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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

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 exp…

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

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 a…

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

A few tricks to get into the styoe of George Benson.

Here you can learn how to play a professional guitarsolo with only a few tricks and pentatonic licks. The guitarsound is with a wahwah.

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 li…

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

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 …

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 " 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 )

In this series of lessons, you'll learn all the essentials of rhythm guitar, timing, phrasing, licks, and concepts to play jazz blues as a guitar duo... or in any other type of duo or band situation. Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Intro Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Timing Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Rhythm 1 Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Rhythm 2 Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Chords Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Phrasing Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Scales Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Licks Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: Combination Jazz Blues with Two Guitars: All

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://ww…

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 DOWMLOAD

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. DOWNLOAD

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

Here are some typical SRV pulloff licks played with a lot of openstring notes in the key of E. RocknRoll. DOWNLOAD

Here is a cool video with some chords in the stype of Voodoo Chilli DOWNLOAD

These are chords were I was inspired by the great song of SRV - Riviera Paradise http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1297 Here you can listen to a liveversion of it : http://www.youtube.c...h?v=vL2-2y9AfYc

These are chords were I was inspired by the great song of SRV - Riviera Paradise DOWNLOAD Here you can listen to a liveversion of it :

Here I show you the riffs from the song " Seek and Destroy " from Metallica DOWNLOAD Here you can listen to the original : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUoWZ_zcPpE

Here I show you the riffs from the song " Seek and Destroy " from Metallica http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1294 Here you can listen to the original : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUoWZ_zcPpE