Guitar Aerobics: A 52-Week, One-lick-per-day Workout Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Guitar Technique

BY TROY

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AEROBICS

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INTRODUCTION henmy goodfriendsat Hal Leonardfirst approachedme aboutwritingthis book,they alreadyhad a i.itle,GuitarAerobics,and a topic,guitar technique, in mind.Otherthanthosetwo details,however,theykindlygaveme carteblancheto createthe rest.Onethingwas certain:I did not wantto introduce anotherrun-of-the-mill technique bookto the guitarpublications marketplace, onethat was filledcoverto coverwith blandchromaticexercises that ransenselesslyup and downthe fretboard.Instead,I wantedto devisea guitar-technique bookthat at oncehelpedthe readerdevelop,improve,and maintainhis/herguitar chopsvia musicalexamplesthat couldbe appliedto real-worldmusicalsettings,from rock and bluesto jazz andcountryAnd mostimportantly, I wantedto createa bookthat was funl Toooftenoracticesessionsbecomemonotonousdue to the lackof uninspiredmaterialsfromwhichto learn.WithGulfar Aerobics,that'sno longerthe case.

Additionally, eachexerciseincludesa briefdescription-rcrigin,scale(s), rhythms,etc.-as wellas a pedormance tip. And trueto the book's"workout" theme,allof the exercises comewith a practice routinethat is dividedintoeightsets,eachof which contains a specific tempo(e.9.,112 beatsperminute) at whichto playthe exercise. ('reps") Tenrepetitions played per set,withthe temposincreasing are at various increments fromone set to the next,depending on the exercise's musicalstyle.Forexample,here's howto performthe Rock/Bluesworkout:

GuitarAerobicsis the ultimateworkoutprogramfor guitarists,promotingguitarfacility,increasrng pick-and fret-handspeedand accuracy,and improvingdexterity whileat the sametime increasing lickvocabulary. The guitar 52-weekprogramcoversone indispensable techniqueeachday--afternatepickingon Monday, stringskippingon Tuesday,stringbendingon Wednesday,arpeggioson Thursday,swrep pickingon Friday,legatoon Saturday,andrhythmon Sunday-dl of whichareoresentedwithinthe contextof eitheran applicableguitarlickor an exercisethat is considerablymoremusicalthanthe chromaticexercises found in othertechniquebooks.Moreover, becauseeach examplefits intoone of six musicalstyles-rock, blues,jazz,metal,countryor funk-once you'vegot the lickdowncold,you can test driveit at yournext jam session,whateverstyleof musicyou play.

Eachexerciseis labeledwitha genreand'tracklisting, whichtogetherdenotethe workoutyou shouldfollow.

GuitdrAerobicsis systematically arrangedso that eachweekthe musicalexamplesincreasein difficulty. you canjump right lf you consideryourselfa beginner, intoWeek.1and feelperfectlycomfortableplayingthe you'llhavean entirecalendar materjal.Consequently, yearof material-365exercises-topractice!At approximately Week18,the materialis moreappropriplayers for ate of an intermediate level.And Week36 marksthe entrypointfor thoseplayerswho possess considerable chops(i.e.,advanced).lf you fit in the lastcategorythat'sstill120 exercises to get through! GuitarAerobicsofferssomethingfor everyone. 4

Everymusicalexamplein GuitarAerobics iSOSin atD can be heardon CD1of the two accompanying audio CDs,with all of the 52 weeksseparatedonto individyou can quicklycue up a specifualtracks.Therefore, ic llckto hearhowit shouldsound.Tuningnotes(low to high,E-A-D-G-B-E)arealsoincludedon the final trackof CD1. CD2containsrhythmtracks(drums only)performedat a varietyof temposdictatedby genre,includingstraightrock/blues, theirrespective bluesshuffle,jazzswing,funk,countryand metal.So throwawayyourmetronome-nowyou'vegot a real drummerto keeptime! lf you devotejust a few minutesof eachdayto practicingtheexamples in thisbook,I guarantee thatyou'll noticeimmediateimprovements in yourguitartechnique.By the time365 dayshavepassed,yourchops will be secondto none.Personally, I noticedconsiderableimprovement in my technique duringthewriting of this book-and I didn'tfollowthe workoutprogram! Allthat it takesis a littletime,dedication,and determination.Goodluck!

THE TECHNIQUES seventechniques-alterA s I mentionedpreviously, stringbending, flnate picking,stringskipping, picking, legato,and rhythm-are sweep arpeggios, coveredin GuitarAerobics,onetechniquefor eachday of the week.Althoughthereare manyguitartechniquesthat arenot presentedin this book,I believe theseseventechniquesarethe mostessentialfor guitarists.Masteringthesetechniqueswill reducelimitato tionsand equipyou with the toolsnecessary achievethe goalsyou haveset for yourselfon the instrument. Here,now,is a briefoverviewof the techniques'presentedin this book: AlternatePicking:No techniqueis moreprevalentand of greaterbenefit-thanalternatepicking.A funguitartechnique, it can be appliedto any damental musicalcontextand is thetechniquethat separates the men/womenfromthe boys/girls.On thesepages, of downthe technique,a continuousalternation your pick is applied hand, strokesand upstrokeswith from rockand bluesto jazzand country to everything String Skipping:Mostcommonlyassociatedwith rockand metal,stringskippingis alsoquiteuseful whenplayingotherformsof music.The predominant in thisbookis examples focusof the string-skipping skipswithinthe conthatof single-anddouble-string text of blues,1azz,rock,and metal. String Bending:Theseexamples,whichmostlyconsistof blues,countryand rock licks,featurequarterstep,half-step,and whole-stepbends,as wellas bendssuchas oblique,unison, moresophisticated pre-bends. and compound, Arpeggios:Althoughan "arpeggio"in and of itselfis of right-and leftnot a technique,the coordination pedorm one certainlyqualihandmovementsusedto fies.Thedefinitionof an arpeggiois "a chordwhose notesareplayedin rapidsuccessionratherthansimulthat in andthe exampleshereinillustrate taneously," neck, possible on the practically combination every to fromsimpleopenpositionthord combinations us Which brings concepts. advancedsweep-picking to ournexttechnique...

Sweep Picking:The polaroppositeof alternatepickusingonecontinuous ing,sweeppickinginvolves downor upstroketo playtwo or moreadjacent-string notes.Althoughmostof the examplesin Guitar Aerobicsapplyto rockand metal,you willfinda few interesting examplesof howto applythistechniqueto jazz andbluesas well. Legato:On the guitar,legatotechniqueinvolvespullslides,fingertapplng,or anycombioffs,hammer-ons, legatois anycollectionof two nationhereof.Basically, on the samestringthat isn'tarticulated or more.notes of pickattacks.A widevarietyof with a succession suchlicksis includedon the followingpages. "rhythm"lsn'ta single Rhythm:Muchlikean arpeggio, technique,but rathera collectionof techniquesused to performvariousfunctionsas theyrelateto a speciflc rhythmicstyle.A few of the topicscoveredin Guifar Aerobicsincludebasrcstrumpatterns,open-chord arpeggios,boogiebatterns,walkingbasslines,and muchmore.

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CDIoIBACK I . Tracks:9-1 6 Music Description:Performed exclusively in siliteenthnoteson the lirststring,thislickmakesits way up the neckby utilizingeverynoteof the E harmonicminors.cale(E-F|-CFA-B-C-D|). yourpickingpatternafterplayingthroughthe licka few times,beginning Tip: Reverse withan upstroke.

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Technique:StringSkipping cenre: Rock/Blues Music Description:Thisexerciseis basedin the rootposltionof the A minorpentatonic scale(A-C-D-E-G)and skips a stringbetweeneachnotepair. Tip: Throughout the figure,keepyourindex,middle,ring,and pinkyfingerspositioned at the fifth,si{h, seventh,and elghtfrets,respectively. ) = ao-tzo AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Thisdescending lickis alsobasedin A minorpentatonicandfeatureswhole-stepbendson the secondand thirdstrings. Tip: Reinforce eachbendwithJingersnot directlyperforming the bend.Forexample,whenexecuting the thhd-string yourringfingeryourmiddleand indexJingers. bendin measure1, reinforce ) = 4o-r2o AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1€ G, D, and C chords lvlusic Description:Thisis a simplearpeggioexercisethat featuresthe notesof open-position playedindividually. practhisexercise, Tip: Althougha singledownstroke(sweep)withyourpick handis moreefficientwhenperforming picking it well. as tice alternate ) = 4o-r2o G

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 in workoutfeaturesdiatonictriadsin the keyof G playedexclusively Music Description:Thistwo-barsweep-picking tripletrhythmson the top threestrings. releasesome-or Tip: To keepthe notesof eachchordfromringingtogether(youwantihemto soundseparately), note has sounded. pressure note(s) once each fretting the fromthe finger all-of the

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 to connectthe notepairson eachstringas it ascends lickuseshammer-ons Music Description:Thisstraightforward pentatonic scale. the A minor shiftyourindexfingerto the flrstnoteof the Tip: As you hammeron to the secondnoteof eachstring,simultaneously .higher, neighboring string. ) = 40-120

CDz o Tracks:1-8 arpeggioexercise(#4)areplayedhereas fullchords,.in Music Description:Thechordfragmentsusedin Thursday's quarter-note rhythms. Tip: Keepyourringfingerplantedon the thirdfretof the secondstringas youchangefromG to D. Also,usedownstrumsthroughout. ) = 4f,-rm

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CtlloIRACK 2 CD2o Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Thislickis nearlyidenticalto the one playedlastMonday(#1).Theonlyvariationis in the rhythm: Lastweek'slickwas straightsixteenthnotes,whereasthis lickfeaturesa gallbping, eighth-and-two-sixteenth-notes rhythm. pickingpatternthroughout. Tip: Usea strictdown-down-up ) = 4l0.ll2

CD2 o Tracks:1-€ Technique:StringSkipping Exercise:#9 Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Similarto lastTuesday's exercise(#2),this phraseborrowsits notesfromA minorpentatonic and you'reworklngyourway downthe scale. skipsa stringbetweeneachnotepair.Thistime,however, Tip: Bestresultsareachievedby usingstrictalternatepicking,beginning witha downstroke. ) = 40.l2O AmorAT

Exercise:#10 cD2 r Tracks:1-8 Technique:stringBending Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Releases havebeenaddedto the bendsperformedin lastweek'slick(#3). Tip: Payattentionto thisligure'srhythm,beingcarefulnot to rusheachbendand release. ) = 40-r2o

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock CD2 o Tracks:.1-8 Exercise:#11 versionof lastThursday's arpeggioworkout(#4/. Music Description:Thisexerciseis the descending this exercise,but, likelastweek,alternatepickingis Tip: A singleupstroke(sweep)willwork bestwhenperforming as well. encouraged J = 40-120

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Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#13 pulFoffsversionof lastSaturday's exercise(#6). Music Description:Thisblues-rocklickis the descending, Tip: To get the secondnoteof eachpairto soundas loudas the first,usea downwardpluckingmotionwhenexecutingthe pull-off. ) = 4O-120 AmorAT

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Rock CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#14 chordchangesas lastSunday'sexample(#7),only Music Description:Thisexercisefealuresthe sameG-[:ff herethe rhythmis straighteighthnotes. Tip: lf you'rehavingtroublemakinga smoothtransitionbetweenchords,try liftingyourhandoff of the fretboardon the "and"of beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure.Don'tworryaboutthe openstringsringing;instead,focuson getting yourfret handto the nextchord. ) = 4o-r2o G

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. TRACK C01 3 CD2 . Tracks:S-16 Music Description:A continuation of Exercises #.1and #8 fromthe previous two Mondays,thisexercise's onlymodificationis its rhythm,which,here,is groupingsof two stdeenthnotesand an eighthnoteon eachbeat. pickingpatternon eachbeatis idealfor thisexample. Tip: A down-up-down ) = 40-112

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Rock/Blues play-two{REtes-skip-one-string pattern(allwithinthe Music Description:Thislickis a variationof the ascending, frameworkof A minorpentatonic) fromExercise #2, onlyherethe notesareplayedin reverseorder. Tip: Thisexerciseis a bit moredifficultfor the frethandto performthanthe pervioustwo string-skipping figures,so takeextrarepsat slowertempos,if necessarybeforemovingon. ) = 4/J-120 AmorAT

Technique:StringBending CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Thisbendlngexerciseis identicalto the onefromWeek'l (#3),exceptthatthe whole-step bends (thenoteis bentup onewholestepbeforeit'spicked, havebeenreplacedwithwhole-steppre-bendsand releases to it'soriginalpitch). andthenreleased Tip: Practiceachievingproperintonalion(hittingthe targetnotes)on the pre-bendsbeforeattemptingto playthe lick. entire. ) = 4o-r2o

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock Exercise:#18 CD2 . Tracks:1-8 #4 and #1t havebeencombinedto formthis newarpeggioworkoutMusic Description:Portionsof Exercises fashion. G, D, and C chordsplayedin bothascendingand descending variousnotesof open-position plantthe ringlingerof yourfrethandon the thirdfretof the Jirststring.Eventhough playing chord, Tip: When the G the note(G)is not played,it'll add stabilityto the chordvoicing. ) = 4o-rm G

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CD2 o Tracks:S-16 Music Description:Thisis the sameexerciseas #5 fromWeek1, onlyan e)drachordtone(the3rd for majorchords; b3rdfor minorand diminished chords)hasbeenaddedto the top string. noteof eachfourTip: Usethe pinkyof yourfret handand an upstrokewithyourpickhandto attackthe last(highest) notegrouping.

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues CD2. Tracks:1-€ Exercise:#20 fromWeeks1 and 2, the A minorpentatonicscaleservesas the frameMusic Description:Likethe legatoexercises the scale. workfor this lick.Thistime,however,pulloffswillbe usedwhileascending to pulldownon the stringto achieveadequatevolumefor the targetnote. Tip: Whenexecutingthe pull-offs,remember ) = 4o-r?n AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 a bit more"forwardmotion," Music Description:In the interestof givinglastSunday'sG-H,-D chordprogression two sixteenthnoleshavebeentackedon to the "and"of beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure. patterns. of beats2 and4 withquickdown-upstrum rhythms,followthe downstrums Tip: Toexecutethe sixteenth-note ) = 40.120 G

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[Dtr TBACK 4 Exercise:#22 CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Technique;AlternatePicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thisversionof the E harmonicminorexercises of the pastthreeweekscontainseighth-note tripletrhythms,whichsubdivideeachbeal intothreeequalparts. Tip: Go slowlyat first,and noticethat,becauseof the triplets,the pickingdirectionalternates betweendownstrokes and uDstrokes on eachdownbeat.

Exercise:#23 CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Stayingwithinthe A minorpentatonicscaleas in the previousstring-skipping exercises, this phraseworksits way downthe scale,skippinga stringbetweeneveryothernotepair. Tip: Beginshiftingyourindexflngerto the nelt stringas soonas yourpinkyor ringfingerhitsthe secondnoteon eachstring. . = 4/J-120 AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues 'Music Description:Thisexerciseintroduces two things:a whole-stepbendon the firststringperformed withyour pinkyor ringfingerand a half-stepbendon the thirdstringperformedwithyourindexfinger. Tip: Thathalf-stepbendis trickierthanit seems;it'seasyto fallflat or pushit sharp.Playthe targetnote,Cl, at the sixthfretof the thirdstringto checkyourintonation. ) = 40-120

CD2 . Tracks: .l-8 progression Music Description:Thisfigurefeaturesthe sameG-[:ff that hasbeenusedthe previousthree weeks;however, thistime barrechordsareutilizedto voicethe arpeggios. Tip: Baryourindexfingeracrossall six stringswhenplayingeacharpeggio/chord.

Exercise:#26 CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thisexerciseis the descending versionof lastFriday'ssweep-picking workout(#19). Tip: The mostefiicientwayto playeachfour-notegroupingis by pickingthe firstnotewitha downstrokeandthe last threenoteswith an upwardssweep. ) = qo-tz G

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CD2 o Tracks:I-€ Music Description: Hammer-onsare used to connect the note pairsof each string while descendingthe A minor pentatonicscale in root position. Tip: Be carefulnot to rush the hammer-ons;even eighth notes should be playedthrough beat 2 of measure2. ) = 4o-r2o AmorAT

Exercise:#28 CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:Rhythm Genre:Rock Music Description:ThefamiliarG-D{-G chordprogression is the foundation for thisexercise. Theonlydifference betweenthis exampleand lastSunday'sexerciseis the additionof two sixteenthnoteson beats1 and 3 of each measure. Tip: Counteachbeatas "one-ee-and-uh, two-ee-and-uh" etc.,and strumyourpickhandaccordingly; however, refrain frommakingcontactwiththe stringson the "uh"of beats1 and 3 and the "ee"of beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure. ) = 4o-r2o G

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C0l. TBACK 5 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock/Blues CD2 . Tracks:1-€ exerciserunsstraightup the A minorpentatonic scale,back-tracking only Music Description:Thisalternate-picking oncebeat 3 of measure2). reverseyouractionand start Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable alternatepickingthe examplestartingwitha downstroke, withan uDstroke. ) = 40.rm AmorAT

CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Rock/Blues A minorpentatonicscaleprovidesthe frameworkfor thisnextstring-skipBing Music Description:The ubiquitous exercise,a descending"sawtooth"line. your Tip: Youmightfind it easierto performthisfigureby startingwithan upstrokein the firstmeasure and reversing pickingdirectionin the secondmeasure, startingwitha downstroke. ) = 4n-l20 AmorA?

Technique:StringBending CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Genre:Rock/Blues moveson strings1-3 areintroduced in thisnextUgure. Music Description:Half-stepbend-and-release lick(#24\,be carefulnot to over-bend, causingthe noteto go sharp. Tip: LikelastWednesday's ) = 4$l2O

Exercise:#32 Technique:Arpeggios CD2. Tracks:1-8 Genre:Rock Music Description:Don'tletthe tab stafffoolyou-these arethe samebarrechordsfromlastThursday's exercise (#25),onlythistimethey'rearpeggiated fromhighto low., Tip: Likelastweek,barall sixstringswithyourindexfinger,formingthe entirechordshape. ) = 40-120 G

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CD2. Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Exceptfor the hammer-on, thisfigureis identicalto Exercise #.19fromWeek3. Thehammer-on allowsyouto playallfour noteswithone pickmotion. Tip: Usea downwardsweepto articulate the flrstthreenotesof the four-notegroupingand thenhammerontothe

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:Featuring slidesand hammer-ons, this lickclimbsup the odendedformof the A bluesscale (A-C-D-E -E-G). Tip: Paycloseattentionto the rhythm,becauseit featuresa mixtureof quarternotes,eighthnotes,and triplets. ) = 4n-l20 AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:In thisexample,the G-D-G€ chordprogression frompreviousrhythmexercises is arrangedin straightsixteenthnotesthroughout. Tip: Remember to count:"one-ee-and-uh, two-ee-and-uh, four-ee-and-uh... three-ee-and-uh, " ) = 4o-r2o G

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6 trllr TBACK CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock/Blues This Music Description: exercisefeaturesthe A minorpentatonicscaleanangedin a sequence of "ascending threes" (A-C-D,C-D-E, D-E-G,etc.). Tip: Becauseof the tripletrhythm,the pickingdirectionreversesitselfon everybeatso payspecialattentionto the pickingpromptbetweenthe notationand tab staves. ) = co-tzo AmorAT

CD2 o Tracks:1+ Technique:StringSkipping Genrc:Rock/Blues Music Description:Octavejumps(Ato A, C to C, D to D, etc.)withinthe A minorpentatonic formthe basisof this exercise. Tip: Twofret handoctaveshapes(index/ring and index/pinky) areutilizedthroughoutso becomefamiliarwith both right away. ) = 40-120 AmorAT

Technique:StringBending Exercise:#38 GD2. Tracks:1-€ Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Thisbendingworkoutfeaturestwo half-steppre-bends(strings2 and 3, firstmeasure), a halfstepbendand release(string1),and a half-stepbend(string3, secondmeasure). Tip: The pickingpromptbetvveen the notationandtab stavesis onlya suggestedpattern.Becausethe pickingin this you shouldexperiment lickis triclsy, to findwhatpatternworksbestfor you. ) = 40-120

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock CD2. Tracks:1€ Exercise:#39 exercise(#32),G, D, and C baff€chordsareusedonceagain.Here,a Music Description:LikelastThursday's the six-stringvoicings. 6-5-2-3 stringpatternis usedto arpeggiate Tip: Tryusingeconomypickingfor thisfigure,wherebya singledownstrokeis usedto playthe bottomtwo notesand a singleupstrokeis usedto playthe top two notes. ) = 40-120 G

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 allowedfor four notesto be playedwitha Music Description:UnlikelastFriday'slick(#33),in whicha hammer-on singledownwardssweep,this exercisedemandsa downpickand an upwardssweep,in additionto a pull-off.Still,it's muchmoreefficientthanpickingeachnoteindividually. with keepingyourindexlingerbarredacrossthe top threestringsas you moveup the neckto play Tip: Experiment eachshape.

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 legatolick(#34),this phraseusesthe extendedA bluesscale,onlythistime Music Description:UkelastSaturday's in descending fashion. volumelevelsfor allof the notes,pulldownon the stringslightlywhenperforming a pull-off. Tip: Toachieveconsistent ) = 40-120 AmolAT

CD2 . Tracks:'l-8 pull-offs,and additionalnotes,havebeenaddedto the includinghammer-ons, Music Description:Embellishments, chord progressionthal's featuredin the rhythmexercisesof the last severalweeks. sameG-[:ff keepthe precedingchordfretted(minusthe fingers the hammer-on and pulFoffarpeggiations, Tip: Whenperforming untilthe nextchordchangeoccurs. usedfor the embellishments) ) = 4n-t2o G

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Cil oTIACK 7 CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:ThisexercisetakeslastMonday's"ascending threes"sequence(#36)a stepfurther,arranging the A minorpentatonicscalejnto"ascending fours"(A-C-D-E,C-D-E-C, D-E-G-A,etc.). Tip: Unlikelastweek'stripletrhythm,this exerciseis writtenin straightsixteenthnotesso the pickingdirectionis consistentlydownstrokes or upstrokeson eachdownbeat.Onceyou'recomfortable startingthefigurewitha downstroke, try startingwith an upstroke. ) = 40-120 AmorAT

CDz. Tracks:17-24 Music Description:Thewhole-stepbendon the thirdstring,followedby a stringskipto the rootnote(A)on the first string,is a pentatonicmovethat was madepopularby bluesstring-scorcher StevieRayVaughan. Tip: Tofacilitatea cleanshiftfromeighthposition(measure 1)to fifthposition(measure 2),followthe suggestedfingeringsthat arelocatedbelowthe tab staff.

CD2 . fracks. 17-24 Music Description:Quarter-step bends,alsocalled"smears,"areintroducedin thisexercise.Playedon strings1-3, the pitchesare iocatedhalfilay betweenthe originalfrettednote and a half-stepbend. Tip: Whenperforming a quarter-step bend,you'rereallynot targetinga specificpitch;instead,aimfor a pitchthat soundsslightlyout of tune.

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Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#.16 Music Description:Barrechordsarethe basisof this arpeggioworkout,but heretheirrootsarelocatedon the fifth progression Gj:)-ft is utilizedonceagain. stringratherthanthe sixth.Theomnipresent Tip: Becauseallof the chordsaremajor,you'reableto maintainthe samevoicing(indexfingeron string5; ring-finger barreon strings2-4) throughout.

CD2. Tracks:9-16 exercise,likethe previous sextupletrhythms(twotripletsper beat),thissweep-picking Music Description:Featuring six,utilizesdiatonictriadsin the keyof G. sweepfollowedby two focusingon the strictpickingpattern(downwards Tip: Playthe firsttriad(G)repeatedly, moving on to the whole exercise. upstokes), before

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Technique:Legato Genre:.Rock/Blues CD2. Tracks:1-€ Exercise:#48 is the foundation of scale Music Description:Similarto ihe extendedbluesscale,the elitendedA minorpentatonic maneuvers on strings.l and 6, and index-finger of this exerciseincludehammer-on/pulFoff this legatolick.Highlights slideson strings3 and 5. withthe indexand ringfingersof yourfret hand. Tip: Noticethat the entirelickis playedexclusively ) = 4f,-r2n

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Rock Exercise:f49 CD2. Tracks:1-8 that arevoicedwith basicopen-position G, D, Music Description:Thisrhythmfjgurefeaturesascendingarpeggios and C chords. Tip: Forefficiencyb sake,usea singledownstrum(i.e.,sweep)for eachchordshape.

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oIRACK C01 8 CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock-/Blues Music Description:TheA minorpentatonic scaleencompasses thisalternate-picking exercise, whichdescendsthe scale,notefor note,beforereversing courseon string5. Tip: Beginthe exercisewithan upstrokeand end witha downstroke. Onceyou'recomfortable withthispattern,start witha.downstroke and end withan upstroke. ) = 4o-r2o AmorAT

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:All of the bendsyou'velearnedup to this point(pre-bends, quarter-step, hallstep,andwholestep)arearrangedintoa two-barblues-rockexample. Tip: Watchout for the pre-bendon beat3 of the firstmeasure. Thisbend(andrelease) lastsa full beat,whereasthe restof the bendsin the examplearea halfbeatin length. ) = 40-120

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Descriplion:LastThursday's arpeggiated G, D, and C barrechords,withthe rooton string5, areusedagain in thisworkout,onlyin descending fashion. Tip: Usethe tip of yourfret hand'sindexfingerto mutestring6, so it doesn'tringsympathetically. ) = 40-120 G

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CD2. Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Newmajor,minor,and diminished iriadvoicingsareintroduced in this sweep-picking exercise, whichis anangedin tripletsalongthe guitar'stop threestrings,in the keyof D major. Tip: Forthe minortriads,learnbothfingerings; the alternatevoicingswillcomein handyin subsequent exercises.

CD2 . Tracks:1-€ pull-offs,and index-flnger Music Description:Featuring hammer-ons, slideswithinthe frameworkof the extendedA minorpentatonicscale,this lickis the descending versionof lastweek'slegatoexercise(#48). Tip: Combinethis exercisewith lastweek'sfigurefor an intenseascending/descending legatoworkoutthat coversa largechunkof fretboardrealestate. ) = 4n-DO AmorA?

CD2 . Tracks:1-B Music Description:In this rhythmexercise, the arpeggiosfromExercise 49 arerestated;however, the sequenceof the notes has been reanangedinto a 6-2-3-4 stringpattern. Tip: In an effortto get to the nextchordin rhythm,don'tbe afraidto liftyoufingersoff the fretboardon the lasteighth noteof eachvoicing.Althoughan openstringmaysoundratherthana chordtone(insomecases,an openstringwillI a chordtone),few peoplewillnoticethe difference. ln fact,it'sa trickpracticedby virtually everyguitariston the planet.

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oIIACK [111 I Exercise:#57 CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:AlternatePicking Genrc:Rock/Blues Music Descriplion:TheA minorpentatonic scalearrangedin a sequenceof "descending threes"formsthe basisof thisnextexercise. frettingthe noteson the eighthfretwithyourpinlry,useyourringfingerinstead. Tip: lf you'rehavingdifficulty ) = 4o-r2o AmorAT

Exercise:#58 CD2. Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Rock/Blues 2 of Week1, onlythistimetwo stringsareskippedbetweennote Music Description:Thisfigureis similarto Exercise pairsof the A minorpentatonicscale. playthe secondnoteof the pairwhileyou Tip: Afteryou'veplayedthe firstnoteof eachnotepair,simultaneously moveyourindexfingerintoplacefor the firstnoteof the nextstring. ) = 40-l2O AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues playingfrettednotesduringa sustainedbend Music Description:Thislickintroduces tlvo new bendingtechniques: (measure 1) and an obliquebend(measure 2). Likemanyof the previousbendingexercises, thls lickjs performedin the rootpositionof the A minorpentatonic scale. it withyourmiddleand indexfingers. Tip: Performthe seventh-fret bendswithyourringfinger,reinforcing ) = 40.t2O A'7

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 in a H-2-3 stringsequence. rootsarearpeggiated Music Description:G, D, and C barrechordswithfifth-string economypickingpattern. alternatepickingthispattern,try a down-down-up-up Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable ) = 4o-r2o C

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Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2 . Tracks:9-16 exercise(#54). versionof lastweek'ssweep-picking Music Description:Thisfigureis the descending Tip: Thereareonlythreevoicingsusedin this example.Onceyou havethemunderyourfingers,it'sonlya matterof puttingthem in the propersequenceto playthe entireexercise.

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 hammer-ons and the E minorpentatonicscale,thisexercisefocuseson open-position Music Description:Featuring pulFoffs.Playthis lickovereitheran Emor E7 chord. witha combination of Youmayalsoexperiment notatedbelowthe tab staffareonlya suggestion. Tip: Thefingerings yourmiddleand indexfingersfor the noteson frets3 and 2, respectively. ) = 40-120

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Rock CD2. Tracks:1-€ Exercise:#6ll voicedas rhythm,A minor,C major,G major,and E minorarpeggios, Music Description:ln a consistenteighth-note patternthat repeatson eachnewchordchange. chords,areplayedin an ascending/descending open-position Em Tip: Althoughthe noteis not playedin thisexample,voicethe E minorarpeggioas a standardopen-position chord,wheiebyyourfret hand'smiddlefnger voicesthe noteat fret2 of the fifthstring,andyourmiddlefingervoices the noteat fret2 of the fourthstring.

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iDlr IfiACK l0 Exercise:#g cD2. Tracks:1-8 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Rock/Blues pentatonic Music Description:Here,the A minor scaleis arrangedin "descending fours,"landingon the sixth-string root note (A)on beat 4 of the secondmeasure. Tip: "Roll"yourfret-handindexor ringfingersto playsubsequent noteson the samefretof adjacentstrings. ) = q-rn AmorAT

Exercise:#65 cD2. Tracks:I-8 Technique:stringskipping Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Thisexerciseis the descending versionof lastTuesday's A minorpenlatonicstring-skipping workout (#58). Tip: Beforeplayingthroughthe entirefigure,practiceone stringskipat a time(everytwo beats).Thencombineall of beats,playingthe wholeexerciseat the indicatedtempos. ) = 4oam AmorAT

Exercise:#66 CD2. Tracks:.l-€ Technique:StringBending Genr6:Rock/Blues Music Description:In this lick,yet anothernew bendingtechniqueis introduced: the whole-stepunisonbend.The term"unisonbend"comesfromthe factthat the bentnoteis the samepitchas, or in unisonwith,thefrettednote. Tip: Performing the unisonbendin measure1 withyourpinkywillgiveyoutwo fingers(ringand middle)withwhichto reinforceit. ) = 4O-120

CD2 o Tracks:1-8 in an ascending/descending, Am, C, G, and Emchordsarearpeggiated Music Description:Open-position "Fadeto Black," that'sfoundin Metallica's Thisis the sameprogression sequence. one-chord-per-measure for the G chord. try the alternate iingeringshownin parentheses Tip: Forthe purposeof efficiency,

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Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#68 sth of eachtriad(Afor of lastweek'sexercise(#61),an additional Music Description:ln thisexample,a continuation D major,B for E minor,C* for F* minor,etc.)hasbeenaddedto the top stdng. Tip: Afteremployinga singledownwardssweepfor the firstthreenotes,usean upstrokefor the lastnoteof each four-notegrouping.

legatoslidesthat occuron string3-a favoritemoveof JimiHendrixand StevieRayVaughan. triplet-based that arenotatedbelowthe tab staff.By startingthe phrasewithyour,ringfinger, Tip: Followthe suggestedfingerings you'llfreeyourmiddleand indexfingersto performthe slidesthat appearon beats3 and 4. ) = 4Gr20 Emor E7

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Rock CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#70 (#63) have been retained E minor arpeggios from last Sunday major, G major, and The A minor, C Music Description: beenaddedto and a newtechnique--+Emmer-ons-has for thisexample,althoughthe rhythmsareslightlydifferent, the mix. you.A down-sweepis stillemployedfor Tip: Don'tletthe pickingprompt,whichis notedbetweenstaves,intimidate The hammer-ons, however, breakup the continuous is used for their descent. and an up-sweep the arpeggios'ascent motionof someof the sweeos.

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Music Descrjption:Thistriplet-based alternate-picking workoutincorporates bendsto forman applicable A minor pentatonicblueslick. Tip: Followthe pickingdirectionsnotatedbetweenthe tab and notationstavesto facilitate the bends,whichmustbe performedquicklyto maintainthe stricttripletrhythms. ) = 4O-120 AmorA?

CD2. Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringSkipping Exercise:#72 Genre:Rock/Blues Music Descdption:Thisexerciseis similarto the ascendingA minorpentatonic string-skipping wokout from Exercise 58, onlythe orderof the notepairson eachstringarereversed. Tip: Althoughthe pickingpromptindicatesa downstrokeshouldbeginthe exercise,experiment withusingan upstroke to startthe figure.Practiceboth pickingpatternsmanytimesal the temposindicated. ) = 4o-r2o AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:Thisarpeggiofigureborrowsthe Am{-G-Em progression fromExercise 67; however, heresixthstring-rooted barrechordsareutilizedratherthanopenchords. Tip: To changefromthe Am bane-chordvoicingto the C majorvoicing,simplyadd yourmiddlefingerto string3; removeit to changefromG to Em.

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Exercise:#75 CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thesweep-picked triadsfromlastweek(#68)arearrangedherein descending fashion. Tip: Afterplayingthe firstnoteof eachfour-notegrouping(onebeat)witha downstroke, usea singleupwardssweep to articulatethe remaining threenotes. ) = 4O-112 D

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:Basedin the E bluesscale,thisopen-position legatolinefeaturesalternating three-noteandtwonotepull-offsas it descendsthe strings. Tip: Usea combination of right-and left-handmutingto preventunwantedstringnoise,especially frompreviously playedopenstrings. ) = 40-120

CD2 o Tracks:1-€ Music Description:Similarto lastSunday'srhythmexercise, Am, C, G, and Emarpeggiosarearrangedin an ascendpattern;however,in lieuof hammer-ons, pull-offsareaddedto threeof the fourarpeggios. ing/descending Tip: The mostefficientwayto voicethe G majorarpeggiois to moveyourfrethand'sringfingerfromfret3 of the fifth string(itslocationfor the C chord/arpeggio) to fret3 of the sixthstring.Thatway,youcan useyourpinkyfinger, similarto the Am and C arpeggios, to performthe pull-offon string2.

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l}l r TBAfr( 12 CD2. Tacksi 17-24 Music Description:Thislickopenswithan "ascending threes"sequenceof the A minorpentatonic scale,features whole-and quarter-step bends,and resolves to the rootnote(4 on the fourthstring. Tip: ReviewExercise 36 fromWeek6 (ascending threes)beforetacklingthisexercise. ) = co-tzo AmorAT

Exercise:#79 CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Rock/Blues (#58,#65, and#72\,thisexercise, Music Description:Ukethe licksfromthe previousthreeTuesdays the finalof its kind,featurestwo-stringskipsanangedwithinthe conlinesof the A minorpentatonic scale. Tip: Useyourpinky(insteadof yourringfingeoto playthe notesat the eighthfretof strings1, 2 and 6. ) = q.t2o AmorAT

Music Description:Fifth-string-rooted barrechords,utilizing the Am-rc-Em progression of the previoustwo Thursdays, formthe foundation for this arpeggioexercise. Tip: Toarticulate the highestnoteof eachmajorbane-chordarpeggio,you mayfindit necessary to brieflyliftyourring fingeroff of the fretboard,reapplying it for the arpeggio's descent.

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CD2. Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Notefor note,thisfigureis identicalto the onefromExercise 68 exceptthat,here,a hammer-on is employedto connectthe noteson string1 for eachtriad. Tip: Aftersweeppickingthe firstthreenotesof eachchord,hammeron yourpinkyfingerto articulate the fourth,and final,noteof eachgrouping.

Exercise:#8il CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Similarto lastSaturday's legatoexercise(#76),this phrasealsofeaturesthe E bluesscale;however,herethe notesascendthe stringsviaalternating two-noteand three-notehammer-ons. Tip: Trymixingand matchingportionsof thisfigurewith lastweek'sexample,improvising yourown ascending/ descending open-position legatolines. ) = 40-l2O

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CD2 . Tracks:1-€ 'Music Description:In this rhythmworkout,Am, C, G, and Em arpeggiosarearrangedin a distinctpatterncalled "Travispicking,"whichgot its namefromthe countrypickerwho popularized the technique,MerleTravls. Tip: lf youchooseto fingerpickthis pattern,noticethat yourpickhand'sthumbplaysthe noteson the strongbeats (thebassnotes)and yourindex,middle,and dngfingersalternatebetweenthe noteson the weakbeats.

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13 lDloTRACK CDz . Tracks:1-8 arpeggios,is and descending Music Description:Thisbasictwo-bar,two-chord(C-Arn)iigure,featuringascending chops. alternate-picking designedto enhanceyouradjacent-string arpeggios, to usea singledownstrumand upstrumto playthe ascendingand descending Tip: Fightyourinclination respectively.

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CD2 . Tracks:1+ Music Description:Thisarpeggiofigurecombinesthe open-positlon chordsand barrechordsofthe exercises from the previousthreeThursdays(#67,#74,and #81),in the familiarAm-C-G-Emprogression. Tip: Whenrepeating the phrase,don'tworryabouthavingto quicklymovefromseventhpositionto openposition, becausethe firstnoteof the firstmeasureis an openstring,whichallowsfor an easytransition:

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CD2 . Tracks:+16 patternfromlastweek'sexercise(#82)hasbeenreversed; Music Description:Thesweep-picking here,a pulloff on the top stringis followedby an upwardssweepof strings2 and 3. Tip: Unlikelastweek'sfigure,hereyou aresweepingtwo stringsinsteadof three-the noteson string1 arearticulated witha downstrokeand a oulloff.

Exercise:#90 CD2. Tracks:1-€ Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Hammer-ons and pulFoffsareusedto ascendand descendthis E blues-scale lick.TheopenB and highE strjngsareplayedin concertto cap the phraseand reinforce the keycenter(E). Tip: Thequickhammer/pull foundon the "and"of beat2 of the secondmeasureis a si)iteenth-note triolet(threenotes arecrammedintoa halfbeat).Spendsomeextratimegettingthat rhythmdownbeforeattempting to playthe enthelick. ) = 40.120 Emor E7

CD2 o Tracks:1-€ Music Description:Thisfinger-picking figuretakeslastSunday'sexercise(#84)a few stepsfurtherby firstaddingan extrachordtoneto beat 1 of eachmeasure,modifr/ing the pickingpatternslightly, andthenincludingpassingchords (G/8, D, or D/FI)on beat 4 of everymeasureof the Am-C-G-Em progression. Tip: Onceyou havethis patternunderyourfingers,try addingsomeof the embellishments thatwerepresentedin previousrhythmexercises, suchas hammer-ons and pulFoffs, to the proceedings.

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l0l r IRACK 14 CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:An extensionof lastweek'sexercise(#85),thisfigurefocuseson usingalternatepickingto articulateascendingarpeggiosthat alternatebetweenstartingon the fifthandfourthstrings. Tip: Keepboth chords(Cand Am)fingeredfor the entiremeasure,liftingyourfret-handflngersonlyto switchvoicings.

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Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Rock/Blues CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:Thisbluesturnaroundlickin A featuresone-andtwo-stringskipsin measure1, and one.string skiosin measure2. the fifth{retstringskips. Tip: In measure1, keepingyourindexfingerbarredacrossstrings1-3 willfacilitate

Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock Exercise:#94 CD2. Tracks:1-8 workout(#87),onlyhereihe bendshavebeenmoved Music Description:Thisexerclseis similarto lastWednesday's to strings2 and 3, and the A naturalminorscalestartson its fifthdegree,E, whichcan alsobe thoughtof as the E Phrygianmode. exclusively. Tip: Forbetternoteclarity,pickthis exercisewith downstrokes ) = 4o-1m AmorEm

CD2 . Tracks:1-€ exercise(#88)areusedonce Music Description:In thisarpeggioworkout,the chordvoicingsfromlastThursday's again,onlythistimejustthe top threenotesareplayed. Tip: Tovoicethesechords,you canchooseoneof two options:usethe fullopenchordsand banechordsfrom providedhere,belowthe tab stafi. Exercise 88, or usethe fingerings

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 figure, exercises areincorporated intothis se)duplet fromthe previoussix sweep-picking Music Description:Elements includingtriadsin the keyof D, downwardsweeps,and pulFoffs. Tip: Whileyou shifipositions,useyourfret-handindexfingeras a guide,movingit alongstring3 fromfretto fret.

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 E blues-scale lickincludeslideson string2, bothof whichincorof this open-position Music Description:Highlights poratethe unisonopenE string,and a sixteenth-note tripletpull-offon the "and"of beat4 of the firstmeasure. Tip: To executethe unisonslideat the end of the lick,yourringfingerneedsenougharchso as to avoidmutingthe openhighE string. ) = qo-t2o

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Blues CD2 . Tracksi17--24 Exercise:#98 one of the mostcommonlyusedrhythmicdevicesin bluesguitar:the boogie Music Description:Thisfigureintroduces pattern.Here,two-stringA5 andA6, D5 and D6,and E5 and E6 chordsoutlinea basicl-lV-V (A-D-E)progression. you cantransformit intoa basic12-barbluesby following Tip: Althoughthis is onlya three-barexample(withrepeats), I chord(lwo measures), V chord(onemeasure), lV chord lV chord(twomeasures), this pattern:I chord(fourmeasures), (onemeasure), I chord(twomeasures). -3-

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CDlr TBACK 15 CD2 . Tracks;1-8 presented whenalternatepickingnoteson adjacentstrings, Music Descrjption:In additionto the inherentchallenges this C-Am arpeggiofigurefeaturesthe difflcultlask of skippingoverstrings2 and 4 as well. the Am arpeggio Tip: lsolatethe C arpeggioand practicethe pickingpatternand stringjumps,andthenincorporate intothe fullexercise.

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major-and minor-sixth intervals fromthe E Mixolydian modealongstringsI and 3 Music Description:Featuring exclusively, this countrypulFofflickprovidesgreatpracticefor rapidlyskippingovera singlestringmultipletirnes. of a downTip: Youcan pickthis licktwo ways:witheitheralternatepickingor hybridpicking,whichis a combination strokewithyourpickand an upstrokewithyourmiddlefinger.

Technique:StringBending Exercise:#101 CD2. Tracks:1-8 Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Compoundbendsareintroducedin this lick,whichis rootedin the A minorpentatonicscale(with an addedFI).Compoundbendsaremostoftenreferredto as anybendsthat exceeda wholestep;inthis case,1%and two-stepbends. .009sor .010s.Also,be sureto useyour Tip: Forthis lick,you'llwantto usea guitarwith lightstrings,preferably the bend. indexand middlefingersto reinforce '

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 arpeggioexercise(#95);the onlydifferences are Music Description:Thisfigureis nearlyidenticalto lastThursday's that the voicingshavebeenshifteddownto strings2-4, the notesof the G chordareslightlyrearranged, andthe last chord,Em,hasbeentransposedto a Ioweroctave. Tip: Whileyou'replayingthe openstringsof the Emarpeggio,shiftyourfret handup to fifthpositionso thal it'sin placefor the Am arpeggio,on the repeat. ) = 4n-l20 A

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CD2. Tracks:9-16 triadsarearrangedin the Music Description:In this nelitfigure,threenewvoicingsof major,minor,and diminished keyof C, in stepwisefashion,alongstrings1-3. Tip: To sweeppickthe majortriads,useyourfret hand'sringJingerto baracrossstrings3 and 2.

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Technique:Legato Exercise:#104 CD2 o Tracks:1-€ Genre:Roc.ldBlues this nextlegatoline, Music Description:Reminiscent of EricClapton'sturnaroundlickin Cream's"Crossroads," in A minorpentatonic(withan addedmajor3rd,Cl), featuresan assortment of hammer-ons and basedpredominantly pull-offson strings2-4. that occurson beat2 of the secondmeasure. To perform Tip: Thereis no rhythmicvalueassignedto the hammer-on it properly, simplyhammeryourfingerdownontostring3 as quicklyas possible.

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Blues Exercise:#105 CDz . Tracks:17-24 'MusicDescription:A variationof the rhythmfigurefromlastSunday(#98),this boogiepattern,rootedin the keyof A, addsdominantseventhchordsto the l-lV-V (A-D-E)progression. Tip: Someguitaristspreferto slidetheirringerJingerup onefretto playthe dominantchords(47, D7,and E7)on beat That'sperfectlyacceptablebut,for efficiency's sake,I suggestthat you insteaduseyourpinky. 3 of eachmeasure. r3-

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Music Description:Thisfigurereverses the orderof the ascendingand descending C andAm arpeggios foundin Exercise 85. Tip: Althoughthis exercisestartswitha descending O arpeggio,beginwitha downstroke, alternating downstokes and upstrokesthroughout.Onceyou'recomfortable withthis pattern,reverseit and beginwithan upstroke.

Exercise:#1O7 CDz. Trackst17-24 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Blues Music Description:Constructed fromthe A bluesscale(wiihan addedmajor3rd,Ct),thissixthslick,likelast Tuesday's exercise(#100),is anangedalongstrings1 and 3 exclusively, thusskippingoverstring2. Tip: Onlytwo fret-handshapes,playedwitheithera middle-index or middle-ring fingercombination, areused throughout. _

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:A popularbendingtechniqueon guitaris the gradualbendand/orrelease.Here,it takesthree beatsfor a whole-stepbendon string2 to reachits apex(bar1) and2%beatsto fullyreleasea whole-stepbendon string3 (bar2). Tip: Gradualmeansgradual.Executethesebendyreleases as smoothlyas possible,and be sureto maintainproper intonation. ) = q-no

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:TheAm, C, G, and EmarpeggiosfromlastThursday(#102)arerestatedhere,notefor note, exceptthistimethey'revoicedon stringset 3-5. Tip: Yourindexand pinkyfingersstayon strings3 and 5, respectively, for allfourarpeggios, whileyourmiddleand ringflngersalternate, dependingon whetherthe voicingis majoror minor,on string4. ) = 4n-|2O C

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 exercise(#103),triadarpeggiosin the keyof C arearrangedalong Music Description:Ukelastweek'ssweep-picking with up-sweeps. strings1-3; however,heretheydescendand areaniculated Tip: Remember, the notesof the arpeggiosshouldnot ringtogether,but ratherindividually. Therefore, oncea stringis struck, releasepressurefrom its respectivefret-handfinger. ) = 4o-r12 C

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CD2 . Tracks:1€ Music Description:Thisrapid-firepull-offlickis basedin E minorpentatonic and playedin stricteighth-note triplets. Tip: To performthis lickmostefficiently, use"insidepicking"(i.e.,a downstroke on string1 and an upstrokeon string2) Thatbeingsaid,onceyou'recomfortable withthe lick,try startingit withan upstrokeas well. .throughout. ) = 4G120 EmorET

Exercise:#112 CD2. Tracksi,17-24 Technique:Rhythm Genre:Blues Music Description:Notefor note,this bluesboogiepatternis the sameas the onefromWeek14;however, the pattern hasbeenmovedto fifthand seventhpositions. Thiswillget you acclimated to a widelyusedalternative to the fingering-andgiveyourpinkya stretch! open-position Tip: To assistwiththe longpinlq stretch,centeryourfrethand'sthumbon the backof the neck(ratherthanwrapped the sameplacethat yourindexfingeris positionedon the fretboard. aroundit),in approximately -Ja

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CDI.IIACK17 Exercise:#113 CD2 . Tracks:1€ Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock Music Description:Alternate-picked C andAm arpeggiosfeaturingstringskippingareonceagainthe orderof the gapshavegrownto two andthreestrings. day.Thistime,however, the string-skipping Tip: Resistthe urgeto usea singleupstroketo playthe noteson the top threestrings.Instead,concentrate on alternatepickingthe entireligure.

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Exercise:#114 CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:l/etal Music Description:TheA majorscale(A-rc{-D-E-F$-Gf) is anangedin a three-notes-aer-string string-skipping exercise,startingin fifthposition. Tip: Noticethat therearethreedistinctfingerings utilizedin thisexercise,oneeachfor stringpairs1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. ) = 40-ll2 A

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 (bar'1)and multi-step(halfandwhole;bar2) double-stop Music Description:Quarter-step bendspepperthisChuck Berry-inspired lick,featuringnotesfrombothA minorandA majorpentatonic. Tip: The double-stopbendsareexecutedwitha ring-finger barre.lf youfindthat too difficult,try usingbothyourring and binlsyfingersto bendthe notes. ) = 4o-t2o A7

CD2 . Tracks:I-€ Music Description:Similarto the exercises of the previousthreeThursdays, herethe ubiquitous Am, C, G, and Em arpeggiosarearrangedon the guitar'sbottomthreestrings. Tip: TheAm arpeggiocan alsobe playedone octavehigher,in fourteenthposition,to eliminate someof the longer fret-handshifts. ) = 40-120 A

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Exercise:#117 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thesweep-picking exercisefromWeek15 (#103)is modifledherewiththe additionof an extra chordtoneon string1 of eachtriad,makingthemeithermajorseventh,minorseventh,dominantseventh,or half diminished. Tip: Becausethe additional. noteof eachchordis playedwiththe pinky,you mayfindthe alternatefingeringfor the half-diminished chord(Bm7b5) moreadvantaoeous.

Exercise:#118 CD2 o Tracks:1-€ Technique:Legato Genre:Rock Music Description:LikelastSaturday's exercise(#11l), this legatolickis rootedin the E minorpentatonic scale; however, hereeachbeatcontainsfour-notegroupings, andthe pull-offsoccuron string2. Tip: To minimize fret-handmovement,baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1 and 2. Also,try usinga downstroke for the noteson string3. ) = 4f,-r2o Emor E7

Exercise:#119 CDz . Tracksi 17-24 Technique: Rhythm Genre:Blues Music Description:Thisboogiepatternmimicsthe onefromWeek15 (#105)but, likelastSunday'sexercise, the fingeringshavebeenmovedup the fretboard,fromopenpositionto the fifthand seventhpositions. Tip: lf the widepinkystretchesgiveyou problems,try frettingthe firstchordof eachmeasure(A5,D5,and E5)with you indexand middlefingers,ratherthanyourindexand dngfingers. -J-

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Ct}Ir ilACK18 Exercise:#120 GD2 o Tracks:1-8 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Rock Music Description:Theonlydifference betweenlastMonday'sexercise(#113)andthisone is the orderof noteson beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure. Thereanangement of thesenotesnecessitates anotherstringskip,thistimebypassing string2. Tip: Noticethat in orderto changefromC to Am, onlythe ringfingerof yourfrethandneedsto move(thirdfretof string5 to secondfretof string3).

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CDz . Tracks:9-16 Music Descfiption:Thisfigureis the descending versionof lastTuesday's A majorstring-skipping exercise(#114). Tip: lf an index-ring-pinky fingercombination feelsuncomfortable whenplayingthe noteson strings5 and 6, subititute yourmiddlefingerfor yourringfinger. ) = 40-l2O A

' Exercise:#122 CD2. Tracks:1-€ Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock Music Description:Thisriff-based exerciseemploysquarter-,half-,and whole-stepbendson the bassstrings,a populartechniquein rockand countryguitar. Tip: Whole-step bendson the low stringscan be difficultto execute.Forthe oneat the end of thisfigure,pullthe sixth string.downward untiljts pitchmatchesthe openA string.

Exercise:#123 CD2. Tracks:1€ Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock Music Description:In thisfigure,a few of the chordshapesfrompreviousarpeggioexercisesareimplemented intoa two-octave,five-string arpeggioworkoutthroughthe veryfamiliarAm-Hr-Em progression. Tip: Althoughalternatepickingis encouraged, thisexerciseis trulybuiltfor sweeppicking(followthe pickingprompt that's notatedbetweenstaves).

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CD2. Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Theseventhchordsfromlastweek'sSweep-picking exercise(#117)-major,minor,dominant,and halfdiminished-havebeenarangedherein descending fashion,eachusinga combination of a downstroke and an uo-sweeo. Tip: Be carefulwhenyou get to the GZ chord;thoughthe descending triadis the same,the top noteof the four-note patternis onefret lowerthanthe top noteof the major-seventh pattern. Dm7

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Exercise:#125 CD2. Tracks:1-€ Technique:Legato Genre:Rock Music Description:E dominantseventh(E-G|-B-D)andA dominantninth(A-Cl-tr-Ci-B;the rootis omittedin the example) arpeggiosoutlinethe two-barEZ-Agprogression pull-offlick. in this rapid-fire legatoline(#118),baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1 and 2, adjustingyourremaining fin.Tip:LikelastSaturday's gersbackonefretto accommodate the chordchange.

Exercise:#126 CDz. Tracksi17-24 Technique:Rhythm Genre:Blues Music Description:Thisbluesboogiepatternfeaturesa newtwistnot foundin the boogiepatternsof previous Sundays:a quickimplementation of eachchord'sminorand major3rd on beat2 of theirrespective measures. Tip: Whenexecutingthe minor3rd-to-major3rd movementon the sixthstring,be sureto get enougharchon your frethand'spinlsyfingerto not mutethe fifthstring.

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Music Descfiption:Thiscountrylickis rootedin the C majorpentatonicscale(withthe additionof one chromatic passingtone,Eb)andfeaturesa mixtureof frettedand open-string notes. Tip: Useyourindex,middle,ring,and pinkyfingersto playthe noteson the first,second,third,andfourthfrets, respectively. J=6o-1s4 c

CD2. Tracks:9-16 Music Description:ThisA majorstring-skipping exercisefollowsthe sameconceptas Exercise114,exceptthat, here,the three-notegroupingsdescendon eachstringbeforeskippingto the newtargetstring. Tip: Spendextratimeworkingon the positionshiftthat occurswhenmovingfromstring3 to string2. Althoughit's onlya one-fretshift,it'strickywhenplayingthistypeof pattern. ) = 4o-rr2

(#122),thisfigurefocuseson bass-string Music Description:Likethe exercisefromlastWednesday bends.Thistime, half-stepbendsaremixedwithopenstringsfor a snappycountrylickin G. Tip: Pushup, towardthe ceiling,whenperforming thesebends,to avoidinterference withthe adjacentopenstrings. J= 60-1s4 G

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 outliningAm, C, G, and Em Music Description:A root-3rd-Sth€rdarpeggiopatternis playedtwiceper measure, on the guitar'stop two strings. chords,respectively, exercise, too. Tip: Not onlyis thisa greatarpeggioworkout,it happensto be a greatalternate-picking

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 is figurefeaturesthe samenotesas Exercise117,onlyherea hammer-on Music Description:Thissweep-picking usedin eachfour-notearpeggioto connectthe noteson string1. notesin a tripletrhythm.Instead,thesenotesshouldbe comTip: Takecarenot to playthe lirstthreesweep-picked rhythm. binedwiththe hammerednoteand playedin a steadysbdeenth-note ) = 4o-rr2

CD2 . Tracks:1-€ A major(A-CI-E),C$ininor(Ct-EEddieVanHalen'stappingextravaganza, Music Description:A nod to "Eruption," Gf),B dominantseventh(B-D{-F|-A;the rootis omittedin the figure),and E major(E-G}-B)arpeggiosaretappedin three-notegroupingsalongstring2. Tip: Thetaps can be performedwitheitheryourindexor middlefinger.

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CD2. Tracksi17-24 thissingle-note boogieriffwhileplayingthe Chicagoblues Music Description:GuitarlegendBuddyGuypopularized circuitin the 1960s.The lineconsistsof eachchord'sroot(beats1 and 2),as wellas its bTth(beat3) and sth (beat4). and E (sth). Forexample,the linefor the AZ chord,in measure1, containsthe notesA toot), A (rootoctave),G (b7th), Tip: All of the notesin thisfigureshouldbe performedin a staccatomanner(i.e.,shortand crisp).

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Music Description:LikelastMonday'slick(#127],, thiscountrylinealsofeaturesthe C majorpentatonic scale(withan Ebpassingtone):however, this lickpredominantly descendsthe scale,resolving to the root(C)in the secondmeasure. Tip: Practiceeachmeasureseparately untilyou can playthroughthemwithno mistakes. Then,linkthe measures togetherand playthe entirephraserepeatedly. J = 60-184

CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Influenced by lastTuesday's exercise(#128),herethe A majorscaleis arrangedintothree-note groupingsthat ascendeachstringwhilesimultaneously descending pattern. the neckvertically via a string-skipping Tip: Becauseof the positionshiftsthat occurbetweenstringpairs1-2 and3-4, firstpracticethisexercisea half measureat a timeto isolatethe positionshifts. ) = 40-112 A

Exercise:#136 CD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Genre:Country 'Music Description:Thisbass-string bendingriffwas borrowedfromBradPaisley's bag of tricks.Thefigure'stwo chords(B and E)areconnectedwith quickbendsof the fifthand sixthstrings,at the endof measure.l. Tip: Afterplayingthe B chord,moveyourindexand ringfingersto the sixthandfrfthstrings,respectively, llkeyou're goingto playan FI powerchord.Thiswillput you in perfectpositionto attackthe bends.

Technique:Arpeggios Exercise:#137 CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Genre:Rock Music Description:Ndtefor note,thisarpeggioexerciseis identicalto the onefromlastThursday(#130);however, havebeenshiftedto strlngset 2-3. herethe fingerings Tip: TheC and G arpeggiosusethe samefingerpatternso simplyslideyourfrethanddownthe neck,fromseventeenthto twelfthposition.Theminorarpeggios(Amand Em)alsosharethe samefingering.

Technique:SweepPicking Exercise;#138 CD2 . Tracks:9-'16 Genre:Metal .MusicDescription:Themajor,minor,dominant,and half-diminished seventhchordsfromWeeks1Z-19arearranged arpeggiosperformed withpull-offsand up-sweeps. hereintoa sweep-picking exercisethatfeaturesdescending Tip: Thinkof eachfour-notearpeggioas beingdividedin half,withone halffeaturinga pull-offand the otherhalffeaturinga two-noteup-sweep.

Exercise:#139 CD2. Tracks:1€ Technique:Legato Genre:Rock Music Description:Thistappingexerciseborrowsthe A, C{m,BZ,and E arpeggiosandtripletrhythmsfromlast the orderin whichthe secondand thirdnotesof eacharpeggioareplayed. Saturday's example(#132)but rearranges Tip: Toachievea consistentattackwith eachnote,pushthe stringdown (orup)slightlywithyourtappingfingerbefore it'sreleased.

Technique:Rhythm Exercise:#1rO CD2.Tacks:17-24 Genre:Blues a quick,three-note"tag"to Music Description:Similarto lastSunday'sboogiepattern(#133),this riffincorporates of a 12-barblues. eachmeasure,addingsomezestto the aural-and performance-monotony Tip: Don'tbe afraidto mixand matchthisboogiepatternwiththe onefromlastweek.lt willkeepyou linessounding fresh!' -Jr

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Similarto the A majorpatternsof the previous few Tuesdays, the A naturalminorscaleis jumpa wholeoctave(A arrangedintoa three-notes-per-string string-skipping exercise.Here,however, the groupings to A, D to D, etc.)whenmovingfromonestringto the ne)d. jumps)thanthe A majorscalepatterns,so practice Tip: Thesestringskipscovermoreof the neck(two-and three-fret eachskip separatelybeforeplayingthe entireexercise. J= 4o-rr2

Music Description:You'llneedlotsof fingerstrength-andpatience-to pullof this "pedal-steel" lickin C major,a favoriteof countrypickers. Tip: Usehybridpicking(acombination of yourpickandfingers)to playthis lick,pluckingthe non-bentnoteson the secondstringwithyourmiddlefinger. .l = 60-184

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 two the familiarAnr-C-G-Emtwo-stringarpeggiopatternfromthe previous Music Description:In this exercise, (#130and #137)is playedin a loweroctave,on strings3 and4. Thursdays Tip: Youcan usethe samethreefingers(index,middle,and pinliy)for the lirstthreearpeggiossimplyby adjusting yourfingeringon string3 by onefret.

Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2 o Tracks:$-16 Exercise:#14.5 seventhchordsin the keyof C arearrangedin a Music Description:lvlajor,minor,dominant,and half-diminished patternthat movesstepwiseup the neckon strings1-3. sweep-picking ascending/descending rapid-fire Tip: Useback-to-backupstrokesto playthe fourthand sixthnotesof eachsix-notearpeggio.CIhefifthnoteis sounded by the pull-off.) ) = 4o-rr2

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Genre:Blues Technique:Rhythm CD2. Trackst17-24 Exercise:# f47 "Prideand Joy,"thisshufflepatternfeaturesa walk-upof the E Music Description:A nod to StevieRayVaughan's with E majorchordstabs. majorpentatonicscale(E-Gf-rc{-E) that alternates picking,playingthe bassnoteswitha downstroke andthe staccatochord formof alternated Tip: Usean exaggerated stabbwithan upstroke. rJ-

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0loIMCI(22 Exercise:#148 CD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Country Music Description:Likelastweek'slick(#141),this phraseis constructed fromthe G majorpentatonic scale(witha $b passingtone).Unlikelastweek'slick,however, this linepredominantly descendsthe scale,resolving to the root(G) on the sixthstring. Tip: Watchout for the adjacentopenstringsthat crossthe bar line.Thesearetrickyand willneedsomeelitraattention. ! = 60-184

CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Music Description:TheA minorstring-skipping exercisefromlastTuesday(#142)is arrangedherein descencling fashion. Tip: Onceyourcomfortable alternatepickingthisexercise, try employingpull-offsto articulate the notes. ) = 40-tt2 Am

Music Description:A whole-stepbendis heldfor an entiremeasurewhilenotesfromthe G majorscalearestruck intermittently betweenreiterations of the bentnote. yourbending(ring)fingerwithyourmiddlefinger,especially Tip: Reinforce whenplayingthe noteson string1. Thiswill help.tokeepthe bentnotein tune.lt alsorequiresyouto playthe 8th-fretC withyourindexfinger. J=co-rtl

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:In thisfigure,the arpeggiopatternfromlastThursday(#144)is restated,notefor note;however, the fret-handlingeringshavebeenshiftedto strings4 and 5. try usinglegato-a combination of hammer-ons and pulF Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable alternatepickingthisexercise, the noteson string4. offs-to articulate .J= 4-120 A

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CD2. Tracks:9-16 YngwieMalmsteen. lickis inspiredby Swedishsuper-picker sweep-picking Music Description:Thisneoclassical to the rootof the Am chord. brpeggiosare"swept"overan ETbgchordbeforeresolving Here,diminished-seventh featurethe samefingerpatternand moveup the neckin minor3rds arpeggios Tip: All threediminished-seventh (three{retincrements).

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock CD2 . Tracks:1-€ Exercise:#15i! (#146) exercibe This tapping fest bonowsthe A, Clm, 87, and E arpeggiosfromlastSaturday's Music Description: of beats1 and 2, and 3 and 4, of eachmeasure. but flip-flopsthe notesequences of yourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutestring-1andthe Tip: To preventunwantedstringnoise,usethe underside bladeof yourpickhandto mutestringsH. ) = &r2o

CD2 . Trackst '17-24 Music Description:In guitarlingo,this bluesrhythmis commonlyreferredto as "sliding6ths"becauseof the interval (a 6th)that existsbetweenthe top and bottomnoteof eachthree-notechordvoicing.In fact,thisfigureis oftenplayed withthe middlenotesof the chordsbeingomitted. chords,withyourfrethand'sindexfingeron fret4 of the Tip: Voicethe D9 and E9chordslikestandarddominant-ninth Of course,thesenotesarevoicedonly;theyshouldremainsilent. fourthstringandfret6 of the fourthstring,respectively.

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two-notes-per-string G majorseventharpeggio,startMusic Description:Thisnextexercisefeaturesa three-octave, ing on the seventhdegree(FI)oJthe chord/scale. Tip: Noticethatthe firstnote,F , startson the "and"of beat4 (thisis calleda "pickup"note)and shouldbe picked withan upstroke.

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CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:lvletal Exercise:#156 A minor workoutsimilarto the onefoundin Week21 (#142)is utilized-here, Description: An string-skipping Music althoughthe three-notegroupingsnow descendon eachstringwhilethe overallpatternascendsthe fretboard. fingercombination is usedfor all sixstrings. Tip: Thesamepinky-ring-index

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country Exercise:#157 CD2 . Tracks:3H0 lickthat moves Music Descdption:G, F,and C chords(V-lV-lin the keyof C)areoutlinedwitha restatedpedal-steel positionally-from the neck. twelfthto tenthto seventh--down Tip: Keepyourpinkyhoveringover(oron)strings1 and 2, andyourindexand ringfingershoveringoverstring3, whileyou movedownthe neck.Thatway,they'llbe in placeto restatethe lickat eachstop.

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 of the lastsevMusic Description:Inthisfigure,the arpeggiopatternusedto outlinethe Am-rc-Em progressions is restatedin a loweroctave,on strings5 and 6. eralThursdays Tip: TheG and Em arpeggioscanalsobe playedan octavelowerthanwritten,in thirdand openpositions,respectively.Useyourearto guideyou.

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Music Description:In thisstandardA minorpentatonicbluesphrase,mutedstringsweepsleadintowhole-step sweepat the fifthfretthat leadsintoa bendsin measure1. Thisis followed,in measure2, by a reverse(upwards) ouarter-steo bend. Tip: Usethe fleshyundersideof yourpickhandto mutethe stringsduringthe sweepsin measure1. -J-

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Technique:Legato Gen-re:Rock CDz. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#160 chordtonehasbeenaddedto the A, Ch, BZ and E arpeggios Music Description:Forthistappinglick,an additional notes. fourweeks,changingthe rhythmsfromtripletsto sixteenth of the previous that wereusedin the legatoexercises rhythm,takingcarenot to omitthe lastnoteof eachfour-notegroupingand reverting Tip: Focuson the sixteenth-note backto the tripletrhythmsof previousexamples. ) = 4n-rn

Genre:Jazz Technique:Rhythm GD2. Tracks:2G-32 Exercise:#161 pattern,shownhereusingvoicings rhythm,thisjazz-s\r,,1ng Music Description:A variationof the popular"Charleston" in big-bandsettings. in the keyof G major(G7-C9-D9),is prevalent of a l-lV-V progression (beat "and" measure. Also,the firstchordof eachmeasthe of beat 2) in each 1 and both chord attacks Tip: Accent ureshouldbe playedstaccato.

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CIlloTRACK 24 Exercise:#162 CD2. Tracks:25-32 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Jazz Music.Description: Thisfigureis identicalto Exercise155fromlastweekexceptfor one note,5* (the7th),whichhas beenfowereda halfstep,to F (thebzth),to makeit a G dominantseventharpeggio(G-B-D-F). Tip: To accommodate the loweredseventh,useyourindexand ringfingers(ratherthanyourindexand middlefingers, as in Exercise155)to playthe noteson strings2, 4, and6. -Jr

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 .MusicDescription:Buildingon the A minorstring-skipping exercises of the previous threeweeks,thisflgureascends threescaletoneson one stringbeforeskippingto the nexttargetstring. Tip: Afteryou'vebecomecomfortable alternatepickingthe sequence, try employing hammer-ons to executethe noteson eachstring. ) = 4l-rr2 Am

Exercise:#1Bl CD2. Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Blues Music Description:Thisopen-position lickcombineswhole-step(string3) and half-step(string1) bendswithopen stringsfor a bluesysound. Tip: W-hole-step bendsin openpositioncan be difficultto execute.Wrappingyourthumbaroundthe neckwillgive youa littleextraleverage. ) = 4o-12o E7

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 outliningthe ubiquitous Music Description:A 5th-3rd-root-3rdarpeggiopatternis playedtvviceper measure, AnFG-Em progression. thatyou know usingthe noteon string2, the root,as yourposiTip: Tryplayingthis patternoverotherprogressions accordingto whetherthe chordsaremajoror minol:. tionalguide,andthenadjustingyourfingerings

phrasesportsAm(maj7) and luminaryPat Martino,thissweep-picking Music Description:Bonowedftomja?7-guitar progression. arpeggiosplayedin rapidsuccessionove(a i7-iv7(Am7-Dm7) Dm(maj7) Tip: Forthe upwardsweeps,useyourfret hand'smiddlefingerto barthe noteson strings2-3.

GenIe:Rock Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:1+ Exercise:#167 (A-B-C-D-E-Fi-C) mode, or,due from the A Dorian featuring notes scalar sequence, A four-note Music Description: (A-Btl-D-E-Fl-G) mode,is repeatedon eachbeatof this to the omissioirof a minoror major3rd,A Mixolydian two-bartappingphrase. yourringfingeris incorporated intothe festivities for the firsttimeso conTip: Afierllveweeksof tappingexercises, four notes. volume across all consistent centrateon achieving ) = 40-t?n AmorAT

Genre:Jazz Technique:Rhythm CD2 . Tracks:25-.32 Exercise:#168 fromlastSunday(#161),this'lfourto the bar" usingthe l-tV-V(G7-C9-D9)progression Music Description:lllustrated compingpatternis anotherfavoriteof ja77guitaristsin big-bandsettings. Tip: All of the chordsin thisexampleshouldbe playedstaccato,withthe chordson beats2 and 4 of eachmeasure receiving accents(i.e.,playedlouder).Also,a populartechniquewhenplayingthis example,thanksto CountBasie guitaristFreddieGreen,is to soundonlythe lowestthreenotesof eachfour-notechordvoicing. ) = s6-r44

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Music Description:Thethirddegree,B, of the G dominantseventharpeggiopatternfromlastweek(#162)hasbeen lowereda halfstepto Bb,makingit a G minorseventharpeggio. Tip: Dividethe arpeggiointostringpairs(G-5,4-3, 2-1),usingan index-ring/index-pinky fingerpatternfor each. -3-

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Exercise:#170 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:lvletal Music Description:In this string-skipping exercise, the C majorscale(orA minor,its relativeminorscale)is arranged patternon boththe first.andthirdstrings,completely in an ascendjng, three-notes-per-string skippingoverstring2. Tip: Experiment withvariouswaysto fingerthisexercise. Thefingerings notatedaremerelysuggestions. , ) = 4[-rr2 CorAm

CD2 . Tracks:1-€ Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Rootedin the 12th-position E minorpentatonic scale,thislickis a repeating three-notesequence fealuringwhole-stepbendson string3. pickingpatternto performeachthree-notepattern. Tip: Usea down-down-up ) = co-tm E7

Genre:Rock Technique:Arpeggios CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Eiercise:*fZZ have been shifted patterns 165 from Exercise Em arpeggio and the Am, C, G, For this exercise, Music Description: fingerings. fromstrings1 and 2 to strings2 and 3, resultingin different the firsttwo notesof eachpattern;pickthe two to aftJmatepicking,usea pull-offto articulate iif: ns ai atternative notes. remaining

Genre:Jazz Technique:SweepPicking CDz. lriac]<st23-82 Ex6iciJer*iZS j277 guitarists at the is employed used by phrase, commonly an upwardsweep Music Description:In thisA minor fifth fret. rhythm. Tip: Takecarenot to rushthe sweep;it shouldbe playedin an eveneighth-note-triplet -Jr

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Genre:Rock Technique:Legato cD2 . Tracks:1-8 Ex;rcGt #lta performance (E, an enco.re and A) make F$, G, tapping exercise Music Description:Thefour notesin lastweek's fingertap. areemployedaftereach_ thus hammer-ons the notesequencehasbeenreversed, here;however, Tip: lf you get boredwith hearingthe samefournotesplayedoverand over,moveyourtappingfingerup and down the neckfor auralvariety. ) = 4X-120 AmorAT

Genre:Jazz Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:25-32 rroiiier *tzg exercise (#168), swing accompaniment this "four example to the bar" Music Description:Modeledafterlastweek's progression. pattern (bar the G major 4) to (Am7-Dg) quick turnaround ii7-VZ a introduces the G7 chord,flitten yourindexfingerslightlyto mutethe fifthstring.Samegoesfor yourmiddle Tip: Whenplalying fingdrwhenplayingthe AmZchord.

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[01o]RACK 26 Exercise:#176 CD2 o Tracks:25-32 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Jazz Music Description:In thisalternate-picking workout,the arpeggiopatternsfromthe previous threeweeksareutilized to navigatea ii-V-l progression ln the keyof c (Gm7-C7-Fmaj7). Tip: Don'tforget-start withan upstrokeon the "and"of beat4 of the pickupmeasure. Thesamenote(R is foundat the end of measure2, leadingbackto the beginning of the phraseon the repeat. -J-

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Exercise:#177 CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal Music Description:TheC major/Aminorstring-skipping sequencefromlastTuesday's eiercise(#170)is usedonce again,onlythistime in descending fashion. Tip: Becauseof the tripletrhythms,the pickingpatternsremainconsistent(down-up-down or up-down-up) on both stringsthroughout. ) = lp,-rrz CorAm

Exercise:#178 GD2o Tracks:1€ Technique:stringBending Genre:Rock/Blues Music Description:Thislickis identicalto Exercise164fromWeek24, onlyhereit'sperformedone octavehigher,in 12thposition. Tip: lf.usingyourpinkyto performthe bendson string1 provesproblematic, switchto yourringfinger. I = 4Lr2o E7

Genre:Rock Technique:Arpeggios CDz. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#179 Music Description:Thisexerciseemploysthe Am,C, G, and Emarpeggiopatternsfromthe previoustwo Thursdays (#165and #172);however,herethe patternsaremoveddownan octaveand playedon strings3 and4. reversedirectionand start startingwitha downstroke, alternatepickingthisexercise, Tip: Onceyou'recomfortable with an upstroke. ) = 40_12O Am

CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Ascendingtriadarpeggiosin the keyof G major,eachplayedwitha downwardssweep,are arrangedin stepwisefashionalongstrings2-4. keepyourindexfingerbarredacrossstrings2-3 at alltimes{exceptfor fret-handJingermovement, Tip: To minimize the Fl' chord),addingyourmiddlefingerto string3 for the majortriads.

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 in Exercises 167 and174 havebeencombinedintoa single Music Description:In thisfigure,the notesequences six-notetappingsequencethat'splayedtlvicepermeasure. Tip: A potentialproblemwith longlegatolinessuchas thisone is thatthe notesat the end of the sequencetendto be playedat a lowerattackvolume.To preventthisfromoccurring,hammerontothe stringwiththe same-or moreauthorityusedfor the pull-offs. ) = &-120 AmorAT

Music Description:Thisexample,likethe onesfromthe previoustwo Sundays,employsthe "fourto the bar"rhythm techniqueto playa l-vi-ii-V-iii-Vl-ii-Vin the keyof G (GmaFEmT-Am7-D7-Bm7-E7-Am7-D7). withthefinTip: Threenew chordvoicingshavebeenintroducedin thisfgure:Gmaj7,EmZ,and E7.Getacquainted geringsfor eachof thesechordsbeforeattemptingto executealleightchordssuccessively.

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progression Music Description:TheGm7-C7-Fmaj7 fromExercise126 hasbeenretainedfor thisalternate-picking workout.Thistime,however,seventh-position, verticalarpeggiosareusedfor the Gm7 andC7 chordsbeforethe twopatternis recalledfrompreviousexercises notes-per-string, horizontal for the FmajTchord. Tip: Paystrictattentionto the fingeringquggestions for the mostefficientpedormance of this line.

CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Thisexerciseis similarto the string-skipping sequencepresented in Exercise'170,onlyhereeach three-notegroupingdescendsalongstrings1 and 3 (ratherthanascend),skippingoverstring2. patternfor string3 and an up-downTip: To playthisfiguremostefficiently, use"outside"pickingF-adown-up-down up patternfor string1. ) = 40-tt2 CorAm

Exercise:#185 CD2. Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues (svings2 and 3) and half-stepbends(string1)arethe featuredtechniquesin this Music Description:Whole-step 12th-position lick. Tip: Following the whole-stepbendson strings2 and 3, takecarenot to overextend the half-stepbendson string1. ) = 4o-r2o

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Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:9-16 Eia;dt *i8t (#180) followsa exercise sweep-picking Music Description:Here,eachdiatonicG majorarpeggiofromlastweek's the neck' ascending sequenceon strings2-4 whilesimultaneously descending . .. up-sweepsunderyourfingers,try anotherpickingpattern:playthe noteson Tip: Onceyou havethe three-string stiing2 witha downstrokeand the noteson strings3-4 witha singleupwardsweep.

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CD2 o Tracks:1-8 fromWeeks24-26. Music Description:Inthisworkout,an extranote,D, hasbeenaddedto the tappingexercises pull-offs, hamm-er-ons. slides, and taps, 6ight-notesequencespanstwo beatsand includesJinger The resulting and counted: played rhythm in a steady sixteenth-note groupings! They should be Tip: Don'trishlhe eight-note etc. "one-ee-and-uh, two-ee-and-uh," ) = ao-r'f'

GenreiJazz Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:25-32 *ercise: #189 past pattern several from the rhythm Music Description:Thisjazzynumberin G major,featuringthe "fourto the bar" measurc in turnaround sequence a nifty (from to Am7) before GmajT fashion Sundavs,walis up the neckin stepwise sendsthe sequencebackto the beginning. 2( mi-D749/D7b9\ Tip: Whenvoicingihe D7*9chord,baryourfrethand'sindexfingeracrossstrings2-4. fnal waY,it'll be in placefor the D7b9chordwhenyou liftyourpinkyfinger.

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Music Description:Inthis nen afternate-picking exercise, arpeggiosand scalefragmentsareusedto navigate the familiarii-V-l progression in the keyof G (Gm7-C7-Fm47\. playingthe lineby startingwitha downstroke, Tip: As always,onceyou'recomfortable reversethe sequenceand start withan uostroke.

CDz . Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Similarto the string-skipping exercises of the previousthreeweeks,thisfigurediatonically descendsthe C major/Aminorscale,whileeachthree-notegroupingascendsstrings1 and 3. Tip: Focuson the indexfingerof yourfrethand,usingit to guideyourhandto the flrstnoteof eachnewthree-note grouprng. ) = 4-tt2 C orAm

Exercise:#192 CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues 'Music Description:The E minorpentatonicscalesuppliesthe notes for this rapid-fire bendinglick,whichfeatures whole-stepbendson strings2 and 3. Tip: To performthislickmostefficiently, utilizeyourpinllyfor the hammer/pull on string1 andthe bendon string2, andyourdngfingerfor the bendon string3.

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Descdption:Thesearpeggiopatterns-althoughplayedon strings5 and 6 (ratherthan4 and 5) withtvvo patterns(Amand C) frettedan octavelower-are, notefor note, identicalto the onesfrom lastThursday(#186). note. sixth-string Tip: Yourringfingermaybe a betteroptionthanyourmiddlefingerfor the Emarpeggio's ) = qo-rm A

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Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#194 havebeenaddedto the diatonicG majortriadsfromthe sweep-picking Music Description:In thisfigure,extensions seventh-chord arpeggios. exercisesin Weeks26 and 27, makingthemeithermajor,minor,dominant,or half-diminished withthe widefingerstretchon string2 beforemovTip: Spendextratimeon the GmajTarpeggioand get comfortable stretches. ing on to the restof the exercise,whereyou'llencounterless-severe ) = 4o-rr2 F[m7b5

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock CD2 o Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#195 playedwitha tap/pull/hammer sequencein steadytriplets, Music Description:A-E-F| and A-E-G notegroupings, alternateon eachbeal,givingyourfret-handringand pinlv fingersa workout. Tip: Onceyou havethisfigureunderyourfingers,try usingyourmiddleand ringfingersto playthe noteson frets7 to helpimprovefret-handde)derity. and 8, respectively, ) = &l2O AmorAT

pattern,playedovera rc7-C progression, featuresa quarter-note Music Description:Thiscountryaccompaniment withchordpartialsstrummedin eighthnotes. root-sthbasslinethat alternates Tip: Forthe C-chordbassline,moveyourfrethand'sringfingerbackand forthbetweenstring5 and string6. No finger movementis necessary for the G7-chordbassline. ) = 6o-ru c

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Ill oTRACK 29 Exercise:#197 CD2 . Tracks:9-.16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Majorand minortriadarpeggiosarrangedin tripletrhythmsin secondpositionprovidethe alternate-picking challenge in this neo-classical rock/metalmelody. Tip: Becausethis is an alternate-picking exercise, fightthe temptationto randomiyinsenupstrokesor downstrokes whenit'sconvenient. Instead,staytrueto the pickingdirectionsprovidedbetweenthe notationand tab staves.

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Exercise:#198 CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal Music Description:Here,the three-notes-per-string C majorAminorstring-skipping conCeptof the pastseveral weekshasbeenmovedfromstrings1 and 3 to strings2 and 4 thus posingnewfingeringchallenges. Tip: Useth-esuggestedfingerings as a guide,but feelfreeto experiment withyourown fingercombinations, using whichever feelsmostnatural. ) = 4-lt2 CorAm

Exercise:#199 CD2. Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Blues Music Description:B.B. Kingprovidesthe inspiration for this lickin A, whichfeatures,quarter-,half-,aRdwhole-step bendsperformedexclusively on string1. Tip: Theentirephrasecan be performedwithjust yourindexand ringfingers,playingnotesat the eighthandtenth frets, respectively. )=40-t2o

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Genre:Rock Technique:Arpeggios CD2. Tracks:1€ Exercise:#2OO areemployedin a three-octave, Music Descdption:Inthisfigure,familiarpatternsfoundin previousexercises Am arpeggio. horizontal Tip: Althoughyou'llbe temptedto playthisexercisein triplets(patternsof three),it shouldbe performedin an even rhythm. eighth-note

GD2. Tracks:$-16 orderwhilethe arpeggiofromExercise194 is arrangedherein descending Music Description:Eachseventh-chord ascendsthe neck. sequencesimultaneously Tip: Afterplayingthe GmajTarpeggio,letyourpinkyfingerbe yourguideas you moveup the neckto eachnewdestination(fret8, fret 10,fret 12, etc.).

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:Ascendinglegatoslides,rootedin the E naturalminorscale(E-FI-G-A-B-C-D)and-performed on string2, arethe focusof thisexercise. exclusively Tip: Put enougharchon yourfrethand'smiddlefingerso as not to mutethe highE-stringdrone

patternis quitesimilarto lastSunday'sexercise(#196).Theonly Music Description:Thiscountryaccompaniment that occuron beat3 of eachmeasure. is the basslinehammer-ons difference with mixingand matchingthisfigurewiththe onefromlastSunday.Forexample,alternatebetween Tip: Experiment basslineeverymeasure. lastweek'sroot-sthbasslineand thisweek'shammer-on

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ltll r TBACK 30 CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Thisfigureis identicalto lastMonday'sexercise(#lgZ),onlythe fingerings for the arpeggiosin measures2-4 navebeendisplacedto upperregionsof the neck,presenting newalternate-picking challenges. Tip: Practicethisfigureverygradually, workingon threenotes(onebeat)at a time.Then,stringit alltogetherand practicethe entireexerciseat the varioustemposDrovided.

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CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Music Description:LastTuesday's ascendingC major/AminorFtring-skipping exercise(#198)is arrangedhqrein fashion. descending Tip: Spendextratimeworkingon the lasttwo beatsof measure2, wherean odd fingeringcombinedwiththe string skipmakefor a trickymaneuver. ) = 4o-rr2 CorAm

CD2 . Tracks:1-€ Music Description:LikelastWednesday's lick(#199),thisone,too, is inspiredby B.B.Kingand featuresmultiple bendsof varioussteps(quarter, half,and whole)playedon string1. Tip: Becauseof the threedifferent typesof bends,gettingproperintonation for eachbendis challenging; therefore, spendexra timeworkingon bendingeachnoteto its properpitchbeforeattempting to playthe entirephrase. ) = 40.120 A'I

Genre:Rock gxercise:*eOz Technique:Arpeggios CD2. Tracks:1-8 a basicthree-noteC major exercise(#200),thisexamplejuxtaposes Music Description:Similarto lastThursday's C malorarpeggio. Theend resultis a three-octave chordacrossihe neckhoizontally. repeated everyotherstring. is pattern sequence for eachthree-notearpeggio Tip: Thefinger ) = 40-t20

CD2. Tracks:9-16 example,featuringdiaMusic Description:Borrowingits notesand patternsfromExercise194,thissweep-picking hammer-on new tvvist: a one G major, adds in the key of arpeggios tonicseventh-chord the sweepspracticeeachone independently-without Tip: lf-youfindyou'rehavingtroublewiththe hammer-ons, add the sweepsand playthe entiresequence. withthe hammer-ons, overand over.Onceyoufeelcomfortable

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E minordroneriff versionof lastSaturday's Music Description:Alsofeaturinglegatoslides,thisfigureis the descending noteson string fretting the 3 while simultaneously your Iinger to mute string middle fret hand's of Tip: Usethe fihgernail 2 withthat fingerstip.

Genre:Country Technique:Rhythm CD2 . Tracks:3H0 Exercise:#210 203-such as chordparExercises 196 and pattern from elements combines rhythm This country Description: Music "walk-ups" anda "walkbasslines-withsingle-note andthe root-Sthand hammer-on tials,the C-G7-C progression, down." Tip: Forthe walk-upsandwalk-down,useyourfret hand'sringfingerfor the noteson fret3 of the fifthand sixth strings,and yourmiddlefingerfor the noteon fret2 of the jifth string. .J= 60-184

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oTfiACK C01 31 Exercise:#211 CD2. itracks:$-16 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thechordchdngesusedin the alternate-picking exercises fromthe p;eviousiwo weekshave beenarrangedhereintoa sixteenth-note, string-skipping workout. Tip: Althoughmuchof yourattentionwillbe dedicatedto thisfigure'sstring-skipping challenges, don'tforgetto also concentrateon tne bchnique du /bul: alternatepicking. ) = 40-ll2 D

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Exercise:#212 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:N/etal Music Description:Similarto the string-skipping'exercise fromWeekdg (#198);theC m;jorlA minorscaleis three-notegroupingsthatsimultaneously arrangedherein descending ascendstrings2 and 4. Tip: Thefirsttwo beatsof the exercisewillposethe biggestchallenge, so focuson thosefirst. ) = 40-112 C orAm

CDz . Tracks:1-8 Music Description:ThisStevieBayVaughan-inspired lickbuildson the bendingworkoutsof the previoustwo weeks (#199and #206),introducing a quarter-step double-stop bendin measure1. Tip: To playthe first-string bendsthat succeednotesfromthe samefretof the adjacent,secondstring,useyourring fingerfor the formerandyourmiddlefingerfor the latter.

CD2 . Tracks:1€ in secondposition, G majorarpeggioclimbsthe neckhorizontally-starting Music Description:Thisihree-octave position-before the pattern. reversing dkection and descending position, and endingin seventh movingto fourth lingerings that are notated. position indicated in the in this example, as shifts three distinct Tip: Thereare ) = 40-t2o

CD2 . Tracks:9-16 exercise(#208),onlythe notesof eacharpegMusic Description:Thisexampleis similarto lastweek'ssweep-picking the noteson string2. has(naturally) beenreplacedwith a pull-offto articulate gio now descend,and the hammer-on iip: You'llbe inclinedto sweepthe lastthreenotesof eachfour-notegrouping,but don'tdo it! lnstead,playthe arpegthe lasttvvo. the firsttwo notesand an upwardsweeparticulating giosas written,witha pull-offconnecting

Rock Gen-re: Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#216 graduplayed riff, in steady sixteenth-notes, this E minor dronQ 202 and 209, to Exercises Similar Music Description: legaloslides. of ascendingand descending allyclimbsthe neckvia a combination the riff'stonalityin yourmind,pluckthe openlow E string,lettingit ringwhileyou playthe riff Tii:: Tofurtherreinforce on the top two strings. ) = 40-t2x Em

CD2 . Tracks:41-48 Music Description:Likemanyfunkrhythms,thisfigureis basedon a steadysireamof sixteenthnotes.Here,a foureverybeatwithstringmutes,whicharean notevoicingof an Eg chord,playedon the top fourstrings,alternates guitar. elementof funk essential that yourfrethandhasappliedto the E9,leavingyour Tip: To properlyexecutethe mutes,simplyreleasethe pressure soundis created. inderand ringfingerson the stringswithjust enoughpressureso that a percussive

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CDIr IIACK 32 Exercise: #218 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternateplcking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thearpeggiosfromthe alternate-picking exercises of the previousthreeweeksarearrangedhere alongstrings1 and 2 exclusively. Tip: Althoughthe fret-handfingerings changeto accommodate for majoror minorchords,the pickingpatternjs consistentthroughout. ) = 4o-rr2

Exercise:#219 CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal MusicDescription:Buildingon the string-skipping exercises of the pastseveralweeks,thisfigureclimbsthreesteps of the C major/Aminorscaleon the secondstringbeforeskippingto the fourthstringand repeating the sequence. The patternis thenrepeatedas it moveshorizontally downthe neck. Tip: Althoughthe figuresuggestsstartingwitha downstroke, you mayfindit advantageous to startwithan upstroke. ) = 40.112 CorAm

Exercise:#220 CD2. Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Blues Music Description:LikelastWednesday's lick(#213),this bendingworkoutis inspiredby StevieRayVaughan, althoughthere'sa higherconcentration of stringmanipulations in thisexample. Tip: A positionshiftoccursin measure4. Toaccommodate this move,useyourindexfingerfor the bendon beat1, andthenquicklyshiftit to the fifthfretto playthe subsequent note. ) = 4o-r2o

Genre:Rock Technique:Arpeggios CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#221 Music Description:Startingat the twelfthfretof string6, this Em arpeggiopatterncoversthreeoctavesand allsix courseand climbingbackdownthe neckstringsbeforereversing (onewithyourmiddlefinger;the otherwithyourringfinger),and use withthe suggestedfingerings Tip: Experiment the onethat feelsmostnatural. ) = 4o-rn

CD2 . Tracks:S-16 of Weeks26-31 areemployedhereto producea exercises fromthe sweep-picking Music Description:Elements arpeggiosdiatonicto G major. "notey"workoutfeaturingsextupletrhythms(sixnotesper beat)and seventh-chord combinaa hammer-on/pulFoff to the pickingdirectionsnotatedbetweenstaves,try employing Tip: As an alternative the firstupstrokeof eacharpeggio tionto connectthe threenoteson string2, whichwilleliminate ) = 40-ll2 GmajT

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Genre:Funk Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:41-48 Exercise:#224 rhythms, 217 (e.9.,sixteenth-note Music Description:Thisfunkrhythmpatterntakesthe mainelementsfromExercise Eg chord,stringmutes)and addsa half-stepchordalslideto beats1 and 3 of eachmeasure. Tip: Usethe undersideof yourfrethand'smiddlefinger,whichis not partof the chordvoicing,to mutestrings5 and 6 -not for a percussive sound,but ratherto preventunwantedstringnoise. ) = 40-ll2

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"'Exercise: #226 cD2 . Tracks:9-16 recnnique:-siiind sk'pprs cenre:Metal MusicDescription: Forthisexercise, thec ma]or/A minorstring-skipping con"""pt working ontrp last filiuJbeen serzeral weeksis utilizedonce.again; hor,1r'ever, thepatternshavdbeehmoveoto stringss ands. p]9yl!s gulqr(foryourhands'sake,I hopeyouare!), adda litfledistortion to yourtone,which .i1P.jt^Y_9""I"?!,glqctric wI||maKe Ine noteseasterto articulate.

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GenreiJazz Technique:Arpeggios CD2 . Tracks:25-32 E;rcjl* #t8 pattern, for the foundation is two-notes-per-string in a three-octave, arranged An AmajT arpeggio, tvtuiic Oescription: thisfigure. patterndictatethe rhythm;thisexerciseshouldbe playedin stricttriplets Tip: don't letthe two-notes-per-string

cenre: Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:g-10 E .r;iie: #t29 diatonicto the keyof D major,climbthe neckalongstrings3-5 and Music Description:Ascendingtriadarpeggios, witha singledownwardsweep. articulated areindividually Tip: ThewoundD, A, and low-Estrings(andperhapsthe G-string,if you'rebraveenough!)presenta greaterchalmore you mayneedto spendconsiderably leige thanunwoundstringswith resp;ctto sweeppicking.Consequently, to follow. time practicingthisexerciseand the exercises

Genre:Funk Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:41-48 Exercise:#231 pulse (EbS E9) and sixteenth-note to slide hallstep chordal the which retains Music Description:Thisfunkfigure, E13 chord, an mutes, and introduces and string the chord stabs rhythm to a syncopated 224, adds Exercise from playedstaccato,on beat 4 of the secondmeasure iip: Tovoicethe E13chord,simplymaintainthe precedingE9voicingand add yourpinkyto fretI of the firststring. ) = 40-ll2

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il .nACK 34 Exercise:#232 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal Music.DescriPtion: Thearpeggiosfromlastweek(#225)havebeenextendedto includet6e thkd string.These ascendingpatternsstarton the chordsfifthdegree(e.9.,A for the D chord,E for the A chord)and endbn the fifth degree,one octavehigher. Tip: Remember, this is an alternate-picking exercise,so avoidthe temptationto usea downwardssweeDfor the first three notesof each beat. ) = 4f.-rr2

Exercise:#233 cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:stringskipping Genre:Metal Music Description:Similar to.Exercise 226 from last week, this figurealsoutilizesthe C major/Aminorscate,onlyin ' descending fashion. Tip: Becauseof theirthickness,woundstringsaremuchharderto pickthanunwoundstrings.Therefore, don't get discouraged if you needto spendmoretimepracticing thisexercisethanthe onesplayedexclusively on sirings.l-3. ) = 40-ll2 C orAm

Exercise:#234 CD2 . Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Genre:Country Music Description:ln measures1 and 2, alternating haf- and whole-stepbendson string1 targetthe Samepitch,E, beforea double-stopslideresolvesto the root,C, in measure3. Tip: Forthefirst-stringbends,useyourearto guideyouto the targetpitch,E, ratherthanfocusingall of yourattention on the distancesof eachbend. .l = 60-134

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Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2 . iraiis: 9-16 Ei;Aser #236 exercise(#229)arearranged fvfu"rc O"""*ption: ThediatonicD majortriadarpeggiosfromlastweek'ssweep-picking climbingthe neck. fashionwhiledmultaneously herein descending at alltimes.That iipi X""p Vourtr"i hand'sindexand pinkyfingerson, oi floatingabove,strings3 and 5, respectively, arpeggio. position the next to voice in way,ihey'realways

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Genre:Funk Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:41-48 Ei!rcise: *238 profunky Gm7-Dm7 in this heard can be "Long Train Runnin"' trtuiic Oescription:Echoesof the DoobieBrothers' pulse' a sixteenth-note and gression,whichfeatureschordalembellishments hand'sindex barstrings1-5 with.yourJret foundon beat1 of eachmeasure, iip:i" fjerformthe chordalhammer-ons voicings arefifthresulting The respectively. f,"rr"i ontostrings2 and4 withyourmiddleand ringfingers, i"bli "iO Gm7and Dm7barrechords. string-rooted

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11. TRACK 35 Exercise:#239 cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metii Mu^sicDescriPtion:A mkrorimageof lastMondaybexercise(#232\,the four-notearpeggi-os now descendstrings 1-3 as you workthroughthe majorand minorchordsin the keyof D. Tip: Similarto lastweek,avoidthe temptationto employan upwardsweepto playthe lastthreenotesof eachbeat.

Exercise:#240 cD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:stringskipping Genre:lt/etai Music Description:Thisstring-skipping figureis similarto Exercise 226 JromWeet< SS,orilythe C major/Aminor scale_is arrangedin descendiqg three-notepatternsthat gradually maketheirway up thetwo strings. Tip: Tryto useyourringfingerto fretthe noteat the eighthfretof string5. Thatway,yourpinkyhjs a shorterdistance to travelto playthe firstnoteof string3. ) = 4o-rr2 CorAm

Exercise:#241 cD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:stringBending eenre: couniry Mu_sic Description:Half-stepbendsand pre-bendsareincorporated intoa descindingD-Mixolydian (D-E-F*-G-AB-C) ohrase. Tip: In measure3, bendthe fourthstringupwards(towardsthe ceiling)withyourindexfinger_

228 (Amaj7) and arpeggioconceptsfromExercises two-notes-per-string Music Description:Here,the three-octave, chord. outlines an AmZ 235 (A7)havebeenretained;thisarpeggio,however, stretch)is usedon eachstring,you canfocusmoreof fingerpattern(three-fret Tip: becausethe sameindex-pinky yourattentionon the positionshifts. ) = 56-rca Am?

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Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#243 229 and 236 addsthe 7th to eacharpeggio.This Music Description:Thisexample,whichbuildsuponExercises seventh-chord arpeggiosthat climbthe neckalong resultsin ascendingD major,minor,dominant,and half-diminished strings3-5. Tip:1o facilitatethe quickjumpsyourfrethand'spinkyfingermustmake,liftyourpinkyfromstring5 and beginmovnotes. the tvvointervening ing it to its new location,on string3 whilearticulating

Genre:Rock Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#244 provides legato line,which notes for this ascending (A-B-C-D-E-F{-G) the mode Music Description:TheA Dorian rhythm,an open-Astringdrone,and octaveshapesplayedon strings2 and 4. featuresa steadysixteenth-note Here,because Tip: Noticethat the fingeringfor theseoctaveshapesis differentthanthe fingeringfromWeeks3_2-34. of the threejretstretch,yourpinliyfingervoicesthe highernotes(string2), ratherthanyourringfinger. J= 4o-r2o Am

Genre:Rock Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:1-€ Exercise:#24.5 an popularized thistypeof rockrhythmplaying,whichintersperses Music Description:TheWho'sPeteTownshend triadchordstabs(D,A, and G). open-Dstringpedaltonewithsyncopated Also,be sureto letthe openD string throughout. Tip: Thebesi wayto performthisexampleis to usedownstokes your pick-hand fingers whilevoicingthe triads. the string with not to mute taking care at all times, ringout

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[1 r IIACK 36 Exercise:#246 cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre;lvletal Music Description:Thealternate-picking previous exercises ofthe two weeks(#232and #239)havebeencombined to forman alternating ascending/descdnding arpeggiopattern. Tip: Letyourpinkyand indexfingersguideyou alongstrings.l and 3, respectively, as youjumpfromonearpeggio patternto the next.

Exercise:#247 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal Music Description:LikeExercjse233 fromWeek34, the patternin thisfiguremoveshorizontally downthe neck.This time,however, the three-notegroupingsascendtheirrespective strings. Tip: lf thesestring-skipping exercises aregivingyoutrouble,try switchingto yourneckpickup.Sometimes a newtone can inspireyourplaying. ) = 40-ll2 C orAm

Exercise:#2rE CD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Gbnre:Country pedalsteel-stylephrase,whole-and half-stepbendsand pre-bendshelpnaviMusic Description:Inthis descending gatea D-A-D (l-V-l)progression. Tip: Pullthe fifthstringdownwards(towardsthe floo| to performthe lastbend,reinforcing yourringfingerwithyour middleand indexfingers. ) = 60_1U D

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Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#250 243 areretainedfor this example,onlythis Music Description:Theseventhchordsthat wereintroducedin Exercise timethe diatonicD majorarpeggiosdescerdstrings3-5 as theyclimbthe neck. thanparallel-about45 Tip: Tofacilitatethe up-sweeps,angleyourpickso thatthe edgesits moreperpendicular degrees-to the strings.

CD2 o Tracks:1-€ versionof the A minorlegatoexercisefromlastSaturday(#244), Music Description:Thisflgureis the descending and includesthe sameoctaveshapesand open-Astringdrone. Tip: Fora differentsound,letthe openG (third)stringringwhileyou playthe octaveshapes.G is the seventhdegree of the A minorscaleso it fits withinthe keycenter.

CD2 . Tracks;1-8 "Crazyfrain"can be heardin this rockrhythm.Here;triads(A,E, Shades of OzzyOsbourne's Music Description: and D)arevoibedon strings2-4 whib the openA stringis pedaledin sixteenthnoteson string5. Tip: playeachtriadwith a downstrokeand alternatepickthe open-Astringpedaltone,allowingit to ringout over the two measures.

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Music Description:Thisis a "pedal-tone" lick,so namedbecausethe highE note(firststring,12thfret)is repeated,or "pedaled,"betweenthe descending scaletones:in thiscase,the E harmonicminorscale. Tip: Attackthe pickupnote(E;thirdstring,ninthfre0witha downstroke. lt willmakeskippingoverstring2 mucheasier. ) = 40-112

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Music Description:Thisfigureis an elitensjonof the C major/Aminorstring-skipping exercises of the pastseveral patternshaveshiftedfromstrings3 and 5 to strings4 and 6, weeks,onlythe three-notes-per-string playedthroughalleightsetsof the exercisebeginning Tip: Once.you've witha downstroke, try startingit withan upsTroKe. ) = 4o-rr2 CorAm

pre-bend,movesdownthe neck,fromtwelfthposiMusic Description:A repeatedpattern,featuringa fourth-string (V-lV-l)progression. tionto tenthpositionto fifthposition,to nailthe t:tr Tip: Be sureto archyourbending(middle) fingerfor the lastbendso as to not mutethe openstrings,whichshould ringin unisonwiththe bentnote. i = 60-184 D

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CD2. Tracks:9-16 thistimean importantcomponentof 243;however, This is a reiteration of Exercise Description: example Music areusedto connectthe noteson string3. sweebpicking,hammer-ons, returnyourpickhandto string5, whereit willbe ready the hammer-ons, simultaneously Tip: Whileyou'reperforming to playthe ensuingarpeggio.

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 244 and 251, thisA minorriffgraduallymakesits way up the Music Description:BorrowingelementsfromExercises legatoslides. neckto fourteenthpositionvia octaveshapesand ascending/descending Tip: Althoughyou wantto avoidit as muchas possiblefor fearof muddyingthe sound,don'tworryif you inadvertently hitthe openlow E stringfromtimeto time.E is the fifthdegreeof the A minorscale. ) = 40-r2o

Genre:Rock Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#259 an open-Estring thistypeof rhythmfigure,whichintersperses Music Description:EddieVanHalenhasincorporated (E,Esus4,and B/E),intonumerous VanHalentunes. pedaltonewithsyncopatedfifth-string bane-chords Tip: Keepyourfret hand'sindexfingerplantedon fret7 of the fifthstringandyourringfingeron fretI of the fourth \the chordchanges. string,shiftingonlyyourmiddleand pinkyfingersintoplaceto accommodate

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llll oIBACI( 38 CD2 . Tracks:S-16 Music Description:Thispedal-tonelickdiffersfromlastweek'slickin two ways.First,a three-notepattern(insteadof one note)constitutes the pedaltone.Second,ihe pedaltoneis locatedon string3 ratherthanstring1, wherethe E harmonicminorscalestartsits descent. pickingpatternfor eachbeat,attackingeachdescending Tip: Usea down-up-down-up scaletonewithan upstroke. ) = 4o-rr2 Em

Exercise:#261 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal Music Description:LastTuesday's exercise(#254)utilizedthe C major/Aminorscaleto ascendstrings4 and.6in three-noiegroupings, skippingoverstring5. Here,the patterndescendsthosetwo stringsin the samemanner. Tip: By now,you maybe tiredof hearingthe sameold scale.Feelfreeto substitlrtedifferentmajoror minorscalesor modesin placeof the C major/Aminorscaleusedhere. ) = 40-ll2 CorAm

Music Description:Thischordal-bending exercisefealureswhole-stepbendsand releases on string3 and fixed (V-lV-l)progression. notesplayedsimultaneously on strings4 and 5, allof whichoutlinea descending [:tr Tip: The bendsshouldbe pedormedby pullingthe thirdstringdownwards(towardthe floor)withyourindexfinger. ) = ffi-rE{ Dsus2

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CD2 o Tracks:9-16 workout, arpeggioin thissweep-picking seventh-chord eachdescending Music Description:A pull-offcommences previous five Fridays. from the of the exercises whichis a continuation it. Thiswillgivethe the pull-offs,pullthe stringdownslightly(towardsthe floor)beforereleasing Tip: Whenperforming targetnotean attackthats consistentwiththe othernotesof the arpeggio

Genre:Rock Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:l-8 Exercise:#265 of the previoussixweeks,thisfigureshiftsthe octave Music Description:An e)tensionof the legatoexercises mode(D-E-FI-G-A-B-C). shapesto strings1 and 3 and pullsits notesfroma differentsource,the D Mixolydian of yourfrethand's Tip: lf yourguitarisn'tequippedwitn a 22ndfret,simplymutestrings1 and 2 withthe underside indexfingerand soundonlythe openD stringandthe D noteat fret 19. ) = 40-120

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 on strings4-6, thispop-rockrhythm suspended2nd and powerchordsarpeggiated Music Description:Featuring patternwouldfeelrightat homein a songby DaveMatthewsBandor the Police(AndySummers). Tip: ldeally,youwantto playthisexamplewitha slightpdm mute,whichis halfwaybetweenlettingthe notesring and.afull-onpdm mute.Tofindthe sweetspot,letthe fleshy"blade"of yourpdm sit ,ohtt on strings4-6.

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CIlloTRACK 39 Exercise:#267 CD2. Tracks:$-16 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thislick,inspiredby alternatepicking-proPaulGilbert,is a cleverthree-notes-per-string arrangementofthe A bluesscale(A-C-D-Eb-E-G), cappedoff by a whole-stepbendto the root,A. Tip: Paycloseattentionto the tripletrhythm,whichcausesthe pickingdirectionto alternatebetweenupstrokesand downstrokes on eachdownbeat. ) = 40-112 AmorAT

Exercise:#268 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal Music Description:Thestring-skipping conceptfromWeek37 (#254\is in playhere;however, the orderof noteson the two stringshasbeenreversedand is now descending. Tip; Insteadof alternatepickingthe entirepassage,try pickingonlythe firstnoteof eachthree-notegroupingand the remaining two notes. usingpull-offsto articulate ) = 4o-tr2 CorAm

Music Description:Nonadjacent double-string bendsaremarriedto sixthintervals to navigatedescending D, C, and G chords. Tip: ltb difficultto maintainintonation whenbendingbothsvingsa halfstep,so spendextratimeon the bendsbefore attemptingto playthe entirephrase. ' = .1 60-184

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pattern two-notes-per-string three-9.c19ve, whichis similarto lastThursday's Music Description:In thisexercise, (A7). seventh A dominant (#263),the adeggio is dominantin qualrty-specifically, iipr iiv6, f""*"tne AmajZpatternfiom tastihursdaj, simplylowerthe noteson strings6, 4, and2 onefretto make it an A7 arpeggio.

Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:9-16 eteicisei *Zzf and pull-offsareutilized workout,sextupletrhythms,down-sweeps, Mulic Oescription:In this intensesweep-picking ia plrrormt"rifiur Dmaj7,Ern7,Flm7,Gm47, a7, amt , and Clm7bsarpeggios. ni: fo performthe sexiupletrhythms,couni"tri-pFet,tri-pFet"on eachbeat.Youcanthinkof eachselitupletas a triplets-oneon the downbeatand one on the upbeat' of two eighth-note combination ).= 40.112 Dmii?

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Genre:lvletal Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#273 "Mr. hasall Scary" de force, tour Lynch's instrumental Music Description:ThisFl minorflgure,inspiredby George pedal pdm a single-note pull-offs, tones, and mutes, hammer-ons, great rhythm: rock/metal hard bf a the hallmarks turnaroundpattern(secondhalfof measure2). sequenceon shouldbe usedfor the hammer-on/pulFoff that downstrokes fip, ntthordntn" pi'ckingpromptindicates upstrokes and g of downstrokes combination with any feelfreeto experiment ndats and + of the firsi measure, willpackmorepunchl downstrokes However, ) = 40-tt2 -tt tllm

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. TflACK 40 C01 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Music Description:ThisA naturalminorscale(A-B-C-D-E-F-G)sequenceis builtfor speed!lt'salsoa good primer on crosspicking, or "outside"picking,whichinvolvesusingalternating downstrokes and upstrokes to pickthe "outside"of two adjacentstrings. Tip: Whileit'sperfectlyacceptable to commencethis patternwitha downstroke, startingit withan upstrokeengages the advantageous crosspicking technique. ,t = 40.112 8va--"-"-"

CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Thisexerciseis similarto the string-skipping figurefromWeek38 (#261),onlyherethe threenotegroupingsascend(ratherthandescend)strings4 and 6 whilesimultaneously workingtheirwaydownthe neck. Tip: Experiment with usingeitheryourringor indexfingerfor the widestretches(fivefrets)of beat2 of the firstmeasureand beats1, 3, and 4 of the secondmeasure, choosingwhichever fingerfeelsmostnaturaland comfortable. ) = 40-112 C orAm

Music Description:E, D, andA chordsareoutlinedwithtwo- (Eand D)andthree-note(A)obliquebends. Tip: Forthe three-noteobliquebend,experiment withthe two fingerings offeredin the notationstaff,usingwhichever is mostcomfortable. j = 60-1s4

arpeggiopatternthat hasbeenutilizedthe two-notes-per-string Music Description:Onceagain,the three-octave, pattern play. Am7 chord. put outlines an into Here,the lastseveralweeksis the Tip: Don'tforgetto r6peatthe pattern'stop note,E (twelfthfret,string1),beforesiartingthe descent.Likewise, lowestnote,G (thirdfret,strjng6), is restatedon the pattern'srepetition ) = 56-laA

Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:9-16 Exeicise:#228 from Weeks 33-34; exercises found in the sweep-picking fingerings the same figure employs Music Description:This A major. D major to key center from played the 4-6, thus changing strings are on the triad arpebgios here however, unwantedstringnoise. Tip: Usethe fleshyundersidebfyourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutestrings1-3, preventing cfm

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C0l.o TRACK 4l Exercise:#281 cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal Music Description:TheA naturalminorscaleis alsousedfor thisalternate-picking exercise.Here,the scaleis anangedin a three-notes-per-string sequencethat ascendsstrings1 and 2 and is cappedwitha whole-stepbendto the root,A. Tip: In the pickingpromptnotatedbetweenstaves,noticethat a downstrokeis usedto begineachthree-note sequenceon strjng2 and an upstrokestartseachsequenceon string1. ) = 40-ll2 Am

Exercise:#282 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genrc:Metal Music Description:AscendingAm, C, G, and Emarpeggiosarearrangedin a two-barstiing-skipping pattern,with eacharpeggiospanningfourstringsand skippingone. Tip: Eacharpeggiousesthe samethreelingers(index,middle,and pin$, withonlya slightadjustment to accommodatethe differentchordqualities(majoror minor). ) = 40-ll2 A

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oIflACK C01 42 Exercise:#288 cD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:lvletal Music Description:Similarto lastMonday'sexercise(#281),thisfigurealsoutilizesthe A naturalminorscalein a three-notes-per-string sequence. Thistjme,howeve(the patternbeginson string1 and descendsto string2 before climbinghorizontally up the neck. Tip: As you moveup the neck,yourpinkyshouldguideyourhandto the firstnoteof eachnewsix-notegrouping. ) = 40-tt2 Am

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twoarpeggiois arrangedin a three-octave, seventh) Music Description:Forthis nextexample,an A'7 (Adiminished played pattern rhythm throughout. in a strict triplet and notes-per-string stringexceptfor string2, index-pinkypatternmovesup onefreton eachsuccessive Tip: Thetwo-noies-per-string wherethe patternmovesup two frets.

Genre:lvletal Technique:sweepPicking CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#292 278 andaddsa exampleborrowsthe A majortriadarpeggiosfromExercise Music Description:Thissweep-picking seventhchords. themto major,minor,dominant,or half-diminished diatonic7th to each,converting try arpeggiosgivesyou problems, for the major-seventh jumping to string 4 your from sting 6 hand's-pinky fret Tip: If yourringfingeron the low E string. substituting

Genre:Rock Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#293 A minor sequenceis usedto ascendthe root-position Music Description:In this legatoexercise,a tap/pull/hammer pentatonicscale. Tip: Whileyou climbthe scale,usethe "heel"of yourpickhand,whichshouldbe reslingin the vicinityol the sevenunwantedstringnoise tebnthfret,to mutestringsafterthey'vebeenplayed,thuspreventing

CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Inspiredby the doomsdayriffsperformedby Slayer'sguitarduo, KerryKingandJeffHanneman, this metallicpassagemixesA5, Bbs,85, and E5 powerchordswitha hauntingtritonemelodythat'sarrangedalong strings3-5. the chordsareonly therefore, Tip: Thefirstfour powerchordsin thisfigurearepartof a two-beatpickupmeasure; phrase. repeated two-measure playedonce,as a lead-into the

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Exercise:#296 CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre: ;;;;M;i;'1 Meti Music Description:Thisexercisebuildson the foundationlaidby the figuresfromthe previoustwo Tuesdaysl#28g s1#289 i and#282}byaddingan additionalnoteon top (majorand minor3rds,depending on the chordquality)and including lcludinq * bothascendingand descending formsin eachmeasure. Tip: Forthe Am and Em arpeggios, try to useyourringfinger(ratherthanyourpinky)to playthe highestnotes. -.s. This rhis willeliminate the needto jumpyourpinkybetweenstrings2 and 4. i

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Genre:Rock Technique:Arpeggios CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#298 the framework for thissix-stringarpegshapefurnishes A majorbarre-chord Music Description:A sixth-string-rooted gio exercise. to articulate the remaining down-sweep hammer-on, useonecontinuous iip: Afteryou'veperformedthe sixth-string up-sweepfor strings2-6. withan upstrokefor the pulFoffandan unintenupted strings.Followthesemaneuvers

Genre:l/etal Technique: Sweep Picking CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#299 arpeggiosin the exercise(#292),thisfigureutilizesseventh-chord Music Description:Likelastweek'ssweep-picking the arpeggiosdescendstrings4-6 whilethe patternclimbsthe neckkeyof A major.Thistime,however, fingerpatterns(major,minor,dominant, the sequenceof the fourdifferent Tip: To learnthis exercisequickly,memorize (atleast as wellas the fretat whicheachpatternbeginson string4. Thatway,it'sunnecessary and half-diminished), notenameand/orfretlocation initiallv) to memorizeeachindividual ) = 4/J-112 AmajT

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Genre:Rock Technique:Rhythm CDz. Tracks:1€ Exercise:#301 thischord iconJimiHendrixperformedso poignantly, Music Description:In a rhythmstylethat laterock-guitar fromopenposition. withvoicingstakenexclusively melodyoutlinesa C-Am-G-Fprogression this entire figure can be performedby addingsimple looking at the tab staff, Tip: Althoughit'sdifficultto inferfrom F chords. C, Am, G, and open-position to standard embellishments

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oIIACI( 101 44 Exercise:#302 cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thesameconceptas lastMonday(#295)is in playhere,onlythe A nituralminorscalesequence commences on string1, descendsto string2, and thenclimbshonzontally up the neck. Tip: Don'tlet the scalesequencedictateyourpickingpattern;instead,maintaina steadydown-up-down-up pattern on eachbeatthroughout.

Exercise:#3G3 cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:stringskipping Genre:Metal Music Description:Thisstring-skipping exercisemaintains the sameAm-C-€-Em arpeggiosequencefromlast Tuesday(#296),onlythe notesin eachmeasurefollowa descending-ascending (ratherthanascending-descending) panern. Tip: Toseamlessly transitionfromthe G arpeggioto the Emarpeggio-andthe subsequent notesthat occurat the eighthfretof string2--{uickly shiftfromyourindexfingerto yourringfinger.

Exercise:#304 CD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Genre:Country Music Description:Three-string obliquebends(onebentnoteandtwo fixednotes)areuiilizedto ouflinethe E-D-A (V-lV-l)progression. Tip: Useyourringfinger,middlefinger,and pickto playthe noteson strings1, 2, andg, respectively. .l = 60-184

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 fifth-string-rooted bane-chordshapeis the basisfor this "swept"A majorarpeggio. A Description: Music baron strings2-4 makesthisvoicingeasierto sweepthanits six-stringpredecessor. Tip: The ring-finger ) = 40-t2n

CD2 . Tracks:9-16 this exercisefromWeek42: however, for Music Description:Note note,thisfigureis identicalto the sweep-picking four-note arpeggio. 4 of each on string notes found the two connects a hammer-on time Youwillflndyourfret handquicklybecomingfatiguedbecauseof the extrapressure Tip: Go slowlywiththisexercise. that mustbe appliedto fretthe heavierstrings,as wellas to performthe hammer-on.

Genre:Rock Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:1-8 Exercise:#307 A and Dm riff utilizes fifth-string tapping "Hot Teacher," this in for Halen's intro Eddie Van Akin to Music Description: arpeggios,playedagainstan open-Astringpedaltone,to outlinean A-Dm chordchange. 1) keepthe pickin placebetweenyourthumband index fip: Wniteiapbing,you can chooseone of two techniques: your index fingerand cup the pick betweenyou palmand remainwith fingerandtaf withiour middlefinger,or 2) tap ingllngers. ) = 40-1m

CDz o Tracks:I-8 stylerhythmusedin lastSunday'sexercise(#301)is retainedfor thisexample; Music Description:The chord-melody partialsoutlinethe C-Am-G-Fprogression. chords,barre-chord however,in lieilof open-position your plant ringfingeron fretZ of the fourthstringfor the Am chord, fret hand's playing melody, th; C-6hord Tip: After the figure, adjustingyourindex,middle,and pinkyfingersto remainder of the throughout tiraistring it dn teiving that follow. voicings(Gand F)and embellishments the major-chord accommodate

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iDlo TflACK 45 CD2 . Tracks:9-16 Music Description:Thisexerciseis a straightforward ascension of a (nearly) three-octave A harmonicminorscale, cappedwith resolution to the rootnote,A, on string2. Tip: Thefour-notegroupingsthat occuron strings2 and 4 aretriclsy, so spendextratimegettingthoseindex-finger slidesdown pat beforeplayingthe entireexerciseup to speed.

Exercise:#310 CD2 . Tracks:25-32 Technique:StringSkipping Genie:Jazz Music Description:Thissnakybeboplineis playedovera GmajTchordandfeaturesmultiplesingle-string skipsas it descendsthe neckvertically. Tip: Remember, this is a ja" line,so swingthe eighthnotes(i.e.,playthe firsteightnoteof eachbeatslightlylonger thanthe second).

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 patternis similarto Exercise 298,onlythistimethe arpeggiois minor(Am)in Music Description:Thissweep-picking quality. strings5 and 4. bar is to "roll"the finger-fromthe tip to the firstknuckle---over iip' Tnetrickto trettingthe ring-finger

cenre: Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:9-10 eierciie' *c1S in Week 43 As in found exercise pull-offs to the sweep-picking added have been Music Description:In this example, the climbing while simultaneously ffi major descend strings key of A in the seventh chords biatonic that exercise, jumpyourpickoverstring4, movingit intoplaceto performthe the pull-offs,simultaneously Tip: Whileperforming upwardsweepof strings5 and 6. ) = 40_tl2 AmajT

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Genre:Metal Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#314 Music Description:In this legatoworkout,the A harmonicminorscale(A-B-C-D-E-F-Gt)descendsall sixsirings slides. rhythm,pull-offs,and ascendingand descending via a sixteenth-note to countthemas straightsixTip: Althoughthe slursalternatebetweenthree-andlive-notegroupings,remember pair two beat span' fits within an eight-note, of slurs that each Notice teenthnotes. ) = 4/J'tt2 Am

CDz . Tracks:1-8 stylerhythm,which,withthe exception Music Description:Hintsof JimiHendrixcan be heardin thischord-melody barrechordsto outlinethe E-C67-B-A progression. of the E majoichord,utilizessixth-string-rooted keepyourindex,middle,and ringfingersin 3 and 4, respectively, Tip: Whenvoicingthe B and A chordsin measures placeat alltimes,usingonlyyourpinlryflngerto playthe chordalembellishments.

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l0l oIIACK 46 Exercise:#316 CD2 . Tracks:9-.16 Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Metal Music Description:LikelastMonday'sexercise(#309),thisfigureis a straightforward sequenceof the A harmonic minorscale,onlythistimethe patterndescends. Tip: To avoidconfusion,focusjntentlyon countingthe rhythmratherthanthe scale'spatternand/orsound. ) = 4o-rr2 Am

Music Description:LikeExercise310 fromlastTuesday, this,too, is a snakyphrasethat'splayedovera GmajTchord. Here,strings3, 4, and 5 areskippedduringthe line'sdescent. Tip: Forja" 6ullrenticity, slideintothe frst noteof the phrase. -3r

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Exercise:#318 CD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Genre:Country Music D€scription:A whole-stepbehind{he-nutbendand pre-bend,performedon strings3 and 4, respectively, are combinedwithfrettednotesto outlinean A7 chord. Tip: To executethe behind-the-nut bends,pushdownon the string(towardsthe headstock) preswith considerable sure,usingmorethanonefinger,if necessary. lf you can'tcoaxa whole-steppre-bendfrombehindthe nut,perform it as a frettedpre-bendat the fifthfretof string5. .l = 6G lt4 N

CD2 . Tracks:1€ banechord. 305'ssweep-picked versionof Exercise Music Description:Thisfigureis the minor-arpeggio 4 and 3. your (bar) notes on strings finger to fret the (#312), "roll" ring exercise Tip: Ukelastihursday's ) = 4o-rm

CD2 . Tracks:9-16 fromthe previoussixweeks,thisfigurecombines exercises of the sweep-picking A culmination Description: Music pulFoffs,and sextupletrhythms. arpeggios(keyof A) withdown-sweeps, the familiardiatonicseventh-chord your index fingeroff string4 untilthe verymoment Tip: To helpwiththe Gfm7l5 chord'swide,five-fretstretch,leave you'replayingthe noteon string5. while the string begin to approach llnger should yourabouito strikeit. Yourindex

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Genre:Jazz Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:25-32 Exercise:#322 chordsto.playa simplemelody exerciseutilizesfour-noteadjacent-string Music Description:Thisjazzchord-melody by virtueof the variousminor-,major-,and is reinforced ttie Dm7-G7-Cmaj7progression on stringi. Mbanwhile, measures. respective in their inversions used chord dominant-seventh Tip: To get the melodynoteson string1 to standout amongthe olhernotesin the chord,usehybridpicking(acomyourpickand fingers)and pluckthe top stringwithslightlymoreforcethanthe others. bination-of

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M.IfiACK47 Exercise:#323 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepickinq Genre:Metal Music Des€fiption:Thisexercisecombinesthe A harmonicminorscalewithstringskippin-g to producea challenging alternate-picking sequence. Tip: Tofacilitatethe stringskips,dividethe sequenceintoslx-notegroupings(twostrings,one skip),practicingeach groupmultipletimesbeforeplayingthe exercisewholly. ) = 40-112 tt,rttlh^

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Exercise:#324 CD2 o Tracks:25-32 Technique:StringSkipping Gerire:Jazz Music Description:Thisstring-skipping lick,playedovera V-ii progression (commonin jazz)in C minor,weavesits way up an alteredG scalein measure1 beforesmoothlyresolving to the root,C, in measure2. Tip: The notesin measure2 aretakenfromthe root-position C minorpentatonic scaleand can be playedexilusively withyourfret-hand's indexand rjngfingers. -J-

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Exercise:#325 CD2 o Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Genre:Country Music Description:DZandA7 chordsareoutlinedwitha combination of frettednotesand behind-the-nut wholestepbendsand pre-bends. Tip: Beforecommencing the phrase,placeyourpinkyon the firstfretof string2 so that it'sin placefor the behindthe-nutbendin measure1.

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CDI.IIACK48 Exercise:#3iD cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal Music Description:Thisexercisecontinuesthe conceptsthatwereintroduced lastMonddy(#323),onlythistimein descending fashion. Tip: The notesplayedafterthe stringskipsareoneoctavelowerthanthe notesprecedingthe skips;therefore, letthe soundof the noteshelpguideyourfrethand. ) = q-tt2

Exercise:#3i!1 cD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:stringskipping Genre:Metal Music Description:TheG diminished scalesuppliesthe notesfor thisstring-skipping fingier-stretcher in twelfth oosition. Tip: Thesamefingeringis usedon bothstrings(iirstand thhd)in thisexercise,so spendextratimegettingthiepattern underyourfingersbeforeattackingthe entirephrase. ) = 40-tt2 Gol

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Genre:Rock Technique:Arpeggios CD2 . Tracks:1-8 ffi3 E;-;;i (#326). chord's3rd The week fr,irii" O""Jription:Thisexampleis the minorversionof the arpeggioexercisefromlast natural' deoree.Cfi,hasbeenlowereda halfstep,or onefret,to C on yourpinlcyas yourfrethandslidesup strjng1, usingit as a guideto findthe stopsat frets itni ki"p u "y" "tor" 12 and17.

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Genre:Jazz Technique:Rhythm CD2 ' Tracks:25-32 Eierci=e,*S36 for thisjazz retained has been 329 322 and progression Exercises from lr,ir"i" O""Jripti.n: The Dm7-G7-Cmaj7 up a cranked in this example,andthe rhythmhasbeen the melodyismoresophisticated however, invtnmwort
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CDIoTBACK 49 Exercise:#337 cD2 o Tracks:25-32 Technigue:Alternatepicking Genre:Jazz Music Desctiption:Anotherchallenging alternate-picking workout,thisbeboplinefeaturesa chordsequencemade famousby saxophonist JohnColtrane,navigated withfour-noteminor,major,and dominantseventharpeggios. Tip: Becausethis is a jazzline,the eighthnotesshouldbe swung.(lneachtwo-notepair,the firstnoteshbuldbe playedslightlylongerthanthe second.)

Exercise:#&18 CD2 o Tracks:9-16 Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal Music Description:Basedentirelyin the E naturalminorscale,thisstring-skipping exerciserevolves arounda six-note sequence.primarily on the thirdstring,with notesintroducedintermittenfly on the firststring. Tip: Barstrings1-3 withyourpinkyto accessthe highE note(firststring,fret 12)on beat2 of the secondmeasure.

Exercise:#339 cD2 o Tracks:33-40 Technique:stringBending Genre:country Music Descriptionz A7, G7, and D7 chordsareoutlinedwitha phrasethatfeatureswhole-stepbendsand pre-bend-s on string3. The lineis initiallyplayedin twelfthposition,andthenrestatedin tenthand fifthpositions. Tip: Whileyou'replayingthe frst noteof eachmeasure, pre-bendthe secondnoteof the measure,preparingit for perfolmance. .t = 60_184 A7

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Exercise:#3{6 cD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:stringBending eenre: country Music Description:Triadsfromthe D7 family.ofchordsarearangedin descending fashi6nalongstrings1-3 and voicedwithvariouswhole-and half-stepbends. Tip: Therearemultiplewaysto fingerthis phrase;however,usethe fingerings jndicatedbelowthe tab staffas guidelines.

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CD2 . Tracks:1-8 (Arn--G€-Em)foundin lastThursday's exercise(#340)is utilized Music Description:Thesamechordprogression have fifth-string roots. these barre-chord "sweeps" here,except Up to this Tip: Be carefulin measure2, wherea downwardlegatoslidelinksthe G majorand E minorarpeggios. point,allof the legatoslidesusedto linkarpeggioshavemovedupward.

Music Description:AscendingD minorseventh,G dominantseventh,and C majorseventharpeggiosare"swept" jazzmusic'smostprominentchordchanges. progression, overa two-barii-V-l (Dm7-G7-Cmaj7) Tip: Becausethe eighthnotesmustbe "swung,"it mightbe easierto playthe lastbarwithalternatepicking,rather with bothtechniques. thana downwardssweep.Experiment r31

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Genre:Jazz Technique:Rhythm CD2. Tracks:25-32 Exercise:#3{i0 progression, thisexercisebuildson laslSunday's Music Description:Withinthe frameworkof a Gm7-C7-Fmaj7 walkingbassline. exercise(#343)by addingsyncopatedchordstabsand a moreelaborate Tip: Fora smootherline,playthe bassnotesthat precedeeachchordwiththe samefingerthat you'llbe usingto playthe bassnoteof the chord). -3-

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CD2 . Tracks:9-16 versionof lastweek'sstring-skipping Music Description:Thisfigureis the descending exercise(#345). sequenceof the lineworksagainstthe four-notegroupingsof eachbeat,presenting Tip: Thethree-notes-per-string a rhythmicchallenge. So takeeritrarepsat the slowertemposbeforecrankingup the tempo! ) = 4o-rr2 c

Exercise:#453 CD2 . Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Genre:Country figure,whichwdrksgreatas a tag at the end of a tune,featureswhole-step Music Description:Thisarpeggiated on string3 of eachchord. bendsand releases Tip: Forthe firstthreechords(A/E,Bg/E,and Bmg/E),yourindexand pinllyfingersshouldremainfixedon strings3 whileyourringand middlefingersfretthe descending noteson string5. and 4, respectively,

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 phrase,three-octave A minorand C majorarpeggiosarearrangedin a patMusic Description:In thistwo-measure withsweeppicking. sequences ternthat combinestwo-notes-per-string transition that occursat the end of measure1, wherethe C noteat Tip: Spende)dratimeworkingon the awkward {ingereachtime played with to back, but a different is back string 6 the eighthfretof

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Exercise:ffl60 CD2. Tracks:33-40 Technique:StringBending Genre:Country lvlusicDescription:Thiscountrychordmelodyis piayedon strings3-5 exclusively andfeituresa handfulof whole-' stepbends. Tip: Assignyourpick,middlefinger,and ringerfingerto strings5, 4, and 3, respectively. Usethiscombination to pick

Genre:Rock Technique:Arpeggios CD2. Tracks:1-B Exercise:#361 patternfromlastThursday(#354)is retainedherefor Music Description:Thetwo-notes-per-string/sweep-picking startson the chord'ssth degree,B, and utilizesa one-note/ the G majorarpeggio.The E minorarpeggio,however, two-notespatternfor eachstringpair(6-5, 4-3, and 2-1). Tip: Forthe E minorarpeggio,a singlethree-notefingerpatterncan be usedfor allthreestringpairs.Thispatternwill the phrase. throughout temptyouto playtriplets,but sixteenthnotesshouldbe maintained ) = 4o-t2o

Genre:Metal Technique:SweepPicking CD2. Tracks:9-16 Exercise:#362 exercise(#355)areback;this fromlastFriday'ssweep-picking Music Description:TheAm-rc-Em progression the arpeggiosalternatebetweendown-and up-sweepson eachchordchange. time,however, moredifficl-,lt thanmovingup 2) is considerably Tip: Shiftingdownthe neckto performan upwardsweep(measure the neck(measure1),so spendextratimeworkingon the transitionfromthe G arpeggioto the Emarpeggio.

Genre:Jazz Technique:Legato CD2. Tracks:25-32 Exercise:#363 linethat major legato melodic fabric for this C the restated twice, supplies Music Description:A three-notemotif, on string4. resolves to the root, C, a slide that pull-offs on string 3, and 2, a hammer-on strings 1 and on features withyourfrethand'sindex,middleand ring Tip: Thisiigureis pinlryfree!Theentirephrasecan be playedexclusively in the notationstafffor bestresults. fingers.Followthe fingerings

Music Description:FamedguitarpickerChetAtkinsmadethistypeof "Travispicking"figurea stapleof country A majorbaffechordprovidethe notes D majorbarrechoid and a sixth-string-rooted music.Here,a fifth-string-rooted festivities. for the fingerpicking Tip: Forthe A majorchord,keepyourindex,middle,and ringfingersplantedon the fretboardat alltimes,usingyour pinkyto playthe descending melodyon string2. .l = 6GlSa D

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ACKNOWLEDGMINTS Thisbookis dedicatedto my sister,Tonia,for toleratingthe racketthat emanatedfrom my bedroornduring my developmental stagesas a guitarist;to my parents,Donand SonjaNelson,for theirunconditional love and supportwhileI pursueda careerin the uncertainmusicindustry;and especially to my wife,Amy,who offeredconstantencouragement throughoutthis poect, and my twin daughters,Sophieand Claire,who werebornduringthe wrilingof GuitarAerobics. l'd alsoliketo thankall of the musicians,pastand present,who haveinspiredand influenced me throughout years. the

ABOUTTHEAUTHOR Troy Nelsonis a 2o-yearveteranof the six-string.Firstpickingup the instrumentduringthe heydayof "hair metal,"someof hisfirstguitarheroesincludedGeorgeLynch,PaulGilbed,and NunoBettencourt. Afterhigh school,he studiedjazzguitarfor two yearsat Milwaukee AreaTechnical College,wherehis musicalinfluences expandedto includeChadieParker,JohnColtrane,andWes Montgomeryamongothers.In 1994,he began his relationship with HalLeonard,for whom he hasedited,proofread,andtranscribednumerousguitarpublications.Oneof thoseprojectsincludedGuitarOne,a magazinethe companylaunchedin 1995.Whileat the magazine, Nelsonheldthe titlesof MusicEditor,SeniorEditor,and Editor-in-Chief . Aftera decadeat the magazine, he resignedfromGuitarOneto pursuehis otherlove,football.He spentthe 2005NFLseasonwith the NewYorkJets,duringwhichtime he wroteall of the team'sgamedaystories,as wellas numerousplayer features,fantasyfootballpreviews,and NFLDraftscoutingreports.Laterthat year,however,Hal Leonard launchedGuikr Edgemagazineand luredNelsonbackto the musicbiz as its SeniorEditor,a titlehe holds today.Nelsoncurrentlyresidesin Athens,Georgia,with hiswife,Amy,and twin daughters,Sophieand Claire. Whenhe'snot busyplayingguitaror changingdiapers,he attendsclassesat the University of Georgia,home of the Bulldogsl

GUITAR NOTATION

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Guiiarmusiccan be notatedthreedifferentwaysion a musicalstatf,in tablature,andin hythm slashes. D RHYTHM SLASHES arewrittenabovethe slalf.strumchords inlhefillhm indicated. loundatthelopof Usethechorddiagrams thefirstpageofthelranscription forthe Notes: appropiate chordvoicings. Round notehead! indicate noles. sinOle THEMUSICAL STAFF showspitches and rhythms andis divided bybarlinesinto measures. Pilches arenamed atterthelircl seven lettelsol ihealphabet. graphically TABLATURE fepresents lhe hori2ontal line 0uilallinge$oad.Each represents a string, andeachnumber represents a lret.

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HAIF-STEP BEID|Strike thenoteandbend uo1/2steo.

WHoLE-STEP BEilD:Strike thenoteand benduDonesteo.

GRACE llolE BE 0: St kethenoteand immediately bendupasindicated_

( lCnoTolE) SI-IGHT BE[o:St kethe noteandbenduD1/4ste0.

0ENDANDnELEASE: Strikethenoteand bendupasindacated, thenrelease backlo the0 oinalnote.onlythefirst noteis struck.

PBE-EElllr:8end thenoteasindicated, thenslrikeit.

PRE.BEilD AilDRELEASE: Eendthenole asindicated. Stdkeit andrelease thebend backto theodoinalnote.

Uills0ilEEtlD: Strike thetwonotes simultaneously andbendlhelowernoteup lo thepitchotthehigher.

VlBRAlo: Thestringis vibrated byrapidly b€nding andreleasing thenotewiththe lretin0hand.

tlrl0tV|BRATo: Thepilchis varied lo a greaterdegree byvibraiingwiththelretling nano.

IAMITER-oIIStrikethefirst (lower)note withonetinger, thensound thehigher note (0nthesamestring)with anolhertinoer by picking. lretting it without

PULL-oFF: Place bothfingers onthenotes to besounded. Strikethe li6t noteand pickano, pullthelingerotlto sound without (l0we4note. thesecond

|-EGATo SLIDE: Strike thefirstnoteand thenslidethosame lret-hand lin0erupor downtothesecond note.Thesecond note is notstruck.

SHIFT Sl-lDE: Same asle0ato slide,except thesecond noteis struck.

TBILI-: Veryrapjdly ("tap") alternate between the TAPPIilG: Hammer thefret notesindicated bycontinuously hammerino indicated wili thepick-hand indexor pullotftothenote onandpulling off. middle finoerand lretted bythe{rethand_

ilATURAL HABMotllC: Strikethenote whilethetret-hand lightttouches the stdngdircctlyoverthefrci indicated.

PIilCHfiARilollC: lhe noteis lretted normally anda hamonic is produced by adding theedqe0lthethumborthetipol theindexlingerofthepickhandtothe nomaloickatiack.

ilAnPHAnMoillC: Thenoteis lrenednomdly PICK SCR^PE: Theedgeofthepickis producino anda harmonic is produced byoently resting the rubbed down(orup)thestring, pickhand's index lingerdir€ctly the above a scmtchy sound. pick indicated tret(inparefiheset) whilethe hand's thumbor pickassists bypluckinq the appropriate string.

MUFFLEo SIRII{GS: A percussive soundis produced bylaying thefrethandacross the without strino(s) depressing, andstrikjng themwiththeoickhand.

PALiIMUTIG:Thenoteis partiallymuted bythepickhandlightlytouching the string(s) theb dge. iustbefore

BIXE:Dragth€pickacross thest nos indicated witha singlemotion.

ABPEGGIATE: Playthenotesol thechord indicated byquickly rolling themfrom bottomlo top.

VDnAToB n DIVEA[0REnnil: Ihe VIBRATo BARSC00P: DeDressthe bariust pitchol thenoteor chordis dropped a before lhenote,thenquickly striking number specified of$teps(inrhylhm),lhen release thebar. pilch. returned to theorioinal

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