Lesson on hybrid picking pedal point guitar technique, featuring preparatory exercises and an excerpt from J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565.
Arrangement: Alfred Hitchcock Theme for guitar solo
Popularly known as the theme music to "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", the fantastic suspense / horror / mystery TV anthology series created, hosted, and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, the piece "Funeral March of a Marionette" (French: Marche funèbre d'une marionnette) was composed by Charles Gounod, originally for solo piano, in 1872. Later arranged for orchestra by the … Continue reading Arrangement: Alfred Hitchcock Theme for guitar solo
Lesson: Bach Diminished Arpeggio Sequences
As Halloween approaches, it’s time to dust the cobwebs off of our tomes of spooky tunes and find something to play that sounds great on solo electric guitar, while also providing some interesting technical challenges. Today we’re going to learn a diminished arpeggio sequence coming to you straight from one of the greatest musical minds … Continue reading Lesson: Bach Diminished Arpeggio Sequences