{"id":87,"date":"2017-05-22T03:40:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T03:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommymerry.com\/guitarlessons\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2022-07-02T21:59:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T21:59:58","slug":"advanced-guitar-lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tommymerry.com\/guitar\/advanced-guitar-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Guitar Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After playing guitar nearly 40 years, this is the *heart* of advanced guitar lessons and guitar knowledge that I have learned and want to share with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If you would like me to add a lesson send me a message <a href=\"contact-tommy\/\">HERE. <\/a>If enough people request it, I&#8217;ll add it to the list.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Guitar Lessons<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"wish-i-had-known-this-simple-trick-when-i-first-started-playing-guitarics\/\">Wish I had Known this simple trick when I first started playing guitar&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"sliding-blues-scale\/\">Sliding Blues Scale &#8211; Break-out of the box!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"connecting-entire-fretboard-blues-scale-5-positions\/\">Connecting the entire fretboard &#8211; The Blues Scale in 5 positions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"getting-twice-much-impact-solos\/\">Getting twice as much impact out of your solos!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"quick-guide-mastering-pinch-harmonics\/\">A quick guide: Mastering Pinch Harmonics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"neo-classical-tab1\/\">Neo-classical TAB Warm-up exercise<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"3-tips-will-increase-picking-speed-100-upstroke-inside-outside-picking-string-skipping\/\">3 Tips that will increase your picking speed by 100% &#8211; Upstroke, Inside and Outside picking and String Skipping<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"understanding-legato-staccato-techniques-guitar\/\">Understanding Legato and Staccato Techniques on Guitar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"10-legato-exercises-will-double-finger-strength\/\">10 Legato exercises that will double your finger strength<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"get-paid-learn-guitar\/\">How to get paid to learn guitar &#8211; yup, you heard me right<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"writing-instrumental-music-the-write-way\/\">Writing Instrumental Music \u2013 the \u201cwrite\u201d way<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"how-to-play-guitar-like-eddie-van-halen\">TOP 5 secrets to playing guitar like Eddie Van Halen<\/a> (5 Videos &#8211; NEW!)<\/li><li><a href=\"harnessing-universal-consciousness\/\">Harnessing the Universal Consciousness [new!]<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><small>I had uploaded a video of me recording a solo from my 3rd instrumental album. At the same time, BMW started a marketing campaign online focusing on extreme sports (Snow Boarding, Skydiving adrenaline-rush type of stuff). BWM contacted me and told me that they considered my guitar playing on this song &#8220;an extreme sport&#8221; and asked to use my home studio video in their campaign. I thought it was a trip, and agreed just for the fun of it. Here it is below<\/small><br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iW7yxmKnlCw?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>* * ALSO<\/strong> Below is a list of advanced guitar lessons, in no particular order, that are in-development. Make sure to connect with me to be notified when new lessons are completed. And if there is a lesson below you&#8217;d like to see sooner than later, <a href=\"contact-tommy\/\">let me know<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Three note exercise &#8211; a different approach to each string<\/li><li>Chromatic Warmups for dexterity, accuracy and speed<\/li><li>Legato runs<\/li><li>Sliding into and out-of notes<\/li><li>Tapping techniques<\/li><li>Octave solo style: Wes Montgomery George Benson<\/li><li>Arpeggios with tapping<\/li><li>Grace notes\/fill, and avoiding the Crocodiles<\/li><li>Importance of Jamming with others<\/li><li>Chordal Soloing<\/li><li>Attack, sustain, advanced dynamics<\/li><li>Effects timing<\/li><li>Conversations while soloing\/two minds at once<\/li><li>Octave mirroring<\/li><li>Using other songs as melody templates for rhythm<\/li><li>How to break down a solo and master it<\/li><li>Constructing solos<\/li><li>Intermediate ear-training<\/li><li>My TOP list of songs to listen to for study and inspiration: Acoustic and Electric<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with me on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Free-Guitar-Lessons-with-Tommy-Merry-287447938327458\/\">Facebook Free Guitar Lessons<\/a> site for weekly updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">After playing guitar nearly 40 years, this is the *heart* of advanced guitar lessons and guitar knowledge that I have learned and want to share with you. 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