Guitar Technique

1. Drills for Hand Function and Control

2 Topics

Part One: Developing Balance and Control

Part Two: Fretting, String Crossing and Skipping

2. Chord Fingering Control (Basic)

2 Topics

Part One: Fretting Discipline

Part Two: 3-Note Chord Fingerings

3. Phrasing and Slurring (Jazz)

2 Topics

Part One: Phrasing and Slurring

Part Two: Swing Feel and Altering Melody

4. Funk Picking and Slap Bass

2 Topics

Part One: Funk Snaps and Chord Pops

Part Two: Slap Bass and Country Guitar

5. Mastering the Melodic Phrase

2 Topics

Part One: Diatonic Melody and Borrowed Chords

Part Two: Secondary Dominant and Shuffle Feel

6. Accuracy Drills to Perfect Picking

4 Topics

Part One: Two String Parallel Picking Drills

Part Two: Three and Four String Group Drills

Part Three: Six String Multi-Position Picking Drill (no Slurs)

Part Four: Six String Multi-Position Picking Drill (with Slurs)

7. Hybrid Plucking (Pick and Fingers)

4 Topics

Part One: Hybrid Study Riffs (2 and 3 String Formats)

Part Two: Four Tone Chords – Hybrid Study Riffs

Part Three: Hybrid Riff with Off-beat Bass Tones

Part Four: Hybrid Riff for Intervals and Scale Runs

8. Harmonics (Natural and Tap /Touch)

4 Topics

Part One: Harmonics Occurring Naturally (frets; 5, 7, 12)

Part Two: Natural Harmonics – Melodic Application

Part Three: Tap /Touch Harmonic Technique (One Octave)

Part Four: Tap /Touched Harmonic Technique (Varied Interval)

9. Developing Smooth Legato

4 Topics

Part One: Development of Single-String Legato

Part Two: Development of Multi-string Legato

Part Three: Performing Scale Legato Runs (Ascending)

Part Four: Performing Scale Legato Runs (Descending)

10. The Art of the String-Slide

4 Topics

Part One: Slide Study / Single-string (Diatonic)

Part Two: Development of Multi-string Legato

Part Three: Upward & Downward String Slides (Combined)

Part Four: Mixing String Slide Direction and Legato

11. String Bending Mastery

4 Topics

Part One: Basic 3rd-Finger Upward Bend

Part Two: Finger Bends (Downward)

Part Three: Descending String Bends (Pre-Bend /Release)

Part Four: Double String Bends (Chordal Bending)

12. Left and Right Hand Muting

4 Topics

Part One: Simple Palm Mute (Picking Hand)

Part Two: Fret-Hand String Dampening

Part Three: Palm Muted Scale Run

Part Four: Blended Left and Right Hand Muting

13. Two Hand Tapping

4 Topics

Part One: Single and Double Tap (tapped start tone)

Part Two: Tapping off of a Fretted Note

Part Three: Van Halen Style Tapping

Part Four: Tapping and Crossing Open Strings

14. String Crossing & Skipping

4 Topics

Part One: Adjacent String Crossing (2 strings)

Part Two: Ascending & Descending String-Cross

Part Three: Ascending and Descending String Skipping

Part Four: Melodic String Skipping Phrase

15. Double and Triple Picking

4 Topics

Part One: Double Picking (Two-String Scale Riff)

Part Two: Double Picking (Open String Pedal Riff)

Part Three: Triple Picking Rock (12/8 time)

Part Four: Triple Picking the Blues

16. Developing Basic Fingerpicking

4 Topics

Part One: Control of Finger Location to String

Part Two: Linear ‘Finger to Note’ Tracking

Part Three: Fingerpicked Performance Options (Melodic)

Part Four: Open String Melodic Drill

17. Sweep and Rake Picking

4 Topics

Part One: Hand Discipline and Management

Part Two: Sweeping Across Two and Three String Groups

Part Three: Rake Technique Applied (Melodic Application)

Part Four: Sweep Technique Applied (Melodic Application)

18. Three Note Per String Scales

4 Topics

Part One: Three Note Per String 16th-Note Scale Runs

Part Two: Building Three Note Per String Accuracy

Part Three: Three Note Per String Scale Application (fast lines)

Part Four: Three Note Per String Articulated Run (Lick)

19. Note and Chord Vibrato

4 Topics

Part One: Learning to Control Hand Vibrato

Part Two: Adding Vibrato Technique to a Melody Line

Part Three: Vibrato Performed on 2 and 3-note Chords

Part Four: Vibrato Performed using Large Chord Types

20. Bottleneck Slide Guitar

4 Topics

Part One: Performing Single Note Melody

Part Two: Harmonic Outlines with 2 and 3 Note Chords

Part Three: Open “G” Tuning – Slide Riff

Part Four: Open “D” Tuning – Slide Riff

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3. Phrasing and Slurring (Jazz)

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