CLICK HERE for Tabs This post is not a tutorial or lesson. The Bach electric guitar excerpt here is from Invention No. 4 in D minor, and I give you advise in the video about how to approach practicing and performing this piece. You must spend a lot of time diligently practicing the tabs linked …
Read lesson → Nate Richards – owner. Undergraduate degree in music theory and composition. Currently pursuing master’s degree (about halfway there!). In this video, I discuss how to learn music theory, and where to start. This is not a music theory lesson, it is advice on where to start, what things to focus on , and what constitutes a …
Read lesson → In this video, I show you how to practice guitar scales with methods and techniques that will help you memorize scales, develop scale speed, and work on articulations such as hammer-ons and pull-offs. Here is a list of instructions covered in the video, and a bit of advice on each element of the practice routine: …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs Nate from Richards Guitar Studio and Richards Rock Academy shows you a great alternate picking exercise on guitar that helps increase speed, endurance, and synchronization between the picking and frethand fingers. When practicing an alternate picking exercise on guitar, you want to start slowly, playing evenly and controlled, and only begin …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs Nate begins a series on understanding the modes – Ionian and Dorian being the first 2 modes on the list. Learning the modes is important for every guitarist, not just as a guitar scale lesson or technique exercise, but as a music theory lesson on how they work. You will learn …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs – May open in new window. Click link in new window to view tabs. Learning to play fast is something many guitar players strive for. I wrote these 3 shred guitar licks to demonstrate a way to get more mileage out of the speed licks you learn, rather than feeling like you …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs Nate shows you how to play a single string pentatonic guitar scale. If you haven’t learned the pentatonic scale yet – and you should right away as it is the bread and butter of rock guitar playing – go to this post here. The pentatonic “boxes,” especially the classic root position box, …
Read lesson → ***TAB EDITS BELOW*** CLICK HERE for Tabs Learning classical music on guitar was one of the best things I’ve ever done to improve my technique. You practice picking, scales, and arpeggios while making some insanely awesome music. Here are a few tips to remember: Follow the picking! You MUST follow the STRICT alternate picking. Not …
Read lesson → Nate from Richards Guitar Studio shows you how to play the theme from Paganini Caprice No.5 in A minor. Learn to cover this lick on guitar using speed licks, alternate picking, and guitar scales. This guitar lesson is a great intro to the neoclassical shred style of Yngwie Malmsteen. CLICK HERE for Tabs – Link will open …
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