Secrets of Shred with Sammy Boller: Speed Pentatonic Scales By Sammy Boller A great way to rearrange the pentatonic scale into a two string-speed pattern.
Diminishing the Devil: Steve Vai's 'Crossroads' Fours By Troy Grady A comprehensive breakdown of Steve Vai's incredible descending diminished fours lick from 'Crossroads.'
Joe Satriani Master Class: Satch Shows You How to Express Yourself on Guitar By Joe Satriani and Andy Aledort Learn anything you've ever wanted to know from Satch in this hour-plus GW masterclass.
Two Effective Approaches to Building Melodies By Joe Satriani Satch dishes on how to approach crafting a melodic line for either a song’s theme or an improvised solo.
The Fastest Way to Build Picking Speed By Chris Scapelliti Learn how speed bursts can build up the stamina and mental energy you need to perform fast.
Using Sweep Picking and Tapping to Outline a Chord Progression By Michael Angelo Batio How to use arpeggio sweeps, with and without taps, to melodically outline a chord progression.
Secrets of Shred: An Introduction to Economy Picking By Sammy Boller Get started with economy picking in this lesson.
Using Chromatic Passing Tones to Add Color to Your Solos By Guthrie Govan Learn how to incorporate chromatic notes into your solos in this classic Guthrie Govan lesson.
How to Build Shredding Speed By Steve Stine Shredding is fairly easy to learn but hard to master. Learn how to truly master it with these exercises.
“Mirroring” Fretboard Shapes 12 Frets Higher with Taps By Joel Hoekstra Learn how to take a fretboard shape for a given note sequence and “octave mirror” it by “previewing” each note an octave higher.
Marty Friedman Lesson: How to Develop Melodic Ideas with Interesting Twists By Marty Friedman Learn how to take a basic melodic idea and morph it into something more nuanced and complex.
How to Play "Aristocratic Arpeggios" By Baron Taurean Helleshaar Expand your sweep picking skills with this lesson.
Using Tapping for Scale Runs By Ben Higgins Tap through three-note-per-string scalar runs by using the tapped note to replace the third or fourth finger.
Sweeping Arpeggio Workout: Navigating Chord Changes By Adrian Galysh This practice routine'll help you get from one chord to the next with ease.
Paul Gilbert-Style, Sequenced String-Skipping Arpeggios By Scott Marano Learn Paul Gilbert's efficient string-skipping arpeggios technique.
Secrets of Shred: How to Add Sweep Picking to Pentatonic Scales By Sammy Boller Learn this very effective and fun way to sweep pick without playing arpeggios.
Applying Sweep Picking to Unorthodox Passages By Baron Taurean Helleshaar Learn how to apply sweep picking to playing situations that aren’t arpeggios or triadic in nature.
