Popular Guitar Lessons
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.
4| Exercise | Difficulty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapping - Major Triad on One String Free! | 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!
1| Exercise | Difficulty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legato - Three Note Pattern 1 Free! | 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 - Three Note Patterns Across Strings
In this guitar lesson, you will start the very important journey of becoming proficient at alternate picking across strings, which is the most challenging aspect of alternate picking.
7| Exercise | Difficulty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate Picking - Three Notes Across Strings, Pattern 1 Free! | Hard | ||
| In this exercise, we start getting into some serious territory by having you play a three note pattern across 2 strings with alternate picking. | |||
| Alternate Picking - Three Notes Across Strings, Pattern 2 | Hard | ||
| In this exercise, we continue having you play yet another three note pattern across 2 strings with alternate picking. | |||
| Alternate Picking - Three Notes Across Strings, Pattern 3 | Hard | ||
| In this exercise, we continue our three note across two strings alternate picking studies. | |||
| Alternate Picking - Three Notes Across Strings, Pattern 4 | Hard | ||
| In this exercise, we continue having you play another three note pattern across 2 strings with alternate picking. | |||
| Alternate Picking - Three Notes Across Strings, Pattern 5 | Hard | ||
| In this alternate picking exercise, we move forward with three note patterns across 2 strings. | |||
| Alternate Picking - Three Notes Across Strings, Pattern 6 | Hard | ||
| In this alternate picking exercise, we come to the last of three note patterns across 2 strings. | |||
| Alternate Picking - Al DiMeola, Paco de Lucia Example | Hard | ||
| In this exercise, we wrap up the three notes across strings guitar lesson with a great real world example of the concepts you learned. | |||
Insane 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