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Musica. 21 Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock On! Photo by Jsome1 Playing 3 notes per string exercises is something I do on a regular basis.

21 Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock On!

I use them to warm up, to become a faster guitar player and to spice up my improvisation. 3 notes per string licks and scales are generally used for speed picking. Whenever you hear a guitar player playing these really fast terrifying licks, it’s probably a 3 notes per string lick. Paul Gilbert of Mr.Big is one of many great experts in this field. If you practice these exercises properly and often enough you will increase your speed.

The 3 notes per string exercises are played using the alternate picking technique. Once you get the hang of it, it can become quite addictive, but be careful though. The one and only reason why these monster guitar players become so incredibly fast is that they practice long hours for days, weeks, months and years. 20 Guitar Classics You Sure Want to Know How to Play. Photo by John W.

20 Guitar Classics You Sure Want to Know How to Play

Tuggle Guitar players (beginners and intermediate) ask me from time to time which songs they really should know how to play on the guitar. Sure there are a lot of songs you can mention but there are always certain songs that stand out from the rest and which most guitar players want to know how to play when they start out. I still know how great it felt and what a victory it was when I could play “Sweet child o’ mine” and “More than words” for the first time. The golden days of learning your classics you will never forget. To give you an idea of what guitar songs have really made a name for itself I put together a list with 20 guitar classics with help and many thanks of guitar players on twitter and in real life. I appreciate every song you want to add to this list. Here they are: 1 Hotel California – The Eagles 2 Nothing else matters – Metallica 3 More than words – Extreme 4 Wonderwall – Oasis 5 Stairway to heaven – Led Zeppelin 6 Sweet child o’ mine – Guns ‘n roses. 12 Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock On! Part II.

Photo by Frédéric Dupont Via Twitter I’ve received a lot of positive response and requests for a follow up on the “Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock on!”

12 Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock On! Part II

Post. I thank each and everyone of you. It’s one of the most popular posts on Guitarhabits. I have a lot of fun in creating these licks so it’s my pleasure to present to you part II. All of the exercises are licks you can incorperate in your improvisation or solos. If you haven’t checked out part I yet, I recommend you to do so. Tip: Practice each exercise with a metronome. Note: Don’t go any faster until you can play each note clear and correctly. Enjoy! The 23 Essential Guitar Arpeggios to Get Smooth. Photo by Benjamin Deutsch Arpeggios are often used for sweep picking also referred as economy picking (different from alternate picking).

The 23 Essential Guitar Arpeggios to Get Smooth

It is a technique that creates a fast and fluid sound. Frank Gambale, Yngwie Malmsteen among others are experts in this field. So if you like to show off or just create incredible sounds on your guitar try arpeggio sweep picking. Besides using it for fast playing, I really like to use it as a handy tool for improvisation. If you don’t want to sound like you are playing scales all the time then you can use arpeggios as an extra ingredient to spice things up with a really nice flavor. 30+ Insanely Useful Websites for Guitarists. 7. 20 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever resembles the beginning of the above list, but with crispy and delicious YouTube videos for each entry. 9.

30+ Insanely Useful Websites for Guitarists

Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time might not exactly reflect your own thoughts, but it could introduce you to a stellar guitar song you’ve never heard before. 10. 99 Tips to Help You Play Better features 99 pearls of wisdom from guitar wizards like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Jimmi Page. As a preview, here’s number 99: “Your sound is in your hands as much as anything. 11. Free guitar tabs and guitar chords The online guitar tablature community was in turmoil just a few months ago when the legal status of tabs was questioned. 6 Cool Guitar Blues Turn Arounds in the key of E. Photo by Steve Garry A good blues turnaround is the icing on the cake of every blues progression.

6 Cool Guitar Blues Turn Arounds in the key of E

I always beg, borrow, steal and create my own nice sweet sounding turnarounds to add that extra magic when I’m playing a blues song. It’s one of the things that makes the blues sound so cool. Blues turnarounds are played at the end of a section of a blues progression which then leads to the next section or the end of the song.

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