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Chromaticism Made EZ
Break out of those ol' common scales with Mr. Hughes.
Phrasing Techniques
Guitarist Gianluca Piersanti preaches a serious focus on phrasing.
Etude
A classical sounding etude designed to enhance the chops of any serious player.
More Arpeggios Nine
Mike Campese is back with a follow up article with even more 9ths for your entertainment.
Arpeggios Nine
The official arpeggios of Guitar Nine Records - always play the 9th. Take it away Mike.
Sweep Picking 101
Learn the essentials of the swept arpeggio from one of the masters of the technique.
Moveable Forms
The beautiful part about the tempered music scale lies in it's flexibility. One of Ken's favorite tricks is to take one shape, and use it to move up or down the fretboard in a linear way. The similarities in chord shapes will allow you to do the same.
Tuplets and the "Three Note per String Theorem"
New Jersey guitarist Paul Kuntz is back and aside from a ravenous appetite, he's got plans to teach you all about tuplets and fitting the notes to the rhythm.
Practice With The Masters
Stop practicing with boring scales and start testing your fingers with melodic 'riffs' from Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and more.
Call-and-Response Practicing
Call-and-response practicing to enhance your phrasing and composing.
Rhythm 'N' Leads
Stop strumming those simple barre chords, and embellish your chordal work with licks and phrases that blur the distiction between rhythm and lead guitar playing.
Short Lick Primer, Vol. 2
More short lick ideas to kick-start your technique.
Roll Your Own Pentatonics
Break free of your limiting beliefs about pentatonic scales.
Short Lick Primer, Vol. 1
A number of short lick ideas designed to kick-start your technique.
The Ascension
Nowhere to go with ascending licks but up? Dan McAvinchey confronts the problem and gives you several ideas you can use today. Don't just take the easy way out and start descending either.