ART OF LEAD GUITAR

Master slide technique on the first string to play the E major scale from open E to the 12th fret, while muting other strings and using a tanpura drone.

Master vibratos by using a continuous finger motion to add a wave to each note, exploring fast, medium, and slow speeds on the E major scale with all four fingers.

Master hammer ons by using your left fingers to hammer from the first to the second note on the B-flat major scale and major pentatonic.

Explains pull offs as the reverse of hammering on, showing a string 1 pull from the eighth fret to B-flat and combining hammer ons, pull offs, and scales over Bb.

Master expressive bending on the second string, using whole- and half-step bends to reach in-between notes. Employ a three-finger technique with thumb muting to mute other strings.

learn string skipping to play major, minor, and diminished arpeggios in the key of g, using root notes on the fourth and fifth strings, with g, c, d chord progressions.

Practice licks that combine slides and bends in the key of E using the C sharp minor pentatonic scale, featuring two legs, slides, bends, double stops, and country motion.

combine slides, bends, and vibratos within the c-sharp minor pentatonic scale in the fourth position, practice over a backing track, and maintain clean technique, timing, and vibrato control.

Learn a major scale lick in G Ionian pattern, with triads and D major arpeggios, starting from the sixth string and repeating up an octave.

Master major scale lick #2 by sliding and hammer-ons from the G root on the fifth string, then transpose the phrase to other keys with a backing track.

Learn a bluesy major-scale lick #3 with a precise bend 10–12 on the second string, slide to 13 with vibrato, and transpose to other keys with a backing track.

Master major scale lick #4 with arpeggio movement and scalar notes over a G major backing track, using hammer-ons and slides, then practice the two-part phrase slowly with tab sheet.

Combine hammer ons and pull offs to craft a legato guitar sound using patterns in the major pentatonic scale over a funky backing track.

Combine legatos with string skipping to expand your guitar tone, using arpeggios across D major, B minor, and G major with hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Apply these licks over backing tracks to build confidence and integrate them into your playing; complete all quizzes to sharpen your thinking and kick off the journey beyond this course.