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Advanced Guitar Path

With Tom Quayle, Rick Graham, Richard Lundmark and 2 more
AdvancedFusionImprovising 16 tutorials157 lessons6h 15m

For experienced players chasing speed, fluency and fresh ideas. Advanced techniques, scales and improvising over changes, plus challenging song tutorials from our top teachers.

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Part 1Technique and Concepts

  1. 1 Tutorial · 8 lessons · 16m Modern Legato Application Tom Quayle Hi there guys and welcome to this tutorial on Legato and Hybrid picking that I've entitled Modern Legato Application/Approach. In this lesson I'm introducing you to 5 examples of phrases or lines that I often...
  2. 2 Tutorial · 9 lessons · 30m Hybrid Picking Sequences for Fusion Richard Lundmark Welcome to this tutorial on Hybrid Picking! Hybrid picking is a very useful technique, applicable in many musical styles, ranging from Country to Fusion. In the world of country this technique is called...
  3. 3 Tutorial · 8 lessons · 14m Phrasing over the Bar line - Hemiolas Tom Quayle Hi there! Welcome to this tutorial on phrasing over the bar line! This is the first of a set of tutorials where we'll be covering phrasing and more specifically phrasing over the bar line and developing...
  4. 4 Tutorial · 15 lessons · 57m Tribute Excerpt - Sweep Picking Etude Richard Lundmark Holiday greetings and salutations guitar slingers! X-mas is drawing near, and what says happy holidays better than a sweeping-frenzy? In this technique/song tutorial, we will take a look at an excerpt from the...
  5. 5 Tutorial · 7 lessons · 15m Filling in the Gaps with Sweep Arpeggios Chris Feener Hey guys! Let's hunker-down with some arpeggio play in a not-so-conformative way. We're all familiar with those oh-so-traditional minor/major sweep arpeggio sequences, so let's fill in the gaps. The primary...

Part 2Scales and Improvising

  1. 6 Tutorial · 16 lessons · 41m Playing Over Changes Tom Quayle Hi there guys! Welcome to this tutorial on 'Playing Over Changes'. This is the idea of playing or improvising over a series of chords that change key every bar or other bar. We aren't going to be dealing with...
  2. 7 Tutorial · 14 lessons · 35m Playing Over Changes Pt 2 Tom Quayle Hi there and welcome to part 2 of 'Playing over Changes'. This time we'll be dealing with melodic minor chords and their associated scale choices and also with motivic development over changes. For the purpose...
  3. 8 Tutorial · 12 lessons · 24m Playing Outside Tom Quayle Hi Guys and Gals! Welcome to this months tutorial which is all based on 'outside' playing. Now I'm not suggesting that you all find a nice field somewhere and play in the fresh air. Rather the way in which...
  4. 9 Tutorial · 11 lessons · 44m Using Melodic Minor Scales Tom Quayle Hi Guys! Welcome to this tutorial on using Melodic Minor Scales. In this tutorial we'll be learning how to use melodic minor scales in conjunction with the major scales we already know in a harmonic context...
  5. 10 Tutorial · 6 lessons · 12m Traversing the Pentatonic Scale Chris Feener So the whole goal of this lesson is to focus on breaking some of the barriers we tend to put on ourselves when learning the five positions of the pentatonic scale. We'll navigate each and every position in a...
  6. 11 Tutorial · 8 lessons · 10m Lead Note Displacement Chris Feener Hello fellow shredders! This lesson will focus on a fairly simple concept, in principal, but it serves as another tool to add to your toolbox of creativity. "Displacement" serves as a handy method for...

Part 3Songs and Application

  1. 12 Tutorial · 13 lessons · 30m 'Still Hurts' by Marco Sfogli Rick Graham Hey there Lads and Lasses and a very warm welcome to a special tutorial! Following on from my tutorial of the solo section of 'Andromeda' by Marco Sfogli, today's tutorial will be an in depth look at the full...
  2. 13 Tutorial · 10 lessons · 15m "Play in the style of" Guthrie Govan Rick Graham Yo! and welcome to my latest tutorial this time focusing on the style and techniques of the amazing UK guitarist Guthrie Govan. This lesson was created with inspiration from the following: Blues Jam Tracks...
  3. 14 Tutorial · 7 lessons · 12m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli Rick Graham Hey all, thanks for joining me! In this tutorial we will be taking an in-depth look at the style of one of the finest emerging guitarists of our generation, Marco Sfogli. Born in 1980, Marco started playing...
  4. 15 Tutorial · 9 lessons · 11m Fusion Song - Sleeper Tom Quayle Hi guys! Today we're going to learn part of a song from my forthcoming debut album. The song is called Sleeper and we're going to start about 3 minutes into the track after the main improvised solo section...
  5. 16 Tutorial · 4 lessons · 8m Oblivion - Progressive Metal Etude Sean Conklin Hi everyone out there in Infinite Guitar land! In this tutorial we're going to learn a piece I wrote called "Oblivion". One thing I'd like to emphasize in the beginning is that I don't ever want you to just...
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  1. Tutorial · 21 lessons · 17m Finger Tapping - From Basic to Craziness! Sean Conklin Welcome to the Finger Tapping Tutorial! This is a fairly large tutorial that spans from beginning to advanced levels. So no matter what skill level you're at, I'd encourage you to go through the whole thing...
  2. Tutorial · 5 lessons · 9m Economy Picking Chris Feener Hey guys! I decided to break down some cool economy-picked licks. Economy picking is a great technique to aquire in your repetoire of shred-tastic abilities, so take your time and make sure to pay close...
  3. Tutorial · 6 lessons · 16m Pedal Tone Legato Sean Conklin Welcome! In this tutorial, we're going to explore a technique I call "Pedal Tone Legato". This is a classically-influenced technique that combines different elements of legato and pedal tones. Before we learn...
  4. Tutorial · 15 lessons · 19m Visualizing Pentatonics Tom Quayle Hi there guys! Welcome to this tutorial on visualizing pentatonic scales for guitar. This tutorial aims to help you break out of the rut that the typical box pattern approach to learning pentatonics can...
  5. Tutorial · 6 lessons · 7m Unlocking the Fretboard Richard Lundmark So how do we get from A to B? How do we go from strict ”box” thinking, to literary thinking “outside the box”? Well as the great Miles Davis said “First learn the rules, the break them”. What does...
  6. Tutorial · 14 lessons · 43m Timing and Note Value Alteration Richard Lundmark Welcome guitar slingers! The goal of the Timing and Note Value Alteration tutorial is to expand your improvisational and musical abilities drastically. When you apply these concepts, I can guarantee you that...
  7. Tutorial · 9 lessons · 11m Expand Your Improvisation With Line Alterations Richard Lundmark Greetings Guitarslingers! Welcome to my tutorial on Line Alteration! As is mentioned in the video, the goal of this tutorial is for you to understand the concept of line alteration, not just to learn the licks...
  8. Tutorial · 6 lessons · 4m Advanced Patterns and Sequences Rick Graham Alrighty then! Let's get cracking on the first sequence. The whole sequence is based around the tonal centre of A dorian and while it is mainly diatonic, there are some additional passing notes present which...
  9. Tutorial · 6 lessons · 18m Minor 6th Pentatonics Tom Quayle Hi there guitar lovers! This months tutorial is on Minor 6th pentatonic scales. What an earth are those you may ask? A minor 6th pentatonic is a hybrid pentatonic scale built from a Dorian or Melodic Minor...
  10. Tutorial · 8 lessons · 7m Melodic Minor Modes Robert Mussatti The Melodic Minor Scale is one of the 3 minor scales that you are going to encounter. This scale has two versions to it: the ascending version and the descending version. The ascending version can can be...
  11. Tutorial · 8 lessons · 12m Harmonic Minor Modes Robert Mussatti The Harmonic Minor scale is one of the 3 "traditional" minor scales that we use in music. The other 2 are the Aeolian mode (natural minor) and Melodic Minor. The other 2 "minor" scales that we use are the...
  12. Tutorial · 3 lessons · 2m Alternate Picking Exercises Pavel Denisjuk You probably wonder what NE->SW means? Well, it's North East to South West - may sound funny but it's the best way to describe it! I would like to mention one thing you will sure meet in some of my lessons...
  13. Tutorial · 5 lessons · 6m NeoBlues Richard Lundmark Greetings Guitar Slingers! In this tutorial, we will take a close look at an intro to one of my songs. This one is called NeoBlues, and is a track off of my FretDance (2003) album. We won't be covering the...
  14. Tutorial · 6 lessons · 11m Premonition Sean Conklin Welcome everyone! In this tutorial, we'll be learning a piece I wrote called "Premonition". It has a bit of a Symphony X vibe to it and has a good mix of melodic and heavy riffs. I hope you enjoy it! Once...
  15. Tutorial · 19 lessons · 25m Funk 101 Richard Lundmark Greetings Guitar slingers! Welcome to my tutorial on funk rhythm guitar playing! As I mention in the video, there are many, many variations on funk guitar playing. There is single note funk (more like playing...
  16. Tutorial · 9 lessons · 18m 'In the style of' Andy McKee Rick Graham Hey IG'ists and welcome to this tutorial in the style of the phenomenal acoustic guitarist Andy McKee. Andy McKee was born in Topeka, Kansas and is one of the world’s finest acoustic soloists. After...
  17. Tutorial · 3 lessons · 4m Ascendance of the Spheres - Solo Study Rick Graham Hey dudes, wassup! Thanks for checking in on this tutorial. What we're going to be doing is looking at the solo to my track 'Ascendance of the Spheres' taken from my 2005 ep, Re-Invention. Let's take a look at...
  18. Tutorial · 8 lessons · 9m Metal Madness Sean Conklin Welcome everyone! In this song tutorial, we're going to learn some intense metal riffs and ideas. Please note that this song is in Drop D tuning. If you aren't exactly sure what that is, go ahead and click...
  19. Tutorial · 7 lessons · 7m Metal Riffing with 16th Note Triplets Sean Conklin Hey everyone! Welcome to the "Metal Riffing with 16th Note Triplets" tutorial. Today we're going to focus on a group of rhythmic notes called 16th Note Triplets, also known as sextuplets. First off, let's go...
  20. Tutorial · 3 lessons · 4m Mauro Giuliani's Studies op49 - No19 Rick Graham Hey there, Thanks for joining me! In this lesson we are going to be taking a look at one of Mauro Giuliani's well known op49 studies. No19 is my choice today. Lets take a look at the study in its entirety on...
  21. Tutorial · 7 lessons · 6m Expiration Date Sean Conklin Hey all! This is a piece I wrote called "Expiration Date". It has a good mix of metal, progressive, and hardcore elements. Once you've checked out the video, head on over to the next lesson and let's learn it!
  22. Tutorial · 5 lessons · 6m Country Guitar Solo Rick Graham OK guys, it's time for some serious string twangin' and finger pluckin' in my latest tutorial. You'll find a variety of different techniques in here, from string bending to hybrid picking and much more. The...
  23. Tutorial · 9 lessons · 7m Internal Life Sean Conklin Welcome to the "Internal Life" song tutorial. This is one of my heavier tunes and it focuses on having tight rhythm playing. Influential-wise, there's probably a little bit of Symphony X and Meshuggah in...
  24. Tutorial · 3 lessons · 3m Classical Guitar Solo - 'Lagrima' by F. Tarrega Rick Graham Welcome! In today's lesson we will be studying the classical guitar solo written by Spanish composer/guitarist Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909). Tárrega is considered by many to have been responsible for the...
  25. Tutorial · 7 lessons · 4m Pending Closure Sean Conklin Alright! Welcome to the "Pending Closure" song tutorial. This is definitely one of my favorite tunes that I've written. What I'll be showing you in this tutorial is a segment taken from the song's mid-section...
  26. Tutorial · 4 lessons · 6m Joe Pass Style - Blues Chord Melody Mike Edwin Joe Pass Style Blues Guitar Joe Pass is arguably one of the most important and historically significant Jazz Guitar players, in line with the likes of Wes Montgomery and the great Charlie Christian. More...
  27. Tutorial · 5 lessons · 11m 'Golden Champagne' Rick Graham Hey IG'ists and welcome to my latest tutorial in which we will be looking at a rock tune called 'Golden Champagne'. To begin with I'd like to give you a little background on the track. I wrote it around 6...
  28. Tutorial · 8 lessons · 9m Super Continental Richard Lundmark Greetings Guitar Slingers! In this lesson, we will take a close look a song I call Super Continental. Not only will this serve as a good insight into my playing style, but will also be a good challenge for you...
  29. Tutorial · 6 lessons · 7m Blackout Sean Conklin Welcome to the "Blackout" tutorial! With this song, we're going to look at some ideas focusing primarily on metal and Eastern styles. Also, note that this song is in Drop D tuning. If you aren't exactly sure...
  30. Tutorial · 7 lessons · 5m Haste Sean Conklin Welcome to the "Haste" song tutorial. This is kind of a progressive/hardcore/metal sounding tune. There's a lot of intense rhythm playing in this one. Influential-wise, this tune was inspired by bands such as...
  31. Tutorial · 20 lessons · 1h 52m Guitar Setup 101 Richard Lundmark Welcome guitar slingers, to this behemoth of a tutorial on guitar set-up! Proper guitar set-up is something that everybody know is needed, but few know how to do. It’s sort of like the mechanics of a car. We...
  32. Tutorial · 12 lessons · 17m Time Feel - Working your Internal Metronome Tom Quayle Hi guys! Welcome to this tutorial - a lesson all about developing your internal metronome and time feel. Time in music is without a doubt the most important aspect of your playing. This has been demonstrated...

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