Creative Guitar: Lead Guitar Techniques

This video lesson will cover how you can make a study of a few common lead guitar techniques including "Hybrid Picking," "Legato Technique," and "Sequencing." For a handout and a copy of an MP3 Jam track visit:
http://www.andrewwasson.com/lessons/lead_guitar_techniques.php

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[lespaulrules123]

what do u mean by adding the 6th with the octave?

[creativeguitarstudio]

Hello lespaulrules123...

I believe I mean't that you could mix using 6th intervals along with using octave intervals to create other improvisational directions.

- Andrew

[alexdeoliveira10]

what program didi you use to make HD videos?

[creativeguitarstudio]

Hello alexdeoliveira10...

To do HD video you need to shoot the original footage in Hi Def. We are using a Canon HV20 camera direct to my PC with firewire, and capturing with Sony Vegas Pro. After editing in Sony Vegas, we render the footage as 16:9 widescreen and upload to YouTube!

[bleemindthrice]

I really enjoy your posts but as a student of someone that went through carpal tunnel surgery and a long painful rehab just so he could play again..please please move your elbow away from your body. I can see the tension in your pinky and the good people appreciate the lessons. More notes for less motion. Keep up the good work. It could be because your sitting but it looks like your pinky is just having to do way too much work. Guitarist looking out for guitarists. =:)

[creativeguitarstudio]

Hello bleemindthrice,

Thanks for the concern, but there's no tension here with my hands. I've never had any problems with pain, although I hear it is a nightmare for those who've experienced it. I started playing in 1978 and around 1988 I began doing long practice sessions (6-8 hrs.) beginning with an hour of exercises. I am a strong believer in starting each day slowly, with a metronome - and that might be what has saved me the grief of repetitive strain injuries.

Thanks again,

Andrew W.

[KacanuHa]

great lesson, like all your others :)

[creativeguitarstudio]

Reply to "theScytheofGod",

Just to clarify your comment; I was ascending in 4 notes linear inside the scale. While that may not be a direct 4th, it is a linear intervalic movement of a 4th, and is not anything to do with a quadruplet.

A quadruplet is an artificial sub-division concept and has to do with time/duration.

A quadruplet is, "a group of four (4) notes of equal duration that are to be performed in the time space of; three, five, or another number of notes."

- Andrew W.

[SteveOTheMan16]

beautiful playing :)

[akumaserge2]

Hey man, I love these lessons. They're very informative.

Do you have any advice with dealing on pull off legatos? I have a problem on trying to get to the next string to start another legato from a pull off.

[CatClemonsOfficial]

I would love to hear some feedback on my videos at CatClemonsOfficial! Thanks for the support everyone!

-Cat

[drklenk]

You're great man, thanks

[BetaSP]

Hey Andrew, I took lesson off of you like 20 years ago in Winnipeg. I'm still playing. Good teacher.



[TheLupenTooth]

your videos are great, I have been playing for about 15 years and never took the time to learn any "theory" or what not, I just played. I have recently gone back to the basics and been re-training myself for lack of better terms. I have learned a great deal from your videos and it makes it easy to teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks again man!

[TheAlexander5631]

This video is for freaking noobs...

[livintex]

@lespaulrules123 Adding the 6th scale degree in. Say adding an A in between to the Cs on a C major scale.

[travisdenley]

Hey Andrew, I love your videos, and I'm so grateful to you for making them. I have overwhelmingly positive experiences with you, and your videos are inspiring me to take my guitar playing further. Ive been playing for years, but felt like I was stuck in a rut, and you are inspiring me to become better.

I do have one critique about this video, and its that the guitar music seems too loud in comparison to your voice. Its hard to set a good balance with my comp, and im out of space.TY4good vids

[matvarn]

hello