Lesson #1 and #2 is the start of an extensive, weekly, guitar program, which includes free TAB donloads and video lessons in all styles of music and guitar technique.
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Lesson #1 is an easy example of how to play quick runs up the fret board, ascending with a lot of speed, but yet making it simple in that all you have to learn is five shapes of 6 notes. This lick is in E minor and starts on the 5th, which is B.
It is very important that you alternate pick this phrase. You might want to put down on tape a progression, such as E minor to C add 9, to D/F#,which is a D chord with F# in the bass, to a G. This is a very simple progression in the key of E minor, but is very helpful to practice over because it is very common to all styles of music.
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Lesson #2 is using Major 7th Arpeggios in one position of the fret board. Creating an etude with these major 7th arpeggios, which comes from 1, 3, 5, and 7 of the scale, will help your ear get in tune with the sound and also help your picking hand greatly beacuse there is not always 3 notes on a string. It is random. One note on a string, then maybe two, etc.
The first C major 7th arpeggio is A Form from the CAGED System, the second is Eb major 7th arpeggio is C Form, third is F# major 7th, which comes form D Form, the last is A major 7, which comes from G Form. If you do not understand the CAGED System. I cannot understate how important it is.
You can find this in my books. My Intervals book would be a good place to start. If you want to go further, the Arpeggio Book will have all of the Arpeggios with chord voicings for each form. Check it out.
If you have any question shoot em’ my way and feel free to let me know what you want to hear next week.
David Poole