This is a great exercise for running through a bunch of chords you might not be used to moving around
this isn’t a beginner friends exercise, but if you’ve been playing for over 2 y...
2023-07-15 20:59:41 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a different take on one of my most popular covers
fireflies by Owl City
2023-07-15 20:56:31 +0000 UTC View PostFor those that don’t know this is one of the coolest concepts in music.
so for example
Am = A B C D E F G
C maj = C D E F G A B
Just from this we can see they contain th...
2023-06-29 12:45:07 +0000 UTC View PostSo in this lesson, we’re taking some of the concepts we’ve explored previously with these weekly lessons but now we are expending the idea & introducing some melody with the pentatonic scal...
2023-06-24 18:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the same as the last video, just representing how you change the key to suit your song!
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2023-06-24 18:03:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a pattern using inversions to get you ready for the strings changing that sweeping requires aswell as showing you some valuable shapes to get under your belt
Give me a shout if you n...
2023-06-24 18:03:11 +0000 UTC View Post
but if you’re used to using the major and minor shape this is a brilliant way to help you start moving them through the chords in a scale&nbs...
2023-06-17 22:46:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis is very Am oriented!
if you find yourself in Am and needing a lick this will suit almost any rock/metal setting
2023-06-17 22:43:52 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a progression moving the 1 b3 5 notes from Am into root notes for sweeps
give this a try over an Am backing track!
2023-06-17 22:42:43 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a great way to move the pentatonic around the fret board using octaves
All I did in this lick was take one shape and move it using 3 octaves
give it a try and you’...
2023-06-17 22:40:36 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a great way to start seeing how inversions go together
I’m playing the same chord the whole time but it’s moving all around a similar area
2023-06-17 22:38:09 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-06-16 22:08:54 +0000 UTC View PostIn this lesson I talk about areas to find notes you’re most likely already used to using in your playing with open strings
i talk about the 3 places you can relate open string notes t...
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2023-06-12 15:27:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a great exercise for speeding up your left hand & improving movement between the strings
if you’re struggling with your right hand speed & accuracy then comment ‘right han...
2023-06-08 19:54:41 +0000 UTC View PostWhilst shredding is cool, if the rest of your playing is lifeless then it will be tough to reach the standard you want.
this is an idea I’ve been using for years when writing and improvising....
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2023-06-01 09:01:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on your note groupings and understanding the difference between triplets & 2’s/4’s/5’s etc is unbelievably important for clean playing
a lot of players can play fast b...
2023-05-25 20:17:56 +0000 UTC View PostThis concept was another one of those click moments where I realised how simple music theory actually is.
Every minor scale has the same chord order
Minor Diminished Major Minor Min...
2023-05-21 18:15:41 +0000 UTC View PostI found this video whilst looking through some content and realised this would be perfect for you guys!
This is a very short into into sweep picking, but information is solid!
If you need a...
This is one of the first licks that helped me come to grips with the idea of grouping notes
Understanding that it’s actually important to know which direction your pick should end at ...
2023-05-11 17:51:54 +0000 UTC View PostWhen could you guys be free for me to do a Patreon exclusive live stream?
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2023-05-05 16:16:18 +0000 UTC View Post
So you guys might have seen these me play this progression on my Instagram, TikTok or YouTube And now you’re getting the reasoning behind the theory & then an idea on how to start with this p...
2023-05-05 16:09:30 +0000 UTC View PostThis post is a great example of how to connect ideas to make licks that span the fret board & full space
the basic idea here is going from the Am scale in a 3 note per string variat...
2023-04-29 11:40:15 +0000 UTC View PostThese sweeps are in E harmonic minor using the 5&3 string shapes
give them a go!
2023-04-28 12:19:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I made this lesson to help everyone struggling with speeding up their left hand & their hand sync
So usually it’s quite simple to build speed if your fingers are just doing the sa...
2023-04-27 12:09:56 +0000 UTC View PostThese are just the three inversions of an A minor played quickly
Nothing crazy theory wise, just learn the shapes & try to use them in improv 🔥
2023-04-24 16:44:31 +0000 UTC View Post
In this lesson we look at tapping & the pentatonic boxes
if you’re not familiar with the pentatonic boxes then you’re in for a treat as these 5 shapes mean you can solo all over...
2023-04-19 12:47:34 +0000 UTC View PostThis was a lick I wrote with my student, Jack A
We had a fun lesson where we went over how we write licks like this
So our first way to make big lines that sound impressive was to jus...
2023-04-17 13:42:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe basic D minor 3 note per string scale played doubling up on each string
Yes the speed is the issue in this but if you pick every note 4 times with tremolo picking and then work of gettin...
2023-04-17 13:40:34 +0000 UTC View Post