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WEEK 1

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. Tracks:9-1 6
Music Description:Performed exclusively
in siliteenthnoteson the lirststring,thislickmakesits way up the neckby
utilizingeverynoteof the E harmonicminors.cale(E-F|-CFA-B-C-D|).
Tip: Reverse yourpickingpatternafterplayingthroughthe licka few times,beginning withan upstroke.

CD2. Tracks:1+ Technique:StringSkipping cenre: Rock/Blues


Music Description:Thisexerciseis basedin the rootposltionof the A minorpentatonicscale(A-C-D-E-G)and skips
a stringbetweeneachnotepair.
Tip: Throughout the figure,keepyourindex,middle,ring,and pinkyfingerspositioned
at the fifth,si{h, seventh,and
elghtfrets,respectively.
) = ao-tzo
AmorAT

CD2 . Tracks:1-8 Technique:StringBending Genre:Rock/Blues


Music Description:Thisdescendinglickis alsobasedin A minorpentatonicandfeatureswhole-stepbendson the
secondand thirdstrings.
eachbendwithJingersnot directlyperforming
Tip: Reinforce the bend.Forexample,whenexecuting the thhd-string
yourringfingeryourmiddleand indexJingers.
bendin measure1, reinforce

) = 4o-r2o
AmorAT
CD2 . Tracks:1€
G, D, and C chords
lvlusic Description:Thisis a simplearpeggioexercisethat featuresthe notesof open-position
playedindividually.
Tip: Althougha singledownstroke(sweep)withyourpick handis moreefficientwhenperforming prac-
thisexercise,
tice alternatepickingit as well.
) = 4o-r2o
G D C G

2
n V n V n V n v

CD2 . Tracks:9-16
Music Description:Thistwo-barsweep-picking workoutfeaturesdiatonictriadsin the keyof G playedexclusively
in
tripletrhythmson the top threestrings.
Tip: To keepthe notesof eachchordfromringingtogether(youwantihemto soundseparately), releasesome-or
all-of the pressurefromthe finger fretting
the note(s)
once eachnote has sounded.

CD2 . Tracks:1-8
Music Description:Thisstraightforwardlickuseshammer-onsto connectthe notepairson eachstringas it ascends
the A minor pentatonicscale.
shiftyourindexfingerto the flrstnoteof the
Tip: As you hammeron to the secondnoteof eachstring,simultaneously
.higher,
neighboringstring.

) = 40-120

CDz o Tracks:1-8
Music Description:Thechordfragmentsusedin Thursday's arpeggioexercise(#4)areplayedhereas fullchords,.in
quarter-note
rhythms.
Tip: Keepyourringfingerplantedon the thirdfretof the secondstringas youchangefromG to D. Also,usedown-
strumsthroughout.
) = 4f,-rm

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