Guitar Tricks Channel

	title	style	difficulty	instructor
Info	Play Along with the Power Chord Groove	Any Style		Lisa McCormick		begin
Play Along with the Power Chord Groove Let's bring in the drummer and start making some music with power chords! InstructorLisa McCormick My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 181 Mixing Major & Minor Blues			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 181 Mixing Major & Minor Blues Neal shares his soloing tricks to mix major and minor notes within a blues lead. This tasty lick is in the key of E minor. You can get an extra bluesy flavor to your tone by setting your pickup selector to the neck position here. This lick grabs the listener's attention and is a lot of fun to play and it works well with rock or blues. Tip of the week: how to get more dexterity in your fingers InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 180: Call and Answer Blues Lick			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 180: Call and Answer Blues Lick In the key of A minor, Neal shares a tasty blues like in the 8th position. This lick is a good example of the call and answer concept for blues lead. The first half of the lick is the "call" or "question" and the second half of the lick is the "answer" (sometimes called "call and response".) To get the idea, imagine two people standing across the street from each other. One shouts out a short sentence, then the other person answers. That's the idea behind call and answer, and it's a must-know concept for any serious blues player and is used by all the greats: Clapton, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and the list goes on. Tip of the Week: how to test if your song is a good one. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 179: Two Note Chord Riff	Any Style		Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 179: Two Note Chord Riff This week's lesson is great for songwriting or just coming up with really melodic ideas for solo guitar. You've probably heard the sound in this lesson, Neal shows you how to duplicate it and use it creatively in different positions, in different keys, and on different strings. Tip of the week: A quick tool to help memorize the fretboard InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 178: Blues Turnaround in F			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 178: Blues Turnaround in F Answering a request for more blues lessons, Neal teaches a tasty blues turnaround in the key of F. This one works best with slow blues but can be used at any tempo. Based around the "blues box pattern" you can move this lick anywhere on the neck for an authentic blues turnaround at your next jam session. Tip of the week: great blues tone secret InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 177: Iron Maiden Style Riffs			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 177: Iron Maiden Style Riffs Neal responds to a request for how to create Iron Maiden styles riffs in the vein of 'Hallowed by thy Name and "Aces High". Riffs may seem complicated but it's really the notes in between the chords that make a riff work, Neal shares his insight on how to create rocking riffs using this and other techniques. Tip of the Week: best pick for fast picking InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 176: 80s Hair Metal Chords			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 176: 80s Hair Metal Chords If you want to sound like your favorite metal player or you're interested in an 80s retro metal sound, Neal got just the chords for ya. You'll hear these chords all over songs by artists like Van Halen, Ratt, Night Ranger and many others. These sus2 and sus4 chords have been the foundation of many, totally awesome, 80s hair metal monster hits. Bust out your bandana and crank up the gain! (hair spray optional) InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 175: Texas Boogie Turnaround			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 175: Texas Boogie Turnaround Awesome blues turnaround this week from Neal, you'll have a lot of fun learning and playing this tasty turnaround in they key of E, Stevie Ray style. Check out the previous lesson, "174: Texas Boogie Pattern", for tips on how to nail the Texas rhythm that compliments this turnaround. Tip of the Week: How to project your sound within a band situation, it's easy! InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 174: Texas Boogie Rhythm			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 174: Texas Boogie Rhythm Neal fills a request for a lesson on the boogie pattern. This week he share's his tips to getting the hard swing feel of Texas blues guitar, like Stevie Ray Vaughan. It easy but involves dampening with both the left and right hand. These little tips can really make your Texas-style boogie feel "Pop". Tip of the Week: The benefit of cheap guitars InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 173: Breaking Pentatonic Ruts	Any Style		Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 173: Breaking Pentatonic Ruts Neal shares his favorite tips on creating melodic and memorable leads and riffs in the lesson and the best part is it's using chords you're already playing. This lesson will take your guitar playing far! Tip of the Week: How to get more mileage out of your licks InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 171: Open String Lead			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 171: Open String Lead Check out Neal's insight on how to make open strings work for you. In this lesson he shares 4 examples of using open strings within the E minor and E pentatonic scale to create dynamic licks, riffs and lead ideas that will grab the listeners ear. Tip of the Week: string muting tip InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 170: Classic Rock Lead			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 170: Classic Rock Lead For the beginner to intermediate player, this lick uses some the well-known pentatonic scale with a little string skipping, sliding and bending thrown in to spice it up. Moveable to any position. Tip of the Week: The best way to change strings, your guitar will thank you. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 168: Southern Rock Licks			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 168: Southern Rock Licks If you're into blues rock or chicken fried rock, this is a must-have lick to add to your arsenal. It's very easy and comfortable, and you can move it anywhere on the neck. You'll hear artists like Slash, Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd use this handy lick often. Dive on in! Tip of the Week: how to pick faster with an easy adjustment. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 167: Fast Open Chord Changes			Caren Armstrong		begin
Guitar Tricks 167: Fast Open Chord Changes "Right under your fingers." Caren is our guest host on the GT Channel and she shares her valuable insight on making efficient chord changes in the open position. If you're just getting the hang of smooth chord changes, Caren's lesson will put you on the fast track, with some bonus info too! Tip of the Week: Third finger first InstructorCaren Armstrong My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Dweezil Zappa Interview	Any Style		Neal Walter		begin
Dweezil Zappa Interview Live from Dweezil's studio, he gives us a sneak peek into his latest musical venture and the details of the upcoming Dweezilla guitar boot camp. It takes place in New York (near Woodstock) and features a 4-day teaching-intense/hangout-intense immersion into the world of guitar, Dweezil and his hand-picked band of guitar instructors. Tune in to hear more about it! InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 166: Right Hand Position			Caren Armstrong		begin
Guitar Tricks 166: Right Hand Position Guest host Caren Armstrong shares her insights on consistent right hand use, whether strumming or fingerpicking. If you're struggling with good right hand technique, Caren will help you become a better player with this demonstration of good strumming and BAD strumming habits. This lesson will help you RELAX and in the process, improve accuracy, speed, and more importantly, TONE. Tip of the Week: take care of your most valuable guitar tools (we all have 'em!) InstructorCaren Armstrong My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 165: David Gilmour Style Lead			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 165: David Gilmour Style Lead This week's lesson is on a tasty lick in the style of David Gilmour, in the key of E. You'll also learn the secret behind his great sounding solos. Using the neck position pickup is best for this tone, Neal is using a Les Paul with the neck position pickup with just a little bit of gain. Fun fact: Gilmour played a 50s gold top Les Paul straight into the board (no amp) for his legendary solo in "The Wall." Tip of the Week: How to become more musical. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 164: Specialty Metal Chords			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 164: Specialty Metal Chords This week Neal one of his favorite metal specialty chords to spice up your metal rhythm. This one adds power and melody and works as great accent chord for metal songwriting, works great for the style of Killswitch Engage. Tip of the week: how to get that difficult rhythm down. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 163: Blues on the Low Notes			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 163: Blues on the Low Notes This lesson offers a very tasty blues lick that can also be applied to rock (in a Slash style) with a few minor adjustments. Neal shares his favorite keys for playing lead on the low notes and the tip of the week will help you expand your lick knowledge with this simple suggestion. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 162: Joe Perry Style Lead			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 162: Joe Perry Style Lead This lick in the key of G uses a combination of the best notes in rock; the minor 3rd, major 3rd, flat 5th and 7th. It's really a challenge to make these notes work well together but this lick does a great job. You end up with a very tasty, melodic and bluesy sounding lead. Tip of the Week: how to expand your inspiration. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 161: Soulful Blues Lead			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 161: Soulful Blues Lead Neal shares his insight to getting more soulful sounding blues licks in this lesson. This "call and answer" lick is In the key of G minor and uses the box pattern commonly used by BB King and Eric Clapton. The simple tips in this lesson can help get you from "just playing notes" to playing more melodic and soulful blues lead. Tip of the Week: How to track your progress easily InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 160: Allman Brothers Style Lead			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 160: Allman Brothers Style Lead Guitar Tricks 160: Allman Brothers Style Lead This is a great lesson for the beginner blues player. It's in the key of E major and includes some easy patterns using hammer-ons to get your feet off the ground with some smooth and tasty sounding leads. Tip of the Week: From your Idol's Idol comes great knowledge InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 159: Drop D Rootsy Rock			Anders Mouridsen		begin
Guitar Tricks 159: Drop D Rootsy Rock Anders host this week's channel with an insightful lesson in his riff-creating techniques. This one is in drop D tuning, one part Steve Earle, one part aggressive and weird, with a little slinky and cool thrown on top for good measure. Tip of the Week: How to get that "nod of approval" from other players, it's easier than you think! InstructorAnders Mouridsen My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 158: Swampy Guitar Riffs			Anders Mouridsen		begin
Guitar Tricks 158: Swampy Guitar Riffs This week guest host Anders shows you his key ingredients to creating a great guitar riff using classic blues licks in a groovin, bluesy, swampy guitar style. Half part Creedence, half part Richards, there are a bunch a really cool blues licks to learn in this awesome lesson from Anders Mouridsen. Have fun! Tip of the Week: Backwards Whammy! InstructorAnders Mouridsen My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 157: Speed & Memory Exercise	Any Style		Mike Olekshy		begin
Guitar Tricks 157: Speed & Memory Exercise This week special guest instructor Mike Olekshy shares his secrets for building speed, dexterity and fretboard knowledge. It's a timed exercise, feel free to use the Guitar Tricks Ultimate Metronome to challenge yourself. Hint: click the "Speed Drill" box. Tip of the Week: Boom! Secret pick stash spot! InstructorMike Olekshy My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 156: Anders Blues Lick			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 156: Anders Blues Lick This week we answer a request to teach the ending lick by Anders from GT Channel episode 41. This is a super tasty way to end a blues jam, or you can use it in a turnaround. Here's a direct link to GT Ch 41: http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=14318 InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 155: Rhythm Blues Lick			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 155: Rhythm Blues Lick For you beginner blues players, this lick will really spice up the basic blues pattern. This one is in the key of A and sounds great on acoustic or electric. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and anyone in the room who's listening. Tip of the Week: Just relaaaxx! InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 154: 4-Note Rock Lick			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 154: 4-Note Rock Lick This rock lick boogies! And it's only four notes. Neal shares a favorite lick of his that's easy to play and focuses on the right hand rhythm which is often overlooked when learning leads, scales and solos. This lick is also a good exercise in alternate picking and is in the key of F#. Tip of the Week: How to improve your ear training InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 153: Beginner Major Blues			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 153: Beginner Major Blues Super-tasty is the name of this simple lick in A major. If you're beginning to solo, this lick will sound great at your next jam. Even for more advanced players, this lick will sound timeless and is moveable anywhere on the neck. Tip of the Week: How to expand you lick collection. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 152: SRV Style Blues Lick			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 152: SRV Style Blues Lick For you a classic blues lick this week, and very tasty! This lick is in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan or Jimi Hendrix and is a combo of two classic blues licks with a little melodic flavor added. Tune in as Neal shows how to play this dynamic lick, note-for-note. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 150: Pentatonic Shred in A			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 150: Pentatonic Shred in A Using the pentatonic scale in A, Neal shares this classic-styled rock lick that will have you sounding super-shreddy in no time! This one is easy to move about the neck to any key. Tip of the Week: An easy way to improve your practicing skills. InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 149: Blues Rock Lick in A			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 149: Blues Rock Lick in A If you're looking to solo high up on the fret board, this is a must-learn lick from Neal's lick collection. Utilizing the melodic 3rd and 7th note as target notes, this one will have you sounding bluesy and rock at the same time. Tip of the Week: how to improve your fret board knowledge InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed
Info	Guitar Tricks 146: Extreme Bends			Neal Walter		begin
Guitar Tricks 146: Extreme Bends Want your solo to sound over-the-top?! You may have heard and not known how to do it, but this week Neal shows you some tips on how to get this wild and energized sound out of your leads. Warm up your fingertips cuz this one might hurt. Tip of the Week: How to upgrade your tone without spending any money! InstructorNeal Walter My Progress 0% viewed