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- 16th Notes Solo BuildingLEVEL 7We will discuss how to build up a solo with 16th notes.
- Palm Muting 16th NotesLEVEL 4In this lesson we will discuss palm muting of 16th notes.
- 16th Shuffle SoloLEVEL 5Get comfortable with the 16th Shuffle rhythm to spice up your vocabulary!
- Tapping in 16th TripletsLEVEL 6This lesson shows what can be done with only one simple tapping pattern. Moving through the scale while tapping and producing the whole solo with just one simple pattern.
- Shuffle Fusion BluesLEVEL 8Fusion tune with advanced Blues licks. Techniques used in this lesson: Alternate Picking, Vibrato, Bending, Classical Rock Licks, Legato. Whammy bar.
- C Major PhrasingLEVEL 3Beginner-friendly solo that focuses on building melodies around root notes, bending and vibrato.
- 16th RhythmLEVEL 5Let's take a look at 16th Rock Rhythms
- Chicken PickingLEVEL 5An exercise for developing stylistic 16th note dead notes.
Feedback
Alexiaden933rd May 2009Thanks, but I prefer playing as much as possible with my pinky finger, so I'll follow your way !
Sorry for being confusing 
David Wallimann2nd May 2009Not very important, It works best for me but you might find it more comfortable to use the ring finger there..
- Alexiaden932nd May 2009
Thanks, David. I have one question though ! For the second part of the third video (3), there is an arpeggio-like ascent starting on the on the 5th string (12-14-16). I was wondering whether playing with this finger-order (1-3-4) is very important, and if so, do you have any exercises that could help me stretch my pinky-finger ? Thanks, and you rock !
- David Wallimann1st May 2009
Yeah, that's the trick! :-)
Just memorize everything and speed up gradually. - Alexiaden931st May 2009
I'm practising this now, David. It's really cool, but the notes are often off-beat, but I just need to get used to that
Emir Hot27th April 2009Great lesson David. Sometimes sounds like Eric Johnson which I like
Piotr Kaczor21st April 2009Beautiful playing, David! Great lesson!
- David Wallimann20th April 2009
Thanks folks! I'm glad this got you in a good mood! :-)
Sinisa Cekic20th April 2009Nice lesson David
kaznie_NL20th April 2009This is a nice one David! Very cool happy tune!
- Alexiaden9320th April 2009
This lesson is amazing ! It kind of reminds me of Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson... Very beautiful !
Carlos Carrillo20th April 2009I love this lesson David! great one!
Bogdan Radovic20th April 2009Cool lesson David!! Backing is so fun!
Red20th April 2009This made me think of a program i used to watch when i was a kid, with a dude driving around in his banana car
Pedja Simovic20th April 2009Cool lesson David and interesting vibe
Sensible Jones20th April 2009Great phrasing David!! Very useful!!!
Jerry Arcidiacono20th April 2009Cool lesson about phrasing David.
Ivan Milenkovic20th April 2009I got awesome vibe from this lesson. Really cool sounding sequences, very useful!
- Lesson
- My notes
In today's lesson, we'll learn how to use a simple rhythm motif to improvise. The key is to keep a steady simple rhythm division and just play with it as you create your lead. In this case, we'll use 16th notes which are groups of four notes per beat.
The backing track is a simple I-IV-V in A Major. Make sure you are familiar with some fingerings of the Major scale before you start.
As always, keep focused on rhythm placement and good finger placement for optimal clean results. Practice well!
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