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Mixolydian Blues Guitar Licks - Tabs and Audio File Here you find a selection of advanced blues guitar licks which work on any A7 chord with a straight groove. If you have a blues with a shuffle groove it also might work but you need to adapt the timing signatures on some licks. Check them out slowly and analyze what has been done and how the licks are played. This way you get the maximum benefit from practicing this big selection of mixolydian licks. Here you can learn more about how to use the mixolyidian mode in blues guitar :Free -
Guitar Secrets - Vibrato The vibrato is probably the most important technique of expression when it comes to guitar playing. In this tutorial I show you all you need to know about vibrato techniques with all fingers, different sound settings and different genres. The vibrato with bending is also a very important technique which I show you here. If you have never done these exercises before make sure you do - whatever your current playing level is because your guitar vibrato defines you voice of expression on the guitar. This is a MUST HAVE - Guitar Lesson. In this tutorial I have worked with the following backing tracks :
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Whorehouse Blues ( Motörhead )- Acoustic Blues Guitar This is probably the only acoustic blues guitar song by Motörhead which does not mean that it is not a great song. It's a simple but cool sounding acoustic blues guitar song which is in fact very easy to play. Here you find the tabs and the backing track of this song. If you want to improvise to this tune just use the A blues scale. I have also added 3 cool acoustic blues guitar runs which you can use in your solo. These files are associated to this tutorial here :Free -
This one will be the next tutorial - I think it's the only acoustic tune by Motorhead :
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Since I have a trio now with drum, bass and me one guitar I will work out more things which work out in a trio formation. It's quite a challenge to create a really cool sound. The goal is that each instrument has a lot of space for an individual expression and the guitar work will be challenging since this is some uncharted territory and I want to create a full sound with a combination of playing technique with chords, chords and melody at the same time and some " let - ring " licks and then add it up with delay and pitch shifter effects. It's going to be quite a challenge but I am looking forward to that. The song material at the moment is quite simple. Most of the songs are covers from rock, pop, easy jazz and blues or blues rock.
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THE Minor Blues Guitar Riff - Guitar lesson This is THE blues guitar riff you need to know if you want to play a proper minor blues on your guitar. I show you the riff and then I give you a whole bundle of idea's and licks and figures how you can start to do variations which work specially in a trio setting with only drum and bass or even as a solo version. If you want to add lyrics I also show you the spots where you can do that. If you have any questions please ask it in this post below or book a private online guitar lesson.
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THE Minor Blues Guitar Riff - Tabs & Backing Track This is THE minor blues guitar riff which everybody who loves blues guitar needs to know and needs to learn. It is simple but effective. The backing track which is added is only drum and bass so you can play the riff along with this track or you can create your own variation upon the chords which are used in this blues. These files are associated to this tutorial here :Free -
Steady Drop D Rock Guitar Here I show you all you need to know if you want to play a great and rocking steady rock guitar with a drop D tuning. As always the rhythm precision level is very important to make you sound awesome. The chords are very easy to play so that you can focus to feel the steady beat and to play as precisely as possible. You can download the associated files to this tutorial here : If you have any questions please ask it in this post below or book a private online guitar lesson.
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Steady Drop D Hard Rock Guitar - Tabs & Backing Track This is a cool and steady hard rock guitar riff played with a drop D tuning. Since this is a drop D tuning the riff is easy to play. The chords are really easy to grab but to play it steady it quite a challenge. I have added 2 version of the rock backing track. One track is with guitar and one backing track is only with drum and bass. These files are associated to this tutorial here :Free -
Smooth Jazz Guitar - 3 Phrasing Tricks Here you can learn 3 phrasing tricks which work great in any smooth jazz guitar setting. Pay close attention to the rhythm figures which are used and which I explain to you in detail. The more precise you play them the better and the more smooth and sophisticated your smooth jazz guitar solo sounds. Here you find the files which are associated to this tutorial :
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Here you find 3 smooth jazz guitar figures which you can play in the mode of F# dorain. Pay close attention to the perfect timing - these 3 figures are very common in any smooth jazz guitar setting. The backing track is a modal smooth jazz track in the key of F# dorian. These files are associated to this tutorial here :Free -
Rock Guitar Intermediate Here you find some tutorials which help to reach the level of an intermediate rock guitar player. Rhythm Guitar + minimum 16 bars Solo Guitar. Please provide a recording with 2 keys of your choice. Lead guitar - use the minor pentatonic in at least 2 positions on the fretboard. Bendings with vibrato's in at least 2 positions. Generell used vibrato's. Use Hammor – Pulloff technique. Try to also use pinch harmonics and palm muted runs. Pitch perfection level 80% Rhythm guitar – play one version of a rhythm guitar per song. Rhythm precision level 70% Max. 3 mistakes per song. Useful video's : You can study the recommended tutorials but you can use any of the tutorials which are marked with this tag : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/tags/rock guitar intermediate/ Make The Test ! If you feel that you reached the level of a intermediate rock guitar player you can make the test I am offering to you. If you pass the test you will get an award which will be permanently displayed in your personal profile. To pass the test for the Rock Guitar Intermediate Award you need to record me a video of max. 10 minutes containing the following things. Once you are ready - book your test here :
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In these blog I want write about my practice routines on guitar to give you an impression what I am working on. Some exercises are really a long lasting project and some just for a certain time. I always start my guitar practicing with these classical arpeggio exercises and I play all of them first slow, then medium tempo and sometimes I try them faster. One of the main problems on these exercises is, that the left hand fingering is quite challenging since the intervals are either 5ths or 6ths or similar and you need to skip the strings in certain positions and sometimes you need to make small barré fingerings - this in combination with the picking technique make this exercise really demanding but it is extremly helpful for flexibility in any improvisation situation where I want to play chords with a let ring effect and also for orientation on chords.
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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 :Free -
Blues Guitar - Perfect Timing Here you can learn the really important exercises to get perfect timing in any shuffle blues. This tutorial is a " Must Have " for any guitar player on any level if you haven't done these exercises before. This is a MUST HAVE tutorial for any blues guitar player. Here you find all files needed to work with this tutorial : If you have any questions please ask it in this post below or book a private online guitar lesson.
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Blues Guitar Timing Exercises - Tabs & Backing Track To manage timing in blues guitar it is really important that you know which kind of rhythm figures are used in shuffle blues or any shuffle rhythm. The basis of shuffle is the number 3. So we have quarter notes which is the tempo of the song and the triplets which is one beat divided through 3 or sextoles which is one beat divided through 6 and adaptations from that like the shuffle groove which is the first and the third triplet played or quarter trippets which is the first, the third and the second of 2 triplets played. Practice these exercises with your foot and your body on the quarter note of this blues backing track in the key of Bb. These exercises are attached to this tutorial here :Free -
Now the first award is ready - Blues Intermediate and that's how it will look in your personal profile once you passed the test
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Rock Guitar Secrets - Tight Timing If you want to play a really good and tight rock guitar your timing is very important. Here I will show you how to practice the basic figures in rock guitar by also including your body. Feeling the beat with your whole body makes your timing get up to the precision level of 100%. Pay close attention to my instructions and if you are an experienced player and you have never done this before you also should go back to the basics to reach the 100% precision level. Also practice the same exercises in different tempos. In this tutorial I am using 95, 85 and 105 bpm. Here you can download the tabs with the exercises and 3 backing tracks in the tempo's 85,95 and 105 :
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Rock Guitar Timing - Exercises & Backing Tracks The proper timing in rock guitar is very important. Here you find some exercises in the key of Dm with only one chord so that you can totally focus on your timing and your precision level. At the end you should reach 100% precision level. I have added 3 backing tracks that you can practice in 3 different tempos' : 85, 95 and 105 bpm. These exercises are attached to this tutorial here :Free -
Here is now the first possible award defined. All awards will have such a despription :
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Blues Guitar Intermediate Here you find some tutorials which help to reach the level of an intermediate blues guitar player. Lead guitar - use the minor pentatonic + blues scale in at least 2 positions on the fretboard Rhythm guitar – play one version of a rhythm guitar Rhythm precision level 70% Max. 3 mistakes per blues 1. At least 2 different types of blues in one or more keys. 2. One with shuffle or slow blues and one with a straight groove. Below you find some recommended tutorials but you can use any of the tutorials which are marked with this tag : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/tags/blues guitar intermediate/ and here you find those tutorials which I strongly recommend to pass the test. Shuffle Groove Slow Blues Straight Groove Rhythm Tutorial Make The Test ! If you feel that you reached the level of a intermediate blues guitar player you can make the test I am offering to you. If you pass the test you will get an award which will be permanently displayed in your personal profile. To pass the test for the Blues Guitar Intermediate Award you need to record me a video of max. 10 minutes containing the following things. Once you are ready - book your test here :
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I decided now to call them : Awards
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Thats very nice of you - in fact I get this feedback quiet often, but I don't really know what other guitar players are doing since I lack time to check them all out.
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After also reviewing the results of the YouTube online voting and the comments here I think I will initialize the guitar level certificates. There will be the following certificats available : The requirements will be written down soon - like for Blues Intermediate it shall be play 2 types of blues including the rhythm guitar + 3 chorus solo with question / answer concept. I also will monitor your rhythm presicion rate which for the intermediate level would be 75%. The professional of course will be 100%. All you need to do is to send me a video where you show the requirements - in this case max. 10 minutes. And if you pass the test you get the certificate here in the HPCrazy Guitar Academ which will be displayed in your personal account. The fee for the intermediate test will be 30 US$ which covers 15 minutes of my time. The concept is quiet open and you can decide yourself if you are ready for the test or not. If you don't pass the test there will be no refund of the test fee. So be sure you are ready to pass the test. If you are unsecure you still can book a private online lesson. Let me know if you like this concept and then I think I slowly will proceed. I also will make a video today to announce this new feature.
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Easy Improvisation Concept Autumn Leaves - Jazz Guitar The jazz standard " Autumn Leaves " is a very standard jazz tune because the chord progression with Cm7 / F7 / Bbmaj7 / Ebmaj7 /Am7b5 / D7 is a very important modul in any jazz improvisation. You find this chord progression in many other jazz tunes and autumn leaves in the raw model for it. It makes sense to have an improvisation concept related to this chord progression. The concept is very easy to play and easy to understand but if you have never done it before I strongly recommend that you do so. You can download the tabs and the backtrack here : if you want to learn the theme on this standard check this tutorial here :
