guitar licks

How To Use Guitar Trill Technique In Your Riffs, Licks and Solos

Guitar trill technique is frequently used as an exercise by students starting out, or trying to improve, their legato technique. And while trills do make a good exercise, one shouldn’t miss the fact that they’re also a very expressive melodic ornament you can use in your guitar riffs, licks, and solos. In this lesson you’ll […]

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The Phrygian Mode Across The Fretboard (with guitar lick examples)

The Phrygian mode has a very particular sound and its use is found in many genres of music including Heavy Metal, Jazz, Classical music, and even electronic music. Songs that make use of the Phrygian mode include Symphony of Destruction (Megadeth), Wherever I May Roam (Metallica), and Sails of Charon (Scorpions). In this lesson, you

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The Dorian Mode Across The Fretboard (with guitar lick examples)

The Dorian mode is very popular among guitar players and is used in various genres of music including Blues, Jazz, Rock, Metal, and Fusion. In this lesson you will be learning the Dorian mode using five 3 note per string scale patterns that cover the entire guitar fretboard. With each scale pattern, you will be

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