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Here you find the tabs and the backing track of a cool high energy rock guitar riff in the key of Em. In the 2nd part I have added some lead guitar ideas as I am talking about in the tutorial. These files are associated to this tutorial :

Here you find a selection of advance rock guitar riffs in the key of Em. You can practice them with the backing track added. If you are a beginner or intermediate guitar player please first learn the basic rock guitar riffs if you haven't done that already : These files are associated to this tutorial here :

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.

Advanced Rock Guitar Secrets - Tabs & Backing Track Here is a selecetion of advanced rock guitar licks in the key of Gm. You can practice them best to the backing track attached here as well. These files are associated to this tutorial here :

If you want to have a real challenge in your guitar life then this one's for you. These are the tabs of the final battle in the epic guitar duel in the movie " Crossroads " performed by Steve Vai and also Steve Vai. Well the other guy was an actor who imitated Steve Vai. It's an excerpt of Paganini's Caprice No. 5. The version of Steve Vai is called Eugene's Trick Bag and is a big challenge for every aspiring guitar player and the Caprice no. 5 is even harder. I have attached both files for all fans of classical stuff on guitar. Both pieces are very demanding and will keep you busy for a few months or even longer till you will be able to play them fluently. But even if you might never reach the speed needed it is in fact a great technical exercise and will bring your playing on a new technical level - so I recommend this to every intermediate - advanced guitar player who wants to proceed to the next playing level. But I would start with Steve Vai's version since this one is one level easier then the original composition. If you give a try, let me know in the review how it is going for you.