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Here's a warm-up that's really great for left-hand dexterity, and it's also a bit of a finger puzzle. So it's based on two chords I...

Here's a fun exercise for you. Next time you're working on a lead melody, why not try limiting yourself to one string? What that's going...

Here's a sweep-picking exercise I love to do as part of my warmup.

Here's how to give your guitar the middle finger! So joking aside, what's happening here is hybrid picking in which my right hand is...

Take your Fingers for a Walk If you're new to fingerpicking, here's an exercise that's really great for developing some fluidity in your...

Creating Tension & Energy Here's a pattern that's really fun for adding tension and energy. I like to use this in like a groovy...

Here’s an ascending lead riff that is a great exercise for connecting parts of the “caged” patterns together. It helps to visualize chord...

A Capo is Your Friend! My favorite use for a capo is not about changing the key of a song, it’s about creating using different open...

Alternating Time Signatures Here’s a good exercise for palm muting, precision, and playing with alternating time signatures. Here, we...

Here's a cool two-bar descending 16th-note lead line that's really fun to play in harmony with another guitarist. I use this in a song...

Did you know that dissonance is actually really beautiful? Check it out. If I play a B and a C at the same time, sounds pretty awful,...