Rock Funk lesson rhythms & chords ideas inspired by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers – 4:21 min

In this lesson Mike Scuilli teaches some cool and fun rhythms chords ideas inspired by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Mike teaches this lesson using fingerpicking so he can get that bass and melody notes gong at the same time. These chords, devices, and ideas and great ideas the thou can pull from and into your playing style or song ideas. Mike takes you through how he plays the rhythms and chords but be sure and put your own spin on them and get creative with them. These chord shapes are great to move around to other positions ll over the guitar neck – experiment and have fun! 

Rock guitar lesson licks and rhythms inspired by MIK MARS – 5:16 min

In this lesson Mike Sculli teaches some fun rock licks and rhythms in the style of Motley Crue guitarist Mik Mars. First off this lesson is tuned down a whole step – tune all strings down a whole step – tuning is D, G, C, F, A, D low to high. This gives a bit of a heavier sound using this tuning. Mike then gets into some riffs in this style. The chords are played in 4ths – very trademark to this style. Mike then teaches how to add in the palm muted notes and puts it all together. try mixing up the chords and notes and get creative with these ideas – put your own spin on them and have fun – stay creative and keep on rocking! 

Pop & rock chords, embellishing, & rhythms in the style of JOHN LENNON – 7:59 min

In this lesson Ben Zinn teaches some fun pop rock chords and embellishing in the style of John Lennon. Learn how to introduce these devices and approaches into your playing. Here you will learn how to approach chords in a unique way. This will open up the creative pathways and springboard new ways of musically examining and being inspired by pieces of music and creating new pieces of music. Ben first teaches a cool voicing for an E major chord and an A major chord. Check out how Ben plays the bass notes first on the low strings. Notice how the bass notes move is such a nice way. Learn some new ways to play chords like a C#minor, E/B, F#7/A, B, B6, and  B7 chords. You will also learn how to play some fills in between the chords. Get creative with these ideas and devices and try to add them into your playing arsenal – stay creative and have fun!

Killer rock rhythms and licks in the hard rock 80s style of JOHN SYKES & DOUG ALDRICH – 8:37 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some killer rhythms and licks 80s style, inspired by John Sykes and DOug Aldrich. Learn all kinds of fun vibrato and hammer on and pull off patterns. This lesson is based out of the key of B minor and will use the techniques of pinch harmonics or artificial harmonics. These are also called squeals and Dave goes over the techniques and how to get them to sound great. Remember just the tip of your finger is all you need – strike the string with the pick and your finger at the same time. Experiment on where on the string you sound the harmonic – try different places on the sting to get different sounds. Lots of wide vibrato – practice with the fun riffs and harmonics as Dave demonstrates. Dave then goes over the E minor pentatonic scale and how to add some cool bending licks and much more in this lesson – enjoy! 

Roots rock chord progression ideas and using fingerpicking inspired by CCR – 11:09 min

In this lesson Ben Zinn teaches some fun roots rock chord progressions using finger picking inspired by the classic band Creedence Clearwater Revival. This lesson demonstrates what you can do with a standard chord progression by adding fingerpicking to it. First Ben goes over the chords used in this lesson, C-F-G. Ben then gets into different positions for playing the same chords. Be sure to add these new chord positions to your chord vocabulary. You want to get familiar with playing the same chords all over the neck – all give you a little different sound as well as different playing options. Ben then gets into the picking pattern and techniques used with the picking hand. Ben then gets into the bass note or low note plucking with the thumb. Ben also shows you some cool licks to add in for color and interest. Take this lesson and run with it – make it your own and get creative in your guitar journey! Enjoy!

Arpeggiating techniques and chords inspired by Def Leppard “Hysteria” style – 8:31 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some fun arpeggiating techniques and chords inspired by the great 80s rock band Def Leppard. This lesson will teach you some new chords like a Dadd11 and how to embellish them and use them to create melody. Lots of variation within the chords is possible so be sure and explore all the options available to your fingers when varying the chords. Dave also gets into arpeggiating techniques to give you different sounds. Dave then goes through some more chords and also some ways to add licks/solos using the Pentatonic scale. SO you can play some single not licks in between the chords. Try these and put your own soon on them and make them your own. Take inspiration from your favorite songs and use them to develop your own style – have fun and keep on rocking! 

Devices, chords and techniques inspired by JOURNEY – “Lights” style – 7:25 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some fun devices, chords, and techniques inspired by the epic band Journey. Dave first teaches the chords used in this lesson – Bm, G, D, A. And also you will learn how to embellish these chords and make them much more interesting sounding. Remember that many of these devices and techniques you can try with other chords and progressions and you want to add these embellishing devices to your playing arsenal. You will also learn some killer Doublestops and doublestop uses and licks. Dave then gets into adding licks into the rhythms using Pentatonic scales. SO you can vary the licks and doublestops and come up with your own creative licks and lick ideas. So there is a ton of cool things to learn here good people and then make the techniques your own and blast them over your playing – have fun and stay positive – remember that your playing is an evolution!

Rock guitar clean licks and chords in the style of PEARL JAM – 9:08 min

In this lesson Ben Zinn teaches some rock guitar clean licks and chords in the style of Pearl Jam. Ben focuses on teaching some fun Major Pentatonic licks and also chordal embellishments and how to tie them together in a cohesive manner. First Ben looks at an E major Pentatonic scale and plays it in doublestops to show you how you can use it to create some licks and riffs. Ben teaches how to play chordal patterns within the scale using doublestops. This kicks off great ideas on how to get melody lines within a song idea or riff. Play around in that position and see what you can come up with. Ben then teaches another doublestop method that will help you to create licks – try both and see how you like them. Ben then goes over some licks combining both approaches and also uses slides and hammer ons to embellish. Put your own spin on these techniques and add them to your playing arsenal – enjoy!