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F# Hungarian Minor Alternate Pick Lick With Chris Zoupa [Lessons]

By June 08, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

When I think Hungarian minor I don't just think about salami. I think about bands like Cacophony and Revocation with their enjoyment of exotic modes and abrasive intervals. Before we get stuck into the lick let's look at the Hungarian minor scale in the key of F#. (See diagram below)...

7 / 8 String Slap Guitar Lesson

By June 04, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Hey guys! This lesson is for those of you who want to learn how slap technique. If you already know slap, this might help you a bit too. Hope you enjoy! What will I need for this lesson? You will need a 7 or 8 string guitar (preferably). You can...

Ode To Danny Gatton: A Tune To Practise Hybrid Picking With Thomas Berglund

By June 03, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

In this tune I'll show the melody and the solo. There are two video lessons to the tune. In the first one I'm playing the tune and demonstrating the melody. And the second video is a lesson with the guitar solo. Hybrid picking is finger picking with a pick instead...

Developing Legato - Part 3

By June 03, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Hey guys! So the legato is getting a bit more difficult in this lesson. We will focus on essential pull-off patterns that will strengthen that technique. Things to focus on: Play with a metronome Start slowly and don't move ahead until all fingers are ready A hammer-on should be quick...

Jazz Chord Workout [Lessons]

By June 03, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Chords Jazz Music Lessons

This week we will work on playing through three intermediate level jazz chord workout exercises. The exercises begin with the common seventh chord qualities, then move on to using chord extensions and finally progress to working on altered chords. When I am working with my own private students, I like...

Ozzy Osbourne: 'Bark At The Moon' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

By June 02, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Ozzy Osborne

Level: Intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard) "Bark at the Moon"... Pretty win but also overlooked solo. I always loved Zakk and Randy... And poor Jake E. Lee is so easy to overlook. Jake's like that guy who replaced the Yellow Wiggle. He was actually great but...

Sus4 Triads As Upper Structures With Jens Larsen [Lessons]

By June 02, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Sus4 chords are very handy structures to use as a variation from third based structures like triads and 7th chords. In this lesson I want to show how you can apply or find them when improvising on chords, and of course some suggestions on how to play them and examples...

Operation Shred Guitar III: The Shredding!

By May 27, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Hello all ye brave lads and lasses, and welcome to Operation Shred Guitar III: The Shredding! My name is Jake Popowski, and in this lesson I will teach what I consider the most challenging and yet rewarding operation shred guitar lesson yet! Unlike the other two lessons, I won't go...

Lamb Of God: 'Ghost Walking' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

By May 26, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Level: Intermediate/Advanced Tuning: C# G# C# F# A# D# I've always loved Lamb of God. They've attributed to many speeding fines and weightlifting injuries as a result of my body surging from their unique brand of heavy metal testosterock. I had a few requests on my channel to look at...

How To Boost Alternate Picking Speed And Accuracy

By May 21, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Because of the strict "up & down" nature of alternate picking, players will encounter difficulty when attempting multi-string playing because the picking always remains the same regardless of what passage/lick is being played. Sometimes the picking direction for a string cross can seem downright illogical! Especially if you come from...

The Lydian Mode With Jens Larsen

By May 21, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

I've had a lot of requests for a lesson on the Lydian mode, so I thought I'd finally try to honour that. I'll try to give you some, hopefully new, melodic and harmonic tools to make it easier to make lines that has that sound. The lessons also contains some...

The Role Of Self-Esteem For Musicians - With Kevin Goetz

By May 20, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Self-esteem is one of those things that seems like some people have it naturally, and others simply don't. Unfortunately for those who seem to lack it, confidence in yourself is one of the most crucial components of motivation and creativity. The next few episodes of my Musician Psychology series are...