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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.
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This is a spontanious recording which I have done between the video shoot of a guitar tutorial and a online guitar lesson. It's a rock guitar ballad in the ballpark of Gary Moore or Joe Satriani and I am improvising the color " dark blue ".
If you want to give yourself a try on this dark blue guitar ballad - here's the tutorial :
 

Here I show you some ideas how to create a mystic melodic rock ballad guitar solo with some nice licks.
Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :
 
 

Here I give you some valuable tips and tricks on how you can do an intermediate smooth jazz guitar improvisation on the tune " Sunny ". First I make an analysis of the chords, modes and arpeggios of the chords then I show you one chorus of an intermediate solo where all is included.
Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :
Here you can learn the theme of this tune :
 

Here I show you some ideas on how to play a classical cinematic rock guitar riff. The first version uses the arpeggio's of the chords played with sweep and palm muting technique which in fact is a bit demanding. The 2nd version uses easy power chords with a modern cinematic touch.
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Nearly 100% of the guitar players who are interested to start working with modes come from the pentatonic. Here you find an easy way to convert your pentatonic patterns into the mode of your selection. You need to know the minor and the major pentatonic and then you are ready to go. The trick is that you know your pentatonic patterns by heart and also the intervals which are played in the patterns. To move from the pentatonic patterns to modes you just need to add 2 more notes. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all players who are sick of playing pentatonics all the time.
Here I show you in detail how to proceed and in practical use how to start working with modes.
Here you can download the file which comes along with this tutorial :
 

Many of you always requested tutorials where I talk about how to use chords and solo's at the same time. So here I talk about a simple minor blues guitar riff and how you can add different solo parts inside the riff and also how to use chord variations and how to create a whole story with this one riff and make it sound great and interesting for your audience.
Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here :
 

This is the guitar bootcamp about learning the minor pentatonic on guitar in a way that you truly can master it on the entire fretboard. Pay close attention to all my instructions - especially at the end of the tutorial. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for any guitar player.
If you want to download the tabs which come along with this tutorial please go here :
If you want to share your personal progress on those exercises please do so in this topic here !

Here I am showing the main parts of the song “ You Got Another Thing Coming “  by Judas Priest. There are two rhythm guitars which are playing together and creating this really great heavy metal groove.  Rhythm guitar number one seems to be very easy but you have to be extremely precise and steady in your palm muted rhythm guitar playing. The anticipations which I am showing are played mainly on the 4+ and are extremely important for a very groovy heavy metal guitar.  Even if you are an experienced guitar player don't underestimate this rhtyhm guitar. 
Rhythm guitar number 2 is the recognizable part of the song “ You got another thing coming “by Judas Priest and it's pretty cool to play.  Literally all parts of this written guitar are played as anticipations on the 4+. So make sure you are pretty comfortable with counting your timing during playing guitar. 
 If you play both written guitars very precise you really created stunning and wide sound which makes this song recognizable and cool to listen to. 
The lead guitar which I'm showing you are some ideas which are pretty easy to play since the tempo of this song is 130 BPM you might be happy that you have some easy ideas which you can play on the F sharp minor blues pentatonic.  It is not the original solo but still is very cool and works a pretty fine and is not so demanding from the technical side. Play some study pentatonic lines on the three positions of the F sharp minor pentatonic and on the roof front you play some  cool repeating patterns and by adding your Wahwah to the sounds and you create a really stunning lead guitar. It is worth to go through all chapters but he you found the four chapters which are included in this longer heavy metal guitar tutorial.

Introduction 0:07
Rhythm Guitar 1 3:22
Rhythm Guitar 2 9:02
Lead Guitar 13:56
You Got Another Thing Coming.pdf
You Got Another Thing Coming.gp
heavy metal F#m 130.mp3

Here you can learn the guitar part of the song " Smoke on the Water " by Deep Purple as played live in Japan 1972.
Smoke on the Water ( Live Tokio 1972 ) .pdf

Here you can learn the rhythm guitar of " Whole Lotta Rosie " by AC DC. These are the 3 main parts of the song. To complete the song listen to the original and just use those parts which I showed you. 
Whole Lotta Rosie.pdf
whole lotta rosie.mp3

DEMON FIRE ( AC DC )- Guitar Lesson
Here you can learn the guitar riff which is played in AC DC s new song Demon Fire from the CD PWRUP. It's a typical AC DC guitar riff. I am showing you 2 possible fingerings how it is played but I would recommend you the version I think is easier to play. But it's up to you. Thanks to AC DC for this great new song. I love it.
Demon Fire ( AC DC ).pdf
Demon Fire ( AC DC Trailer ).gp

AC/DC - Through The Mists Of Time - Guitar Lesson
Here you can learn the rhythm guitar of AC DC's new song " Through The Mists Of Time " - I am showing you the parts which are used - to put it together to the whole song please also listen to the original song.
Through The Mists Of Time ( AC DC ).pdf
Through The Mists Of Time ( AC DC ).gp
through the mists of time.mp3
Here you can listen to the original Song : 
 
 

Creative Minor Blues - Guitar Lesson
In this guitar lesson I talk about creativity on the guitar in minor blues. The guitar minor blues is probably the most demanding genre on lead guitar because it is so slow and you have a lot of time to make wrong notes, wrong moves - basically just too many notes. So simplicity is the key to success in this genre. 
In this tutorial I show you a simple theme and how to develop it from scratch and how to really develop your own creativity and your own expression with very simple tricks and motives. This type of minor blues I am showing you goes in the ballpark of Gary Moore, Rose Tattoo and Rory Gallagher.
creative minor blues.pdf
creative minor blues.gp
creative minor blues.mp3

Here I give you some ideas for lead guitar on a typical 80ths slow rock track.

Slow Jazzy Minor Blues
Here you can learn how to play a cool slow jazzy minor blues by using extended chords - such as minor 9 chords and alternations. This is how the chords now look like : A-7 / A-7 / A-7 / A-7 Aalt / D-9 / D-9 / A-7 / A-7 / F9 F913 / E7alt / A-7 / E7alt
Jazzy Slow Minor Blues.pdf
 
slowy jazzy minor blues.mp3

And this tutorial you can learn the basics of a creative slow rock improvisation concept by understanding structure of a guitar riff, the rhythm and how to alter the guitar chords by still keeping the main rhythm pattern going on. In this case it is a very easy rock figure. It's E5 to C5 to D5 and the second part is A5 to C5 and D5. First I show you the simple version of the figure and then get into more sophisticated settings and patterns and riffs.
creative slow rock concept.pdf
creative slow rock concept.gp
creative slow rock concept.mp3
 

Slow Drop D Ghost Blues - Guitar Lesson
Here I show you a very cool slow blues on guitar which is played with a drop D tuning and some analog delay & panner effect to create this ghost type sound and vibe. The blues is really simple to play - please try to create more tension in the sound with dynamics by attacking the strings differently in order to create this " from dusk till dawn " vibe.
Here you can download the files which are attached to this tutorial :
If you need further assistance on this tutorial please book a private online guitar lesson :
https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Sophisticated Slow Blues Guitar
Here I give you some tips on how to work out a sophisticated blues guitar solo by following the chords. In this case this 8 bar blues is quite uncommon but sounds great. I first show you the chords and then give you valuable tips and tricks to follow those chords.
Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here :
 
If you need any further assistance you can book a private online guitar lesson here :
https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

80's Rock Balade Guitar Riff
This is a great rock balade guitar riff which I created back in 2006 and that moment of creation was a moment of magic. It's an open string riff in the key of C#m and has to be played with sweep picking. It seems slow and easy but to make it sound smooth and fluent some practice work is needed. Therefore please pay attention to my instructions. At the end of the tutorial I give you some tips and tricks to play melodic to this track and how to create an awesome vibrato with your guitar tone.
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Here I teach you a really simple soft rock guitar riff in the key of Dm and a second guitar by using the dynamics of your distortion. In the second part of the tutorial I show you how to create an emotional soft rock guitar solo by using target notes of the chords and how to connect and develop those target notes to a total emotional soft rock guitar solo.
Here you find the files associated to this tutorial here :
If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here :
https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Guitar Secrets - Slow Blues
If you want to know the secrets behind a decent and sophisticated sounding blues guitar solo then you need to watch this tutorial here. I show all you need to know beginning from tricks for proper timing and the standard opening guitar licks and how you can make your blues guitar talk the way it is needed in slow blues.
 

If you want to play true slowhand blues in the ballpark of Snowy White, Peter Green, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore and many others it's good to know the playing techniques which make them sound so great even with simple equipment like one guitar and a tube amp. Beside the fact that in order to play the blues you need to have the blues it is also important that you practice the main techniques which I show you in this guitar tutorial.
Here you can download the backing track and you find an additional tutorial to the topic " Midnight Blues " by Snowy White :
If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here :
https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here you can learn the magic which is behind the song Midnight Blues by Snowy White.  Somebody recommend this song to me and wanted to know if I can do a tutorial about it so I analyzed this song and wanted to find out why became so popular even though there is no official recording available on YouTube. There are three things which make the magic of this song.  First of all to Form.  It is a simple musical form with the chords E minor C and D but the way they are arranged through the song and the way the arrangement is building up makes the real magic of this song I give more information about this in the video but he'll find the chords displayed. I have skipped the intro. 
First Part 
Em / C D / Em / Em 
Em C / D / Em / C D 
Em / Em / Em / C D  
Em / Em / Em C / D
Em / Em 
Second Part - Repeats itself
C / D / Em / Em 
C / D / Em / Em
C / D / Em / Em 
C / D / Em / Em 
Em C / D / Em / Em
2 : The second signature thing is the sound of the lead guitar. One part of the sound is the sound setting which is probably a vibrolux amp or something similar and the other part is the playing technique as you create this sweet sound which is basically just played with the E minor Pentatonic. I'll show you some tricks and some examples how you can get this sweet sound and how you can have a dynamic expression with his clean sound which has only  reverb as an effect.
3 : The third signature thing is the catching the moment of an emotion into music.   Blues is a music style which has a lot to do with emotion the sadness and loss and if you don't feel the same emotions probably you cannot play blues.  From my personal experience and the experience of other players I know that the best recordings happened in moments where you really feel this moment of sadness and loss or slight depression.  But of course you can also play blues if you don't feel sad but at least you have the experience that you probably lost a dear friend or lost your relation partner or something similar and you can put these emotions into your play. 
midnight blues snowy white.mp3
Here you find an other tutorial to this topic here :


 

Here you can learn a wonderful sweet rock guitar ballad arpeggio riff. It works with open strings and sounds really nice and open. Beside the riff I will give you some advice on how to make a melodic solo and how to make variations on the melody and also to add some counterpoint ideas.
Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :
If you have any further questions please book a private online guitar lesson here :
https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/