Free Guitar Student Files
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FreeHere you find some cool pentatonic sequence runs in the style of Jimmy Page. You can use them as exercises to practice your pentatonic skills or you can also use them as sequence runs in any guitar solo. They are more or less played in the 1st position of the minor pentatonics except the C and D part where you move down to the 3rd fret to finish the sequence.
Here you find more cool pentatonic exercises :
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FreeWhenever a student enters my room and wants to learn guitar from the very beginning I always say the same thing : " First everybody needs to learn the basic chords on guitar . If you practice regularly on a daily basis you can make the basic chords in a fluent way in 3 - 6 months in order that you are able to play any simple song as you can see in this example. The really big mountain to climb is the barré chord. That one might take 6 months or more till you can play that one fluently in a simple song. To get the barré chord done you first start with the barré replacement chord. You have to figure out how you need to place your finger in a way that all strings are sounding. Normally a beginner is able to get 4 strings sounding at the beginning. This will improve with practice. Once you can do the barré replacement chord then you can move on to the barré chord.
Playing the simple songs pay attention to the proper down - and upstrokes and also notice that the last upstroke of a bar is an empty chord. This helps you to make the chord change fluently.
To fulfill the described tasks in the estimated timeframe you need to practice this daily and do each exercise 3 times. Once you pass this threshold then your fun on guitar can start.
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FreeOne of the most iconic guitar solos in pop and rock history is probably the solo of Eddie Van Halen in Michael Jackson's song " Beat It ". To understand its value you must understand the time when this song was recorded. Thriller was produced by the team around Quincy Jones which contained the best musicians of that time which produced most of the hit records of that time. Steve Lukather was a constant member of this team and his guitar work was on many hit records of that time. Out of this time later the band " Toto " got formed because they wanted to be more than just studio musicians. When Triller got recorded Eddie Van Halen was the hottest guitar player on the entire scene so Quincy Jones asked him to do the solo on " Beat It ". And so he did. Any other guitar player who later joined Micheal Jackons band needed to be able to play that specific solo. Jennifer Baten was a long time constant team member since Micheal Jackson prefered female guitar players and she was the only guitar player at the audition who was able to play that solo note by note. Shortly before Micheal Jackson died it was Orianthi who was able to play that solo and got the job. So it is worth having a look at this solo even though it's probably too hard for many players out there. I never tried it because I am not into Eddie Van Halen style and you need to have those skills to master that solo. But however this solo is worth a look and to give it a try.
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FreeThe key of E minor is a very important key on the guitar and the pentatonic positions in E minor are a bit different to the other keys because the pos. no1 1 is played with open strings. Here you find all 5 positions of the E minor pentatonic. It's the best to know all 5 positions.
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FreeHere you find the transcribed tabs of the guitar instrumental " Mediterranean Sundance '' by Al Di Meola. This tune was on the most famous guitar record ever recorded : Friday Night In San Francisco ( featuring Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia and John Mc Laughlin ) which were some of the outstanding guitar players of that time. The recording catched up with a night where 3 great guitarists had a highlight and nailed what professional guitar playing should be. If you are truly into guitar playing there is no way to pass on this tune - at least check out the theme and the rhythm guitar. The solo's are out of range for a lot of players out there.
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FreeHere you find 3 PDF's for download. One is a sheet with the fretboard, one with chord charts and one with tabs and empty notation lines. If you are really into music and want to make some notes during your studies on guitar you can print them out and make your notes on those empty sheets. I recommend for any students to make own notes on theory, chord charts or you can also write down your own licks and ideas and in fact it makes sense to also try to write down your ideas in real notation and not only tabs. Specially if you are into jazz guitar it is strongly recommended that you also learn to read and write written music as notes and not as tabs.
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FreeHere you find the tabs of the theme of Billy Cobhams " Red Baron ". The tune itself is quite easy to play and it based here mostly on the Gm blues scale. The improvisation on the tune then is on a G7 / C7 Vamp.
My good old musician friend " Wilbert Gill Junior " who passed away one year ago used to play steelpan in Billy Cobhams band for many years. From him I can tell you that the oringinal version of Red Baron or many other Billy Cobham songs and written out into sheet music so the original tabs would be pages over pages. But for the regular player the theme is enough and to know that the solo's are set on that vamp. Some bands play Gm7 / C7 on the vamp.
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FreeI needed to write a professional but still intermediate rock guitar solo for a customer of mine. He wanted to have a solo of 16 bars for an arrangement in his orchestra. It's a solo over a Eb minor chord and I took really standard phrases since my student is an intermediate guitar player. The only real difficulty is the speed but this solo might give some ideas for you guys. There is an audio track added where you can here how it should sound.
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FreeHere you find the tabs of 2 versions of a jazz blues in the key of Bb played with a walking bass. Version 1 is the easier one of the two but in order to be able to make some variations on your jazz guitar walking bass I recommend that you learn both versions. Walking bass jazz guitar is best played with finger picking but can also be played with a pick.
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Free7th Chord Arpeggios with 9th Extensions ( Spanish Progression in Cm )
Here you find the standard spanish progression in the key of C minor with arpeggio's and chords. There are the 9th extensions added to all arpeggio's and chords to give this a more sophisticated vibe. Pay attention to the way the areggios are played starting with a hammer-on and the switching to 2 short sweep pick parts with downstrokes and coming back with a small sweep picking part with upstrokes. There is an audio added that you can hear how it shall sound at the end.
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FreeClaim Up - ( Touch Technique / Both Handed Guitar Technique )
Here you find the tabs & the audio of the basic movements on my song " Claim Up " played with the touch technique ( double handed playing on the guitar ) .
Here you can hear a live version which I played some years ago at a wonderful concert in Zürich. There I improvised around the main theme which you find here displayed in the tabs.
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FreeMixolydian Blues Guitar Licks - Tabs and Audio File
Here you find a selection of advanced blues guitar licks which work on any A7 chord with a straight groove. If you have a blues with a shuffle groove it also might work but you need to adapt the timing signatures on some licks. Check them out slowly and analyze what has been done and how the licks are played. This way you get the maximum benefit from practicing this big selection of mixolydian licks.
Here you can learn more about how to use the mixolyidian mode in blues guitar :
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FreeBlue Bossa - Jazz Guitar Backing Track
This is a recording of my dear guitar buddy Daniel Solimine. He is an expert for jazz guitar strumming and rhythm guitar. So I wanted to share this backing track he did for me some time ago. It's a version of Blue Bossa and it starts with a 8 bar intro and then it goes into the tune. Playing along with only a rhythm guitar is a bit more challenging because you need to have your ears more open to what the rhythm guitar is doing and play along with it. It's normal that the timing is not 100% on the point because the drummer is missing. But the great thing is that you have more space to feel and interact during your soloing. Daniel did a great job now it's up to you to join the jam.
Here you find the original realbook score if you don't remember the chords.
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FreeHighway To Hell ( AC DC ) - Guitar Riff ( Tabs )
Here you find the tabs of the main riff of " Highway To Hell " by AC DC. The chords are really simple to grab, what is a bit tricky is the rhythm. Pay attention that the riff starts on count 3+. To start you count in 1 2 3 and on the 3+ the riff starts and from then on it should flow natural.
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FreeIf you want to have a real challenge in your guitar life then this one's for you. These are the tabs of the final battle in the epic guitar duel in the movie " Crossroads " performed by Steve Vai and also Steve Vai. Well the other guy was an actor who imitated Steve Vai. It's an excerpt of Paganini's Caprice No. 5. The version of Steve Vai is called Eugene's Trick Bag and is a big challenge for every aspiring guitar player and the Caprice no. 5 is even harder. I have attached both files for all fans of classical stuff on guitar. Both pieces are very demanding and will keep you busy for a few months or even longer till you will be able to play them fluently. But even if you might never reach the speed needed it is in fact a great technical exercise and will bring your playing on a new technical level - so I recommend this to every intermediate - advanced guitar player who wants to proceed to the next playing level. But I would start with Steve Vai's version since this one is one level easier then the original composition.
If you give a try, let me know in the review how it is going for you.
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FreeHere is a selection of 4 tapping licks in the key of Am. You can use them in any genre but I guess in rock guitar it fits most and if you want to go for the tapping technique of Eddie Van Halen please use your index finger of your tapping hand to tap in the note marked with a " T " - when I do it with my pic in my hand I normaly use my middle finger and still hold the pick to continue playing after the tapping sequence but this is up to you. Maybe check both techniques.
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FreeThese are the tabs of this original which I recorded in 2014. It is played with finger picking and it's worth giving it a try. At the end there is some basic touch technique included.
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FreeIf you truely want to master jazz guitar it is important that you listen to other players and how they improvised over a tune. Even better is when you make your own transcriptions. This here is the transcription of the guitar solo of Wes Montgomery in his recording of Billies Bounce, which is a jazz blues in F. Learning this solo by heart will help you to understand how you can make a jazz guitar solo to a jazz blues.
Here you can listen to the original solo :
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FreeHere is a selection of jazz rock licks which also work well in jazz. I personaly worked like 4-6 months on those licks to really work out the technical difficulties and you understand how the licks work over the certain chord progressions. If you really want to go into advanced jazz guitar and get some ideas these licks are for you. Really take your time to work them out - one by another. If you work on those licks you can write a review to let other students know about your progress and experience by working on those licks.
Have some fun.
HP
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