Lead guitar licks using AEOLIAN MODE in the styles of MUSE & STEVE VAI – 7:24 min

In this video lesson we teach some killer licks in the styles of Steve Vai and MUSE. Willie teaches these lessons at both slow and regular tempo as well as he teaches the scale you pull these licks from. Here you will use the Aeolian mode, (Natural Minor) to build some killer licks. Use this lesson as a springboard to create other killer licks and riffs

Learn G major scales across the neck with LARRY MITCHELL lesson – 10:12 min

In this lesson Larry Mitchell teaches you how to play G major scales across the entire neck and how to link them together. The notes in G major are G, A,B,C,D,E, and F#. Its the only major key with one sharp – F#. Start to play across the neck as Larry takes you through some patterns to get you playing horizontally. This also allows you to change positions easily by moving back or forth. So its a great way to navigate the fretboard. Check the written lesson section of the site for the major scales diagrammed out on paper as it helps to look at the shapes while learning them. Larry also demonstrates how to start building licks and lick ideas from the scales. Remember that scales are the building blocks of licks and lick ideas. Practice each position every day and slowly chip away at getting them all down to cover the entire neck. Enjoy the journey!

How to Learn and practice scales with exercises – 18:24 min

In this lesson David Taub teaches you how to go about learning and practicing scales. He stresses the importance of making them musical sounding and you will learn about the concept of SLAB JAM. That stands for learning the Scale, using Legato to make it sound musical and lick building scale fragment work, learn the Arpeggio that lives within the scale, and B is for BENDS – learning and practicing the string bending within the scale. ANd then the JAM part – getting lost practicing the scale using jam tracks. SLAB JAM is a great tool as you move forward in your guitar journey – enjoy! 

Soloing with the MELODIC MINOR scale – part 1 – 8:04 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie brings part one of soloing with the Melodic Minor Scale. The melodic minor scale is basically a major scale with a flatted third. In this lesson Dave stays in the key of C and uses this scale on a dominant chord. The II chord here is a Dm7 and Dave teaches some alterations for the G7 chord. So as a bonus you learn some new chord shapes – very interesting sounds. So in the key of C the progression Dave utilizes is a Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7. Dave teaches soloing techniques and scales over this progression. Learn the choices and how Dave changes the root note to play over each chord. Then Dave goes into the melodic minor scale and how to apply it over these changes and chords. Practice over jam tracks and give this scale a try – get creative with it and keep on rocking! 

LARRY MITCHELL teaching lead guitar lines and licks using G major scales – 8:17 min

In this lesson guitar legend Larry Mitchell teaches some lead guitar lines using major scales in the key of G. Larry teaches how to play across the fretboard to open up the neck. This will help you to learn and know the fretboard. All scales are tabbed out and Larry plays them at slow and regular speeds for educational purposes. Larry also teaches major triads and how to add them in to your lead lines. Learn all kinds of cool licks and how to start moving around the neck in this killer lesson – enjoy!

Attach NATURAL MINOR SCALES across the neck and make EXPANDED SCALES – 12:47 min

In this lesson David teaches you how to connect two natural minor scales combining them into an expanded scale that will get you playing across the neck. These two scales are critical as they are so easy to grab as one has the root note off the low E string using your first finger to find the root and the other has its root note off the A string using your first finger on the root note. Practice the examples up and back to get comfortable with the scales and then working them across the neck combining them as per the lesson. Then use one of the jam tracks in the jam track section to practice. Rip it up! 

Lead guitar licks using AEOLIAN MODE in the styles of MUSE & STEVE VAI – 7:24 min

In this video lesson we teach some killer licks in the styles of Steve Vai and MUSE. Willie teaches these lessons at both slow and regular tempo as well as he teaches the scale you pull these licks from. Here you will use the Aeolian mode, (Natural Minor) to build some killer licks. Use this lesson as a springboard to create other killer licks and riffs

In this lesson David teaches the Natiural MInor Scale (Aeolian mode). He goes over all the hip bends, fingerings, shapes, licks, and soloing stratagies using this new scale. He goes over a little music theory to tie it all together. David teaches you this scale and why you would use it when soloing. He compares it to the scale you learned in previous lessons, the Minor Pentatonic scale. Be sure to visit the other lessons in this section on how to use this scale and solo in minor key.

Major Scale LINK 1 – connect scales over the neck and improvise over a jam track – 19:39 min

In this lesson we teach you how to play a 3 octave major scale and link it together in a simple and fun way. This is such a great shape as you use fingering 1,2,4 for all the strings and its so easy to move around the neck. It will combine 3 major scale shapes to one long major scale link. Then we use it in a musical example over a jam track to work on your lead guitar playing and improvisational skills.