Ultimate Guitar - Shredding With Arpeggios

Guitars Lessons by Danny Gill

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Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Shredding with Arpeggios

Licklibrary.com presents "Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Shredding with Arpeggios," a comprehensive guitar course designed for enthusiasts looking to master the art of guitar shredding. This course dives into the intricate world of arpeggios, uncovering the secrets behind various techniques like major, minor, and dominant arpeggios, extended arpeggios, sweep picking, string skipping, and two-hand tapping arpeggios. Coupled with backing tracks, these lessons from Danny Gill, offer a holistic learning experience, enabling guitarists to elevate their playing style and technique.

Major Arpeggios

Major arpeggios form the backbone of numerous guitar solos and rhythm parts. In this section, learners will explore the structure and application of major arpeggios in various musical contexts.

Benefits

  • Enhances understanding of chord tones and their usage.
  • Improves soloing skills over major chord progressions.
  • Facilitates smooth transition between chords in rhythm playing.

Minor Arpeggios

Minor arpeggios add depth and emotion to guitar playing. This segment focuses on the construction and implementation of minor arpeggios, essential for soloing and creating melodic lines.

Benefits

  • Deepens emotional expression in playing.
  • Broadens versatility in soloing over different chord types.
  • Strengthens finger dexterity and control.

Dominant Arpeggios

Dominant arpeggios are crucial for blues and jazz guitarists. This module teaches the formation and practical use of dominant arpeggios, vital for improvisation and groove.

Benefits

  • Enhances blues and jazz improvisation skills.
  • Improves understanding of dominant chord resolutions.
  • Boosts ability to create groovy and rhythmic lines.

Extended Arpeggios

Extended arpeggios take basic arpeggios a step further. This section covers their structure and application, adding sophistication to your playing.

Benefits

  • Expands harmonic knowledge and application.
  • Elevates soloing techniques with advanced tones.
  • Adds complexity and richness to musical phrases.

Sweep Picking Arpeggios

Sweep picking is a technique that allows for fast and fluid arpeggios. This part of the course focuses on integrating sweep picking with arpeggio patterns.

Benefits

  • Enables playing of fast arpeggio passages.
  • Improves right-hand picking accuracy and speed.
  • Enhances coordination between both hands.

String Skipping Arpeggios

String skipping arpeggios introduce a new dimension to guitar playing. This segment teaches how to skip strings effectively while playing arpeggios.

Benefits

  • Develops precision in string skipping.
  • Adds variety and interest to arpeggio patterns.
  • Increases picking hand agility and accuracy.

Two-Hand Tapping Arpeggios

Two-hand tapping arpeggios are a staple in modern guitar techniques. This section delves into using both hands to tap notes on the fretboard, creating unique arpeggio sounds.

Benefits

  • Expands technical repertoire with modern techniques.
  • Enhances ability to play complex and fast passages.
  • Boosts coordination between the fretting and tapping hands.

Backing Tracks: The Practice Game-Changer

Incorporating backing tracks in practice sessions transforms how guitarists interact with music. Playing over backing tracks helps in understanding timing, rhythm, and how arpeggios fit within different musical contexts. It also simulates real-life playing scenarios, making practice more engaging and productive.

Conclusion

"Ultimate Guitar Techniques: Shredding with Arpeggios" is a treasure trove for guitarists aiming to master arpeggios and incorporate them into their playing. Through detailed lessons and practical backing tracks, this course promises a significant enhancement in technique, musicality, and performance.

Guitar Techniques Used

This comprehensive course not only hones specific arpeggio techniques but also lays a foundation for exploring other advanced guitar techniques. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced player, this course offers invaluable insights into the world of guitar shredding.

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Technical Details

  • Code

    RDR0126

  • Artist

    Danny Gill

  • Media

    Online Stream, Download, DVD

  • Media format

    PAL + NTSC

  • Genre

    Metal, Modern Metal, Rock, Hard Rock, Shred

  • Skill level

    Expert, Suitable For All

  • EIN No

    5060088821312

  • TAB NOT Included

  • NB: If purchasing as 'DVD', please ensure that your DVD player fully supports the 'Media format' (PAL + NTSC) that this product is available in, as indicated above.

About The Tutor

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Danny Gill

Danny Gill is, without a doubt, the most loved tutor by our community. With an incredible array of DVDs and web lessons for LickLibrary covering a wide variety of topics all of which he covers with incredible detail, it's no wonder he carries as much respect as he does. As...

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