Popular Guitar Lessons
Seventh Arpeggios - Cool Sounding Patterns on Two Strings
In this arpeggios guitar lesson, we will go beyond basic triad arpeggios and enter the sonically cool world of seventh arpeggios.
| Exercise | Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|
| Major 7th Arpeggio on Two Strings Guest Visitor Access | Medium | |
| In this exercise we expand what we know about triad arpeggios and look at a major 7th arpeggio and how to play it on two strings for some cool sounds! | ||
Tapping - Starting with Triad Arpeggios
In this tapping guitar lesson we don't waste anytime, as we get into some interesting musical territory right from the start, using triad arpeggios as an example.
| Exercise | Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|
| Tapping - Major Triad on One String Guest Visitor Access | Medium | |
| In this exercise we will take a look at how to tap major arpeggios as a way to use finger tapping in a musically meaningful way. | ||
| Tapping - Minor Triad on One String | Medium | |
| In this tapping exercise, we continue our study of using triad arpeggios for tapping melodically, this time focusing on a Minor Triad. | ||
| Tapping - Diminished Triad on One String | Medium | |
| In this exercise we look at yet another triad type - the diminished triad - as a way to take a musically interesting approach to tapping. | ||
| Tapping Triad Arpeggios - Putting it Together | Hard | |
| This is the last exercise in my introductory tapping guitar lesson, where we use the knowledge from the previous exercises to come up with an interesting tapping passage. | ||
Legato - Starting from Basics
This guitar lesson introduces you to the widely used legato technique which will have you playing smooth, fluid lines in no time!
| Exercise | Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|
| Legato - Three Note Pattern 1 Guest Visitor Access | Easy | |
| In this exercise, I will start you off with your legato adventures by showing you a simple three note pattern that will come in handy for all sorts of legato lines that you can dream up! | ||
Alternate Picking - Four Note Patterns
In this alternate picking guitar lesson, we enter some dangerous territory by introducing you to 4 note patterns using all fingers. Not many guitarists develop their ability to put all fingers to use, so this guitar lesson will have you moving your finger
| Exercise | Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate Picking - Four Note Pattern 1 Guest Visitor Access | Hard | |
| In this alternate picking exercise, you will start the journey of using all four fret hand fingers in playing the most common four note patterns that you will come across. | ||
| Alternate Picking - Four Note Pattern 2 | Hard | |
| In this exercise, you will continue your alternate picking studies of four note patterns, further unlocking your fingers on the fretboard! | ||
| Alternate Picking - Four Note Pattern 3 | Insane | |
| In this alternate picking guitar exercise, we look at yet another common four consecutive note pattern which will continue conditioning your fret hand fingers for the technical mastery that you are seeking! | ||
| Alternate Picking - Four Note Pattern 4 | Insane | |
| Here we have the final consecutive four note pattern in this alternate picking guitar lesson - this one is the toughest, so get ready to teach your fingers to behave like they haven't before! | ||
| Alternate Picking - Getting all the Fingers on the Fretboard! | Hard | |
| Now that you have practiced alternate picking various four note patterns, in this exercise you will see how the guitar lesson material can be applied in a musical context. | ||
Recent Guitar Exercises
Major Scale Across 3 Octaves Using Repeatable Pattern
In this exercise you will play a Major Scale in 3 octaves by using a unique, repeating pattern that lends itself to visualization.
In Guitar Lesson: Major Scale and Modes in 3 Octaves
Playing a Major Scale Across 6 Strings Using 3-Notes-Per-String
In this exercise, you will see one way to play a Major Scale across 6 strings, which will be the basis for a lot of future scale exercises that you will see on this site.
In Guitar Lesson: Major Scale (and an explanation of modes!)
Another Useful Major Scale Form - Shape 2
In this exercise, you will continue visualizing and practicing a Major Scale in several positions on the fretboard, to help you further make linkages between scales and the fretboard.
In Guitar Lesson: Major Scale (and an explanation of modes!)
Playing a Minor 7th Arpeggio String Skipping Style
In this exercise, we will start learning how to play 7th arpeggios using the string skipping technique, by first looking at a Minor 7th arpeggio.
In Guitar Lesson: String Skipping Around 7th ArpeggiosInsane Guitar Exercises
Alternate Picking - Four Note Pattern 4
Here we have the final consecutive four note pattern in this alternate picking guitar lesson - this one is the toughest, so get ready to teach your fingers to behave like they haven't before!
In Guitar Lesson: Alternate Picking - Four Note Patterns
Alternate Picking - Four Note Pattern 3
In this alternate picking guitar exercise, we look at yet another common four consecutive note pattern which will continue conditioning your fret hand fingers for the technical mastery that you are seeking!
In Guitar Lesson: Alternate Picking - Four Note Patterns