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Yes - i can tell since I have been around in the digital world since 1999. This task is now the hardest ever but I found a solution which now brings overwhelming results and the best of all is. I got free from being a slave of the alogerithems of the platforms since my network I created is organic and very strong. This means that I don't need to post a YT video all 3 days. I can focus on quality and creativity again. With the prior upload cadence I was always near to a burnout. Now this website here is the center of all and creativity can flow again. I can not tell how tired I was being forced to upload constantly just to keep the ranking positions. All I need to do now is just have a cool and engaged creative community and work for the community and not the alogerithm.

Cool comping.......thanks HP

Here I talk about the crucial musical mindset you need to build up when you want to get serious about getting into advanced smooth jazz guitar. The first thing is that work out the priorities and build up your mindset while you are playing. Here are the priorities : Chord Progression Analysis Modes on the chords Mixing with your current pentatonic and / or blues scale patterns and abilites Building up your mindset in order to always first fullfill the priorities before you even play a first note Always keep things musicaly Enjoy the ride ! Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

A New Era for HPCrazy Begins!Hey there, dear HPCrazy Community, I've got some big news for all of you! After a lot of hard work and deep thought, it's time to roll up our sleeves and take HPCrazy to a whole new level! You know me, Hanspeter Kruesi, musician and teacher since 1998. And you know my loyal companion, Dr. Pink. But now, our musical family is growing: Please welcome Mrs. Blue, our new guitar, who will play a central role in HPCrazy's future! Why a New Strategy Now?The world of online content has changed dramatically over the last 10 years. The market for guitar tutorials is incredibly saturated today. It's no longer enough to "just" deliver good content – you need to be unique, offer real value, and pursue a clear vision. I've realized that my motivation hasn't always been at 100% these past two years, as I felt we were in a "dead end" if we stuck to generic content. It's time to redefine HPCrazy to ensure our channel remains relevant and vibrant in the future. I'm ready to pour my entire energy and passion into this transformation! What's New at HPCrazy? – Welcome Farbmusik!The heart of our new strategy is Farbmusik – Music to Colors, my unique Psychological Improvisation Concept. Forget old genres and rigid music theory! With Farbmusik, I'll show you how to express emotions and visualize colors directly through your music. It's about more than just playing notes; it's about pouring your soul into your melodies and unleashing your creativity in a whole new way. Mrs. Blue will help you discover these new dimensions. I'm convinced this concept has the potential to profoundly change the world of music. My experience from live concerts shows that 65-70% of people who experience Farbmusik live are thrilled and keep coming back. Now it's time to spark that excitement online and make it accessible to a much larger community! What Can You Expect?Most Innovative Guitar Tutorials: Learn to translate your feelings and ideas directly into music. In-Depth Insights: See how I work as a composer for Netflix, TV, and film, and how you can take your own music to a professional level. Dr. Pink & Mrs. Blue: They'll be your guides on this exciting musical journey. A Community that Grows Together: Let's embark on this new path together and experience music in a unifying way. This is a bold step that requires my full commitment. I'm incredibly excited to start this journey with you all! Make sure to check out my new Channel Trailer and join us for the next Guitar Night, where we'll dive even deeper! Let's make the music world more colorful! Your Hanspeter Kruesi #HPCrazy #Farbmusik #DrPink #MrsBlue #HPCrazyGuitarAcademy #NewStrategy #MusicRevolution

There have been several requests to get the tabs of the tutorials as Guitar Pro Files. I use this software with all my live students because it is extremly useful for learning because you can listen how the tabs sound, you can slow down the speed or you can loop a specific section where you are working on. I STRONGLY recommend to use this software for learning guitar. There are 2 versions available. The full software or the app. To learn it is enough to just get the app since the playback featured I mentioned above are functional in the app too. If you want to get the software or the app at a reduced price you can use this link here : GET YOUR GUITAR PRO SOFTWARE Workflow : From now on all tutorials come again with the Guitar Pro Files for download. There are so many tutorials where I have a Guitar Pro File stored but not added in the download section. So here is how we can proceed :

Great News Hanspeter!! 🎸❤️👍

Dive into the world of Power Rock with this exciting YouTube tutorial, where you’ll learn to play a glorious guitar riff using Drop D tuning! Perfect for beginners and intermediate players, this step-by-step guide will have you shredding a high-energy, head-banging riff in no time. Drop D tuning gives your guitar that extra low-end punch, making it ideal for crafting heavy, powerful rock sounds that resonate with attitude and intensity. In this video, we’ll start by walking you through how to tune your guitar to Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E) quickly and accurately. From there, we’ll break down the riff note by note, focusing on techniques like power chords, palm muting, and slides to give it that authentic rock edge. Whether you’re jamming on an electric guitar with a cranked-up amp or practicing acoustically, this riff is versatile and guaranteed to sound massive. Expect clear, easy-to-follow instructions, with close-up shots of finger placements and strumming patterns to ensure you nail every detail. We’ll also share tips on how to add your own flair to the riff, so you can make it truly yours. By the end of the tutorial, you’ll have a killer riff under your belt, ready to impress your friends or even inspire your next rock anthem. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

I have decided now to more and more switch from the " HPCrazy " identity to my real life name " Hanspeter Kruesi " - well in Switzerland it's written " Hanspeter Krüsi " pull more and more all my products and identities which have been summing up over the years to this website. So the links to the HPCrazy Academy will now all be : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com instead of https://www.hpcrazy.com/club.html I noticed that the main page gets shared more then the previous landing page so this makes total sense. The bigger task will be to get the Farbmusik tied up to this page since the idea of the Farbmusik in fact is the name which already says everything. There is also an english version available https://www.colourmusic.org but I found it cooler stay on the geman name also for the international communicate. Therefore an english version is available on that website https://www.farbmusik.com/eng It's quite a task to pull together everything - and I'll do it step by step A also started with pitching my music to LA music libraries again - here's a first attempt : https://www.taxi.com/my/artist/songs/4APZQUk4Qa6RBRxeES6AsQ-the-storm-is-coming

Excellent catch!

Es findet bis Ende 2024 eine weitere Farbmusik Konzert Serie in der alten Kirche in Urdorf statt. Danke an die Gemeinde Urdorf , welche meine Konzerte unterstützt. Die Konzerte finden jeweils am Neumond statt und es werden reine Gitarren Konzerte sein. Hier die Daten : Mittwoch 02. Oktober / 20:00 Waage Neumond Freitag 01. November / 20:00 Skorpion Neumond Sonntag 01. Dezember / 20:00 Schütze Neumond Montag 30. Dezember / 20:00 Steinbock Neumond --------------------- There will be another color music concert series in the old church in Urdorf until the end of 2024. Thanks to the community of Urdorf for supporting my concerts. The concerts will take place on the new moon and will be guitar-only concerts. Here are the dates : Wednesday October 02 / 20:00 Libra New Moon Friday November 01 / 20:00 Scorpio New Moon Sunday December 01 / 20:00 Sagittarius New Moon Monday December 30 / 20:00 Capricorn New Moon

Here I show you some easy, cool and smooth jazz blues guitar chords which you can use for a solo or for comping. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Since Summer 2025 there is a new quality of backing tracks available here in the HPCrazy Guitar Academy. You guys might have noticed. In fact i have synched the production of most of the backing tracks with my pitching process in the synch business for TV & Movie and therefore the quality has to be top notch. And thats you you might have noticed as the change of the quality. As an example the current backing track " Van Halen Style Rock Guitar " is in fact produced on typical 80s production standards with typical 80s sounds which also includes the typical Eddie Van Halen guitar sound. or the track " High Octance Red Rock Guitar " was produced upon the standards of a professional sports rock track as you might hear it in any major sports show on TV. The business plan includes the rejections of the agencies because the screening process is extremly selectiv and picky but then the work for those tracks also is great for the students of the HPCrazy Guitar Academy.

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Here I show you a great blues guitar riff which works great in a 2 guitar setting. I also give you some tips how you can bring a cool and relaxed orange Farbmusik vibe into your soloing. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you want to listen to the original recording from my CD " Acoustic Swiss Blues " you can go here : https://hpcrazy.com/cd.html A Premium Member Download is coming soon !

Hi hp As this will be my next challenge, would you kindly attached the .gp file to the downloads. I am looking forward to working on this piece to which you have provided an excellent tutorial as a guide with suggested alternatives etc. I have listened to your tutorial several times in prep for my summer workout:) Kindest regards, Greg

Here is a new trailer which I composed :

Thank you for this. It's exactly the kind of information I've been seeking. Intuitively I don't really want to learn riffs as such but here you give the tools to open up expression!!! Excellent lesson!

Back in San Francisco during the 80's I hung out with a trio called "The Squares". I was friends with the bass player. The guitarist for the band was the unsung Joe Satriani. I thought the band was terrific and everyone knew Joe was exceptional. I started taking lessons with Joe, an hour and a half a week, in a knock off Japanese guitar shop on Rose Street in Berkeley (the other Berklee ;-). We literally sat on crates in the back of the shop for our lessons. Even then, Joe was very focused on theory and more of our lessons were about modalities. I remember during one of our lessons Joe said - 'Hey look at this - I discovered arpeggios' which was true. It was also during time I bought one of his guitars which was a strat knock off from the import shop where we studied. It's a little hot rod - just a treble pickup and volume (what else is there? ;-). I still remember him playing that guitar at the Stone - a club on Broadway in San Francisco - with it's mirrored pick guard flashing in the lights. Joe played through a stereo chorus to two Echoplex tape delays into two half stack Marshall's at the time. I was able to join Joe at Hyde Street Studios while he was recording his first solo album which was the beginning of the grander Satriani story. I've attached a few of the theory lessons Joe wrote out for me.

I did post my story about Joe and his guitar this morning. Thanks for suggesting that.

We have lots of material to work on so enjoy the time whenever you can!

Hey guys, Due to many strategic changes I have been extremly busy in the past weeks - but slowly I am back to normal work routines. I noticed that I did not anwser any comments on YT anymore. Now I'm back. And I also took like 2 days off and went into the swiss alps. This picture is taken on the Julierpass in Switzerland.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a captivating funk-blues groove by blending soulful chords and tasty solo licks while jamming with the band. Learn how to interact dynamically with other musicians, craft smooth chord progressions, and sprinkle in expressive solo passages to elevate your funk-blues guitar playing. Perfect for guitarists looking to add groove and feel to their sound! Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Look forward to this and I enjoy all of your efforts! So very much appreciated, Greg

Ok it's decided now - I do it on every 1st Friday of the month at 7PM Zürich Time - starting on May 2nd

Try this run down with Music to watch Girls Go By

Now here comes the new strategy for the HPCrazy YT channel : The past 1-2 years where there to fill up all the beginners, basic and intermediate sections in order to have full courses available. That was of course not too popular because I did not target the popular themes but I wanted to have a complet online guitar academy. The next courses will be the advanced levels - which is again not really the most popular ones. I will proceed but on a slower pace. Now the focus on the HPCrazy YT channel will be to get more interactive with the community and with creative, colorful new things and I will start to do livestreaming performances out of the studio again in order to strenghen the community. Rome was not buildt in one day and despite the perception of some of the users. This website is only run by me. I don't have a team helping me so all always goes step by step. Not to forget the technical part of running such a website. But in short words - now it's time for creativity again - I also will make a new channel trailer. The old one has to be replaced.

This one will be coming next

HP, I'm glad you included the pdf for this song. It forces me to "read" the music. Tabs are ok but reading the standard notation is the way to go!! Tks ""

I have been doing a lot of strategic analysis since january 2023 and here are the current strategies which I am planing to work on durning 2025 : Focus on building more on this community here. The goal was to bring together all different types of things I am doing on one website. It was really a challenge because it is a lot and it shall not be confusing for user. But the main topics will be the HPCRazy Guitar Academy and the new music which is coming now. I have restarted the pitching of music into the TV and movie syncing business. The competition is extremly high but thats a way to go and I have already been successful in the past still getting royalities from that time every month. BTW this also help to finance this whole system here which still is on economic weak feet. Live Playing - That part I have been neglating a lot in the past 20 years because I was too busy. But I can say the the work on the Farbmusik Concerts slowly starts to pay off and the audience which started from nearly 0 is growing a bit each time. And I also formed a new band for the HPCrazy Guitar Show. More news is coming in the future. Beside the synching business I will start to release more music to my different brand but the main brands will be Farbmusik and HPCrazy.

Here I show you the chords and the theme of old style new orleans jazz blues : St. Louis Blues. At the end I give you some improvisation tips. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Looking forward to this tutorial! Thanks hp:)

Found it 😊

Inspired by Matteo Mancuso's great fingerstyle technique I got encouraged to work more on my personal fingerstyle technique. I always felt that I have a better touch for the strings when I was playing fingerstyle guitar but I thought it's now possible to reach a certain level in your playing abilities without using a pic. Matteo Mancuso in fact was a great inspiration to start working more on my fingerstyle technique even though my goal is not speed but having the total tonal and inspiration control over my playing. I have been working over a year to get my technique ready and this is now my first recording. It's not flashy but I love the relaxed and chilling vibe I could create. This was a first take recording as most of my recordings.

Here I show you a cool and easy arrangment of " Stomping At The Savoy " for Jazz Guitar. I also give you a few tips for the improvisation. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Thanks HP………sure appreciate the support! Greg

Thanks for the detailed feedback. I’ve started working on the St Louis Blues and beginning to understand the use of triads and realize I don’t have to play every note and to pause occasionally which is starting to sound like “ music “!!

Hey Hanspeter, thanks for the tutorial and the cool ideas to spice up our blues with Sixtels! Great to see and hear you with your wonderful new guitar. Happy New Year to everyone here!

Thanks HP….have been working on your Santa Clause is Coming to Town over Xmas…attempting to smooth out the chording arrangement…..now on to this…..first go not too smooth or easy….so my January challenge..Thanks again HP Kind regards Greg

Here I explain to you the theory of a I- IV- V- progression in minor and then give you some examples of how to sound really cool and jazzy on this classical jazz minor blue progression. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show you the theme, the rhythm guitar and some cool improvisation tips and tricks related to the classic / old style jazz standard " On The Sunny Side Of The Street " Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

In certain situations you can use either the major and/or the minor pentatonic for your rock lead guitar. Here I show you a few simple examples. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : if you want to know more about the rock guitar riff check out this tutorial here :

Here I show you a swinging shuffle blues guitar riff by using a technique which you know from artists like SRV. Even the riff is probably something you already know - there is a lot of " meat " in this tutorial and it's worth it for you to check it out. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

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

This is the first tutorial of the series " Guitar Sound Lab " where I talk about the pure sound of the guitar. I talk about the dynamic range of your equipment and what you can figure out by selecting different guitar pickup settings and settings of your volume. The pure sound tutorial is the most important one because it defines what kind of guitar signal you will send into your effect chains. Here you find the backing track I used in this tutorial. It's only drum & bass that you really can figure out your guitar sound. The chord progression is : Em / Em / C / C / Am / Am / D / D guitar sound lab - pure sound.mp3

Here I show you a cool chord solo in the Joe Pass style over a standard jazz blues in F. In the 2nd part of the tutorial I give more theoretical insight behind these types of chords. Here you find the files associated to this tutorial :

This is great! Love jazz and jazz blues. Leand 'bout replacing chords

Great tutorial Hanspeter! Another step towards understanding chords, chord extensions, alternative chords and chord inversions Or if someone prefers, just use the fingerings of these cool chord shapes. Thank you very much.