HYBRID PICKING techniques and licks 8:13 min

IN this lesson Dave Nassie teaches the very cool Hybrid picking technique. Here you will use the picj and the fingers to get some great sounds and killer licks. Learn by using the Minor Pentatonic scale to execute these licks. Dave takes you through the overall motions and techniques slow and easy with exercises to get this technique worked up to speed – enjoy! 

Learn techniques of ALTERNATE PICKING techniques part 2 – 9:40 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie continues with teaching the techniques of Alternate Picking. This is the 2nd part of the alternate picking lesson where you work the strings in number groupings across a given scale. Learn the techniques as well as exercises that will really get your alternate picking working at the highest level. 

Learn FAST Alternate picking techniques and exercises part 1 – 12:40 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie goes over some killer alternate picking exercises and techniques for use in the modern metal style of play. YOu get exercises isolating groups of strings and Dave goes over all the techniques up closes and at slow and fast speeds. STart off slow and really work on note clarity and accuracy at first – speed wil lcome for sure. Add these to your every day practice routine and you will see big improvements in your picking fast! 

Tougher FINGER EXERCISES employing STRING SKIPPING & big stretches – work that fret hand – 7:02 min

 In this lesson Willie teaches a more challenging finger exercise designed to help improve your finger dexterity & strength, picking proficiency, string skipping abilities, and it incorporates a large stretch to really work that fret hand. This exercise really works the alternate picking so use strict alternate picking when working on this exercise. Complete this exercise all the way down the neck and then repeat 2-4 times to help bring the dexterity and strength. Keeping moving up the neck one half step or one fret at a time. Remember to stretch out that fret hand for that big 5 fret stretch – it will come with time.  Stay positive!

SPIDER SCALES exercises for increased picking and finger accuracy across neck – 8:55 min

In this lesson we teach what we call a spider scale exercise. This is an awesome exercise to work on picking accuracy and finger dexterity moving across the neck. You will be using finger patterns that we learned in the finger exercises lessons in this section. Here in this lesson we use finger patterns and 4 notes per string like in the previous exercises but now in this exercise we are moving across the neck and backwards. Great stuff.

Another FINGER STRETCH exercise to strengthen and stretch that fret hand – 8:29 minutes

In this lesson you will learn another finger stretch and strengthening exercise. These exercises are invaluable for building strength and dexterity – remember the more strength in your hands the more you can work the notes and the more tone you will have. Add these exercises to your practice regimen and work these every day for a few minutes. You will soon see results  – just keep at it and be consistent with your practicing. Keep putting that guitar in your hands every day. YOU CAN DO IT! Rock on!

FINGER STRENGTH BUILDER – HAMMER-ON I exercise and strength builder – 10:40 minutes 

This exercise will really help build more finger strength and dexterity. Finger exercises are an important part of every guitarist’s practice regimen. This is a hammer-on exercise that will build lots of strength. Remember, tone is truly in your hands – so the stronger your hands the more you can work the notes and the more tone you can produce. This exercise also includes the often neglected pinky finger – we dont neglect fingers here – we use all four instruments of mass destruction. Do these exercises every day and make them a part of your practice regimen. This exercise will be all about hammer-ons and strength building. Rock on and keep building that finger strength and dexterity.