Lead Guitar Method

Progressive lead guitar techniques cover musical direction and sound enhancement strategies.

Visualizes scale patterns and fingerings through mastery of fretboard diagrams.

Develops skills in left-hand finger independence and coordination for effective piano performance.

Tablature is a visual notation system showing string positions and fret locations, enabling readers to play guitar melodies.

The guitar fretboard's patterns are analyzed to unlock techniques for efficient playing and spontaneous improvisation.

Tablature symbols are introduced for hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, release bends, vibrato, and pick tremolo techniques.

The 12-bar blues progression is covered, with an emphasis on mastering the underlying chord structure and iconic riffs from 1950s Rock and Roll.

The A major scale is introduced as a fundamental building block for lead guitar techniques, emphasizing left-hand coordination.

Correct left-hand positioning for improved playing speed and accuracy is covered.

Introduces the structure and variations of a 12-bar blues riff, including different ending options.

Introduces fundamental techniques for creating a 12-bar blues riff and its application in various song sections.

Alternate picking technique is introduced, providing the foundation for improving speed and accuracy in playing.

Covers fundamental 12-bar blues rhythms and introduces alternate picking techniques for creating new riffs.

The one-octave major scale pattern is extended to two octaves, building on the foundation established in earlier material.

Develops skills in crafting 12-bar blues riffs using lead-in notes.

Introduces techniques for playing a single-note riff adaptable to diverse chord changes.

Improvising melodies over rhythms, combining with chords to produce distinctive harmonies.

The course covers the iconic Blues scale, providing instruction on playing it with precision using triplets.

Transposes blues progressions to various keys, examining chord-scale relationships on the fretboard.

Hammer-ons and pull-offs are introduced as essential techniques for creating smooth, legato passages in lead guitar playing.

Extends Pattern One with five additional notes and introduces the slide technique for smooth string movement.

Improvises melodies in major keys using pentatonic scales and pattern one, applicable to various chord progressions.

Bending strings to alter pitch is covered, with techniques for raising and lowering pitch.

The minor pentatonic scale and pattern one are applied to improvisation in minor keys.

Covers using the major pentatonic scale in blues improvising, combining scales, and applying vibrato techniques.

Pattern recognition and application to multiple chord progressions are covered.

Pattern Four is a fundamental improvisational motif commonly employed in Blues, minor key, and major key musical contexts.

Combines pattern one and four to deepen understanding of the fretboard and enhance improvisational abilities.

Introduces a single-note pattern covering the entire fretboard using five notes and applies it to various keys.

Covers fundamental guitar techniques for navigating the entire fingerboard.

The blues scale is introduced as a fundamental component of jazz improvisation, encompassing notes that harmonically complement chord progressions.

The major pentatonic scale is expanded with additional notes, applied to improvisation and song melodies in major keys.

Introduces techniques for adding notes to the minor pentatonic scale to create unique sounds.

New right-hand fretting and bending techniques enhance musical expression by mastering open string slurs.

Introduces fundamental concepts of harmony, emphasizing thirds and sixths, with practical exercises and visual illustrations.

Introduces the interval of a sixth and techniques for playing harmonious scales on the guitar.

Octave patterns and harmonious sound production through string combinations and techniques are introduced.

Covers the fundamentals of improvisation through key-centric patterns and chord-specific scales.

Hybrid picking combines fingerstyle and pick-based techniques to produce dynamic sounds.

Chordal improvisation techniques for various genres, including non-commercial styles.

Music theory fundamentals covered, including essential concepts for grasping book-based content.

The Major Scale's patterns and structure are examined, revealing its underlying principles.

Key signatures are a shorthand notation for scales, indicating sharps or flats.

Identifies minor keys, scales, and relative minors, explains key signatures, and determines correct keys through 7th notes or finishing chords.

Covers fundamental chord types built from major scale notes, exploring their construction and relationships within a key.

Extending scale tone chords by adding an extra note yields complex harmonies.

Key signatures are related to chord choices, with analysis of patterns and first/last chords allowing identification.

Introduces fundamental chord forms used by lead guitarists, including application of transposition techniques.

Improvisation techniques are applied within song structures and vocalist-led rhythms to create dynamic performances.

Musical introductions that capture attention are introduced, featuring techniques and strategies for setting the tone.

Introduces techniques for crafting short instrumental phrases, adding variety and interest to music.

Develops skills to create effective lead solos by analyzing relationships with melody at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Covers improvisation using scales, riffs, dynamics, and tone control on both guitar and amp.

Modulation techniques for smooth key changes are covered, including adjustments to chord progressions.

Recognizes and reproduces melodies, chord arpeggios, and chromatic notes through singing and playing.

Introduces techniques for mastering lead solos through ear training, transcription, and phrase development.

Phrasing, timing, note bending, dynamics, and vibrato techniques are used by lead guitarists to produce distinctive soundscapes.

Harmonics are created by lightly touching guitar strings at specific points, producing bell-like tones.

Introduces harmonic techniques for guitar, covering standard locations and pitch relationships.

Harmonics are used as a method to tune guitars by locating pitches on different strings for precise tuning.

Covers techniques for creating artificial harmonics through string manipulation with the middle fingers and alternative right-hand approaches.

Musical concepts are applied to create diverse and engaging chord progressions across multiple genres.

Blues and rock progressions, key concepts and techniques.

Blues music's major key progressions and their practical uses are discussed.

Minor key progressions are introduced, covering harmonic and melodic structures.

Harmonic modulation techniques are introduced for creating complex chord progressions and enriching musical compositions.

Introduces lead guitar techniques using scales and modes across Rock, Blues, Metal, Jazz, Funk, and Soul.