Hard Rock Lead Guitar

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Tuning up, gear, and posture

Chapter 2: Legato – building strength and dexterity

Lecture 1: Introduction to legato and strength building

Lecture 2: Hammer-ons and pull-offs: 2 notes per string

Lecture 3: Hammer-on and pull-offs: 3 notes per string

Lecture 4: Hammer-on and pull-offs: 4 notes per string

Lecture 5: Additional exercises

Chapter 3: Staccato – build picking speed and accuracy

Lecture 1: Intro to picking, holding the pick, wrist action, and palm muting

Lecture 2: Picking styles

Lecture 3: Single string speed and picking dynamics

Lecture 4: Single string speed: Ascending/descending 2s

Lecture 5: Single string speed: Ascending/descending 3s

Lecture 6: Single string speed: Ascending/descending 4s

Lecture 7: Introduction to two string speed

Lecture 8: Two string speed: ascending/descending 3s

Lecture 9: Two string speed: string skipping

Lecture 10: Multiple string speed

Lecture 11: Additional exercises

Chapter 4: Sweep picking – building fluidity

Lecture 1: Introduction to sweep picking

Lecture 2: 3 string sweeps

Lecture 3: Major arpeggios

Lecture 4: Minor arpeggios

Chapter 5: Tapping

Lecture 1: Introduction to tapping

Lecture 2: Single string tapping: along a scale

Lecture 3: Two string tapping

Lecture 4: Tap and bend

Lecture 5: Tap and slide

Chapter 6: Other guitar techniques, tricks, and tips

Lecture 1: Introduction and pick scrape

Lecture 2: Vibrato and the importance of muting

Lecture 3: Natural, artificial, and tapping harmonics

Lecture 4: Palm slides and harmonic sweep

Lecture 5: Bends, rakes, and false harmonic bends

Lecture 6: Volume swells

Lecture 7: Pick tapping

Lecture 8: Whammy bar screams

Lecture 9: Additional whammy bar tricks

Chapter 7: Wrap up

Lecture 1: Overview and advice