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Here you find the tabs and the backing track of a classic hard rock guitar riff in the key of Am. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find a sponatious piano mediation improvisation in 432 Hz to the color ( Farbmusik ) Violet. Here a nearer description around 432 Hz and the color Violet :

Here you find the diatonic chord progression in the key of C and G. This is a real working sheet for you to learn : The diatonic chord progressions ( major scales ) The chords with root on the A and E string The attached modes The intervals of the modes Please take your time to learn all parts in this working sheet by heart. Learn the chords and the attached modes. The modes are 3 note per string patterns to make the whole thing easier to understand. It's not needed that you learn to play the scales fast, but learn then with the intervals which are displayed at each of the patterns. Here you find a tutorial related to these exercises : Here you find another tutorial about modes :

Here you find the tabs of the chords, modes and arpeggio's which you can use on this cool backing track. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the tabs of the rhythm guitar in Eric Claptons studio recording of " Old Love " + a backing track referring to that recording. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find some ideas and figures for old style jazz guitar comping. I have used a turn around in F as an example but you can use these exercises for all types of old style jazz standards. The backing track is only a high hat on 2 & 4 and a half time and normal time bass to get a feeling inside a band setting but also for a setting where the guitar is the only rhythm instrument. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find a simple minor blues in the key of Gm. With the exercises written down you can start to get a different vibe into your minor blues guitar solo and start working with modes and arpeggio's. These are some simple exercises which give you a first step into the world of modes. Theses files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find a selection of pro smooth jazz guitar licks in the key of Bb minor + the related backing track. These licks are technically challenging so I also recommend that you work on your technical skills as well : These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find the tabs and the backing track of THE slow blues guitar riff played with a drop D tuning. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here are 3 of my personal classical arpeggio exercises which I do on a regular routine. It is running through the diatonic chords in Cm, Gm and Dm and is a challenge for your fingering and your picking technique. If you want to add these exercises to your routine make sure that you start very slowly and pay close attention to your fingering in combination with your picking technique. The optimal repeats per exercise is 2 times which helps your system to memorize all, but it really takes some time till you can play these exercises fluently. Here you find the tutorial associated to these exercises :

Here you find some good exercises which help you to master the typical " Autumn Leaves " progression - in this case it's in Gm. The backing track is on 110 bpm - so you can really practice this important exercises. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the entire course " Rhythm Studies " were students can learn to fix their rhythm and timing issues. The key to fix this issue is to know what rhythm is and to practice every aspect of rhythm with a click and directly on the fretboard. If you know how rhythm is written then you know what kind of rhythm pattern you are playing and how it sounds. This is an entire course " Rhythm Studies " were you start from the very beginning. Take every lesson very seriously. At the end of the studies it gets really difficult and if you don't know each module of this course very well you don't have a change in the last 2-3 lessons anymore to fulfill the task. Also take the written pauses very seriously. Every note has a beginning and an end. So also be precise on the endings of the notes. If you don't know rhythm notation at all please first go through the theory first : There are several ways you can practice the rhythm studies on the fretboard. The easiest one would be just by playing the rhythm you are reading with one note on the fretboard. I recommend that for players who are still in the intermediate range of their technical abilities. If you are an advanced player you can do the rhythm studies with a 4 bar chord progression ( Ex. 1 : G / C / Am / D or Ex. 2 Em / Am / C / D ) or whatever comes to your mind. Or you can also do the rhythm studies with picking patterns only on one chord. You are free to transport the rhythm you are reading on your fretboard. Here are the conditions : 1. You should not make any mistakes - max. 3 mistakes per lesson 2 . Play with a click of your choice. I would recommend 80 bpm but also try other speeds to get a feeling for the rhythm. 3. The first exercises are very easy. Take every lesson very serios and practice is as if you would record a CD. Try also to give musical expression to everything you play. 4. If you are also interested in blues or jazz you also need to do the studies in the ternary( shuffle ) groove. 5. Take your time - the point is not to play everything that it's played. The point is that you feel every note you are playing and to build automatisms in precisions and musical precision. Thats the main goal of these studies. 6. Don't expect results very fast. It can take months till you feel a substancial difference in your free playing. 7. Once you went through one modul try to transport what you learned in to your regular playing. If you need any help or advice please open up a blog and tell what your problems or concerns are. Describe your situation as precise as possible. Or if you need personal coaching on this and you want that your studies are getting monitored you can also book some private lessons. Doing the final test : If you went through all modules of the rhythm studies and you wish to make the final test you can book a private skype lesson. There we make an appointment and then I will send you a file of 3 - 4 pages on the difficulty level of the last module of the rhythm studies. Then you have 5 minutes time to view the pages and then you have to play them with sight reading with a click and I control how precise you were and how many mistakes you made. If you reached a presicion level of 75 % and did not make more than 5 mistakes you pass the test and you get the " rhythm study award " - or the confirmation that you fulfilled the task. The earliest time I recommend this test is 6 months after you started the studies.

Here you find the tabs of the theme of Joe Zawinul's song " Mercy Mercy Mercy ". The tabs are showing the theme and the vamp where solo's are taking place. In the backing track there is the theme first played 2 times and then it enters the solo vamp. After that it goes to the 2nd part of the theme before the full final theme is played at the end. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find a summary of exercises for the double handed guitar tapping ( touch technique ) where you can work out basic chord rhythms. These exercises are basic exercises taken from basic left - right hand independence exercises from piano playing. There are basically 2 types of exercises. You have those where you do ostinato figures with the left and right hand and make combinations and figures where you do independant figures of the left and the right hand. The selected chord progression is Am / Am / G / G . A very simple progression which includes both types of chords. There is an audio file added that you can hear how the tabs should sound alike. Here you find the tutorial which is associated with these files :

Here you find a whole series of arpeggio exercises which represent all you can do if you want to enter the world of arpeggio's used as a tool in your soloing. These exercises are extremely demanding so I strongly recommend that you plan a few months of practice work for them. Even they seem to be very hard I recommend these exercises also for intermediate players because with these exercises you also learn where the chord notes of a specific chord all are which helps you a lot in your slow hand solo where you want to figure out the target notes which in fact are the notes from the arpeggio's. These files are associated to this tutorial : The exercises are showing you the diatonic triads of A, E and C type chords. Also crosscheck these exercises with your exercises of modes. The modes exercises are in the shape of the A and E type chords At the end you find the same arpeggio's with sweep picking technique which I only recommend for advanced players if you want to go for speed. They take a lot of practice work and are only recommended when you play guitar on a daily basis.

One 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.

Here you find some tabs of a Scotty Moore double stop lick and one typical chord pattern which he used a lot in his playing style. You can practice both with the attached backing track. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find a very deep and blue guitar meditation in the color dark blue. The track is over 10 min long and I recorded it all first take in one row of 40 minutes. I was trying to just play the guitar in a meditative mindset and so this music turned out to become very deep and guided by the knowledge of the intuitiv inspiration. I have selected a tempo of 60 bpm because this is a good low heart beat ratio to get into a meditative state. While listening to this track, put your breath on the tempo of the tune. Then you should get the best meditation results.

Here you find the tabs to this smooth jazz guitar backing track in the key of C. You find the chords and the arpeggio's and modes related to each chord. The backing track is as usual one out of the HPCrazy studio's. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find some tabs which help you to develop a cool and laid back jazz guitar. The phrasing is the key to any cool jazz guitar chords or improvisations so I strongly recommend that you check out these files. The backing track is drums, bass and piano on 100 bpm. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find some tabs for a cool smooth jazz track with the progression : Fm7 / Fm7 / Db9 / C7#9 . The tabs are showing you the chords, the modes which are used to those chords and a selection of licks which are using those modes as you can see in the tabs. You can praticed these licks with the backing track attached. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

More Blues Guitar Chords ( G )- Tabs & Backing Track ( Drum + Bass only ) Here you find the tabs of one chorus of a blues guitar solo in the key of G. It works in any band setting but especially in the trio with only drum, bass and guitar it works great since the chords fill out the sound really nice. The backing track is only drums and bass so that you can really work on this topic here. Here you find the tutorial associated to these files :

Street Blues Guitar Studies - Tabs & Audio File Here you find one chorus of a blues in A played only with one guitar and no backing track. This is the type of blues a street musician would play with one guitar. It works that you play an entry lick and then the rhythm guitar by following the form of this standard blues. First the entry lick is played in 8th's, then tripplets and then 6-toles. Later you can replace the entry licks by your own creation. The audio is showing how this version sounds like. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

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If 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 :

Here you find all patterns in minor and major pentatonics. The positions are marked with numbers which represent the intervals which are played. As a beginner only focus on learning the position of the 1 which represents the root note. In this case it's the A since the patterns are either in A minor or A major. It is also strongly recommended to learn the pentatonic only on one string. There please also use the 1 as an orientation point. When you compare the minor with the major pentatonic patterns you might notice that they are the same only the root note has changed. The good news is that once you can play the minor pentatonic patterns you can switch to the major pentatonic patterns just by replacing the root note.

Here you find 3 cool " Let-Ring " rock guitar licks + the chords and the backing track over which those licks are played. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find some first exercises to train your right ( picking ) hand to work on the fretboard. You have the first position of the A minor pentatonic and the A minor scale which you can first play with one hand and then you add some chords with your other hand. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the tabs and the backing track of " Basic Jazz Guitar Improvisation 4 " where you get some basic tabs and exercises over a I IV V progression in A minor. The special thing is that it switches from I- IV- V- to I- IV- V7 each time so that you always have to change the mode or the exercises on the V- or V7 by switching between the phrygian and phrygian nat. 3 mode. There is a cool backing track added which helps you to fullfill the task. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you can download some exercises where you practice the main 3 note per string patterns in combination with chromatic notes and arpeggio's played with economy picking. The backing track is on 80 bpm that you don't need to stress and can figure out the technique without a rush. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the tabs and the backing track of a cool and easy slow shuffle blues guitar riff in the key of E. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the tabs and the backing track to an easy rock guitar riff in the key of D. Pay close attention to the many offbeat's which are placed into this riff. It's a great practice to get used to offbeats. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the tabs of a cool and simple 7 string rock guitar riff & the backing track. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the tabs of the melody, the chords and the modes which you can use on Cole Porters " Night & Day " - the backing track features me on piano. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find some ideas how to play a cool and relaxed bottleneck guitar with a drop D tuning. You can also play it with out bottleneck but try to create the vibe of a bottleneck guitar. The backing track is with a cool acoustic bass and some nice piano. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find the tabs of the theme of Stevie Wonders tune " Isn't She Lovely " + the chords for a simple arrangment with only one guitar + drums played with brushes or only one guitar. You also find the scales which can be used on the improvisation but check the tutorial for my tips and tricks for the improvisation. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find some exercises on a II V I progression in G by using an alteration on the D7 chord. The altered mode ist the VIIth level of the melodic minor scale. So in this case it would be Eb melodic minor. I have selected a tempo of 100 bpm for this exercise so that you have enough time to figure out the sound and usage of the altered mode. Thes files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find some really cool examples of a minor blues riff in the key of Am in combination with some fill-ins. There are 2 backing tracks added. One is only drums and bass and the 2nd one has an organ added if you don't feel confortable with the puristic trio formation. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find a selection of blues rock guitar licks which work great with a drop D tuning. The big advantage of the drop D tuning is that you can work with the open D, A and D string and create a really cool blues rock vibe which works great in a typical 60's trio formation such as Jimi Hendirx, Creme or others prefered. The backing track is only drum and bass. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find some tabs for a cool new age blues guitar sound played with the bottleneck and a drop D tuning. The backing track works great together with those ideas. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find the tabs of a beautiful tune for the acoustic steelstring or any other guitar in the key of Dm using open strings. The chords sound wonderful but in fact need some practice to get the open stings and the pull off feature ringing nicly. The audio is showing you how this tune would sound if you play it exactly the way is it written but of course you can make your own variations. You can also play along with the backing track added. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find 3 really cool pro long meter rock guitar licks in the key of Em. They allow you to play over the entire fretboard, look and sound cool and they are a great add to your regular rock lead guitar licks. Make sure that you know all pentatonic positions of the E minor pentatonic. The backing track is at 92 bpm so that those 16th notes you need to play are not such a challenge and it's still fast enough to sound great. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

This is a spontanious improvisation on the acoustic nylon guitar tuned to 432Hz. I have added a meditative wide reverb effect on the gutiar and during the improvisation I visualized the color " Yellow ". If you want to know more about the 432Hz tuning you might visit this page here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/files/category/1-healing-and-therapy-music/ Here you find an other yellow meditation song played on the piano if you want more of yellow music. If you want to share your meditation to the community please open a new topic and share it. https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/forum/80-topics/

I know music notation is a topic which most students want to avoid and in many cases you can " survive " by only knowing how to read tabs and chord charts. But if you are serious about your studies on guitar and you really want to know music you can not avoid learning how to read and / or write music in normal music notation. If you are interested in jazz there is in fact no way to avoid this part of music theory because you will never understand the complexity of jazz if you don't know how to read or write music notation. These pages here are from my own studies back in the late 90's and they give you the first ideas to understand music notation.

Here you find some ideas to make your alternative rock guitar song sound really special. I took the very very common progression with C / G / F / C G and made some really great sound versions of it. There is the main rhythm guitar which you can play with a slight distorted guitar which creates this deep alternative vibe and then add the other unusual chords to them. The backing track is drums, bass & the main guitar riff. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find a selection of rhyhtm studies working with basic 16th note figures which are placed on each beat 1,2,3 or 4. This method alone is already quite sufficient to play a very tight and good rock guitar rhythm. There are 2 audio files attached. One is the backing track and one are the studies together with the backing track. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Here you find some tabs and theoretical exercises to build jazz guitar chords with Gmaj. They work for G Ionian and G Lydian. Those chords with a #11 work only for G Lydian. The backing track is a loop on G major so you can pracitice these things without the stress of the the coming chord changes. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

Slow Drop D Ghost Blues - Tabs & Backing Track This is a great straight slow blues track which you have to play with a Drop D tuning. To create a ghosty blues guitar sound I recommend that you add a tremolo and delay effect to your guitar sound. On the delay sound I strongly recommend kind of a tape or analog delay sound setting. The backing track is only drum and bass. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

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