Crazy! Guitar Lessons

Hello everyone and welcome! For this tutorial we'll be learning 4 fun yet challenging licks. Before we get to the licks, in this video I'm going to be discussing alternate picking, subdivisi...

Alright, let's tackle Lick 1. Remember: 1. Analyze the accuracy of both hands. The idea is to find a way to make them work together smoothly. Take your time and DON'T force it. 2. Practic...

Here we are for Lick 2! Remember: 1. Analyze the accuracy of both hands. The idea is to find a way to make them work together smoothly. Take your time and DON'T force it. 2. Practice usin...

Lick 3! Remember: 1. Analyze the accuracy of both hands. The idea is to find a way to make them work together smoothly. Take your time and DON'T force it. 2. Practice using subdivisions. ...

Final lick, Lick 4. Stay tuned to the end of the video for a final wrap-up. Remember: 1. Analyze the accuracy of both hands. The idea is to find a way to make them work together smoothly. ...

Here's the backing track, folks! If you need it a little slower, head on over to the next page. Remember: 1. Analyze the accuracy of both hands. The idea is to find a way to make them work...

Here's the backing track slowed down. Remember: 1. Analyze the accuracy of both hands. The idea is to find a way to make them work together smoothly. Take your time and DON'T force it. 2....

*April Fools 2014* Welcome to April, folks. Just press play and watch the video...and you're there...the peak level of human metalness. If you can play this, you can play anything. Enjoy, ...

Hey everyone! For this tutorial, I want to test your picking abilities with this etude I wrote entitled "The Chaos Lick". It features both economy AND alternate picking styles, both entwined...

Bars 1 through 5 feature some of the trickiest picking patterns for those of us inexperienced with the art of economy picking. We float through segments of arpeggios as well as some scale-o...

And now for something a little more familiar to guys like myself - alternate picking! Starting in bar 6, the technique switches to alternate with a series of Paul Gilbert-esque arpeggios. I...

LICK #4 Our final lick is played using 16th note triplets and is substantially more difficult than the rest. It's kind of in the style of Brett Garsed or Tom Quayle and utilizes more of th...

Welcome back fellow IG'ers! For this tutorial, I wanted to have some fun with sweep arpeggios. I've been getting a lot of questions lately pertaining to how to go about executing them cleanl...

So our first etude features four six-string arpeggios. The focus for now should be knowing where you are within every arpeggio. This is THE most imparative part of executing these types of ...

And last, but not least - etude numero deux. This arpeggio sequence is heavily "suspended" sounding. The intervals are wide and the shapes get tangly. Technique-wise, we should have a decent...

Lick 3! This one is Guthrie at his core. It uses a lot of different techniques and some interesting note chooses. The really nutty part is the sweep that happens in the middle of this lick...

Lick 4 The last lick is a tapping lick that uses some 7th chord arpeggios. Very similar to the video on Guthrie's arpeggios that a did I while. If you've not mastered the technique previo...

I was going for a very chaotic and evil sound for the lick at the end of the song. It may sound kind of random, but it took me a few hours to write! I made sure to go through and pick out ev...

Originally, the ending to this song was just the final riff, but our bassist Pat told me that it needed more shred! I thought it would be cool to do a Jeff Loomis/Jason Becker type arpeggio ...

I recommend you practice this solo at a very slow tempo to make sure you have proper control over all the notes and techniques. Take it section by section, don't try to play the whole thing ...

Here's the backing track guys. Have fun!

This lick is kind of in the style of Brett Garsed. There is a lot of legato happening here. This whole lick is 16th note triplets, except for a short 16 note and 32 note chromatic run near ...

This one is fast! A lot sweeping and economy type picking happening so pay attention to the tab. It's all 32nd notes so take your time and slowly work it up to tempo. 

Lick 2 is a bit tricky! Don’t let the speed of the lick intimidate you. Just play it a whatever tempo is comfortable to you at the moment. This lick involves sweeping, tapping, and al...