Scales Lesson #2: Scale Sequences Nate shows you how to play scale sequences, scale patterns, to develop your guitar scale technique using the A minor pentatonic scale. Scales Lesson #2 Tabs
Read lesson → Finger Exercises #1: Tutorial and Play-Along | Week #1 See chapters in the video for the tutorial and play-along time stamps. Nate shows you the procedure for how to warm up with finger exercises, using Week #1 from a year-long finger exercise program! Here you will learn the exercises and the technique. Weekly Finger Exercise …
Read lesson → 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 → CLICK HERE for Tabs Nate shows you a variation on a great John Petrucci warm up exercise from the book Rock Discipline. This exercise focuses on string skipping, alternate picking, stretch, finger independence, and finger dexterity control. If you only have a few minutes to warm up before playing guitar, this is a great choice …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs In this lesson, I show you how to play 3 string skipping blues scale licks on guitar. I have to say that I went a bit out there and made them especially confusing and difficult – that way you’ll get a lot of technique out of them. They sound pretty cool …
Read lesson → No tabs for this song! Watch this video tutorial on how to play Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran. This easy guitar song consists of various chords, as well as finger picking technique. I’ve gotten a lot of requests for lessons on this song, and the guitar work is interesting in his use of finger …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs Learning metal rhythm guitar techniques is a challenge, but well worth the effort. Whether you’re writing songs, covering songs, or just trying to get better, focusing on tone, rhythm, and technique can do wonders in your overall playing. Here are 3 things to focus on in this lesson: Proper picking – …
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 → CLICK HERE for Tabs Ahhhh ARPEGGIOS! Love ’em or hate ’em, sweep arpeggios are an attention-getter and a sure-fire way to add flash to your solos. Sometimes, there are multiple notes on the same fret – but lined up one string after the next. So, you should NOT bar these. Barring will create a bunch …
Read lesson → Click HERE for Tabs – Link opens a new blog window. Click again to view. OK here is a harmonic minor lick that is a bit more advanced – but YOU GOT THIS! Learning to play fast is NOT just for shredders! Have you ever heard the song Don’t Stop Believing? Is that a shred song? Nope. …
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