Extend your rhythmic ideas over a static chord progression.

Get that combination and coordination of tapping, hammer-ons and pull-offs flowing nicely with a minimum of stops. It can in addition be usefull for those new to tapping to build up some tapping-finger strength.

This lesson uses motives as primary source for building solos. Repetition is applied in rhythm.

We'll work on rhythmic variations with the tapping technique using one and four fingers.

Do you run out of ideas too fast? Ever felt unable to improvise?

Show some lick that will give a fresh sound to the old and over used pentatonic. Two concept in particular will spice things up: Rhythmic Displacement and Accent Shifting. This lesson will improve: Pentatonic Knowledge, Phrasing, Rhythmic Displacement, Accent Shifting and Sweep Picking.

Let's work on rhythmic examples using different modes.

In Etude No.2 we look at playing polyrhythms within fingerpicking patterns. This is part two in a series of etudes.

Short riff built up on downstrokes.