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    William Tell Rock

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn a rock style arrangement of the main theme from Rossini's "William Tell Overture".

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    Syncopated Rock Rhythm Series 3

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn more about playing syncopated rock rhythm guitar patterns. This time we'll use open chords but add more notes to our rhythmic pattern that...

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    Harmonics: Pinch & Natural

    Neal Walter

    In this short tutorial, Neal Walter will explain two types of harmonics for you: pinch and natural. Pinch harmonics are often used in rock soloing, and natural harmonics are often...

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    Syncopated Rock Rhythm Series 2

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn the basics of syncopated rock rhythm guitar playing patterns. This time, we'll use a few simple open minor chords and learn to apply a technique...

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    Tapping: Level 3

    Ben Lindholm

    In this tutorial, I will teach you how to tap harmonics, and we will work on three fairly advanced tapping examples over backing tracks. At the end of the tutorial, I included...

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    Syncopated Rock Rhythm Series 1

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn the basics of syncopated rock rhythm guitar playing patterns. We'll start with a few simple open major chords and learn to apply a technique that...

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    Tapping: Level 2

    Ben Lindholm

    In this tutorial consisting of 9 lessons, I will get you started with learning your fretboard horizontally, so you know what notes to pick for your tapping licks. We'll start with...

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    Tapping: Level 1

    Ben Lindholm

    This tutorial will be very beginner friendly. Over the course of seven lessons I will teach you the basic tapping technique, and we'll practice it over a few backing tracks. Let's...

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    Ritchie Blackmore Artist Study

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this set of lessons we'll learn some essentials in the style of legendary rock guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, starting with a look at his tone. We'll then lay out finger-plucked...

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    Jam Over Cmaj7 to Fmaj7

    Doug Fearman

    In a previous tutorial you were introduced to the C to F chord progression. This progression can be difficult; especially for beginning players. In my newest tutorial I'll...

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    Sweep Picking Series 6: More Advanced Applications

    Christopher Schlegel

    In these five lessons in this final tutorial on sweep picking, I'll be teaching you some more advanced applications of this technique. First I'll show you a shred sweep lick over...

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    The Star Spangled Banner Electrified

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn an electrified arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner". We'll start by working through melody, note by note, in E major. After we get the notes...

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    Deck The Halls

    Ben Lindholm

    In this tutorial, consisting of eight lessons, I will teach you my rock arrangement of Deck The Halls. Instead of adding extra guitar harmony to add dynamics to this song, like I...

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    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Ben Lindholm

    In this tutorial, we will start by learning this recognizable melody, add harmony to it, and finally learn my rock version of the chords. Ideally, you would need three guitars to...

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    Slow Rock

    Hanspeter Kruesi

    A summary of rhythm guitar tricks, typical 80s rock lead licks with bendings, melodic phrasings, runs and a full solo as an example.

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    David Gilmour Style Artist Study

    Anders Mouridsen

    In this artist study, Anders Mouridsen will show you some techniques and approaches in the style of the great David Gilmour. Anders will talk about tone and effects, and then...

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    10 Ways To Play Arpeggios

    Ben Lindholm

    In this series of lessons, I will show you ten of my favorite ways to use arpeggios in a musical context. In the first lesson I'll introduce you to the tutorial, and in the...

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    Pachelbel Canon In D Baroque & Roll

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn a rock style arrangement of Pachelbel's "Canon In D". Because this piece was originally in Baroque style, it was written for a string group...

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    Pentatonic Power Tapping

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn to connect the 5 pentatonic box patterns using tapping technique. This is another tutorial in the overall series of connecting pentatonic boxes in...

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    70s Arena Riff Rock

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial we will learn some rocking riffs in the style of 1970s arena rock bands. I grew up in the 1970's listening to and learning the music of Deep Purple, Montrose,...

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    Rock Ballad

    Hanspeter Kruesi

    Learn the essentials on how to play a professional rock ballad. Your sound settings should be a lead sound with high gain distortion, some delay and optional a wah-wah (a cry baby...

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    Whammy Bar from the Beginning

    Christopher Schlegel

    In this tutorial, we'll learn some rock whammy (or "vibrato") bar techniques. I'll start by looking at some basic techniques and licks, then talk about how the whammy bar works...

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    Speed Building

    Ben Lindholm

    In this tutorial, I will show you a series of methods that are very useful when it comes to building speed. With each method, I included an example of me playing, so you can see...

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    Tasty Chord Moves

    Ben Lindholm

    In this tutorial, consisting of 15 lessons I will show you some of my favorite chord progressions. After each explanation and a bit of theory, we will play an example with a...

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