LRT-030 Palm Muting Solo
Learn another rock solo from Francesco Cagnacci. This one uses several different techniques, but it starts with a palm-muting lick followed by some nice runs. Enjoy this one.
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LRT-026 Rock Solo
Learn this fun rock solo with licks that use staccato, slides, and bends. It is played as a fast tempo in the key of D, which has two sharps in its key signature.
Ex-017 Speed-up Tapping
Practice your hammer-ons and pull-offs mixed with some finger tapping with this exercise by Milan Trickovic. The true purpose of this exercise is to work on tapping technique and speed building by mixing it with […]
LRT-025 Hard Rock Speed Lick
Crank up the speed with this classic hard rock speed lick in the style of many hard rock/metal guitarists. This one uses hammer-ons and pull-offs on sixteenth notes and triplets at a torrid 160bpm pace! […]
LRT-024 Rhythmic Rock Riff in E
This fun rhythmic rock riff will have you playing bends, staccato, eighth notes, and sixteenth notes in the key of E. What I love about this riff, by Charles Gervase, is that he uses the same […]
LRT-020 Power Chord Rock Riff
Play some power chords with palm muting in this power chord rock riff by Milan Trickovic. This lick uses a standard eighth note rhythm. When you change chords, you will notice that the chord is […]
LRT-018 Blues Rock Solo
Why bother with a lick when you can play an entire solo. Have fun with high tempo blues/rock style solo using the F minor pentatonic scale. It was written and recorded by Francesco Cagnacci.
LRT-016 A Minor Rock Riff
This week’s riff is written and recorded by Charles Gervase. He shows us an A minor rock riff. This one has an off-beat syncopated feel as he accents the up-beats, especially on the sixteenth notes. […]
LRT-012 Southern Rock Shuffle Riff
Learn this fun southern rock riff to add to your repertoire. This 4-bar riff is comprised mostly of a 2-note A power chord using a shuffle rhythm.
LRT-010 Sixteenth Note Run
Enjoy this fast and fun sixteenth note run written and recorded by Charles Gervase. If you look closely at this lick, it does not fit the mold of a common scale. The first measure uses four […]
LRT-009 60’s Style Blues Rock Solo
Learn a 60’s style blues rock solo in the key of F♯ major. This solo uses the pentatonic scale and double-stops.
LRT-008 Sixteenth Triplets Riff
This riff, by Charles Gervase, is a fun rock riff that uses sixteenth note triplets (3 notes per half-beat).
LRT-005 Rock Riff
This rock-styled riff uses the blues scale in E and a shuffle feel. You’ll notice that the Root (E) and minor seventh (D) are prominently used. In the last two measures, you’ll hear the minor […]
LRT-004 70’s Style Rock Riff
Written in D♭, this 70’s style rock riff uses palm muting, pentatonics, and a focus on upbeats.
Pentatonic Scales
Learn the major and minor pentatonic scales, their patterns, when to use them, and why they’re the scale shortcut.