLOUD TH1/TH2 PRESET!!!!
*I"VE GOT TWO NOISE GATES ON THESE SO YOU MAY NEED TO UNGATE!!!!
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ON TO THE CRAZY TRAIN!!!
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GMC LESSON 135 (Lesson 35 Redux) Developing Licks and Solos from Patterns and Scales: BLACK OPS EDITION
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
OVERLOUD TH1/TH2 PRESET!!!!
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Here is our backing track For Today
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LET"S BOARD THE CRAZY TRAIN!!!!!
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GMC LESSON 136 (Lesson 36 Redux) IONIAN MODE (Major Scale) VS EXTREME/BLACKENED Metal Chromatic/NonScales
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
OVERLOUD TH1/TH2 PRESET!!!!
*This is the preset bank I created for working on Ben's Extreme/Blackened Metal Collab so it's got a bit of a raw quality for rythm and fxy for lead.
http://soundcloud.com/techniqueswithtodd/todd-blackened-solo-wbt-ben
MAJOR MOTION
The Major scale has a sort of "Happy" sound to it. Making it the exact opposite of the bits I"m using in the solo on Bens Metal Collab. But before we explore thee darker side, let's get happy and play some Major!!!!
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DARK CLOUDS IN A FROZEN HELL OF NORTHERN DARKNESS
Here is BENS backing track.
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Now let's go the other direction and look at a couple of licks from the collab solo. to be clear these are not really scales. They are more like a physical attack on the guitar itself with little regard for musical tonality, melody, harmony, structure, etc. In short, "Blackened", or taking influence from one of the more extreme forms of Metal, which is it's most primitive form rejects Harmony/Melody/Scales as a general principle in many cases.
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GMC LESSON 137 (Lesson 37 Redux) IONIAN MODE (Major Scale) ADVANCED & IRON MAIDEN LICKS/CHOPS
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Let's do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POvVMNdc6Tg
GMC LESSON 138 (Lesson 38 Redux) THE REVENGE OF ECONOMIC PICKING (THE SECRET OF PRECISION/SPEED)
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
GMC LESSON 139 - STRICT ALTERNATE PICKING (Up, Down, Up, Down)
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FINGER YOGA!
GMC LESSON 140 (Lesson 40 Redux) INCREASING PRECISION USING "QUASI" INVERSIONS
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
GMC LESSON 142(Lesson 41 Redux) OPEN STRING PENTATONIC SHAPES & PLAYING OFF KEY ON PURPOSE
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
Here you go Todd, by request, an extended A major scale looped using the Ionian and Dorian patterns. And as a bonus, the same scale using all the modal patterns of the A major scale also in a looping fashion. I fumbled just a bit in a spot or two but I think the idea still comes across. Thanks for the lesson man!
Cheers! Rich...
[attachment=30517:Extended...or_Scale.wmv]
Thanks Rich!!! I'm on a Mac so windows media files are a bit tricky, is there any way you could put this up on youtube? I can embed it in the lesson so everyone can get look!
Todd
Spiffly done!!! I dig it I'm gonna add it to the notes for our last lesson and I think I'm gonna add it as a workout for Lesson 152!!
Todd
Todd! Thanks for your AWESOME v-chat sessions! Hope you get well soon! We need you good and healthy!
Congrats to everyone who made it all the way through the GAUNTLET of Lesson 156 here is a quick screen grab of the chat with 5 video windows running. I love the new chat features that let me see how folks are doing as we go!!
LESSON 159 (LESSON 59 REDUX) TRIPLE AND QUAD PICKING
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
HUGE RESPECT for everyone who lived through the SUNDAY METAL MELTDOWN!!!
*QUAD PICKING ARPEGIOS
*TRIPLE PICKING RYTHMS
*DEATH BY PICKING!!!
It was all there
Here is a snap of our crazy "SHARK BIT YOUR HAND OFF SO PLAY USING ONE HAND" workout from Saturday. Had to share this one!!
LESSON 160 (LESSON 60 REDUX) SHREDDING WITH ONE HAND
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Let's warm up and get going!
FINGER YOGA!
LESSON 161 (LESSON 61 REDUX) INSIDE/OUTSIDE PICKING VS PICK AND HAMMER
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You guys RAWKED!!!!!!!
Nice shot Todd!
Thanks Great job from everyone at the Weekend Shred Fest!~!!
LESSON 162 (LESSON 62 REDUX) DEATH BY QUAD PICKING
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LESSON 163 (LESSON 63 REDUX) ECONOMIC PICKING PRECISION
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Great job today guys!!! See you next sat for more METAL MELTDOWN!!!
P.S. FOR FOLKS IN EUROPE, we are already on DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME here in the U.S. so 5PM EST is 9PM in LONDON!!!
Todd
LESSON 164 (LESSON 64 REDUX) TO FRET OR NOT TO FRET, THAT IS THE QUESTION
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HERE IS OUR BACKING FOR TODAY!!! BY Ben Higgins
Ben_Higgins_Collab_Set_the_Pace_105bpm.mp3 ( 1008.55K )
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LESSON 165 (LESSON 65 REDUX) BREAKING THE SPEED BARRIER WITH INSIDE ALTERNATE PICKING
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LESSON 166 (LESSON 66 REDUX) NEO-CLASSICAL SHAPES WITH DOUBLE AND QUAD PICKING
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NO SUNDAY LESSON THIS WEEK
Due to factors related to my moving to a new place and getting set up again, I"ll be moving my SUNDAY SESSION to next week. It looks like either MONDAY or WEDNESDAY. I"ll post again as soon as it's booked.
Thanks for your patience!!!
One good thing about this move is that since my last place didn't allow pets, my spiff dog SCHATZI had to stay with my sister but now he's coming to live with me again He's pretty attached to her micro pug dog so they may come as a pair. Going to have to get a kiddie door gate to keep them out of my future studio space.
Todd
LESSON 167 (LESSON 67 REDUX)THE SWEET AND THE DIRTY
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LESSON 168 (LESSON 68 REDUX) 2 SOLO OR NOT 2 SOLO (HINT: The Answer is YES SOLO)
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HERE IS THE LINK TO THIS VID SESSION ON USTREAM
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LESSON 169 (LESSON 69 REDUX) 2 SOLO OR NOT 2 SOLO PART II (HINT: The Answer is YES SOLO)
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LESSON 170 (LESSON 70 REDUX) ENDURANCE EXTREME CLINIC (HINT: The Answer is YES SOLO)
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LESSON 171 (LESSON 71 REDUX) EXEGESIS PART II
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LESSON 173 (LESSON 73 REDUX) PINKY POWER CONTINUED
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LESSON 175 (LESSON 75 REDUX) MINOR AND HARMONIC MINOR VARIATIONS
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LESSON 177 (LESSON 77 REDUX) MIND THE GAP!!!
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Testing one two three
LESSON 179 (LESSON 79 REDUX) NO THUMB, NO PROBLEM
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LESSON 181 (LESSON 181 REDUX) PICKING & RYTHMS AND LEADS
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A little of todays lesson with the backing track
Nicely done Thanks for posting!! Enjoy the track, makes a great solo backing!
Todd
LESSON 183 (LESSON 83 REDUX) APPLICATION OF LESSONS LEARNED (Soloing)
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Thanks to everyone who came out on this Memorial Day Weekend!!!! You guys were on point today for sure!! Much drilling and killing to be had Enjoy the Holiday!
Todd
Regrettably I had to miss Sunday's lesson due to work. While working on the lesson, I had a question regarding 183c. Am I correct to assume that it is a "Tap" on the 12th & 13th fret?
Yup!!! It's a tapping bit. Each section is a solo bit that works with the background track Don't worry we are shredding up again this weekend!!
Todd
Is that new pick a Teck Pick by chance?
Oh nevermind , I see that VH made it, very cool!
These picks RAWK PM Vonhotch about one. He's going to start making them for folks.
Todd
Huge Props to VonHotch, Nai, GregH, and everyone who earned it BIG TIME in our "Day of Rest" lesson today Next weekend we may tone down the crazy just a bit but we will still work on solo stuff and fun bits
Todd
I had to miss this weeks lessons again.
While working on Lesson 187f I notice I have to shift my entire fretting hand to make the 5 - 10 pinky stretch. My question is do you recommend playing the 8 - 5 - 7 on the G string with the index (5) middle (7) ring (8) so as not to have to shift the fretting hand? Or is it best to still use index, ring & pinky accordingly for the 5-7-8 main line of the riff? It just seems that I don't have to shift the fretting hand to reach the 10th fret with the pinky by using index, middle & ring fingers.
I'm assuming this was done as single (ap), double & quad picking & then marched up the neck. Correct?
This is another exercise that I really like!
We missed ya! The 187f lick is a fun one The lick is designed to force the pinky to reach and stick the landing so you can finger it any what that feels comfy as long as you reach out with the pinky
We moved that lick down to the G string starting on the 2nd fret to put it back in key for the backing. People started to have hands explode/fall off, so we didn't do it for long, but it's a great way to work your stretch!
Todd
Oh man!, looking at the tabs it seems I missed a really cool session. I am sure a good time was had by all.
The weather here in AK has just been spectacular tho and I spent the day on the lake in the boat with my bro and some friends and their kids and did a bit of wakeboard coaching . The sun was kickin all day long , and today was even hotter than yesterday as we hit 91F, almost 33 C!
I haven't seen a summer like this one up here since the early 90's into the early 2000's. Some people don't like it much, but for a sun worshiper like myself it is just what the doctor ordered! I'll try to catch you next weekend Todd!
Oh and PS. It's 11 PM here and 75 F and the sun is still up.
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