Accelerate Your Guitar Learning With Metal Techniques

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Practice And Progress

Lecture 3: Proper Posture

Lecture 4: Open Position Power Chords

Lecture 5: Movable Power Chords

Lecture 6: Intro To Palm Muting

Lecture 7: Palm Muting Power Chords

Lecture 8: Basics Of Alternate Picking

Chapter 2: The Building Blocks

Lecture 1: Inverted Power Chords

Lecture 2: Power Chords In The Key Of E Minor

Lecture 3: Avoiding String Noise

Lecture 4: Intervallic Movement In Power Chords

Lecture 5: Octaves

Lecture 6: Sliding Octaves And Power Chords

Lecture 7: Sliding Examples

Chapter 3: Continued Skill-Building

Lecture 1: Staccato Power Chords

Lecture 2: Muting Strings

Lecture 3: Hammer-ons, Pull-offs And Trills

Lecture 4: Hammer-on And Pull-off Exercises

Lecture 5: More Chords

Lecture 6: Intervals

Chapter 4: Getting Comfortable With Scales & Rhythm Basics

Lecture 1: Diatonic Vs. Chromatic Movement

Lecture 2: A Minor Pentatonic

Lecture 3: A Blues

Lecture 4: A Natural Minor

Lecture 5: Time Signatures And Basic Syncopation

Lecture 6: Compound Meter

Lecture 7: Triplets

Lecture 8: Use Of Open Strings

Lecture 9: Tapping

Chapter 5: Intermediate Music Theory

Lecture 1: Chord Construction

Lecture 2: Chord / Scale Compatibility

Lecture 3: Vibrato

Lecture 4: Bending

Lecture 5: Harmonics

Chapter 6: Dissonance, Arpeggios & Drop D Tuning

Lecture 1: Dissonance

Lecture 2: Arpeggios

Lecture 3: Drop D Tuning

Chapter 7: Integrating Lead Techniques Into Rhythm Playing

Lecture 1: Tapping

Lecture 2: More On Syncopation

Lecture 3: String Skipping

Lecture 4: The Chromatic Scale

Chapter 8: Expanding Rhythm & Lead Opportunities

Lecture 1: Sweep Picking

Lecture 2: Diminished Arpeggios And Scales

Lecture 3: Harmonic Minor And Phrygian Dominant

Chapter 9: Advanced Metal Rhythms & Harmonization

Lecture 1: Odd Time Signatures

Lecture 2: Diatonic Harmony And Analysis

Lecture 3: Minor Keys

Lecture 4: Parallel Chord Movement

Lecture 5: Seven Strings

Chapter 10: Modes & More Music Theory

Lecture 1: Modes Of The Major Scale

Lecture 2: Modes Of The Major Scale Continued

Lecture 3: Modes As They Relate To Chords, Progressions and Diatonic Harmony

Lecture 4: Modes Of Harmonic Minor

Chapter 11: Advanced Metal Lead Techniques

Lecture 1: Tips For Practicing Alternate Picking

Lecture 2: Alternate Picking Exercises

Lecture 3: Tips For Practicing Hammer-Ons And Pull-Offs

Lecture 4: Legato Exercises

Lecture 5: Tapping Exercises

Lecture 6: Sweep Picking Exercises

Lecture 7: Metronome Use

Lecture 8: Effective Use Of Practice Time

Chapter 12: Additional Metal Skill Building & Exercises

Lecture 1: Economy Picking

Lecture 2: Passing Tones

Lecture 3: Passing Tone Example

Lecture 4: Tremolo Picking

Lecture 5: Pinch Harmonics

Lecture 6: Rhythm Exercises