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BY TROY NELSON

AEROBICS

A 52-WEEK, One-lick-per-dayWorkout Programfor Developing, lmproving,andMaintainingGuitarTechnique

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FOR ALL LEVELS: BEGINNERTOADVANCED CDs lncludeLickDemos& Drum Metronome!

BY TROY NELSON

AEROBICS

A 52-WEEK, One-lick-per-dayWorkout Programfor Developing, lmproving,andMaintainingGuitarTechnique

M BEGINNERTOADVANCED CDs lncludeLickDemos& Drum Metronome!

AEROBICS CDTrackListing........... TheTechniques 5 Weeks1-52:Exercises'l-365...........................6-110 ISBN-13: 978-1-4234-1435-3 ISBN-10:1-4234-1435-7 EIYTROYNELSON Contents lntroduction 4 Tlllet-.LEoNARD' L1-C.OFIPOFTATION lnAustraliaConlact: HalLeonad AustrallaPty.Ltd. 4 LentaraCourt Cheltenham,Victoria,3192Australia Email:ausadmin@halleonard,com.au Copyright@2007byHALLEONARDCORPORATION InternationalCopyrightSecured AllRightsReserved Noparlotthispublicationmaybereproducedinanylorm orbyanymeanswithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher VisitHalLeonardOnlineat w*u.hallaoned.codr

CD TRACK LISTING

CD1 o GUITAR TRACKS

AllguitarsbyDougBoduch Description CDI Track Week1:Exercises1-7.............1 Week2:Exercises8-14............2 Week 3: Exercises15-21. . . Week 4: Exercises22-28 Week5:Exercises29-35........... 5 Week 6: Exercises36-42 - . . . . . 6 Week 7:Exercises43-49 .7 Week8:ExercisesS0-56.-......... 8' Week9:Exercises5T-63........... I Week10:Exercises64-70. . . . . . . . . . 10 Week11:Exercises71-77... . . . . . .. 11 Week12:Exercises78-84 12 Week13:Exercises85-91..........13 Week14:Exercises92-98. 14 Week15:Exercises99-105.. . 15 Week16:Exercises106-112........16 Week17:Exercises113-119........17 Week18:Exercises120-126. 18 Week19:Exercises127-133.. 19 Wdek20:Exercises134-140. 20 Week21:Exercises141-147........21 Week22:Exercises148-154. . . . . . . .22 Week23:Exercises155-161........23 Week24:Exercises162-168 24 Week25:Exercises169-175........25 Week26:Exercrses176-182.. . . . . .26 Week27:Exercises183-189........27 Page o I 10 12 14 to 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 oz 34 .to ea 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 Description CDl . Track Week28:Exercises190-196........28 Week29:Exercises197-203. . . . . . . .29 Week30:Exercises2O4-21O. 30 Week31:Exercises211-217. . . . . . . .31 Week32:Exercises218-224 Week33:Exercises225-231 Week34:Exercises232-238 . . .. 34 Week35:Exercises239-245. .35 Week36:Exercises246-252.. . . . . . 36 Week37:Exercises253-259. . . . . . . .37 Week38:Exercises260-266.. . . . .38 Week39:Exercises267-273...... . .39 Week40:Exercises274-280... ....40 Week41:Exercises281-287 . . 41 Week42:Exercises288-254. .42 Week43:Exercises295-301........43 Week44:Exercises302-308 . . . . 44 Week45:Exercises309-315. Week46:Exercises316-322. Week47:Exercises323-329. 47 Week48:Exercises330-336. . . . . . . .48 Week49:Exercises337-343... .. . . .49 Week50:Exercises344-350. 50 Week51:Exercises351-357 51 Week52:Exercises358-365 52 TuningNotes. .....53 Page OU oz o4 oo oat 70 72 74 TO 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108 ........3 /l 2

CD.Z. RHYTHM TRACKS

AlldrumsbyScottSchroedl CD2 Track Description Description Rock,BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 40beatsperminute .......1 Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 48bpm. ....'... ' '2 Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 58bpm. .....'....3 Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 72bpm. ..4 Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 84bpm. ..'. .....5 Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 96bpm. ....'.....6 Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 108bpm. .....'..-7 Rock/BluesRhythm(eveneighthnotes): 120bpm. ..".....8 lr\ 11 13 BluesShuffleRhythm:48bpm. .. ' ' '17 BluesShuffleRhythm:60bpm. .....18 BluesShuffleRhythm:76bpm. ' 19 BluesShuffleRhythm:92bpm. .2O BluesShuffleRhythm:108bpm ' '21 BluesShuffleRhythm:126bpm -. . .22 CD2oTrack BluesShuffleRhythm:144bpm . . . . . . . .23 BluesShuffleRhythm:160bpm............24 Jaz'SwingRhythm:56bpm . ..""25 Jaz'5*1nnRhythm:69bpm. .."'26 JazzSwingRhythm:80bpm .'.' 27 JazzSwingRhythm:92bpm. .....28 JazzSwingRhythm:104bpm .29 Ja'zSwingRhythm:116bpm .....30 JazzSwingRhythm:132bpm ......31 Jaz' SwingRhythm:144bpm . . . 32 CountryRhythm(cuttime):56bpm . . . . . . . 33 CountryRhythm(cuttime):60bpm. ........34 CountryRhythm(cuttime):76bpm . . .35 CountryRhythm(cuttime):92bpm .36 CountryRhythm(cuttime):108bpm........37 CountryRhythm(cuttime):126bpm........38 CountryRhythm(cuttime):144bpm. . . . .. .. 39 CountryRhythm(cuttime):168bpm........40 FunkRhythm:40bpm FunkRhythm:48bpm FunkRhythm:56bpm FunkRhythm:66bpm FunkRhythm:76bpm ............42 43 44 AF .......41 FunkRhythm:100bpm. . . FunkRhythm:112bpm... ...48 3

INTRODUCTION

henmygoodfriendsatHalLeonardfirst approachedmeaboutwritingthisbook,they alreadyhada i.itle,GuitarAerobics,andatopic,guitar technique,inmind.Otherthanthosetwodetails,however,theykindlygavemecarteblancheto createthe rest.Onethingwascertain:Ididnotwantto introduce anotherrun-of-the-milltechniquebooktotheguitarpublicationsmarketplace,onethatwasfilledcoverto coverwithblandchromaticexercisesthatransenselesslyupanddownthefretboard.Instead,Iwantedto deviseaguitar-techniquebookthatatoncehelpedthe readerdevelop,improve,andmaintainhis/herguitar chopsviamusicalexamplesthatcouldbeappliedto real-worldmusicalsettings,fromrockandbluesto jazzandcountryAndmostimportantly,Iwantedto createa bookthatwasfunlToooftenoracticesessionsbecomemonotonousduetothelackofuninspiredmaterialsfromwhichto learn.WithGulfar Aerobics,that'snolongerthecase.

GuitarAerobicsistheultimateworkoutprogramfor guitarists,promotingguitarfacility,increasrngpick-and fret-handspeedandaccuracy,andimprovingdexterity whileatthesametimeincreasinglickvocabulary.The 52-weekprogramcoversoneindispensableguitar techniqueeachday--afternatepickingon Monday, stringskippingonTuesday,stringbendingon Wednesday,arpeggiosonThursday,swreppickingon Friday,legatoonSaturday,andrhythmonSunday-dl ofwhichareoresentedwithinthecontextofeitheran applicableguitarlickoranexercisethatisconsiderablymoremusicalthanthechromaticexercisesfound inothertechniquebooks.Moreover,becauseeach examplefitsintooneofsixmusicalstyles-rock, blues,jazz,metal,countryorfunk-once you'vegot thelickdowncold,youcantestdriveitatyournext jamsession,whateverstyleof musicyouplay.

GuitdrAerobicsissystematicallyarrangedsothat eachweekthemusicalexamplesincreaseindifficulty. lfyouconsideryourselfa beginner,youcanjumpright intoWeek.1andfeelperfectlycomfortableplayingthe materjal.Consequently,you'llhaveanentirecalendar yearof material-365exercises-topractice!At approximatelyWeek18,thematerialismoreappropriateforplayersofanintermediatelevel.AndWeek36 markstheentrypointforthoseplayerswhopossess considerablechops(i.e.,advanced).lfyoufitinthe lastcategorythat'sstill120exercisesto getthrough! GuitarAerobicsofferssomethingforeveryone.

Additionally,eachexerciseincludesa briefdescription-rcrigin,scale(s),rhythms,etc.-as wellasa pedormancetip.Andtruetothebook's"workout" theme,alloftheexercisescomewitha practice routinethatisdividedintoeightsets,eachofwhich containsaspecifictempo(e.9.,112beatsperminute) atwhichto playtheexercise.Tenrepetitions('reps") areplayedperset,withthetemposincreasingatvariousincrementsfromonesettothenext,depending ontheexercise'smusicalstyle.Forexample,here's howto performtheRock/Bluesworkout:

Eachexerciseislabeledwitha genreand'tracklisting, whichtogetherdenotetheworkoutyoushouldfollow.

EverymusicalexampleinGuitarAerobicsiSOSinatD canbeheardonCD1ofthetwoaccompanyingaudio CDs,withallofthe52weeksseparatedontoindividualtracks.Therefore,youcanquicklycueupaspecificllckto hearhowitshouldsound.Tuningnotes(low to high,E-A-D-G-B-E)arealsoincludedonthefinal trackofCD1. CD2containsrhythmtracks(drums only)performedatavarietyoftemposdictatedby theirrespectivegenre,includingstraightrock/blues, bluesshuffle,jazzswing,funk,countryandmetal.So throwawayyourmetronome-nowyou'vegota real drummerto keeptime!

lfyoudevotejustafewminutesofeachdayto practicingtheexamplesinthisbook,Iguaranteethatyou'll noticeimmediateimprovementsinyourguitartechnique.Bythetime365dayshavepassed,yourchops willbesecondto none.Personally,Inoticedconsiderableimprovementinmytechniqueduringthewriting ofthisbook-and Ididn'tfollowtheworkoutprogram! Allthatittakesisa littletime,dedication,anddetermination.Goodluck!

THE TECHNIQUES

A s Imentionedpreviously,seventechniques-alterflnate picking,stringskipping,stringbending, arpeggios,sweeppicking,legato,andrhythm-are coveredinGuitarAerobics,onetechniqueforeachday oftheweek.Althoughtherearemanyguitartechniquesthatarenotpresentedinthisbook,Ibelieve theseseventechniquesarethemostessentialforguitarists.Masteringthesetechniqueswillreducelimitationsandequipyouwiththetoolsnecessaryto achievethegoalsyouhavesetforyourselfonthe instrument.

Here,now,isa briefoverviewofthetechniques'presentedinthisbook:

AlternatePicking:Notechniqueismoreprevalentandofgreaterbenefit-thanalternatepicking.A fundamentalguitartechnique,itcanbeappliedto any musicalcontextandisthetechniquethatseparates themen/womenfromtheboys/girls.Onthesepages, thetechnique,acontinuousalternationofdownstrokesandupstrokeswithyourpickhand,isapplied to everythingfromrockandbluestojazzandcountry

StringSkipping:Mostcommonlyassociatedwith rockandmetal,stringskippingisalsoquiteuseful whenplayingotherformsofmusic.Thepredominant focusofthestring-skippingexamplesinthisbookis thatofsingle-anddouble-stringskipswithinthecontextofblues,1azz,rock,andmetal.

StringBending:Theseexamples,whichmostlyconsistofblues,countryandrocklicks,featurequarterstep,half-step,andwhole-stepbends,aswellas moresophisticatedbendssuchasoblique,unison, compound,andpre-bends.

Arpeggios:Althoughan"arpeggio"inandof itselfis notatechnique,thecoordinationof right-andlefthandmovementsusedto pedormonecertainlyqualifies.Thedefinitionofanarpeggiois"achordwhose notesareplayedinrapidsuccessionratherthansimultaneously,"andtheexampleshereinillustratethatin practicallyeverypossiblecombinationontheneck, fromsimpleopenpositionthordcombinationsto advancedsweep-pickingconcepts.Whichbringsus toournexttechnique...

SweepPicking:Thepolaroppositeofalternatepicking,sweeppickinginvolvesusingonecontinuous downorupstroketo playtwoormoreadjacent-string notes.AlthoughmostoftheexamplesinGuitar Aerobicsapplyto rockandmetal,youwillfindafew interestingexamplesofhowto applythistechniqueto jazzandbluesaswell.

Legato:Ontheguitar,legatotechniqueinvolvespulloffs,hammer-ons,slides,fingertapplng,oranycombinationhereof.Basically,legatoisanycollectionoftwo ormore.notesonthesamestringthatisn'tarticulated witha successionofpickattacks.A widevarietyof suchlicksisincludedonthefollowingpages.

Rhythm:Muchlikeanarpeggio,"rhythm"lsn'tasingle technique,butratheracollectionoftechniquesused to performvariousfunctionsastheyrelateto aspeciflc rhythmicstyle.A fewofthetopicscoveredinGuifar Aerobicsincludebasrcstrumpatterns,open-chord arpeggios,boogiebatterns,walkingbasslines,and muchmore.

WEEK 1 o

CDIoIBACK I

. Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Performedexclusivelyinsiliteenthnotesonthelirststring,thislickmakesitswayuptheneckby utilizingeverynoteoftheEharmonicminors.cale(E-F|-CFA-B-C-D|).

Tip:Reverseyourpickingpatternafterplayingthroughthelickafewtimes,beginningwithanupstroke.

CD2 Tracks:1+

Technique:StringSkipping

cenre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:ThisexerciseisbasedintherootposltionoftheA minorpentatonicscale(A-C-D-E-G)andskips a stringbetweeneachnotepair.

Tip:Throughoutthefigure,keepyourindex,middle,ring,andpinkyfingerspositionedatthefifth,si{h, seventh,and elghtfrets,respectively.

CD2 Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:ThisdescendinglickisalsobasedinA minorpentatonicandfeatureswhole-stepbendsonthe secondandthirdstrings.

Tip:ReinforceeachbendwithJingersnotdirectlyperformingthebend.Forexample,whenexecutingthethhd-string bendinmeasure1,reinforceyourringfingeryourmiddleandindexJingers.

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CD2 Tracks:1€

lvlusicDescription:Thisisa simplearpeggioexercisethatfeaturesthenotesofopen-positionG,D,andCchords playedindividually.

Tip:Althoughasingledownstroke(sweep)withyourpickhandismoreefficientwhenperformingthisexercise,practicealternatepickingitaswell. )=4o-r2o

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thistwo-barsweep-pickingworkoutfeaturesdiatonictriadsinthekeyofG playedexclusively in tripletrhythmsonthetopthreestrings.

Tip:Tokeepthenotesofeachchordfromringingtogether(youwantihemto soundseparately),releasesome-or all-of thepressurefromthefingerfrettingthenote(s)onceeachnotehassounded.

MusicDescription:Thisstraightforwardlickuseshammer-onsto connectthenotepairsoneachstringasitascends theA minorpentatonicscale.

Tip:Asyouhammeronto thesecondnoteofeachstring,simultaneouslyshiftyourindexfingertotheflrstnoteofthe .higher,neighboringstring.

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CDzoTracks:1-8

MusicDescription:ThechordfragmentsusedinThursday'sarpeggioexercise(#4)areplayedhereasfullchords,.in quarter-noterhythms.

Tip:KeepyourringfingerplantedonthethirdfretofthesecondstringasyouchangefromGto D.Also,usedownstrumsthroughout.

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CD2. Tracks:1-8

GUITAR WEEK 2

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CD2oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:ThislickisnearlyidenticaltotheoneplayedlastMonday(#1).Theonlyvariationisintherhythm: Lastweek'slickwasstraightsixteenthnotes,whereasthislickfeaturesagallbping,eighth-and-two-sixteenth-notes rhythm.

Tip:Useastrictdown-down-uppickingpatternthroughout.

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Exercise:#9

CD2oTracks:1-€

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Similarto lastTuesday'sexercise(#2),thisphraseborrowsitsnotesfromA minorpentatonicand skipsastringbetweeneachnotepair.Thistime,however,you'reworklngyourwaydownthescale.

Tip:Bestresultsareachievedbyusingstrictalternatepicking,beginningwithadownstroke.

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Exercise:#10 cD2 r Tracks:1-8

Technique:stringBending

MusicDescription:Releaseshavebeenaddedto thebendsperformedinlastweek'slick(#3).

Tip:Payattentionto thisligure'srhythm,beingcarefulnotto rusheachbendandrelease.

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Genre:Rock/Blues

Exercise:#11 CD2oTracks:.1-8

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:ThisexerciseisthedescendingversionoflastThursday'sarpeggioworkout(#4/.

Tip:A singleupstroke(sweep)willworkbestwhenperformingthisexercise,but,likelastweek,alternatepickingis encouragedaswell.

Exercise:#12

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Therhythmsandnotesareidenticalto lastFriday'sexercise(#5);however,thistimethesweeps areallupstrokes.

Tip:ExperimentwithboththeringandmiddlefingersofyourfrethandwhenplayingthetopnoteoftheFlochordin measure2. Usewhicheverfeelsmostcomfortable.

Exercise:#13

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thisblues-rocklickisthedescending,pulFoffsversionoflastSaturday'sexercise(#6).

Tip:Togetthesecondnoteofeachpairto soundasloudasthefirst,useadownwardpluckingmotionwhenexecutingthepull-off.

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Exercise:#14

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:ThisexercisefealuresthesameG-[:ff chordchangesaslastSunday'sexample(#7),only heretherhythmisstraighteighthnotes.

Tip:lfyou'rehavingtroublemakingasmoothtransitionbetweenchords,tryliftingyourhandoffofthefretboardon the"and"ofbeats2 and4 ofeachmeasure.Don'tworryabouttheopenstringsringing;instead,focusongetting yourfrethandtothenextchord.

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CD2 Tracks:S-16

MusicDescription:A continuationofExercises#.1and#8fromtheprevioustwoMondays,thisexercise'sonlymodificationisitsrhythm,which,here,isgroupingsoftwostdeenthnotesandaneighthnoteoneachbeat.

Tip:A down-up-downpickingpatternoneachbeatisidealforthisexample.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thislickisavariationoftheascending,play-two{REtes-skip-one-stringpattern(allwithinthe frameworkofA minorpentatonic)fromExercise#2,onlyherethenotesareplayedinreverseorder.

Tip:Thisexerciseisa bitmoredifficultforthefrethandto performthanthepervioustwostring-skippingfigures,so takeextrarepsatslowertempos,ifnecessarybeforemovingon.

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CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thisbendlngexerciseisidenticalto theonefromWeek'l (#3),exceptthatthewhole-stepbends havebeenreplacedwithwhole-steppre-bendsandreleases(thenoteisbentuponewholestepbeforeit'spicked, andthenreleasedto it'soriginalpitch).

Tip:Practiceachievingproperintonalion(hittingthetargetnotes)onthepre-bendsbeforeattemptingto playthe entire.lick.

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Exercise:#18 CD2 Tracks:1-8

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Portionsof Exercises#4and#1t havebeencombinedtoformthisnewarpeggioworkoutvariousnotesofopen-positionG,D,andCchordsplayedinbothascendinganddescendingfashion.

Tip:WhenplayingtheGchord,planttheringlingerofyourfrethandonthethirdfretoftheJirststring.Eventhough thenote(G)isnotplayed,it'lladdstabilitytothechordvoicing. )=4o-rm

CD2oTracks:S-16

MusicDescription:Thisisthesameexerciseas#5fromWeek1, onlyane)drachordtone(the3rdformajorchords; b3rdforminoranddiminishedchords)hasbeenaddedtothetopstring.

Tip:Usethepinkyofyourfrethandandanupstrokewithyourpickhandto attackthelast(highest)noteofeachfournotegrouping.

Exercise:#20

CD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:LikethelegatoexercisesfromWeeks1and2,theA minorpentatonicscaleservesastheframeworkforthislick.Thistime,however,pulloffswillbeusedwhileascendingthescale.

Tip:Whenexecutingthepull-offs,rememberto pulldownonthestringto achieveadequatevolumeforthetargetnote.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:IntheinterestofgivinglastSunday'sG-H,-D chordprogression a bitmore"forwardmotion," twosixteenthnoleshavebeentackedontothe"and"ofbeats2 and4 ofeachmeasure.

Tip:Toexecutethesixteenth-noterhythms,followthedownstrumsofbeats2and4 withquickdown-upstrumpatterns.

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Exercise:#22

CD2 Tracks:9-16

Technique;AlternatePicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:ThisversionoftheEharmonicminorexercisesofthepastthreeweekscontainseighth-note tripletrhythms,whichsubdivideeachbealintothreeequalparts.

Tip:Goslowlyatfirst,andnoticethat,becauseofthetriplets,thepickingdirectionalternatesbetweendownstrokes anduDstrokesoneachdownbeat.

Exercise:#23

CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:StayingwithintheA minorpentatonicscaleasinthepreviousstring-skippingexercises,this phraseworksitswaydownthescale,skippingastringbetweeneveryothernotepair.

Tip:Beginshiftingyourindexflngerto thenelt stringassoonasyourpinkyorringfingerhitsthesecondnoteon eachstring.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

'MusicDescription:Thisexerciseintroducestwothings:awhole-stepbendonthefirststringperformedwithyour pinkyorringfingeranda half-stepbendonthethirdstringperformedwithyourindexfinger.

Tip:Thathalf-stepbendistrickierthanitseems;it'seasytofallflatorpushitsharp.Playthetargetnote,Cl,atthe sixthfretofthethirdstringto checkyourintonation.

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CD2. Tracks:.l-8

MusicDescription:ThisfigurefeaturesthesameG-[:ff progressionthathasbeenusedthepreviousthree weeks;however,thistimebarrechordsareutilizedto voicethearpeggios.

Tip:Baryourindexfingeracrossallsixstringswhenplayingeacharpeggio/chord.

Exercise:#26

CD2 o Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:ThisexerciseisthedescendingversionoflastFriday'ssweep-pickingworkout(#19).

Tip:Themostefiicientwayto playeachfour-notegroupingisbypickingthefirstnotewithadownstrokeandthelast threenoteswithanupwardssweep.

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CD2oTracks:I-€

Music Description: Hammer-onsareusedto connectthe notepairsof eachstringwhiledescendingtheA minor pentatonicscalein rootposition.

Tip: Be carefulnotto rushthe hammer-ons;eveneighthnotesshouldbe playedthroughbeat2 of measure2.

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Exercise:#28

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:ThefamiliarG-D{-G chordprogressionisthefoundationforthisexercise.Theonlydifference betweenthisexampleandlastSunday'sexerciseistheadditionoftwosixteenthnotesonbeats1and3 ofeach measure.

Tip:Counteachbeatas"one-ee-and-uh,two-ee-and-uh"etc.,andstrumyourpickhandaccordingly;however,refrain frommakingcontactwiththestringsonthe"uh"ofbeats1and3 andthe"ee"ofbeats2and4 ofeachmeasure.

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CD2 Tracks:1-€

Technique:AlternatePicking

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thisalternate-pickingexerciserunsstraightuptheA minorpentatonicscale,back-trackingonly oncebeat 3 ofmeasure2).

Tip:Onceyou'recomfortablealternatepickingtheexamplestartingwitha downstroke,reverseyouractionandstart withanuDstroke.

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CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:TheubiquitousA minorpentatonicscaleprovidestheframeworkforthisnextstring-skipBing exercise,adescending"sawtooth"line.

Tip:Youmightfinditeasierto performthisfigurebystartingwithanupstrokeinthefirstmeasureandreversingyour pickingdirectioninthesecondmeasure,startingwitha downstroke.

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CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Half-stepbend-and-releasemovesonstrings1-3areintroducedinthisnextUgure.

Tip:LikelastWednesday'slick(#24\,becarefulnotto over-bend,causingthenoteto gosharp.

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Tracks:1-8

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Don'tletthetabstafffoolyou-thesearethesamebarrechordsfromlastThursday'sexercise (#25),onlythistimethey'rearpeggiatedfromhighto low. , Tip:Likelastweek,barallsixstringswithyourindexfinger,formingtheentirechordshape.

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CD2. Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Exceptforthehammer-on,thisfigureisidenticalto Exercise#.19fromWeek3.Thehammer-on allowsyouto playallfournoteswithonepickmotion.

Tip:Usea downwardsweepto articulatetheflrstthreenotesofthefour-notegroupingandthenhammerontothe

CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Featuringslidesandhammer-ons,thislickclimbsuptheodendedformoftheA bluesscale (A-C-D-E-E-G).

Tip:Paycloseattentionto therhythm,becauseitfeaturesa mixtureofquarternotes,eighthnotes,andtriplets.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Inthisexample,theG-D-G€ chordprogressionfrompreviousrhythmexercisesisarrangedin straightsixteenthnotesthroughout.

Tip:Rememberto count:"one-ee-and-uh,two-ee-and-uh,three-ee-and-uh,four-ee-and-uh... " )=4o-r2o

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:ThisexercisefeaturestheA minorpentatonicscaleanangedinasequenceof"ascendingthrees" (A-C-D,C-D-E,D-E-G,etc.).

Tip:Becauseofthetripletrhythm,thepickingdirectionreversesitselfoneverybeatsopayspecialattentionto the pickingpromptbetweenthenotationandtabstaves.

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CD2oTracks:1+

Technique:StringSkipping Genrc:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Octavejumps(AtoA,Cto C,Dto D,etc.)withintheA minorpentatonicformthebasisofthis exercise.

Tip:Twofrethandoctaveshapes(index/ringandindex/pinky)areutilizedthroughoutsobecomefamiliarwithboth rightaway.

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Exercise:#38

GD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thisbendingworkoutfeaturestwohalf-steppre-bends(strings2and3,firstmeasure), a halfstepbendandrelease(string1),anda half-stepbend(string3,secondmeasure).

Tip:Thepickingpromptbetvveenthenotationandtabstavesisonlyasuggestedpattern.Becausethepickinginthis lickistriclsy,youshouldexperimenttofindwhatpatternworksbestforyou.

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Exercise:#39 CD2. Tracks:1€

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:LikelastThursday'sexercise(#32),G,D,andC baff€chordsareusedonceagain.Here,a 6-5-2-3 stringpatternisusedto arpeggiatethesix-stringvoicings.

Tip:Tryusingeconomypickingforthisfigure,wherebyasingledownstrokeisusedto playthebottomtwonotesand asingleupstrokeisusedto playthetoptwonotes.

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MusicDescription:UnlikelastFriday'slick(#33),inwhichahammer-onallowedforfournotesto beplayedwitha singledownwardssweep,thisexercisedemandsa downpickandanupwardssweep,inadditionto apull-off.Still,it's muchmoreefficientthanpickingeachnoteindividually.

Tip:Experimentwithkeepingyourindexlingerbarredacrossthetopthreestringsasyoumoveuptheneckto play eachshape.

CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:UkelastSaturday'slegatolick(#34),thisphraseusestheextendedA bluesscale,onlythistime indescendingfashion.

Tip:Toachieveconsistentvolumelevelsforallofthenotes,pulldownonthestringslightlywhenperformingapull-off. ) = 40-120

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MusicDescription:Embellishments,includinghammer-ons,pull-offs,andadditionalnotes,havebeenaddedtothe sameG-[:ff chordprogressionthal'sfeaturedintherhythmexercisesofthelastseveralweeks.

Tip:Whenperformingthehammer-onandpulFoffarpeggiations,keeptheprecedingchordfretted(minusthefingers usedfortheembellishments)untilthenextchordchangeoccurs.

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Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:ThisexercisetakeslastMonday's"ascendingthrees"sequence(#36)astepfurther,arrangingthe A minorpentatonicscalejnto"ascendingfours"(A-C-D-E,C-D-E-C,D-E-G-A,etc.).

Tip:Unlikelastweek'stripletrhythm,thisexerciseiswritteninstraightsixteenthnotessothepickingdirectionisconsistentlydownstrokesorupstrokesoneachdownbeat.Onceyou'recomfortablestartingthefigurewitha downstroke, trystartingwithanupstroke.

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MusicDescription:Thewhole-stepbendonthethirdstring,followedbyastringskiptotherootnote(A)onthefirst string,isa pentatonicmovethatwasmadepopularbybluesstring-scorcherStevieRayVaughan.

Tip:Tofacilitateacleanshiftfromeighthposition(measure1)tofifthposition(measure2),followthesuggestedfingeringsthatarelocatedbelowthetabstaff.

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MusicDescription:Quarter-stepbends,alsocalled"smears,"areintroducedinthisexercise.Playedonstrings1-3, thepitchesareiocatedhalfilaybetweentheoriginalfrettednoteanda half-stepbend.

Tip:Whenperformingaquarter-stepbend,you'rereallynottargetingaspecificpitch;instead,aimfora pitchthat soundsslightlyoutoftune.

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Exercise:#.16 CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Barrechordsarethebasisofthisarpeggioworkout,butheretheirrootsarelocatedonthefifth stringratherthanthesixth.TheomnipresentGj:)-ft progressionisutilizedonceagain.

Tip:Becauseallofthechordsaremajor,you'reableto maintainthesamevoicing(indexfingeronstring5;ring-finger barreonstrings2-4)throughout.

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Featuringsextupletrhythms(twotripletsperbeat),thissweep-pickingexercise,liketheprevious six,utilizesdiatonictriadsinthekeyofG.

Tip:Playthefirsttriad(G)repeatedly,focusingonthestrictpickingpattern(downwardssweepfollowedbytwo upstokes),beforemovingontothewholeexercise.

Exercise:#48

CD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:Legato Genre:.Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Similartoiheextendedbluesscale,theelitendedA minorpentatonicscaleisthefoundationof thislegatolick.Highlightsofthisexerciseincludehammer-on/pulFoffmaneuversonstrings.land6,andindex-finger slidesonstrings3 and5.

Tip:Noticethattheentirelickisplayedexclusivelywiththeindexandringfingersofyourfrethand.

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Exercise:f49

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Thisrhythmfjgurefeaturesascendingarpeggiosthatarevoicedwithbasicopen-positionG,D, andCchords.

Tip:Forefficiencybsake,useasingledownstrum(i.e.,sweep)foreachchordshape.

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Technique:AlternatePicking

Genre:Rock-/Blues

MusicDescription:TheA minorpentatonicscaleencompassesthisalternate-pickingexercise,whichdescendsthe scale,notefornote,beforereversingcourseonstring5.

Tip:Begintheexercisewithanupstrokeandendwithadownstroke.Onceyou'recomfortablewiththispattern,start witha.downstrokeandendwithanupstroke.

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MusicDescriplion:ThisjaggedA minorpentatoniclinefeaturesmultiplestringskipsthroughout,bothascendingand descending.

Tip:Baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1-3atthejifthfretto minimizefret-handmovement.

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Allofthebendsyou'velearneduptothispoint(pre-bends,quarter-step,hallstep,andwholestep)arearrangedintoatwo-barblues-rockexample.

Tip:Watchoutforthepre-bendonbeat3 ofthefirstmeasure.Thisbend(andrelease)lastsafullbeat,whereasthe restofthebendsintheexamplearea halfbeatinlength.

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MusicDescriplion:LastThursday'sarpeggiatedG,D,andCbarrechords,withtherootonstring5,areusedagain inthisworkout,onlyindescendingfashion.

Tip:Usethetipofyourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutestring6,soitdoesn'tringsympathetically.

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MusicDescription:Newmajor,minor,anddiminishediriadvoicingsareintroducedinthissweep-pickingexercise, whichisanangedintripletsalongtheguitar'stopthreestrings,inthekeyofDmajor.

Tip:Fortheminortriads,learnbothfingerings;thealternatevoicingswillcomeinhandyinsubsequentexercises.

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MusicDescription:Featuringhammer-ons,pull-offs,andindex-flngerslideswithintheframeworkoftheextendedA minorpentatonicscale,thislickisthedescendingversionoflastweek'slegatoexercise(#48).

Tip:Combinethisexercisewithlastweek'sfigureforanintenseascending/descendinglegatoworkoutthatcoversa largechunkoffretboardrealestate.

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MusicDescription:Inthisrhythmexercise,thearpeggiosfromExercise49arerestated;however,thesequenceofthe noteshasbeenreanangedintoa6-2-3-4 stringpattern.

Tip:Inaneffortto gettothenextchordinrhythm,don'tbeafraidto liftyoufingersoffthefretboardonthelasteighth noteofeachvoicing.Althoughanopenstringmaysoundratherthanachordtone(insomecases,anopenstringwillI achordtone),fewpeoplewillnoticethedifference.lnfact,it'satrickpracticedbyvirtuallyeveryguitaristontheplanet.

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Exercise:#57

CD2 Tracks:1-8

Technique:AlternatePicking

Genrc:Rock/Blues

MusicDescriplion:TheA minorpentatonicscalearrangedinasequenceof"descendingthrees"formsthebasisof thisnextexercise.

Tip:lfyou'rehavingdifficultyfrettingthenotesontheeighthfretwithyourpinlry,useyourringfingerinstead.

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Exercise:#58

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thisfigureissimilarto Exercise 2 ofWeek1,onlythistimetwostringsareskippedbetweennote pairsoftheA minorpentatonicscale.

Tip:Afteryou'veplayedthefirstnoteofeachnotepair,simultaneouslyplaythesecondnoteofthepairwhileyou moveyourindexfingerintoplaceforthefirstnoteofthenextstring.

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CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thislickintroducestlvonewbendingtechniques:playingfrettednotesduringasustainedbend (measure1)andanobliquebend(measure2).Likemanyofthepreviousbendingexercises,thlslickjsperformedin therootpositionoftheA minorpentatonicscale.

Tip:Performtheseventh-fretbendswithyourringfinger,reinforcingitwithyourmiddleandindexfingers.

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MusicDescription:G,D,andCbarrechordswithfifth-stringrootsarearpeggiatedinaH-2-3 stringsequence. Tip:Onceyou'recomfortablealternatepickingthispattern,tryadown-down-up-upeconomypickingpattern.

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CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

MusicDescription:Thisfigureisthedescendingversionoflastweek'ssweep-pickingexercise(#54).

Genre:Metal

Tip:Thereareonlythreevoicingsusedinthisexample.Onceyouhavethemunderyourfingers,it'sonlya matterof puttingtheminthepropersequenceto playtheentireexercise.

CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:FeaturingtheEminorpentatonicscale,thisexercisefocusesonopen-positionhammer-onsand pulFoffs.PlaythislickovereitheranEmorE7chord.

Tip:Thefingeringsnotatedbelowthetabstaffareonlyasuggestion.Youmayalsoexperimentwithacombinationof yourmiddleandindexfingersforthenotesonfrets3 and2, respectively.

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Exercise:#6ll

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:lnaconsistenteighth-noterhythm,A minor,C major,Gmajor,andEminorarpeggios,voicedas open-positionchords,areplayedinanascending/descendingpatternthatrepeatsoneachnewchordchange.

Tip:Althoughthenoteisnotplayedinthisexample,voicetheEminorarpeggioasastandardopen-positionEm chord,wheiebyyourfrethand'smiddlefngervoicesthenoteatfret2 ofthefifthstring,andyourmiddlefingervoices thenoteatfret2 ofthefourthstring.

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Exercise:#g

cD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Alternatepicking

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Here,theA minorpentatonicscaleisarrangedin"descendingfours,"landingonthesixth-string rootnote(A)onbeat4 ofthesecondmeasure.

Tip:"Roll"yourfret-handindexorringfingersto playsubsequentnotesonthesamefretofadjacentstrings.

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Exercise:#65

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Technique:stringskipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:ThisexerciseisthedescendingversionoflastTuesday's A minorpenlatonicstring-skippingworkout(#58).

Tip:Beforeplayingthroughtheentirefigure,practiceonestringskipatatime(everytwobeats).Thencombineallof beats,playingthewholeexerciseattheindicatedtempos.

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Exercise:#66

CD2. Tracks:.l-€

Technique:StringBending

Genr6:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Inthislick,yetanothernewbendingtechniqueisintroduced:thewhole-stepunisonbend.The term"unisonbend"comesfromthefactthatthebentnoteisthesamepitchas,orinunisonwith,thefrettednote.

Tip:Performingtheunisonbendinmeasure1withyourpinkywillgiveyoutwofingers(ringandmiddle)withwhichto reinforceit.

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MusicDescription:Open-positionAm,C,G,andEmchordsarearpeggiatedinanascending/descending, one-chord-per-measuresequence.Thisisthesameprogressionthat'sfoundinMetallica's"Fadeto Black," Tip:Forthepurposeofefficiency,trythealternateiingeringshowninparenthesesfortheGchord.

Exercise:#68

CD2 Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:lnthisexample,acontinuationoflastweek'sexercise(#61),anadditionalsthofeachtriad(Afor Dmajor,BforEminor,C*forF*minor,etc.)hasbeenaddedtothetopstdng.

Tip:Afteremployinga singledownwardssweepforthefirstthreenotes,useanupstrokeforthelastnoteofeach four-notegrouping.

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favoritemoveofJimiHendrixandStevieRayVaughan.

Tip:Followthesuggestedfingeringsthatarenotatedbelowthetabstaff.Bystartingthephrasewithyour,ringfinger, you'llfreeyourmiddleandindexfingersto performtheslidesthatappearonbeats3 and4. )=4Gr20 EmorE7

Exercise:#70

CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:TheA minor,C major,G major,andEminorarpeggiosfromlastSunday(#63)havebeenretained forthisexample,althoughtherhythmsareslightlydifferent,andanewtechnique--+Emmer-ons-hasbeenaddedto themix.

Tip:Don'tletthepickingprompt,whichisnotedbetweenstaves,intimidateyou.A down-sweepisstillemployedfor thearpeggios'ascentandanup-sweepisusedfortheirdescent.Thehammer-ons,however,breakupthecontinuous motionofsomeofthesweeos.

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MusicDescrjption:Thistriplet-basedalternate-pickingworkoutincorporatesbendstoformanapplicable A minor pentatonicblueslick.

Tip:Followthepickingdirectionsnotatedbetweenthetabandnotationstavestofacilitatethebends,whichmustbe performedquicklyto maintainthestricttripletrhythms.

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Exercise:#72

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescdption:ThisexerciseissimilartotheascendingA minorpentatonicstring-skippingwokoutfromExercise 58,onlytheorderofthenotepairsoneachstringarereversed.

Tip:Althoughthepickingpromptindicatesadownstrokeshouldbegintheexercise,experimentwithusinganupstroke to startthefigure.Practicebothpickingpatternsmanytimesalthetemposindicated.

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MusicDescription:ThisarpeggiofigureborrowstheAm{-G-Em progressionfromExercise67;however,heresixthstring-rootedbarrechordsareutilizedratherthanopenchords.

Tip:TochangefromtheAmbane-chordvoicingto theC majorvoicing,simplyaddyourmiddlefingerto string3; removeitto changefromGto Em.

Exercise:#75

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thesweep-pickedtriadsfromlastweek(#68)arearrangedhereindescendingfashion.

Tip:Afterplayingthefirstnoteofeachfour-notegrouping(onebeat)withadownstroke,useasingleupwardssweep to articulatetheremainingthreenotes. )

CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:BasedintheEbluesscale,thisopen-positionlegatolinefeaturesalternatingthree-noteandtwonotepull-offsasitdescendsthestrings.

Tip:Useacombinationofright-andleft-handmutingto preventunwantedstringnoise,especiallyfrompreviously playedopenstrings.

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MusicDescription:Similarto lastSunday'srhythmexercise,Am,C,G,andEmarpeggiosarearrangedinanascending/descendingpattern;however,inlieuofhammer-ons,pull-offsareaddedtothreeofthefourarpeggios.

Tip:ThemostefficientwaytovoicetheGmajorarpeggioisto moveyourfrethand'sringfingerfromfret3 ofthefifth string(itslocationfortheCchord/arpeggio)tofret3 ofthesixthstring.Thatway,youcanuseyourpinkyfinger, similartotheAmandCarpeggios,to performthepull-offonstring2.

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MusicDescription:Thislickopenswithan"ascendingthrees"sequenceoftheA minorpentatonicscale,features whole-andquarter-stepbends,andresolvestotherootnote(4 onthefourthstring.

Tip:ReviewExercise36fromWeek6 (ascendingthrees)beforetacklingthisexercise.

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Exercise:#79

CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:UkethelicksfromthepreviousthreeTuesdays(#58,#65,and#72\,thisexercise,thefinalofits kind,featurestwo-stringskipsanangedwithintheconlinesoftheA minorpentatonicscale.

Tip:Useyourpinky(insteadofyourringfingeoto playthenotesattheeighthfretofstrings1,2and6.

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MusicDescription:Fifth-string-rootedbarrechords,utilizingtheAm-rc-Em progressionoftheprevioustwo Thursdays,formthefoundationforthisarpeggioexercise.

Tip:Toarticulatethehighestnoteofeachmajorbane-chordarpeggio,youmayfinditnecessaryto brieflyliftyourring fingeroffofthefretboard,reapplyingitforthearpeggio'sdescent.

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Notefornote,thisfigureisidenticaltotheonefromExercise68exceptthat,here,ahammer-on isemployedto connectthenotesonstring1foreachtriad.

Tip:Aftersweeppickingthefirstthreenotesofeachchord,hammeronyourpinkyfingerto articulatethefourth,and final,noteofeachgrouping.

Exercise:#8il

CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Similarto lastSaturday'slegatoexercise(#76),thisphrasealsofeaturestheEbluesscale;however,herethenotesascendthestringsviaalternatingtwo-noteandthree-notehammer-ons.

Tip:Trymixingandmatchingportionsofthisfigurewithlastweek'sexample,improvisingyourownascending/ descendingopen-positionlegatolines.

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'MusicDescription:Inthisrhythmworkout,Am,C,G,andEmarpeggiosarearrangedinadistinctpatterncalled "Travispicking,"whichgotitsnamefromthecountrypickerwhopopularizedthetechnique,MerleTravls.

Tip:lfyouchooseto fingerpickthispattern,noticethatyourpickhand'sthumbplaysthenotesonthestrongbeats (thebassnotes)andyourindex,middle,anddngfingersalternatebetweenthenotesontheweakbeats.

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MusicDescription:Thisbasictwo-bar,two-chord(C-Arn)iigure,featuringascendinganddescendingarpeggios,is designedto enhanceyouradjacent-stringalternate-pickingchops.

Tip:Fightyourinclinationto useasingledownstrumandupstrumto playtheascendinganddescendingarpeggios, respectively.

CD2. Tracks:1€

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Someofthestringskipsthatyou'velearnedupto thispointarefeaturedinthisapplicableblues lickinA.(Specifically,beginningonthe"and"ofbeat3 ofmeasure1 ,andthelasttwonotesofmeasure2.) '

Tip:Usethepickingpromptandsuggestedfret-handfingeringsforadviceonhowto performthislickmostefficiently. )

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MusicDescription:Thisarpeggiofigurecombinestheopen-positlonchordsandbarrechordsoftheexercisesfrom thepreviousthreeThursdays(#67,#74,and#81),inthefamiliarAm-C-G-Emprogression.

Tip:Whenrepeatingthephrase,don'tworryabouthavingto quicklymovefromseventhpositionto openposition, becausethefirstnoteofthefirstmeasureisanopenstring,whichallowsforaneasytransition:

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MusicDescription:Thesweep-pickingpatternfromlastweek'sexercise(#82)hasbeenreversed;here,a pulloffon thetopstringisfollowedbyanupwardssweepofstrings2 and3.

Tip:Unlikelastweek'sfigure,hereyouaresweepingtwostringsinsteadofthree-thenotesonstring1arearticulated withadownstrokeanda oulloff.

Exercise:#90

CD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Hammer-onsandpulFoffsareusedto ascendanddescendthisEblues-scalelick.TheopenB andhighEstrjngsareplayedinconcertto capthephraseandreinforcethekeycenter(E).

Tip:Thequickhammer/pullfoundonthe"and"ofbeat2 ofthesecondmeasureisasi)iteenth-notetriolet(threenotes arecrammedintoa halfbeat).Spendsomeextratimegettingthatrhythmdownbeforeattemptingto playtheenthelick.

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MusicDescription:Thisfinger-pickingfiguretakeslastSunday'sexercise(#84)afewstepsfurtherbyfirstaddingan extrachordtoneto beat1ofeachmeasure,modifr/ingthepickingpatternslightly,andthenincludingpassingchords (G/8,D,or D/FI)onbeat4 of everymeasureoftheAm-C-G-Emprogression.

Tip:Onceyouhavethispatternunderyourfingers,tryaddingsomeoftheembellishmentsthatwerepresentedinpreviousrhythmexercises,suchashammer-onsandpulFoffs,to theproceedings.

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MusicDescription:Anextensionoflastweek'sexercise(#85),thisfigurefocusesonusingalternatepickingto articulateascendingarpeggiosthatalternatebetweenstartingonthefifthandfourthstrings.

Tip:Keepbothchords(CandAm)fingeredfortheentiremeasure,liftingyourfret-handflngersonlytoswitchvoicings.

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:ThisbluesturnaroundlickinAfeaturesone-andtwo-stringskipsinmeasure1,andone.string skiosinmeasure2.

Tip:Inmeasure1,keepingyourindexfingerbarredacrossstrings1-3willfacilitatethefifth{retstringskips.

Exercise:#94

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Thisexerclseissimilarto lastWednesday'sworkout(#87),onlyhereihebendshavebeenmoved to strings2 and3,andtheA naturalminorscalestartsonitsfifthdegree,E,whichcanalsobethoughtofastheE Phrygianmode.

Tip:Forbetternoteclarity,pickthisexercisewithdownstrokesexclusively. )=4o-1m

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MusicDescription:Inthisarpeggioworkout,thechordvoicingsfromlastThursday'sexercise(#88)areusedonce again,onlythistimejustthetopthreenotesareplayed.

Tip:Tovoicethesechords,youcanchooseoneoftwooptions:usethefullopenchordsandbanechordsfrom Exercise88,orusethefingeringsprovidedhere,belowthetabstafi.

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Elementsfromtheprevioussixsweep-pickingexercisesareincorporatedintothisse)dupletfigure, includingtriadsinthekeyof D,downwardsweeps,andpulFoffs.

Tip:Whileyoushifipositions,useyourfret-handindexfingerasaguide,movingitalongstring3fromfrettofret.

CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Highlightsofthisopen-positionEblues-scalelickincludeslidesonstring2,bothofwhichincorporatetheunisonopenEstring,anda sixteenth-notetripletpull-offonthe"and"ofbeat4 ofthefirstmeasure.

Tip:Toexecutetheunisonslideattheendofthelick,yourringfingerneedsenougharchsoasto avoidmutingthe openhighEstring. )

Exercise:#98

CD2 Tracksi17--24

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:Thisfigureintroducesoneofthemostcommonlyusedrhythmicdevicesinbluesguitar:theboogie pattern.Here,two-stringA5andA6,D5andD6,andE5andE6chordsoutlinea basicl-lV-V(A-D-E)progression.

Tip:Althoughthisisonlyathree-barexample(withrepeats),youcantransformitintoa basic12-barbluesbyfollowing thispattern:Ichord(fourmeasures),lVchord(twomeasures),Ichord(lwomeasures),Vchord(onemeasure),lVchord (onemeasure),Ichord(twomeasures).

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MusicDescrjption:Inadditionto theinherentchallengespresentedwhenalternatepickingnotesonadjacentstrings, thisC-Amarpeggiofigurefeaturesthedifflcultlaskofskippingoverstrings2 and4 aswell.

Tip:lsolatetheCarpeggioandpracticethepickingpatternandstringjumps,andthenincorporatetheAmarpeggio intothefullexercise.

MusicDescription:Featuringmajor-andminor-sixthintervalsfromtheEMixolydianmodealongstringsI and3 exclusively,thiscountrypulFofflickprovidesgreatpracticeforrapidlyskippingoverasinglestringmultipletirnes.

Tip:Youcanpickthislicktwoways:witheitheralternatepickingorhybridpicking,whichisacombinationofadownstrokewithyourpickandanupstrokewithyourmiddlefinger.

Exercise:#101

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Compoundbendsareintroducedinthislick,whichisrootedintheA minorpentatonicscale(with anaddedFI).Compoundbendsaremostoftenreferredto asanybendsthatexceedawholestep;inthiscase,1%andtwo-stepbends.

Tip:Forthislick,you'llwantto usea guitarwithlightstrings,preferably.009sor .010s.Also,besureto useyour indexandmiddlefingersto reinforcethebend. '

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MusicDescription:Thisfigureisnearlyidenticalto lastThursday'sarpeggioexercise(#95);theonlydifferencesare thatthevoicingshavebeenshifteddownto strings2-4, thenotesoftheGchordareslightlyrearranged,andthelast chord,Em,hasbeentransposedto aIoweroctave.

Tip:Whileyou'replayingtheopenstringsoftheEmarpeggio,shiftyourfrethanduptofifthpositionsothalit'sin placefortheAmarpeggio,ontherepeat.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Inthisnelitfigure,threenewvoicingsofmajor,minor,anddiminishedtriadsarearrangedinthe keyofC,instepwisefashion,alongstrings1-3.

Tip:Tosweeppickthemajortriads,useyourfrethand'sringJingerto baracrossstrings3 and2.

Exercise:#104

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Technique:Legato

Genre:Roc.ldBlues

MusicDescription:ReminiscentofEricClapton'sturnaroundlickinCream's"Crossroads,"thisnextlegatoline, basedpredominantlyinA minorpentatonic(withanaddedmajor3rd,Cl),featuresanassortmentofhammer-onsand pull-offsonstrings2-4.

Tip:Thereisnorhythmicvalueassignedto thehammer-onthatoccursonbeat2 ofthesecondmeasure.Toperform itproperly,simplyhammeryourfingerdownontostring3 asquicklyaspossible.

Exercise:#105

CDz Tracks:17-24

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Blues

'MusicDescription:A variationoftherhythmfigurefromlastSunday(#98),thisboogiepattern,rootedinthekeyofA, addsdominantseventhchordstothel-lV-V(A-D-E)progression.

Tip:Someguitaristspreferto slidetheirringerJingeruponefretto playthedominantchords(47,D7,andE7)onbeat 3 ofeachmeasure.That'sperfectlyacceptablebut,forefficiency'ssake,Isuggestthatyouinsteaduseyourpinky.

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MusicDescription:ThisfigurereversestheorderoftheascendinganddescendingCandAmarpeggiosfoundin Exercise85.

Tip:AlthoughthisexercisestartswithadescendingOarpeggio,beginwithadownstroke,alternatingdownstokesand upstrokesthroughout.Onceyou'recomfortablewiththispattern,reverseitandbeginwithanupstroke.

Exercise:#1O7

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:ConstructedfromtheA bluesscale(wiihanaddedmajor3rd,Ct),thissixthslick,likelast Tuesday'sexercise(#100),isanangedalongstrings1and3 exclusively,thusskippingoverstring2. -

Tip:Onlytwofret-handshapes,playedwitheithera middle-indexormiddle-ringfingercombination,areused throughout.

CD2 Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:A popularbendingtechniqueonguitaristhegradualbendand/orrelease.Here,ittakesthree beatsforawhole-stepbendonstring2to reachitsapex(bar1)and2%beatstofullyreleaseawhole-stepbendon string3 (bar2).

Tip:Gradualmeansgradual.Executethesebendyreleasesassmoothlyaspossible,andbesureto maintainproper intonation.

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MusicDescription:TheAm,C,G,andEmarpeggiosfromlastThursday(#102)arerestatedhere,notefornote, exceptthistimethey'revoicedonstringset3-5.

Tip:Yourindexandpinkyfingersstayonstrings3 and5,respectively,forallfourarpeggios,whileyourmiddleand ringflngersalternate,dependingonwhetherthevoicingismajororminor,onstring4.

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Ukelastweek'ssweep-pickingexercise(#103),triadarpeggiosinthekeyofCarearrangedalong strings1-3;however,heretheydescendandareaniculatedwithup-sweeps.

Tip:Remember,thenotesofthearpeggiosshouldnotringtogether,butratherindividually.Therefore,onceastringis struck,releasepressurefromitsrespectivefret-handfinger.

CD2 Tracks:1€

MusicDescription:Thisrapid-firepull-offlickisbasedinEminorpentatonicandplayedinstricteighth-notetriplets. Tip:Toperformthislickmostefficiently,use"insidepicking"(i.e.,a downstrokeonstring1andanupstrokeonstring2) .throughout.Thatbeingsaid,onceyou'recomfortablewiththelick,trystartingitwithanupstrokeaswell.

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Exercise:#112

CD2. Tracksi,17-24

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:Notefornote,thisbluesboogiepatternisthesameastheonefromWeek14;however,thepatternhasbeenmovedto fifthandseventhpositions.Thiswillgetyouacclimatedto awidelyusedalternativetothe open-positionfingering-andgiveyourpinkyastretch!

Tip:Toassistwiththelongpinlqstretch,centeryourfrethand'sthumbonthebackoftheneck(ratherthanwrapped aroundit),inapproximatelythesameplacethatyourindexfingerispositionedonthefretboard.

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Exercise:#113 CD2 Tracks:1€

Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Alternate-pickedCandAmarpeggiosfeaturingstringskippingareonceagaintheorderofthe day.Thistime,however,thestring-skippinggapshavegrowntotwoandthreestrings.

Tip:Resisttheurgeto usea singleupstroketo playthenotesonthetopthreestrings.Instead,concentrateonalternatepickingtheentireligure.

Exercise:#114 CD2 Tracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:l/etal

MusicDescription:TheA majorscale(A-rc{-D-E-F$-Gf) isanangedinathree-notes-aer-stringstring-skipping exercise,startinginfifthposition.

Tip:Noticethattherearethreedistinctfingeringsutilizedinthisexercise,oneeachforstringpairs1-2,3-4, and5-6.

CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Quarter-step(bar'1)andmulti-step(halfandwhole;bar2)double-stopbendspepperthisChuck Berry-inspiredlick,featuringnotesfrombothA minorandA majorpentatonic.

Tip:Thedouble-stopbendsareexecutedwitha ring-fingerbarre.lfyoufindthattoodifficult,tryusingbothyourring andbinlsyfingersto bendthenotes. )=4o-t2o

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MusicDescription:SimilartotheexercisesofthepreviousthreeThursdays,heretheubiquitousAm,C,G,andEm arpeggiosarearrangedontheguitar'sbottomthreestrings.

Tip:TheAmarpeggiocanalsobeplayedoneoctavehigher,infourteenthposition,to eliminatesomeofthelonger fret-handshifts.

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Exercise:#117

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thesweep-pickingexercisefromWeek15(#103)ismodifledherewiththeadditionofanextra chordtoneonstring1ofeachtriad,makingthemeithermajorseventh,minorseventh,dominantseventh,orhalf diminished.

Tip:Becausetheadditional.noteofeachchordisplayedwiththepinky,youmayfindthealternatefingeringforthe half-diminishedchord(Bm7b5)moreadvantaoeous.

Exercise:#118

CD2oTracks:1-€

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:LikelastSaturday'sexercise(#11l),thislegatolickisrootedintheEminorpentatonicscale; however,hereeachbeatcontainsfour-notegroupings,andthepull-offsoccuronstring2.

Tip:Tominimizefret-handmovement,baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1and2.Also,tryusingadownstrokefor thenotesonstring3.

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Exercise:#119

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:ThisboogiepatternmimicstheonefromWeek15(#105)but,likelastSunday'sexercise,thefingeringshavebeenmovedupthefretboard,fromopenpositiontothefifthandseventhpositions.

Tip:lfthewidepinkystretchesgiveyouproblems,tryfrettingthefirstchordofeachmeasure(A5,D5,andE5)with youindexandmiddlefingers,ratherthanyourindexanddngfingers.

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Technique:Alternatepicking

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:TheonlydifferencebetweenlastMonday'sexercise(#113)andthisoneistheorderofnoteson beats2 and4 ofeachmeasure.Thereanangementofthesenotesnecessitatesanotherstringskip,thistimebypass- ingstring2.

Tip:Noticethatinorderto changefromCtoAm,onlytheringfingerofyourfrethandneedsto move(thirdfretof string5to secondfretofstring3).

CDz. Tracks:9-16

MusicDescfiption:ThisfigureisthedescendingversionoflastTuesday's A majorstring-skippingexercise(#114). Tip:lfanindex-ring-pinkyfingercombinationfeelsuncomfortablewhenplayingthenotesonstrings5 and6,subitituteyourmiddlefingerforyourringfinger.

Exercise:#122 CD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock '

MusicDescription:Thisriff-basedexerciseemploysquarter-,half-,andwhole-stepbendsonthebassstrings,apopulartechniqueinrockandcountryguitar.

Tip:Whole-stepbendsonthelowstringscanbedifficultto execute.Fortheoneattheendofthisfigure,pullthesixth string.downwarduntiljtspitchmatchestheopenA string.

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MusicDescription:Inthisfigure,afewofthechordshapesfrompreviousarpeggioexercisesareimplementedintoa two-octave,five-stringarpeggioworkoutthroughtheveryfamiliarAm-Hr-Em progression.

Tip:Althoughalternatepickingisencouraged,thisexerciseistrulybuiltforsweeppicking(followthepickingprompt that'snotatedbetweenstaves).

CD2. Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Theseventhchordsfromlastweek'sSweep-pickingexercise(#117)-major,minor,dominant,and halfdiminished-havebeenarangedhereindescendingfashion,eachusingacombinationofadownstrokeandan uo-sweeo.

Tip:BecarefulwhenyougettotheGZchord;thoughthedescendingtriadisthesame,thetopnoteofthefour-note patternisonefretlowerthanthetopnoteofthemajor-seventhpattern.

Exercise:#125

CD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Edominantseventh(E-G|-B-D)andA dominantninth(A-Cl-tr-Ci-B;therootisomittedinthe example)arpeggiosoutlinethetwo-barEZ-Agprogressioninthisrapid-firepull-offlick.

.Tip:LikelastSaturday'slegatoline(#118),baryourindexfingeracrossstrings1and2,adjustingyourremainingfingersbackonefretto accommodatethechordchange.

Exercise:#126

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:Thisbluesboogiepatternfeaturesa newtwistnotfoundintheboogiepatternsofprevious Sundays:aquickimplementationofeachchord'sminorandmajor3rdonbeat2 oftheirrespectivemeasures.

Tip:Whenexecutingtheminor3rd-to-major3rdmovementonthesixthstring,besureto getenougharchonyour frethand'spinlsyfingerto notmutethefifthstring.

Exercise:#123 CD2. Tracks:1€

Genre:Rock

Technique:Arpeggios

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MusicDescfiption:ThiscountrylickisrootedintheC majorpentatonicscale(withtheadditionofonechromatic passingtone,Eb)andfeaturesamixtureoffrettedandopen-stringnotes.

Tip:Useyourindex,middle,ring,andpinkyfingersto playthenotesonthefirst,second,third,andfourthfrets, respectively.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:ThisA majorstring-skippingexercisefollowsthesameconceptasExercise114,exceptthat, here,thethree-notegroupingsdescendoneachstringbeforeskippingtothenewtargetstring.

Tip:Spendextratimeworkingonthepositionshiftthatoccurswhenmovingfromstring3to string2.Althoughit's onlya one-fretshift,it'strickywhenplayingthistypeofpattern.

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MusicDescription:LiketheexercisefromlastWednesday(#122),thisfigurefocusesonbass-stringbends.Thistime, half-stepbendsaremixedwithopenstringsforasnappycountrylickinG.

Tip:Pushup,towardtheceiling,whenperformingthesebends,to avoidinterferencewiththeadjacentopenstrings.

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MusicDescription:A root-3rd-Sth€rdarpeggiopatternisplayedtwicepermeasure,outliningAm,C,G,andEm chords,respectively,ontheguitar'stoptwostrings.

Tip:Notonlyisthisagreatarpeggioworkout,ithappensto beagreatalternate-pickingexercise,too.

MusicDescription:Thissweep-pickingfigurefeaturesthesamenotesasExercise117,onlyherea hammer-onis usedineachfour-notearpeggioto connectthenotesonstring1.

Tip:Takecarenotto playthelirstthreesweep-pickednotesinatripletrhythm.Instead,thesenotesshouldbecombinedwiththehammerednoteandplayedinasteadysbdeenth-noterhythm.

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MusicDescription:A nodto "Eruption,"EddieVanHalen'stappingextravaganza, A major(A-CI-E),C$ininor(Ct-EGf),B dominantseventh(B-D{-F|-A;therootisomittedinthefigure),andEmajor(E-G}-B)arpeggiosaretappedin three-notegroupingsalongstring2.

Tip:Thetapscanbeperformedwitheitheryourindexormiddlefinger.

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MusicDescription:GuitarlegendBuddyGuypopularizedthissingle-noteboogieriffwhileplayingtheChicagoblues circuitinthe1960s.Thelineconsistsofeachchord'sroot(beats1and2),aswellasitsbTth(beat3)andsth(beat4). Forexample,thelinefortheAZchord,inmeasure1,containsthenotesA toot),A (rootoctave),G (b7th),andE(sth).

Tip:Allofthenotesinthisfigureshouldbeperformedinastaccatomanner(i.e.,shortandcrisp).

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MusicDescription:LikelastMonday'slick(#127],,thiscountrylinealsofeaturestheCmajorpentatonicscale(withan Ebpassingtone):however,thislickpredominantlydescendsthescale,resolvingtotheroot(C)inthesecondmeasure.

Tip:Practiceeachmeasureseparatelyuntilyoucanplaythroughthemwithnomistakes.Then,linkthemeasures togetherandplaytheentirephraserepeatedly.

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CD2. Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:InfluencedbylastTuesday'sexercise(#128),heretheA majorscaleisarrangedintothree-note groupingsthatascendeachstringwhilesimultaneouslydescendingtheneckverticallyviaastring-skippingpattern.

Tip:Becauseofthepositionshiftsthatoccurbetweenstringpairs1-2 and3-4,firstpracticethisexercisea half measureatatimeto isolatethepositionshifts.

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Exercise:#136

CD2. Tracks:33-40

'MusicDescription:Thisbass-stringbendingriffwasborrowedfromBradPaisley'sbagoftricks.Thefigure'stwo chords(BandE)areconnectedwithquickbendsofthefifthandsixthstrings,attheendofmeasure.l.

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country

Tip:AfterplayingtheBchord,moveyourindexandringfingerstothesixthandfrfthstrings,respectively,llkeyou're goingto playanFIpowerchord.Thiswillputyouinperfectpositionto attackthebends.

Exercise:#137 CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Ndtefornote,thisarpeggioexerciseisidenticaltotheonefromlastThursday(#130);however, herethefingeringshavebeenshiftedto strlngset2-3.

Tip:TheCandG arpeggiosusethesamefingerpatternsosimplyslideyourfrethanddowntheneck,fromseventeenthto twelfthposition.Theminorarpeggios(AmandEm)alsosharethesamefingering.

Exercise;#138 CD2 Tracks:9-'16

Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

.MusicDescription:Themajor,minor,dominant,andhalf-diminishedseventhchordsfromWeeks1Z-19arearranged hereintoasweep-pickingexercisethatfeaturesdescendingarpeggiosperformedwithpull-offsandup-sweeps.

Tip: Thinkofeachfour-notearpeggioasbeingdividedinhalf,withonehalffeaturingapull-offandtheotherhalffeaturingatwo-noteup-sweep.

Exercise:#139 CD2. Tracks:1€

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:ThistappingexerciseborrowstheA,C{m,BZ,andEarpeggiosandtripletrhythmsfromlast Saturday'sexample(#132)butrearrangestheorderinwhichthesecondandthirdnotesofeacharpeggioareplayed. Tip:Toachieveaconsistentattackwitheachnote,pushthestringdown(orup)slightlywithyourtappingfingerbefore it'sreleased.

Exercise:#1rO CD2.Tacks:17-24

Technique:Rhythm Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:Similarto lastSunday'sboogiepattern(#133),thisriffincorporatesaquick,three-note"tag"to eachmeasure,addingsomezestto theaural-andperformance-monotonyofa 12-barblues.

Tip:Don'tbeafraidto mixandmatchthisboogiepatternwiththeonefromlastweek.ltwillkeepyoulinessounding fresh!' -Jr .l=c-reo(Il=J))

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Exercise:#141 CD2oTracks:33-40

Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Country

MusicDescription:TheG majorpentatonicscale(witha Bbpassingtone)informsthishotcountrylick,whichissimllartotheascendingopen-positionlickfromWeek19(#127').

Tip:Wheneverpossible,letnotesringtogetherto givethephraseatouchofcountry"twang".

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CD2. Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Similarto theA majorpatternsofthepreviousfewTuesdays,theA naturalminorscaleis arrangedintoathree-notes-per-stringstring-skippingexercise.Here,however,thegroupingsjumpawholeoctave(A to A,Dto D,etc.)whenmovingfromonestringto thene)d.

Tip:Thesestringskipscovermoreoftheneck(two-andthree-fretjumps)thantheA majorscalepatterns,sopractice eachskipseparatelybeforeplayingtheentireexercise.

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MusicDescription:You'llneedlotsoffingerstrength-andpatience-topullofthis"pedal-steel"lickinC major,a favoriteofcountrypickers.

Tip:Usehybridpicking(acombinationofyourpickandfingers)to playthislick,pluckingthenon-bentnotesonthe secondstringwithyourmiddlefinger.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Inthisexercise,thefamiliarAnr-C-G-Emtwo-stringarpeggiopatternfromtheprevioustwo Thursdays(#130and#137)isplayedina loweroctave,onstrings3 and4.

Tip:Youcanusethesamethreefingers(index,middle,andpinliy)forthelirstthreearpeggiossimplybyadjusting yourfingeringonstring3 byonefret.

Exercise:#14.5 CD2oTracks:$-16

Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:lvlajor,minor,dominant,andhalf-diminishedseventhchordsinthekeyofCarearrangedina rapid-fireascending/descendingsweep-pickingpatternthatmovesstepwiseuptheneckonstrings1-3.

Tip:Useback-to-backupstrokesto playthefourthandsixthnotesofeachsix-notearpeggio.CIhefifthnoteissoundedbythepull-off.)

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:ThisfigurecombinestheA,C|m,87,andEarpeggionotesequencesfromExercises132and 139intoasingulartappingworkout.

Tip:Becausebothhandsmustmovesimultaneously,spendextratimeworkingonshiftingfromtheBZarpeggioto theEmajorarpeggio.

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Technique:Rhythm Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:A nodto StevieRayVaughan's"PrideandJoy,"thisshufflepatternfeaturesawalk-upoftheE majorpentatonicscale(E-Gf-rc{-E) thatalternateswithEmajorchordstabs.

Tip:Useanexaggeratedformofalternatedpicking,playingthebassnoteswitha downstrokeandthestaccatochord stabbwithanupstroke.

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CD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:AlternatePicking

Genre:Country

MusicDescription:Likelastweek'slick(#141),thisphraseisconstructedfromtheGmajorpentatonicscale(witha $bpassingtone).Unlikelastweek'slick,however,thislinepredominantlydescendsthescale,resolvingtotheroot(G) onthesixthstring.

Tip:Watchoutfortheadjacentopenstringsthatcrossthebarline.Thesearetrickyandwillneedsomeelitraattention.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:TheA minorstring-skippingexercisefromlastTuesday(#142)isarrangedhereindescencling fashion.

Tip:Onceyourcomfortablealternatepickingthisexercise,tryemployingpull-offstoarticulatethenotes.

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MusicDescription:Awhole-stepbendisheldforanentiremeasurewhilenotesfromtheG majorscalearestruck intermittentlybetweenreiterationsofthebentnote.

Tip:Reinforceyourbending(ring)fingerwithyourmiddlefinger,especiallywhenplayingthenotesonstring1 Thiswill help.tokeepthebentnoteintune.ltalsorequiresyouto playthe8th-fretCwithyourindexfinger.

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CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Inthisfigure,thearpeggiopatternfromlastThursday(#144)isrestated,notefornote;however, thefret-handlingeringshavebeenshiftedto strings4 and5.

Tip:Onceyou'recomfortablealternatepickingthisexercise,tryusinglegato-acombinationofhammer-onsandpulF offs-to articulatethenotesonstring4.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisneoclassicalsweep-pickinglickisinspiredbySwedishsuper-pickerYngwieMalmsteen. Here,diminished-seventhbrpeggiosare"swept"overanETbgchordbeforeresolvingtotherootoftheAmchord.

Tip:Allthreediminished-seventharpeggiosfeaturethesamefingerpatternandmoveuptheneckinminor3rds (three{retincrements).

Exercise:#15i!

CD2 Tracks:1-€

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:ThistappingfestbonowstheA,Clm,87,andEarpeggiosfromlastSaturday'sexercibe(#146) butflip-flopsthenotesequencesofbeats1and2,and3 and4,ofeachmeasure.

Tip:Topreventunwantedstringnoise,usetheundersideofyourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutestring-1andthe bladeofyourpickhandto mutestringsH. )=&r2o

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MusicDescription:Inguitarlingo,thisbluesrhythmiscommonlyreferredto as"sliding6ths"becauseoftheinterval (a6th)thatexistsbetweenthetopandbottomnoteofeachthree-notechordvoicing.Infact,thisfigureisoftenplayed withthemiddlenotesofthechordsbeingomitted.

Tip:VoicetheD9andE9chordslikestandarddominant-ninthchords,withyourfrethand'sindexfingeronfret4 ofthe fourthstringandfret6 ofthefourthstring,respectively.Ofcourse,thesenotesarevoicedonly;theyshouldremainsilent.

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MusicDescription:Thisnextexercisefeaturesathree-octave,two-notes-per-string G majorseventharpeggio,startingontheseventhdegree(FI)oJthechord/scale.

Tip:Noticethatthefirstnote,F , startsonthe"and"ofbeat4 (thisiscalleda "pickup"note)andshouldbepicked withanupstroke.

Exercise:#156

CD2oTracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:lvletal

MusicDescription:AnA minorstring-skippingworkoutsimilartotheonefoundinWeek21(#142)isutilized-here, althoughthethree-notegroupingsnowdescendoneachstringwhiletheoverallpatternascendsthefretboard.

Tip:Thesamepinky-ring-indexfingercombinationisusedforallsixstrings.

Exercise:#157

CD2 Tracks:3H0

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Country

MusicDescdption:G,F,andCchords(V-lV-linthekeyofC)areoutlinedwitharestatedpedal-steellickthatmoves positionally-fromtwelfthtotenthto seventh--downtheneck.

Tip:Keepyourpinkyhoveringover(oron)strings1and2,andyourindexandringfingershoveringoverstring3, whileyoumovedowntheneck.Thatway,they'llbeinplaceto restatethelickateachstop.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Inthisfigure,thearpeggiopatternusedto outlinetheAm-rc-Em progressionsofthelastseveralThursdaysisrestatedina loweroctave,onstrings5 and6.

Tip:TheGandEmarpeggioscanalsobeplayedanoctavelowerthanwritten,inthirdandopenpositions,respectively.Useyourearto guideyou.

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MusicDescription:InthisstandardA minorpentatonicbluesphrase,mutedstringsweepsleadintowhole-step bendsinmeasure1.Thisisfollowed,inmeasure2,bya reverse(upwards)sweepatthefifthfretthatleadsintoa ouarter-steobend.

Tip:Usethefleshyundersideofyourpickhandto mutethestringsduringthesweepsinmeasure1

Exercise:#160 CDz. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Legato Gen-re:Rock

MusicDescription:Forthistappinglick,anadditionalchordtonehasbeenaddedto theA,Ch, BZandEarpeggios thatwereusedinthelegatoexercisesofthepreviousfourweeks,changingtherhythmsfromtripletsto sixteenthnotes. Tip:Focusonthesixteenth-noterhythm,takingcarenotto omitthelastnoteofeachfour-notegroupingandreverting backto thetripletrhythmsofpreviousexamples. )=4n-rn

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Technique:Rhythm Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:A variationofthepopular"Charleston"rhythm,thisjazz-s\r,,1ngpattern,shownhereusingvoicings ofa l-lV-VprogressioninthekeyofGmajor(G7-C9-D9),isprevalentinbig-bandsettings.

Tip:Accentbothchordattacks(beat1andthe"and"ofbeat2)ineachmeasure.Also,thefirstchordofeachmeasureshouldbeplayedstaccato.

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Exercise:#162 CD2. Tracks:25-32

Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Jazz

Music.Description:Thisfigureisidenticalto Exercise155fromlastweekexceptforonenote,5*(the7th),whichhas beenfowereda halfstep,to F(thebzth),to makeitaGdominantseventharpeggio(G-B-D-F).

Tip:Toaccommodatetheloweredseventh,useyourindexandringfingers(ratherthanyourindexandmiddlefingers, asinExercise155)to playthenotesonstrings2,4, and6.

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.MusicDescription:BuildingontheA minorstring-skippingexercisesofthepreviousthreeweeks,thisflgureascendsthreescaletonesononestringbeforeskippingtothenexttargetstring.

Tip:Afteryou'vebecomecomfortablealternatepickingthesequence,tryemployinghammer-onsto executethe notesoneachstring.

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CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:Thisopen-positionlickcombineswhole-step(string3)andhalf-step(string1)bendswithopen stringsfora bluesysound.

Tip:W-hole-stepbendsinopenpositioncanbedifficultto execute.Wrappingyourthumbaroundtheneckwillgive youa littleextraleverage.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:A 5th-3rd-root-3rdarpeggiopatternisplayedtvvicepermeasure,outliningtheubiquitous AnFG-Em progression.

Tip:Tryplayingthispatternoverotherprogressionsthatyouknowusingthenoteonstring2,theroot,asyourpositionalguide,andthenadjustingyourfingeringsaccordingto whetherthechordsaremajororminol:.

MusicDescription:Bonowedftomja?7-guitarluminaryPatMartino,thissweep-pickingphrasesportsAm(maj7)and Dm(maj7)arpeggiosplayedinrapidsuccessionove(a i7-iv7(Am7-Dm7)progression.

Tip:Fortheupwardsweeps,useyourfrethand'smiddlefingerto barthenotesonstrings2-3.

Exercise:#167 CD2. Tracks:1+

Technique:Legato GenIe:Rock

MusicDescription:Afour-notescalarsequence,featuringnotesfromtheA Dorian(A-B-C-D-E-Fi-C)mode,or,due to theomissioirofa minorormajor3rd,A Mixolydian(A-Btl-D-E-Fl-G) mode,isrepeatedoneachbeatofthis two-bartappingphrase.

Tip:Afierllveweeksoftappingexercises,yourringfingerisincorporatedintothefestivitiesforthefirsttimesoconcentrateonachievingconsistentvolumeacrossallfournotes.

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Exercise:#168

CD2. Tracks:25-.32

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:lllustratedusingthel-tV-V(G7-C9-D9)progressionfromlastSunday(#161),this'lfourtothebar" compingpatternisanotherfavoriteofja77guitaristsinbig-bandsettings.

Tip:Allofthechordsinthisexampleshouldbeplayedstaccato,withthechordsonbeats2 and4 ofeachmeasure receivingaccents(i.e.,playedlouder).Also,a populartechniquewhenplayingthisexample,thanksto CountBasie guitaristFreddieGreen,isto soundonlythelowestthreenotesofeachfour-notechordvoicing.

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MusicDescription:Thethirddegree,B,oftheGdominantseventharpeggiopatternfromlastweek(#162)hasbeen lowereda halfstepto Bb,makingitaG minorseventharpeggio.

Tip:Dividethearpeggiointostringpairs(G-5,4-3,2-1),usinganindex-ring/index-pinkyfingerpatternforeach.

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Exercise:#170

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:lvletal

MusicDescription:Inthisstring-skippingexercise,theCmajorscale(orA minor,itsrelativeminorscale)isarranged inanascendjng,three-notes-per-stringpatternonboththefirst.andthirdstrings,completelyskippingoverstring2.

Tip:Experimentwithvariouswaystofingerthisexercise.Thefingeringsnotatedaremerelysuggestions. ,

CD2 Tracks:1-€

Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Rootedinthe12th-positionEminorpentatonicscale,thislickisa repeatingthree-notesequence fealuringwhole-stepbendsonstring3.

Tip:Useadown-down-uppickingpatternto performeachthree-notepattern.

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Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Forthisexercise,theAm,C,G,andEmarpeggiopatternsfromExercise165havebeenshifted fromstrings1and2 to strings2 and3, resultingindifferentfingerings. iif: ns ai atternativeto aftJmatepicking,usea pull-offto articulatethefirsttwonotesofeachpattern;pickthetwo remainingnotes.

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Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:InthisA minorphrase,anupwardsweepcommonlyusedbyj277guitaristsisemployedatthe fifthfret.

Tip:Takecarenotto rushthesweep;itshouldbeplayedinaneveneighth-note-tripletrhythm.

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Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Thefournotesinlastweek'stappingexercise(E,F$,G,andA)makeanenco.reperformance here;however,thenotesequencehasbeenreversed,thushammer-onsareemployedaftereach_fingertap.

Tip:lfyougetboredwithhearingthesamefournotesplayedoverandover,moveyourtappingfingerupanddown theneckforauralvariety.

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:Modeledafterlastweek's"fourtothebar"example(#168),thisswingaccompanimentexercise introducesaquickii7-VZ(Am7-Dg)turnaroundpattern(bar4)to theGmajorprogression.

Tip:WhenplalyingtheG7chord,flittenyourindexfingerslightlyto mutethefifthstring.Samegoesforyourmiddle fingdrwhenplayingtheAmZchord.

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Exercise:#176 CD2oTracks:25-32

Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:Inthisalternate-pickingworkout,thearpeggiopatternsfromthepreviousthreeweeksareutilized to navigatea ii-V-lprogressionlnthekeyofc (Gm7-C7-Fmaj7).

Tip:Don'tforget-startwithanupstrokeonthe"and"ofbeat4 ofthepickupmeasure.Thesamenote(Risfoundat theendof measure2, leadingbacktothebeginningofthephraseontherepeat.

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Exercise:#177 CD2oTracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:TheC major/Aminorstring-skippingsequencefromlastTuesday'seiercise(#170)isusedonce again,onlythistimeindescendingfashion.

Tip:Becauseofthetripletrhythms,thepickingpatternsremainconsistent(down-up-downorup-down-up)onboth stringsthroughout.

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Exercise:#178 GD2oTracks:1€

Technique:stringBending Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Thislickisidenticalto Exercise164fromWeek24,onlyhereit'sperformedoneoctavehigher,in 12thposition.

Tip:lf.usingyourpinkyto performthebendsonstring1provesproblematic,switchtoyourringfinger.

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Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:ThisexerciseemploystheAm,C,G,andEmarpeggiopatternsfromtheprevioustwoThursdays (#165and#172);however,herethepatternsaremoveddownanoctaveandplayedonstrings3 and4.

Tip:Onceyou'recomfortablealternatepickingthisexercise,startingwithadownstroke,reversedirectionandstart withanupstroke.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:AscendingtriadarpeggiosinthekeyofG major,eachplayedwithadownwardssweep,are arrangedinstepwisefashionalongstrings2-4.

Tip:Tominimizefret-handJingermovement,keepyourindexfingerbarredacrossstrings2-3 atalltimes{exceptfor theFl' chord),addingyourmiddlefingerto string3forthemajortriads.

CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Inthisfigure,thenotesequencesinExercises167and174havebeencombinedintoasingle six-notetappingsequencethat'splayedtlvicepermeasure.

Tip:A potentialproblemwithlonglegatolinessuchasthisoneisthatthenotesattheendofthesequencetendto beplayedata lowerattackvolume.Topreventthisfromoccurring,hammerontothestringwiththesame-or moreauthorityusedforthepull-offs.

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MusicDescription:Thisexample,liketheonesfromtheprevioustwoSundays,employsthe"fourtothebar"rhythm techniqueto playa l-vi-ii-V-iii-Vl-ii-VinthekeyofG(GmaFEmT-Am7-D7-Bm7-E7-Am7-D7).

Tip:Threenewchordvoicingshavebeenintroducedinthisfgure:Gmaj7,EmZ,andE7.Getacquaintedwiththefingeringsforeachofthesechordsbeforeattemptingto executealleightchordssuccessively.

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MusicDescription:TheGm7-C7-Fmaj7progressionfromExercise126hasbeenretainedforthisalternate-picking workout.Thistime,however,seventh-position,verticalarpeggiosareusedfortheGm7andC7chordsbeforethetwonotes-per-string,horizontalpatternisrecalledfrompreviousexercisesfortheFmajTchord.

Tip:Paystrictattentiontothefingeringquggestionsforthemostefficientpedormanceofthisline.

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisexerciseissimilartothestring-skippingsequencepresentedinExercise'170,onlyhereeach three-notegroupingdescendsalongstrings1and3 (ratherthanascend),skippingoverstring2.

Tip:Toplaythisfiguremostefficiently,use"outside"pickingF-adown-up-downpatternforstring3 andanup-downuppatternforstring1.

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Exercise:#185

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

MusicDescription:Whole-step(svings2 and3)andhalf-stepbends(string1)arethefeaturedtechniquesinthis 12th-positionlick.

Tip:Followingthewhole-stepbendsonstrings2 and3,takecarenotto overextendthehalf-stepbendsonstring1. )=4o-r2o

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MusicDescription:ThisfigurecontainsexactlythesamenotesaslastThursday'sexercise(#179),onlythefingerings havebeenshiftedto strings4 and5.

Tip:lfthefingeringfortheAmarpeggiofeelsawkward,substituteyourringfingerforyourmiddlefingerwhenplaying thenoteonstring5.

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Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Here,eachdiatonicG majorarpeggiofromlastweek'ssweep-pickingexercise(#180)followsa descendingsequenceonstrings2-4 whilesimultaneouslyascendingtheneck' . ..

Tip:Onceyouhavethethree-stringup-sweepsunderyourfingers,tryanotherpickingpattern:playthenoteson stiing2 withadownstrokeandthenotesonstrings3-4 withasingleupwardsweep.

CD2oTracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Inthisworkout,anextranote,D,hasbeenaddedtothetappingexercisesfromWeeks24-26. Theresulting6ight-notesequencespanstwobeatsandincludesJingertaps,pull-offs,slides,andhamm-er-ons.

Tip:Don'trishlhe eight-notegroupings!Theyshouldbeplayedinasteadysixteenth-noterhythmandcounted: "one-ee-and-uh,two-ee-and-uh,"etc.

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Technique:Rhythm

GenreiJazz

MusicDescription:ThisjazzynumberinGmajor,featuringthe"fourto thebar"rhythmpatternfromthe pastseveral Sundavs,walisuptheneckinstepwisefashion(fromGmajTtoAm7)beforeaniftyturnaroundsequenceinmeasurc 2( mi-D749/D7b9\sendsthesequencebacktothebeginning.

Tip:WhenvoicingiheD7*9chord,baryourfrethand'sindexfingeracrossstrings2-4.fnal waY,it'llbeinplacefor theD7b9chordwhenyouliftyourpinkyfinger.

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MusicDescription:Inthisnen afternate-pickingexercise,arpeggiosandscalefragmentsareusedto navigatethe familiarii-V-lprogressioninthekeyofG(Gm7-C7-Fm47\.

Tip:Asalways,onceyou'recomfortableplayingthelinebystartingwithadownstroke,reversethesequenceandstart withanuostroke.

CDz Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Similartothestring-skippingexercisesofthepreviousthreeweeks,thisfigurediatonically descendstheC major/Aminorscale,whileeachthree-notegroupingascendsstrings1and3.

Tip:Focusontheindexfingerofyourfrethand,usingitto guideyourhandtotheflrstnoteofeachnewthree-note grouprng.

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Exercise:#192

CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Rock/Blues

'MusicDescription:TheEminorpentatonicscalesuppliesthenotesforthisrapid-firebendinglick,whichfeatures whole-stepbendsonstrings2 and3.

Tip:Toperformthislickmostefficiently,utilizeyourpinllyforthehammer/pullonstring1andthebendonstring2, andyourdngfingerforthebendonstring3.

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CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescdption:Thesearpeggiopatterns-althoughplayedonstrings5 and6 (ratherthan4 and5)withtvvo patterns(AmandC)frettedanoctavelower-are, notefornote,identicalto theonesfromlastThursday(#186).

Tip:Yourringfingermaybea betteroptionthanyourmiddlefingerfortheEmarpeggio'ssixth-stringnote.

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Exercise:#194 CD2 Tracks:9-16 Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Inthisfigure,extensionshavebeenaddedtothediatonicGmajortriadsfromthesweep-picking exercisesinWeeks26and27,makingthemeithermajor,minor,dominant,orhalf-diminishedseventh-chordarpeggios.

Tip:SpendextratimeontheGmajTarpeggioandgetcomfortablewiththewidefingerstretchonstring2 beforemovingontotherestoftheexercise,whereyou'llencounterless-severestretches.

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Exercise:#195 CD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:A-E-F|andA-E-Gnotegroupings,playedwithatap/pull/hammersequenceinsteadytriplets, alternateoneachbeal,givingyourfret-handringandpinlvfingersaworkout.

Tip:Onceyouhavethisfigureunderyourfingers,tryusingyourmiddleandringfingersto playthenotesonfrets7 and8, respectively, to helpimprovefret-handde)derity.

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MusicDescription:Thiscountryaccompanimentpattern,playedoverarc7-C progression,featuresaquarter-note root-sthbasslinethatalternateswithchordpartialsstrummedineighthnotes.

Tip:FortheC-chordbassline,moveyourfrethand'sringfingerbackandforthbetweenstring5andstring6. NofingermovementisnecessaryfortheG7-chordbassline.

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CD2. Tracks:9-.16

Technique:Alternatepicking

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Majorandminortriadarpeggiosarrangedintripletrhythmsinsecondpositionprovidethealternate-pickingchallengeinthisneo-classicalrock/metalmelody.

Tip:Becausethisisanalternate-pickingexercise,fightthetemptationto randomiyinsenupstrokesordownstrokes whenit'sconvenient.Instead,staytrueto thepickingdirectionsprovidedbetweenthenotationandtabstaves.

Exercise:#198

CD2oTracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Here,thethree-notes-per-string C majorAminorstring-skippingconCeptofthepastseveral weekshasbeenmovedfromstrings1and3to strings2 and4 thusposingnewfingeringchallenges.

Tip:Useth-esuggestedfingeringsasa guide,butfeelfreeto experimentwithyourownfingercombinations,using whicheverfeelsmostnatural.

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Exercise:#199

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Blues

Music bendsDescription:B.B.KingprovidestheinspirationforthislickinA,whichfeatures,quarter-,half-,aRdwhole-step performedexclusivelyonstring1.

Tip:Theentirephrasecanbeperformedwithjustyourindexandringfingers,playingnotesattheeighthandtenth frets,respectively.

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Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescdption:Inthisfigure,familiarpatternsfoundinpreviousexercisesareemployedinathree-octave, horizontalAmarpeggio.

Tip:Althoughyou'llbetemptedto playthisexerciseintriplets(patternsofthree),itshouldbeperformedinaneven eighth-noterhythm.

GD2 Tracks:$-16

MusicDescription:Eachseventh-chordarpeggiofromExercise194isarrangedhereindescendingorderwhilethe sequencesimultaneouslyascendstheneck.

Tip:AfterplayingtheGmajTarpeggio,letyourpinkyfingerbeyourguideasyoumoveuptheneckto eachnewdestination(fret8,fret10,fret12,etc.).

CD2 Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Ascendinglegatoslides,rootedintheEnaturalminorscale(E-FI-G-A-B-C-D)and-performed exclusivelyonstring2,arethefocusofthisexercise.

Tip:Putenougharchonyourfrethand'smiddlefingersoasnotto mutethehighE-stringdrone

MusicDescription:Thiscountryaccompanimentpatternisquitesimilarto lastSunday'sexercise(#196).Theonly differenceisthebasslinehammer-onsthatoccuronbeat3 ofeachmeasure.

Tip:ExperimentwithmixingandmatchingthisfigurewiththeonefromlastSunday.Forexample,alternatebetween lastweek'sroot-sthbasslineandthisweek'shammer-onbasslineeverymeasure.

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CD2oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisfigureisidenticalto lastMonday'sexercise(#lgZ),onlythefingeringsforthearpeggiosin measures2-4 navebeendisplacedto upperregionsoftheneck,presentingnewalternate-pickingchallenges.

Tip:Practicethisfigureverygradually,workingonthreenotes(onebeat)atatime.Then,stringitalltogetherand practicetheentireexerciseatthevarioustemposDrovided.

CD2oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:LastTuesday'sascendingC major/AminorFtring-skippingexercise(#198)isarrangedhqrein descendingfashion.

Tip:Spendextratimeworkingonthelasttwobeatsofmeasure2,whereanoddfingeringcombinedwiththestring skipmakeforatrickymaneuver. )=4o-rr2

CD2 Tracks:1-€

MusicDescription:LikelastWednesday'slick(#199),thisone,too,isinspiredbyB.B.Kingandfeaturesmultiple bendsofvarioussteps(quarter,half,andwhole)playedonstring1.

Tip:Becauseofthethreedifferenttypesofbends,gettingproperintonationforeachbendischallenging;therefore, spendexratimeworkingonbendingeachnoteto itsproperpitchbeforeattemptingto playtheentirephrase. ) = 40.120

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Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Similarto lastThursday'sexercise(#200),thisexamplejuxtaposes a basicthree-noteCmajor chordacrossiheneckhoizontally.Theendresultisathree-octave C malorarpeggio. Tip:Thefingerpatternforeachthree-notearpeggiosequenceisrepeatedeveryotherstring.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:BorrowingitsnotesandpatternsfromExercise194,thissweep-pickingexample,featuringdiatonicseventh-chordarpeggiosinthekeyofG major,addsonenewtvvist:a hammer-on

Tip:lf-youfindyou'rehavingtroublewiththehammer-ons,practiceeachoneindependently-withoutthesweepsoverandover.Onceyoufeelcomfortablewiththehammer-ons,addthesweepsandplaytheentiresequence.

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Technique:Legato Genie:Rock

MusicDescription:Alsofeaturinglegatoslides,thisfigureisthedescendingversionoflastSaturday'sEminordroneriff Tip:Usethefihgernailofyourfrethand'smiddleIingerto mutestring3 whilesimultaneouslyfrettingthenotesonstring 2 withthatfingerstip.

Exercise:#210

CD2 Tracks:3H0

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Country

MusicDescription:ThiscountryrhythmpatterncombineselementsfromExercises196and203-suchaschordpartials,theC-G7-Cprogression,andtheroot-Sthandhammer-onbasslines-withsingle-note"walk-ups"anda"walkdown."

Tip:Forthewalk-upsandwalk-down,useyourfrethand'sringfingerforthenotesonfret3 ofthefifthandsixth strings,andyourmiddlefingerforthenoteonfret2 ofthejifthstring.

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Exercise:#211 CD2. itracks:$-16

Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thechordchdngesusedinthealternate-pickingexercisesfromthep;eviousiwoweekshave beenarrangedhereintoasixteenth-note,string-skippingworkout.

Tip:Althoughmuchofyourattentionwillbededicatedtothisfigure'sstring-skippingchallenges,don'tforgetto also concentrateontnebchniquedu/bul: alternatepicking.

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Exercise:#212 CD2. Tracks:9-16 - Technique:StringSkipping Genre:N/etal

MusicDescription:Similarto thestring-skipping'exercisefromWeekdg(#198);theC m;jorlAminorscaleis arrangedhereindescendingthree-notegroupingsthatsimultaneouslyascendstrings2 and4.

Tip:Thefirsttwobeatsoftheexercisewillposethebiggestchallenge,sofocusonthosefirst.

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CDz Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:ThisStevieBayVaughan-inspiredlickbuildsonthebendingworkoutsoftheprevioustwoweeks (#199and#206),introducingaquarter-stepdouble-stopbendinmeasure1.

Tip:Toplaythefirst-stringbendsthatsucceednotesfromthesamefretoftheadjacent,secondstring,useyourring fingerfortheformerandyourmiddlefingerforthelatter.

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MusicDescription:Thisihree-octaveGmajorarpeggioclimbstheneckhorizontally-startinginsecondposition, movingto fourthposition,andendinginseventhposition-beforereversingdkectionanddescendingthepattern. Tip:Therearethreedistinctpositionshiftsinthisexample,asindicatedinthelingeringsthatarenotated.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisexampleissimilarto lastweek'ssweep-pickingexercise(#208),onlythenotesofeacharpeggionowdescend,andthehammer-onhas(naturally)beenreplacedwithapull-offto articulatethenotesonstring2. iip: You'llbeinclinedto sweepthelastthreenotesofeachfour-notegrouping,butdon'tdoit!lnstead,playthearpeggiosaswritten,witha pull-offconnectingthefirsttwonotesandanupwardsweeparticulatingthelasttvvo.

Exercise:#216

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Legato

Gen-re:Rock

MusicDescription:Similarto Exercises202and209,thisEminordronQriff,playedinsteadysixteenth-notes,graduallyclimbstheneckviaa combinationofascendinganddescendinglegaloslides.

Tii::Tofurtherreinforcetheriff'stonalityinyourmind,plucktheopenlowEstring,lettingitringwhileyouplaytheriff onthetoptwostrings.

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CD2. Tracks:41-48

MusicDescription:Likemanyfunkrhythms,thisfigureisbasedonasteadysireamofsixteenthnotes.Here,afournotevoicingofanEgchord,playedonthetopfourstrings,alternateseverybeatwithstringmutes,whicharean essentialelementoffunkguitar.

Tip:Toproperlyexecutethemutes,simplyreleasethepressurethatyourfrethandhasappliedtotheE9,leavingyour inderandringfingersonthestringswithjustenoughpressuresothata percussivesoundiscreated.

Exercise:#218 CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:Alternateplcking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thearpeggiosfromthealternate-pickingexercisesofthepreviousthreeweeksarearrangedhere alongstrings1and2 exclusively.

Tip:Althoughthefret-handfingeringschangeto accommodateformajororminorchords,thepickingpatternjsconsistentthroughout.

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Exercise:#219 CD2oTracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Buildingonthestring-skippingexercisesofthepastseveralweeks,thisfigureclimbsthreesteps oftheC major/Aminorscaleonthesecondstringbeforeskippingtothefourthstringandrepeatingthesequence.Thepatternisthenrepeatedasitmoveshorizontallydowntheneck.

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Exercise:#220 CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:StringBending Genre:Blues

MusicDescription:LikelastWednesday'slick(#213),thisbendingworkoutisinspiredbyStevieRayVaughan, althoughthere'sa higherconcentrationofstringmanipulationsinthisexample.

Tip:A positionshiftoccursinmeasure4.Toaccommodatethismove,useyourindexfingerforthebendonbeat1,andthenquicklyshiftittothefifthfretto playthesubsequentnote.

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Exercise:#221 CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Startingatthetwelfthfretofstring6,thisEmarpeggiopatterncoversthreeoctavesandallsix stringsbeforereversingcourseandclimbingbackdowntheneckTip:Experimentwiththesuggestedfingerings(onewithyourmiddlefinger;theotherwithyourringfinger),anduse theonethatfeelsmostnatural.

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CD2 Tracks:S-16

MusicDescription:Elementsfromthesweep-pickingexercisesofWeeks26-31areemployedhereto producea "notey"workoutfeaturingsextupletrhythms(sixnotesperbeat)andseventh-chordarpeggiosdiatonicto Gmajor.

Tip:Asanalternativeto thepickingdirectionsnotatedbetweenstaves,tryemploying a hammer-on/pulFoffcombinationto connectthethreenotesonstring2,whichwilleliminatethefirstupstrokeofeacharpeggio

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MusicDescription:TakingitsmelodiccuefromthelegatoexercisesofWeeks2$-31(i.e.,theEnaturalminQrscale), thisexerciseehploysoctaveshapes,sixteenthnotes,andlegatoslidesto ascendtheneck,lettingthelowEstring ringalongtheway.

Tip:Toconectlyexecutetheoctaveshapes,usethefleshyundersideofyourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutethe fourthstring.

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Exercise:#224

CD2. Tracks:41-48

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Funk

MusicDescription:ThisfunkrhythmpatterntakesthemainelementsfromExercise217(e.9.,sixteenth-noterhythms, Egchord,stringmutes)andaddsa half-stepchordalslideto beats1and3 ofeachmeasure.

Tip:Usetheundersideofyourfrethand'smiddlefinger,whichisnotpartofthechordvoicing,to mutestrings5 and6 -not forapercussivesound,butratherto preventunwantedstringnoise.

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Exercise:#225 cD2 oTracks:9-16

Teciliqu;-At6nate Fffig -* ^ Genre:Metai

MusicDescription:Thesameconceptsaddressedinlastweek'sexeicise(#118)arefresEntrrere;ontythenote orderhasbeenmodifiedto presentnewalternate-pickingchallenges.

Tip:Becausethemiddlelingerfretsallofthenoteaontlieseconfstring,keepiton(orhoveringover)thatstring throughouttheexercise.

Exercise:#226 cD2 Tracks:9-16

recnnique:-siiindsk'pprs "'cenre:Metal

MusicDescription:Forthisexercise,thec ma]or/Aminorstring-skippingcon"""ptfiliuJbeenworkingontrp last serzeralweeksisutilizedonce.again;hor,1r'ever,thepatternshavdbeehmoveotostringss ands. .i1P.jt^Y_9""I"-p]9yl!s?!,glqctricgulqr(foryourhands'sake,Ihopeyouare!),addalitfledistortiontoyourtone,which wI||maKeInenoteseasterto articulate.

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Exercise:#227 cD2 . Tracks:33-40

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^D^.j:lf!91']ff-99,r"1rv,!"KplayedoveraCZchord,featuresnotestroirthec hajorandc n noipentatoii" scalesandsportsapedaFsteelphraseinmeasures 2 and3.

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Tip:Thelastnoteofmeasure2 shouldringwiththebentnoteinmeasure3;therefore,useyourmiddlefingertofretthestationarynoteandyourindexfingerto performthebend.

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E;rcjl* #t8 CD2 Tracks:25-32

Technique:Arpeggios

GenreiJazz

tvtuiicOescription:AnAmajTarpeggio,arrangedinathree-octave,two-notes-per-stringpattern,isthefoundationfor thisfigure.

Tip:don'tletthetwo-notes-per-stringpatterndictatetherhythm;thisexerciseshouldbeplayedinstricttriplets

E .r;iie: #t29 CD2. Tracks:g-10

Technique:SweepPicking

cenre:Metal

MusicDescription:Ascendingtriadarpeggios,diatonictothekeyofDmajor,climbtheneckalongstrings3-5 and areindividuallyarticulatedwitha singledownwardsweep.

Tip:ThewoundD,A,andlow-Estrings(andperhapstheG-string,ifyou'rebraveenough!)presentagreaterchalleigethanunwoundstringswithresp;ctto sweeppicking.Consequently,youmayneedto spendconsiderablymore timepracticingthisexerciseandtheexercisestofollow.

Exercise:#231 CD2. Tracks:41-48

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Funk

MusicDescription:Thisfunkfigure,whichretainsthehallstepchordalslide(EbSto E9)andsixteenth-notepulse fromExercise224,addsasyncopatedrhythmtothechordstabsandstringmutes,andintroducesanE13chord, playedstaccato,onbeat4 ofthesecondmeasure

iip: TovoicetheE13chord,simplymaintaintheprecedingE9voicingandaddyourpinkytofretI ofthefirststring. ) = 40-ll2

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Exercise:#232

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal Music.DescriPtion:Thearpeggiosfromlastweek(#225)havebeenextendedto includet6ethkdstring.These ascendingpatternsstartonthechordsfifthdegree(e.9.,A fortheDchord,EfortheA chord)andendbnthefifth degree,oneoctavehigher.

Tip:Remember,thisisanalternate-pickingexercise,soavoidthetemptationto useadownwardssweeDforthefirst threenotesof eachbeat.

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Exercise:#233

cD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:stringskipping Genre:Metal MusicDescription:Similarto.Exercise226fromlastweek,thisfigurealsoutilizestheCmajor/Aminorscate,onlyin descendingfashion. '

Tip:Becauseoftheirthickness,woundstringsaremuchharderto pickthanunwoundstrings.Therefore,don'tget discouragedifyouneedto spendmoretimepracticingthisexercisethantheonesplayedexclusivelyonsirings.l-3.

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Exercise:#234

CD2 Tracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country MusicDescription:lnmeasures1and2,alternatinghaf-andwhole-stepbendsonstring1targettheSamepitch,E, beforeadouble-stopslideresolvestotheroot,C,inmeasure3.

Tip:Forthefirst-stringbends,useyourearto guideyoutothetargetpitch,E,ratherthanfocusingallofyourattention onthedistancesofeachbend.

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Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Jazz

t,tuiit Oescription:ThesameprinciplesthatwereusedlastThursday(#228Flwo notesperstring,threeoctaves, tripletrhythms---areinplayhere,onlythearpeggioisnowdominantinquality(A7)' iibjnJO"i ir"t iiretin/three-frA siretchfihgdipatternofstringsO-5isrepeatedontheremainingtwo stringsets (4-3and2-1).

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Ei;Aser #236 CD2 iraiis: 9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Metal fvfu"rcO"""*ption: ThediatonicDmajortriadarpeggiosfromlastweek'ssweep-pickingexercise(#229)arearranged hereindescendingfashionwhiledmultaneouslyclimbingtheneck.

iipi X""p Vourtr"i hand'sindexandpinkyfingerson,oi floatingabove,strings3 and5,respectively,atalltimes.That way,ihey'realwaysinpositionto voicethenextarpeggio.

E*"-;#2at CD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

Uuiic Description:TheEminormelodyfromExercise216providesthenotesequenceforthislegatoexercise,which featuresoctav'eshapes,alow-Estringdrone,'andascendinganddescendingslides' f-ipiUsei Jo*n-dorwnluppickingpaiternoneachbeat.Thinkofitasalternatepicking,onlyyou'rerefrainingfrompii:t<ingtnesecondsixteehthnoteofeachbeat,whichisthedestinationofthesl6e'

Ei!rcise: *238 CD2. Tracks:41-48

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Funk trtuiic Oescription:EchoesoftheDoobieBrothers'"LongTrainRunnin"'canbeheardinthisfunkyGm7-Dm7progression,whichfeatureschordalembellishmentsandasixteenth-notepulse' iip:i" fjerformthechordalhammer-onsfoundonbeat1ofeachmeasure,barstrings1-5with.yourJrethand'sindex i"bli "iO f,"rr"i ontostrings2 and4withyourmiddleandringfingers,respectively.Theresultingvoicingsarefifthstring-rootedGm7andDm7barrechords.

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Exercise:#239 cD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metii Mu^sicDescriPtion:A mkrorimageoflastMondaybexercise(#232\,thefour-notearpeggi-osnowdescendstrings1-3asyouworkthroughthemajorandminorchordsinthekeyofD.

Tip:Similarto lastweek,avoidthetemptationto employanupwardsweepto playthelastthreenotesofeachbeat.

Exercise:#240 cD2 oTracks:9-16

Technique:stringskipping Genre:lt/etai

MusicDescription:Thisstring-skippingfigureissimilarto Exercise226JromWeet<SS,orilytheC major/Aminorscale_isarrangedindescendiqgthree-notepatternsthatgraduallymaketheirwayupthetwostrings.

Tip:Tryto useyourringfingertofretthenoteattheeighthfretofstring5.Thatway,yourpinkyhjs a shorterdistance totravelto playthefirstnoteofstring3.

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Exercise:#241 cD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:stringBending eenre:couniry Mu_sicDescription:Half-stepbendsandpre-bendsareincorporatedintoadescindingD-Mixolydian(D-E-F*-G-AB-C)ohrase.

Tip:Inmeasure3, bendthefourthstringupwards(towardstheceiling)withyourindexfinger_

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MusicDescription:Here,thethree-octave,two-notes-per-stringarpeggioconceptsfromExercises228(Amaj7)and 235(A7)havebeenretained;thisarpeggio,however,outlinesanAmZchord.

Tip:becausethesameindex-pinkyfingerpattern(three-fretstretch)isusedoneachstring,youcanfocusmoreof yourattentiononthepositionshifts. )=56-rca

Exercise:#243 CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thisexample,whichbuildsuponExercises229and236addsthe7thto eacharpeggio.This resultsinascendingDmajor,minor,dominant,andhalf-diminishedseventh-chordarpeggiosthatclimbtheneckalong strings3-5.

Tip:1ofacilitatethequickjumpsyourfrethand'spinkyfingermustmake,liftyourpinkyfromstring5 andbeginmovingitto itsnewlocation,onstring3whilearticulatingthetvvointerveningnotes.

Exercise:#244 CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:TheA Dorianmode(A-B-C-D-E-F{-G)providesthenotesforthisascendinglegatoline,which featuresa steadysixteenth-noterhythm,anopen-Astringdrone,andoctaveshapesplayedonstrings2 and4.

Tip:NoticethatthefingeringfortheseoctaveshapesisdifferentthanthefingeringfromWeeks3_2-34.Here,because ofthethreejretstretch,yourpinliyfingervoicesthehighernotes(string2),ratherthanyourringfinger.

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Exercise:#24.5 CD2. Tracks:1-€

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:TheWho'sPeteTownshendpopularizedthistypeof rockrhythmplaying,whichinterspersesan open-Dstringpedaltonewithsyncopatedtriadchordstabs(D,A,andG).

Tip:Thebesiwayto performthisexampleisto usedownstokesthroughout.Also,besureto lettheopenDstring ringoutatalltimes,takingcarenotto mutethestringwithyourpick-handfingerswhilevoicingthetriads.

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Exercise:#246 cD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:Alternatepicking Genre;lvletal

MusicDescription:Thealternate-pickingexercisesoftheprevioustwoweeks(#232and#239)havebeencombined toformanalternatingascending/descdndingarpeggiopattern.

Tip:Letyourpinkyandindexfingersguideyoualongstrings.land3, respectively,asyoujumpfromonearpeggio patternto thenext.

Exercise:#247 CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:LikeExercjse233fromWeek34,thepatterninthisfiguremoveshorizontallydowntheneck.This time,however,thethree-notegroupingsascendtheirrespectivestrings.

Tip:lfthesestring-skippingexercisesaregivingyoutrouble,tryswitchingtoyourneckpickup.Sometimes a newtone caninspireyourplaying.

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Exercise:#2rE CD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending Gbnre:Country

MusicDescription:Inthisdescendingpedalsteel-stylephrase,whole-andhalf-stepbendsandpre-bendshelpnavigatea D-A-D(l-V-l)progression.

Tip:Pullthefifthstringdownwards(towardsthefloo|to performthelastbend,reinforcingyourringfingerwithyour middleandindexfingers.

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MusicDescription:AnAm7b5(alsoknownashalf-diminished)arpeggioisarrangedinafamiliar(seeExercises228, 235,and242)three-octave,two-notes-per-stringpattern,usingstricttripletrhythms

Tip:Becauseofthethree-notes-per-beatrhythm(i.e.,triplets),thepickingdirectionalternatesbetweendownstrokes andupsvokesoneachbeat(assumingyou'reusingalternatepicking).

Exercise:#250 CD2. Tracks:9-16 Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:TheseventhchordsthatwereintroducedinExercise243areretainedforthisexample,onlythis timethediatonicDmajorarpeggiosdescerdstrings3-5 astheyclimbtheneck.

Tip:Tofacilitatetheup-sweeps,angleyourpicksothattheedgesitsmoreperpendicularthanparallel-about45 degrees-tothestrings.

CD2oTracks:1-€

MusicDescription:ThisflgureisthedescendingversionoftheA minorlegatoexercisefromlastSaturday(#244), andincludesthesameoctaveshapesandopen-Astringdrone.

Tip:Fora differentsound,lettheopenG (third)stringringwhileyouplaytheoctaveshapes.G istheseventhdegree oftheA minorscalesoitfitswithinthekeycenter.

CD2 Tracks;1-8

MusicDescription:ShadesofOzzyOsbourne's"Crazyfrain"canbeheardinthisrockrhythm.Here;triads(A,E, andD)arevoibedonstrings2-4 whibtheopenA stringispedaledinsixteenthnotesonstring5.

Tip:playeachtriadwithadownstrokeandalternatepicktheopen-Astringpedaltone,allowingitto ringoutover thetwomeasures.

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CD2 oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisisa "pedal-tone"lick,sonamedbecausethehighEnote(firststring,12thfret)isrepeated,or "pedaled,"betweenthedescendingscaletones:inthiscase,theEharmonicminorscale.

Tip:Attackthepickupnote(E;thirdstring,ninthfre0withadownstroke.ltwillmakeskippingoverstring2 mucheasier.

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CD2 o Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:ThisfigureisanelitensjonoftheCmajor/Aminorstring-skippingexercisesofthepastseveral weeks,onlythethree-notes-per-stringpatternshaveshiftedfromstrings3 and5to strings4 and6,Tip:Once.you'veplayedthroughalleightsetsoftheexercisebeginningwithadownstroke,trystartingitwithan upsTroKe.

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MusicDescription:A repeatedpattern,featuringafourth-stringpre-bend,movesdowntheneck,fromtwelfthpositiontotenthpositiontofifthposition,to nailthet:tr (V-lV-l)progression.

Tip:Besureto archyourbending(middle)fingerforthelastbendsoasto notmutetheopenstrings,whichshould ringinunisonwiththebentnote.

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MusicDescription:ThisA'7 (Adiminishedseventh)arpeggiocontinuesthethree-octave,two-notes-perstringtheme establishedintheexercisesofthelastseveralThursdays.

Tip:ThefingeringforthisarpeggioissimilartothatoftheAm7arpeggio(#242]|.Bysimplyshiftingthefingeringsof strings5,3,and1oftheAm7patterndownonefret,thearpeggiobecomesA"7.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisexampleisareiterationof Exercise243;however,thistimeanimportantcomponentof sweebpicking,hammer-ons,areusedto connectthenotesonstring3.

Tip:Whileyou'reperformingthehammer-ons,simultaneouslyreturnyourpickhandto string5,whereitwillbeready to playtheensuingarpeggio.

CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:BorrowingelementsfromExercises244and251,thisA minorriffgraduallymakesitswayupthe necktofourteenthpositionviaoctaveshapesandascending/descendinglegatoslides.

Tip:Althoughyouwantto avoiditasmuchaspossibleforfearofmuddyingthesound,don'tworryifyouinadvertently hittheopenlowEstringfromtimeto time.EisthefifthdegreeoftheA minorscale.

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Exercise:#259

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:EddieVanHalenhasincorporatedthistypeofrhythmfigure,whichinterspersesanopen-Estring pedaltonewithsyncopatedfifth-stringbane-chords(E,Esus4,andB/E),intonumerousVanHalentunes.

Tip:Keepyourfrethand'sindexfingerplantedonfret7 ofthefifthstringandyourringfingeronfretI ofthefourth string,shiftingonlyyourmiddleandpinkyfingersintoplaceto accommodatethechordchanges. \-

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CD2 Tracks:S-16

MusicDescription:Thispedal-tonelickdiffersfromlastweek'slickintwoways.First,athree-notepattern(insteadof onenote)constitutesthepedaltone.Second,ihepedaltoneislocatedonstring3 ratherthanstring1,wheretheE harmonicminorscalestartsitsdescent.

Tip:Usea down-up-down-uppickingpatternforeachbeat,attackingeachdescendingscaletonewithanupstroke.

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Exercise:#261

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:LastTuesday'sexercise(#254)utilizedtheC major/Aminorscaleto ascendstrings4 and.6in three-noiegroupings,skippingoverstring5. Here,thepatterndescendsthosetwostringsinthesamemanner. Tip:Bynow,youmaybetiredofhearingthesameoldscale.Feelfreeto substitlrtedifferentmajororminorscalesor modesinplaceoftheC major/Aminorscaleusedhere.

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MusicDescription:Thischordal-bendingexercisefealureswhole-stepbendsandreleasesonstring3 andfixed notesplayedsimultaneouslyonstrings4 and5,allofwhichoutlinea descending[:tr (V-lV-l)progression.

Tip:Thebendsshouldbepedormedbypullingthethirdstringdownwards(towardthefloor)withyourindexfinger.

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Dsus2 D Dsus2 Csus2 C Csus2 Gsus2 G Gsus2 G

MusicDescription:Inthisexercise,anAmajzarpeggioisarrangedinathree-octave,two-notes-per-stringpattern thatbeginsonthechord'sseventhdegree,Gf,ratherthantheroot,A.

Tip:Bystartingontheseventhdegree,thechordtonesaredistributedwithinthemeasuredifferentlythanifthearpeggiobeganonthechord'sroot.

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CD2oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:A pull-offcommenceseachdescendingseventh-chordarpeggiointhissweep-pickingworkout, whichisacontinuationoftheexercisesfromthepreviousfiveFridays.

Tip:Whenperformingthepull-offs,pullthestringdownslightly(towardsthefloor)beforereleasingit.Thiswillgivethe targetnoteanattackthatsconsistentwiththeothernotesofthearpeggio

Exercise:#265

CD2.

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Ane)tensionofthelegatoexercisesoftheprevioussixweeks,thisfigureshiftstheoctave shapesto strings1and3 andpullsitsnotesfromadifferentsource,theDMixolydianmode(D-E-FI-G-A-B-C).

Tip:lfyourguitarisn'tequippedwitna 22ndfret,simplymutestrings1and2withtheundersideofyourfrethand's indexfingerandsoundonlytheopenDstringandtheDnoteatfret19.

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MusicDescription:Featuringsuspended2ndandpowerchordsarpeggiatedonstrings4-6, thispop-rockrhythm patternwouldfeelrightathomeinasongbyDaveMatthewsBandorthePolice(AndySummers).

Tip:ldeally,youwantto playthisexamplewithaslightpdmmute,whichishalfwaybetweenlettingthenotesring and.afull-onpdmmute.Tofindthesweetspot,letthefleshy"blade"ofyourpdmsit,ohtt onstrings4-6.

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CD2 Tracks:1-8

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Exercise:#267 CD2. Tracks:$-16

Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thislick,inspiredbyalternatepicking-proPaulGilbert,isacleverthree-notes-per-stringarrangementoftheA bluesscale(A-C-D-Eb-E-G),cappedoffbyawhole-stepbendtotheroot,A.

Tip:Paycloseattentionto thetripletrhythm,whichcausesthepickingdirectiontoalternatebetweenupstrokesand downstrokesoneachdownbeat.

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Exercise:#268 CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thestring-skippingconceptfromWeek37(#254\isinplayhere;however,theorderofnoteson thetwostringshasbeenreversedandisnowdescending.

Tip;Insteadofalternatepickingtheentirepassage,trypickingonlythefirstnoteofeachthree-notegroupingand usingpull-offsto articulatetheremainingtwonotes.

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MusicDescription:Nonadjacentdouble-stringbendsaremarriedto sixthintervalsto navigatedescendingD,C,and Gchords.

Tip:ltbdifficultto maintainintonationwhenbendingbothsvingsahalfstep,sospendextratimeonthebendsbefore attemptingto playtheentirephrase.

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CD2. iiicks: 2s-c2

Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:Inthisexercise,whichissimilarto lastThursday'sthree-9.c19ve,two-notes-per-stringpattern (#263),theadeggioisdominantinqualrty-specifically, A dominantseventh(A7).

iipr iiv6, f""*"tne AmajZpatternfiomtastihursdaj,simplylowerthenotesonstrings6,4, and2onefretto make itanA7arpeggio.

eteicisei *Zzf CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Metal

Mulic Oescription:Inthisintensesweep-pickingworkout,sextupletrhythms,down-sweeps,andpull-offsareutilized ia plrrormt"rifiur Dmaj7,Ern7,Flm7,Gm47,a7,amt,andClm7bsarpeggios.

ni: fo performthesexiupletrhythms,couni"tri-pFet,tri-pFet"oneachbeat.Youcanthinkofeachselitupletasa combinationoftwoeighth-notetriplets-oneonthedownbeatandoneontheupbeat'

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Exercise:#272

GD2oTracks:1-8

Technique:Legato

Genr€:Rock

Muiic Oescription:Thisexerciseisthedescendingversionoflastweek'slegatoworkout(#265).Withtheexception ofthereversedirectionoftheslides,practicallyeverythingelseinthisfigureremainsthesame,includingtheD7tonalF ty,sirleenth-noterhythm,andoctaveshapes.

Tip:Feelfreeto createyourownmelodieiusingthesesamenotesand/orrhythms.Thegoalisnotthenoteand rhythmicchoices,butrdthergettingcomfortableusinglegatoslideswhileplayingoctaveshapes.

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Exercise:#273

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:lvletal

MusicDescription:ThisFl minorflgure,inspiredbyGeorgeLynch'sinstrumentaltourdeforce,"Mr.Scary"hasall thehallmarksbfa greathardrock/metalrhythm:hammer-ons,pull-offs,pdm mutes,pedaltones,andasingle-note turnaroundpattern(secondhalfofmeasure2).

fip, ntthordntn" pi'ckingpromptindicatesthatdownstrokesshouldbeusedforthehammer-on/pulFoffsequenceon ndatsg and+ ofthefirsimeasure,feelfreeto experimentwithanycombinationofdownstrokesandupstrokes

However,downstrokeswillpackmorepunchl

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:ThisA naturalminorscale(A-B-C-D-E-F-G)sequenceisbuiltforspeed!lt'salsoagoodprimer oncrosspicking,or"outside"picking,whichinvolvesusingalternatingdownstrokesandupstrokesto pickthe"outside"oftwoadjacentstrings.

Tip:Whileit'sperfectlyacceptableto commencethispatternwithadownstroke,startingitwithanupstrokeengages theadvantageouscrosspickingtechnique.

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CD2oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisexerciseissimilartothestring-skippingfigurefromWeek38(#261),onlyherethethreenotegroupingsascend(ratherthandescend)strings4 and6whilesimultaneouslyworkingtheirwaydowntheneck.

Tip:Experimentwithusingeitheryourringorindexfingerforthewidestretches(fivefrets)ofbeat2 ofthefirstmeasureandbeats1,3,and4 ofthesecondmeasure,choosingwhicheverfingerfeelsmostnaturalandcomfortable.

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MusicDescription:E,D,andA chordsareoutlinedwithtwo-(EandD)andthree-note(A)obliquebends.

Tip:Forthethree-noteobliquebend,experimentwiththetwofingeringsofferedinthenotationstaff,usingwhichever ismostcomfortable.

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MusicDescription:Onceagain,thethree-octave,two-notes-per-stringarpeggiopatternthathasbeenutilizedthe lastseveralweeksisputintoplay.Here,thepatternoutlinesanAm7chord.

Tip:Don'tforgetto r6peatthepattern'stopnote,E(twelfthfret,string1),beforesiartingthedescent.Likewise,the lowestnote,G (thirdfret,strjng6),isrestatedonthepattern'srepetition

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Exeicise:#228

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thisfigureemploysthesamefingeringsfoundinthesweep-pickingexercisesfromWeeks33-34; however,herethetriadarpebgiosareplayedonstrings4-6,thuschangingthekeycenterfromDmajortoA major. Tip:Usethefleshyundersidebfyourfrethand'sindexfingerto mutestrings1-3,preventingunwantedstringnoise.

Exercise:#279

CDzoTracks:1-8

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:TheDMixolydianmode,octaveshapesonstrings1and3,sixteenth-noterhythms,andascending/descendinglegaioslides,all6fwhichareborrowedfromExercises265and272,arecombinedhereto producea droningriffreminiscentofsomeofRichieSambora'sworkinBonJovi.

Tip:Plintingyourfret-handthumbonthebackoftheneck-ratherthandrapingitoverthetopofthefretboard-will keeppropei6pacingbetweenyourindexandpinkyfingerswhileyoumovetheoctaveshapesupanddowntheneck. ) = 40-120

CD2oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Similarto a rifffoundinMegadeth's"PeaceSells,"thismetalpassagefeaturestheEnaturalminor scale(E-F{-G-A-B-C-D)arrangedinmultiplethree-notepull-off/hammer-onmovesthatdescendstrings5 and6, whilea lowE-stringpedaifirmlyestablishestheriff'sEminortonality.

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Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:TheA naturalminorscaleisalsousedforthisalternate-pickingexercise.Here,thescaleis anangedinathree-notes-per-stringsequencethatascendsstrings1and2 andiscappedwithawhole-stepbendto theroot,A.

Tip:Inthepickingpromptnotatedbetweenstaves,noticethatadownstrokeisusedto begineachthree-note sequenceonstrjng2 andanupstrokestartseachsequenceonstring1.

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Exercise:#282

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genrc:Metal

MusicDescription:AscendingAm,C,G,andEmarpeggiosarearrangedinatwo-barstiing-skippingpattern,with eacharpeggiospanningfourstringsandskippingone.

Tip:Eacharpeggiousesthesamethreelingers(index,middle,andpin$, withonlya slightadjustmenttoaccommo- datethedifferentchordqualities(majororminor).

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Exercise:#28i1

CD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country

MusicDe€cription:Double-stringpre-bends-witheachstringbentto adifferentinterval(halfandwholesteps)-highlightthisexercise,whichfollowsanE-D-Aprogressiondowntheneck.

Tip:Therespectivetensionsofstrings2 and3 areconduciveto simultaneouslyhittingthehalf-andwhole-stepbends; however,itwilltakeconsiderablepracticeto achieveperfectintonationofbothstringsondemand.

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Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:AnAm7b5(Aminorseventhflat-five)chordisspelledoutwiththeseeminglyubiquitousthreeoctave,two-notes-per-stringarpeggiopattern.

Tip:Useyourindeifingeraisaguideasyoumoveupanddownthepattern,asit'sfirmlyrootedinthird,iifth,and eidhthpositionsto playthenotesonstringsets6-5,4-3,and2-1, respectively.

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Tip: Keepyourfrethand'sindexfingerplantedon string4 throughout,slidingit up the stringto shiftpositions.

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Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Tapped-and-pulledtripletsdescendtheAminorpentatonicscale.Noticethatthetappednotes onstrings2-6 area reiterationofthelastnotesplayedontheprecedingstrings.

Tip:Th6Ingerpatternforyourfrethandisthesameasifyouwereplayingtheroot-position A minorpentatonicscale

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Intheworldofmetalrhythmguitar,powerchordsareking!Andthisexample,withitsconstant str;;m oftwo:noteE5,F5,F5,G5,A5,al5,andBs chordsdoesn'tdisappoint.

Tip:Useyourfrethand'smiddleiingertovoicetheE5chordsthatappearonbeatl ofeachmeasure.Thisfreesup yourindexandringfingersto quickt maneuvertothesubsequentpowerchord,F5.Usethis-techniqueontheA5 ahordthataooearainmeasures1, 3,and4,aswell.ThisisatechniquepopularizedbyMetallica'sJamesHetfield.

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Exercise:#288 cD2 oTracks:9-16

Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:lvletal

MusicDescription:Similarto lastMonday'sexercise(#281),thisfigurealsoutilizestheA naturalminorscaleina three-notes-per-stringsequence.Thistjme,howeve(thepatternbeginsonstring1anddescendstostring2 before climbinghorizontallyuptheneck.

Tip:Asyoumoveuptheneck,yourpinkyshouldguideyourhandtothefirstnoteofeachnewsix-notegrouping.

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Technique:stringskipping Genre:Metal MusicDesc,ription:Thisstring-skippingexerciseisthedescendingversionoflastweek'sAm-C-G-Emarpeggio workout(#282).

Exercise:#289 cD2. Tracks:9-16

Tip:Althoughthepickingpromptsuggestsstartingthepatternwithadownstroke,youmayfindanupstrokeismore efficient.Experimentwithboth.

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:Exercise:#290 CD2 Tracks:33-40

Technique:StringB;di;g --G;;rd Country

MusicDescription:PlayedoveranA chord,thisexamplecombinesobliquebendswithflick-hanomutingto produceda percussiveeffectcommonlyknownas"chickenpickin'."

Tip:Usethemiddlefingerofyourpickhandto mutethethirdstring,whichissimultaneouslyattackedwithadown- strokeoftheoick.

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MusicDescription:Forthisnextexample,anA'7 (Adiminishedseventh)arpeggioisarrangedinathree-octave,twonotes-per-stringpatternandplayedinastricttripletrhythmthroughout.

Tip:Thetwo-noies-per-stringindex-pinkypatternmovesuponefretoneachsuccessivestringexceptforstring2, wherethepatternmovesuptwofrets.

Exercise:#292

CD2 Tracks:9-16

Technique:sweepPicking

Genre:lvletal

MusicDescription:Thissweep-pickingexampleborrowstheA majortriadarpeggiosfromExercise278andaddsa diatonic7thto each,convertingthemto major,minor,dominant,orhalf-diminishedseventhchords.

Tip:Ifjumpingyourfrethand's-pinkyfromsting 6to string4 forthemajor-seventharpeggiosgivesyouproblems,try substitutingyourringfingeronthelowEstring.

Exercise:#293

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Inthislegatoexercise,atap/pull/hammersequenceisusedto ascendtheroot-position A minor pentatonicscale.

Tip:Whileyouclimbthescale,usethe"heel"ofyourpickhand,whichshouldbereslinginthevicinityol theseventebnthfret,to mutestringsafterthey'vebeenplayed,thuspreventingunwantedstringnoise

CD2oTracks:9-16

MusicDescription:InspiredbythedoomsdayriffsperformedbySlayer'sguitarduo,KerryKingandJeffHanneman, thismetallicpassagemixesA5,Bbs,85,andE5powerchordswitha hauntingtritonemelodythat'sarrangedalong strings3-5.

Tip:Thefirstfourpowerchordsinthisfigurearepartofatwo-beatpickupmeasure;therefore,thechordsareonly playedonce,asa lead-intotherepeatedtwo-measurephrase.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:A variationoftheexercisesfromtheprevioustwoMonday's(#281and#288),thjsA naturalminor scalesequenceemploysfret-handslidestofacilitatepositionshifts.

Tip:UnliketheprevioustwoMondays,straightsixteenthnotesareutilizedhere,soworkdiligentlyonnotlettingthe three-against-fourfeel(three-notegroupingsagainstfournotesperbeat)tripyouup.

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Exercise:#296 CD2 Tracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Meti

MusicDescription:ThisexercisebuildsonthefoundationlaidbythefiguresfromtheprevioustwoTuesdaysl#28g and#282}byaddinganadditionalnoteontop(majorandminor3rds,dependingonthechordquality)andincluding bothascendinganddescendingformsineachmeasure.

Tip:FortheAmandEmarpeggios,tryto useyourringfinger(ratherthanyourpinky)to playthehighestnotes.This willeliminatetheneedtojumpyourpinkybetweenstrings2 and4.

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Exercise:#297

CD2oTracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country

MusicDescription:lnthisexample,adjacent-andnonadjacent-stringobliquebendsandchordalbendingarecombinedforacountryworkoutinthekeyofA.

Tip:Usehybridpicking-alternatingbetweenyourpickandmiddlefinger-to performthislick.

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Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:A sixth-string-rooted A majorbarre-chordshapefurnishestheframeworkforthissix-stringarpeggioexercise.

iip: Afteryou'veperformedthesixth-stringhammer-on,useonecontinuousdown-sweepto articulatetheremaining strings.FollowthesemaneuverswithanupstrokeforthepulFoffandanunintenuptedup-sweepforstrings2-6.

Exercise:#299 CD2oTracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:l/etal

MusicDescription:Likelastweek'ssweep-pickingexercise(#292),thisfigureutilizesseventh-chordarpeggiosinthe keyofA major.Thistime,however,thearpeggiosdescendstrings4-6 whilethepatternclimbstheneckTip:Tolearnthisexercisequickly,memorizethesequenceofthefourdifferentfingerpatterns(major,minor,dominant, andhalf-diminished),aswellasthefretatwhicheachpatternbeginsonstring4.Thatway,it'sunnecessary(atleast initiallv)to memorizeeachindividualnotenameand/orfretlocation

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Exercise:#3{X) CD2 Tracks:1-€

Technique:Legato

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Thistappinglick,rootedfirmlyinA minorpentatonic,issimilarto theonefoundinExerQSe286; thistime,however,a"hammerfromnowhere"isusedto changestrings,givingthefigureadistinctsound.

Tip:A "hammerfromnowhere"isa hammer-onthat'sinitiatedbythefrethand,andmostfrequentlyappliedwhen movingfromstringto string.Besureto putenoughforcebehindthesehammer-onssothattheyringasclearlyasihe otherthreenotesonthestring.

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Exercise:#301

CDz. Tracks:1€

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Ina rhythmstylethatlaterock-guitariconJimiHendrixperformedsopoignantly,thischord melodyoutlinesa C-Am-G-Fprogressionwithvoicingstakenexclusivelyfromopenposition.

Tip:Althoughit'sdifficultto inferfromlookingatthetabstaff,thisentirefigurecanbeperformedbyaddingsimple embellishments to standardopen-positionC,Am,G,andFchords.

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Exercise:#302 cD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:ThesameconceptaslastMonday(#295)isinplayhere,onlytheA nituralminorscalesequence commencesonstring1,descendsto string2,andthenclimbshonzontallyuptheneck.

Tip:Don'tletthescalesequencedictateyourpickingpattern;instead,maintainasteadydown-up-down-uppattern oneachbeatthroughout.

Exercise:#3G3 cD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:stringskipping Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thisstring-skippingexercisemaintainsthesameAm-C-€-Emarpeggiosequencefromlast Tuesday(#296),onlythenotesineachmeasurefollowadescending-ascending(ratherthanascending-descending) panern.

Tip:ToseamlesslytransitionfromtheGarpeggiototheEmarpeggio-andthesubsequentnotesthatoccuratthe eighthfretofstring2--{uicklyshiftfromyourindexfingertoyourringfinger.

Exercise:#304 CD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country

MusicDescription:Three-stringobliquebends(onebentnoteandtwofixednotes)areuiilizedto ouflinetheE-D-A (V-lV-l)progression.

Tip:Useyourringfinger,middlefinger,andpickto playthenotesonstrings1, 2, andg,respectively.

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MusicDescription:Afifth-string-rootedbane-chordshapeisthebasisforthis"swept"A majorarpeggio.

Tip:Thering-fingerbaronstrings2-4 makesthisvoicingeasierto sweepthanitssix-stringpredecessor.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Notefornote,thisfigureisidenticaltothesweep-pickingexercisefromWeek42:however,this timeahammer-onconnectsthetwonotesfoundonstring4 ofeachfour-notearpeggio.

Tip:Goslowlywiththisexercise.Youwillflndyourfrethandquicklybecomingfatiguedbecauseoftheextrapressure thatmustbeappliedto frettheheavierstrings,aswellasto performthehammer-on.

Exercise:#307

CD2. Tracks:1-8

Technique:Legato Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Akinto EddieVanHalen'sintroin"HotforTeacher,"thisfifth-stringtappingriffutilizesA andDm arpeggios,playedagainstanopen-Astringpedaltone,to outlineanA-Dmchordchange.

fip: Wniteiapbing,youcanchooseoneoftwotechniques:1)keepthepickinplacebetweenyourthumbandindex fingerandtaf withiour middlefinger,or2)tapwithyourindexfingerandcupthepickbetweenyoupalmandremainingllngers.

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MusicDescription:Thechord-melodystylerhythmusedinlastSunday'sexercise(#301)isretainedforthisexample; however,inlieilofopen-positionchords,barre-chordpartialsoutlinetheC-Am-G-Fprogression.

Tip:Afterplayingth; C-6hordmelody,plantyourfrethand'sringfingeronfretZofthefourthstringfortheAmchord, teivingitdntiraistringthroughouttheremainderofthefigure,adjustingyourindex,middle,andpinkyfingersto accommodatethemajor-chordvoicings(GandF)andembellishmentsthatfollow.

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MusicDescription:Thisexerciseisastraightforwardascensionofa (nearly)three-octave A harmonicminorscale, cappedwithresolutiontotherootnote,A,onstring2.

Tip:Thefour-notegroupingsthatoccuronstrings2 and4 aretriclsy,sospendextratimegettingthoseindex-finger slidesdownpatbeforeplayingtheentireexerciseupto speed.

Exercise:#310

CD2 Tracks:25-32

Technique:StringSkipping

Genie:Jazz

MusicDescription:ThissnakybeboplineisplayedoveraGmajTchordandfeaturesmultiplesingle-stringskipsas itdescendstheneckvertically.

Tip:Remember,thisisaja" line,soswingtheeighthnotes(i.e.,playthefirsteightnoteofeachbeatslightlylonger thanthesecond).

Exercise:#311

CD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending

Genre:Country

MusicDescription:A newtechniqueisintroducedinthisfigure:bendingbehindthenut.Here,theEchordinthe secondmeasureisoutlinedwithacombinationofopenfirstandsecondstrings(EandB)andtheopenthirdstring 'raised a halfstep(toGl)bybendingbehindthenut.

Tip:You'llneedaguitarwithoutalockingnut,suchasa FenderTelecasterorGibsonLesPaul,to peformbehindthe-nutbends.

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CD2. Tracks:1-8

MusicDescription:Thissweep-pickingpatternissimilarto Exercise298,onlythistimethearpeggioisminor(Am)in quality.

iip' Tnetrickto trettingthering-fingerbaristo "roll"thefinger-fromthetiptothefirstknuckle---overstrings5and4.

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CD2. Tracks:9-10

Technique:SweepPicking

cenre:Metal

MusicDescription:Inthisexample,pull-offshavebeenaddedto thesweep-pickingexercisefoundinWeek43 Asin thatexercise,biatonicseventhchordsinthekeyofA majordescendstringsffi whilesimultaneouslyclimbingthe

Tip:Whileperformingthepull-offs,simultaneouslyjumpyourpickoverstring4,movingitintoplaceto performthe upwardsweepofstrings5 and6.

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Exercise:#314

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:Legato

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Inthislegatoworkout,theA harmonicminorscale(A-B-C-D-E-F-Gt)descendsallsixsirings viaasixteenth-noterhythm,pull-offs,andascendinganddescendingslides.

Tip:Althoughtheslursalternatebetweenthree-andlive-notegroupings,rememberto countthemasstraightsixteenthnotes.Noticethateachpairofslursfitswithinaneight-note,twobeatspan'

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MusicDescription:HintsofJimiHendrixcanbeheardinthischord-melodystylerhythm,which,withtheexception oftheEmajoichord,utilizessixth-string-rootedbarrechordsto outlinetheE-C67-B-A progression.

Tip:WhenvoicingtheBandA chordsinmeasures 3 and4, respectively,keepyourindex,middle,andringfingersin placeatalltimes,usingonlyyourpinlryflngerto playthechordalembellishments.

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Exercise:#316

CD2 Tracks:9-.16

Technique:AlternatePicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:LikelastMonday'sexercise(#309),thisfigureisastraightforwardsequenceoftheA harmonic minorscale,onlythistimethepatterndescends.

Tip:Toavoidconfusion,focusjntentlyoncountingtherhythmratherthanthescale'spatternand/orsound.

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MusicDescription:LikeExercise310fromlastTuesday,this,too,isasnakyphrasethat'splayedoveraGmajTchord. Here,strings3,4,and5 areskippedduringtheline'sdescent. Tip:Forja" 6ullrenticity,slideintothefrst noteofthephrase.

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Exercise:#318

CD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country MusicD€scription:A whole-stepbehind{he-nutbendandpre-bend,performedonstrings3 and4, respectively,are combinedwithfrettednotesto outlineanA7chord.

Tip:Toexecutethebehind-the-nutbends,pushdownonthestring(towardstheheadstock)withconsiderablepressure,usingmorethanonefinger,ifnecessary.lfyoucan'tcoaxawhole-steppre-bendfrombehindthenut,perform itasafrettedpre-bendatthefifthfretofstring5.

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MusicDescription:Thisfigureistheminor-arpeggioversionof Exercise305'ssweep-pickedbanechord. Tip:Ukelastihursday'sexercise(#312),"roll"yourring(bar)fingertofretthenotesonstrings4 and3.

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CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:A culminationofthesweep-pickingexercisesfromtheprevioussixweeks,thisfigurecombines thefamiliardiatonicseventh-chordarpeggios(keyofA)withdown-sweeps,pulFoffs,andsextupletrhythms.

Tip:TohelpwiththeGfm7l5chord'swide,five-fretstretch,leaveyourindexfingeroffstring4 untiltheverymoment yourabouitostrikeit.Yourindexllngershouldbeginto approachthestringwhileyou'replayingthenoteonstring5.

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Likelastweekblegatoexercise(#314),theA harmonicminorscaleprovidesthenotesforthis example,whichcombinesascendinga;d descendingslidesandhammer-onsto climballsixstrings.Thefestivities cometo aclimaxwitha seventeenth-fretIingertapoftherootnote,A.

Tip:Usethesamefingerpatternforeachstringpair(6-5,4-3, and2-11and,to capthephrase,articulatethetapped notewitheithertheindexfingerormiddlelingerofyourpickhand.

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Exercise:#322

CD2. Tracks:25-32

Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:Thisjazzchord-melodyexerciseutilizesfour-noteadjacent-stringchordsto.playasimplemelody onstringi. Mbanwhile,ttieDm7-G7-Cmaj7progressionisreinforcedbyvirtueofthevariousminor-,major-,and dominant-seventhchordinversionsusedintheirrespectivemeasures.

Tip:Togetthemelodynotesonstring1to standoutamongtheolhernotesinthechord,usehybridpicking(acombination-ofyourpickandfingers)andpluckthetopstringwithslightlymoreforcethantheothers.

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Exercise:#323

CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:Alternatepickinq Genre:Metal

MusicDes€fiption:ThisexercisecombinestheA harmonicminorscalewithstringskippin-gto produceachallenging alternate-pickingsequence.

Tip:Tofacilitatethestringskips,dividethesequenceintoslx-notegroupings(twostrings,oneskip),practicingeach groupmultipletimesbeforeplayingtheexercisewholly.

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Exercise:#324

CD2oTracks:25-32

Technique:StringSkipping

Gerire:Jazz

MusicDescription:Thisstring-skippinglick,playedoveraV-iiprogression(commoninjazz)inC minor,weavesits wayupanalteredGscaleinmeasure1beforesmoothlyresolvingtotheroot,C,inmeasure2.

Tip:Thenotesinmeasure2 aretakenfromtheroot-position C minorpentatonicscaleandcanbeplayedexilusively withyourfret-hand'sindexandrjngfingers.

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Exercise:#325

CD2oTracks:33-40

Technique:StringBending Genre:Country

MusicDescription:DZandA7chordsareoutlinedwithacombinationoffrettednotesandbehind-the-nutwholestepbendsandpre-bends.

Tip:Beforecommencingthephrase,placeyourpinkyonthefirstfretofstring2 sothatit'sinplaceforthebehindthe-nutbendinmeasure1.

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Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Inthiswildarpeggioworkout,familiarA majorbane-chordshapesareconnectedbyathirdchord voicing,resultihginanascending/descendingsweep-pickingfrenzythatclimbstheneck.

Tip:T6pullofft-hislickcleanly,cioselyfollowthepickingdirectionsthatareindicatedbetweenthenotationandtab staves.

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Technique:SweepPicking Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:Thissweep-pickingexercisefeaturesmultipleinversionsofanEmajortriad(E-G{-B-E,G|-B-EGt,B-E-cil-B,etc.)playedinandaroundninthposition,inascendinganddescendingordet

Tip:Learneachinveision(four-notegrouping)individually,andthenstringthemtogethertoformtheentirephrase.

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Technique:Legato cenie:Metal

MusicDescription:ThislegatolineborrowselementsfromExercises314and321,suchastheA harmonicminor scale,butadd'sanexcitingtwist:anascendinganddescendingslideofthetappingfingeronstring1

Tip:Whenyoupullofffroi string1withyourtappingJinger,afteryou'veperformedtheslides,.don'tjustliftthefinger odtneiretObarC;inslead,bendii slightlysharp(towardstheceilingorfloor)whilesimultaneouslyreleasingpressureon thestring.Thiswillmaintainaconsistentattackvolumeforallninenotesoftheslur.

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Technique:Rhvthm Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:Inthisrhythmworkout,theja77chordmelodyfromlastSunday(#322)istransferredfromstrings 1-4 to strings2-5,shiftingthenotesdownoneoctaveandnecessitatingnewchordvoicings. .

Tip:Onceyiu're iomfortibleplayingthisfigureaswritten,turnitintoaneighth-noteexamplebyrestatingthemelody ndtes(strin-g2) aftereachchord.Thiswillprepyouforwhat'sto comenextSunday(#336).

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Technique:Alternatepicking

Genre:Metal MusicDescription:ThisexercisecontinuestheconceptsthatwereintroducedlastMonddy(#323),onlythistimein descendingfashion.

Tip:Thenotesplayedafterthestringskipsareoneoctavelowerthanthenotesprecedingtheskips;therefore,letthe soundofthenoteshelpguideyourfrethand.

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Exercise:#3i!1 cD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:stringskipping

Genre:Metal MusicDescription:TheG diminishedscalesuppliesthenotesforthisstring-skippingfingier-stretcherintwelfth oosition.

Tip:Thesamefingeringisusedonbothstrings(iirstandthhd)inthisexercise,sospendextratimegettingthiepattern underyourfingersbeforeattackingtheentirephrase.

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Exercise:#332 cD2. Tracks:33-40

Technique:stringBending

Genre:country Music.Description:Anobliquepre-bendonstrings1and2,adouble-stop(i.e.,double-string)pre-bendwithmultiple intervals(halfandwholesteps)onstrings2 and3,andadouble-stoppre-bendwithunisoninteivalsonstrinqs3 and 4 arehighlightsofthisA dominant-seventhlick.

Tip:Afterthelirst-measureobliquebend,therestofthephrasefitsnicelyinfifthposition.

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Technique:Arpeggios Genre:Rock

fr,irii" O""Jription:Thisexampleistheminorversionofthearpeggioexercisefromlastweek(#326).Thechord's3rd deoree.Cfi,hasbeenlowereda halfstep,oronefret,to C natural' itni ki"p u "tor" "y" onyourpinlcyasyourfrethandslidesupstrjng1,usingitasaguidetofindthestopsatfrets 12and17.

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Technique:SweepPicking^. Genre:Jazz

ItfrCi"G""ription: ThisjaggedjazzlinefeaturestheGalteredscaleplayedover(whatelse?)analteredGchord (e.o..G715,G7t5),witheighth-notetripletssupplyingtherhythmforeachsweep.

Td''t" 1nj;r* i, uil Ji.ioof"-nngeinaronthetourth-freinotesonbeat2and,onbeat4,anindex-fingerbarfor thosesamenotes.

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Technique:Legato Genre:Metal tvtuiicOescription:ThisfigureexpandsontheideasintroducedinExercises314,321,and328.Specifically;theA harmonicminorscaleiscombinecjwithhammer-ons,pull-offs,andascending/descendingtappingjingerslidesto formaslipperylower-stringlegatoline.

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Jazz lr,ir"i" O""Jripti.n: TheDm7-G7-Cmaj7progressionfromExercises322and329hasbeenretainedforthisjazz invtnmwort<out;however,themelodyismoresophisticatedinthisexample,andtherhythmhasbeencrankedupa notch,fromquarternotesto eighthnotes

Tio:Theproderpick-handtechniqueto useinthisfigureisto alternatebetvveen'pulling"thechordswithacombinatio-notvoi,1-riicX'andfingersandusinganupstrokewithyourringorpinkyfingerfortheadditionalmelodynoteson the'and"ofeachbeat.

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Technigue:Alternatepicking Genre:Jazz MusicDesctiption:Anotherchallengingalternate-pickingworkout,thisbeboplinefeaturesachordsequencemade famousbysaxophonistJohnColtrane,navigatedwithfour-noteminor,major,anddominantseventharpeggios.

Tip:Becausethisisajazzline,theeighthnotesshouldbeswung.(lneachtwo-notepair,thefirstnoteshbuldbe playedslightlylongerthanthesecond.)

Exercise:#&18 CD2oTracks:9-16

Technique:StringSkipping Genre:Metal MusicDescription:BasedentirelyintheEnaturalminorscale,thisstring-skippingexerciserevolvesaroundasix-note sequence.primarilyonthethirdstring,withnotesintroducedintermittenflyonthefirststring.

Tip:Barstrings1-3withyourpinkyto accessthehighEnote(firststring,fret12)onbeat2ofthesecondmeasure.

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Technique:stringBending Genre:country MusicDescriptionzA7,G7, andD7chordsareoutlinedwitha phrasethatfeatureswhole-stepbendsandpre-bend-s onstring3.Thelineisinitiallyplayedintwelfthposition,andthenrestatedintenthandfifthpositions.

Tip:Whileyou'replayingthefrst noteofeachmeasure,pre-bendthesecondnoteofthemeasure,preparingitfor perfolmance.

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Tip:Sweepdickingreignssupremeinthisarpeggioexercise.Forbestresults,followthepickingdirectionsnotated betweenstaves.

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Genre:Jazz fufu"i" O.""ricion: TheDmelodicminorscale(D-E-F-G-A-B-C$)suppliesthenotesforthisjazzysweep-picking exercise,whichisplayedoverastaticDm7chord.

iip, Sirlfuito f".t'Fiilayt exercise(#334),inmeasure1,alternatebetweenamiddle-fingerbarandanindex-finger barforthetenthjreinotesonbeats2and4,respectively. r3r

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Technique:Legato 99-nJe:JaJz ft!,iu"i"O"""ript.n: Thissmoothjazzlineemploysacombinationoflegatoslides,hammer-ons,andpull-offsto navigatea ii-V-l(Drft-G7-Cmaj7)progression.

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Jazz

tvtusicOescription:A steadyquarter-notewalkingbassline,interspersedwithminor-,maior-,anddominant-seventh "noiJinuoroh., navigates6'cm7-c7-Fm47progression.

iip: Usenyoridpickin-gthroughoutthisfigurir,ituct<ingtnebass.noteswithadownstrokeofyourpickand"pulling" ihbchordswitha com-binationofyourpickandmiddle,ring,andpinlryfingers'

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Technique:Alternatepicking Genre:Jazz

MuslcDescription:Thislinefeaturesthe.sameDm7-E7-Nm47-B7-Emaj7-G7-Cmaj7p"rogressionaslastMonday (#337);however,thesequenceofascendinganddescendingarpeggiosisreversed.

Tip:Swingtheeighthnotesand,forgreatesteffrciency,followthefirigeringsuggestionsinthenotationstaffforgreaf estefficiency.

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Technique:stringskipping -' Genre:'Metai'

MusicDescription:RootedintheC majorscaleandarrangedinathree-notes-fer-siring[attern,thisshredlineoffersbothtwo-string(ascendjng)andone-string(descending)skips.

Tip:Noticethatstrings5-6 sharethesamefingerpattern,asdostrings3-4 andstrings1_2.

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Technique:stringBending eenre:country

MusicDescription:TriadsfromtheD7family.ofchordsarearangedindescendingfashi6nalongstrings1-3and voicedwithvariouswhole-andhalf-stepbends.

Tip:Therearemultiplewaystofingerthisphrase;however,usethefingeringsjndicatedbelowthetabstaffas guidelines.

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MusicDescription:Thesamechordprogression(Arn--G€-Em)foundinlastThursday'sexercise(#340)isutilized here,exceptthesebarre-chord"sweeps"havefifth-stringroots.

Tip:Becarefulinmeasure2, whereadownwardlegatoslidelinkstheGmajorandEminorarpeggios.Uptothis point,allofthelegatoslidesusedto linkarpeggioshavemovedupward.

MusicDescription:AscendingDminorseventh,Gdominantseventh,andC majorseventharpeggiosare"swept" overatwo-barii-V-l(Dm7-G7-Cmaj7)progression,jazzmusic'smostprominentchordchanges.

Tip:Becausetheeighthnotesmustbe"swung,"itmightbeeasierto playthelastbarwithalternatepicking,rather thana downwardssweep.Experimentwithbothtechniques.

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MusicDescription:ThisD minorjazzline,rootedinDDorianandplayedexclusivelyintenthposition,employslegato slides,hammer-ons,pulFoffsandpassingtones(Cl,Eb,Fl,andG{)duringitsdescentofstrings1-4.

Tip:Don'toverlookthetwosiliteenthnotesplayedonthe"and"ofbeat3 ofthefirstmeasure.Toexecutethese properly,pickwithanupstrokeandthenquicklypulloffthestringwithyourfrethand'sring,middle,andindexfingers, respectively.

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Technique:Rhythm

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:WithintheframeworkofaGm7-C7-Fmaj7progression,thisexercisebuildsonlaslSunday's exercise(#343)byaddingsyncopatedchordstabsanda moreelaboratewalkingbassline.

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MusicDescription:Thisthree-barii-V-iprogressionisinthekeyofG minorandfeaturesanuninterruptedstreamof eighthnotes-a greatalternate-pickingexercise-thatoutlinethechordchanges.

Tip:Onceyou'recomfortablestartingtheexercisewithadownstroke,usingalternate-pickingthroughout,reversethe patternandbeginthelinewithanupstroke.

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Thisfigureisthedescendingversionoflastweek'sstring-skippingexercise(#345).

Tip:Thethree-notes-per-stringsequenceofthelineworksagainstthefour-notegroupingsofeachbeat,presenting a rhythmicchallenge.Sotakeeritrarepsattheslowertemposbeforecrankingupthetempo!

Exercise:#453

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Technique:StringBending Genre:Country

MusicDescription:Thisarpeggiatedfigure,whichwdrksgreatasatagattheendofatune,featureswhole-step bendsandreleasesonstring3 ofeachchord.

Tip:Forthefirstthreechords(A/E,Bg/E,andBmg/E),yourindexandpinllyfingersshouldremainfixedonstrings3 and4, respectively,whileyourringandmiddlefingersfretthedescendingnotesonstring5.

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MusicDescription:Inthistwo-measurephrase,three-octave A minorandC majorarpeggiosarearrangedinapatternthatcombinestwo-notes-per-stringsequenceswithsweeppicking.

Tip:Spende)dratimeworkingontheawkwardtransitionthatoccursattheendofmeasure1,wheretheC noteat theeighthfretofstring6 isplayedbackto back,butwithadifferent{ingereachtime

CD2 Tracks:9-16

MusicDescription:Two-octave,five-stringmajorandminorarpeggiosaresweep-pickedoverafamiliarAm-m-Em.

Tip:Becarefulwithyourpickingwhenyoureachstring1-the topnoteofeacharpeggioisplayedtwice,helpingtoget yourpickinplacefortheup-sweep-

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Technique:Legato

Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:RootedintheG Mixolydianmode(G-A-K.-D-E-0, withtheadditionofonepassingtone,Dt, thislegatolinefeaturesmultiplepulFoffsandonehammer-on(string3)asitmakesitswaydownto it'sdestination, F (thebzth),onstring5.

iip: Althoughtheback{o-backpull-offsthatopenthephrasemaythrowyouoffatfirst,besureto swingallofthe eighthnotesinthisexample.

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Tip:pluckthedownstemmed(bass)notesexclusivelywithyourthumbandtheupstemmednoteswithyourjndexand middlefingers.

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Tip:Thisentirephraseisplayedinfifthposition.Forbestresults,followthesuggestedfingeringsthatarelocatedin thenotationstaff.

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Exercise:#359 CD2. Tracks:+16

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Technique:StringBending Genre:Country lvlusicDescription:Thiscountrychordmelodyispiayedonstrings3-5 exclusivelyandfeituresa handfulofwhole-' stepbends.

Tip:Assignyourpick,middlefinger,andringerfingerto strings5,4,and3,respectively.Usethiscombinationto pick

Exercise:#361 CD2. Tracks:1-B

Technique:Arpeggios

Genre:Rock

MusicDescription:Thetwo-notes-per-string/sweep-pickingpatternfromlastThursday(#354)isretainedherefor theGmajorarpeggio.TheEminorarpeggio,however,startsonthechord'ssthdegree,B,andutilizesaone-note/ two-notespatternforeachstringpair(6-5,4-3,and2-1).

Tip:FortheEminorarpeggio,asinglethree-notefingerpatterncanbeusedforallthreestringpairs.Thispatternwill temptyouto playtriplets,butsixteenthnotesshouldbemaintainedthroughoutthephrase.

Exercise:#362 CD2. Tracks:9-16

Technique:SweepPicking

Genre:Metal

MusicDescription:TheAm-rc-Em progressionfromlastFriday'ssweep-pickingexercise(#355)areback;this time,however,thearpeggiosalternatebetweendown-andup-sweepsoneachchordchange.

Tip:Shiftingdowntheneckto performanupwardsweep(measure2)isconsiderablymoredifficl-,ltthanmovingup theneck(measure1),sospendextratimeworkingonthetransitionfromtheGarpeggiototheEmarpeggio.

Exercise:#363 CD2. Tracks:25-32

Technique:Legato Genre:Jazz

MusicDescription:Athree-notemotif,restatedtwice,suppliesthemelodicfabricforthisC majorlegatolinethat featurespull-offsonstrings1 and2,a hammer-ononstring3,andaslidethatresolvestotheroot,C,onstring4. Tip:Thisiigureispinlryfree!Theentirephrasecanbeplayedexclusivelywithyourfrethand'sindex,middleandring fingers.Followthefingeringsinthenotationstaffforbestresults.

MusicDescription:FamedguitarpickerChetAtkinsmadethistypeof"Travispicking"figurea stapleofcountry music.Here,afifth-string-rootedDmajorbarrechoidandasixth-string-rooted A majorbaffechordprovidethenotes forthefingerpickingfestivities.

Tip:FortheA majorchord,keepyourindex,middle,andringfingersplantedonthefretboardatalltimes,usingyour pinkyto playthedescendingmelodyonstring2.

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Tip:Startwitha downstroke.toputyourpickinperfectpositionfortheup-sweepsthatfollow.

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ACKNOWLEDGMINTS

Thisbookisdedicatedto mysister,Tonia,fortoleratingtheracketthatemanatedfrommybedroornduring mydevelopmentalstagesasa guitarist;to myparents,DonandSonjaNelson,fortheirunconditionallove andsupportwhileIpursueda careerintheuncertainmusicindustry;andespeciallyto mywife,Amy,who offeredconstantencouragementthroughoutthispoect, andmytwindaughters,SophieandClaire,who werebornduringthewrilingofGuitarAerobics.

l'd alsoliketothankallofthemusicians,pastandpresent,whohaveinspiredandinfluencedmethroughout theyears.

ABOUTTHEAUTHOR

TroyNelsonisa2o-yearveteranofthesix-string.Firstpickinguptheinstrumentduringtheheydayof"hair metal,"someofhisfirstguitarheroesincludedGeorgeLynch,PaulGilbed,andNunoBettencourt.Afterhigh school,hestudiedjazzguitarfortwoyearsat MilwaukeeAreaTechnicalCollege,wherehismusicalinfluences expandedto includeChadieParker,JohnColtrane,andWesMontgomeryamongothers.In1994,hebegan hisrelationshipwithHalLeonard,forwhomhehasedited,proofread,andtranscribednumerousguitarpublications.OneofthoseprojectsincludedGuitarOne,a magazinethecompanylaunchedin1995.Whileatthe magazine,NelsonheldthetitlesofMusicEditor,SeniorEditor,andEditor-in-Chief.Aftera decadeatthe magazine,heresignedfromGuitarOneto pursuehisotherlove,football.Hespentthe2005NFLseasonwith theNewYorkJets,duringwhichtimehewrotealloftheteam'sgamedaystories,aswellasnumerousplayer features,fantasyfootballpreviews,andNFLDraftscoutingreports.Laterthatyear,however,HalLeonard launchedGuikrEdgemagazineandluredNelsonbacktothemusicbizasitsSeniorEditor,atitleheholds today.NelsoncurrentlyresidesinAthens,Georgia,withhiswife,Amy,andtwindaughters,SophieandClaire. Whenhe'snotbusyplayingguitarorchangingdiapers,heattendsclassesattheUniversityofGeorgia,home oftheBulldogsl

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Guiiarmusiccanbenotatedthreedifferentwaysiona musicalstatf,intablature,andinhythm slashes.

RHYTHMSLASHESarewrittenabovethe slalf.strumchordsinlhefillhmindicated. Usethechorddiagramsloundatthelopof thefirstpageofthelranscriptionforthe appropiatechordvoicings.Round notehead!indicatesinOlenoles.

THEMUSICALSTAFFshowspitchesand rhythmsandisdividedbybarlinesinto measures.Pilchesarenamedatterthelircl sevenlettelsolihealphabet.

TABLATUREgraphicallyfepresentslhe 0uilallinge$oad.Eachhori2ontalline representsastring,andeachnumber representsalret.

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DEFINITIONS FOR SPECIAL GUITAR

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HAIF-STEPBEID|Strikethenoteandbend

WHoLE-STEPBEilD:Strikethenoteand uo1/2steo. benduDonesteo.

GRACEllolEBE0:St kethenoteand immediatelybendupasindicated_

SI-IGHT ( lCnoTolE)BE[o:St kethe noteandbenduD1/4ste0.

0ENDANDnELEASE:Strikethenoteand bendupasindacated,thenreleasebacklo the0 oinalnote.onlythefirstnoteis struck.

PBE-EElllr:8endthenoteasindicated, thenslrikeit.

PRE.BEilDAilDRELEASE:Eendthenole asindicated.Stdkeitandreleasethebend backtotheodoinalnote.

Uills0ilEEtlD:Strikethetwonotes simultaneouslyandbendlhelowernoteup lothepitchotthehigher.

VlBRAlo:Thestringisvibratedbyrapidly b€ndingandreleasingthenotewiththe lretin0hand.

tlrl0tV|BRATo:Thepilchisvariedloa greaterdegreebyvibraiingwiththelretling nano.

IAMITER-oIIStrikethefirst(lower)note withonetinger,thensoundthehighernote (0nthesamestring)withanolhertinoer by lrettingitwithoutpicking.

PULL-oFF:Placebothfingersonthenotes tobesounded.Striketheli6t noteand withoutpickano,pullthelingerotltosound thesecond(l0we4note.

|-EGAToSLIDE:Strikethefirstnoteand thenslidethosamelret-handlin0erupor downtothesecondnote.Thesecondnote isnotstruck.

SHIFTSl-lDE:Sameasle0atoslide,except thesecondnoteisstruck.

TBILI-:Veryrapjdlyalternatebetweenthe notesindicatedbycontinuouslyhammerino onandpullingoff.

TAPPIilG:Hammer("tap")thefret indicatedwilithepick-handindexor middlefinoerandpullotftothenote lrettedbythe{rethand_

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ilATURALHABMotllC:Strikethenote whilethetret-handlightttouchesthe stdngdircctlyoverthefrciindicated.

PIilCHfiARilollC:lhe noteislretted normallyandahamonicisproducedby addingtheedqe0lthethumborthetipol theindexlingerofthepickhandtothe nomaloickatiack.

ilAnPHAnMoillC:Thenoteislrenednomdly andaharmonicisproducedbyoentlyrestingthepickhand'sindexlingerdir€ctlyabovethe indicatedtret(inparefiheset)whilethepick hand'sthumborpickassistsbypluckinqthe appropriatestring.

PICKSCR^PE:Theedgeofthepickis rubbeddown(orup)thestring,producino ascmtchysound.

MUFFLEoSIRII{GS:Apercussivesoundis producedbylayingthefrethandacrossthe strino(s)withoutdepressing,andstrikjng themwiththeoickhand.

PALiIMUTIG:Thenoteispartiallymuted bythepickhandlightlytouching the string(s)iustbeforetheb dge.

BIXE:Dragth€pickacrossthest nos indicatedwithasinglemotion.

TREMoLoPlCKlilG:Thenoteispickedas mpidlyandcontinuously al possible.

ABPEGGIATE:Playthenotesolthechord indicatedbyquicklyrollingthemfrom bottomlotop.

VDnAToB n DIVEA[0REnnil:Ihe pitcholthenoteorchordisdropped a specifiednumberof$teps(inrhylhm),lhen returnedtotheorioinalpilch.

VIBRAToBARSC00P:DeDressthebariust beforestrikinglhenote,thenquickly releasethebar.

V|ERAT0BARDIP:Strikethenoteandlhen immediatelydropaspecitiednumberol steps,thenreloasebacktotheoriqinal patch.

ADDITIONAL MUSICAL DEFINITIONS

Labelusedtorecallarecurring accompanimentpattern(usuallychordal). Accentuatenote(playillouder).

Accentuatenotewithgreatintensity.

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Gobacktothesign(X ),thenplayuntil themeasuremarked"ToCoda,"lhenskip totheseclionlabelled"coda."

Gobacktothebeginningofthesongand playuntilthemeasuremarked'?tre"(end).

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Labelusedtorecallcomposed,nelodic lines(usuallysinglenotes)whichrecur.

Labelusedtoidentilyabriefmelodic ligurewhichistobeinsertedintothe arrangement.

AchordalversionofaFill.

Instrumentissilent(dropsout).

Repeatmeasuresbetweensigns.

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1.Thenoleisbeingsuslainedoverasystem(noteinstandardnotationistied),or

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3.Thenoteisabarelyaudible"ghost'note(noteinstandardnotationisalsoinparenthoses).

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