Advanced Guitar Lessons
Advanced Guitar Lessons
Guitar Arpeggios Part #1
Written by Edward Cupler
Example #1 - Ain't Talkin Bout Love
When the word arpeggio is mentioned, most guitar players think of fast sweeping licks that pick each note of a standard guitar chord such as an A minor or an E minor with a sweeping motion.
Using Scale Patterns to Expand Your Playing and Improve Your Speed
Written by Edward Cupler
I remember some years ago I was reading an article from Billy Sheehan (Bass player for Talas David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Steve Vai and Niacin) and he was talking about how he had seen kids playing the video game Pac Man, and how they where racking up huge scores using patterns they had learned from books about the game.
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Licks from the Pentatonic Blues Scale Part #1
Written by Edward Cupler
Pentatonic blues scales are used for the following guitar licks. Blues is part of the foundation heavy metal and will always be. Even players like Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Via use blues as part of their musical foundation. The blues are in every type of music from metal to classical and even jazz. Understanding and using this in your music can only make your playing better.
Licks from the Pentatonic Blues Scale Part #2
Written by Edward Cupler
Licks from the Pentatonic Blues Scale Part #2 expands on Licks from the Pentatonic Blues Scale Part #1. Most of the following guitar licks are based on pentatonic blues scales with the exception of example #4, which uses only the 5 notes of the standard pentatonic scale. While these do use the blues scale, they're not standard blues riffs. They're more of an example of the role that blues plays in rock and heavy metal guitar styles.
Harmonic Minor Scale Part 1
Written by Edward Cupler
Harmonic minor scales are used in a lot of popular heavy metal as well as other musical forms. The Harmonic minor scale is one of my favorite guitar scales. With a melodic feel coupled with a neo-classical sound, this scale was popularized most notably by Yngwie Malmsteen during the 1980's.
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