Let's connect all the boxes that we learned! In this part you will find legato slide exercises that will make all the difference in your playing. This lesson is play along-able, and we do timing exercises just like in the first of the series.

We'll be working on how we can use bends and slidings in a rock ballad solo.

A short ballad using sliding and bending techniques to create melodies.

Learn how to play the sliding guitar technique.

Slide exercises in D minor

The sliding technique which can be used in lot of creative ways, here is one of them. We use the C Minor Pentatonic scale and we move through all 5 shapes.

Today, we learn to slide! Sliding is a very important part of playing lead guitar. It has a very vocal like quality to it and can be used for great expression and emotion in playing, in a similar but different way than bending.

Today we have an interesting neoclassical solo. This is a great exercise where we will combine 2 & 3 strings sweeps and legato. The chord progression is in Am key and I used the different arpeggios to create the solo. In the end of the solo I used A harmonic minor scale.

Explanation of Volume Swells, combined with slides. Used by Yngwie Malmsteen and other neoclassical guitarists.