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Learn To Create Fabulous Bass Fills By Thinking Rhythm 1st, Notes 2nd - Bass Lesson By Scott Whitley

Learn To Create Fabulous Bass Fills By Thinking Rhythm 1st, Notes 2nd - Bass Lesson By Scott Whitley

By Kailash Pate April 27, 2015 | Bass Guitar Bass Guitars Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Tech Tips

In this video lesson I'll demonstrate how to start thinking more like a drummer/percussionist. The idea is to practice playing along with songs etc. Just tapping out rhythms on your knees, desk, steering wheel - whatever. Once you're into the idea of doing this, you can 'vocalize' these rhythmic ideas...

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Learn On Adding 5ths And Octaves To Licks And Lines - Bass Lesson By Scott Whitley

Learn On Adding 5ths And Octaves To Licks And Lines - Bass Lesson By Scott Whitley

By April 27, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Guitars Tech Tips

The aim of this lesson is to take licks, scales, bass lines etc that you already know and turn them into something new and cool by simply adding 5ths or octaves. If you don't know what a 5th or an octave is, for the sake of this lesson don't worry...

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Learn To operation Shred Guitar II: Soloing On A 'Dead End Road'

Learn To operation Shred Guitar II: Soloing On A 'Dead End Road'

By April 27, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Guitars Tech Tips

Hello once again fellow shredders, and welcome to Operation Shred Guitar II: Soloing on a Dead End Road! My name is Jake Popowski, and in this lesson, you will learn how to play my solo in "Dead End Road" by Damned Empire, and I will teach you about how I...

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Learn On Megadeth: 'Skin O' My Teeth' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

Learn On Megadeth: 'Skin O' My Teeth' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

By Kailash Pate April 24, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Guitars Tech Tips

Difficulty Level: Advanced Tuning: E A D G B E (Standard Tuning) When I first purchased the "Countdown to Extinction" album I was a pretty die hard fan of Metallica and thought that guitar solos just didn't get any better than Kirk Hammett (as I was a wee tot at...

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Jeff Beck's Lead Guitar Style With Andrew Wasson

By April 21, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons

Jeff Beck is without argument one of the world's most famous guitar players. Both his compositions and his guitar playing style are quite diverse.He plays a unique blend of rock and jazz alongside of his own take on R&B and funk, as well as, blues. And, he does it all...

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Improvising With Knowledge: Lesson 6

Improvising With Knowledge: Lesson 6

By January 27, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Guitars Tech Tips

I am Greg Studley, and this is Lesson 6 of Improvising With Knowledge on Ultimate Guitar. These lessons are designed to get you accustomed to yet another pentatonic scale shape, which can be used as a major pentatonic scale or minor pentatonic scale when improvising.Here's what we've covered in the...

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Neapolitan Chords: What They Are And How To Use Them

Neapolitan Chords: What They Are And How To Use Them

By January 27, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips. Guitars Tech Tips

Hey guys, I decided to make a very random but informative video about Neapolitan Chords!These chords are my absolute favorite when it comes to chromatic harmony.Neapolitan Chords: Neapolitan Chords have a very distinct sound in the chord progression. A Neapolitan Chord is a bII chord. If we are in A...

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Sweep Picking Lesson: Starting From The Inside

Sweep Picking Lesson: Starting From The Inside

By January 27, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Guitars Tech Tips

I'll keep this as short as possible. The motivation for this video is the fact that most lessons out there require you to perform sweeps in downward/upward motions. That means, you start either by picking the lower strings or the higher strings. Seldom never are you required to start from...

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Learn A Song : Iron Maiden - 'Aces High' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

Learn A Song : Iron Maiden - 'Aces High' Guitar Solo Lesson With Chris Zoupa

By January 26, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Guitars Iron Maiden Tech Tips

Standard tuning: E A D G B ELevel: IntermediateI've always loved this song. I just think the chorus is great. It's the kind of chorus you sing really loudly whilst quite intoxicated and embarrass your girlfriend in front of her friends and family.The solo in this song starts in "A"...

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Make It Musical: Etude Instead Of Just Practicing Exercises

Make It Musical: Etude Instead Of Just Practicing Exercises

By January 26, 2015 | Category_Videos>Guitars Guitar Lessons Guitar Tips Guitars Tech Tips

Practicing can be a lot less tedious when you play music instead of many exercises in a row. If you are having trouble with a certain technique, or want to explore what sort of musical capabilities the technique in question offers, you could try to come up with a little...

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