Remember that rhythm crash course that gets mentioned periodically? Well, I just finished the 450th video for it.
Examples 1 - 50, plus all three variants, have all been recorded at three different speeds.
Next, I will begin recording the odd time signature examples 51 - 75 at three different speeds.
Example 76, the rhythm example demonstrating rest symbols, will just be recor...
2020-04-16 21:05:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This Iron Maiden song has many guitars layered in the recording. This lesson covers all the rhythm riffs and clean parts. Some things have been combined into one guitar part.
2020-04-09 01:32:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the delay in April's lesson. Expect the full video on how to play Iron Maiden's song The Thin Line Between Love and Hate in a few days (minus the solos).
I thought I'd have everything ready by today, but, surprise, surprise, some of the song turned out to be harder to figure out than I thought. Typical!
Tabs are attached.
2020-04-04 01:46:56 +0000 UTC View PostJust reaching out to make sure everyone is receiving the custom made messages that are supposed to go out for each individual tier level when you sign up.
If anyone has signed up in the past month or two, and never received a sign up message, please let me know. Thank you!
2020-03-15 23:56:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Nine examples ranging from chords to single notes to string skipping are used in this guitar rhythm lesson.
The rhythm is basically two dotted quarter notes, then a single quarter note. The rhythm is notated in such a way that it's easier to see where all the down and up beats are.
The first two chords are evenly spaced across three beats, which basically makes a 2:3 polyrhythm.
2020-03-06 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This lesson is how I would approach learning and practicing the guitar solo in the Black Label Society song "A Love Unreal".
2020-02-08 04:45:29 +0000 UTC View Post
This metal guitar rhythm etude is in the key of E minor. There's a mix of gallop, reverse gallop, and straight 8th note rhythms with palm-mute accents.
2020-01-24 15:48:25 +0000 UTC
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This lesson covers the rhythm guitar riffs in the Black Label Society song, "A Love Unreal".
2020-01-04 04:57:56 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of my favorite songs. It's melodic, beautiful and simple.
2019-12-06 16:06:27 +0000 UTC View PostToday is a pretty significant day in terms of making progress with the Rhythm Crash Course that I plan on releasing ASAP.
All 176 different rhythms/chord progressions have been recorded, double tracked, and also done at a slow, medium, and fast tempo.
All 5 etudes have been recorded, double tracked, and bass has also been added to the etudes. Only one tempo on these though.
Next,...
2019-12-01 01:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post
This speed/tremolo picking guitar etude is in A Hungarian Minor.
The notes used are A, B, C, D#, E, F, and G#
This etude helps you get familiar with where the notes on the low E and A strings are located.
2019-11-30 06:30:54 +0000 UTC
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This shred guitar etude has you playing 6 notes per beat, hitting six notes on one string, going up to the next string and hitting six notes, then you go back to the first string you started on and play 3 notes on that string then up to the next string for 3 more notes, then you finish the bar with a single note one string higher.
This pattern repeats through ...
2019-11-23 20:12:43 +0000 UTC View Post
This shred guitar etude is inspired by Paul Gilbert sixes. Basically, you go up six notes across two strings, then start the next six notes on the same string you ended the first group of six notes. Do this until you reach the top two strings, then go down in the same fashion.
This is played in the key of G/Em, and begins with the 3 notes per string F# Locrian mode/scale shape....
2019-11-16 04:21:25 +0000 UTC View Post
This etude is inspired by the intro to Iron Maiden's song "The Trooper".
The original song's tempo is about 162 BPM. For the video demo, the etude is at 180 BPM. You are welcome to play this at any tempo you like.
2019-11-08 23:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post
This rhythm work set constantly goes between an 8th note and a quarter note, and is repeated for 3 bars. Bar 4 is nothing but up strokes/beats.
2019-11-02 01:48:38 +0000 UTC View Post
This video lesson covers how to play the guitar solo to Black Pearl (unplugged) 20th Anniversary edition.
2019-11-01 03:48:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This etude is focused on down picking. It uses a half-whole diminished scale starting on the low E string, then switches to starting on the A string.
The 8th note sections are there for a break from the faster picking, and are there to show you what's going to be played in the faster picked parts.
All the 16th notes are palm-muted.
2019-10-25 22:35:17 +0000 UTC View Post
This etude, written in Em, is designed for pushing your picking speed and endurance for metal guitar playing.
First, we have quarter notes to show what notes are going to be used during the 16th notes portion, as well as helping you lock on to the beat/tempo. Then, we switch to 8th notes to further establish the tempo, help prepare the mind for going faster, a...
2019-10-11 22:06:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This program has you and I sending videos back and forth via e-mail while addressing one thing at a time to help you in your guitar/music goals.
Those of you already in the $10 tier who are not interested in these lessons, but would still like early access to all the upcoming courses mat...
2019-09-01 15:32:57 +0000 UTC View Post
In order to move forward in the big plans I have for Mile High Shred, I've decided to pull back on what happens here at Patreon.
Video lessons are going to decrease from once a week to once a month. This is to free up enough time for me to really really REALLY devote some serious effort into finishing those big ass instruction courses.
For the past couple of weeks I'v...
2019-08-06 18:05:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Upcoming lessons and their progress:
Upcoming lessons and their progress:
This guitar lesson demonstrates 17 examples of ascending hammer-on runs using the 3 notes per string scale shapes that come from a Major/minor key.
2019-07-26 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This guitar lesson is on how to play the song Long Lost to Where No Pathway Goes by Summoning.
Catchy riffs and constant fast fast chord strumming make up this atmospheric black metal song.
2019-07-20 06:29:52 +0000 UTC View Post
This guitar lesson covers how to play the bridge through the ending of Lai Lai Hei by Ensiferum.
The guitar solo will be covered in a separate video lesson.
2019-07-12 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post