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Here you find the 2nd tutorial - please first check the first tutorial before you continue to the 2nd one. It's a building up course here.

This is now the 2nd tutorial of the " Basic Smooth Jazz Guitar " course. Here I talk about building up some speed with runs using the blues and bebop scale and mixing the scales and modes with each other in a simple way. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

On workdays 1-2 hours On weekends 2-3 hours (probably even more, but 2-3 hours for sure). Short term goals: To be able to play Oye Como Va from Santana, Learn major and minor triads; Learn where to find the blue note of the blues scale all over the fretboard in several keys. Learn more minor scales positions and know how and when to use it. Long term goals: To get a good expression in a Rock & Blues context; To be flexible on any speed and any form of blues and rock and have a freedom on improvisation over the whole fretboard; To become as well a well-rounded rhythm player (Rock, Blues and Funk); Last but not least I want to be able to write good songs. Practice plan on workdays (approximate timing) 10-15 min. warm up with minor scale / blues scale patterns 10-15 min. work on expression tools like vibrato, bending, harmonics etc. short break 15-20 min. work on Oye como va short break 15-20 min. common chord progressions in triads short break 15-20 min. jamming over a backing track Practice plan on weekends (approximate timing) 10-15 min. warm up with minor scale / blues scale patterns 10-15 min. work on expression tools like vibrato, bending etc. short break 15-20 min. work on Oye como va short break 15-20 min. common chord progressions in triads short break 15-20 min. jamming over a backing track long break 10-15 min. rhythm training (take a song and try to emulate the drums/beat with guitar) short break 10-15 min. exercises in order to get a wider finger stretch range on the fretboard (e.g. so called Andy Summers chords, rhythm & blues chord changes) 15-20 min. music theory short break 15-20 min. jam along with a song I like Well, this i my approximate current plan, any suggestions, especially from Hanspeter , are welcomed.

Many thanks for the additions, Hanspeter! All this stuff and your private lessons will by all means take me busy for a while

Wow this is a very good practice plan. Very structured and covers the important things which are in fact nessary to master the guitar the way you described. I want to give you the following additional suggestions since I know how you play from your mp3 you sent me. http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=977 - as an additional to your current private online lesson http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1343 - for Oye Como Va http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1345 - Santana in general and since you are getting into scales I would suggest that you learn the modes as well. You don't need to get into all modes but the modes in major and minor ( not harmonic and melodic minor ) would be a great add. And learn the connection between scales and intervals. Every scale is a summary of intervals - example minor pentatonics contains the intervals 1 b3 4 5 b7 / the minor scale ( aeolian ) 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 or the major scale ( ionian ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showforum=42 http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=45 Greetings HP

Last years i have been playing around ........................ its time now to make it serious -- got enough time -- life oscillate more and more in the right Swing......... my beginner plan: 1 - 3 hours a day with breaks from 1/2 until 4 hours depence on what is there to do -- Family--Friends--Job. 1. Chromatik and Pentatonic exercises beginning with Metronome than freely. 2. Classic rock ideas slowly than more and more fastly i just love this! 3.Powerchords slowly and than trying to get the rhytm and speed of the soundclips from HD 4. just playing around and imrovisations - very loud and let the hot rod vibrate - i love it - wife daughter dog and neighbours not really! 5. the strumming song from HD get back to rythm and picking feeling a bit silent feeling - like it. Ok Dieter

http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=907 Good morning HP and all Members ! This blueslesson actuated my bluesfeeling and actually its simple but an important basic knowledge ! I did have half hour fun before do some work . Thank you! Dieter

Great idea ! Dieter

Fretboard geographics is a major topic when you are learning to play. So any kind of trick which helps you is of course good. My system which I teach and works out fine with scales is also to learn that each scale is a summary of intervalls. Once you get into modes this is a great help and allows you to save a lot of time. I think this is a topic which I could consider making a tutorial series. Greetings HP

Good morning HP and all Members here! Your Tip although to worke with scales and of course i recognized get more int theory is a good idea! I recognize thats the part i have been always a bit facile with. The past days i`ve been thinking about that more - and exercising on guitar- here and there i beginn to see a bit through . I want to go through even it is a bit heavy for me . Thank you Dieter i pinned a fretboard view with all the notes on it on the roof - in front of my PC - hopefully gets into my subconscius

Thank you HP i will do so ! Today i had an great day of improvisation and just playing around with mixing blues licks riffs and classical rock- powerchords- chords and a bit jazzy what always comes out of me when i am closing m eyes and just playing. I am happy to be here as your student ! Thanks a lot and lots of Energy for YOU and your Inspirations to become true. Dieter

Hi Dieter, this sounds very promissing what you are planing. I would make one suggestion that you also work on improvisation concepts as described : http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=908 http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=907 http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1023 http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showtopic=1130 Actually blues and rock are very much related so you can switch ideas from the blues inprovisation to rock and opposite. Classic rock stuff is very good to develope technical skills. I also would suggest that you start to work with scales - not only pentatonics since you are willing to pratice that much. http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showforum=42 Greetings HP

I came here to find out more about the online school but there isnt a chance to see into a lesson like for example on guitartricks.com . ( Sorry about my bad english - my german is better) There i read from Hans Peter Kruesi and thats why i am here now! I am an intermediate guitarplayer and i like to proceed with my playing . I like blues rock jazz and new inspirations to do my own playing. The way like i could see as a free member on guitartricks is good and i could agree with that . If the way you are teaching here in your school is the same like - it would be interessting for me . I am from Germany , Switzerland is near and payment possibilities are better because i am not into paypal and i dont like creditcardpayments. Ok i stop now and wish YOU ALL The Best !

Thank you Admin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok now it works - yesterday i couldnt get the adobe licks --- how ever . The videomaterial is good quality and i try the fullmember accound. I am sending you an e-mail when i made my bank transfer. Thank you and lots of Inspiration to ALL here! Diego

Hi Diego, sorry I have to anwser in english ... but of course I could in german. Free stuff The free membership here includes that you can use the beginnersguide - you can enter the section with the free stuff http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/guitarschool/index.php?showforum=69 or you find more free stuff at the facebook group with samples from the lessons of the month http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zurich-Switzerland/Hanspeter-Kruesis-Online-Guitar-School/110927503763 or there is also some at my youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/hpcrazycom?feature=mhum Payment without PayPal or creditcard This is also possible. Just register an account ( as you did now ) then you can check alternative payment possibilities at http://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/bank.htm - make the payment and then send me a mail that you made a payment and tell me your username. I will upgrade you as soon as the payment has arrived. Let me know if you have further questions Greetings HP