We'll work over 4 variations on the chord cadence of the ultra-well-known Pachelbel Canon.

A classic power metal solo in Hammerfall Style. Alternate picking, fast picking, octaves, palm muting, bends, vibrato, melodic passages and slides.

The original idea was to show you some alternate picking exercises, but I ended coming up with this somewhat of a neo-classical solo.

In our quest for percussive freedom, we will explore melody making: how to stack rhythm, bass & harmony with a melodic movement on top

An arrangement of the previous chord melody lesson. We will explore the arrangement of the melody, how to make it more interesting.

This is an example of how to create a song using only chords and how to create a melody with those chord voicings.

Let's focus on phrasing by learning a "Sweet Melody"...

Writing a catchy melody that the audience will remember is the object of this lesson. Let's get creative!

Downpicking technique over an AOR style song.