Alternate Picking
Here’s the full tab to the lesson: Alternate Picking PDF
Lead Guitar 101 Techniques
Natural Harmonics
A Technical Breakdown A guitar string has a number of frequencies at which it will naturally vibrate. These natural frequencies are known as the harmonics… Read More »Natural Harmonics
Bluesy Vibrato
Fig. 1 Why learn Vibrato? You may already know how to perform a vibrato, but here’s how to do it in the context of the… Read More »Bluesy Vibrato
String Rake
Here’s another technique that’s easy to do. It pops up a lot in guitar leads. It’s called a string rake. We use our pick and… Read More »String Rake
Volume Swell
We can use the volume knob on the guitar to create volume swells. This video explains how to spot volume swells in tab and tips… Read More »Volume Swell
Tapping Triplets
Here are three exercises that involve tapping and triplets. Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3
Full And Half Step Bends
This is a full step bend and half step bend. Fret the 7th fret of the G string and strike the note. Immediately bend the… Read More »Full And Half Step Bends