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Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #16: Day 15: Pattern Based Licks

Building off of the motifs you've been working on, it's time to start incorporating patterns as well. Preshant offers up another practice lick to push your picking further.

• Feb 6th, 2017 at 1:00 am CST

Play Songs By Ear #5: The 6th & 7th Intervals

In this lesson, we're going to look at the last two intervals in a Major Scale, the 6th and 7th.

• Feb 3rd, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Play Songs By Ear #4: The 4th & 5th Intervals

Don continues to explore the concept of intervals, now looking at the 4th and 5th scale degrees.

• Feb 2nd, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Play Songs By Ear #3: Semitones and Whole Tones

As we begin to look at intervals, we start with the smallest classified interval, as semitone, and will look at 2nd and 3rd intervals as well.

• Feb 1st, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #15: Day 14: Adding Motifs

Day 14 is all about adding what Preshant calls "motivic lines." Taking the concept of a motif, you'll be looking at how to include that aspect into your lick without making it sound like you've specifically added it.

• Jan 31st, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #14: Day 13: Alternate Picking Revisited

Over the past couple days you've seen how hybrid picking can help speed and accuracy. It's now time to get there using alternate picking.

• Jan 30th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #13: Day 12: Furthering Hybrid Skill

Day 12 has yet another hybrid picking style lick to challenge you. This technique is a cornerstone of speed and accuracy and as a result is revisited at length.

• Jan 27th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #12: Day 11: Adding a Third Finger

Day 11 is all about adding to what you know with hybrid picking. Using a repeating progression, Preshant demonstrates how to add a third finger to this technique to help with both speed and accuracy.

• Jan 26th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Style of Slash #12: Lead Licks in the Style of Welcome to the Jungle/Night Train

This lesson along with upcoming lessons gives major insight into how Slash approaches licks and soloing. It all starts with analyzing the tonality of the chords of the song.

• Jan 25th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #11: Day 10: Hybrid Picking Revisited

In day 10 of your 30 day exercise program, it's time to once again take a look at hybrid picking. This time you'll be upping the complexity further by adding string skipping to your lick.

• Jan 24th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Rocking on Acoustic Guitar #36: Intro to Fingerpicking

For some of us, fingerpicking can be quite the mysterious process. Will demystifies that process in this lesson, giving you some simple, attainable techniques to get you started on this must know guitar style!

• Jan 23rd, 2017 at 7:47 pm CST

Style of Slash #11: Chords and Rhythm in the Style of Welcome to the Jungle/Night Train

Heavy power chord riffs and modulating changes highlight this track done in the style of iconic Guns 'n' Roses songs Welcome to the Jungle and Night Train. In this lesson, Will breaks down the chords and rhythm guitar parts.

• Jan 23rd, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #10: Day 9: Motif Style Lick

In day 9 of your picking course, it's time to start thinking more about motifs. A motif is a repeating rhythmic phrase that can add power and intensity to your soloing.

• Jan 20th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #9: Day 8: Sweep and Slide

Day 8 you'll be continuing with the sweep technique while also adding longer phrases, octaves and slides.

• Jan 19th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Style of Slash #10: More Slash Style Licks, Part 2

Will continues in this lesson showing us more licks in the style of Slash. Learn a sweeping lick, as well as how Slash uses double stops and intervals!

• Jan 18th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #8: Day 7: Sweep Technique

In the day 7 lesson, Preshant introduces you to what is commonly referred to as sweep picking. This technique allows for fast and efficient scale and arpeggio runs.

• Jan 17th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Power Picking with Preshant Aswani #7: Day 6: Adding Complexity

Day 6 in the picking workout consists of making the most recent lick you learned more complex. You'll be adding new notes and incorporating hybrid picking.

• Jan 16th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST

Style of Slash #9: More Slash Style Licks, Part 1

Here are even more Slash style licks that you can integrate into all of your playing, not just Slash songs. If you can master these, you'll be a rock god!

• Jan 13th, 2017 at 10:00 am CST