Learn Rock Guitar

Here I show you the very essentials you need to know to play a cool classic rock lead guitar. The essentials focus on the bendings in the basic minor pentatonic pattern. With some cool tricks you can sound great by just using those bendings and push your playing intensity to the max. level. I also talk about repeating patterns and some rhythm tricks which make them sound great. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here we are working on the most important automatism when it comes to rock guitar training. It's the form and putting in different elements and chord combinations into the musical form. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Great rock guitar solo's always have bigger parts of legato playing included. So the legato playing technique has to get trained as well. In general it is called the Hammer - On and the Pull - Off technique were I show you the very first steps where you can start to train your abilities of legato playing in rock guitar. We start in the very easy open string position of the E minor pentatonic to get to know this technique and then we move it up to the regular position in the XIIth fret. Here you find the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you a very easy and effectiv way to get creative with your hard rock guitar riff with a drop D tuning by just using 3 very basic rhythm patterns. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I give you exercises to make combinations with rock guitar chords and single note lines. The key or the secret sauce is the precision. I show you 3 very similar but very useful examples how you can play chords and single note lines in order to create very tight rock guitar sound. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you a fast and easy way to master the entire fretboard during your rock guitar solo by just using 2 minor pentatonic patterns and the house of blues. The trick is that you build up a motiv with some basic rock guitar licks and then move them to the house of blues, then move up to the pattern 4 of the minor pentatonic which in this case is the bridge to pattern no 1 of the minor pentatonic in the high ( octave ) position. Think about a football ( soccer ) team which starts from the defense ( low penatonic root position ) to get to the goal ( high pentatonic root position ) Here you find the files associated to this tutorial :

Here you can train the foundation of basic rock guitar powerchord techniques with the chords E5, D5 and A5. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you a classic rock guitar riff and tips and tricks how you can develop it from a cool sounding classic rock guitar riff to an epic sounding rock guitar riff by adding a development arc in your playing. This is the professional method of composers to make songs and recordings sound great. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you my guitar solo concept how to play a great emotional rock guitar solo to Zakk Wylde's tune " In This River " by Black Label Society. Start working on your mindset of emotional connection with the notes you play on the fretboard. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : Here you find an additonal tutorial about " In This River "

Here I teach you my very own concept of connecting notes with emotional expressions, pictures or even colors in order to build up your improvisation capabilities upon this type of structure instead of using licks you learnt from books or tutorials. It's a different approach but it highlights the emotional and colorful expression on your rock lead guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial ;

Here I show you a very cool hypnotic rock guitar riff which you can play with chicken picking to make the sound a bit more hypnotic and additional I show you some variations to raise the energy while you play along. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here you learn your first rock lead guitar licks. The key of all rock guitar solo's are the bendings in the root pentatonic position and the speed of your picking hand. Both of these tasks are discussed here that you can start your basic rock guitar training and if you follow my instructions you might be able to fullfill the task in the timeframe of 3 weeks. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you a ueber cool rock guitar riff played with a drop D tuning. The riff itself is easy to play but the rhythm in fact is the part which defines your coolness in your rock guitar riff. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Some ideas how to play some Neo Classical Rock Lead Guitar ( Yngwie Malmsteen or others ) by using sequence runs with palm muting or 3 note per string patterns and by using the related modes to the following chords : Cm, Ab, Fm, Bb, Bdim - Here you find some free tabs of runs which work : http://www.hpcrazy.com/tabs/neoclassical.pdf

Here I show a creative hard rock guitar riff over a simple progression : Am / Am / Am C D. The trick to sound great is to learn how to do a development arc in your guitar playing and your hard rock guitar riffs and here I show you some examples how you can do it. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you some tips, tricks and licks that you can play on a high intensity rock lead guitar with 120 bpm. The trick is to set a counterpoint to the speed of the track and to fill it with intensity. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you want to learn the rock guitar riff which is used on this tutorial you find a tutorial here :

Here I show you one of my very favorite blues rock guitar riffs which I consider THE hardest one I know and it's really fun. It's played with a drop D tuning and it's challenging but not so hard as it looks like. Give it a try ! Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Learning the basic alternate picking technique is extremely important for a solid rock lead guitar. Here I will guide you through the main exercises which give you an impression of what this technique is all about and which the points are which you need to work on. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you one of the main tricks to play a good and solid major rock lead guitar. The first thing you should work out is to control the tone and shape of the long notes and then to select the right chord notes according to the chord which is actually played. In this case it's the following progression : A / A / A / A / A / A / A / A / D / D / A / A / D / D / E / E / Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Rock Guitar is in fact driven by rhythm and its precision. Here we start to work on this precision right from the beginning - this will help you a lot because it sets the foundation for your rock guitar skills. This tutorial is also for any other guitar player on any level who has never done this before. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you a very cool classic rock guitar riff in the key of A major. Beside the main riff I show you 2 additional riffs which work great for this riff and it shows how rock guitar productions have been done back in the classic rock days. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show the crucial exercises to learn the rock guitar damping technique from scratch. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you how to become really creative and flexible in your creative rock lead guitar playing with only 3 licks or ideas which you can develop over the entire fretboard. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : Here you can learn all pentatonic positions if you still don't know them :

Here i show you a very cool rock guitar riff with a drop D tuning which is supposed to be played loud !

Here you learn the first steps of rock lead guitar which includes : Understanding guitar distortion, counting while playing, playing a simple melody, playing a simple melody with tone control and improvising a simple melody with tone control. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :