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How Guitarists Can Break Through Speed Barriers
This trick will let you break through speed barriers that have been holding you back from attaining your true technical potential.
Yngwie Malmsteen Pays Tribute to the World's First Shredder, Niccolo Paganini
Learn Paganini's Fifth Caprice in A minor from the one and only Yngwie Malmsteen.
Essential Guitar Licks: Bending Up a Storm with Johnny Winter
Pick up this handy lick in the style of the late Johnny Winter.
Using String Skipping to Create Multi-Octave Tapped Arpeggios
How to employ fretboard tapping in conjunction with string skipping to achieve a very smooth and even sound when playing arpeggios.
How to Simultaneously Tap Melodies and Play Chords
This approach has a lot of possibilities and can open up new doors in writing riffs and solos.
Conquering the Scale with Michael Angelo Batio
Even though we tend to think of scale playing as the ultimate speed test, speed itself isn't really the problem. It's switching strings.
Playing Tips: Joe Satriani on Improving Your Legato Technique
In this bite-sized lesson, Joe Satriani provides some useful exercises for improving your legato technique.
Learning Paganini's 16th Caprice in G Minor
Learning classical pieces like this one is a great way to improve your technique and theory.
