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Yes, nice little licks. Together with the backing track it was perfect for me to optimize my timing. So, thanks for this one.

Here you learn the very first steps to play some melody or solo on the guitar by learning the basic positions of the minor and the major pentatonic and by starting to use them together with a backing track. There are 2 main tasks : 1 - move your fingers on the fretboard and learn a first pattern. 2 - learn the basics of rhythm notation and tabs. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Hey guys, here's now the newsletter of Dec. 2024 : This month was the month of the guitar courses. Here you see an overview of all courses which you can find on the frontpage of https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members I specially want to highlight the " Guitar Beginners " Course. This course will lead any guitar beginner from 0 - till a level where you can follow most tutorials on an easy - intermediate level. So if you had problems with those tutorials in the past maybe also check the those tutorials : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/forum/1-guitar-beginners/ Now lets move on to the most recent new tutorials : Blues Easy Slow Shuffle Blues Guitar Riff in E : Here I show you an easy ( but not easy ) slow shuffle blues guitar riff in the key of E. The figures are easy to play but the tempo of 60 bpm makes it not so easy. Easy Major Blues Guitar Licks : Here I show you some easy and tasty major blues guitar licks which work over the progression E / A / E / A / E / A / B / E Rock Classic Hard Rock Guitar Riff 2 : Here I show you an other classic hard rock guitar riff. This one is in the style of " The Man On The Silver Mountain " by Rainbow. Heavy Shuffle Rock Guitar Riff : Here I show 2 versions of a really cool and heavy shuffle rock guitar riff. It's not as easy as it might look. Take the challenge ! and finally a new add to the " Rock Guitar Building Up Speed Course " - here you can start to work on your technique step by step in order to build up your speed. It takes time so take your time on each new tutorial and if you missed the previous ones first do those since the course is building up. and here you find the most recent add : Here I show you some shaolin exercises to build up muscle memory on 3 note per string modes and some economic picking arpeggios. Jazz A new add to the " Basic Jazz Improvisation Course ". This course takes you from 0 to hero when it comes to jazz guitar improvisation. It takes you step by step thorugh the theory of modes, how to use them and you also learn the different progressions which are used very often. here you find the most recent add - if you missed the previous ones please also check out those. I VI II7 V Progression - Here you can learn the first steps to understand the connection between the basic and advanced jazz guitar chords and the first step to use a secondary dominant chord. Touch Technique There is a new department available in the HPCrazy Guitar Academy ! Learn Touch Technique. Here you can learn my version of the Touch Technique which was invented by Stanley Jordan, where you play the guitar like a piano player by using both hands on the fretboard to create an unheard rich sound on the guitar. I have started a course which takes you from 0 to the first cool chords and melodies by using this technique. Here is now the very first tutorial where you can check if you love this technique or not. New Blog Entry : Dealing With Guitar Playing Injuries : When one plays guitar on a regular or daily basis you might run into injuries which were caused by guitar playing since our body is not designed to play guitar. The position of guitar playing is building up an asymmetric tension in the body which can lead to pain in your fingers, your hand, your elbow or your shoulder..... read more here : here you can read my most recent news in my personal newsfeed : Thats about all for this month. Thanks to everybody for the ongoing support over the years. Without your support this service would not exist. Of course it is only sustainable if you support it with a premium membership - if your subscription has expired you can renew it here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/subscriptions/ Best HP