Sammy Boller

These patterns are easy to link up with your pentatonic scales, and can be very useful for adding some flash into your riffs and solos

Learn one of the best ways to transition up and down the neck on the fly.

Using this technique creates a very fluid sound when played fast.

Take the most common pentatonic positions and string them together to create ripping-fast riffs and runs.

This approach has a lot of possibilities and can open up new doors in writing riffs and solos.

Tapping melodies and chords at the same time can help you find new to space to live in on the guitar.

These shapes are easy to memorize and can cover a lot of ground in various musical styles and situations.

Learn how to create several different arpeggios by slightly altering one of the most common sweep picking patterns.

Learn how to add chromatic runs to your sweep arpeggios.

A great way to rearrange the pentatonic scale into a two string-speed pattern.

Pick up a unique speed-picking technique that was used in countless Van Halen songs.

Get started with economy picking in this lesson.

Combine string skipping and tapping for a modern way of playing arpeggios.

Learn this very effective and fun way to sweep pick without playing arpeggios.

Expand your sweep picking skills by adding slides to create a chaotic, whipping sound.