This explicit song is going to show you one or two tricks..! Parts of it will be suitable for the absolute beginner - while the solo and the intro riff are a little trickier. If one were to categorise it in a specific genre, rock/punk-rock would be the appropriate one. Also, this lesson includes a true backing track paradise: You get the whole song without guitars, without lyrics, different speeds and whatnot. So if you feel like putting the guitar down and start yelling (like I did when recording it!) - you have the option to do so.

I wrote this song exclusively for GMC! It contains most common hi-tech guitar techniques and should keep you occupied for a very long time. In order for you to easier digest the techniques, and eventually master the whole peace - I have provided relevant exercises for the harder licks. So no excuses for not learning this one! You will learn arpeggio substitutions, legato arpeggios, Santana- , Eric Johnson- , Paul Gilbert- , Slash-, Steve Vai- style licks.

This solo illustrates lots of different fusion/shred techniques. With a slight blues influence, it uses chicken picking, chromatics, sweeping, tapping, one-note-per-string arpeggios and legato!

All of Kristofer's Ultimate-Guitar.com lessons ("Shred Masterclass")in one place.

Oh my god - is this the first collaboration lesson at gmc or what? We believe it is! Let's go through the clean and distorted rhythm guitars, covering verse and chorus. From there you will see how things develop into a "duel" kind of solo.

Here are the riff lesson for the song Historical Failure, written by myself and Kristofer Dahl. We use drop-D tuning, which means the low E-string should be tuned down to the pitch of D.

Here's a solo from the song "Historical Failure", written by myself and our very own Kris. It's in the key of e-minor, and the backing consists of three chords: e-minor, C, and D, this is very common, and easy to imporovise to.

Blistering & aggressive runs paired with smooth, flowing arpeggios!

Recycle all your licks simply by playing them in the open position!