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Overview of the Electric Guitar – Lesson 1
How to Hold The Guitar Properly – Lesson 2
How To Tune Your Guitar – Lesson 3
How To Hold The Pick – Lesson 4
Understanding and Reading Tabs – Lesson 5
The Guitar Fretboard Layout – Lesson 6
The Major Scale – Lesson 7
Overview of The Major Chord – Lesson 8
The C Major Scale – Lesson 9
Just For Fun – Six Magic Notes For Soloing – Lesson 10
Introduction To Strumming & The Tik Tok Pattern – Lesson 11
Introduction To Simple Chords – Em & G – Lesson 12
Two New Chords – E & Am – Lesson 13
New and Old – G D & A – Lesson 14
More New Chords With Old Chords Am- Dm- E7 – Lesson 15
Adding The C Chord with New Strumming Patterns – Lesson 16
Putting it All Together C G D A & E – Lesson 17
Introduction to Power Chords and Palm Muting – Lesson 18
Important Strumming Patterns – Lesson 19
Overview of The Pentatonic Scale – Lesson 20
Overview of The C Chord Family – Lesson 21
Pentatonic Picking Exercise – (Hammer-ons & Pull-offs) – Lesson 22
Overview of The CAGED System – Lesson 23
CAGED System – The C Shape – Lesson 24
CAGED System – The A Shape – Lesson 25
CAGED System – The G Shape – Lesson 26
CAGED System – The E Shape – Lesson 27
CAGED System – The D Shape – Lesson 28
CAGED System – Changing Pentatonic Scales – Two Chords – D & C – Lesson 29
CAGED System – Playing Over Three Chords – D C & G – Lesson 30
CAGED System – Playing Over Four Chords – D C G & F – Lesson 31
CAGED System – Variations & Embellishments Over Two Chords – Lesson 32
CAGED System Pentatonic Exercise – Lesson 33
Overview Of EDCAG – The Minor Version of The CAGED System – Lesson 34
Pentatonic Minor – Bm – Lesson 35
EDCAG – Playing Over Two Minor Chords – Lesson 36
Overview of the Circle of 5ths – Lesson 37
Introduction to Crossover Picking – Lesson 38
Introduction to Alternate Picking – Lesson 39
Alternate Picking Exercises 1 & 2 – Lesson 40
Alternate Picking Exercise 3 – Lesson 41
Learning The Fretboard – Lesson 42
Introduction to Bending Strings – Lesson 43
String Skipping Exercises – Lesson 44
Introduction to Tapping – Lesson 45
Introduction to Hammer Ons & Pull Offs – Lesson 46
Introduction to Pinch Harmonics – Lesson 47
Introduction to Building Chords – Lesson 48
Building More Complicated Chords – Lesson 49
Arpeggios in a Single Position – Lesson 50
Extended Arpeggios in a Single Postion – Lesson 51
The Seven Positions of a Major Scale – First Position – Lesson 52
The Seven Positions of a Major Scale – Second Position – Lesson 53
The Seven Positions of a Major Scale – Third Position – Lesson 54
The Seven Positions of a Major Scale – Fourth Position – Lesson 55
The Seven Positions of a Major Scale – Fifth Position – Lesson 56
The Seven Positions of a Major Scale – Sixth Position – Lesson 57
The Seven Positions of a Major Scale – Seventh Position – Lesson 58
Overview of the “Modes” – Lesson 59
The Ionian Mode – Lesson 60
The Dorian Mode – Lesson 61
The Phrygian Mode – Lesson 62
The Lydian Mode – Lesson 63
The Mixolydian Mode – Lesson 64
The Aeolian Mode – Lesson 65
The Locrian Mode – Lesson 66
Introduction to The Blues Scale – Lesson 67
Introduction to the 12 Bar Blues – Lesson 68
Overview of the Pentatonic 3-2 Solo Pattern – Lesson 69
Overview of the Pentatonic 2-3 Solo Pattern – Lesson 70
Introduction to the Chromatic Scale – Lesson 71
Introduction to the Diminished Scale – Lesson 72
Alternate Picking Overview – Lesson 73
Alternate Picking Exercises 2 – Lesson 74
Alternate Picking Exercises 3 – Lesson 75
Alternate Picking Exercises 4 – Lesson 76
Introduction to Economy Picking – Lesson 77
Economy Picking – The 3-1-3 Pattern – Lesson 78
Sweep Picking 1 – Lesson 79
Sweep Picking 2 – Lesson 80
Sweep Picking 3 – Lesson 81
Sweep Picking 4 – Lesson 82
Overview of Hybrid Picking – Lesson 83
Hybrid Picking Exercises 1 – Lesson 84
Hybrid Picking Exercises 2 – Lesson 85
Hybrid Picking Exercises 3 – Lesson 86
Overview of Legato Technique – Lesson 87
Legato Exercises 1 – Lesson 88
Legato Exercises 2 – Lesson 89
Legato Exercises 3 – Lesson 90
Introduction to Fingerpicking – Lesson 91
Fingerpicking Exercises 1- Lesson 92
Fingerpicking Exercises 2 – Lesson 93
Fingerpicking Exercises 3 – Lesson 94
Fingerpicking Exercises 4 – Lesson 95
Introduction to One Finger Tapping – Lesson 96
Introduction to Two Finger Tapping – Lesson 97
Cool Tapping Lick – Lesson 98
Overview of the Whole Tone Scale – Lesson 99
Whole Tone Scale Patterns – Lesson 100
Overview of the Harmonic Minor Scale – Lesson 101
Harmonic Minor – The Phrygian Dominant Scale – Lesson 102
Overview of the Melodic Minor Scale & Its 1st Mode – Lesson 103
Melodic Minor Modes 2, 3 & 4 – Lesson 104
Melodic Minor Modes 5 & 6 – Lesson 105
Melodic Minor Mode 7 – The Altered Scale – Lesson 106
Overview of the Major 7 Arpeggio – Lesson 107
Overview of the Minor 7 Arpeggio – Lesson 108
Overview of the Minor 6 Arpeggio – Lesson 109
Overview of the Minor 9 Arpeggio – Lesson 110
Overview of the Dominant 7 Arpeggio – Lesson 111
Overview of the Dominant 9 Arpeggio – Lesson 112
Extended Arpeggios 1 – Lesson 113
Extended Arpeggios 2 – Lesson 114
Alternate Picking I
Alternate Picking II
Alternate Picking III
Alternate Picking IV
Alternate Picking V
Alternate Picking VI
Alternate Picking VII
Alternate Picking VIII
Alternate Picking IX
Alternate Picking X
Economy Picking I
Economy Picking II
Economy Picking III
Economy Picking IV
Economy Picking V
Economy Picking VI
Economy Picking VII
Economy Picking VIII
Economy Picking IX
Economy Picking X
Legato I
Legato II
Legato III
Legato IV
Legato V
Legato VI
Legato VII
Legato VIII
Legato IX
Legato X
Sweep Picking I
Sweep Picking II
Sweep Picking III
Sweep Picking IV
Sweep Picking V
Sweep Picking VI
Sweep Picking VII
Sweep Picking VIII
Sweep Picking IX
Sweep Picking X
Tapping I
Tapping II
Tapping III
Tapping IV
Tapping V
Tapping VI
Tapping VII
Tapping VIII
Tapping IX
Tapping X
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