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Here is a fingerstyle arrangement of Scott Joplin's ragtime classic, complete with alternating bass. The fingerings aren't too difficult and it sounds great when you really get it going.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
157716 Hits ·
4.71/5 (246 ratings) ·
Last modified: 5/28/1999
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Here's how a jazzer might reharmonize a C minor blues, a la "Equinox" by John Coltrane or "Footprints" by Wayne Shorter, with explanations of chord choices and scales used.
Jazz ·
Intermediate ·
53475 Hits ·
4.47/5 (32 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/7/1999
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Let's learn the fingerings for the 5 basic minor pentatonic forms, play some licks using them, and then learn how to connect them.
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
167715 Hits ·
4.36/5 (143 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/5/1999
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Let's get a better understanding of modes of the major scale by looking at the C Aeolian (minor) scale and how it relates to C major. There's some charts and explanations of how to construct these scales, and when to use the C Aeolian scale for soloing.
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
69773 Hits ·
4.52/5 (31 ratings) ·
Last modified: 9/8/1999
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Here's a discussion of how modes work, as applied to the C major scale. It covers both how to play them melodically as scales, and harmonically as chords.
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
162331 Hits ·
4.59/5 (98 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/2/1999
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Never underestimate the importance of noodling. Here's a few ideas I was just noodling on...
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
21484 Hits ·
4.11/5 (19 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/19/1999
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Let's combine some hammer-ons, pull-offs, and taps with open strings to create some classic arpeggio washes...
Metal ·
Advanced ·
37345 Hits ·
4.32/5 (19 ratings) ·
Last modified: 10/1/1999
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Using some open strings with your power chords can create some cool voicings and sounds. Here's an example with a couple thrown in.
Alternative ·
Intermediate ·
40864 Hits ·
4.03/5 (78 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/30/1999
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Here's an excerpt from Niccolo Paganini's Caprice #5 for Violin. Some of you may recognize part of it from the guitar duel in the movie "Crossroads"...
Metal ·
Ridiculous ·
153991 Hits ·
4.52/5 (235 ratings) ·
Last modified: 11/26/1999
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Here's some funky rhythmic ideas to push your metal riffs into overdrive. Not for the timid.
Metal ·
Advanced ·
58868 Hits ·
4.13/5 (68 ratings) ·
Last modified: 1/13/2000
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OK, time to think rhythmically now. We going to explore the triplet and how you can put it in your playing to win friends and influence people...
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
65135 Hits ·
4.49/5 (41 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/21/1999
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Here are a few licks in the style of Robben Ford. They're mostly 16th note patterns with some nice bluesy runs thrown in.
Blues ·
Advanced ·
152806 Hits ·
4.41/5 (175 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/27/1999
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This is one of my favorite classical tunes and perhaps Satie's most famous, arranged for fingerstyle guitar. Somber and beautiful at the same time....
Classical ·
Advanced ·
24306 Hits ·
4.63/5 (52 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/18/2000
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Here's an intermediate fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional folk classic. Enjoy.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
71196 Hits ·
4.51/5 (201 ratings) ·
Last modified: 7/16/1999
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Here are a few licks over a static C groove in the style of Scott Henderson. Emphasis is placed on his phrasing and his use of superimposition to create killer lines.
Jazz ·
Advanced ·
83843 Hits ·
4.23/5 (124 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/27/1999
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An introduction to the art of the "slide" and how to put it into your playing to make your solos oh-so-silky smooth...
Rock/Pop ·
Intermediate ·
101328 Hits ·
4.57/5 (93 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/13/1999
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Here are a few licks in the style of the blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan. There's a few choice bends and some long triplet runs that sound a bit like something Stevie would play.
Blues ·
Advanced ·
297275 Hits ·
4.26/5 (351 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/27/1999
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Here are some more tasty licks in the style of that blues firebrand, Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan...
Blues ·
Advanced ·
106658 Hits ·
4.43/5 (102 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/24/1999
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Let's learn a few 3-note per string fingerings, a few patterns, and then use them to create some insane licks...
Metal ·
Advanced ·
113268 Hits ·
4.32/5 (94 ratings) ·
Last modified: 9/16/1999
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Bends go especially well with funky grooves. Here's a few ideas you can use to put that same feeling in your playing. Bluesy in nature, but that always works well in funk.
Funk/R&B ·
Advanced ·
88493 Hits ·
4.59/5 (117 ratings) ·
Last modified: 5/14/1999
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