Solo guitar arrangement of this fun & challenging piece from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite from The Nutcracker Ballet. Arranged for guitar by Bryan Aspey I created my arrangement based on the original orchestral score and the composer’s piano arrangement. All of the guitar techniques used here: sweep picking, alternate picking, legato, trills, hybrid picking… were all … Continue reading Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite “Chinese Dance (Tea)” Electric Guitar Solo
Guitar Scale Exercises for Finger Strength and Independence
These guitar scale exercises, created by M. Carcassi for Classical Guitar over 180 years ago, and adapted here for electric / pick-style guitar, will help you build left hand finger strength and independence, while securing a solid and accurate right hand picking / hybrid-picking technique. All guitarists - beginners and experts alike - can benefit … Continue reading Guitar Scale Exercises for Finger Strength and Independence
Lesson: Bach Pedal Point Guitar Exercise
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.