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#27: Arpeggio Hacks!

Hey guys, I just uploaded this video on YouTube - sorry I couldn't make it for the early access feature here, I have to record a lesson series for Elixir Strings at the moment with a tight deadline.

But I transcribed everything seen in this ...

Quick Lick 4 - Glitch

Had some time to record a really crazy idea based on the minor second interval - this one sounds extremely dissonant but can result in some cool and glitchy sounds when used right! There are no effects on this track, the tension of the interval is...

Quick Lick 3 - Flamenco Arpeggios

Good morning my friends! Today I'd like to share another lick with you, I wanted to try out how arpeggios sound over the classic Flamenco chord progression (Am - G - F - E). Turns out it sounds pretty cool - so I recorded this little practical exa...

#26: 4 Techniques You Need To Know To Play FAST [YouTube Early Access]

Today I'd like to share another early access video! I had a bit of time to upload a lesson concerning 4 different techniques for playing fast - hope this helps a bit with understanding the differences, advantages and disadvantages of each techniqu...

Slow Motion Shredding!

Hello Shred Guitar Community family - I just recorded a very interesting close-up take that I'll release later since I get a lot of questions about the picking technique! I also slowed this one down to 50%, that's the ultimate test. I absolutely v...

Quick Lick 2 - Picking and Tapping

Hey guys, today I'd like to share another crazy quick lick with you! I came up with this one while practicing this morning and it's a cool workout for alternate picking and tapping - had to start really slow but managed to get it up to speed :) 2019-07-23 08:16:09 +0000 UTC View Post

#25: The Mysterious And Dark Sound Of Harmonic Minor [YouTube Early Access]

Hey guys, here's another early access lesson with a special PDF sheet/Guitar Pro file for the community! There you can check out the tabs for every chord and the example cadences in the video.

This time we look at how to compose music in a k...

Harmonic Minor Chords [Early Access]

Hey guys, hope you are all doing well! :) Today I'd like to share another early access video with you, in this one I'm playing all chords in the A harmonic minor scale ascending to further demonstrate how the whole harmonic structure in this key i...

#24: Chromatic Shred Challenge! [YouTube Early Access]

Hey guys, I thought of something lately - there are so many mindless challenges (from tide pods to ice buckets) out there, why not do something cool guitar related? :) With this exercise I'd like to challenge you a bit - it is absolutely not just ...

Paganini Sweeping Sequence (TABS!)

Hey guys, I just uploaded this POV shot of a Paganini arpeggio sequence on Instagram - as a Patreon exclusive bonus I wrote it down as a PDF and Guitar Pro file :) Hope you have fun practicing it, this one is a great exercise for connecting arpegg...

#23: The BEST Exotic Scale? [YouTube Early Access]

Today I want to share the latest lesson with you - of course you are first to see it :) This time we discuss the acoustic scale, also called lydian b7, lydian dominant or overtone scale. As a Patreon bonus you also get the jamtrack so you can prac...

New Ibanez Giger Guitar | YouTube Early Access

Time for another quick YouTube early access video - this time we check out the Ibanez RGTHRG1! As some of you might know I am collecting the Ibanez Giger guitars and came across this one on Ebay for a super cheap price.

I can absolutely reco...

#22: Mixing Arpeggios With Scales [SGC Bonus Lesson]

Welcome to another bonus lesson - this one concludes our 20 lesson archive for now! Of course we end with something very special, this system allows me to connect scales and arpeggios an an amazing way and serves wonders for you improvisational sk...

Mixing Arpeggios With Scales [SGC Early Access]

Time for another early access video - this week we will check out how to visualize arpeggio shapes within scale positions to create more interesting and melodic licks! This system has helped me quite a lot in the past and I'll show it to you in bo...

! IMPORTANT UPDATE !

Hey guys, hope you have a great start into this week! First of all - a huge thank you to you all for being here and sticking around, you made it possible for me to upgrade my video quality and to reach a lot more people with the free lessons :) Th...

#21: Spicing Up Boring Chords [Weekly SGC Bonus Lesson]

Welcome back guys, it's time for another Patreon exclusive lesson! This time we look into a really important and often neglected topic - how to spice up boring chords. This is so useful for any kind of music genre and you will be able to use the 6...

6 Ways To Spice Up An A Minor Chord [SGC Early Access]

Here's your early access video for this week - the next 'Chord Of The Day' episode! Tomorrow we will look much deeper into all of these variations so you can apply them to any kind of chord in the future! This system is so much more effective than...

Slapping Riff - Tabs & PDF Transcription

Hey my friends,

I posted this slapping section yesterday (a new video format I like to call 'Quick Lick', I'd love to do more of these!) and got a lot of messages concerning the tabs - so I'd like to give them to you here as a bonus, that go...

#20: Whole Tone Scale Shredding [Weekly SGC Bonus Lesson]

Welcome back to another Shred Guitar Community bonus lesson! This week we look at the very strange and unique sound of the whole tone scale. I added a jamtrack for you this time, please play the C whole tone scale position we check out in this vid...

Whole Tone Scale | Scale Of The Day [Early Access]

Today we check out the killer whole tone scale! In the long bonus lesson tomorrow you get the jamtrack of the performance part and we will discuss the super strange and effective sound of this scale in detail.

You will also learn how to use ...

#19: The Best Modes System! [SGC Bonus Lesson]

Welcome to this week's bonus lesson concerning the best system of learning all the modes across the neck :) Please don't forget to check out the Guitar Pro File or PDF! There you see the notation of this exercise and gain more insight on the chara...

Best Modes System | Scale Of The Day [SGC Early Access]

Welcome to this week's early access video! As our Shredaholic Macedonio suggested we look at all the modes the way we checked out the 4 arpeggios (minor, major, diminished, augmented) in one of the latest lessons.

Tomorrow we will check out ...

#18: Double Tapping Technique! [SGC Bonus Lesson]

Welcome to this week's bonus lesson my friends! I'm on tour right now but pre-recorded plenty of material to learn for you for the upcoming weeks. This week we check out the amazing double tapping technique - make sure to download the PDF file and...

Double Tapping | Lick Of The Day [SGC Early Access]

Welcome to this week's early access video! This week we dive deep into the killer double tapping technique - this one will allow you to come up with some super creative, fast and chaotic licks.

Tomorrow I teach it to you in detail and we wil...

Update

Hello dear Shred Guitar Community family, I hope you are all doing great! I wanted to give you a super quick update, I will be on tour through Germany tomorrow for 1,5 weeks - so please be patient with homework feedback and questions, I will answe...

#17: Arpeggio Tapping & Rhythm [SGC Bonus Lesson]

Welcome to this week's bonus lesson - quite a long one since we have a lot to discuss! This time we check out the awesome arpeggio tapping octave trick, how to work with it concerning technique and theory and also continue with practicing the inte...

Arpeggio Tapping | Lick Of The Day [Early Access]

Hello my friends - the weekend is finally almost here again! Today I want to show you the early access lesson and one of the topics of the long bonus lesson tomorrow (longest and most detailed one I've prepared for you so far!).

We look at a...

#16: Pentatonic Shredding & Rhythm Workouts [Weekly SGC Bonus Lesson]

Welcome to this week's bonus lesson! This time I go further into the construction of pentatonic shred licks that remain creative - is it possible to include blue notes in shred licks? Tune in to find out :)

Since you guys also demanded more ...

Pentatonic Shred | Lick Of The Day [Early Access]

The weekend is finally coming again - so it's time for new lesson material! This week I show you a cool pentatonic lick in the key of E minor, it is based around the stretch pentatonic shape. My main goal was creative writing with this one - fast ...

#15: Melodic Minor & Phrasing [Weekly SGC Bonus Lesson]

It's finally bonus lesson time again! This week we check out the melodic minor scale in detail and what's up with the ascending and descending shapes. A little bit of theory madness going on here - but stick with me on this, you will need it in th...