BY TROY
NELSON
AEROBICS
Workout Programfor Developing,
A 52-WEEK, One-lick-per-day
g u i t a rT e c h n i q u e
l m p r o v i n ga,n d M a i n t a i n i nG
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FOR ALL LEVELS:
BEGINNERTO
ADVANCED
CDs lncludeLick Demos& Drum Metronome!
BY TROY
NELSON
AEROBICS
A 52-WEEK, One-lick-per-day
Workout Programfor Developing,
l m p r o v i n ga,n d M a i n t a i n i nG
g u i t a rT e c h n i q u e
M BEGINNERTOADVANCED
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EIYTROYNELSON
AEROBICS
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TRACKS
All guitarsby DougBoduch
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Week39:Exercises
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W e e k4 0 :E x e r c i s2e7s 4 - 2 8 0 . . . . . . . 4 0
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W e e k1 4 :E x e r c i s9e2s- 9 8 . . . . . . . . . 1 4
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Week46: Exercises
316-322. . .
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Week47: Exercises
323-329. . . . . . . . 47
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CD.Z. RHYTHM
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All drumsby ScottSchroedl
Description
CD2 . Track
Rock,BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
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Description
CD2 o Track
BluesShuffleRhythm:144bpm . . . . . . . . . . . .23
1 6: 0b p m. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4
B l u eSs h u f fRl eh y t h m
Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
. . . .' . . . ' ' 2
4 8b p m .
Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
.....'....3
58bpm.
Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
....
72bpm.
..4
Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
..'. .....5
84bpm.
Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
....'.....6
96bpm.
Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
.....'..-7
108bpm.
Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes):
..".....8
120bpm.
J a z ' S w i n gR h y t h m5: 6 b p m .
J a z '5 * 1 n nR h y t h m6:9 b p m .
JazzSwingRhythm:80 bpm .
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J a z zS w i n gR h y t h m9:2 b p m .
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Jazz SwingRhythm:104 bpm
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J a ' zS w i n gR h y t h m1:1 6 b p m
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J a z zS w i n gR h y t h m : 1 3b2p m
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Jaz' SwingRhythm:144 bpm
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CountryRhythm(cuttime):56 bpm . . . . . . . . . 33
( c u t i m e )6: 0 b p m . . . . . . . . . 3 4
C o u n t rRy h y t h m
76 bpm . . . . . . . . . 35
CountryRhythm(cuttime):
lr\
1 1
CountryRhythm(cuttime):92 bpm . . . . . . . . . 36
( c u t i m e )1: 0 8b p m . . . . . . . . 3 7
C o u n t rRy h y t h m
C o u n t rRyh y t h (mc utti m e )1:2 6b p m. . . . . . . . 3 8
13
(cuttime):
144bpm . . . . .. .. 39
Rhythm
Country
( c u t i m e )1: 6 8b p m . . . . . . . . 4 0
C o u n t rRy h y t h m
40 bpm
FunkRhythm:
48 bpm
FunkRhythm:
. . . . . . . 4 1
............42
48 bpm.
Rhythm:
BluesShuffle
.. ' ' '17
FunkRhythm:56 bpm
43
B l u eSs h u f f R
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.....18
66 bpm
FunkRhythm:
44
Rhythm:76 bpm.
BluesShuffle
' . . . 19
FunkRhythm:76 bpm
AF
Rhythm:92 bpm .
BluesShuffle
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108bpm
Rhythm:
BluesShuffle
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FunkRhythm:100bpm . . .
BluesShuffleRhythm:126bpm
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F u n kR h y t h m1:1 2b p m . . .
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3
INTRODUCTION
henmy goodfriendsat Hal Leonardfirst
approachedme aboutwritingthis book,they
alreadyhad a i.itle,GuitarAerobics,and a topic,guitar
technique,
in mind.Otherthanthosetwo details,however,theykindlygaveme carteblancheto createthe
rest.Onethingwas certain:I did not wantto introduce
anotherrun-of-the-mill
technique
bookto the guitarpublications
marketplace,
onethat was filledcoverto
coverwith blandchromaticexercises
that ransenselesslyup and downthe fretboard.Instead,I wantedto
devisea guitar-technique
bookthat at oncehelpedthe
readerdevelop,improve,and maintainhis/herguitar
chopsvia musicalexamplesthat couldbe appliedto
real-worldmusicalsettings,from rock and bluesto
jazz andcountryAnd mostimportantly,
I wantedto
createa bookthat was funl Toooftenoracticesessionsbecomemonotonousdue to the lackof uninspiredmaterialsfromwhichto learn.WithGulfar
Aerobics,that'sno longerthe case.
Additionally,
eachexerciseincludesa briefdescription-rcrigin,scale(s),
rhythms,etc.-as wellas a
pedormance
tip. And trueto the book's"workout"
theme,allof the exercises
comewith a practice
routinethat is dividedintoeightsets,eachof which
contains
a specific
tempo(e.9.,112 beatsperminute)
at whichto playthe exercise.
('reps")
Tenrepetitions
played
per set,withthe temposincreasing
are
at various increments
fromone set to the next,depending
on the exercise's
musicalstyle.Forexample,here's
howto performthe Rock/Bluesworkout:
GuitarAerobicsis the ultimateworkoutprogramfor
guitarists,promotingguitarfacility,increasrng
pick-and
fret-handspeedand accuracy,and improvingdexterity
whileat the sametime increasing
lickvocabulary.
The
guitar
52-weekprogramcoversone indispensable
techniqueeachday--afternatepickingon Monday,
stringskippingon Tuesday,stringbendingon
Wednesday,arpeggioson Thursday,swrep pickingon
Friday,legatoon Saturday,andrhythmon Sunday-dl
of whichareoresentedwithinthe contextof eitheran
applicableguitarlickor an exercisethat is considerablymoremusicalthanthe chromaticexercises
found
in othertechniquebooks.Moreover,
becauseeach
examplefits intoone of six musicalstyles-rock,
blues,jazz,metal,countryor funk-once you'vegot
the lickdowncold,you can test driveit at yournext
jam session,whateverstyleof musicyou play.
Eachexerciseis labeledwitha genreand'tracklisting,
whichtogetherdenotethe workoutyou shouldfollow.
GuitdrAerobicsis systematically
arrangedso that
eachweekthe musicalexamplesincreasein difficulty.
you canjump right
lf you consideryourselfa beginner,
intoWeek.1and feelperfectlycomfortableplayingthe
you'llhavean entirecalendar
materjal.Consequently,
yearof material-365exercises-topractice!At
approximately
Week18,the materialis moreappropriplayers
for
ate
of an intermediate
level.And Week36
marksthe entrypointfor thoseplayerswho possess
considerable
chops(i.e.,advanced).lf you fit in the
lastcategorythat'sstill120 exercises
to get through!
GuitarAerobicsofferssomethingfor everyone.
4
Everymusicalexamplein GuitarAerobics
iSOSin atD
can be heardon CD1of the two accompanying
audio
CDs,with all of the 52 weeksseparatedonto individyou can quicklycue up a specifualtracks.Therefore,
ic llckto hearhowit shouldsound.Tuningnotes(low
to high,E-A-D-G-B-E)arealsoincludedon the final
trackof CD1. CD2containsrhythmtracks(drums
only)performedat a varietyof temposdictatedby
genre,includingstraightrock/blues,
theirrespective
bluesshuffle,jazzswing,funk,countryand metal.So
throwawayyourmetronome-nowyou'vegot a real
drummerto keeptime!
lf you devotejust a few minutesof eachdayto practicingtheexamples
in thisbook,I guarantee
thatyou'll
noticeimmediateimprovements
in yourguitartechnique.By the time365 dayshavepassed,yourchops
will be secondto none.Personally,
I noticedconsiderableimprovement
in my technique
duringthewriting
of this book-and I didn'tfollowthe workoutprogram!
Allthat it takesis a littletime,dedication,and determination.Goodluck!
THE TECHNIQUES
seventechniques-alterA s I mentionedpreviously,
stringbending,
flnate picking,stringskipping,
picking,
legato,and rhythm-are
sweep
arpeggios,
coveredin GuitarAerobics,onetechniquefor eachday
of the week.Althoughthereare manyguitartechniquesthat arenot presentedin this book,I believe
theseseventechniquesarethe mostessentialfor guitarists.Masteringthesetechniqueswill reducelimitato
tionsand equipyou with the toolsnecessary
achievethe goalsyou haveset for yourselfon the
instrument.
Here,now,is a briefoverviewof the techniques'presentedin this book:
AlternatePicking:No techniqueis moreprevalentand of greaterbenefit-thanalternatepicking.A funguitartechnique,
it can be appliedto any
damental
musicalcontextand is thetechniquethat separates
the men/womenfromthe boys/girls.On thesepages,
of downthe technique,a continuousalternation
your
pick
is applied
hand,
strokesand upstrokeswith
from rockand bluesto jazzand country
to everything
String Skipping:Mostcommonlyassociatedwith
rockand metal,stringskippingis alsoquiteuseful
whenplayingotherformsof music.The predominant
in thisbookis
examples
focusof the string-skipping
skipswithinthe conthatof single-anddouble-string
text of blues,1azz,rock,and metal.
String Bending:Theseexamples,whichmostlyconsistof blues,countryand rock licks,featurequarterstep,half-step,and whole-stepbends,as wellas
bendssuchas oblique,unison,
moresophisticated
pre-bends.
and
compound,
Arpeggios:Althoughan "arpeggio"in and of itselfis
of right-and leftnot a technique,the coordination
pedorm
one certainlyqualihandmovementsusedto
fies.Thedefinitionof an arpeggiois "a chordwhose
notesareplayedin rapidsuccessionratherthansimulthat in
andthe exampleshereinillustrate
taneously,"
neck,
possible
on
the
practically
combination
every
to
fromsimpleopenpositionthord combinations
us
Which
brings
concepts.
advancedsweep-picking
to ournexttechnique...
Sweep Picking:The polaroppositeof alternatepickusingonecontinuous
ing,sweeppickinginvolves
downor upstroketo playtwo or moreadjacent-string
notes.Althoughmostof the examplesin Guitar
Aerobicsapplyto rockand metal,you willfinda few
interesting
examplesof howto applythistechniqueto
jazz andbluesas well.
Legato:On the guitar,legatotechniqueinvolvespullslides,fingertapplng,or anycombioffs,hammer-ons,
legatois anycollectionof two
nationhereof.Basically,
on the samestringthat isn'tarticulated
or more.notes
of pickattacks.A widevarietyof
with a succession
suchlicksis includedon the followingpages.
"rhythm"lsn'ta single
Rhythm:Muchlikean arpeggio,
technique,but rathera collectionof techniquesused
to performvariousfunctionsas theyrelateto a speciflc
rhythmicstyle.A few of the topicscoveredin Guifar
Aerobicsincludebasrcstrumpatterns,open-chord
arpeggios,boogiebatterns,walkingbasslines,and
muchmore.
WEEK 1
o
CDIoIBACK
I
. Tracks:9-1 6
Music Description:Performed
exclusively
in siliteenthnoteson the lirststring,thislickmakesits way up the neckby
utilizingeverynoteof the E harmonicminors.cale(E-F|-CFA-B-C-D|).
yourpickingpatternafterplayingthroughthe licka few times,beginning
Tip: Reverse
withan upstroke.
CD2. Tracks:1+
Technique:StringSkipping
cenre: Rock/Blues
Music Description:Thisexerciseis basedin the rootposltionof the A minorpentatonic
scale(A-C-D-E-G)and skips
a stringbetweeneachnotepair.
Tip: Throughout
the figure,keepyourindex,middle,ring,and pinkyfingerspositioned
at the fifth,si{h, seventh,and
elghtfrets,respectively.
) = ao-tzo
AmorAT
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Thisdescending
lickis alsobasedin A minorpentatonicandfeatureswhole-stepbendson the
secondand thirdstrings.
Tip: Reinforce
eachbendwithJingersnot directlyperforming
the bend.Forexample,whenexecuting
the thhd-string
yourringfingeryourmiddleand indexJingers.
bendin measure1, reinforce
) = 4o-r2o
AmorAT
CD2 . Tracks:1€
G, D, and C chords
lvlusic Description:Thisis a simplearpeggioexercisethat featuresthe notesof open-position
playedindividually.
practhisexercise,
Tip: Althougha singledownstroke(sweep)withyourpick handis moreefficientwhenperforming
picking
it
well.
as
tice alternate
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G
2
D
C
n
G
V
n
V
n
V
n
v
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
in
workoutfeaturesdiatonictriadsin the keyof G playedexclusively
Music Description:Thistwo-barsweep-picking
tripletrhythmson the top threestrings.
releasesome-or
Tip: To keepthe notesof eachchordfromringingtogether(youwantihemto soundseparately),
note
has
sounded.
pressure
note(s)
once
each
fretting
the
fromthe finger
all-of the
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
to connectthe notepairson eachstringas it ascends
lickuseshammer-ons
Music Description:Thisstraightforward
pentatonic
scale.
the A minor
shiftyourindexfingerto the flrstnoteof the
Tip: As you hammeron to the secondnoteof eachstring,simultaneously
.higher,
neighboring
string.
) = 40-120
CDz o Tracks:1-8
arpeggioexercise(#4)areplayedhereas fullchords,.in
Music Description:Thechordfragmentsusedin Thursday's
quarter-note
rhythms.
Tip: Keepyourringfingerplantedon the thirdfretof the secondstringas youchangefromG to D. Also,usedownstrumsthroughout.
) = 4f,-rm
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o
WEEK 2
CtlloIRACK
2
CD2o Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Thislickis nearlyidenticalto the one playedlastMonday(#1).Theonlyvariationis in the rhythm:
Lastweek'slickwas straightsixteenthnotes,whereasthis lickfeaturesa gallbping,
eighth-and-two-sixteenth-notes
rhythm.
pickingpatternthroughout.
Tip: Usea strictdown-down-up
) = 4l0.ll2
CD2 o Tracks:1-€
Technique:StringSkipping
Exercise:#9
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Similarto lastTuesday's
exercise(#2),this phraseborrowsits notesfromA minorpentatonic
and
you'reworklngyourway downthe scale.
skipsa stringbetweeneachnotepair.Thistime,however,
Tip: Bestresultsareachievedby usingstrictalternatepicking,beginning
witha downstroke.
) = 40.l2O
AmorAT
Exercise:#10
cD2 r Tracks:1-8
Technique:stringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Releases
havebeenaddedto the bendsperformedin lastweek'slick(#3).
Tip: Payattentionto thisligure'srhythm,beingcarefulnot to rusheachbendand release.
) = 40-r2o
Technique:Arpeggios
Genre:Rock
CD2 o Tracks:.1-8
Exercise:#11
versionof lastThursday's
arpeggioworkout(#4/.
Music Description:Thisexerciseis the descending
this exercise,but, likelastweek,alternatepickingis
Tip: A singleupstroke(sweep)willwork bestwhenperforming
as well.
encouraged
J = 40-120
c
p
i c k
or: V----let i"s
n
n V n V
-----------r
V
n
\
l
n
V
n
V-----------------r
V
n
V
n
V-- -- - - - - - - -- -- -- - r
V
throuehoul
Technique:SweepPicking
Genre:Metal
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#12
thistimethe sweeps
Music Description:The rhythmsand notesareidenticalto lastFriday'sexercise(#5);however,
areall upstrokes.
Tip: Experiment
with boththe ringand middlefingersof yourfret handwhenplayingthe top noteof the Flochordin
measure2. Usewhicheverfeelsmostcomfortable.
) = 4t-rr2
p;crV ---"-----t
v -,--
l
3
v -------.1
V---
I
V
I
V----- -r
V-------r
Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock/Blues
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#13
pulFoffsversionof lastSaturday's
exercise(#6).
Music Description:Thisblues-rocklickis the descending,
Tip: To get the secondnoteof eachpairto soundas loudas the first,usea downwardpluckingmotionwhenexecutingthe pull-off.
) = 4O-120
AmorAT
Technique:Rhythm
Genre:Rock
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#14
chordchangesas lastSunday'sexample(#7),only
Music Description:Thisexercisefealuresthe sameG-[:ff
herethe rhythmis straighteighthnotes.
Tip: lf you'rehavingtroublemakinga smoothtransitionbetweenchords,try liftingyourhandoff of the fretboardon
the "and"of beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure.Don'tworryaboutthe openstringsringing;instead,focuson getting
yourfret handto the nextchord.
) = 4o-r2o
G
D
C
G
WEEK3
o
. TRACK
C01
3
CD2 . Tracks:S-16
Music Description:A continuation
of Exercises
#.1and #8 fromthe previous
two Mondays,thisexercise's
onlymodificationis its rhythm,which,here,is groupingsof two stdeenthnotesand an eighthnoteon eachbeat.
pickingpatternon eachbeatis idealfor thisexample.
Tip: A down-up-down
) = 40-112
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
play-two{REtes-skip-one-string
pattern(allwithinthe
Music Description:Thislickis a variationof the ascending,
frameworkof A minorpentatonic)
fromExercise
#2, onlyherethe notesareplayedin reverseorder.
Tip: Thisexerciseis a bit moredifficultfor the frethandto performthanthe pervioustwo string-skipping
figures,so
takeextrarepsat slowertempos,if necessarybeforemovingon.
) = 4/J-120
AmorAT
Technique:StringBending
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Thisbendlngexerciseis identicalto the onefromWeek'l (#3),exceptthatthe whole-step
bends
(thenoteis bentup onewholestepbeforeit'spicked,
havebeenreplacedwithwhole-steppre-bendsand releases
to it'soriginalpitch).
andthenreleased
Tip: Practiceachievingproperintonalion(hittingthe targetnotes)on the pre-bendsbeforeattemptingto playthe
lick.
entire.
) = 4o-r2o
Technique:Arpeggios
Genre:Rock
Exercise:#18
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
#4 and #1t havebeencombinedto formthis newarpeggioworkoutMusic Description:Portionsof Exercises
fashion.
G, D, and C chordsplayedin bothascendingand descending
variousnotesof open-position
plantthe ringlingerof yourfrethandon the thirdfretof the Jirststring.Eventhough
playing
chord,
Tip: When
the G
the note(G)is not played,it'll add stabilityto the chordvoicing.
) = 4o-rm
G
D
C
G
CD2 o Tracks:S-16
Music Description:Thisis the sameexerciseas #5 fromWeek1, onlyan e)drachordtone(the3rd for majorchords;
b3rdfor minorand diminished
chords)hasbeenaddedto the top string.
noteof eachfourTip: Usethe pinkyof yourfret handand an upstrokewithyourpickhandto attackthe last(highest)
notegrouping.
Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock/Blues
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Exercise:#20
fromWeeks1 and 2, the A minorpentatonicscaleservesas the frameMusic Description:Likethe legatoexercises
the scale.
workfor this lick.Thistime,however,pulloffswillbe usedwhileascending
to pulldownon the stringto achieveadequatevolumefor the targetnote.
Tip: Whenexecutingthe pull-offs,remember
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a bit more"forwardmotion,"
Music Description:In the interestof givinglastSunday'sG-H,-D chordprogression
two sixteenthnoleshavebeentackedon to the "and"of beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure.
patterns.
of beats2 and4 withquickdown-upstrum
rhythms,followthe downstrums
Tip: Toexecutethe sixteenth-note
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Technique;AlternatePicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thisversionof the E harmonicminorexercises
of the pastthreeweekscontainseighth-note
tripletrhythms,whichsubdivideeachbeal intothreeequalparts.
Tip: Go slowlyat first,and noticethat,becauseof the triplets,the pickingdirectionalternates
betweendownstrokes
and uDstrokes
on eachdownbeat.
Exercise:#23
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Stayingwithinthe A minorpentatonicscaleas in the previousstring-skipping
exercises,
this
phraseworksits way downthe scale,skippinga stringbetweeneveryothernotepair.
Tip: Beginshiftingyourindexflngerto the nelt stringas soonas yourpinkyor ringfingerhitsthe secondnoteon
eachstring.
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Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
'Music
Description:Thisexerciseintroduces
two things:a whole-stepbendon the firststringperformed
withyour
pinkyor ringfingerand a half-stepbendon the thirdstringperformedwithyourindexfinger.
Tip: Thathalf-stepbendis trickierthanit seems;it'seasyto fallflat or pushit sharp.Playthe targetnote,Cl, at the
sixthfretof the thirdstringto checkyourintonation.
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progression
Music Description:Thisfigurefeaturesthe sameG-[:ff
that hasbeenusedthe previousthree
weeks;however,
thistime barrechordsareutilizedto voicethe arpeggios.
Tip: Baryourindexfingeracrossall six stringswhenplayingeacharpeggio/chord.
Exercise:#26
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Technique:SweepPicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thisexerciseis the descending
versionof lastFriday'ssweep-picking
workout(#19).
Tip: The mostefiicientwayto playeachfour-notegroupingis by pickingthe firstnotewitha downstrokeandthe last
threenoteswith an upwardssweep.
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Music Description: Hammer-onsare used to connect the note pairsof each string while descendingthe A minor
pentatonicscale in root position.
Tip: Be carefulnot to rush the hammer-ons;even eighth notes should be playedthrough beat 2 of measure2.
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Exercise:#28
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Technique:Rhythm
Genre:Rock
Music Description:ThefamiliarG-D{-G chordprogression
is the foundation
for thisexercise.
Theonlydifference
betweenthis exampleand lastSunday'sexerciseis the additionof two sixteenthnoteson beats1 and 3 of each
measure.
Tip: Counteachbeatas "one-ee-and-uh,
two-ee-and-uh"
etc.,and strumyourpickhandaccordingly;
however,
refrain
frommakingcontactwiththe stringson the "uh"of beats1 and 3 and the "ee"of beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure.
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exerciserunsstraightup the A minorpentatonic
scale,back-tracking
only
Music Description:Thisalternate-picking
oncebeat 3 of measure2).
reverseyouractionand start
Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable
alternatepickingthe examplestartingwitha downstroke,
withan uDstroke.
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
A minorpentatonicscaleprovidesthe frameworkfor thisnextstring-skipBing
Music Description:The ubiquitous
exercise,a descending"sawtooth"line.
your
Tip: Youmightfind it easierto performthisfigureby startingwithan upstrokein the firstmeasure
and reversing
pickingdirectionin the secondmeasure,
startingwitha downstroke.
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Genre:Rock/Blues
moveson strings1-3 areintroduced
in thisnextUgure.
Music Description:Half-stepbend-and-release
lick(#24\,be carefulnot to over-bend,
causingthe noteto go sharp.
Tip: LikelastWednesday's
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Technique:Arpeggios
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Genre:Rock
Music Description:Don'tletthe tab stafffoolyou-these arethe samebarrechordsfromlastThursday's
exercise
(#25),onlythistimethey'rearpeggiated
fromhighto low.,
Tip: Likelastweek,barall sixstringswithyourindexfinger,formingthe entirechordshape.
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Music Description:Exceptfor the hammer-on,
thisfigureis identicalto Exercise
#.19fromWeek3. Thehammer-on
allowsyouto playallfour noteswithone pickmotion.
Tip: Usea downwardsweepto articulate
the flrstthreenotesof the four-notegroupingand thenhammerontothe
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Music Description:Featuring
slidesand hammer-ons,
this lickclimbsup the odendedformof the A bluesscale
(A-C-D-E -E-G).
Tip: Paycloseattentionto the rhythm,becauseit featuresa mixtureof quarternotes,eighthnotes,and triplets.
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Music Description:In thisexample,the G-D-G€ chordprogression
frompreviousrhythmexercises
is arrangedin
straightsixteenthnotesthroughout.
Tip: Remember
to count:"one-ee-and-uh,
two-ee-and-uh,
four-ee-and-uh...
three-ee-and-uh,
"
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Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock/Blues
This
Music Description:
exercisefeaturesthe A minorpentatonicscaleanangedin a sequence
of "ascending
threes"
(A-C-D,C-D-E, D-E-G,etc.).
Tip: Becauseof the tripletrhythm,the pickingdirectionreversesitselfon everybeatso payspecialattentionto the
pickingpromptbetweenthe notationand tab staves.
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genrc:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Octavejumps(Ato A, C to C, D to D, etc.)withinthe A minorpentatonic
formthe basisof this
exercise.
Tip: Twofret handoctaveshapes(index/ring
and index/pinky)
areutilizedthroughoutso becomefamiliarwith both
right away.
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Exercise:#38
GD2. Tracks:1-€
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Thisbendingworkoutfeaturestwo half-steppre-bends(strings2 and 3, firstmeasure),
a halfstepbendand release(string1),and a half-stepbend(string3, secondmeasure).
Tip: The pickingpromptbetvveen
the notationandtab stavesis onlya suggestedpattern.Becausethe pickingin this
you shouldexperiment
lickis triclsy,
to findwhatpatternworksbestfor you.
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Technique:Arpeggios
Genre:Rock
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Exercise:#39
exercise(#32),G, D, and C baff€chordsareusedonceagain.Here,a
Music Description:LikelastThursday's
the six-stringvoicings.
6-5-2-3 stringpatternis usedto arpeggiate
Tip: Tryusingeconomypickingfor thisfigure,wherebya singledownstrokeis usedto playthe bottomtwo notesand
a singleupstrokeis usedto playthe top two notes.
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allowedfor four notesto be playedwitha
Music Description:UnlikelastFriday'slick(#33),in whicha hammer-on
singledownwardssweep,this exercisedemandsa downpickand an upwardssweep,in additionto a pull-off.Still,it's
muchmoreefficientthanpickingeachnoteindividually.
with keepingyourindexlingerbarredacrossthe top threestringsas you moveup the neckto play
Tip: Experiment
eachshape.
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legatolick(#34),this phraseusesthe extendedA bluesscale,onlythistime
Music Description:UkelastSaturday's
in descending
fashion.
volumelevelsfor allof the notes,pulldownon the stringslightlywhenperforming
a pull-off.
Tip: Toachieveconsistent
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pull-offs,and additionalnotes,havebeenaddedto the
includinghammer-ons,
Music Description:Embellishments,
chord progressionthal's featuredin the rhythmexercisesof the last severalweeks.
sameG-[:ff
keepthe precedingchordfretted(minusthe fingers
the hammer-on
and pulFoffarpeggiations,
Tip: Whenperforming
untilthe nextchordchangeoccurs.
usedfor the embellishments)
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Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:ThisexercisetakeslastMonday's"ascending
threes"sequence(#36)a stepfurther,arranging
the
A minorpentatonicscalejnto"ascending
fours"(A-C-D-E,C-D-E-C, D-E-G-A,etc.).
Tip: Unlikelastweek'stripletrhythm,this exerciseis writtenin straightsixteenthnotesso the pickingdirectionis consistentlydownstrokes
or upstrokeson eachdownbeat.Onceyou'recomfortable
startingthefigurewitha downstroke,
try startingwith an upstroke.
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Music Description:Thewhole-stepbendon the thirdstring,followedby a stringskipto the rootnote(A)on the first
string,is a pentatonicmovethat was madepopularby bluesstring-scorcher
StevieRayVaughan.
Tip: Tofacilitatea cleanshiftfromeighthposition(measure
1)to fifthposition(measure
2),followthe suggestedfingeringsthat arelocatedbelowthe tab staff.
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Music Description:Quarter-step
bends,alsocalled"smears,"areintroducedin thisexercise.Playedon strings1-3,
the pitchesare iocatedhalfilay betweenthe originalfrettednote and a half-stepbend.
Tip: Whenperforming
a quarter-step
bend,you'rereallynot targetinga specificpitch;instead,aimfor a pitchthat
soundsslightlyout of tune.
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Technique:Arpeggios
Genre:Rock
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#.16
Music Description:Barrechordsarethe basisof this arpeggioworkout,but heretheirrootsarelocatedon the fifth
progression
Gj:)-ft
is utilizedonceagain.
stringratherthanthe sixth.Theomnipresent
Tip: Becauseallof the chordsaremajor,you'reableto maintainthe samevoicing(indexfingeron string5; ring-finger
barreon strings2-4) throughout.
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exercise,likethe previous
sextupletrhythms(twotripletsper beat),thissweep-picking
Music Description:Featuring
six,utilizesdiatonictriadsin the keyof G.
sweepfollowedby two
focusingon the strictpickingpattern(downwards
Tip: Playthe firsttriad(G)repeatedly,
moving
on
to
the
whole
exercise.
upstokes),
before
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Technique:Legato
Genre:.Rock/Blues
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Exercise:#48
is the foundation
of
scale
Music Description:Similarto ihe extendedbluesscale,the elitendedA minorpentatonic
maneuvers
on strings.l and 6, and index-finger
of this exerciseincludehammer-on/pulFoff
this legatolick.Highlights
slideson strings3 and 5.
withthe indexand ringfingersof yourfret hand.
Tip: Noticethat the entirelickis playedexclusively
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Genre:Rock
Exercise:f49
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that arevoicedwith basicopen-position
G, D,
Music Description:Thisrhythmfjgurefeaturesascendingarpeggios
and C chords.
Tip: Forefficiencyb
sake,usea singledownstrum(i.e.,sweep)for eachchordshape.
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Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock-/Blues
Music Description:TheA minorpentatonic
scaleencompasses
thisalternate-picking
exercise,
whichdescendsthe
scale,notefor note,beforereversing
courseon string5.
Tip: Beginthe exercisewithan upstrokeand end witha downstroke.
Onceyou'recomfortable
withthispattern,start
witha.downstroke
and end withan upstroke.
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jagged
Music Descriplion:This
A minorpentatoniclinefeaturesmultiplestringskipsthroughout,
bothascendingand
descending.
Tip: Baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1-3 at the jifthfretto minimize
fret-handmovement.
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Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:All of the bendsyou'velearnedup to this point(pre-bends,
quarter-step,
hallstep,andwholestep)arearrangedintoa two-barblues-rockexample.
Tip: Watchout for the pre-bendon beat3 of the firstmeasure.
Thisbend(andrelease)
lastsa full beat,whereasthe
restof the bendsin the examplearea halfbeatin length.
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Music Descriplion:LastThursday's
arpeggiated
G, D, and C barrechords,withthe rooton string5, areusedagain
in thisworkout,onlyin descending
fashion.
Tip: Usethe tip of yourfret hand'sindexfingerto mutestring6, so it doesn'tringsympathetically.
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Music Description:Newmajor,minor,and diminished
iriadvoicingsareintroduced
in this sweep-picking
exercise,
whichis anangedin tripletsalongthe guitar'stop threestrings,in the keyof D major.
Tip: Forthe minortriads,learnbothfingerings;
the alternatevoicingswillcomein handyin subsequent
exercises.
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pull-offs,and index-flnger
Music Description:Featuring
hammer-ons,
slideswithinthe frameworkof the extendedA
minorpentatonicscale,this lickis the descending
versionof lastweek'slegatoexercise(#48).
Tip: Combinethis exercisewith lastweek'sfigurefor an intenseascending/descending
legatoworkoutthat coversa
largechunkof fretboardrealestate.
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Music Description:In this rhythmexercise,
the arpeggiosfromExercise
49 arerestated;however,
the sequenceof the
notes has been reanangedinto a 6-2-3-4 stringpattern.
Tip: In an effortto get to the nextchordin rhythm,don'tbe afraidto liftyoufingersoff the fretboardon the lasteighth
noteof eachvoicing.Althoughan openstringmaysoundratherthana chordtone(insomecases,an openstringwillI
a chordtone),few peoplewillnoticethe difference.
ln fact,it'sa trickpracticedby virtually
everyguitariston the planet.
let ring thrcuShoul
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Technique:AlternatePicking
Genrc:Rock/Blues
Music Descriplion:TheA minorpentatonic
scalearrangedin a sequenceof "descending
threes"formsthe basisof
thisnextexercise.
frettingthe noteson the eighthfretwithyourpinlry,useyourringfingerinstead.
Tip: lf you'rehavingdifficulty
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Exercise:#58
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
2 of Week1, onlythistimetwo stringsareskippedbetweennote
Music Description:Thisfigureis similarto Exercise
pairsof the A minorpentatonicscale.
playthe secondnoteof the pairwhileyou
Tip: Afteryou'veplayedthe firstnoteof eachnotepair,simultaneously
moveyourindexfingerintoplacefor the firstnoteof the nextstring.
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Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
playingfrettednotesduringa sustainedbend
Music Description:Thislickintroduces
tlvo new bendingtechniques:
(measure
1) and an obliquebend(measure
2). Likemanyof the previousbendingexercises,
thls lickjs performedin
the rootpositionof the A minorpentatonic
scale.
it withyourmiddleand indexfingers.
Tip: Performthe seventh-fret
bendswithyourringfinger,reinforcing
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in a H-2-3 stringsequence.
rootsarearpeggiated
Music Description:G, D, and C barrechordswithfifth-string
economypickingpattern.
alternatepickingthispattern,try a down-down-up-up
Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable
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C
n
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Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
exercise(#54).
versionof lastweek'ssweep-picking
Music Description:Thisfigureis the descending
Tip: Thereareonlythreevoicingsusedin this example.Onceyou havethemunderyourfingers,it'sonlya matterof
puttingthem in the propersequenceto playthe entireexercise.
V - - - - - . i V - - - - - - - r V- - - - - - - r v - - - - - - - r
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hammer-ons
and
the E minorpentatonicscale,thisexercisefocuseson open-position
Music Description:Featuring
pulFoffs.Playthis lickovereitheran Emor E7 chord.
witha combination
of
Youmayalsoexperiment
notatedbelowthe tab staffareonlya suggestion.
Tip: Thefingerings
yourmiddleand indexfingersfor the noteson frets3 and 2, respectively.
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Genre:Rock
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Exercise:#6ll
voicedas
rhythm,A minor,C major,G major,and E minorarpeggios,
Music Description:ln a consistenteighth-note
patternthat repeatson eachnewchordchange.
chords,areplayedin an ascending/descending
open-position
Em
Tip: Althoughthe noteis not playedin thisexample,voicethe E minorarpeggioas a standardopen-position
chord,wheiebyyourfret hand'smiddlefnger voicesthe noteat fret2 of the fifthstring,andyourmiddlefingervoices
the noteat fret2 of the fourthstring.
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Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Rock/Blues
pentatonic
Music Description:Here,the A minor
scaleis arrangedin "descending
fours,"landingon the sixth-string
root note (A)on beat 4 of the secondmeasure.
Tip: "Roll"yourfret-handindexor ringfingersto playsubsequent
noteson the samefretof adjacentstrings.
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Exercise:#65
cD2. Tracks:I-8
Technique:stringskipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Thisexerciseis the descending
versionof lastTuesday's
A minorpenlatonicstring-skipping
workout (#58).
Tip: Beforeplayingthroughthe entirefigure,practiceone stringskipat a time(everytwo beats).Thencombineall of
beats,playingthe wholeexerciseat the indicatedtempos.
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Exercise:#66
CD2. Tracks:.l-€
Technique:StringBending
Genr6:Rock/Blues
Music Description:In this lick,yet anothernew bendingtechniqueis introduced:
the whole-stepunisonbend.The
term"unisonbend"comesfromthe factthat the bentnoteis the samepitchas, or in unisonwith,thefrettednote.
Tip: Performing
the unisonbendin measure1 withyourpinkywillgiveyoutwo fingers(ringand middle)withwhichto
reinforceit.
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in an ascending/descending,
Am, C, G, and Emchordsarearpeggiated
Music Description:Open-position
"Fadeto Black,"
that'sfoundin Metallica's
Thisis the sameprogression
sequence.
one-chord-per-measure
for the G chord.
try the alternate
iingeringshownin parentheses
Tip: Forthe purposeof efficiency,
=
pick n V n V n V n
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2(3)
V
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n V n V n V n V
n ---------1 V ------l
n V n V n V n Vn V n V n V n V
n - - - - - - - - - . 1V - - - - - - - - l
Iet ing thtoughorl
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
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Exercise:#68
sth of eachtriad(Afor
of lastweek'sexercise(#61),an additional
Music Description:ln thisexample,a continuation
D major,B for E minor,C* for F* minor,etc.)hasbeenaddedto the top stdng.
Tip: Afteremployinga singledownwardssweepfor the firstthreenotes,usean upstrokefor the lastnoteof each
four-notegrouping.
legatoslidesthat occuron string3-a favoritemoveof JimiHendrixand StevieRayVaughan.
triplet-based
that arenotatedbelowthe tab staff.By startingthe phrasewithyour,ringfinger,
Tip: Followthe suggestedfingerings
you'llfreeyourmiddleand indexfingersto performthe slidesthat appearon beats3 and 4.
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Technique:Rhythm
Genre:Rock
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Exercise:#70
(#63)
have
been
retained
E
minor
arpeggios
from
last
Sunday
major,
G
major,
and
The
A
minor,
C
Music Description:
beenaddedto
and a newtechnique--+Emmer-ons-has
for thisexample,althoughthe rhythmsareslightlydifferent,
the mix.
you.A down-sweepis stillemployedfor
Tip: Don'tletthe pickingprompt,whichis notedbetweenstaves,intimidate
The
hammer-ons,
however,
breakup the continuous
is
used
for
their
descent.
and
an
up-sweep
the arpeggios'ascent
motionof someof the sweeos.
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Music Descrjption:Thistriplet-based
alternate-picking
workoutincorporates
bendsto forman applicable
A minor
pentatonicblueslick.
Tip: Followthe pickingdirectionsnotatedbetweenthe tab and notationstavesto facilitate
the bends,whichmustbe
performedquicklyto maintainthe stricttripletrhythms.
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Technique:StringSkipping
Exercise:#72
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Descdption:Thisexerciseis similarto the ascendingA minorpentatonic
string-skipping
wokout from Exercise
58, onlythe orderof the notepairson eachstringarereversed.
Tip: Althoughthe pickingpromptindicatesa downstrokeshouldbeginthe exercise,experiment
withusingan upstroke
to startthe figure.Practiceboth pickingpatternsmanytimesal the temposindicated.
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Music Description:Thisarpeggiofigureborrowsthe Am{-G-Em progression
fromExercise
67; however,
heresixthstring-rooted
barrechordsareutilizedratherthanopenchords.
Tip: To changefromthe Am bane-chordvoicingto the C majorvoicing,simplyadd yourmiddlefingerto string3;
removeit to changefromG to Em.
pick n V n V n V n V
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n V n V n V n Vn V n V n V n Vn V n V n V n V
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CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Technique:SweepPicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thesweep-picked
triadsfromlastweek(#68)arearrangedherein descending
fashion.
Tip: Afterplayingthe firstnoteof eachfour-notegrouping(onebeat)witha downstroke,
usea singleupwardssweep
to articulatethe remaining
threenotes.
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Music Description:Basedin the E bluesscale,thisopen-position
legatolinefeaturesalternating
three-noteandtwonotepull-offsas it descendsthe strings.
Tip: Usea combination
of right-and left-handmutingto preventunwantedstringnoise,especially
frompreviously
playedopenstrings.
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Music Description:Similarto lastSunday'srhythmexercise,
Am, C, G, and Emarpeggiosarearrangedin an ascendpattern;however,in lieuof hammer-ons,
pull-offsareaddedto threeof the fourarpeggios.
ing/descending
Tip: The mostefficientwayto voicethe G majorarpeggiois to moveyourfrethand'sringfingerfromfret3 of the fifth
string(itslocationfor the C chord/arpeggio)
to fret3 of the sixthstring.Thatway,youcan useyourpinkyfinger,
similarto the Am and C arpeggios,
to performthe pull-offon string2.
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Music Description:Thislickopenswithan "ascending
threes"sequenceof the A minorpentatonic
scale,features
whole-and quarter-step
bends,and resolves
to the rootnote(4 on the fourthstring.
Tip: ReviewExercise
36 fromWeek6 (ascending
threes)beforetacklingthisexercise.
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Exercise:#79
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
(#58,#65, and#72\,thisexercise,
Music Description:Ukethe licksfromthe previousthreeTuesdays
the finalof its
kind,featurestwo-stringskipsanangedwithinthe conlinesof the A minorpentatonic
scale.
Tip: Useyourpinky(insteadof yourringfingeoto playthe notesat the eighthfretof strings1, 2 and 6.
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Music Description:Fifth-string-rooted
barrechords,utilizing
the Am-rc-Em progression
of the previoustwo
Thursdays,
formthe foundation
for this arpeggioexercise.
Tip: Toarticulate
the highestnoteof eachmajorbane-chordarpeggio,you mayfindit necessary
to brieflyliftyourring
fingeroff of the fretboard,reapplying
it for the arpeggio's
descent.
n V n V n V n Vn V n V n V n V
n-------l v
n ---------l V ---------l
l
n V n V n V n V
n --------r v --------r
n V n V n V n V
n ------r v -------l
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Music Description:Notefor note,thisfigureis identicalto the onefromExercise
68 exceptthat,here,a hammer-on
is employedto connectthe noteson string1 for eachtriad.
Tip: Aftersweeppickingthe firstthreenotesof eachchord,hammeron yourpinkyfingerto articulate
the fourth,and
final,noteof eachgrouping.
Exercise:#8il
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Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Similarto lastSaturday's
legatoexercise(#76),this phrasealsofeaturesthe E bluesscale;however,herethe notesascendthe stringsviaalternating
two-noteand three-notehammer-ons.
Tip: Trymixingand matchingportionsof thisfigurewith lastweek'sexample,improvising
yourown ascending/
descending
open-position
legatolines.
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'Music Description:In this rhythmworkout,Am, C, G, and Em arpeggiosarearrangedin a distinctpatterncalled
"Travispicking,"whichgot its namefromthe countrypickerwho popularized
the technique,MerleTravls.
Tip: lf youchooseto fingerpickthis pattern,noticethat yourpickhand'sthumbplaysthe noteson the strongbeats
(thebassnotes)and yourindex,middle,and dngfingersalternatebetweenthe noteson the weakbeats.
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arpeggios,is
and descending
Music Description:Thisbasictwo-bar,two-chord(C-Arn)iigure,featuringascending
chops.
alternate-picking
designedto enhanceyouradjacent-string
arpeggios,
to usea singledownstrumand upstrumto playthe ascendingand descending
Tip: Fightyourinclination
respectively.
let nag th'oughoul
pick: n
V
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
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blues
Music Description:Someof the stringskipsthat you'velearnedup to thispointarefeaturedin thisapplicable
lickin A. (Specifically,
beginning
on the "and"of beat3 of measure1, and the lasttwo notesof measure2.) '
for adviceon howto performthislickmostefficiently.
Tip: Usethe pickingpromptand suggestedfret-handfingerings
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Music Description:Thisarpeggiofigurecombinesthe open-positlon
chordsand barrechordsofthe exercises
from
the previousthreeThursdays(#67,#74,and #81),in the familiarAm-C-G-Emprogression.
Tip: Whenrepeating
the phrase,don'tworryabouthavingto quicklymovefromseventhpositionto openposition,
becausethe firstnoteof the firstmeasureis an openstring,whichallowsfor an easytransition:
n V n V n V n Vn V n V n V n V n V n V n V n Vn V n V n V n V
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patternfromlastweek'sexercise(#82)hasbeenreversed;
Music Description:Thesweep-picking
here,a pulloff on
the top stringis followedby an upwardssweepof strings2 and 3.
Tip: Unlikelastweek'sfigure,hereyou aresweepingtwo stringsinsteadof three-the noteson string1 arearticulated
witha downstrokeand a oulloff.
Exercise:#90
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Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Hammer-ons
and pulFoffsareusedto ascendand descendthis E blues-scale
lick.TheopenB
and highE strjngsareplayedin concertto cap the phraseand reinforce
the keycenter(E).
Tip: Thequickhammer/pull
foundon the "and"of beat2 of the secondmeasureis a si)iteenth-note
triolet(threenotes
arecrammedintoa halfbeat).Spendsomeextratimegettingthat rhythmdownbeforeattempting
to playthe enthelick.
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Music Description:Thisfinger-picking
figuretakeslastSunday'sexercise(#84)a few stepsfurtherby firstaddingan
extrachordtoneto beat 1 of eachmeasure,modifr/ing
the pickingpatternslightly,
andthenincludingpassingchords
(G/8, D, or D/FI)on beat 4 of everymeasureof the Am-C-G-Em progression.
Tip: Onceyou havethis patternunderyourfingers,try addingsomeof the embellishments
thatwerepresentedin previousrhythmexercises,
suchas hammer-ons
and pulFoffs,
to the proceedings.
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Music Description:An extensionof lastweek'sexercise(#85),thisfigurefocuseson usingalternatepickingto articulateascendingarpeggiosthat alternatebetweenstartingon the fifthandfourthstrings.
Tip: Keepboth chords(Cand Am)fingeredfor the entiremeasure,liftingyourfret-handflngersonlyto switchvoicings.
ler ing thtuughoul
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Rock/Blues
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Music Description:Thisbluesturnaroundlickin A featuresone-andtwo-stringskipsin measure1, and one.string
skiosin measure2.
the fifth{retstringskips.
Tip: In measure1, keepingyourindexfingerbarredacrossstrings1-3 willfacilitate
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock
Exercise:#94
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workout(#87),onlyhereihe bendshavebeenmoved
Music Description:Thisexerclseis similarto lastWednesday's
to strings2 and 3, and the A naturalminorscalestartson its fifthdegree,E, whichcan alsobe thoughtof as the E
Phrygianmode.
exclusively.
Tip: Forbetternoteclarity,pickthis exercisewith downstrokes
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exercise(#88)areusedonce
Music Description:In thisarpeggioworkout,the chordvoicingsfromlastThursday's
again,onlythistimejustthe top threenotesareplayed.
Tip: Tovoicethesechords,you canchooseoneof two options:usethe fullopenchordsand banechordsfrom
providedhere,belowthe tab stafi.
Exercise
88, or usethe fingerings
n
V
n------r
n
V
v--- I
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figure,
exercises
areincorporated
intothis se)duplet
fromthe previoussix sweep-picking
Music Description:Elements
includingtriadsin the keyof D, downwardsweeps,and pulFoffs.
Tip: Whileyou shifipositions,useyourfret-handindexfingeras a guide,movingit alongstring3 fromfretto fret.
V n
rV
V n - - - r VV n - - - r VV n - - - r V
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E blues-scale
lickincludeslideson string2, bothof whichincorof this open-position
Music Description:Highlights
poratethe unisonopenE string,and a sixteenth-note
tripletpull-offon the "and"of beat4 of the firstmeasure.
Tip: To executethe unisonslideat the end of the lick,yourringfingerneedsenougharchso as to avoidmutingthe
openhighE string.
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Technique:Rhythm
Genre:Blues
CD2 . Tracksi17--24
Exercise:#98
one of the mostcommonlyusedrhythmicdevicesin bluesguitar:the boogie
Music Description:Thisfigureintroduces
pattern.Here,two-stringA5 andA6, D5 and D6,and E5 and E6 chordsoutlinea basicl-lV-V (A-D-E)progression.
you cantransformit intoa basic12-barbluesby following
Tip: Althoughthis is onlya three-barexample(withrepeats),
I chord(lwo measures),
V chord(onemeasure),
lV chord
lV chord(twomeasures),
this pattern:I chord(fourmeasures),
(onemeasure),
I chord(twomeasures).
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presented
whenalternatepickingnoteson adjacentstrings,
Music Descrjption:In additionto the inherentchallenges
this C-Am arpeggiofigurefeaturesthe difflcultlask of skippingoverstrings2 and 4 as well.
the Am arpeggio
Tip: lsolatethe C arpeggioand practicethe pickingpatternand stringjumps,andthenincorporate
intothe fullexercise.
let in8 thtuuShoul
pick n
V
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major-and minor-sixth
intervals
fromthe E Mixolydian
modealongstringsI and 3
Music Description:Featuring
exclusively,
this countrypulFofflickprovidesgreatpracticefor rapidlyskippingovera singlestringmultipletirnes.
of a downTip: Youcan pickthis licktwo ways:witheitheralternatepickingor hybridpicking,whichis a combination
strokewithyourpickand an upstrokewithyourmiddlefinger.
Technique:StringBending
Exercise:#101
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Compoundbendsareintroducedin this lick,whichis rootedin the A minorpentatonicscale(with
an addedFI).Compoundbendsaremostoftenreferredto as anybendsthat exceeda wholestep;inthis case,1%and two-stepbends.
.009sor .010s.Also,be sureto useyour
Tip: Forthis lick,you'llwantto usea guitarwith lightstrings,preferably
the bend.
indexand middlefingersto reinforce
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arpeggioexercise(#95);the onlydifferences
are
Music Description:Thisfigureis nearlyidenticalto lastThursday's
that the voicingshavebeenshifteddownto strings2-4, the notesof the G chordareslightlyrearranged,
andthe last
chord,Em,hasbeentransposedto a Ioweroctave.
Tip: Whileyou'replayingthe openstringsof the Emarpeggio,shiftyourfret handup to fifthpositionso thal it'sin
placefor the Am arpeggio,on the repeat.
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triadsarearrangedin the
Music Description:In this nelitfigure,threenewvoicingsof major,minor,and diminished
keyof C, in stepwisefashion,alongstrings1-3.
Tip: To sweeppickthe majortriads,useyourfret hand'sringJingerto baracrossstrings3 and 2.
pickn--------l
n
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n---------1
n --------l
n--------l
n---------1
n --------l
n --------l
Technique:Legato
Exercise:#104
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Genre:Roc.ldBlues
this nextlegatoline,
Music Description:Reminiscent
of EricClapton'sturnaroundlickin Cream's"Crossroads,"
in A minorpentatonic(withan addedmajor3rd,Cl), featuresan assortment
of hammer-ons
and
basedpredominantly
pull-offson strings2-4.
that occurson beat2 of the secondmeasure.
To perform
Tip: Thereis no rhythmicvalueassignedto the hammer-on
it properly,
simplyhammeryourfingerdownontostring3 as quicklyas possible.
Technique:Rhythm
Genre:Blues
Exercise:#105
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'MusicDescription:A variationof the rhythmfigurefromlastSunday(#98),this boogiepattern,rootedin the keyof A,
addsdominantseventhchordsto the l-lV-V (A-D-E)progression.
Tip: Someguitaristspreferto slidetheirringerJingerup onefretto playthe dominantchords(47, D7,and E7)on beat
That'sperfectlyacceptablebut,for efficiency's
sake,I suggestthat you insteaduseyourpinky.
3 of eachmeasure.
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Music Description:Thisfigurereverses
the orderof the ascendingand descending
C andAm arpeggios
foundin
Exercise
85.
Tip: Althoughthis exercisestartswitha descending
O arpeggio,beginwitha downstroke,
alternating
downstokes
and
upstrokesthroughout.Onceyou'recomfortable
withthis pattern,reverseit and beginwithan upstroke.
Exercise:#1O7
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Blues
Music Description:Constructed
fromthe A bluesscale(wiihan addedmajor3rd,Ct),thissixthslick,likelast
Tuesday's
exercise(#100),is anangedalongstrings1 and 3 exclusively,
thusskippingoverstring2.
Tip: Onlytwo fret-handshapes,playedwitheithera middle-index
or middle-ring
fingercombination,
areused
throughout.
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Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:A popularbendingtechniqueon guitaris the gradualbendand/orrelease.Here,it takesthree
beatsfor a whole-stepbendon string2 to reachits apex(bar1) and2%beatsto fullyreleasea whole-stepbendon
string3 (bar2).
Tip: Gradualmeansgradual.Executethesebendyreleases
as smoothlyas possible,and be sureto maintainproper
intonation.
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Music Description:TheAm, C, G, and EmarpeggiosfromlastThursday(#102)arerestatedhere,notefor note,
exceptthistimethey'revoicedon stringset 3-5.
Tip: Yourindexand pinkyfingersstayon strings3 and 5, respectively,
for allfourarpeggios,
whileyourmiddleand
ringflngersalternate,
dependingon whetherthe voicingis majoror minor,on string4.
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C
n
V
n
n -----l
v -----l
G
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exercise(#103),triadarpeggiosin the keyof C arearrangedalong
Music Description:Ukelastweek'ssweep-picking
with up-sweeps.
strings1-3; however,heretheydescendand areaniculated
Tip: Remember,
the notesof the arpeggiosshouldnot ringtogether,but ratherindividually.
Therefore,
oncea stringis
struck, releasepressurefrom its respectivefret-handfinger.
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C
D
p i c kV: , - - - - - - - l
m
V --------,t
E
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C
A
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Music Description:Thisrapid-firepull-offlickis basedin E minorpentatonic
and playedin stricteighth-note
triplets.
Tip: To performthis lickmostefficiently,
use"insidepicking"(i.e.,a downstroke
on string1 and an upstrokeon string2)
Thatbeingsaid,onceyou'recomfortable
withthe lick,try startingit withan upstrokeas well.
.throughout.
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Exercise:#112
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Technique:Rhythm
Genre:Blues
Music Description:Notefor note,this bluesboogiepatternis the sameas the onefromWeek14;however,
the pattern hasbeenmovedto fifthand seventhpositions.
Thiswillget you acclimated
to a widelyusedalternative
to the
fingering-andgiveyourpinkya stretch!
open-position
Tip: To assistwiththe longpinlq stretch,centeryourfrethand'sthumbon the backof the neck(ratherthanwrapped
the sameplacethat yourindexfingeris positionedon the fretboard.
aroundit),in approximately
-Ja
J = 4 - 1 6 0( , | J = J . l ' )
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Exercise:#113
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Technique:AlternatePicking
Genre:Rock
Music Description:Alternate-picked
C andAm arpeggiosfeaturingstringskippingareonceagainthe orderof the
gapshavegrownto two andthreestrings.
day.Thistime,however,
the string-skipping
Tip: Resistthe urgeto usea singleupstroketo playthe noteson the top threestrings.Instead,concentrate
on alternatepickingthe entireligure.
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Exercise:#114
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:l/etal
Music Description:TheA majorscale(A-rc{-D-E-F$-Gf) is anangedin a three-notes-aer-string
string-skipping
exercise,startingin fifthposition.
Tip: Noticethat therearethreedistinctfingerings
utilizedin thisexercise,oneeachfor stringpairs1-2, 3-4, and 5-6.
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(bar'1)and multi-step(halfandwhole;bar2) double-stop
Music Description:Quarter-step
bendspepperthisChuck
Berry-inspired
lick,featuringnotesfrombothA minorandA majorpentatonic.
Tip: The double-stopbendsareexecutedwitha ring-finger
barre.lf youfindthat too difficult,try usingbothyourring
and binlsyfingersto bendthe notes.
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Music Description:Similarto the exercises
of the previousthreeThursdays,
herethe ubiquitous
Am, C, G, and Em
arpeggiosarearrangedon the guitar'sbottomthreestrings.
Tip: TheAm arpeggiocan alsobe playedone octavehigher,in fourteenthposition,to eliminate
someof the longer
fret-handshifts.
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Exercise:#117
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Technique:SweepPicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thesweep-picking
exercisefromWeek15 (#103)is modifledherewiththe additionof an extra
chordtoneon string1 of eachtriad,makingthemeithermajorseventh,minorseventh,dominantseventh,or half
diminished.
Tip: Becausethe additional.
noteof eachchordis playedwiththe pinky,you mayfindthe alternatefingeringfor the
half-diminished
chord(Bm7b5)
moreadvantaoeous.
Exercise:#118
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Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock
Music Description:LikelastSaturday's
exercise(#11l), this legatolickis rootedin the E minorpentatonic
scale;
however,
hereeachbeatcontainsfour-notegroupings,
andthe pull-offsoccuron string2.
Tip: To minimize
fret-handmovement,baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1 and 2. Also,try usinga downstroke
for
the noteson string3.
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Exercise:#119
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Technique: Rhythm
Genre:Blues
Music Description:Thisboogiepatternmimicsthe onefromWeek15 (#105)but, likelastSunday'sexercise,
the fingeringshavebeenmovedup the fretboard,fromopenpositionto the fifthand seventhpositions.
Tip: lf the widepinkystretchesgiveyou problems,try frettingthe firstchordof eachmeasure(A5,D5,and E5)with
you indexand middlefingers,ratherthanyourindexand dngfingers.
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Exercise:#120
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Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Rock
Music Description:Theonlydifference
betweenlastMonday'sexercise(#113)andthisone is the orderof noteson
beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure.
Thereanangement
of thesenotesnecessitates
anotherstringskip,thistimebypassing string2.
Tip: Noticethat in orderto changefromC to Am, onlythe ringfingerof yourfrethandneedsto move(thirdfretof
string5 to secondfretof string3).
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Music Descfiption:Thisfigureis the descending
versionof lastTuesday's
A majorstring-skipping
exercise(#114).
Tip: lf an index-ring-pinky
fingercombination
feelsuncomfortable
whenplayingthe noteson strings5 and 6, subititute yourmiddlefingerfor yourringfinger.
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Exercise:#122
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Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock
Music Description:Thisriff-based
exerciseemploysquarter-,half-,and whole-stepbendson the bassstrings,a populartechniquein rockand countryguitar.
Tip: Whole-step
bendson the low stringscan be difficultto execute.Forthe oneat the end of thisfigure,pullthe sixth
string.downward
untiljts pitchmatchesthe openA string.
Exercise:#123
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Technique:Arpeggios
Genre:Rock
Music Description:In thisfigure,a few of the chordshapesfrompreviousarpeggioexercisesareimplemented
intoa
two-octave,five-string
arpeggioworkoutthroughthe veryfamiliarAm-Hr-Em progression.
Tip: Althoughalternatepickingis encouraged,
thisexerciseis trulybuiltfor sweeppicking(followthe pickingprompt
that's notatedbetweenstaves).
J
3
3
3
3
3
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V V n V n V n V n V n nVV n V n V n V n V n V
o r :n - - - - - - - r V n V - - - - - - - - r n -------rV
n V ----- - - r n -------{V n V-------r
n - - - - - - - l V n V- - - - - - - - t
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Music Description:Theseventhchordsfromlastweek'sSweep-picking
exercise(#117)-major,minor,dominant,and
halfdiminished-havebeenarangedherein descending
fashion,eachusinga combination
of a downstroke
and an
uo-sweeo.
Tip: Be carefulwhenyou get to the GZ chord;thoughthe descending
triadis the same,the top noteof the four-note
patternis onefret lowerthanthe top noteof the major-seventh
pattern.
Dm7
Em7
FmajT
G7
Am7
Exercise:#125
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Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock
Music Description:E dominantseventh(E-G|-B-D)andA dominantninth(A-Cl-tr-Ci-B;the rootis omittedin the
example)
arpeggiosoutlinethe two-barEZ-Agprogression
pull-offlick.
in this rapid-fire
legatoline(#118),baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1 and 2, adjustingyourremaining
fin.Tip:LikelastSaturday's
gersbackonefretto accommodate
the chordchange.
Exercise:#126
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Technique:Rhythm
Genre:Blues
Music Description:Thisbluesboogiepatternfeaturesa newtwistnot foundin the boogiepatternsof previous
Sundays:a quickimplementation
of eachchord'sminorand major3rd on beat2 of theirrespective
measures.
Tip: Whenexecutingthe minor3rd-to-major3rd movementon the sixthstring,be sureto get enougharchon your
frethand'spinlsyfingerto not mutethe fifthstring.
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Music Descfiption:Thiscountrylickis rootedin the C majorpentatonicscale(withthe additionof one chromatic
passingtone,Eb)andfeaturesa mixtureof frettedand open-string
notes.
Tip: Useyourindex,middle,ring,and pinkyfingersto playthe noteson the first,second,third,andfourthfrets,
respectively.
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c
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Music Description:ThisA majorstring-skipping
exercisefollowsthe sameconceptas Exercise114,exceptthat,
here,the three-notegroupingsdescendon eachstringbeforeskippingto the newtargetstring.
Tip: Spendextratimeworkingon the positionshiftthat occurswhenmovingfromstring3 to string2. Althoughit's
onlya one-fretshift,it'strickywhenplayingthistypeof pattern.
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(#122),thisfigurefocuseson bass-string
Music Description:Likethe exercisefromlastWednesday
bends.Thistime,
half-stepbendsaremixedwithopenstringsfor a snappycountrylickin G.
Tip: Pushup, towardthe ceiling,whenperforming
thesebends,to avoidinterference
withthe adjacentopenstrings.
J= 60-1s4
G
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outliningAm, C, G, and Em
Music Description:A root-3rd-Sth€rdarpeggiopatternis playedtwiceper measure,
on the guitar'stop two strings.
chords,respectively,
exercise,
too.
Tip: Not onlyis thisa greatarpeggioworkout,it happensto be a greatalternate-picking
oickn V n V n V n V
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is
figurefeaturesthe samenotesas Exercise117,onlyherea hammer-on
Music Description:Thissweep-picking
usedin eachfour-notearpeggioto connectthe noteson string1.
notesin a tripletrhythm.Instead,thesenotesshouldbe comTip: Takecarenot to playthe lirstthreesweep-picked
rhythm.
binedwiththe hammerednoteand playedin a steadysbdeenth-note
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A major(A-CI-E),C$ininor(Ct-EEddieVanHalen'stappingextravaganza,
Music Description:A nod to "Eruption,"
Gf),B dominantseventh(B-D{-F|-A;the rootis omittedin the figure),and E major(E-G}-B)arpeggiosaretappedin
three-notegroupingsalongstring2.
Tip: Thetaps can be performedwitheitheryourindexor middlefinger.
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thissingle-note
boogieriffwhileplayingthe Chicagoblues
Music Description:GuitarlegendBuddyGuypopularized
circuitin the 1960s.The lineconsistsof eachchord'sroot(beats1 and 2),as wellas its bTth(beat3) and sth (beat4).
and E (sth).
Forexample,the linefor the AZ chord,in measure1, containsthe notesA toot), A (rootoctave),G (b7th),
Tip: All of the notesin thisfigureshouldbe performedin a staccatomanner(i.e.,shortand crisp).
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Music Description:LikelastMonday'slick(#127],,
thiscountrylinealsofeaturesthe C majorpentatonic
scale(withan
Ebpassingtone):however,
this lickpredominantly
descendsthe scale,resolving
to the root(C)in the secondmeasure.
Tip: Practiceeachmeasureseparately
untilyou can playthroughthemwithno mistakes.
Then,linkthe measures
togetherand playthe entirephraserepeatedly.
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CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Influenced
by lastTuesday's
exercise(#128),herethe A majorscaleis arrangedintothree-note
groupingsthat ascendeachstringwhilesimultaneously
descending
pattern.
the neckvertically
via a string-skipping
Tip: Becauseof the positionshiftsthat occurbetweenstringpairs1-2 and3-4, firstpracticethisexercisea half
measureat a timeto isolatethe positionshifts.
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Exercise:#136
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
'Music Description:Thisbass-string
bendingriffwas borrowedfromBradPaisley's
bag of tricks.Thefigure'stwo
chords(B and E)areconnectedwith quickbendsof the fifthand sixthstrings,at the endof measure.l.
Tip: Afterplayingthe B chord,moveyourindexand ringfingersto the sixthandfrfthstrings,respectively,
llkeyou're
goingto playan FI powerchord.Thiswillput you in perfectpositionto attackthe bends.
Technique:Arpeggios
Exercise:#137
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Genre:Rock
Music Description:Ndtefor note,thisarpeggioexerciseis identicalto the onefromlastThursday(#130);however,
havebeenshiftedto strlngset 2-3.
herethe fingerings
Tip: TheC and G arpeggiosusethe samefingerpatternso simplyslideyourfrethanddownthe neck,fromseventeenthto twelfthposition.Theminorarpeggios(Amand Em)alsosharethe samefingering.
Technique:SweepPicking
Exercise;#138
CD2 . Tracks:9-'16
Genre:Metal
.MusicDescription:Themajor,minor,dominant,and half-diminished
seventhchordsfromWeeks1Z-19arearranged
arpeggiosperformed
withpull-offsand up-sweeps.
hereintoa sweep-picking
exercisethatfeaturesdescending
Tip: Thinkof eachfour-notearpeggioas beingdividedin half,withone halffeaturinga pull-offand the otherhalffeaturinga two-noteup-sweep.
Exercise:#139
CD2. Tracks:1€
Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock
Music Description:Thistappingexerciseborrowsthe A, C{m,BZ,and E arpeggiosandtripletrhythmsfromlast
the orderin whichthe secondand thirdnotesof eacharpeggioareplayed.
Saturday's
example(#132)but rearranges
Tip: Toachievea consistentattackwith eachnote,pushthe stringdown (orup)slightlywithyourtappingfingerbefore
it'sreleased.
Technique:Rhythm
Exercise:#1rO
CD2.Tacks:17-24
Genre:Blues
a quick,three-note"tag"to
Music Description:Similarto lastSunday'sboogiepattern(#133),this riffincorporates
of a 12-barblues.
eachmeasure,addingsomezestto the aural-and performance-monotony
Tip: Don'tbe afraidto mixand matchthisboogiepatternwiththe onefromlastweek.lt willkeepyou linessounding
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Exercise:#141
CD2 o Tracks:33-40
Technique:AlternatePicking
Genre:Country
Music Description:TheG majorpentatonic
scale(witha Bbpassingtone)informsthishot countrylick,whichis simllarto the ascendingopen-position
lickfromWeek19 (#127').
possible,let notesringtogetherto givethe phrasea touchof country"twang".
Tip: Whenever
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CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Similarto the A majorpatternsof the previous
few Tuesdays,
the A naturalminorscaleis
jumpa wholeoctave(A
arrangedintoa three-notes-per-string
string-skipping
exercise.Here,however,
the groupings
to A, D to D, etc.)whenmovingfromonestringto the ne)d.
jumps)thanthe A majorscalepatterns,so practice
Tip: Thesestringskipscovermoreof the neck(two-and three-fret
eachskip separatelybeforeplayingthe entireexercise.
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Music Description:You'llneedlotsof fingerstrength-andpatience-to pullof this "pedal-steel"
lickin C major,a
favoriteof countrypickers.
Tip: Usehybridpicking(acombination
of yourpickandfingers)to playthis lick,pluckingthe non-bentnoteson the
secondstringwithyourmiddlefinger.
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CD2 . Tracks:1-8
two
the familiarAnr-C-G-Emtwo-stringarpeggiopatternfromthe previous
Music Description:In this exercise,
(#130and #137)is playedin a loweroctave,on strings3 and4.
Thursdays
Tip: Youcan usethe samethreefingers(index,middle,and pinliy)for the lirstthreearpeggiossimplyby adjusting
yourfingeringon string3 by onefret.
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
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Exercise:#14.5
seventhchordsin the keyof C arearrangedin a
Music Description:lvlajor,minor,dominant,and half-diminished
patternthat movesstepwiseup the neckon strings1-3.
sweep-picking
ascending/descending
rapid-fire
Tip: Useback-to-backupstrokesto playthe fourthand sixthnotesof eachsix-notearpeggio.CIhefifthnoteis sounded by the pull-off.)
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CD2 . Tracks:1-8
132and
fromExercises
Music Description:Thisfigurecombinesthe A, C|m, 87, and E arpeggionotesequences
139 intoa singulartappingworkout.
spendextratimeworkingon shiftingfromthe BZ arpeggioto
Tip: Becausebothhandsmustmovesimultaneously,
the E majorarpeggio.
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Genre:Blues
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Trackst17-24
Exercise:# f47
"Prideand Joy,"thisshufflepatternfeaturesa walk-upof the E
Music Description:A nod to StevieRayVaughan's
with E majorchordstabs.
majorpentatonicscale(E-Gf-rc{-E) that alternates
picking,playingthe bassnoteswitha downstroke
andthe staccatochord
formof alternated
Tip: Usean exaggerated
stabbwithan upstroke.
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Exercise:#148
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:AlternatePicking
Genre:Country
Music Description:Likelastweek'slick(#141),this phraseis constructed
fromthe G majorpentatonic
scale(witha
$b passingtone).Unlikelastweek'slick,however,
this linepredominantly
descendsthe scale,resolving
to the root(G)
on the sixthstring.
Tip: Watchout for the adjacentopenstringsthat crossthe bar line.Thesearetrickyand willneedsomeelitraattention.
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CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Music Description:TheA minorstring-skipping
exercisefromlastTuesday(#142)is arrangedherein descencling
fashion.
Tip: Onceyourcomfortable
alternatepickingthisexercise,
try employingpull-offsto articulate
the notes.
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Am
Music Description:A whole-stepbendis heldfor an entiremeasurewhilenotesfromthe G majorscalearestruck
intermittently
betweenreiterations
of the bentnote.
yourbending(ring)fingerwithyourmiddlefinger,especially
Tip: Reinforce
whenplayingthe noteson string1. Thiswill
help.tokeepthe bentnotein tune.lt alsorequiresyouto playthe 8th-fretC withyourindexfinger.
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CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Music Description:In thisfigure,the arpeggiopatternfromlastThursday(#144)is restated,notefor note;however,
the fret-handlingeringshavebeenshiftedto strings4 and 5.
try usinglegato-a combination
of hammer-ons
and pulF
Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable
alternatepickingthisexercise,
the noteson string4.
offs-to articulate
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E
m
CD2. Tracks:9-16
YngwieMalmsteen.
lickis inspiredby Swedishsuper-picker
sweep-picking
Music Description:Thisneoclassical
to the rootof the Am chord.
brpeggiosare"swept"overan ETbgchordbeforeresolving
Here,diminished-seventh
featurethe samefingerpatternand moveup the neckin minor3rds
arpeggios
Tip: All threediminished-seventh
(three{retincrements).
Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock
CD2 . Tracks:1-€
Exercise:#15i!
(#146)
exercibe
This
tapping
fest bonowsthe A, Clm, 87, and E arpeggiosfromlastSaturday's
Music Description:
of beats1 and 2, and 3 and 4, of eachmeasure.
but flip-flopsthe notesequences
of yourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutestring-1andthe
Tip: To preventunwantedstringnoise,usethe underside
bladeof yourpickhandto mutestringsH.
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Music Description:In guitarlingo,this bluesrhythmis commonlyreferredto as "sliding6ths"becauseof the interval
(a 6th)that existsbetweenthe top and bottomnoteof eachthree-notechordvoicing.In fact,thisfigureis oftenplayed
withthe middlenotesof the chordsbeingomitted.
chords,withyourfrethand'sindexfingeron fret4 of the
Tip: Voicethe D9 and E9chordslikestandarddominant-ninth
Of course,thesenotesarevoicedonly;theyshouldremainsilent.
fourthstringandfret6 of the fourthstring,respectively.
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two-notes-per-string
G majorseventharpeggio,startMusic Description:Thisnextexercisefeaturesa three-octave,
ing on the seventhdegree(FI)oJthe chord/scale.
Tip: Noticethatthe firstnote,F , startson the "and"of beat4 (thisis calleda "pickup"note)and shouldbe picked
withan upstroke.
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Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:lvletal
Exercise:#156
A
minor
workoutsimilarto the onefoundin Week21 (#142)is utilized-here,
Description:
An
string-skipping
Music
althoughthe three-notegroupingsnow descendon eachstringwhilethe overallpatternascendsthe fretboard.
fingercombination
is usedfor all sixstrings.
Tip: Thesamepinky-ring-index
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
Exercise:#157
CD2 . Tracks:3H0
lickthat moves
Music Descdption:G, F,and C chords(V-lV-lin the keyof C)areoutlinedwitha restatedpedal-steel
positionally-from
the neck.
twelfthto tenthto seventh--down
Tip: Keepyourpinkyhoveringover(oron)strings1 and 2, andyourindexand ringfingershoveringoverstring3,
whileyou movedownthe neck.Thatway,they'llbe in placeto restatethe lickat eachstop.
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
of the lastsevMusic Description:Inthisfigure,the arpeggiopatternusedto outlinethe Am-rc-Em progressions
is restatedin a loweroctave,on strings5 and 6.
eralThursdays
Tip: TheG and Em arpeggioscanalsobe playedan octavelowerthanwritten,in thirdand openpositions,respectively.Useyourearto guideyou.
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Music Description:In thisstandardA minorpentatonicbluesphrase,mutedstringsweepsleadintowhole-step
sweepat the fifthfretthat leadsintoa
bendsin measure1. Thisis followed,in measure2, by a reverse(upwards)
ouarter-steo
bend.
Tip: Usethe fleshyundersideof yourpickhandto mutethe stringsduringthe sweepsin measure1.
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Technique:Legato
Gen-re:Rock
CDz. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#160
chordtonehasbeenaddedto the A, Ch, BZ and E arpeggios
Music Description:Forthistappinglick,an additional
notes.
fourweeks,changingthe rhythmsfromtripletsto sixteenth
of the previous
that wereusedin the legatoexercises
rhythm,takingcarenot to omitthe lastnoteof eachfour-notegroupingand reverting
Tip: Focuson the sixteenth-note
backto the tripletrhythmsof previousexamples.
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Genre:Jazz
Technique:Rhythm
GD2. Tracks:2G-32
Exercise:#161
pattern,shownhereusingvoicings
rhythm,thisjazz-s\r,,1ng
Music Description:A variationof the popular"Charleston"
in big-bandsettings.
in the keyof G major(G7-C9-D9),is prevalent
of a l-lV-V progression
(beat
"and"
measure.
Also,the firstchordof eachmeasthe
of
beat
2)
in
each
1
and
both
chord
attacks
Tip: Accent
ureshouldbe playedstaccato.
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Exercise:#162
CD2. Tracks:25-32
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Jazz
Music.Description:
Thisfigureis identicalto Exercise155fromlastweekexceptfor one note,5* (the7th),whichhas
beenfowereda halfstep,to F (thebzth),to makeit a G dominantseventharpeggio(G-B-D-F).
Tip: To accommodate
the loweredseventh,useyourindexand ringfingers(ratherthanyourindexand middlefingers,
as in Exercise155)to playthe noteson strings2, 4, and6.
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G7
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
.MusicDescription:Buildingon the A minorstring-skipping
exercises
of the previous
threeweeks,thisflgureascends
threescaletoneson one stringbeforeskippingto the nexttargetstring.
Tip: Afteryou'vebecomecomfortable
alternatepickingthe sequence,
try employing
hammer-ons
to executethe
noteson eachstring.
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Am
Exercise:#1Bl
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Blues
Music Description:Thisopen-position
lickcombineswhole-step(string3) and half-step(string1) bendswithopen
stringsfor a bluesysound.
Tip: W-hole-step
bendsin openpositioncan be difficultto execute.Wrappingyourthumbaroundthe neckwillgive
youa littleextraleverage.
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E7
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
outliningthe ubiquitous
Music Description:A 5th-3rd-root-3rdarpeggiopatternis playedtvviceper measure,
AnFG-Em progression.
thatyou know usingthe noteon string2, the root,as yourposiTip: Tryplayingthis patternoverotherprogressions
accordingto whetherthe chordsaremajoror minol:.
tionalguide,andthenadjustingyourfingerings
phrasesportsAm(maj7)
and
luminaryPat Martino,thissweep-picking
Music Description:Bonowedftomja?7-guitar
progression.
arpeggiosplayedin rapidsuccessionove(a i7-iv7(Am7-Dm7)
Dm(maj7)
Tip: Forthe upwardsweeps,useyourfret hand'smiddlefingerto barthe noteson strings2-3.
GenIe:Rock
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:1+
Exercise:#167
(A-B-C-D-E-Fi-C)
mode,
or,due
from
the
A
Dorian
featuring
notes
scalar
sequence,
A
four-note
Music Description:
(A-Btl-D-E-Fl-G) mode,is repeatedon eachbeatof this
to the omissioirof a minoror major3rd,A Mixolydian
two-bartappingphrase.
yourringfingeris incorporated
intothe festivities
for the firsttimeso conTip: Afierllveweeksof tappingexercises,
four
notes.
volume
across
all
consistent
centrateon achieving
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Genre:Jazz
Technique:Rhythm
CD2 . Tracks:25-.32
Exercise:#168
fromlastSunday(#161),this'lfourto the bar"
usingthe l-tV-V(G7-C9-D9)progression
Music Description:lllustrated
compingpatternis anotherfavoriteof ja77guitaristsin big-bandsettings.
Tip: All of the chordsin thisexampleshouldbe playedstaccato,withthe chordson beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure
receiving
accents(i.e.,playedlouder).Also,a populartechniquewhenplayingthis example,thanksto CountBasie
guitaristFreddieGreen,is to soundonlythe lowestthreenotesof eachfour-notechordvoicing.
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Music Description:Thethirddegree,B, of the G dominantseventharpeggiopatternfromlastweek(#162)hasbeen
lowereda halfstepto Bb,makingit a G minorseventharpeggio.
Tip: Dividethe arpeggiointostringpairs(G-5,4-3, 2-1),usingan index-ring/index-pinky
fingerpatternfor each.
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Exercise:#170
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:lvletal
Music Description:In this string-skipping
exercise,
the C majorscale(orA minor,its relativeminorscale)is arranged
patternon boththe first.andthirdstrings,completely
in an ascendjng,
three-notes-per-string
skippingoverstring2.
Tip: Experiment
withvariouswaysto fingerthisexercise.
Thefingerings
notatedaremerelysuggestions.
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CD2 . Tracks:1-€
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Rootedin the 12th-position
E minorpentatonic
scale,thislickis a repeating
three-notesequence
fealuringwhole-stepbendson string3.
pickingpatternto performeachthree-notepattern.
Tip: Usea down-down-up
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Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2 o Tracks:1-8
Eiercise:*fZZ
have
been
shifted
patterns
165
from
Exercise
Em
arpeggio
and
the
Am,
C,
G,
For
this
exercise,
Music Description:
fingerings.
fromstrings1 and 2 to strings2 and 3, resultingin different
the firsttwo notesof eachpattern;pickthe two
to aftJmatepicking,usea pull-offto articulate
iif: ns ai atternative
notes.
remaining
Genre:Jazz
Technique:SweepPicking
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guitarists
at the
is
employed
used
by
phrase,
commonly
an upwardsweep
Music Description:In thisA minor
fifth fret.
rhythm.
Tip: Takecarenot to rushthe sweep;it shouldbe playedin an eveneighth-note-triplet
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Am7
Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
cD2 . Tracks:1-8
Ex;rcGt #lta
performance
(E,
an
enco.re
and
A)
make
F$,
G,
tapping
exercise
Music Description:Thefour notesin lastweek's
fingertap.
areemployedaftereach_
thus hammer-ons
the notesequencehasbeenreversed,
here;however,
Tip: lf you get boredwith hearingthe samefournotesplayedoverand over,moveyourtappingfingerup and down
the neckfor auralvariety.
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Genre:Jazz
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:25-32
rroiiier *tzg
exercise
(#168),
swing
accompaniment
this
"four
example
to
the
bar"
Music Description:Modeledafterlastweek's
progression.
pattern
(bar
the
G
major
4)
to
(Am7-Dg)
quick
turnaround
ii7-VZ
a
introduces
the G7 chord,flitten yourindexfingerslightlyto mutethe fifthstring.Samegoesfor yourmiddle
Tip: Whenplalying
fingdrwhenplayingthe AmZchord.
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Exercise:#176
CD2 o Tracks:25-32
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Jazz
Music Description:In thisalternate-picking
workout,the arpeggiopatternsfromthe previous
threeweeksareutilized
to navigatea ii-V-l progression
ln the keyof c (Gm7-C7-Fmaj7).
Tip: Don'tforget-start withan upstrokeon the "and"of beat4 of the pickupmeasure.
Thesamenote(R is foundat
the end of measure2, leadingbackto the beginning
of the phraseon the repeat.
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C7
FmaiT
Exercise:#177
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:TheC major/Aminorstring-skipping
sequencefromlastTuesday's
eiercise(#170)is usedonce
again,onlythistime in descending
fashion.
Tip: Becauseof the tripletrhythms,the pickingpatternsremainconsistent(down-up-down
or up-down-up)
on both
stringsthroughout.
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Exercise:#178
GD2o Tracks:1€
Technique:stringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
Music Description:Thislickis identicalto Exercise164fromWeek24, onlyhereit'sperformedone octavehigher,in
12thposition.
Tip: lf.usingyourpinkyto performthe bendson string1 provesproblematic,
switchto yourringfinger.
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Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CDz. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#179
Music Description:Thisexerciseemploysthe Am,C, G, and Emarpeggiopatternsfromthe previoustwo Thursdays
(#165and #172);however,herethe patternsaremoveddownan octaveand playedon strings3 and4.
reversedirectionand start
startingwitha downstroke,
alternatepickingthisexercise,
Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable
with an upstroke.
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CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Ascendingtriadarpeggiosin the keyof G major,eachplayedwitha downwardssweep,are
arrangedin stepwisefashionalongstrings2-4.
keepyourindexfingerbarredacrossstrings2-3 at alltimes{exceptfor
fret-handJingermovement,
Tip: To minimize
the Fl' chord),addingyourmiddlefingerto string3 for the majortriads.
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
in Exercises
167 and174 havebeencombinedintoa single
Music Description:In thisfigure,the notesequences
six-notetappingsequencethat'splayedtlvicepermeasure.
Tip: A potentialproblemwith longlegatolinessuchas thisone is thatthe notesat the end of the sequencetendto
be playedat a lowerattackvolume.To preventthisfromoccurring,hammerontothe stringwiththe same-or moreauthorityusedfor the pull-offs.
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Music Description:Thisexample,likethe onesfromthe previoustwo Sundays,employsthe "fourto the bar"rhythm
techniqueto playa l-vi-ii-V-iii-Vl-ii-Vin the keyof G (GmaFEmT-Am7-D7-Bm7-E7-Am7-D7).
withthefinTip: Threenew chordvoicingshavebeenintroducedin thisfgure:Gmaj7,EmZ,and E7.Getacquainted
geringsfor eachof thesechordsbeforeattemptingto executealleightchordssuccessively.
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progression
Music Description:TheGm7-C7-Fmaj7
fromExercise126 hasbeenretainedfor thisalternate-picking
workout.Thistime,however,seventh-position,
verticalarpeggiosareusedfor the Gm7 andC7 chordsbeforethe twopatternis recalledfrompreviousexercises
notes-per-string,
horizontal
for the FmajTchord.
Tip: Paystrictattentionto the fingeringquggestions
for the mostefficientpedormance
of this line.
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Thisexerciseis similarto the string-skipping
sequencepresented
in Exercise'170,onlyhereeach
three-notegroupingdescendsalongstrings1 and 3 (ratherthanascend),skippingoverstring2.
patternfor string3 and an up-downTip: To playthisfiguremostefficiently,
use"outside"pickingF-adown-up-down
up patternfor string1.
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Exercise:#185
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
(svings2 and 3) and half-stepbends(string1)arethe featuredtechniquesin this
Music Description:Whole-step
12th-position
lick.
Tip: Following
the whole-stepbendson strings2 and 3, takecarenot to overextend
the half-stepbendson string1.
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pick:n
V n
V
n
V n
V
n V
n
V
n
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
exercise(#179),onlythe fingerings
Music Description:Thisfigurecontainsexactlythe samenotesas lastThursday's
4
and
5.
havebeenshiftedto strings
Tip: lf the fingeringfor the Am arpeggiofeelsawkward,substituteyourringfingerfor yourmiddlefingerwhenplaying
the noteon string5.
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A
m
C
G
E
m
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Eia;dt *i8t
(#180)
followsa
exercise
sweep-picking
Music Description:Here,eachdiatonicG majorarpeggiofromlastweek's
the
neck'
ascending
sequenceon strings2-4 whilesimultaneously
descending
. ..
up-sweepsunderyourfingers,try anotherpickingpattern:playthe noteson
Tip: Onceyou havethe three-string
stiing2 witha downstrokeand the noteson strings3-4 witha singleupwardsweep.
V-- -----t V-- ,---r
V - - - - - - - r V- -
---t
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fromWeeks24-26.
Music Description:Inthisworkout,an extranote,D, hasbeenaddedto the tappingexercises
pull-offs,
hamm-er-ons.
slides,
and
taps,
6ight-notesequencespanstwo beatsand includesJinger
The resulting
and counted:
played
rhythm
in
a
steady
sixteenth-note
groupings!
They
should
be
Tip: Don'trishlhe eight-note
etc.
"one-ee-and-uh,
two-ee-and-uh,"
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GenreiJazz
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:25-32
*ercise: #189
past
pattern
several
from
the
rhythm
Music Description:Thisjazzynumberin G major,featuringthe "fourto the bar"
measurc
in
turnaround
sequence
a
nifty
(from
to
Am7)
before
GmajT
fashion
Sundavs,walis up the neckin stepwise
sendsthe sequencebackto the beginning.
2( mi-D749/D7b9\
Tip: Whenvoicingihe D7*9chord,baryourfrethand'sindexfingeracrossstrings2-4. fnal waY,it'll be in placefor
the D7b9chordwhenyou liftyourpinkyfinger.
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Music Description:Inthis nen afternate-picking
exercise,
arpeggiosand scalefragmentsareusedto navigate
the
familiarii-V-l progression
in the keyof G (Gm7-C7-Fm47\.
playingthe lineby startingwitha downstroke,
Tip: As always,onceyou'recomfortable
reversethe sequenceand start
withan uostroke.
CDz . Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Similarto the string-skipping
exercises
of the previousthreeweeks,thisfigurediatonically
descendsthe C major/Aminorscale,whileeachthree-notegroupingascendsstrings1 and 3.
Tip: Focuson the indexfingerof yourfrethand,usingit to guideyourhandto the flrstnoteof eachnewthree-note
grouprng.
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C orAm
Exercise:#192
CD2 o Tracks:1-8
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Rock/Blues
'Music Description:The E minorpentatonicscalesuppliesthe notes
for this rapid-fire
bendinglick,whichfeatures
whole-stepbendson strings2 and 3.
Tip: To performthislickmostefficiently,
utilizeyourpinllyfor the hammer/pull
on string1 andthe bendon string2,
andyourdngfingerfor the bendon string3.
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Music Descdption:Thesearpeggiopatterns-althoughplayedon strings5 and 6 (ratherthan4 and 5) withtvvo
patterns(Amand C) frettedan octavelower-are, notefor note, identicalto the onesfrom lastThursday(#186).
note.
sixth-string
Tip: Yourringfingermaybe a betteroptionthanyourmiddlefingerfor the Emarpeggio's
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A
n
C
G
E
m
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#194
havebeenaddedto the diatonicG majortriadsfromthe sweep-picking
Music Description:In thisfigure,extensions
seventh-chord
arpeggios.
exercisesin Weeks26 and 27, makingthemeithermajor,minor,dominant,or half-diminished
withthe widefingerstretchon string2 beforemovTip: Spendextratimeon the GmajTarpeggioand get comfortable
stretches.
ing on to the restof the exercise,whereyou'llencounterless-severe
) = 4o-rr2
F[m7b5
Technique:Legato
Genre:Rock
CD2 o Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#195
playedwitha tap/pull/hammer
sequencein steadytriplets,
Music Description:A-E-F| and A-E-G notegroupings,
alternateon eachbeal,givingyourfret-handringand pinlv fingersa workout.
Tip: Onceyou havethisfigureunderyourfingers,try usingyourmiddleand ringfingersto playthe noteson frets7
to helpimprovefret-handde)derity.
and 8, respectively,
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AmorAT
pattern,playedovera rc7-C progression,
featuresa quarter-note
Music Description:Thiscountryaccompaniment
withchordpartialsstrummedin eighthnotes.
root-sthbasslinethat alternates
Tip: Forthe C-chordbassline,moveyourfrethand'sringfingerbackand forthbetweenstring5 and string6. No finger movementis necessary
for the G7-chordbassline.
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G
l
C
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Exercise:#197
CD2 . Tracks:9-.16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Majorand minortriadarpeggiosarrangedin tripletrhythmsin secondpositionprovidethe alternate-picking
challenge
in this neo-classical
rock/metalmelody.
Tip: Becausethis is an alternate-picking
exercise,
fightthe temptationto randomiyinsenupstrokesor downstrokes
whenit'sconvenient.
Instead,staytrueto the pickingdirectionsprovidedbetweenthe notationand tab staves.
n V n V n V n Vn V n V n V n V n V n V
n V n V n V n V n Vn V n V n V
Exercise:#198
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Here,the three-notes-per-string
C majorAminorstring-skipping
conCeptof the pastseveral
weekshasbeenmovedfromstrings1 and 3 to strings2 and 4 thus posingnewfingeringchallenges.
Tip: Useth-esuggestedfingerings
as a guide,but feelfreeto experiment
withyourown fingercombinations,
using
whichever
feelsmostnatural.
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CorAm
Exercise:#199
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Blues
Music Description:B.B. Kingprovidesthe inspiration
for this lickin A, whichfeatures,quarter-,half-,aRdwhole-step
bendsperformedexclusively
on string1.
Tip: Theentirephrasecan be performedwithjust yourindexand ringfingers,playingnotesat the eighthandtenth
frets, respectively.
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A,t
Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2. Tracks:1€
Exercise:#2OO
areemployedin a three-octave,
Music Descdption:Inthisfigure,familiarpatternsfoundin previousexercises
Am arpeggio.
horizontal
Tip: Althoughyou'llbe temptedto playthisexercisein triplets(patternsof three),it shouldbe performedin an even
rhythm.
eighth-note
GD2. Tracks:$-16
orderwhilethe
arpeggiofromExercise194 is arrangedherein descending
Music Description:Eachseventh-chord
ascendsthe neck.
sequencesimultaneously
Tip: Afterplayingthe GmajTarpeggio,letyourpinkyfingerbe yourguideas you moveup the neckto eachnewdestination(fret8, fret 10,fret 12, etc.).
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Music Description:Ascendinglegatoslides,rootedin the E naturalminorscale(E-FI-G-A-B-C-D)and-performed
on string2, arethe focusof thisexercise.
exclusively
Tip: Put enougharchon yourfrethand'smiddlefingerso as not to mutethe highE-stringdrone
patternis quitesimilarto lastSunday'sexercise(#196).Theonly
Music Description:Thiscountryaccompaniment
that occuron beat3 of eachmeasure.
is the basslinehammer-ons
difference
with mixingand matchingthisfigurewiththe onefromlastSunday.Forexample,alternatebetween
Tip: Experiment
basslineeverymeasure.
lastweek'sroot-sthbasslineand thisweek'shammer-on
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Music Description:Thisfigureis identicalto lastMonday'sexercise(#lgZ),onlythe fingerings
for the arpeggiosin
measures2-4 navebeendisplacedto upperregionsof the neck,presenting
newalternate-picking
challenges.
Tip: Practicethisfigureverygradually,
workingon threenotes(onebeat)at a time.Then,stringit alltogetherand
practicethe entireexerciseat the varioustemposDrovided.
pi*n
, VnV nVn
3
n V n V n V n V n V nV
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Music Description:LastTuesday's
ascendingC major/AminorFtring-skipping
exercise(#198)is arrangedhqrein
fashion.
descending
Tip: Spendextratimeworkingon the lasttwo beatsof measure2, wherean odd fingeringcombinedwiththe string
skipmakefor a trickymaneuver.
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CD2 . Tracks:1-€
Music Description:LikelastWednesday's
lick(#199),thisone,too, is inspiredby B.B.Kingand featuresmultiple
bendsof varioussteps(quarter,
half,and whole)playedon string1.
Tip: Becauseof the threedifferent
typesof bends,gettingproperintonation
for eachbendis challenging;
therefore,
spendexra timeworkingon bendingeachnoteto its properpitchbeforeattempting
to playthe entirephrase.
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A'I
Genre:Rock
gxercise:*eOz
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2. Tracks:1-8
a basicthree-noteC major
exercise(#200),thisexamplejuxtaposes
Music Description:Similarto lastThursday's
C malorarpeggio.
Theend resultis a three-octave
chordacrossihe neckhoizontally.
repeated
everyotherstring.
is
pattern
sequence
for eachthree-notearpeggio
Tip: Thefinger
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CD2. Tracks:9-16
example,featuringdiaMusic Description:Borrowingits notesand patternsfromExercise194,thissweep-picking
hammer-on
new
tvvist:
a
one
G
major,
adds
in
the
key
of
arpeggios
tonicseventh-chord
the sweepspracticeeachone independently-without
Tip: lf-youfindyou'rehavingtroublewiththe hammer-ons,
add the sweepsand playthe entiresequence.
withthe hammer-ons,
overand over.Onceyoufeelcomfortable
Eierciie:*zos
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Legato
Technique:
Genie:Rock
E minordroneriff
versionof lastSaturday's
Music Description:Alsofeaturinglegatoslides,thisfigureis the descending
noteson string
fretting
the
3
while
simultaneously
your
Iinger
to
mute
string
middle
fret
hand's
of
Tip: Usethe fihgernail
2 withthat fingerstip.
Genre:Country
Technique:Rhythm
CD2 . Tracks:3H0
Exercise:#210
203-such
as chordparExercises
196
and
pattern
from
elements
combines
rhythm
This
country
Description:
Music
"walk-ups"
anda "walkbasslines-withsingle-note
andthe root-Sthand hammer-on
tials,the C-G7-C progression,
down."
Tip: Forthe walk-upsandwalk-down,useyourfret hand'sringfingerfor the noteson fret3 of the fifthand sixth
strings,and yourmiddlefingerfor the noteon fret2 of the jifth string.
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Exercise:#211
CD2. itracks:$-16
Technique:AlternatePicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thechordchdngesusedin the alternate-picking
exercises
fromthe p;eviousiwo weekshave
beenarrangedhereintoa sixteenth-note,
string-skipping
workout.
Tip: Althoughmuchof yourattentionwillbe dedicatedto thisfigure'sstring-skipping
challenges,
don'tforgetto also
concentrateon tne bchnique du /bul: alternatepicking.
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D
A
B
I
n
F
f
,
m
G
D
G
A
Exercise:#212
CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:N/etal
Music Description:Similarto the string-skipping'exercise
fromWeekdg (#198);theC m;jorlA minorscaleis
three-notegroupingsthatsimultaneously
arrangedherein descending
ascendstrings2 and 4.
Tip: Thefirsttwo beatsof the exercisewillposethe biggestchallenge,
so focuson thosefirst.
) = 40-112
C orAm
CDz . Tracks:1-8
Music Description:ThisStevieBayVaughan-inspired
lickbuildson the bendingworkoutsof the previoustwo weeks
(#199and #206),introducing
a quarter-step
double-stop
bendin measure1.
Tip: To playthe first-string
bendsthat succeednotesfromthe samefretof the adjacent,secondstring,useyourring
fingerfor the formerandyourmiddlefingerfor the latter.
CD2 . Tracks:1€
in secondposition,
G majorarpeggioclimbsthe neckhorizontally-starting
Music Description:Thisihree-octave
position-before
the pattern.
reversing
dkection
and
descending
position,
and endingin seventh
movingto fourth
lingerings
that
are
notated.
position
indicated
in
the
in
this
example,
as
shifts
three
distinct
Tip: Thereare
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CD2 . Tracks:9-16
exercise(#208),onlythe notesof eacharpegMusic Description:Thisexampleis similarto lastweek'ssweep-picking
the noteson string2.
has(naturally)
beenreplacedwith a pull-offto articulate
gio now descend,and the hammer-on
iip: You'llbe inclinedto sweepthe lastthreenotesof eachfour-notegrouping,but don'tdo it! lnstead,playthe arpegthe lasttvvo.
the firsttwo notesand an upwardsweeparticulating
giosas written,witha pull-offconnecting
Rock
Gen-re:
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#216
graduplayed
riff,
in
steady
sixteenth-notes,
this
E
minor
dronQ
202
and
209,
to
Exercises
Similar
Music Description:
legaloslides.
of ascendingand descending
allyclimbsthe neckvia a combination
the riff'stonalityin yourmind,pluckthe openlow E string,lettingit ringwhileyou playthe riff
Tii:: Tofurtherreinforce
on the top two strings.
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Em
CD2 . Tracks:41-48
Music Description:Likemanyfunkrhythms,thisfigureis basedon a steadysireamof sixteenthnotes.Here,a foureverybeatwithstringmutes,whicharean
notevoicingof an Eg chord,playedon the top fourstrings,alternates
guitar.
elementof funk
essential
that yourfrethandhasappliedto the E9,leavingyour
Tip: To properlyexecutethe mutes,simplyreleasethe pressure
soundis created.
inderand ringfingerson the stringswithjust enoughpressureso that a percussive
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Exercise: #218
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternateplcking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thearpeggiosfromthe alternate-picking
exercises
of the previousthreeweeksarearrangedhere
alongstrings1 and 2 exclusively.
Tip: Althoughthe fret-handfingerings
changeto accommodate
for majoror minorchords,the pickingpatternjs consistentthroughout.
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Exercise:#219
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
MusicDescription:Buildingon the string-skipping
exercises
of the pastseveralweeks,thisfigureclimbsthreesteps
of the C major/Aminorscaleon the secondstringbeforeskippingto the fourthstringand repeating
the sequence.
The patternis thenrepeatedas it moveshorizontally
downthe neck.
Tip: Althoughthe figuresuggestsstartingwitha downstroke,
you mayfindit advantageous
to startwithan upstroke.
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Exercise:#220
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Blues
Music Description:LikelastWednesday's
lick(#213),this bendingworkoutis inspiredby StevieRayVaughan,
althoughthere'sa higherconcentration
of stringmanipulations
in thisexample.
Tip: A positionshiftoccursin measure4. Toaccommodate
this move,useyourindexfingerfor the bendon beat1,
andthenquicklyshiftit to the fifthfretto playthe subsequent
note.
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Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#221
Music Description:Startingat the twelfthfretof string6, this Em arpeggiopatterncoversthreeoctavesand allsix
courseand climbingbackdownthe neckstringsbeforereversing
(onewithyourmiddlefinger;the otherwithyourringfinger),and use
withthe suggestedfingerings
Tip: Experiment
the onethat feelsmostnatural.
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CD2 . Tracks:S-16
of Weeks26-31 areemployedhereto producea
exercises
fromthe sweep-picking
Music Description:Elements
arpeggiosdiatonicto G major.
"notey"workoutfeaturingsextupletrhythms(sixnotesper beat)and seventh-chord
combinaa hammer-on/pulFoff
to the pickingdirectionsnotatedbetweenstaves,try employing
Tip: As an alternative
the firstupstrokeof eacharpeggio
tionto connectthe threenoteson string2, whichwilleliminate
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GmajT
Am7
Bm7
m
Em?
lfmrbs
cmajT
Vn --rV Vn---rVV
of Weeks2$-31 (i.e.,the E naturalminQrscale),
Music Description:Takingits melodiccuefromthe legatoexercises
legato
slides
to ascendthe neck,lettingthe low E string
notes,
and
sixteenth
octave
shapes,
thisexerciseehploys
ringalongthe way.
of yourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutethe
Tip: To conectlyexecutethe octaveshapes,usethe fleshyunderside
fourthstring.
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Em
Genre:Funk
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:41-48
Exercise:#224
rhythms,
217 (e.9.,sixteenth-note
Music Description:Thisfunkrhythmpatterntakesthe mainelementsfromExercise
Eg chord,stringmutes)and addsa half-stepchordalslideto beats1 and 3 of eachmeasure.
Tip: Usethe undersideof yourfrethand'smiddlefinger,whichis not partof the chordvoicing,to mutestrings5 and 6
-not for a percussive
sound,but ratherto preventunwantedstringnoise.
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Exercise:#225
cD2 o Tracks:9-16
Teciliqu;-At6nate Fffig
-*
^
Genre:
Metai
Music Description:Thesameconceptsaddressedin lastweek'sexeicise(#118)are
rrere;ontythe note
fresEnt
orderhasbeenmodifiedto presentnew alternate-picking
challenges.
Tip: Becausethe middlelingerfretsallof the noteaon tlie seconf string,keepit on (orhoveringover)that string
throughoutthe exercise.
"'Exercise:
#226
cD2 . Tracks:9-16
recnnique:-siiind
sk'pprs
cenre:Metal
MusicDescription:
Forthisexercise,
thec ma]or/A
minorstring-skipping
con"""pt
working
ontrp last
filiuJbeen
serzeral
weeksis utilizedonce.again;
hor,1r'ever,
thepatternshavdbeehmoveoto stringss ands.
p]9yl!s
gulqr(foryourhands'sake,I hopeyouare!),
adda litfledistortion
to yourtone,which
.i1P.jt^Y_9""I"?!,glqctric
wI||maKe
Ine noteseasterto articulate.
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C orAm
***'"'G;ffi;'ffi;ry-Exercise:#227
cD2 . Tracks:33-40
iectr"iq"et stringB""di"g
playedovera CZchord,features
notestroirthec hajorandc n noi pentatoii"
[::]:
^D^.j:lf!91']ff-99,r"1rv,!"K
scalesand
sportsa pedaFsteel
phrasein measures
2 and 3.
Tip: The lastnoteof measure2 shouldringwiththe bentnotein measure3; therefore,
useyourmiddlefingerto fret
the stationary
noteandyourindexfingerto performthe bend.
J=60-1sa
GenreiJazz
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2 . Tracks:25-32
E;rcjl* #t8
pattern,
for
the
foundation
is
two-notes-per-string
in
a
three-octave,
arranged
An
AmajT
arpeggio,
tvtuiic Oescription:
thisfigure.
patterndictatethe rhythm;thisexerciseshouldbe playedin stricttriplets
Tip: don't letthe two-notes-per-string
cenre: Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:g-10
E .r;iie: #t29
diatonicto the keyof D major,climbthe neckalongstrings3-5 and
Music Description:Ascendingtriadarpeggios,
witha singledownwardsweep.
articulated
areindividually
Tip: ThewoundD, A, and low-Estrings(andperhapsthe G-string,if you'rebraveenough!)presenta greaterchalmore
you mayneedto spendconsiderably
leige thanunwoundstringswith resp;ctto sweeppicking.Consequently,
to follow.
time practicingthisexerciseand the exercises
Genre:Funk
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:41-48
Exercise:#231
pulse
(EbS
E9)
and
sixteenth-note
to
slide
hallstep
chordal
the
which
retains
Music Description:Thisfunkfigure,
E13
chord,
an
mutes,
and
introduces
and
string
the
chord
stabs
rhythm
to
a
syncopated
224,
adds
Exercise
from
playedstaccato,on beat 4 of the secondmeasure
iip: Tovoicethe E13chord,simplymaintainthe precedingE9voicingand add yourpinkyto fretI of the firststring.
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Exercise:#232
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Metal
Music.DescriPtion:
Thearpeggiosfromlastweek(#225)havebeenextendedto includet6e thkd string.These
ascendingpatternsstarton the chordsfifthdegree(e.9.,A for the D chord,E for the A chord)and endbn the fifth
degree,one octavehigher.
Tip: Remember,
this is an alternate-picking
exercise,so avoidthe temptationto usea downwardssweeDfor the first
three notesof each beat.
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Exercise:#233
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:stringskipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Similar
to.Exercise
226
from
last
week,
this
figurealsoutilizesthe C major/Aminorscate,onlyin
'
descending
fashion.
Tip: Becauseof theirthickness,woundstringsaremuchharderto pickthanunwoundstrings.Therefore,
don't get
discouraged
if you needto spendmoretimepracticing
thisexercisethanthe onesplayedexclusively
on sirings.l-3.
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C orAm
Exercise:#234
CD2 . Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
Music Description:ln measures1 and 2, alternating
haf- and whole-stepbendson string1 targetthe Samepitch,E,
beforea double-stopslideresolvesto the root,C, in measure3.
Tip: Forthefirst-stringbends,useyourearto guideyouto the targetpitch,E, ratherthanfocusingall of yourattention
on the distancesof eachbend.
.l = 60-134
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coz . iiiiks: 25+z
Arpeggios
Technique:
Genre:Jazz
that wereusedlastThursday(#228Flwo notesperstring,threeoctaves,
t,tuiit Oescription:Thesameprinciples
in playhere,onlythe arpeggiois nowdominantin quality(A7)'
tripletrhythms---are
ir"t iiretin/three-frA siretchfihgdipattern of stringsO-5 is repeatedon the remainingtwo stringsets
iibjnJO"i
(4-3 and 2-1).
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Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2 . iraiis: 9-16
Ei;Aser #236
exercise(#229)arearranged
fvfu"rc O"""*ption: ThediatonicD majortriadarpeggiosfromlastweek'ssweep-picking
climbingthe neck.
fashionwhiledmultaneously
herein descending
at alltimes.That
iipi X""p Vourtr"i hand'sindexand pinkyfingerson, oi floatingabove,strings3 and 5, respectively,
arpeggio.
position
the
next
to
voice
in
way,ihey'realways
p i " rV, - - - - - - r
V---- --r
V- - - - - - - l
Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
CD2 . Tracks:1-€
E*"-;#2at
which
216 providesthe notesequencefor thislegatoexercise,
Uuiic Description:The E minormelodyfromExercise
slides'
featuresoctav'eshapes,a low-Estringdrone,'andascendingand descending
from
f-ipiUse i Jo*n-dorwnluppickingpaiternon eachbeat.Thinkof it as alternatepicking,onlyyou'rerefraining
sl6e'
of
the
destination
is
the
which
each
beat,
note
of
pii:t<ing
tne secondsixteehth
Genre:Funk
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:41-48
Ei!rcise: *238
profunky
Gm7-Dm7
in
this
heard
can
be
"Long
Train
Runnin"'
trtuiic Oescription:Echoesof the DoobieBrothers'
pulse'
a
sixteenth-note
and
gression,whichfeatureschordalembellishments
hand'sindex
barstrings1-5 with.yourJret
foundon beat1 of eachmeasure,
iip:i" fjerformthe chordalhammer-ons
voicings
arefifthresulting
The
respectively.
f,"rr"i ontostrings2 and4 withyourmiddleand ringfingers,
i"bli
"iO
Gm7and Dm7barrechords.
string-rooted
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Exercise:#239
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Metii
Mu^sicDescriPtion:A mkrorimageof lastMondaybexercise(#232\,the four-notearpeggi-os
now descendstrings
1-3 as you workthroughthe majorand minorchordsin the keyof D.
Tip: Similarto lastweek,avoidthe temptationto employan upwardsweepto playthe lastthreenotesof eachbeat.
Exercise:#240
cD2 o Tracks:9-16
Technique:stringskipping
Genre:lt/etai
Music Description:Thisstring-skipping
figureis similarto Exercise
226 JromWeet<
SS,orilythe C major/Aminor
scale_is
arrangedin descendiqg
three-notepatternsthat gradually
maketheirway up thetwo strings.
Tip: Tryto useyourringfingerto fretthe noteat the eighthfretof string5. Thatway,yourpinkyhjs a shorterdistance
to travelto playthe firstnoteof string3.
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CorAm
Exercise:#241
cD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:stringBending
eenre: couniry
Mu_sic
Description:Half-stepbendsand pre-bendsareincorporated
intoa descindingD-Mixolydian
(D-E-F*-G-AB-C) ohrase.
Tip: In measure3, bendthe fourthstringupwards(towardsthe ceiling)withyourindexfinger_
228 (Amaj7)
and
arpeggioconceptsfromExercises
two-notes-per-string
Music Description:Here,the three-octave,
chord.
outlines
an
AmZ
235 (A7)havebeenretained;thisarpeggio,however,
stretch)is usedon eachstring,you canfocusmoreof
fingerpattern(three-fret
Tip: becausethe sameindex-pinky
yourattentionon the positionshifts.
) = 56-rca
Am?
pick:n
V
V
n
n
V
n
V
n
V
n
V
n
V
n
V
n
V
n
V
n
V
n
V
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#243
229 and 236 addsthe 7th to eacharpeggio.This
Music Description:Thisexample,whichbuildsuponExercises
seventh-chord
arpeggiosthat climbthe neckalong
resultsin ascendingD major,minor,dominant,and half-diminished
strings3-5.
Tip:1o facilitatethe quickjumpsyourfrethand'spinkyfingermustmake,liftyourpinkyfromstring5 and beginmovnotes.
the tvvointervening
ing it to its new location,on string3 whilearticulating
Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#244
provides
legato
line,which
notes
for
this
ascending
(A-B-C-D-E-F{-G)
the
mode
Music Description:TheA Dorian
rhythm,an open-Astringdrone,and octaveshapesplayedon strings2 and 4.
featuresa steadysixteenth-note
Here,because
Tip: Noticethat the fingeringfor theseoctaveshapesis differentthanthe fingeringfromWeeks3_2-34.
of the threejretstretch,yourpinliyfingervoicesthe highernotes(string2), ratherthanyourringfinger.
J= 4o-r2o
Am
Genre:Rock
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:1-€
Exercise:#24.5
an
popularized
thistypeof rockrhythmplaying,whichintersperses
Music Description:TheWho'sPeteTownshend
triadchordstabs(D,A, and G).
open-Dstringpedaltonewithsyncopated
Also,be sureto letthe openD string
throughout.
Tip: Thebesi wayto performthisexampleis to usedownstokes
your
pick-hand
fingers
whilevoicingthe triads.
the
string
with
not
to
mute
taking
care
at
all
times,
ringout
Lt ingthr
pick n
Bhaul
n
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Exercise:#246
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre;lvletal
Music Description:Thealternate-picking
previous
exercises
ofthe
two weeks(#232and #239)havebeencombined
to forman alternating
ascending/descdnding
arpeggiopattern.
Tip: Letyourpinkyand indexfingersguideyou alongstrings.l and 3, respectively,
as youjumpfromonearpeggio
patternto the next.
Exercise:#247
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:LikeExercjse233 fromWeek34, the patternin thisfiguremoveshorizontally
downthe neck.This
time,however,
the three-notegroupingsascendtheirrespective
strings.
Tip: lf thesestring-skipping
exercises
aregivingyoutrouble,try switchingto yourneckpickup.Sometimes
a newtone
can inspireyourplaying.
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C orAm
Exercise:#2rE
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Gbnre:Country
pedalsteel-stylephrase,whole-and half-stepbendsand pre-bendshelpnaviMusic Description:Inthis descending
gatea D-A-D (l-V-l)progression.
Tip: Pullthe fifthstringdownwards(towardsthe floo| to performthe lastbend,reinforcing
yourringfingerwithyour
middleand indexfingers.
) = 60_1U
D
A
n
228,
arpeggiois arrangedin a familiar(seeExercises
Music Description:An Am7b5(alsoknownas half-diminished)
pattern,usingstricttripletrhythms
two-notes-per-string
235,and 242)three-octave,
betweendownstrokes
rhythm(i.e.,triplets),the pickingdirectionalternates
Tip: Becauseof the three-notes-per-beat
picking).
you're
(assuming
alternate
using
and upsvokeson eachbeat
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#250
243 areretainedfor this example,onlythis
Music Description:Theseventhchordsthat wereintroducedin Exercise
timethe diatonicD majorarpeggiosdescerdstrings3-5 as theyclimbthe neck.
thanparallel-about45
Tip: Tofacilitatethe up-sweeps,angleyourpickso thatthe edgesits moreperpendicular
degrees-to the strings.
CD2 o Tracks:1-€
versionof the A minorlegatoexercisefromlastSaturday(#244),
Music Description:Thisflgureis the descending
and includesthe sameoctaveshapesand open-Astringdrone.
Tip: Fora differentsound,letthe openG (third)stringringwhileyou playthe octaveshapes.G is the seventhdegree
of the A minorscaleso it fits withinthe keycenter.
CD2 . Tracks;1-8
"Crazyfrain"can be heardin this rockrhythm.Here;triads(A,E,
Shades
of OzzyOsbourne's
Music Description:
and D)arevoibedon strings2-4 whib the openA stringis pedaledin sixteenthnoteson string5.
Tip: playeachtriadwith a downstrokeand alternatepickthe open-Astringpedaltone,allowingit to ringout over
the two measures.
ler irg thleghful
pick n
n
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CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Thisis a "pedal-tone"
lick,so namedbecausethe highE note(firststring,12thfret)is repeated,or
"pedaled,"betweenthe descending
scaletones:in thiscase,the E harmonicminorscale.
Tip: Attackthe pickupnote(E;thirdstring,ninthfre0witha downstroke.
lt willmakeskippingoverstring2 mucheasier.
) = 40-112
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Thisfigureis an elitensjonof the C major/Aminorstring-skipping
exercises
of the pastseveral
patternshaveshiftedfromstrings3 and 5 to strings4 and 6,
weeks,onlythe three-notes-per-string
playedthroughalleightsetsof the exercisebeginning
Tip: Once.you've
witha downstroke,
try startingit withan
upsTroKe.
) = 4o-rr2
CorAm
pre-bend,movesdownthe neck,fromtwelfthposiMusic Description:A repeatedpattern,featuringa fourth-string
(V-lV-l)progression.
tionto tenthpositionto fifthposition,to nailthe t:tr
Tip: Be sureto archyourbending(middle)
fingerfor the lastbendso as to not mutethe openstrings,whichshould
ringin unisonwiththe bentnote.
i = 60-184
D
C
G
tann{-----------1
theme
two-notes-perstring
the three-octave,
seventh)arpeggiocontinues
Music Description:ThisA'7 (A diminished
in the exercises
of the lastseveralThursdays.
established
of
By simplyshiftingthe fingerings
Tip: Thefingeringfor thisarpeggiois similarto that of the Am7 arpeggio(#242]|.
pattern
A"7.
fret,
the
arpeggio
becomes
Am7
down
one
3,
1
of
the
strings5, and
) = 56-1tA
CD2. Tracks:9-16
thistimean importantcomponentof
243;however,
This
is a reiteration
of Exercise
Description:
example
Music
areusedto connectthe noteson string3.
sweebpicking,hammer-ons,
returnyourpickhandto string5, whereit willbe ready
the hammer-ons,
simultaneously
Tip: Whileyou'reperforming
to playthe ensuingarpeggio.
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
244 and 251, thisA minorriffgraduallymakesits way up the
Music Description:BorrowingelementsfromExercises
legatoslides.
neckto fourteenthpositionvia octaveshapesand ascending/descending
Tip: Althoughyou wantto avoidit as muchas possiblefor fearof muddyingthe sound,don'tworryif you inadvertently
hitthe openlow E stringfromtimeto time.E is the fifthdegreeof the A minorscale.
) = 40-r2o
Genre:Rock
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#259
an open-Estring
thistypeof rhythmfigure,whichintersperses
Music Description:EddieVanHalenhasincorporated
(E,Esus4,and B/E),intonumerous
VanHalentunes.
pedaltonewithsyncopatedfifth-string
bane-chords
Tip: Keepyourfret hand'sindexfingerplantedon fret7 of the fifthstringandyourringfingeron fretI of the fourth
\the chordchanges.
string,shiftingonlyyourmiddleand pinkyfingersintoplaceto accommodate
pick
ler irg throughott
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CD2 . Tracks:S-16
Music Description:Thispedal-tonelickdiffersfromlastweek'slickin two ways.First,a three-notepattern(insteadof
one note)constitutes
the pedaltone.Second,ihe pedaltoneis locatedon string3 ratherthanstring1, wherethe E
harmonicminorscalestartsits descent.
pickingpatternfor eachbeat,attackingeachdescending
Tip: Usea down-up-down-up
scaletonewithan upstroke.
) = 4o-rr2
Em
Exercise:#261
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:LastTuesday's
exercise(#254)utilizedthe C major/Aminorscaleto ascendstrings4 and.6in
three-noiegroupings,
skippingoverstring5. Here,the patterndescendsthosetwo stringsin the samemanner.
Tip: By now,you maybe tiredof hearingthe sameold scale.Feelfreeto substitlrtedifferentmajoror minorscalesor
modesin placeof the C major/Aminorscaleusedhere.
) = 40-ll2
CorAm
Music Description:Thischordal-bending
exercisefealureswhole-stepbendsand releases
on string3 and fixed
(V-lV-l)progression.
notesplayedsimultaneously
on strings4 and 5, allof whichoutlinea descending
[:tr
Tip: The bendsshouldbe pedormedby pullingthe thirdstringdownwards(towardthe floor)withyourindexfinger.
) = ffi-rE{
Dsus2
D
Dsus2
Csus2
C
Csus2
Gsus2
G
Gsus2
G
pattern
two-notes-per-string
Music Description:In thisexercise,an Amajzarpeggiois arrangedin a three-octave,
that beginson the chord'sseventhdegree,Gf, ratherthanthe root,A.
thanif the arpegwithinthe measuredifferently
Tip: By startingon the seventhdegree,the chordtonesaredistributed
gio beganon the chord'sroot.
) = 56-144
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
workout,
arpeggioin thissweep-picking
seventh-chord
eachdescending
Music Description:A pull-offcommences
previous
five
Fridays.
from
the
of the exercises
whichis a continuation
it. Thiswillgivethe
the pull-offs,pullthe stringdownslightly(towardsthe floor)beforereleasing
Tip: Whenperforming
targetnotean attackthats consistentwiththe othernotesof the arpeggio
Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:l-8
Exercise:#265
of the previoussixweeks,thisfigureshiftsthe octave
Music Description:An e)tensionof the legatoexercises
mode(D-E-FI-G-A-B-C).
shapesto strings1 and 3 and pullsits notesfroma differentsource,the D Mixolydian
of yourfrethand's
Tip: lf yourguitarisn'tequippedwitn a 22ndfret,simplymutestrings1 and 2 withthe underside
indexfingerand soundonlythe openD stringandthe D noteat fret 19.
) = 40-120
w
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
on strings4-6, thispop-rockrhythm
suspended2nd and powerchordsarpeggiated
Music Description:Featuring
patternwouldfeelrightat homein a songby DaveMatthewsBandor the Police(AndySummers).
Tip: ldeally,youwantto playthisexamplewitha slightpdm mute,whichis halfwaybetweenlettingthe notesring
and.afull-onpdm mute.Tofindthe sweetspot,letthe fleshy"blade"of yourpdm sit ,ohtt on strings4-6.
slight P.M.,thrcugh.ut
p i c k :n - - l
V--l
n--l
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Exercise:#267
CD2. Tracks:$-16
Technique:AlternatePicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thislick,inspiredby alternatepicking-proPaulGilbert,is a cleverthree-notes-per-string
arrangementofthe A bluesscale(A-C-D-Eb-E-G),
cappedoff by a whole-stepbendto the root,A.
Tip: Paycloseattentionto the tripletrhythm,whichcausesthe pickingdirectionto alternatebetweenupstrokesand
downstrokes
on eachdownbeat.
) = 40-112
AmorAT
Exercise:#268
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thestring-skipping
conceptfromWeek37 (#254\is in playhere;however,
the orderof noteson
the two stringshasbeenreversedand is now descending.
Tip; Insteadof alternatepickingthe entirepassage,try pickingonlythe firstnoteof eachthree-notegroupingand
the remaining
two notes.
usingpull-offsto articulate
) = 4o-tr2
CorAm
Music Description:Nonadjacent
double-string
bendsaremarriedto sixthintervals
to navigatedescending
D, C, and
G chords.
Tip: ltb difficultto maintainintonation
whenbendingbothsvingsa halfstep,so spendextratimeon the bendsbefore
attemptingto playthe entirephrase.
' =
.1 60-184
il"'"ffi"ittm---
Arpeggios
Technique:
CD2. iiicks: 2s-c2
Genre:Jazz
pattern
two-notes-per-string
three-9.c19ve,
whichis similarto lastThursday's
Music Description:In thisexercise,
(A7).
seventh
A dominant
(#263),the adeggio is dominantin qualrty-specifically,
iipr iiv6, f""*"tne AmajZpatternfiom tastihursdaj, simplylowerthe noteson strings6, 4, and2 onefretto make
it an A7 arpeggio.
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:9-16
eteicisei *Zzf
and pull-offsareutilized
workout,sextupletrhythms,down-sweeps,
Mulic Oescription:In this intensesweep-picking
ia plrrormt"rifiur Dmaj7,Ern7,Flm7,Gm47, a7, amt , and Clm7bsarpeggios.
ni: fo performthe sexiupletrhythms,couni"tri-pFet,tri-pFet"on eachbeat.Youcanthinkof eachselitupletas a
triplets-oneon the downbeatand one on the upbeat'
of two eighth-note
combination
).= 40.112
Dmii?
F.m7
rimz
GmaiT
M
Bm7
CEmlbS
Dmaj?
Genr€:Rock
Technique:Legato
GD2o Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#272
(#265).
the
exception
With
workout
legato
last
week's
version
of
Muiic Oescription:Thisexerciseis the descending
D7 tonalF
the
including
remains
the
same,
in
this
figure
practically
else
everything
slides,
of
the
of the reversedirection
rhythm,and octaveshapes.
ty, sirleenth-note
Tip: Feelfreeto createyourown melodieiusingthesesamenotesand/orrhythms.Thegoalis notthe noteand
usinglegatoslideswhileplayingoctaveshapes.
rhythmicchoices,but rdthergettingcomfortable
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Genre:lvletal
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#273
"Mr.
hasall
Scary"
de
force,
tour
Lynch's
instrumental
Music Description:ThisFl minorflgure,inspiredby George
pedal
pdm
a
single-note
pull-offs,
tones,
and
mutes,
hammer-ons,
great
rhythm:
rock/metal
hard
bf a
the hallmarks
turnaroundpattern(secondhalfof measure2).
sequenceon
shouldbe usedfor the hammer-on/pulFoff
that downstrokes
fip, ntthordntn" pi'ckingpromptindicates
upstrokes
and
g
of
downstrokes
combination
with
any
feelfreeto experiment
ndats and + of the firsi measure,
willpackmorepunchl
downstrokes
However,
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CD2. Tracks:9-16
Music Description:ThisA naturalminorscale(A-B-C-D-E-F-G)sequenceis builtfor speed!lt'salsoa good primer
on crosspicking,
or "outside"picking,whichinvolvesusingalternating
downstrokes
and upstrokes
to pickthe "outside"of two adjacentstrings.
Tip: Whileit'sperfectlyacceptable
to commencethis patternwitha downstroke,
startingit withan upstrokeengages
the advantageous
crosspicking
technique.
,t = 40.112
8va--"-"-"
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Thisexerciseis similarto the string-skipping
figurefromWeek38 (#261),onlyherethe threenotegroupingsascend(ratherthandescend)strings4 and 6 whilesimultaneously
workingtheirwaydownthe neck.
Tip: Experiment
with usingeitheryourringor indexfingerfor the widestretches(fivefrets)of beat2 of the firstmeasureand beats1, 3, and 4 of the secondmeasure,
choosingwhichever
fingerfeelsmostnaturaland comfortable.
) = 40-112
C orAm
Music Description:E, D, andA chordsareoutlinedwithtwo- (Eand D)andthree-note(A)obliquebends.
Tip: Forthe three-noteobliquebend,experiment
withthe two fingerings
offeredin the notationstaff,usingwhichever
is mostcomfortable.
j = 60-1s4
arpeggiopatternthat hasbeenutilizedthe
two-notes-per-string
Music Description:Onceagain,the three-octave,
pattern
play.
Am7
chord.
put
outlines
an
into
Here,the
lastseveralweeksis
the
Tip: Don'tforgetto r6peatthe pattern'stop note,E (twelfthfret,string1),beforesiartingthe descent.Likewise,
lowestnote,G (thirdfret,strjng6), is restatedon the pattern'srepetition
) = 56-laA
Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exeicise:#228
from
Weeks
33-34;
exercises
found
in
the
sweep-picking
fingerings
the
same
figure
employs
Music Description:This
A
major.
D
major
to
key
center
from
played
the
4-6,
thus
changing
strings
are
on
the
triad
arpebgios
here
however,
unwantedstringnoise.
Tip: Usethe fleshyundersidebfyourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutestrings1-3, preventing
cfm
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I
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Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
CDz o Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#279
rhythms,
and ascend1
and
3,
sixteenth-note
mode,octaveshapeson strings
Music Description:The D Mixolydian
producea
to
here
272,
are
combined
265
and
from
Exercises
are
borrowed
legaioslides,all 6f which
ing/descending
in
Bon
Jovi.
work
Richie
Sambora's
some
of
of
riff
reminiscent
droning
Tip: Plintingyourfret-handthumbon the backof the neck-ratherthandrapingit overthe top of thefretboard-will
keeppropei6pacingbetweenyourindexand pinkyfingerswhileyou movethe octaveshapesup and downthe neck.
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"PeaceSells,"this metalpassagefeaturesthe E naturalminor
Music Description:Similarto a rifffoundin Megadeth's
movesthat descendstrings5 and 6,
scale(E-F{-G-A-B-C-D)arrangedin multiplethree-notepull-off/hammer-on
tonality.
pedai
riff's
E
minor
the
firmly
establishes
whilea low E-string
wheneverpossible.Thispracticeimpartsa firm
exclusively
to usedownstrokes
Tip: In metal,it'sc6rhmonfor guitarists
attaokto riffs,somethingalternatepickingdoesn'tprovide-butthis exercisedoes!
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Exercise:#281
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:TheA naturalminorscaleis alsousedfor thisalternate-picking
exercise.Here,the scaleis
anangedin a three-notes-per-string
sequencethat ascendsstrings1 and 2 and is cappedwitha whole-stepbendto
the root,A.
Tip: In the pickingpromptnotatedbetweenstaves,noticethat a downstrokeis usedto begineachthree-note
sequenceon strjng2 and an upstrokestartseachsequenceon string1.
) = 40-ll2
Am
Exercise:#282
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genrc:Metal
Music Description:AscendingAm, C, G, and Emarpeggiosarearrangedin a two-barstiing-skipping
pattern,with
eacharpeggiospanningfourstringsand skippingone.
Tip: Eacharpeggiousesthe samethreelingers(index,middle,and pin$, withonlya slightadjustment
to accommodatethe differentchordqualities(majoror minor).
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A
m
C
c
F
m
Exercise:#28i1
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
pre-bends-witheachstringbentto a differentinterval(halfand wholesteps)Music De€cription:Double-string
highlightthisexercise,whichfollowsan E-D-A progression
downthe neck.
Tip: Therespective
tensionsof strings2 and 3 areconduciveto simultaneously
hittingthe half-andwhole-stepbends;
practiceto achieveperfectintonation
however,it willtakeconsiderable
of bothstringson demand.
J = 60-184
E
D
A
Genre:Jazz
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2.'ftacksi 25-32
iiercise: #284
threeubiquitous
with
the
seemingly
is
spelled
out
(A
flat-five)
chord
Music Description:An Am7b5 minorseventh
pattern.
arpeggio
octave,two-notes-per-string
Tip: Useyourindei fingeraisa guideas you moveup and downthe pattern,as it'sfirmlyrootedin third,iifth,and
eidhthpositionsto playthe noteson stringsets6-5, 4-3, and 2-1, respectively.
the neck.
Tip: Keep your fret hand's indexfinger planted on string 4 throughout,slidingit up the string to shift positions.
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V----
-l
V
----r V
cf.
---., V -'----.
3
+zGenre:Rock
Legato
Technique:
cD2. Tracks:1-8
EiiiCile, *zeo
scale.Noticethatthetappednotes
theA minorpentatonic
tripletsdescend
Tapped-and-pulled
MusicDescription:
of the lastnotesplayedon the precedingstrings.
on strings2-6 area reiteration
scale
A minorpentatonic
your
pattern
frethandis the sameas if youwereplayingthe root-position
for
Tip: Th6Inger
J = 40.120
AmorAT
Genre:Metal
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exerciie:*zez
its
constant
with
power
And
this
example,
guitar,
are
king!
chords
metal
rhythm
Music Description:In the worldof
disappoint.
chords
doesn't
A5,
al5,
andBs
F
G5,
E5,
F5,
5,
two:note
of
str;;m
Thisfreesup
Tip: Useyourfrethand'smiddleiingerto voicethe E5 chordsthat appearon beatl of eachmeasure.
on the A5
power
this
F5.
Use
chord,
to the subsequent
yourindexand ringfingersto quickt maneuver
-technique
Hetfield.
popularized
James
by
Metallica's
is
technique
well.
This
a
4,
as
1
3,
and
ahordthat aooearain measures,
)- = 40-ll2
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Exercise:#288
cD2 o Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:lvletal
Music Description:Similarto lastMonday'sexercise(#281),thisfigurealsoutilizesthe A naturalminorscalein a
three-notes-per-string
sequence.
Thistjme,howeve(the patternbeginson string1 and descendsto string2 before
climbinghorizontally
up the neck.
Tip: As you moveup the neck,yourpinkyshouldguideyourhandto the firstnoteof eachnewsix-notegrouping.
) = 40-tt2
Am
Exercise:#289
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:stringskipping
Genre:Metal
Music Desc,ription:
Thisstring-skipping
exerciseis the descending
versionof lastweek'sAm-C-G-Emarpeggio
workout(#282).
Tip: Althoughthe pickingpromptsuggestsstartingthe patternwitha downstroke,
you mayfindan upstrokeis more
efficient.Experiment
with both.
) = 40-ll2
A
m
C
G
F
f
r
--:Exercise:#290
CD2 . Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringB;di;g
G;;rd Country
Music Description:Playedoveran A chord,thisexamplecombinesobliquebendswith flick-hanomutingto produceda percussive
effectcommonlyknownas "chickenpickin'."
Tip: Usethe middlefingerof yourpickhandto mutethe thirdstring,whichis simultaneously
attackedwitha downstrokeof the oick.
J = 60-r&
twoarpeggiois arrangedin a three-octave,
seventh)
Music Description:Forthis nextexample,an A'7 (Adiminished
played
pattern
rhythm
throughout.
in
a
strict
triplet
and
notes-per-string
stringexceptfor string2,
index-pinkypatternmovesup onefreton eachsuccessive
Tip: Thetwo-noies-per-string
wherethe patternmovesup two frets.
Genre:lvletal
Technique:sweepPicking
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#292
278 andaddsa
exampleborrowsthe A majortriadarpeggiosfromExercise
Music Description:Thissweep-picking
seventhchords.
themto major,minor,dominant,or half-diminished
diatonic7th to each,converting
try
arpeggiosgivesyou problems,
for
the
major-seventh
jumping
to
string
4
your
from
sting
6
hand's-pinky
fret
Tip: If
yourringfingeron the low E string.
substituting
Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#293
A minor
sequenceis usedto ascendthe root-position
Music Description:In this legatoexercise,a tap/pull/hammer
pentatonicscale.
Tip: Whileyou climbthe scale,usethe "heel"of yourpickhand,whichshouldbe reslingin the vicinityol the sevenunwantedstringnoise
tebnthfret,to mutestringsafterthey'vebeenplayed,thuspreventing
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Inspiredby the doomsdayriffsperformedby Slayer'sguitarduo, KerryKingandJeffHanneman,
this metallicpassagemixesA5, Bbs,85, and E5 powerchordswitha hauntingtritonemelodythat'sarrangedalong
strings3-5.
the chordsareonly
therefore,
Tip: Thefirstfour powerchordsin thisfigurearepartof a two-beatpickupmeasure;
phrase.
repeated
two-measure
playedonce,as a lead-into the
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Music Description:A variationof the exercises
fromthe previoustwo Monday's(#281and #288),thjsA naturalminor
scalesequenceemploysfret-handslidesto facilitatepositionshifts.
Tip: Unlikethe previoustwo Mondays,straightsixteenthnotesareutilizedhere,so workdiligently
on not lettingthe
groupingsagainstfournotesper beat)trip you up.
three-against-four
feel(three-note
) = 4o-rr2
Itttt
Exercise:#296
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:
;;;;M;i;'1
Meti
Music Description:Thisexercisebuildson the foundationlaidby the figuresfromthe previoustwo Tuesdaysl#28g
s1#289 i
and#282}byaddingan additionalnoteon top (majorand minor3rds,depending
on the chordquality)and including
lcludinq
*
bothascendingand descending
formsin eachmeasure.
Tip: Forthe Am and Em arpeggios,
try to useyourringfinger(ratherthanyourpinky)to playthe highestnotes.
-.s.
This
rhis
willeliminate
the needto jumpyourpinkybetweenstrings2 and 4.
i
- t
) = 40-112
ffii
II
t
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Exercise:#297
CD2 o Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
Music Description:ln thisexample,adjacent-and nonadjacent-string
obliquebendsand chordalbendingarecombinedfor a countryworkoutin the keyof A.
Tip: Usehybridpicking-alternating
betweenyourpickand middlefinger-to performthislick.
J = 60-1E4
I
Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#298
the framework
for thissix-stringarpegshapefurnishes
A majorbarre-chord
Music Description:A sixth-string-rooted
gio exercise.
to articulate
the remaining
down-sweep
hammer-on,
useonecontinuous
iip: Afteryou'veperformedthe sixth-string
up-sweepfor strings2-6.
withan upstrokefor the pulFoffandan unintenupted
strings.Followthesemaneuvers
Genre:l/etal
Technique: Sweep Picking
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#299
arpeggiosin the
exercise(#292),thisfigureutilizesseventh-chord
Music Description:Likelastweek'ssweep-picking
the arpeggiosdescendstrings4-6 whilethe patternclimbsthe neckkeyof A major.Thistime,however,
fingerpatterns(major,minor,dominant,
the sequenceof the fourdifferent
Tip: To learnthis exercisequickly,memorize
(atleast
as wellas the fretat whicheachpatternbeginson string4. Thatway,it'sunnecessary
and half-diminished),
notenameand/orfretlocation
initiallv)
to memorizeeachindividual
) = 4/J-112
AmajT
+l-.
Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
CD2 . Tracks:1-€
Exercise:#3{X)
286;
is similarto the onefoundin ExerQSe
Music Description:Thistappinglick,rootedfirmlyin A minorpentatonic,
thistime,however,a "hammerfromnowhere"is usedto changestrings,givingthe figurea distinctsound.
appliedwhen
that'sinitiatedby the frethand,and mostfrequently
Tip: A "hammerfromnowhere"is a hammer-on
so that theyringasclearlyas ihe
movingfromstringto string.Be sureto put enoughforcebehindthesehammer-ons
otherthreenoteson the string.
) = qu-tn
AmorAT
Genre:Rock
Technique:Rhythm
CDz. Tracks:1€
Exercise:#301
thischord
iconJimiHendrixperformedso poignantly,
Music Description:In a rhythmstylethat laterock-guitar
fromopenposition.
withvoicingstakenexclusively
melodyoutlinesa C-Am-G-Fprogression
this
entire
figure
can be performedby addingsimple
looking
at
the
tab
staff,
Tip: Althoughit'sdifficultto inferfrom
F
chords.
C,
Am,
G,
and
open-position
to
standard
embellishments
let ing throuehoul
p i c kn n
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Exercise:#302
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thesameconceptas lastMonday(#295)is in playhere,onlythe A nituralminorscalesequence
commences
on string1, descendsto string2, and thenclimbshonzontally
up the neck.
Tip: Don'tlet the scalesequencedictateyourpickingpattern;instead,maintaina steadydown-up-down-up
pattern
on eachbeatthroughout.
Exercise:#3G3
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:stringskipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thisstring-skipping
exercisemaintains
the sameAm-C-€-Em arpeggiosequencefromlast
Tuesday(#296),onlythe notesin eachmeasurefollowa descending-ascending
(ratherthanascending-descending)
panern.
Tip: Toseamlessly
transitionfromthe G arpeggioto the Emarpeggio-andthe subsequent
notesthat occurat the
eighthfretof string2--{uickly shiftfromyourindexfingerto yourringfinger.
Exercise:#304
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
Music Description:Three-string
obliquebends(onebentnoteandtwo fixednotes)areuiilizedto ouflinethe E-D-A
(V-lV-l)progression.
Tip: Useyourringfinger,middlefinger,and pickto playthe noteson strings1, 2, andg, respectively.
.l = 60-184
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
fifth-string-rooted
bane-chordshapeis the basisfor this "swept"A majorarpeggio.
A
Description:
Music
baron strings2-4 makesthisvoicingeasierto sweepthanits six-stringpredecessor.
Tip: The ring-finger
) = 40-t2n
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
this
exercisefromWeek42: however,
for
Music Description:Note note,thisfigureis identicalto the sweep-picking
four-note
arpeggio.
4
of
each
on
string
notes
found
the
two
connects
a
hammer-on
time
Youwillflndyourfret handquicklybecomingfatiguedbecauseof the extrapressure
Tip: Go slowlywiththisexercise.
that mustbe appliedto fretthe heavierstrings,as wellas to performthe hammer-on.
Genre:Rock
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#307
A and Dm
riff
utilizes
fifth-string
tapping
"Hot
Teacher,"
this
in
for
Halen's
intro
Eddie
Van
Akin
to
Music Description:
arpeggios,playedagainstan open-Astringpedaltone,to outlinean A-Dm chordchange.
1) keepthe pickin placebetweenyourthumband index
fip: Wniteiapbing,you can chooseone of two techniques:
your
index
fingerand cup the pick betweenyou palmand remainwith
fingerandtaf withiour middlefinger,or 2) tap
ingllngers.
) = 40-1m
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stylerhythmusedin lastSunday'sexercise(#301)is retainedfor thisexample;
Music Description:The chord-melody
partialsoutlinethe C-Am-G-Fprogression.
chords,barre-chord
however,in lieilof open-position
your
plant
ringfingeron fretZ of the fourthstringfor the Am chord,
fret
hand's
playing
melody,
th; C-6hord
Tip: After
the
figure,
adjustingyourindex,middle,and pinkyfingersto
remainder
of
the
throughout
tiraistring
it
dn
teiving
that follow.
voicings(Gand F)and embellishments
the major-chord
accommodate
let ni8 thtoughoul
p i c nn
Vn
V
93
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Music Description:Thisexerciseis a straightforward
ascension
of a (nearly)
three-octave
A harmonicminorscale,
cappedwith resolution
to the rootnote,A, on string2.
Tip: Thefour-notegroupingsthat occuron strings2 and 4 aretriclsy,
so spendextratimegettingthoseindex-finger
slidesdown pat beforeplayingthe entireexerciseup to speed.
Exercise:#310
CD2 . Tracks:25-32
Technique:StringSkipping
Genie:Jazz
Music Description:Thissnakybeboplineis playedovera GmajTchordandfeaturesmultiplesingle-string
skipsas
it descendsthe neckvertically.
Tip: Remember,
this is a ja" line,so swingthe eighthnotes(i.e.,playthe firsteightnoteof eachbeatslightlylonger
thanthe second).
)=sa-ru
<fi=j'j)
Exercise:#311
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
Music Description:A newtechniqueis introducedin thisfigure:bendingbehindthe nut. Here,the E chordin the
secondmeasureis outlinedwitha combination
of openfirstand secondstrings(Eand B) andthe openthirdstring
'raised
a halfstep (to Gl) by bendingbehindthe nut.
Tip: You'llneeda guitarwithouta lockingnut,suchas a FenderTelecaster
or GibsonLesPaul,to peform behindthe-nutbends.
.
,J= 60-1Ea
A
E
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
patternis similarto Exercise
298,onlythistimethe arpeggiois minor(Am)in
Music Description:Thissweep-picking
quality.
strings5 and 4.
bar is to "roll"the finger-fromthe tip to the firstknuckle---over
iip' Tnetrickto trettingthe ring-finger
cenre: Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:9-10
eierciie' *c1S
in
Week
43 As in
found
exercise
pull-offs
to
the
sweep-picking
added
have
been
Music Description:In this example,
the
climbing
while
simultaneously
ffi
major
descend
strings
key
of
A
in
the
seventh
chords
biatonic
that exercise,
jumpyourpickoverstring4, movingit intoplaceto performthe
the pull-offs,simultaneously
Tip: Whileperforming
upwardsweepof strings5 and 6.
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AmajT
Bm?
C{m7
Dmaj?
Genre:Metal
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#314
Music Description:In this legatoworkout,the A harmonicminorscale(A-B-C-D-E-F-Gt)descendsall sixsirings
slides.
rhythm,pull-offs,and ascendingand descending
via a sixteenth-note
to countthemas straightsixTip: Althoughthe slursalternatebetweenthree-andlive-notegroupings,remember
pair
two
beat
span'
fits
within
an
eight-note,
of
slurs
that
each
Notice
teenthnotes.
) = 4/J'tt2
Am
CDz . Tracks:1-8
stylerhythm,which,withthe exception
Music Description:Hintsof JimiHendrixcan be heardin thischord-melody
barrechordsto outlinethe E-C67-B-A progression.
of the E majoichord,utilizessixth-string-rooted
keepyourindex,middle,and ringfingersin
3 and 4, respectively,
Tip: Whenvoicingthe B and A chordsin measures
placeat alltimes,usingonlyyourpinlryflngerto playthe chordalembellishments.
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Exercise:#316
CD2 . Tracks:9-.16
Technique:AlternatePicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:LikelastMonday'sexercise(#309),thisfigureis a straightforward
sequenceof the A harmonic
minorscale,onlythistimethe patterndescends.
Tip: To avoidconfusion,focusjntentlyon countingthe rhythmratherthanthe scale'spatternand/orsound.
) = 4o-rr2
Am
Music Description:LikeExercise310 fromlastTuesday,
this,too, is a snakyphrasethat'splayedovera GmajTchord.
Here,strings3, 4, and 5 areskippedduringthe line'sdescent.
Tip: Forja" 6ullrenticity,
slideintothe frst noteof the phrase.
-3r
(n= ) i)
.= s6-r44
Exercise:#318
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
Music D€scription:A whole-stepbehind{he-nutbendand pre-bend,performedon strings3 and 4, respectively,
are
combinedwithfrettednotesto outlinean A7 chord.
Tip: To executethe behind-the-nut
bends,pushdownon the string(towardsthe headstock)
preswith considerable
sure,usingmorethanonefinger,if necessary.
lf you can'tcoaxa whole-steppre-bendfrombehindthe nut,perform
it as a frettedpre-bendat the fifthfretof string5.
.l = 6G lt4
N
CD2 . Tracks:1€
banechord.
305'ssweep-picked
versionof Exercise
Music Description:Thisfigureis the minor-arpeggio
4 and 3.
your
(bar)
notes
on
strings
finger
to
fret
the
(#312),
"roll"
ring
exercise
Tip: Ukelastihursday's
) = 4o-rm
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
fromthe previoussixweeks,thisfigurecombines
exercises
of the sweep-picking
A
culmination
Description:
Music
pulFoffs,and sextupletrhythms.
arpeggios(keyof A) withdown-sweeps,
the familiardiatonicseventh-chord
your
index
fingeroff string4 untilthe verymoment
Tip: To helpwiththe Gfm7l5 chord'swide,five-fretstretch,leave
you'replayingthe noteon string5.
while
the
string
begin
to
approach
llnger
should
yourabouito strikeit. Yourindex
p i c kn - - - r V V n - - - r V
Vn---rV
Vn---rV
V
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
weekblegatoexercise(#314),the A harmonicminorscaleprovidesthe notesfor this
Like
last
Description:
Music
to climball sixstrings.Thefestivities
slidesand hammer-ons
example,whichcombinesascendinga;d descending
A.
Iingertap of the rootnote,
cometo a climaxwitha seventeenth-fret
the tapped
Tip: Usethe samefingerpatternfor eachstringpair(6-5,4-3, and2-11and,to capthe phrase,articulate
notewith eitherthe indexfingeror middlelingerof yourpick hand.
) = 40-ll2
Genre:Jazz
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:25-32
Exercise:#322
chordsto.playa simplemelody
exerciseutilizesfour-noteadjacent-string
Music Description:Thisjazzchord-melody
by virtueof the variousminor-,major-,and
is reinforced
ttie Dm7-G7-Cmaj7progression
on stringi. Mbanwhile,
measures.
respective
in
their
inversions
used
chord
dominant-seventh
Tip: To get the melodynoteson string1 to standout amongthe olhernotesin the chord,usehybridpicking(acomyourpickand fingers)and pluckthe top stringwithslightlymoreforcethanthe others.
bination-of
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Exercise:#323
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepickinq
Genre:Metal
Music Des€fiption:Thisexercisecombinesthe A harmonicminorscalewithstringskippin-g
to producea challenging
alternate-picking
sequence.
Tip: Tofacilitatethe stringskips,dividethe sequenceintoslx-notegroupings(twostrings,one skip),practicingeach
groupmultipletimesbeforeplayingthe exercisewholly.
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tt,rttlh^
^nlrt
Exercise:#324
CD2 o Tracks:25-32
Technique:StringSkipping
Gerire:Jazz
Music Description:Thisstring-skipping
lick,playedovera V-ii progression
(commonin jazz)in C minor,weavesits
way up an alteredG scalein measure1 beforesmoothlyresolving
to the root,C, in measure2.
Tip: The notesin measure2 aretakenfromthe root-position
C minorpentatonic
scaleand can be playedexilusively
withyourfret-hand's
indexand rjngfingers.
-J-
. r =s 6 - 1 4 4( I : = J ) )
Gialt
am7
Exercise:#325
CD2 o Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
Music Description:DZandA7 chordsareoutlinedwitha combination
of frettednotesand behind-the-nut
wholestepbendsand pre-bends.
Tip: Beforecommencing
the phrase,placeyourpinkyon the firstfretof string2 so that it'sin placefor the behindthe-nutbendin measure1.
t.t nn8 .
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I
nob Deno
I
Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2. Tracks:1-8
Exercise:#326
by
a thirdchord
are
connected
shapes
A
major
bane-chord
familiar
workout,
Music Description:In thiswildarpeggio
neck.
the
frenzy
that
climbs
sweep-picking
ascending/descending
in
an
resultihg
voicing,
that areindicatedbetweenthe notationand tab
Tip: T6 pulloff t-hislickcleanly,cioselyfollowthe pickingdirections
staves.
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ilrc6;;
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SweepPicking
Technique:
Genre:Metal
CD2o Tracks:9-16
Legato
Technique:
cenie:Metal
cD2. Tracks:25-32
Rhvthm
Technique:
Genre:Jazz
CD2. Tracks:$-16
of an E majortriad(E-G{-B-E,G|-B-Eexercisefeaturesmultipleinversions
Music Description:Thissweep-picking
ordet
Gt, B-E-cil-B, etc.)playedin and aroundninthposition,in ascendingand descending
grouping)individually,
andthenstringthemtogetherto formthe entirephrase.
Tip: Learneachinveision(four-note
) = 40-tt2
Er*iiJtin328
314 and321,suchas the A harmonicminor
Music Description:ThislegatolineborrowselementsfromExercises
slide
of
the tappingfingeron string1.
scale,but add'san excitingtwist:an ascendingand descending
just liftthe finger
performed
you've
the slides,.don't
your
after
tapping
Jinger,
pull
1
with
you
string
off froi
Tip: When
pressureon
releasing
while
simultaneously
(towards
or
floor)
the
ceiling
ii
sharp
bend
slightly
inslead,
iretObarC;
od tne
attackvolumefor all ninenotesof the slur.
the string.Thiswillmaintaina consistent
) = 40-tt2
Exetci;;ira2g
fromstrings
Music Description:In this rhythmworkout,the ja77chordmelodyfromlastSunday(#322)is transferred
voicings.
new
chord
necessitating
octave
and
1-4 to strings2-5, shiftingthe notesdownone
.
exampleby restatingthe melody
Tip: Onceyiu're iomfortible playingthisfigureas written,turn it intoan eighth-note
2) aftereachchord.Thiswillprepyoufor what'sto comenextSunday(#336).
ndtes(strin-g
) = 56-fia
99
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Exercise:#3iD
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Thisexercisecontinuesthe conceptsthatwereintroduced
lastMonddy(#323),onlythistimein
descending
fashion.
Tip: The notesplayedafterthe stringskipsareoneoctavelowerthanthe notesprecedingthe skips;therefore,
letthe
soundof the noteshelpguideyourfrethand.
) = q-tt2
Exercise:#3i!1
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:stringskipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:TheG diminished
scalesuppliesthe notesfor thisstring-skipping
fingier-stretcher
in twelfth
oosition.
Tip: Thesamefingeringis usedon bothstrings(iirstand thhd)in thisexercise,so spendextratimegettingthiepattern
underyourfingersbeforeattackingthe entirephrase.
) = 40-tt2
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Exercise:#332
cD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:stringBending
Genre:country
Music.Description:
An obliquepre-bendon strings1 and 2, a double-stop(i.e.,double-string)
pre-bendwith multiple
(halfand wholesteps)on strings2 and 3, and a double-stoppre-bendwith unisoninteivalson strinqs3 and
intervals
4 arehighlights
of thisA dominant-seventh
lick.
Tip: Afterthe lirst-measure
obliquebend,the restof the phrasefits nicelyin fifthposition.
'
100
.1=6{L184
Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
ffi3
E;-;;i
(#326).
chord's3rd
The
week
fr,irii" O""Jription:Thisexampleis the minorversionof the arpeggioexercisefromlast
natural'
deoree.Cfi,hasbeenlowereda halfstep,or onefret,to C
on yourpinlcyas yourfrethandslidesup strjng1, usingit as a guideto findthe stopsat frets
itni ki"p u
"y"
"tor"
12 and17.
n
-------------l
v
v --- ------- I n-
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v ------------ I
n
Genre:Jazz
Technique:SweepPicking^.
CD2 . Tracks:25€2
?-5d4
E
(what
G
chord
played
an
altered
else?)
over
jazz
scale
jagged
the
G
altered
features
"*is*
line
ItfrCi"G""ription: This
(e.o..G715,G7t5),witheighth-note
tripletssupplyingthe rhythmfor eachsweep.
barfor
Td''t" 1nj;r* i, uil Ji.ioof"-nngei naron the tourth-freinoteson beat2 and,on beat4, an index-finger
thosesamenotes.
l
pick n
n ------1
Genre:Metal
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:9-16
exeiiise: t+g35
theA
328.
Specifically;
321,
and
314,
in
Exercises
introduced
ideas
the
on
tvtuiic Oescription:Thisfigureexpands
to
slides
tappingjinger
pull-offs,
and
ascending/descending
hammer-ons,
with
is
combinecj
minor
scale
harmonic
legatoline.
forma slipperylower-string
a largejumpto executethe
picknaid iiose to the eleventhpositionso that it doesn'tnecessitate
fipr posiiionVou1than
overthe pickups.
rather
neck
area,
pick
over
the
strings
perfectly
the
to
acceptable
tabs and slid6s.ftt
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Genre:Jazz
Technique:Rhythm
CD2 ' Tracks:25-32
Eierci=e,*S36
for
thisjazz
retained
has
been
329
322
and
progression
Exercises
from
lr,ir"i" O""Jripti.n: The Dm7-G7-Cmaj7
up a
cranked
in this example,andthe rhythmhasbeen
the melodyismoresophisticated
however,
invtnmwort<out;
notch,fromquarternotesto eighthnotes
'pulling"the chordswitha combinaTio: The proderpick-handtechniqueto usein thisfigureis to alternatebetvveen
melodynoteson
tio-not voi,1riicX'andfingersand usingan upstrokewithyourringor pinkyfingerfor the additional
'and"
beat.
of
each
the
-.ta
J=se-rer(Il =J.I)
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Exercise:#337
cD2 o Tracks:25-32
Technigue:Alternatepicking
Genre:Jazz
Music Desctiption:Anotherchallenging
alternate-picking
workout,thisbeboplinefeaturesa chordsequencemade
famousby saxophonist
JohnColtrane,navigated
withfour-noteminor,major,and dominantseventharpeggios.
Tip: Becausethis is a jazzline,the eighthnotesshouldbe swung.(lneachtwo-notepair,the firstnoteshbuldbe
playedslightlylongerthanthe second.)
Exercise:#&18
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
Music Description:Basedentirelyin the E naturalminorscale,thisstring-skipping
exerciserevolves
arounda six-note
sequence.primarily
on the thirdstring,with notesintroducedintermittenfly
on the firststring.
Tip: Barstrings1-3 withyourpinkyto accessthe highE note(firststring,fret 12)on beat2 of the secondmeasure.
Exercise:#339
cD2 o Tracks:33-40
Technique:stringBending
Genre:country
Music Descriptionz
A7, G7, and D7 chordsareoutlinedwitha phrasethatfeatureswhole-stepbendsand pre-bend-s
on string3. The lineis initiallyplayedin twelfthposition,andthenrestatedin tenthand fifthpositions.
Tip: Whileyou'replayingthe frst noteof eachmeasure,
pre-bendthe secondnoteof the measure,preparingit for
perfolmance.
.t = 60_184
A7
G'l
D7
Arpeggios.
Technique:
Genre:
Rock
COz. iraiiiz iS-gz
Technique:SweepPicking
Genre:Jazz
cD2 . Tracks:25-32
Legato
Technique:
JaJz
99-nJe:
cDr,. naciJ, i-a
.
.. patternviafamiF
t"tulic Oescrlption:Am, C, G, and Emarpeggiosmoveaboutthe neckin an ascending/descending
shapes.
malorand minorbarre-chord
iarsixth-string-rooted
notated
Tip: Sweepdickingreignssupremein thisarpeggioexercise.Forbestresults,followthe pickingdirections
betweenstaves.
ffiffi;ffi
Eii;is.,
ffi4i
..
suppliesthe notesfor thisjazzysweep-picking
fufu"i" O.""ricion: The D melodicminorscale(D-E-F-G-A-B-C$)
whichis playedovera staticDm7chord.
exercise,
barand an index-finger
iip, Sirlfui to f".t'Fiilayt exercise(#334),in measure1, alternatebetweena middle-finger
respectively.
barfor the tenthjrei noteson beats2 and 4,
r3r
)= se-ru(l)= ) ))
E
#tt
and pull-offsto naviof legatoslides,hammer-ons,
"*i";,O"""ript.n: Thissmoothjazzlineemploysa combination
ft!,iu"i"
progression.
gatea ii-V-l (Drft-G7-Cmaj7)
in the notaiio, Noti"" tn" positionchlnge th'atoccurswhenthe linemovesfromDm7to G7. Followthe suggestions
to executethisshift
tion stafffor the mostefficientfingerings
-3-
J=se.rs(Il=J))
Genre:Jazz
Technique:Rhythm
cD2. Tracks:25-32
#343
E
dominant-seventh
and
maior-,
with
minor-,
interspersed
line,
quarter-note
walking
bass
".i;
tvtusicOescription:A steady
6' cm7-c7-Fm47 progression.
navigates
witha downstrokeof yourpickand "pulling"
"noiJinuoroh.,
throughoutthisfigurir,ituct<ingtne bass.notes
Usenyoridpickin-g
iip:
pinlry
fingers'
pick
ring,
and
and middle,
of your
ihb chordswitha com-bination
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Exercise:#344
cD2. Tracks:25-92
Technique:Alternatepicking
Genre:Jazz
Muslc Description:Thislinefeaturesthe.sameDm7-E7-Nm47-B7-Emaj7-G7-Cmaj7
p"rogression
as lastMonday
(#337);however,
the sequenceof ascendingand descending
arpeggiosis reversed.
Tip: Swingthe eighthnotesand,for greatesteffrciency,
followthe firigeringsuggestions
in the notationstafffor greaf
est efficiency.
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Dm7
F,bl
Lbmail
R?
Fmaiz
.:1
n V n V n V n V n V n V n V n V
-'
Exercise:#345
cD2. Tracks:9-16
Technique:stringskipping
Genre:'Metai'
Music Description:Rootedin the C majorscaleand arrangedin a three-notes-fer-siring[attern,
thisshredlineoffers
bothtwo-string(ascendjng)
and one-string(descending)
skips.
Tip: Noticethat strings5-6 sharethe samefingerpattern,as do strings3-4 andstrings1_2.
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Exercise:#3{6
cD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:stringBending
eenre: country
Music Description:Triadsfromthe D7 family.ofchordsarearangedin descending
fashi6nalongstrings1-3 and
voicedwithvariouswhole-and half-stepbends.
Tip: Therearemultiplewaysto fingerthis phrase;however,usethe fingerings
jndicatedbelowthe tab staffas
guidelines.
pick n
tetri^8.-.-..;;- ---'-----..---...,-l
n
l e tn a g- -
, - - - - - - - - _______)
f
t"tng ---
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I
104
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
(Arn--G€-Em)foundin lastThursday's
exercise(#340)is utilized
Music Description:Thesamechordprogression
have
fifth-string
roots.
these
barre-chord
"sweeps"
here,except
Up to this
Tip: Be carefulin measure2, wherea downwardlegatoslidelinksthe G majorand E minorarpeggios.
point,allof the legatoslidesusedto linkarpeggioshavemovedupward.
Music Description:AscendingD minorseventh,G dominantseventh,and C majorseventharpeggiosare"swept"
jazzmusic'smostprominentchordchanges.
progression,
overa two-barii-V-l (Dm7-G7-Cmaj7)
Tip: Becausethe eighthnotesmustbe "swung,"it mightbe easierto playthe lastbarwithalternatepicking,rather
with bothtechniques.
thana downwardssweep.Experiment
r31
) =se-ru(l)= ) i)
in tenthposition,employslegato
Music Description:ThisD minorjazzline,rootedin D Dorianand playedexclusively
pulFoffs
passing
(Cl,
Eb,
Fl,
G{)
during
its
descent
of strings1-4.
and
tones
and
slides,hammer-ons,
Toexecutethese
Tip: Don'toverlookthe two siliteenthnotesplayedon the "and"of beat3 of the firstmeasure.
properly,pickwith an upstrokeand thenquicklypulloff the stringwithyourfrethand'sring,middle,and indexfingers,
respectively.
-J-
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Genre:Jazz
Technique:Rhythm
CD2. Tracks:25-32
Exercise:#3{i0
progression,
thisexercisebuildson laslSunday's
Music Description:Withinthe frameworkof a Gm7-C7-Fmaj7
walkingbassline.
exercise(#343)by addingsyncopatedchordstabsand a moreelaborate
Tip: Fora smootherline,playthe bassnotesthat precedeeachchordwiththe samefingerthat you'llbe usingto
playthe bassnoteof the chord).
-3-
J=so-rs(Il= J.i\)
cm7
c1
FmaiT
o
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is in the keyof G minorandfeaturesan uninterrupted
Music Description:Thisthree-barii-V-i progression
streamof
exercise-thatoutlinethe chordchanges.
eighthnotes-a greatalternate-picking
startingthe exercisewitha downstroke,
usingalternate-picking
throughout,
reversethe
Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable
patternand beginthe linewithan upstroke.
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
versionof lastweek'sstring-skipping
Music Description:Thisfigureis the descending
exercise(#345).
sequenceof the lineworksagainstthe four-notegroupingsof eachbeat,presenting
Tip: Thethree-notes-per-string
a
rhythmicchallenge.
So takeeritrarepsat the slowertemposbeforecrankingup the tempo!
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c
Exercise:#453
CD2 . Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
figure,whichwdrksgreatas a tag at the end of a tune,featureswhole-step
Music Description:Thisarpeggiated
on string3 of eachchord.
bendsand releases
Tip: Forthe firstthreechords(A/E,Bg/E,and Bmg/E),yourindexand pinllyfingersshouldremainfixedon strings3
whileyourringand middlefingersfretthe descending
noteson string5.
and 4, respectively,
CD2 . Tracks:1-8
phrase,three-octave
A minorand C majorarpeggiosarearrangedin a patMusic Description:In thistwo-measure
withsweeppicking.
sequences
ternthat combinestwo-notes-per-string
transition
that occursat the end of measure1, wherethe C noteat
Tip: Spende)dratimeworkingon the awkward
{ingereachtime
played
with
to
back,
but
a different
is
back
string
6
the eighthfretof
pict n
V
n
V - - - - - - r n V n V n V
V
CD2 . Tracks:9-16
overa familiarAm-m-Em.
majorand minorarpeggiosaresweep-picked
five-string
Music Description:Two-octave,
Tip: Be carefulwithyourpickingwhenyou reachstring1-the top noteof eacharpeggiois playedtwice,helpingto get
yourpickin placefor the up-sweep-
n V - - - - - - - t n - - - - - - - j V n V- - - - - - - - r
nV--
- , 1 n - - - - - - - tV n V - - - - - r
Genre:Jazz
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:2S-32
Exercise:f356
mode(G-A-K.-D-E-0, withthe additionof one passingtone,Dt,
Music Description:Rootedin the G Mixolydian
F
(string3) as it makesits waydownto it'sdestination,
this legatolinefeaturesmultiplepulFoffsand one hammer-on
(thebzth),on string5.
iip: Althoughthe back{o-backpull-offsthat openthe phrasemaythrowyou off at first,be sureto swingallof the
eighthnotesin this example.
.t=scrs<Il=i5>
versionof "Travispicking,"whichwas introducedbackin Exercises
Music Description:Usinga moresophisticated
A and E chords.
basslineto open-position
marriesan alternating
84 and 91, this countryfingerpicking
(bass)notesexclusively
withyourthumband the upstemmednoteswithyourjndexand
Tip: pluckthe downstemmed
middlefingers.
.
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A
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Music Description:Slmilarto a bluesturnaround(lasttwo barsof a 12-barblues),this lmajT-Vl7-iim7-V7
jazz1t)7naroundincorporates
bothscalarlinesand arpeggiosto navigate
the progression,
makingfor a greatalternate-picking
exercrse.
Tip: Thisentirephraseis playedin fifthposition.Forbestresults,followthe suggestedfingerings
that arelocatedin
the notationstaff.
t=se-w(!7=j'i)
Abrnll
c?
Cm7
Fj
Exercise:#359
CD2. Tracks:+16
Technique:StringSkipping
Genre:Metal
Music Desciiption:To cap this book'sstring-skipping
exercises,
here'sa jaw-dropping-andnearlyimpossiblesequenceof E minorarpeggiosplayedon strings1, 4, and 6. Forproofthatthis lickcan be performed-andat blazingspeed,no less--rheckout PaulGilbert's/ntenseBockvideo.
Tip: Practicethisexercises/ow!
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Em
Exercise:ffl60
CD2. Tracks:33-40
Technique:StringBending
Genre:Country
lvlusicDescription:Thiscountrychordmelodyis piayedon strings3-5 exclusively
andfeituresa handfulof whole-'
stepbends.
Tip: Assignyourpick,middlefinger,and ringerfingerto strings5, 4, and 3, respectively.
Usethiscombination
to pick
Genre:Rock
Technique:Arpeggios
CD2. Tracks:1-B
Exercise:#361
patternfromlastThursday(#354)is retainedherefor
Music Description:Thetwo-notes-per-string/sweep-picking
startson the chord'ssth degree,B, and utilizesa one-note/
the G majorarpeggio.The E minorarpeggio,however,
two-notespatternfor eachstringpair(6-5, 4-3, and 2-1).
Tip: Forthe E minorarpeggio,a singlethree-notefingerpatterncan be usedfor allthreestringpairs.Thispatternwill
the phrase.
throughout
temptyouto playtriplets,but sixteenthnotesshouldbe maintained
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Genre:Metal
Technique:SweepPicking
CD2. Tracks:9-16
Exercise:#362
exercise(#355)areback;this
fromlastFriday'ssweep-picking
Music Description:TheAm-rc-Em progression
the arpeggiosalternatebetweendown-and up-sweepson eachchordchange.
time,however,
moredifficl-,lt
thanmovingup
2) is considerably
Tip: Shiftingdownthe neckto performan upwardsweep(measure
the neck(measure1),so spendextratimeworkingon the transitionfromthe G arpeggioto the Emarpeggio.
Genre:Jazz
Technique:Legato
CD2. Tracks:25-32
Exercise:#363
linethat
major
legato
melodic
fabric
for
this
C
the
restated
twice,
supplies
Music Description:A three-notemotif,
on
string4.
resolves
to
the
root,
C,
a
slide
that
pull-offs
on
string
3,
and
2,
a
hammer-on
strings
1
and
on
features
withyourfrethand'sindex,middleand ring
Tip: Thisiigureis pinlryfree!Theentirephrasecan be playedexclusively
in the notationstafffor bestresults.
fingers.Followthe fingerings
Music Description:FamedguitarpickerChetAtkinsmadethistypeof "Travispicking"figurea stapleof country
A majorbaffechordprovidethe notes
D majorbarrechoid and a sixth-string-rooted
music.Here,a fifth-string-rooted
festivities.
for the fingerpicking
Tip: Forthe A majorchord,keepyourindex,middle,and ringfingersplantedon the fretboardat alltimes,usingyour
pinkyto playthe descending
melodyon string2.
.l = 6GlSa
D
A
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iDloTRACK
52
(contl
CD2 o Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Thisalternate/sweep-picking
conceptis borrowedfromRacerX string-scorcher
PaulGilbert.
Featuring
the familiarAm{-G-Em progression,
a quick,alternate-picked
four-notepedal-tone
lickis playedon string
1 beforea descending
sweepcapseachchord.
put yourpickin perfectpositionfor the up-sweepsthat follow.
Tip: Startwitha downstroke.to
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ACKNOWLEDGMINTS
Thisbookis dedicatedto my sister,Tonia,for toleratingthe racketthat emanatedfrom my bedroornduring
my developmental
stagesas a guitarist;to my parents,Donand SonjaNelson,for theirunconditional
love
and supportwhileI pursueda careerin the uncertainmusicindustry;and especially
to my wife,Amy,who
offeredconstantencouragement
throughoutthis poect, and my twin daughters,Sophieand Claire,who
werebornduringthe wrilingof GuitarAerobics.
l'd alsoliketo thankall of the musicians,pastand present,who haveinspiredand influenced
me throughout
years.
the
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
Troy Nelsonis a 2o-yearveteranof the six-string.Firstpickingup the instrumentduringthe heydayof "hair
metal,"someof hisfirstguitarheroesincludedGeorgeLynch,PaulGilbed,and NunoBettencourt.
Afterhigh
school,he studiedjazzguitarfor two yearsat Milwaukee
AreaTechnical
College,wherehis musicalinfluences
expandedto includeChadieParker,JohnColtrane,andWes Montgomeryamongothers.In 1994,he began
his relationship
with HalLeonard,for whom he hasedited,proofread,andtranscribednumerousguitarpublications.Oneof thoseprojectsincludedGuitarOne,a magazinethe companylaunchedin 1995.Whileat the
magazine,
Nelsonheldthe titlesof MusicEditor,SeniorEditor,and Editor-in-Chief
. Aftera decadeat the
magazine,
he resignedfromGuitarOneto pursuehis otherlove,football.He spentthe 2005NFLseasonwith
the NewYorkJets,duringwhichtime he wroteall of the team'sgamedaystories,as wellas numerousplayer
features,fantasyfootballpreviews,and NFLDraftscoutingreports.Laterthat year,however,Hal Leonard
launchedGuikr Edgemagazineand luredNelsonbackto the musicbiz as its SeniorEditor,a titlehe holds
today.Nelsoncurrentlyresidesin Athens,Georgia,with hiswife,Amy,and twin daughters,Sophieand Claire.
Whenhe'snot busyplayingguitaror changingdiapers,he attendsclassesat the University
of Georgia,home
of the Bulldogsl
GUITAR NOTATION
LEGEND
Guiiarmusiccan be notatedthreedifferentwaysion a musicalstatf,in tablature,andin hythm slashes.
D
RHYTHM
SLASHES
arewrittenabovethe
slalf.strumchords
inlhefillhm indicated.
loundatthelopof
Usethechorddiagrams
thefirstpageofthelranscription
forthe
Notes:
appropiate
chordvoicings.
Round
notehead!
indicate
noles.
sinOle
THEMUSICAL
STAFF
showspitches
and
rhythms
andis divided
bybarlinesinto
measures.
Pilches
arenamed
atterthelircl
seven
lettelsol ihealphabet.
graphically
TABLATURE
fepresents
lhe
hori2ontal
line
0uilallinge$oad.Each
represents
a string,
andeachnumber
represents
a lret.
D
E G
@ @
W) )n
iE
Strings:
highE
3
G
0
low E
4thstring,2ndlrel
DEFINITIONS
'|st & 2ndstrinos
open,played
together
openDchord
F O R S P E C I A L G U I T A R NOTATION
HAIF-STEP
BEID|Strike
thenoteandbend
uo1/2steo.
WHoLE-STEP
BEilD:Strike
thenoteand
benduDonesteo.
GRACE
llolE BE 0: St kethenoteand
immediately
bendupasindicated_
( lCnoTolE)
SI-IGHT
BE[o:St kethe
noteandbenduD1/4ste0.
0ENDANDnELEASE:
Strikethenoteand
bendupasindacated,
thenrelease
backlo
the0 oinalnote.onlythefirst noteis
struck.
PBE-EElllr:8end
thenoteasindicated,
thenslrikeit.
PRE.BEilD
AilDRELEASE:
Eendthenole
asindicated.
Stdkeit andrelease
thebend
backto theodoinalnote.
Uills0ilEEtlD:
Strike
thetwonotes
simultaneously
andbendlhelowernoteup
lo thepitchotthehigher.
VlBRAlo:
Thestringis vibrated
byrapidly
b€nding
andreleasing
thenotewiththe
lretin0hand.
tlrl0tV|BRATo:
Thepilchis varied
lo a
greaterdegree
byvibraiingwiththelretling
nano.
IAMITER-oIIStrikethefirst (lower)note
withonetinger,
thensound
thehigher
note
(0nthesamestring)with
anolhertinoer
by
picking.
lretting
it without
PULL-oFF:
Place
bothfingers
onthenotes
to besounded.
Strikethe
li6t noteand
pickano,
pullthelingerotlto sound
without
(l0we4note.
thesecond
|-EGATo
SLIDE:
Strike
thefirstnoteand
thenslidethosame
lret-hand
lin0erupor
downtothesecond
note.Thesecond
note
is notstruck.
SHIFT
Sl-lDE:
Same
asle0ato
slide,except
thesecond
noteis struck.
TBILI-:
Veryrapjdly
("tap")
alternate
between
the
TAPPIilG:
Hammer
thefret
notesindicated
bycontinuously
hammerino indicated
wili thepick-hand
indexor
pullotftothenote
onandpulling
off.
middle
finoerand
lretted
bythe{rethand_
ilATURAL
HABMotllC:
Strikethenote
whilethetret-hand
lightttouches
the
stdngdircctlyoverthefrci indicated.
PIilCHfiARilollC: lhe noteis lretted
normally
anda hamonic
is produced
by
adding
theedqe0lthethumborthetipol
theindexlingerofthepickhandtothe
nomaloickatiack.
ilAnPHAnMoillC:
Thenoteis lrenednomdly PICK
SCR^PE:
Theedgeofthepickis
producino
anda harmonic
is produced
byoently
resting
the rubbed
down(orup)thestring,
pickhand's
index
lingerdir€ctly
the
above
a scmtchy
sound.
pick
indicated
tret(inparefiheset)
whilethe
hand's
thumbor pickassists
bypluckinq
the
appropriate
string.
MUFFLEo
SIRII{GS:
A percussive
soundis
produced
bylaying
thefrethandacross
the
without
strino(s)
depressing,
andstrikjng
themwiththeoickhand.
PALiIMUTIG:Thenoteis partiallymuted
bythepickhandlightlytouching
the
string(s)
theb dge.
iustbefore
BIXE:Dragth€pickacross
thest nos
indicated
witha singlemotion.
ABPEGGIATE:
Playthenotesol thechord
indicated
byquickly
rolling
themfrom
bottomlo top.
VDnAToB n DIVEA[0REnnil: Ihe
VIBRATo
BARSC00P:
DeDressthe
bariust
pitchol thenoteor chordis dropped
a
before
lhenote,thenquickly
striking
number
specified
of$teps(inrhylhm),lhen release
thebar.
pilch.
returned
to theorioinal
ADDITIONAL
-
. Label
used
to recall
a recurring
pattern
(usually
accompaniment
chordal).
f-e'"'
. Accentuate
(play
note
il louder).
taccenu
. Accentuate
notewithgreatintensity.
Label
to recall
used
composed,
nelodic
lines(usually
single
notes)
whichrecur.
Bifl
-l':::l:::=1
i
t-"nt
,
\ \ . * . - ^ - '
^a...t^t
Fitl
. Label
used
to identily
a briefmelodic
ligure
which
isto beinserted
intothe
arrangement.
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. A chordal
version
ofa Fill.
. Playlhe
noteshort.
. Downstroke
. UPstroke
D.S. al Coda
D.C. al Fine
. Instrument
(drops
issilent
out).
Gobackto thesign(X ), thenplayuntil
themeasure
marked
"To Coda,"lhenskip
"coda."
to theseclionlabelled
Gobackto thebeginning
ofthesongand
playuntilthemeasure
marked'?tre"(end).
V|ERAT0
BARDIP:Strikethenoteandlhen
immediately
dropa specitied
number
ol
steps,
thenreloase
backtotheoriqinal
patch.
DEFINITIONS
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TREMoLo
PlCKlilG:
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as
mpidly
andcontinuously
al possible.
Repeat
measures
between
signs.
t'.---__lE.
Whena repeated
seclionhasdifferent
playthefirstendingonlythefirsl
endings,
timeandthesecond
endingonlythe
second
tame.
lloTE:Tablature
numbers
inparentheses
mean:
(note
1.Thenoleisbeing
suslained
overa system
instandard
notation
istied),or
(such
pull-otf,
2.Thenoteissustained,
buta newarticulation
asa hammer-on,
slideorvjbrato)
beoins,
o.
"ghost'note(note
3.Thenoteisa barely
audible
instandard
notation
isalsoinparenthoses).
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