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Modern guitar technique lessons

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Modern guitar technique lessons

A technical course designed to develop instrumental mastery, precision, and performance versatility through a progressive study of scales, arpeggios, chords, and comping in the main modern styles.

Fundamental and Advanced Technique

  • Alternate picking, legato, sweep picking, economy picking
  • Tapping, hybrid picking, string skipping
  • Exercises on chromaticism, patterns, and dynamic control

Scales and Visualization

  • Major and minor scales in all positions
  • Pentatonic and blues scales across the entire fretboard
  • Modal scales and practical applications (Dorian, Lydian, Phrygian, etc.)
  • Hexatonic, symmetrical (diminished, augmented), and bebop scales
  • Single-string exercises and horizontal approach

Arpeggios and Vertical Phrasing

  • Triad and 4-note arpeggios (maj7, min7, dom7, dim)
  • Extended arpeggios: 9th, 11th, 13th, altered chords
  • Exercises with sweeping, economy picking, and interval visualization

Chords and Construction

  • Triads and 4-note chords in CAGED positions
  • Extended, altered, sus, and slash chords
  • Quartal chords and clusters
  • Exercises on harmonizing scales across the fretboard

Rhythm and Comping

  • Rhythmic patterns in major styles (rock, pop, funk, jazz, metal)
  • Ghost notes, syncopation, advanced grooves
  • Comping over modern and blues chord progressions
  • Creative use of dynamics and timing

Reading and Repertoire Study

  • Rhythmic and harmonic reading
  • Key pieces and study over backing tracks
  • Sound care, interpretation, and dynamics
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