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Welcome to the lessons section. Here we have tutorials on a wide range of subjects from beginner to advanced.
Start slowly with all the exercises and gradually increase the tempo as you get more confident. Don't be afraid to have a go at some of the more advanced lessons.
Featured Lessons
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In-Sen Scale
Add some interest to your solos with the Japanese pentatonic scale. 
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Intervalic Sequences
Improve your scale practice with these great sequences. 
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Beginners guitar chords
We look at the most important chords for beginners
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The melodic minor scale
Sometimes referred to as the "Jazz minor" this scale can add a great deal of color and interest to your playing. It's pretty much an essential tool for playing jazz and can be used more in a rock context to give you some really interesting fusion type licks.
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Drop 2 Chord Voicings
Learn these vital guitar chord shapes and master the fret board once and for all
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The major scale
The major scale is made up of seven notes and is sometimes referred to as the diatonic scale. These seven notes can be used to form other scales or "modes". This is the most important scale to learn as so much of the musical language is based on it.
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Intervalic sequences
Use these tricky interval sequences to improve both your technique and aural skills.
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Hybrid picking
Hybrid picking is a great way to break free and start playing wide interval and double stop lines.
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The whole tone scale
Add some outside lines to your playing with this strange and wonderful sound. This is a symmetrical six note scale with a really interesting augmented type sound. Mainly used for creating some unusual color tones over an altered dominant chord.
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Harmonic minor scale
The harmonic minor scale has seven modes just like the major scale. In this lesson we explore this mysterious scale and see how it can be used in your own playing.
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Alternate picking
Alternate picking is the cornerstone of any guitarists technique. Unfortunately it is also one of the hardest things to get right. We will start with some simple exercises to get you started and move on to some really advanced stuff.
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Legato
We show you how to get your left hand in shape and how to develop fluid modern lines.
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Arpeggios
It is easy to forget how important arpeggios can be in improvisation. These small melodic units will really help outline the harmony and chord progressions in a song making your solos sound more composed and thought out. Arpeggios should always be part of your improvisations if you want to sound more melodic and professional.
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The pentatonic scale
Typically the first scale any guitarist learns is probably also one of the most usefull. Becuase it only has five notes it is a fairly ambiguous sound allowing you to use it in some fairly unexpected ways.
Make sure you take time to explore more than just the first two patterns.
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Sweep picking
This is one of the best techniques around for playing fast and fluid arpeggios. Take a look as we guide you through this advanced picking technique.
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Exploring slash chords
We take a look at what slash chords are and how they are constructed
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Chord Theory: Part 1
Part 1 in our series on chord construction
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