Ben Eaton
@BenEaton · Guitar · London, UK
I'm a Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter and instrumentalist originally from Australia now living in London. Check out all my music at https://www.beneatonmusic.com/
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Here's a slidy wide interval double stop lick using the B Dorian. Its essentially a repeated shape we shift down through 3 positions and finish on the root chord. You don't have to hybrid pick this- you… 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…
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 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 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 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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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 fun subdivision exercise using the time signature of 6/4 broken up into groupings of 13 and 11 played as 16th notes.… 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 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 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 exercise using ascending quintuplet note groupings with a triplet sweep pattern. The whole exercise is contained within the Am Pentatonic scale. … 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…