Rock Guitar Licks

Rock guitar techniques, patterns, and scales used by top players are covered.

Rhythm and lead guitar techniques introduced with over 50 example progressions.

Introduces advanced rock guitar techniques including chord progressions, scales, and rhythms across various styles.

Introduces the concept of musical scales through visual representations, emphasizing their importance in music theory and performance.

Standardizes music notation and tablature for guitar fretboard note indication.

Tablature symbols for hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, release bends, vibrato, and double-note licks are covered.

The Minor Pentatonic scale is covered, with a focus on its versatility as a movable pattern adaptable to various keys.

The Minor Pentatonic scale is explored with focus on its use in the key of G.

Familiarize yourself with the fundamental fretboard position in G, encompassing pattern one and its connection to the G Minor Pentatonic scale.

The A minor pentatonic scale is covered, with emphasis on its musical applications.

The A minor pentatonic scale is introduced, with an emphasis on understanding patterns and notes on the fretboard to enhance guitar skills.

Techniques for playing hammer licks in the key of A are introduced.

Introduces the C Minor Pentatonic Scale and its connection to the C Major scale.

The C Minor Pentatonic scale's structure and fretboard applications are covered.

Introduces the pull-off technique, a curved line used to indicate finger lifting for producing subsequent notes.

Familiar licks and patterns used to play a rock guitar solo in the key of C.

The Eight Bar Rock Progression in C is a widely used harmonic structure covered, including its application in various popular songs.

Hammer and pull-off techniques are applied to create melody in a guitar solo.

The E minor pentatonic scale is explored, revealing its connection to the E major scale and a new musical composition pattern.

Introduces the E Minor Pentatonic scale with various fretboard positions and pattern recognition.

Introduces the fundamentals of slide technique in drumming, covering how to apply subtle finger movement to create smooth transitions between notes.

Introduces the D Minor Pentatonic scale, derived from the D Major scale.

Introduces essential fretboard positions and patterns, featuring the D Minor Pentatonic scale.

Bend technique is covered, focusing on effective string manipulation.

The blues scale is formed by adding a flattened fifth note to the minor pentatonic scale, enhancing musical expression through its distinctive sound.

The G blues scale pattern is examined, featuring its constituent notes and practical applications for creating licks.

Techniques for playing double-note licks in Pattern One are covered.

Techniques for creating advanced rock guitar solos are applied to a 12-bar blues progression in the key of G.

The 12-bar blues progression in G is structured around I-IV-V chord changes, typically featuring the tonic, subdominant, and dominant chords.

Techniques for creating a memorable solo include mastering hammers, pull-offs, and bends.

Combines licks learned earlier, applying pattern one at the third fret.

Introduces the Minor Pentatonic scale in Pattern Two and its application across the fretboard.

Introduces fundamental concepts and exercises for mastering key of G patterns and extensions on the guitar.

The release bend technique creates a pitch-drop effect by bending and releasing strings to return them to their original pitch.

Covers advanced harmonic concepts and techniques for extending pattern 1 music in the key of F.

Pattern transitions from 1 to 2 are covered, emphasizing third-string and left-hand fingerings.

Introduces the concept of pattern two in the key of C, covering its fretboard position and practical applications.

Introduces techniques for incorporating the third note of the major scale into melodic phrasing.

Introduces the Pattern Two in A major, featuring an alternative fingering and exercises for ascending and descending.

Techniques for playing a rock guitar solo are applied to a blues-rock progression in A major featuring a 3-4 rhythm.

Introduces the iconic blues rock progression in the key of A, covering its fundamental structure and techniques.

Patterns and techniques in jazz improvisation are examined.

Pattern building principles and techniques are introduced.

Rock guitar pattern three is introduced, covering its position and application in the key of G.

The Blues scale is applied to create a distinctive bluesy tone, with patterns and notes explored in the key of G.

Pattern Three techniques are expanded with additional notes to create a more melodic sound.

Guitar patterns in the key of G involve three notes and various fretboard positions.

Vibrato techniques are applied to create dynamic drum licks, enhancing rhythmic expression and musicality.

Pattern 3 in the key of Bb introduces notes and techniques for improvisational mastery.

Covers advanced techniques for playing double-note licks through precise bends and rings.

Covers fundamental techniques for playing the key of C using patterns 1-3.

Introduces double note licks incorporating bent notes, covering simultaneous and bent playing techniques.

Introduces the application of all three guitar solo patterns and techniques to a jazz-blues progression featuring a distinctive swing rhythm.

The jazz-blues progression in C is examined, covering chord structures and harmony principles.

Guitar solo composition examined through structural analysis and technique exploration.

Pattern four features lead guitar techniques from higher up on the fretboard.

Introduces pattern four, a fundamental chord shape, played in the key of G between 10th and 13th frets.

The blues scale is introduced, including its use in pattern four and application to creating licks.

Pattern four in the key of E explores alternative fingerings and blues scale completion.

Advanced guitar solo techniques in the key of E utilize alternative fingerings.

Covers chord structures and techniques for creating engaging music in the key of E.

Pattern four is explored using alternative fingerings and advanced left-hand techniques.

Introduces a fifth lead guitar pattern played higher up the fretboard with example exercises in the key of G.

The G key's lead guitar pattern 5 is explored, emphasizing first and second string notes.

Introduces combining pattern five with notes from patterns three and four to create a diagonal design.

Techniques for crafting Pentathlon-inspired rock guitar solos in the key of D are covered.

Covers techniques for connecting and navigating guitar patterns across the fretboard.

Patterns and techniques for rock progressions in the key of D are covered.

Patterns three, four, and five in Blues guitar are covered, including their practical applications.

Rock guitar patterns 1-5 are covered in various keys, with accompanying fretboard diagrams for each.