What is a Learning Path, and how will it help me?
Don’t know where to start? Our Learning Paths take the most common guitar goals, themes and playing styles and provide a handpicked path of lessons, from our library, to put you on track.
What is a Learning Path?
Don’t know where to start? Our Learning Paths take the most common guitar goals themes and playing styles and provide a handpicked path of lessons, from our library, to put you on the right track.
With a mix of technique and song lessons, you will find each Learning Path serves as a medium term practice routine too! Providing you with the skills you need, when you need them and some songs with which you can instantly apply your new techniques and concepts.
1
Check Your Sweeping Technique Basics
Before you jump into this challenge and test your sweep picking prowess, here is a quick technique primer to check you are at your sweeping best! Kris Barras and Danny Gill take you through some tips and exercises for executing the perfect sweep.
2 LESSONS, RUN TIME – 21:38 MINS
Lessons in Part 1 include:
Kris Barras – Sweep Picking Technique
Sweep Picking Analysis with Danny Gill
2
Level 1
Jam along with these workouts and test your sweep picking skills against Danny Gill with 5 killer sweep picking licks.
3 LESSONS, RUN TIME – 39:59 MINS
Lessons in Part 2 include:
Danny Gill – 3 String Arpeggio Jam
5 Sweep Picking Licks with Danny Gill
Andy James – Intermediate Sweep Picking Workout – Lesson & Play-along
3
Level 2
Things step up a notch in level 2. You will test your chops with some less conventional sweep picking licks and workouts, including extended arpeggios and odd note groupings. With lessons from George Marios and Andy James, you will be checking your technique against the best in the business!
4 LESSONS, RUN TIME – 41:17 MINS
Lessons in Part 3 include:
George Marios – Combinational Sweep Picking Lick
Kris Barras – 7th Arpeggio Workout
Stuart Shields – 5 note Diatonic Sweeps Study
Andy James – Metal Edge Extreme Sweep Picking Exercise
4
Level 3
With higher tempos, more extended arpeggios, sweeping pentatonics and more, level 3 is a true mark of how masterful your sweep picking is. In level 3, Nick Jennison and Sam Bell join in to present challenges for the bravest shredders. Good luck!
5 LESSONS, RUN TIME – 49:06 MINS
Lessons in Part 4 include:
Andy James – Sweeping Pentatonics
Andy James – Jason Becker Licks
Sam Bell – 4 Extreme Shred Sweep Picking Licks
Andy James – Extreme Arpeggio Workout
Nick Jennison – Extended Arpeggio Licks
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A Trip Through The 80’s
Sometimes you need a bit of nostalgia! This Learning Path takes you through the most audacious decade of rock, the 1980’s. With a guide to the whammy bar tricks of Eddie Van Halen, the lightening fast playing of Steve Vai and a whole collection of the best 80’s guitar song lessons from the likes of Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Poison, David Lee Roth and more!
Start This Learning PathSongs Using The CAGED System
If you’ve learnt your neck or chord shapes using the CAGED system, then why not put things into practice with some fun songs? All these famous songs make use of chords and triad shapes taken from the CAGED framework; helping you memorise shapes based on their roots plus getting some famous songs under your fingers while you learn!
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