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#123 - 4 Best Intermediate Picking EXERCISES (String Skipping Time!)
Welcome back my friends, it's finally time to check out some killer exercises once again :) You guys and girls voted for the topic of string skipping on the lesson wishlist, so I'd like to show you my personal 4 favorite exercises when it comes to that!In this lesson, we check out a basic octave workout, a pentatonic scale exercise, a heptatonic scale exercise, and a cool practical example of how you can actually use this with your music and licks.Download the tabs and guitar pro files b...
#122 - 7 Killer Shred Licks (Rated By My Girlfriend!)
Before we continue with the wishlist topics next week, it's time to do something fun and different for this weekend :)With this video, I wanted to find out how shred licks sound to the ears of people that are not obsessed with guitar playing, technique, theory, gear (and many other topics) - do some of them sound like exercises? Or like showing off? Do some techniques look harder than they actually are? Do exotic scales/intervals sound too weird for 'normal' listeners sometimes?That&...
#121 - The 5 Most Important THEORY Topics! This Will Change Your Playing FOREVER
You guys and girls voted for the most important music theory topics on this month's wishlist - I'm happy to finally provide one video where we go through all of them together :)This serves as a great introduction and overview before you dive into the full in-depth lessons for all of these music theory concepts. I know that theory can seem frustrating and overwhelming sometimes but you won't regret working on this.All the technical skills in the world won't help if you can't m...
#120 - 10 Year Practice Progress - My Biggest MISTAKES
Before we get to the top-voted topic of your wishlist on Tuesday, I'd like to share a special video with you today. My father recently sent me old videos of my playing and I thought it would be great to dissect the BIGGEST technique & theory mistakes I made on my guitar journey so far!I really regret not working on these problems earlier and they prevented me from making significant progress back then. So I really hope that you can get a lot out of this analysis, I want you to make faster an...
#119 - 4 Note Per String Licks - A Whole New World!
Before we dive right into the topics from the October wishlist next week, I'd like to show you the incredibly powerful system of 4 note per string licks! This amazing concept allows you to come up with crazy shred licks and we check out the fundamentals in this video, along with a really cool exercise.Don't forget to download your video play-alongs for the exercise here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/da5curk2eo8765u/AABin1ehzb_WJt7pT3c1i3mMa?dl=0I also attached the tabs and guitar pro files...
#118 - 10 Levels Of Metal Guitar RIFFS
Time for another fun one - this is how my style and approach to riff writing/playing evolved over the years :) I hope you can find some inspiration for your own riffs in there, as always I attached the tabs and guitar pro files below!Which level did you enjoy most? I'm sure that a lot of players would rank this differently (as with all the 10 levels videos I posted so far) and I'm curious to hear about your journey and experience as well :) Have an awesome weekend my friends!
Lesson Wishlist For October!
It's finally time for another lesson wishlist! I added the topics you suggested in the Facebook VIP group and also thought of some interesting concepts myself. Can't wait to see how you decide, I'll start working on this in the next couple of days :)
#117 - 5 Best Beginner Picking Exercises! How To Start Shredding
Time to discuss an incredibly important and much-requested topic! Since we mainly focused on challenging, advanced, and very tricky picking workouts, it's about time to check out some of the best beginner picking exercises :)These are 5 workouts that really helped me out in the beginning and I'd recommend starting here when it comes to alternate picking. In this video, we also discuss which picks you can use for maximum control and how I approach picking technique in general (position of...
#116 - Guitar Home Recording Course - Dialing In The PERFECT Sound!
Are you unhappy with your guitar tone? You don't know how to dial in the right sound for your playing? Not much experience with recording, mixing, mastering?I'm super happy to share this 30-minute in-depth guitar recording/mixing/sound tutorial with you today! You can download the entire course here so you can also watch it offline and store it for future use: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d5az7USfqBw-IWQHZ4RXWK7R942KSkC8?usp=sharingDon't forget to download Daniel's Kem...
#115 - Best RHYTHM Guitar Exercises!
Time for another lesson my friends, you voted for the best rhythm guitar exercises on the wishlist for September :) Today I'd like to show you one of the coolest concepts for heavy riffs: working with dotted notes and syncopated accents. Don't forget to download your tabs below!Here are the video play-alongs for this week: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9is83uspaxketjb/AACz9-XUKZoyA5HAL3xGWJNXa?dl=0Practice concept: Think in the grid of eighth notes and in groups of 3, accent the first note ...
#114 - JAZZ VS METAL / Epic Guitar Battle
Okay, let's have some fun this weekend :) I thought it would be cool to compare the most common cliches when it comes to Jazz and Metal guitar playing. You can find the tabs and guitar pro files below to learn some new licks and tricks!Here's an in-depth explanation of what's going on here:Level 1: ChordsIn Jazz, we mostly encounter seventh chords (root, third, fifth, seventh) and they are often extended with tension beyond that. In Metal, we mostly work with intervals and not with f...
#113 - How To DRASTICALLY Improve Your Timing!
The community has decided - today we finally work on our timing when it comes to guitar solos! This topic is incredibly important and often overlooked. We tend to only think about timing & rhythm when it comes to riffs and rhythm guitar but it's so important to play tight and controlled when it comes to your solos and improvised takes!The exercise that helped me the most so far is featured in this video, you can also use this concept (switching between different groups) to create your own ex...
#112 - Paganini Etude For MAXIMUM Picking Gains!
The community has decided! One of the most striking lesson voting results ever: a lot of you voted for a Paganini etude for maximum picking progress. I'm happy to deliver in the form of 'Moto Perpetuo', an extremely challenging but fun piece when it comes to alternate picking and switching between the different strings :)I recorded video play-alongs in different tempos once again: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hgzbl8j6gvbydh6/AABhLBJuF-fhYZpaRTczcYmPa?dl=0Hope you have a lot of fun work...
#111 - Top 10 Shred Guitar Licks!
Welcome to today's surprise lesson :) I had the opportunity to record in the awesome venue again, this time I thought it would be a great idea to show you 10 of my favorite licks at the moment. You can use them for your own music or just as exercises for your technique!Hope you have a lot of fun working on them, don't forget to download your files below! I'll also share your takes if you tag me in your Instagram stories :)
#110 - How To Play Faster: Tension & Relaxation / Short Bursts
Time for the first lesson of this week! This is the last topic from the August lesson wishlist. Since we talked quite a bit about theory in August, I thought it would be a great change of pace to discuss the top-voted technique topic: how to speed up your picking motion!The tension and relaxation principle is quite helpful when it comes to identifying a motion that isn't very economic and relaxed yet: by pairing short & fast speed bursts with brief moments of rest, you get a nice comparison ...
Lesson Topic Voting September!
It's finally time to decide on what we will work on next - so much left to improve and explore! :) I will upload the final topic from last month's wishlist tomorrow, then I'll start working on the lessons for September right away.Looking forward to working on the topics you'd like to improve most, my friends!
#109 - How To Write BETTER Solos I Phrasing, Note Choices, Emotion & More
Time for another lesson, my friends! Since the video on triads in the context of guitar solos was received so well (thanks for the input), I'd like to share another practical lesson on composing and playing solos!In this one, we discuss even more topics that will help with your licks and solo takes:• How do you find the full chords/key you are playing over with power chord riffs?• How do you improve your phrasing to play more interesting licks?• How do you pick the right notes for the ...
10 Levels Of Metal Guitar Solos | Easy To Hard!
I'm very happy to share this video with you today, this took quite some work :) We're back to the lessons again next week but since I had the chance to record some guitar videos at a venue in my city, I'd also like to share these with you here!As a Patreon-exclusive bonus, I also added the tabs and guitar pro files below! Quite a lot of notes, hope I got everything correctly for you :) I'd love to hear your versions of certain levels, hope you have a lot of fun trying this out!Ha...
#108 - How To Combine TECHNIQUE & THEORY!
It's finally time for a new lesson! Since you voted for the topic of music theory again this month, I'd like to go deeper into combining technique and theory correctly in your practice routine :) This system helped me out a lot over the last years. Sadly we don't have 24h to practice guitar every day, so by making sure to combine those 2 important topics, I got the most out of my practice time so far!This lesson essentially combines a killer alternate picking workout with the theory ...
#107 - Best Guitar Solo Exercise | How To STOP Playing Boring Licks!
Welcome back to another lesson my friends, hope you are having an amazing weekend so far :) This is one of the top voted topics for this month - how do you improvise/write solos interestingly? How do you stop playing the same old licks all the time? The solution often lies within the fundamentals and I did my best to show you a practical approach to this in the new lesson.Once again, I also recorded video play-along files for the exercise in the video, that way you can work on this together with...
#106 - THIS Is How You Understand The MODES!
Welcome back to another important theory lesson! We discussed the modes a couple of times already (in brief and unconcluded ways - that's why it was top-voted on the lesson wishlist again) and there is still some confusion from the community on how to use them in a practical context. I can absolutely relate, I remember how lost I felt with these 7 connected scales in the beginning!The great news: all these scales are very connected. By understanding this connection, it will be very easy to u...
#105 - 5 WORST Beginner Guitar Mistakes
I hope you had a great start into the week yesterday :) I'd like to start off the week here on Patreon by discussing my personal 5 biggest mistakes/regrets as a beginner and also as an intermediate guitar player.As I said in the video, this is not meant to be a therapy session for me (talking about missed chances, lost progress, or anything like that) - it's all about YOU and learning from my mistakes so you can make faster and more efficient progress!I hope you get some great takeaways ...
Lesson Topic Voting August
Hello my friends,it's time to decide on what we will tackle in August! This week, I'll upload two more lessons (my biggest beginner mistakes since that was often requested, the other one features a system to unlock the modes from last month's wishlist), and next week it's time to dive into some exciting new topics.I'm really looking forward to seeing what you would like to work on, hope you have a great start into the week today :)
#104 - Best 5-Minute Picking Workout For Intermediate Players!
Welcome back to another very important lesson! Since we didn't work on alternate picking endurance so far, we should immediately tackle this topic :)Short bursts are great for developing hand-synchronization and for getting a feeling for fast picking, but we also want to play like this for a long time without getting tired or sore. These daily workouts are designed to do just that, make sure to download the video playalongs to construct your own routine: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hfom3gg6uh...
#103 - Odd Meters, Slapping And Thumping!
Time for the first lesson this week! Since you voted for 'Working With Odd Meters' on the wishlist for this month, I want to show you my approach for composing and playing in 5/8 and 7/8 while also discussing some interesting techniques like slapping and thumping :)How do you count odd meters correctly? How do you come up with odd meter material naturally? How do you keep time effectively in this challenging musical environment? If you ever asked yourself questions like that, you will li...
IMPORTANT UPDATE / VIP Club
Hello Patreon family, I hope you all have a great start into the week today :)First of all, I'd like to THANK YOU for the amazing support over the last couple of months. As you might have noticed, life has changed dramatically for all full-time musicians as concerts/tours/festivals and most other projects have been canceled due to COVID-19 and are most likely not to return until 2022. Most venues are overbooked next year (everybody wants to get back out there) and most agencies still see tou...
#102 Golden Ratio: 5 Steps To PERFECT Picking Technique
Today we work on an extremely important topic - please make sure to check out this lesson if you care about developing an efficient and reliable overall technique!I recorded some video play-alongs for you once again, with these you can practice the entire workout in 90BPM and 120BPM together with me :) Download them here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b7jx6badhumpyjb/AADFI6ejxuVZYCJQbxFLXIS_a?dl=0I made the files a bit shorter this time, that way can loop them and don't have to download these h...
#101 - Tapping With More Than One Finger!
Welcome back my friends, time to work on our tapping techniques! You voted for the topic 'Tapping With More Than One Finger' on the wishlist for this month - so it's the perfect time to discuss this tricky 8 finger tapping lick that I also used for the '10 Levels Of Tapping' video.I had this idea over 10 years ago (as you will see in the video), my first guitar teacher told me that thinking and playing like that is impossible - he was an amazing blues player but not very open...
#100 - 3 Killer Tricks For Neoclassical Shredding!
We just hit 100 lessons on here, how crazy is that :) Happy to keep sharing all this knowledge with you, we are barely getting started!Let's celebrate with another lesson from your wishlist for this month - neoclassical shredding/licks! These 3 tricks will allow you to bring out that neoclassical sound in your playing easily. We are working with horizontal shred licks (a topic we overlooked for far too long), chromatic ornamentation of scale notes, and tricky 3 note per string licks, switchi...
#99 - Best Finger Independence Exercises
Time for another topic from your wishlist - today we check out my favorite finger independence exercises, with a big focus on controlling your pinky finger!I recorded special 4, 8, and 12-minute video workout sessions with scrolling tabs for you, please download these videos here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y1huujqal9a2s5e/AADs5eUOOA6JEArseHhi4icfa?dl=0You can work on this together with me in your practice routine from now on, just open the video that suits your practice time best and we will go...
