Do it on every string.Īre for developing your scale and improvising skills. Be very strict and only use notes from a particular string. A good advanced exercise is then to move onto playing single string solos. Continue adding the new positions until the entire fingerboard is covered.ħ. Once you have Position 1 and Position 2 down you should start to learn to combine the two positions before learning Position 3, in the same way you learned the previous positions.Ħ. Then continue by doing steps 1 to 3 with Position 2.ĥ. When you have the scale down perfectly and can improvise a reasonable solo you can learn Position 2 of the scale. It gives you time to think and will make you play better!Ĥ. Play the scale up and down changing direction at random, half way through, a few notes in, change again. Don't move on to step 2 until you can get the scale perfect.Ģ. Play Position 1 of the correct scale over the sequence and get used to it's sound. My suggested scale routine for serious development on all tracks is as follows:ġ. Both are very useful and it depends on how serious you want to be about getting your technical skills down, or if you just wanna have fun :) Don't forget it should be fun - so even if you do use it as a tool - make sure you sometimes just have a jam and let it flow! Or you can just use it to jam and have fun with. You can treat it as a serious practice tool for learning and using scales (follow the routine described below). There are two approaches to using this CD. a constant source of new ideas :)įREE TRACKS - you can download tracks 1 and 3 for free! They are the two most essential tracks to develop your skills and I don't want to restrict those of you with no money that can't afford to buy this CD.Ī 12 Bar Blues Backing Track () by justinguitar The notes on how to use the tracks are found below and I will be adding to this page more and more. Please note that it does not come with a book. Try out the free backing tracks below and see how much more fun it is to play to a track than by yourself! Over an hour of top quality backing tracks. Note that a vamp is an improvised accompaniment (for those who didn't know). You then also get two tracks to work on changing modes and also 4 chord tracks to put on underneath your scale and arpeggio practice. It then gives you modal backing tracks (the same as used in the 'Introducing Modes' DVD but twice a long). It starts with two major key progressions for working on your major scales, then two blues tracks to work on your blues playing. The mp3 files are about 83Mb, 192 VBR mp3 encoded) and cost £6. RUPAT is only available from this site, I use a site called Paylaodz to handle to sales of my digital products. Sorry, but no longer available as a CD, download only. Makes practice a lot more fun and is great training for those wanting to get their 'band' skills together. See the details below for the full description of each track, and track times. These play along tracks can be a serious practice tool - not just a collection of 'jam tracks'.Įach track has a specific practice routine associated with it and areas of improvising and practice that will work perfectly with it.
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