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Heres a fun slinky legato lick in the Bm using the B blues scale as a framework- we employ a repeated legato idea and use hybrid picking when transitioning between strings for a smoother sound- all the… More…
Fun B7ish alternate and economy picking workout- lots of chromatics as well for spicy spice. … More…
This exercise is roughly in A7 with a lot of chromatics in there- combo of economy and alternate descending and then pure alternate on the way back up. Pretty much just a right hand syncing exercise but… More…
Here's a fun little 5 finger tapping idea in Em- using this repeated sequence idea to outline some 9th tonalities within the key! It's in 4/4 but its useful to hear it as a 3/4, 5/4 pulse.… More…
Here's one of my instagram videos from my 'lick of the day' series.… More…
How do you make 9/4 groove? Short answer- you don't! But here's a fun little hybrid arpeggio idea moving over a I IV V sequence in 9/4 just for the hell of it!… More…
Here'a a fun little idea in 15/8 involving a whole mess of Hybrid Picking mixed in with some speedy alternate picking at the end!… More…
Here's a fun hybrid picking into tapping arpeggio sequence in C. Each pattern moves up diatonically through C Major and uses a lot of 9ths and 11ths.… More…
Continuing on with the whole #honestposting here’s some shameless speed for speeds sake over a new tune I wrote today- sometimes it’s nice to practice mechanics you know?… More…
Hey all here's a bit of an older descending hybrid picking workout that helped me lock this technique down- focusing on the top 2 strings working over a descending bunch of colour chords. This develops… More…
Here's a fun 'Banjo Roll' style lick in Bm. Moving up through the Bm pentatonic with a pick, hammer, index, middle finger right hand pattern. This style of lick can be used for major tonalities as well… More…
Here's a fun exercise moving diatonically up through the C major scale using a hybrid picking pattern with a tap/slide/tap pattern on the top string to turn around and descend. … More…
Heres' a useful way to employ the diminished arpeggios over a minor tonal centre. We build out from the Minor Pentatonic to the Dorian then add the flat 5- We then simply sequence the diminished intervals… More…
Hey all- here's a live playthrough of the second solo from the song 'The Barrow Key' from my latest instrumental EP 'POE'.… More…
Here's a fun little harmonised sweeping pattern moving diatonically down in sequence through the A natural minor scale. I developed this sequence to work on control of the timing of the sweep as well to… More…
Here's a fun exercise using ascending quintuplet note groupings with a triplet sweep pattern. The whole exercise is contained within the Am Pentatonic scale. … More…
Was listening to @theguitarhourpodcast and @tomquayleguitar was talking about his right hand pick placement- made me take a good hard long at my pick placement and pick angle while moving across strings-… More…
Here's a little snippet from a song in 7/8- intro arpeggios as well as a melodic solo section posted to my Insta page.… More…
A fun exercise using note doubling to move up harmonically while move physically down the neck with hybrid picking. Also some 3/4 tp 5/4 tp 4/4 time signatures at the end for some spicy spice!… More…
Here's a fun exercise idea using 7 note groupings inside the A Dorian (with a bunch of chromatics) to get a 'fake triplet' kind of feel. This one basically moves through the 5 pentatonic shapes using this… More…
Hey all here's a lick using stacked 6ths from the C major scale to give a nice D Dorian sound. This one uses a bunch of Hybrid picking so notice the right hand notation to nail the lick- you could also… More…
Here's an Etude I wrote to work out some diminished shapes with hybrid picking, tapping, odd times and unusual note groupings. Starts in 6/4 then ends in 7/4 with a 4/4 transition bar. In E diminished.… More…
Here’s a fun little exercise in A7/diminished kinda tonality- lots of fast alternate and economy picking in this one! Need to pay attention to pick direction to get this one down. All one take on the main… More…
Every month the good folk over at Jam Track Central post a backing for you to play a solo on- It's great fun and there are always lots of awesome entries. This is my little solo.… More…
Been having to isolate due to the plague so have been working on new music- here’s a new section from the tune ‘Crazy RIFFAGE’ (working title 😂) using some harmonised hybrid arpeggios for your eyes and… More…
Here's a fun little picking exercise I put to a backing to lock it in- roughly in A7 it involves a mixture of economy and alternate picking when descending in the first section into straight alternate… More…
‘Pirate Picking’ sounds like something you’d practice on the high seas after trimming the mainsail but is actually a repeated 7 note grouping over a 3/4 pulse ascending through the E Dorian tonality using… More…
Heres a quick and easy way to spice up our pentatonic playing! Using stacked 4ths within the Pentatonic shape and some hybrid picking- you could apply these to any pentatonic shape or any scale really!… More…
Here's a little drill I do to tighten up my economy picking! This is such a great technique for flowing across strings in 3 note per string patterns and has such a lovely string and pick attack sound.… More…
This one's called 'Chicken Hitler' cause it's got a bunch of 'Chicken Pickin' and is such a bastard on the right hand! A whole mess of economy, alternate and chicken picking in the first section then into… More…
