Economy picking is a very effective way to play fast without overdoing it. Every movement in economy picking is calculated so that all the superfluous is eliminated. The rule is to play alternate picking always except when playing two notes on adjacent strings. Whenever this happens, we will use sweeping to continue the movement started. In other words, if you are playing a note down and need to play the next string, you will continue to play down...

Achieve beautiful Lydian / Maj7 sounds using just the pentatonic scale!

Let's explore mysterious Lydian sounds!

The Lydian mode is one of my favorites. It brings a mysterious kind of feel to a major 7th chord and is often used to "open up" a musical piece.

The modal pentatonics concept applied to the Lydian mode.

Create modern sounding chord voicings by using the minor pentatonic scale

Soloing in the style of Joe Satriani's "Flying In A Blue Dream" using the Lydian Mode.

Five Lydian mode licks!

Lesson inspired in Steve Vai and Metalcore bands.