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Lesson of the month - Make Music

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:59:12 +0000

Make Music

Here in this lesson I give you my personal advice how to keep up your motivation and your fun for guitarplaying on the long road to mastery. The main tip is : Stop thinking " How long will it take " because the road will never end and you need make music now and enjoy it now. This is the magic trick.

In this video I give you more tips and background information from my own experience from practicing 10-16 hours daily over 10 years. I think I know what I am talking about. Take your time to follow my advice and my practical tips which I give you in this tutorial.

Go to the lesson here : http://www.hanspeter...?showtopic=1516

Accoustic Blues Solo

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:22:07 +0000

Here you can learn a nice accoustic blues track including some solo ideas which are specially made for accoustic steel string but also every other guitar. The track is taken from the " Whorehouse Blues " by Motorhead. Here you learn the essentials and on soloing I give you some technical advice how to work on fast runs with pentatonics or blues scale.

here you can check out the original track. That one is played with 1/2 step tuned down guitars. So if you want to jam along with your normal tuned guitar please take the Ab minor pentatonic or blues scale.

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Arizona Blues

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:40:21 +0000

In this set of lessons I'll teach you a short simple original song, "Arizona Blues". I'll introduce the tune to you, then show you how to play the two main parts. Next I'll put the two parts together for you, then get into the hammer-on and bluesy licks. I'll play the song through for you, then finish by explaining a bit of my philosophy behind it.

Fun Guitar

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:41:22 +0000

Here is a cool lesson where you can learn the basics of funk guitar, some advanced tips and actually all you need to know about intermediate funk rhythm guitar. Beside this you can learn some very nice dorian licks and get some insight into the use of dorian mode. One main tip is that the difference between minor pentatonic and dorian scale are only 2 notes. So you only need to learn them. Pay close attention to my instructions about this.

And here is the link to my recording of this song :-) http://www.music-pictures.com/news

Get the lesson here : http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1495

Shuffle Blues in E ( SRV style )

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:18:24 +0000

The topic of this lesson is a shuffle blues in the key of E in a medium tempo in the SRV style. There are some spezific problems which have to be reviewed. Like the sound, the way of playing and the licks which work best. These are mostly double stop licks and combinations of them with chords, the rhythm guitar and some single note lines. The sound I have used is created with the AXE FX II – a marshall 800 with some delay on it and thats it. You can use any kind of medium distortion on your amp the playing technique makes the difference.

The progression is :

E / A / E / E
A / A / E / E
B / A / E / B

Get the lesson : http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1483

Wes Montgomery Tutorial

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:27:08 +0000

Wes Montgomery Tutorial

In this tutorial I'll be teaching some elements in the style of Wes Montgomery. One technique he was famous for was using his thumb to play single notes, octaves and chords. I'll play a short example for you in the key of Gm.

Even if you are not a jazz player, this technique is useful for expression in soloing.

Here a list of all lessons :

Wes Montgomery - Intro
Wes Montgomery - Technique
Wes Montgomery - Latin 1
Wes Montgomery - Latin 2
Wes Montgomery - Swing 1
Wes Montgomery - Swing 2
Wes Montgomery - Latin Pop 1
Wes Montgomery - Latin Pop 2
Wes Montgomery - Final 1
Wes Montgomery - Final 2

Melodic Rock Solo

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:15:47 +0000

This lesson will give you some easy ideas how you can work with the pentatonic ( all positions ) and some theoretical background to play nice and good sounding melodic rock solo's in the key of Gm using the Gm scale.

To understand this lesson it is very usful that you are able to play ALL pentatonic positons. Here you find all in the key of A http://www.hanspeter...p?showtopic=325 - the numbers displayed on the graphics are the intervals of the scale.

Pentatonic is 1 2 b3 4 5 b7
The minor scale is 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

As you can see the differenc are only 2 notes the 2 and the b6 - this is important to understand the whole content of this lesson here and will help you a lot to play more free on the fretboard.

For more understanding of intervals please read this article : http://www.hanspeter...hp?showtopic=27

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Lesson of the month oct 11

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:58:00 +0000

Here some cool ideas how you can play some easy and cool jazzy lines in a clean guitarsolo. A bit in the style of Wes Montgomery and George Benson. Its worth to learn it even you are not so much into jazz guitar.
http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1461

Entire Update of the school

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:22:24 +0000

There have been several exiting changes been made in HP^s Guitar School :

Here are the highlights :

1. New design
2. Support tickets for all subscribed students
3. New billing and subscription system
4. Tighter organisation of the school

Read the entire new Start - Up information

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Start - up information for all students

Hi and welcom as a student in my guitarschool. Here you find some information which might help you to understand the system of this online guitarschool.

Guideline

This is a online school where you can learn my way of playing guitar and my view how to get some good ideas to catch up some information and tricks how to make it easier for you to get into guitarplaying. Hee is a guideline which shall help you to get the minimum theoretical and technical knowledge on the guitar to get the maximum benefit from this school.

1. Read tabs and chordgrids : Chords Forum / basic chords
2. Know the pentatonics in at least one postition : Scales forum / minor pentatonic / major pentatonic
3. Know a little bit about rhythm : basic rhythm / basic timing
4. Got your basic playing technique with the left and right hand picking together : Introduction
5. Able to play basic open string chords like E, A, G, C and Barré chords like F, Bb and to know the difference between major and minor chords : basic chords

Features to know

Support  : As a student you have the possibility to get support. Just go to your client area and write a support ticket.

<< client area >>

Practice plans : This is a great feature in this school. You can write down your personal practice plans which you made yourself with the features of this school and get my review on it.

<< write a practice plan now >>

Lesson of the month : Beside the normal  teaching videos there is a interactive possibility here for you to get more teaching videos . The lesson of the month will be a full about 15 - 20 min. lesson about a specific topic.

So this article shall help you to get the full advantage of this online guitarschool. Probably the most complete system from one single teacher in the entire internet.
Greetings

HP

Lesson of the month August 11

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:48:20 +0000

This is the 2nd lesson of series where we will work on your precision and your expression in lead guitar. Now we are working on 8th notes. Easy runs in 8ths notes and off beat notes. Even if you are an advanced player don't underestimate this lesson and follow my instructions carefully !

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1452

If you have not worked on the first lesson on the quarter notes - then this is strongly recommended : http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1447

Lesson of the month series

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:56:04 +0000

With the lesson of the month " July " I start a longer course where you can learn to play with precise with a good timing and good expression. This works in any style and for any playing level. The minimum requirements for this is that you know basic rhythm and a least pentatonic pattern no. 1.

Here are some very useful links for you to get the maximum benefit from this course :

Work on your timing
Minor penatonic patterns + on one string

It is very useful to add this kind of practicing into your pracitic schedules - create your own pratice schedule to get more control into your progress.

Practice schedules

START WITH LESSON 1 OF THE SERIES

Advanced Blues ( Joe Bonamassa )

Sat, 28 May 2011 14:06:22 +0000

This is a lesson for advanced blues improvisation in the style of Joe Bonamassa. Actually his playing is very typical for advanced blues improvisation - actually on a very accurate and sophisticated level but in this lesson I show you the ideas behind it and you can check it out yourself a bit.

I took this video as reference for this lesson :

You can also get more ideas and background information when you work through my basic and advanced blues improvisation tutorials.

Basic improvisation concept
Advanced improvisation concept
Advanced blues licks

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Rock Balade - Tutorial

Thu, 12 May 2011 10:53:47 +0000

Learn the essentials and tricks to play a professional rock ballade. Your sound setting should be a lead sound with a high gain distortion, some delay and optional a wah wah ( cry baby � not an autowah ). Then you are ready to enter this tutorial. Pay close attention to all parts of this tutorial even you think that it seems too easy for you. The details make the big difference. Here how it sounds

Rock Ballade - Intro
Rock Ballade - Chords
Rock Ballade - Delay
Rock Ballade - Wah Wah
Rock Ballade - Bendings
Rock Ballade - Palm Muted
Rock Ballade - Legato
Rock Ballade - Theme
Rock Ballade - Improvisation
Rock Ballade - Final

Easy Blues in A

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:34:19 +0000

The new lesson of the month is here now. Its a easy to play but good sounding blues in A. Check it out you will enjoy it.

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1426

Rockabilly

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:17:29 +0000

Here you can learn all essentials which you need to know to play Rock n Roll or Rhythm + Blues - even in a professional band.

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1424

Blues Trio

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:59:13 +0000

This is a great lesson where you can learn to play a typical trio blues band setting with drum, bass and guitar. Here the part of the guitar is a bit more demanding then usual since you are the melody and the harmonic instrument in one person. Here a few tricks how you can play great stuff in such setting. You will enjoy it - but take my advice and dont play too many notes - put your attention on your expression and your feeling in your playing then you are on the right way.

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Megachops - Tutorial

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:58:57 +0000

Here you can learn to play rockguitar licks which go over different positions in some cases all over the fretboard. They will help you to get more flexible and creative in your soloing on the entire fretboard.

Megachops - Intro
Megachops - 1
Megachops - 2
Megachops - 3
Megachops - 4
Megachops - 5
Megachops - 6
Megachops - 7

Convinced playing

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:04:46 +0000

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to show how you can play the guitar and then it did not work the way you wanted or didn't really know what to play to show how you can play guitar. The magic word for this is to be conviced and sure in what you are doing whatever your current playing level is. You can do a great job even if you know only a few licks and a fuew chords. In this lesson I show you some ideas how you can be more secure in your playing. It is now about what to play but about how you play and having the right focus. So thats why there are no tabs here.

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1405

Dynamics, Expression and Improvisation on Sologuitar

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:07:38 +0000

This is a pretty open lesson where I show you a basic fingerpicking riff with easy chords. You can choose the one I am showing or something similar then try to get into improvisation and into expression and dynamics and improvisation. Since the licks and riffs are not so hard to play the trick is to have the focus on your expression, the way you feel the groove, the riff and the fill ins. There is acutally no way in teaching creativity because it is individual but if you learn to get a connection between you and your guitar and you start to feel the music and you are able to create different types of expression and dynamics you will be able to get into your own way of expression and this is what music is all about. So try to get the basic licks of this lesson and then work on the dynamics, the mood you want to create and just play.

If you want to get more familiar with this kind of picking technique you might check the Mark Knopfler Video.

Get the lesson here.

Bad Blues - Tutorial

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:06:47 +0000

If you want to play a blues in the style of the song " Feeling Bad Blues " from the movie Crossroads performed by Ry Cooder then enter this tutorial. It gave the title of this tutial but it stands for a kind of blues playing which you can learn here. You get some ideas to play blues in a rubato style - without a real timing. This gives you all freedom to play blues with full expression and dynamics. So thats why I also talk about sound settings because they are also part of your dynamic expression.

Bad Blues - Intro
Bad Blues - Picking Technique
Bad Blues - Licks 1
Bad Blues - Licks 2
Bad Blues - Licks 3
Bad Blues - Licks 4
Bad Blues - Final

SRV - Tightrope

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:41:28 +0000

Since SRV has his guitar tuned down to Eb ( half step ) its a bit tricky to teach. If you tune your guitar down you can use the original jamtrack and the tabs as they are displayed. And I show you how to play the original version of the intro at the beginning with these openstring parts.

If you have a normal tuned guitar you can either use the alternate jamtrack to practice the openstring version. I the video I mainly use the alternatve version with a normal tuned guitar. Here you can use the normal jamtrack.

For soloing you can use any kind of standard pentatonic licks but pay close attention to my instrustions about playing with punch. This is what it is all about at least about this solo. The interpretation of SRV is great and the punch and relaxed playing is just awesome but the material he plays is basic stuff.

Here some examples :

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=908
http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=903

Here a lesson where you can learn to create this punch with soundsettings and playing technique : LESSON

but of course you have to know the pentatonics in all positions or at least in position 1 + 2 to play this stuff and then you jump up to the high position.

George Benson - Tutorial

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:08:55 +0000

Learn the basic elements like the picking technique, the scating, the Wes Montgomery style elements, some chord soloing ideas and some licks and finally how to put things together.

Here is a free video for you to check out how you can sound once you went through the entire tutorial.

George Benson - Intro
George Benson - Picking
George Benson - Octaves
George Benson - Scating
George Benson - Vamp Licks
George Benson - Chord Solo
George Benson - Major 1
George Benson - Major 2
George Benson - Funky Blues Style
George Benson - Funky Blues Style Final
George Benson - Final

Funk - Rock guitar

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:39:28 +0000

This is a lesson where you can learn the rhythm guitar of the famous song " Long Train Running " by the Doobie Brothers. Its acutally for advanced players but I give you very close instructions how to get into funky guitar, the techniques and how you can develop it slowly till you get the speed which is nessessary for this song. So this lesson is worth for any level.

The soloing tips at the end of the video give you some insights in professional tricks how you can sound great by using only a few licks which work very good on this tempo. If you are not advanced enough to play on this speed still these licks shall be inspiration for you to practice some cool pull-off licks till you reach this speed.

So this is a little guitarmasterclass with a lot of content for all levels.

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1361

Gary Moore - Tutorial

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:56:15 +0000

Here you learn the essentials about Gary Moore�s playing style which made him so famous. This are basically high gain solos on blues, minor blues and balad type songs. Pay close attention to the lesson where I talk about the bending tricks.

Gary Moore - Intro
Gary Moore - Palm Muted Runs
Gary Moore - Bendings
Gary Moore - Patterns
Gary Moore - Bending Tricks
Gary Moore - Minor Blues 1
Gary Moore - Minor Blues 2
Gary Moore - Blues 1
Gary Moore - Blues 2
Gary Moore - Final

August 10 update

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:03:35 +0000

Artist Studies - Carlos Santana

Learn some essentiol licks, playing style tricks and typical chords and chord movments of early Carlos Santana :

Here you can learn the essentials of the early style of Carlos Santona which made him very famous. You learn which chords and scales are used, the way he is making his phrasing which gives his style this very personal touch.

Carlos Santana - Intro
Carlos Santana - Chords 1
Carlos Santana - Chords 2
Carlos Santana - Basic Licks
Carlos Santana - Melodic Licks 1
Carlos Santana - Melodic Licks 2
Carlos Santana - Melodic Licks 3
Carlos Santana - Melodic Licks 4
Carlos Santana - Vamp Licks
Carlos Santana - All

Lesson of the month

This lesson is a cool blues played with a few chords and a simple rhythm pattern. Music is about groove and feeling so even if you think that you are able to play a few of these more easy things - dont underestimate this lesson. If you want to sound great you must feel this bluesy tune here and pay attention to the details which I explain to you during this lesson. Have some fun.

Cool Blues - go to the lesson

Creativity on the guitar

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:06:35 +0000

Here you the theory where the chords come from in major and in minor keys. You can addapt this knowledge to any key because it is the same system in all keys. In the video I mainly talk about triads - but this system is actually the same with 7th chords. There you just add an additional thrid as show in the video. This leads to the basic jazzchords : http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=984

and here you can get the lesson : http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1330

Updated the " Free beginners guide "

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:25:30 +0000

Updated the " Free beginners guide "

Finally it is here the new " Free beginners guide " in HD format with some additional information and tips. What is also new is that you can ask free support questions in that part of the school.

Here are the updated videos :

Intro ( Picking techniques, sounds, practicing and tuning )
Chords ( beginners chords and exercises )
Penatonics ( pentatonics )

Jazzguitar - Blues

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:19:54 +0000

June's weekly snapspots

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:22:11 +0000

La Grange

Here's a video where I show you the 3 main movments of the song * La Grange * by ZZ Top.

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1306

Bluesy chords

Here is a very nice and bluesy riff and chords which you can play with some distorted guitar. Acutally it is a bit a must to get the right mood here. Check out my instructions here.

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1307

Jazzprogression im Am

Here is a cool jazzy progression in Am. I show you some tricks how you can play it all and use optional chords to create a real great jazzy progression.

Am7 / D7 / Bm7b5 / E7

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1308

SRV chords and licks

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:04:06 +0000

SRV chords and licks

Some cool licks and chords in the style of SRV. Enjoy it

CHORDS
LICKS