Complete Lead Guitar

Essential lead guitar techniques, music notation reading, and diverse style playing covered.

Techniques for playing along with recorded guitars are demonstrated, featuring slow practice and focus on correct timing.

Introduces the fundamental technique for tuning guitars quickly and accurately with electronic tuners.

Properly tuning a guitar is essential for playing in tune and achieving the desired sound.

Covers the distinct characteristics of solid body and hollow body electric guitars.

Amplifier fundamentals cover combo amps combining amp and speaker, and stack amps separating components.

Covers choosing suitable string sets for beginners, including light gauge options, and emphasizes the importance of regular changes.

Volume and tone control techniques for shaping guitar sound are covered.

Optimal playing technique involves mastering proper guitar hand positions, including right-hand pick placement and left-hand thumb positioning.

Develops skills in music reading, essential for effective guitar playing, covering basic notation and musical concepts.

Tablature notation is introduced as a visual representation of guitar notes on the fretboard.

Staff structure, clefs, and note positions are introduced, covering the fundamental elements of music notation.

Recognizes and reads notes on the staff, including ledger lines for extra notes above or below.

Bar lines are used to divide musical compositions into sections called bars or measures.

Time signatures indicate the number of beats per bar and note duration.

Introduces chord symbols and their application in music notation for indicating harmonies.

The A minor pentatonic scale is covered, exploring its applications and significance in lead guitar playing.

Alternate picking and finger independence techniques for lead guitar playing are covered.

The art of crafting distinctive musical phrases, including the use of the minor pentatonic scale in lead guitar playing.

The minor pentatonic scale is introduced, highlighting its ability to be applied across various keys.

Memorize and recognize notes on the sixth string.

Rhythmic nuances, timing, and phrasing are analyzed to identify key factors separating exceptional musicians from their peers.

Understanding note values: quarter notes, half notes, and rests, including strategies for suppressing unwanted notes.

The Half Bar Rolling Technique is applied to develop quarter note and eighth note rhythms.

Timing and phrasing techniques are emphasized through exercises in scale playing and spontaneous improvisation.

The rolling technique for consecutive notes with the 3rd finger is explored, focusing on lead guitar proficiency.

Timing and phrasing techniques are introduced to enhance vocal or instrumental performance, emphasizing attitude and dedication.

Introduces techniques for smooth note transitions through slurs, hammer-ons, and pull-offs.

Introduces the art of crafting short melodic phrases, incorporating scales and advanced guitar techniques such as hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Introduces the fundamentals of eighth note rhythms through identification of note positions within a musical bar.

Introduces techniques for manipulating rhythmic emphasis, exploring syncopation and enhancing musicality.

Traditional music notation introduces tie application principles for creating syncopated rhythms.

The technique involves sliding fingers along the fretboard to produce continuous sound using the left hand.

Extended minor pentatonic scales used in rock and blues improvisation.

Covers the technique of playing a quick slide, also known as a grace note, which precedes a targeted pitch.

Introduces licks using the slide, incorporating notes from pattern 1 extensions, with applications to Rock and Blues jam-along progressions.

Bending notes is a key guitar technique explored for various styles, including Blues and rock.

Bends and lick construction techniques are covered.

Bends are executed by pre-bending strings and releasing them back to pitch.

Covers techniques for applying release bends in guitar playing to enhance emotional resonance and expression.

Introduces techniques for adding dynamic expression through quick bends and releases in musical performance.

The 12-bar blues progression is introduced as a fundamental pattern used in various music styles.

Triplet rhythms introduce three evenly spaced notes within one beat.

Scales such as A minor pentatonic are used to create musical sequences by applying rhythm to notes and repeating them at different pitches.

Tying notes together with quarter notes creates swing rhythms, replacing triplets.

Covers the shuffle rhythm, its origins in Blues music, and applying it to lead guitar parts.

Introduces 12 note positions for playing triplet rhythms and applies syncopation techniques using a metronome.

Covers techniques for setting rhythms and improvising with memorized patterns in triplets.

Introduces quarter note triplet techniques for lead guitar solos.

Recognizes and counts sixteenth notes, a core music theory principle.

Alternate and inside picking techniques for improved guitar playing are covered.

Introduces techniques for playing licks using 16th notes, including slurs and rhythmic approaches.

Common 16th note rhythms are introduced, with application to solos using hammer-ons and pull-offs over an A minor chord progression.

Covers basic 16th note rhythms, including dotting and rests.

Introduces sixteenth-note triplets within the context of the pentatonic scale.

Quarter tone bends are covered, including their application in lead guitar playing.

Rapid string movement techniques enable creation of expressive notes and sustained sounds.

Vibrato techniques for bent notes are covered, enabling expressive and emotive playing.

Introduces techniques for creating trail-off slides using specific notes and fading effects.

The whip technique reverses the trail-off effect with staccato applications.

Rapid hammer-ons and pull-offs are introduced as a fundamental guitar technique for creating smooth trills.

Fingerings for various scales are covered, including different positions and movable chord shapes.

Octaves of the same scale are explored to access higher and lower sound variations, broadening musical range.

Introduces techniques for seamless transitions between guitar scale forms through slides, enhancing solo performance.

Memorize note names and learn moveable scale forms to play across all keys.

Octave relationships and note patterns on the guitar fretboard are explained, enabling quick identification of specific notes across strings.

Recognizing and locating notes across the fretboard enhances improvisational and music reading abilities.

Introduces techniques for navigating the guitar fretboard through left-hand finger placement-based position identification.

Notes are played across different octaves, introducing pitch variations for enhanced skill development.

The minor pentatonic scale is covered in various forms, including D, C, A, and G modes, each with distinct fingering patterns.

Introduces sliding patterns for the A minor pentatonic scale, exploring various forms and applications.

Introduces the sliding pentatonic scale pattern for navigating C, A, and G chord progressions.

Introduces techniques for navigating the A minor pentatonic scale, covering applications of 8va and loco symbols.

The C major scale is introduced with its 8 distinct notes, which can be used to create melodies in a variety of styles.

Covers techniques for playing over major key chord progressions using the C major scale modes.

Introduces the concept of scale degrees and their application in transposing music and playing chords.

Introduces the fretboard pattern of the C major scale, enabling mental mapping for enhanced improvisational skills.

The major scale is examined, focusing on its five forms and how they relate to fingerings and chord shapes.

Covers the C major scale forms and sequence patterns for creating melodic structures.

Introduces relationships between notes and roots through scale degree identification, illustrated with examples in the key of C.

Examines guitar licks through the lens of scale degrees and their sonic implications.

Covers the C major pentatonic scale and its variations, including hammer-on and bending techniques.

Covers fundamental pentatonic sliding patterns and techniques for improvising within various scales.

Relative major and minor pentatonic scales are introduced, with consistent fingering patterns applied across various keys.

The Blues scale is a modified minor pentatonic scale with an added flattened fifth degree, used in various music styles.

Mastering the C Blues scale and its five forms enables improvisation in various keys.

Recognizes and counts music in 12/8 time, a rhythm commonly found in Ballads and Blues.

Covers blues solo techniques influenced by Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and Howlin' Wolf, focusing on feel, timing, and phrasing.

Tones and semitones are applied to create major scales for any given note.

Introduces the formula for building major scales and constructing them from any root note.

Determines key signature rules and relationships with major scales, explaining sharps and flats concepts.

The key cycle is introduced as a technique for understanding relationships between keys and facilitating scale memorization.

Major scales are introduced across all 12 keys, enhancing music reading skills and enabling understanding of written music for various instruments.

Develops musical versatility by mastering transposition skills, allowing for adaptability in various genres.

Introduces natural, harmonic, and melodic minor key concepts, their distinct sounds, and characteristics.

The A natural minor scale is introduced, covering its structure and key note, as well as techniques for applying it in lead guitar playing.

Introduces the harmonic minor scale, characterized by an Eastern sound and featuring a unique 1.5 tone interval between its 6th and 7th degrees.

Melodic minor scale variations are examined in both classical and jazz contexts, with practical applications on the guitar.

Relative keys are concepts where major and minor scales share the same notes and key signature.

Moveable minor scales are introduced, covering their formula and fingering for different keys.

Introduces the five forms of natural minor scales and their application across the entire fretboard using standard fingerings.

Identical fingerings are applied to both major and natural minor scales, revealing consistent patterns throughout.

Harmonic minor scales are examined with their distinctive characteristics, including uses in Hard Rock and Metal guitar solos.

Introduces the harmonic minor scale in five forms, including applications and techniques for crafting licks and solos.

Hammer-on and pull-off techniques for right-hand tapping are applied in Hard Rock and Metal guitar styles.

Adds left-hand slurs to tapping techniques for enhanced guitar playing skills.

Lightly touching strings and using picking techniques produces bell-like harmonics at the 5th, 7th, and 12th frets.

Techniques for producing sharp, piercing harmonics using pick and thumb are covered.

Lightly touching strings generates rich harmonies through the art of touch harmonics in lead guitar playing.

Iconic guitarists' recordings span multiple genres, including Blues, Rock/Pop, Soul/Funk, Country, and Jazz.

Develops ear training by transcribing solos and analyzing techniques of favorite players, improving overall playing style and musical comprehension.

Fretboard notes and reading techniques are introduced to enhance musical understanding.

Recognizes semitone intervals and tone relationships, covering the fundamental building blocks of Western music.

Introduces the use of the sharp sign (#) to raise note pitch by one semitone.

The chromatic scale is introduced, along with the application of sharp and natural signs for guitar playing.

Flats explain how to lower note pitches and cancel sharp notes in music theory.

Introduces chromatic notes for creating smooth lines and tension in melodies, focusing on the C chromatic scale's applications.

Intervals are defined as the distance between musical notes, measured by counting letter names within an octave.

Perfect, augmented, diminished, and major/minor intervals are characterized by their relationships to the chromatic scale.

Tritones and other common intervals are covered, along with their relationships to the chromatic scale.

Instantly play intervals on guitar, covering minor and major seconds to octaves.

Develops skills in identifying intervals through hands-on singing and instrumental exercises.

Chord formation and major chords are covered, including formulas and inversions.

Introduces techniques for incorporating chords into single-note melodies to create harmonious structures.

Arpeggios are a fundamental guitar technique used to add complexity and nuance to music.

Chord construction covers major, minor, augmented, and diminished triads.

Recognizes and plays augmented and diminished chords, key elements of music tension creation.

Arpeggios are applied over a 12-bar Blues progression in C minor.

Arpeggios applied in improvisation with smooth melodic lines and logical chord transitions.

Introduces the concept of building chords on each scale note, yielding seven possible chords per major scale.

The Major Key Triad Pattern explains how to construct chords in any major key using a fundamental formula.

Introduces the concepts of scale tone triads, covering their application across all major keys, with explanations of notes and fingerings.

Transposes and applies common chord progressions to all keys, enhancing chord familiarity.

Formulas for major, dominant, minor, minor seven flat five, and diminished seventh chords are covered.

Introduces the structure and application of seventh chord types in all keys through practical writing and playing exercises.

Arpeggios and chord shapes are applied to create major seventh patterns with varied forms and fingerings.

Dominant seventh arpeggios are introduced along with their roles in Blues progression harmonies.

Minor seventh arpeggios are played using various fretboard patterns and forms.

Scales and arpeggios are introduced as tools for navigating chord progressions with flexibility.

Minor 7 flat 5 and diminished 7th chords, including formulas and arpeggios.

Combines Blues scales with dominant 7th arpeggios, emphasizing major and natural thirds.

Rhythmic techniques involve subdividing sixteenth notes into thirty-seconds and applying them to an 8-bar solo.

The seven musical modes, including their relationships to the major scale, are explained.

Covers application of mode theory in chord melody creation, focusing on C major scale.

Introduces techniques for playing scale-tone 7th chords as arpeggios across all keys and forms.

Introduces fundamental concepts of scale tone 7th chords and modes for improvising in jazz and fusion styles.

Formulas for modes derived from major scales are presented, along with applications in various keys.

Introduces the basics of mode fingerings, covering forms, root notes, and applicable scales.

Modal tonalities are applied in various genres, including rock, jazz, and fusion, with modes used as fundamental tonality.

The five forms of Dorian mode are covered, including fingerings and positions on the fretboard.

The Phrygian mode's distinctive sound and properties are covered, including its application in jazz, fusion, and metal genres.

The C Lydian mode covers its five forms, along with fingerings and root notes.

Accent markings are used to emphasize specific notes and add musical interest, covering techniques for effective application.

The Mixolydian mode is introduced, along with its five forms, and practical applications in blues and jazz.

Aeolian mode and Natural Minor scale share the same structure, based on earlier fundamental forms.

The C Locrian mode is applied to create tension and drama in music, often paired with m7b5 chords.

Techniques for crafting lines in minor keys are explored, with applications to both major and minor scales.

Analyzing chord progressions and applying modal improvisation techniques for jazz music.

Covers fundamental jazz chord progressions and improvisation techniques using modes, arpeggios, and key concepts.

Covers fundamental jazz progressions such as 1-6-2-5 and 1-4-7-3-6-2-5, with a focus on improvisation techniques.

Covers techniques for combining modes and arpeggios in a jazz solo, focusing on analyzing chord changes and generating original phrases.

Jamming along with recorded tracks is covered, including techniques for various styles such as rock, blues, country, and modal progressions.