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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