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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…
Here's a fun little diminished tapping idea over a blues rock progression- am using a type of call and response here as in lick, response, lick, response, lick into closing lick. This piece has a bunch… More…
Here’s a fun little exercise using repeated quintuplet groupings and hybrid picking inside the 1st and 2nd boxes of the Em pentatonic. You could probably sweep this as well but I find you get better note… More…
Hey all- here's a little fun thang in A. A whole mess of Hybrid picking here as well as alternate and economy picking mixed in for good measure. … More…
Here's a static modal drill in A going through all 7 modes of the major scale- I find this exercise useful to break a little bit out of the habit of thinking of the modes as one scale playing over another… More…
Here's a fun way to spice up your pentatonic lines with some hybrid picking combined with some colour notes (b5, 6th and 7th). We are repeating some notes as we ascend which gives it a nice affect- Give… More…
Here's a way to introduce some multi finger hybrid picking and some wide interval patterns to make your pentatonic playing a bit more sexy. This ones in Dm- Give it a crack!… More…
Here's a slinky lick in E7 using some sequencing, legato, chromatics and a little hybrid picking to give a nice fluid sound. I came up with this by simply filling in the standard 3 note/string mixolydian… More…
Here's an ascending tapping line in the key of Dm. I found there was a lot of descending tapping patterns so wanted to come up with an easily usable and movable pattern to go up through scales- you can… More…
Here's a 2-1-2 style hybrid Arpeggio in Em. We just take the Em7 arpeggio shape and apply the specific hybrid picking pattern with pick, hammers and use of index finger on the right hand- you can apply… More…
Here's a picking workout in E7 using mostly alternate picking and economy picking for each string change to get a fast but flowing effect. This ones a real forearm burner and I suggest getting the picking… More…
Here's a sneaky peak from my new course 'Melodic Soloing' of solo 12. This one is a Dorian approach using target notes, double stops, bends and chromatics to outline and melodically play over the changes.… More…
Hey all here's a fast ascending lick in Gm that moves upwards using a repeated 2 string hybrid picking pattern- kind of shifts in and out of straight pentatonic minor into some diminished flavours. Finishes… More…
Here's a fun example of using tapping in a 'Non-Shred' context- Or to put it another way using 'Tapping for good' and not just flash! I've tried to use this technique to give a different tonal approach… More…
Here's a fun 2 octave lick using a repeated 1,3,5 left hand pattern combined with some hybrid picking in the A mixolydian scale. Finished off with a fun country lick- Give it a crack!… More…
Here's a way to use some of your Am patterns and licks and 'Borrow' them to use in a D Dorian tonality- the D Dorian is the second mode of C major who's relative minor is Am. As long as we are careful… More…
Here's a fun lick using the mixolydian b5 and a repeated hybrid legato lick moving across 2 octaves- you could also pick this but I find the legato and hybrid makes it sound more fluid- we have also added… More…
Heres a way to use your minor pentatonics over a lydian to give more of a 'Bluesy' sound to your improv over a modal tonality. Neat trick and works really well- Give it a Crack!… More…
Here's a 5 finger tapping lick in G- this ones a little tricky as we need to pay close attention to the second finger on the right hand pulling off to give us the starting note on the adjacent string-… More…
Here's a simple way to add a musical framework to a pretty standard chromatic picking drill- we have simply identified the minor 3rd intervals within the A Maj Pentatonic and filled it in with chromatics… More…
Here's a spicy lick using 7 note groupings and some economy picking- this works across a few different feels but I like to play over a 4/4 16th note and start each group of 7 over the down beat- gives… More…
Heres a double stop idea incorporating some bending and some country sounding ideas- this lick can be used over the major (bending from 2nd to 3rd) or the minor (bending from 4th to 5th). Really useful… More…
Here’s a fun subdivision exercise using the time signature of 6/4 broken up into groupings of 13 and 11 played as 16th notes.… More…
Here's a fun lick using a repeated counterpoint pattern and hybrid picking in a D mixolydian scale- you could also alternate pick this if you're feeling sporty! You can apply this idea to any 3 note/string… More…
Here's a fun lick in the key of A combining some economy picking patterns and some chromatic notes to give a bluesy, jazzy feel! Give it a crack!… More…
Heres one of 16 solos I wrote for my upcoming course on using the chord tones while soloing. This solo is played in the key of G minor and uses the underlying chords of Gm, Dm and Cm and their chord tones… More…
Here's a wide interval dorian hybrid picking lick in Bm. This one is fairly challenging and uses some pretty intense techniques- the main ascending lick is based around a hybrid picked 5 note repeated… More…
Using the 4th mode of the G Melodic Minor over a Lydian jam to give a bit of an edgier or outside sound- Give it a crack!… More…
Here's a fun 5 note sweeping pattern which moves up through the C major scale! I find these little sweeps super useful and a bit less like your doing an exercise when played across different positions-… More…
Here's an exercise that can help us lock our left and right hands when practicing- I find this kind of exercise useful when my hands are feeling a bit stiff or its a cold morning. You don't have to use… More…