Introduction

1. Introduction Autumn Leaves Demo About Me Questions and Requests Nathan Drawdy www.Nathandrawdy.com nathandrawdy@gmail.com

2. Today’s Lead Guitar Player

3. …and his Pedal Board

4. Yesterday’s Lead Guitarist

5. …and his Pedal Board

6. Level 1: Rhythm Guitarist Level 2: Lead Guitarist Level 3: Solo Guitarist

7. A true “Guitarist” who also strives to be a true “Musician” should understand that the following skills BUILD on each other. Too many times there are Guitarists that focus too much on a particular level and lose their ability to be Versatile.

8. Level 1: Rhythm Guitar The Main Riffs and Chords of a song Are essential for this Guitarist They generally will play the Entire song from start to finish and without them the song’s structure will fall apart.

9. Chord Shapes vs Chords And the Beloved Capo

10. 12 Chords in Different Orders C F G Am G C D Em D G A Bm A D E F#m E A B C#m

11. These Represent the 5 Open Chord Keys I IV V vi Key ofC F G Am G C D Em D G A Bm A D E F#m E A B C#m

12. Open Chord Keys and the Capo • Find the Root Note of the I (1) Chord • Of your Chord… SHAPE - How Far Away is it from the Open String • Place Capo the same distance away • from your new position using your • Chord shapes as if you’ve simply Cut Off Part of the Guitar

13. E A D F F# G G# A A# B A# B C C# D D# E D# E F F# G G# A C A P O

15. Tools for the Rhythm Guitarist Chords Capo Strumming Palm Muting Basic Effects Finger Picking

16. Lead Guitar Examples The Icarus Account 2014 Girls Like You Everything We've Got 2:30-2:50 - 4 to 5 notes with delay The Early November 2006 The Mother, The Mechanic, and the Path Decoration the Intro line with the Octaves - Main Riffs

17. Lead Guitar Examples 2 The Early November 2006 The Mother, The Mechanic, and the Path Figure it Out the Intro till 1:28 fade out - Additive Riffs Fee 2006 We Shine All Because of Jesus the entire song - LOTS of effects for added Depth - Single Line Note Riff

18. Level 2: Lead Guitarist Riffs and chords are Played Sparingly using different Rhythms With adding Effects such As Delay, Chorus, Flanger at the Same time The rhythm guitarist is playing. *Specializes in Single Lines Riffs*

19. Essential Lead Effects Demo Delay Tremolo Flanger Chorus Phaser Over Drive Vs Distortion Depending on Style

20. Tools for the Lead Guitarist Sustained Chords Arpeggios Single Line Riffs & Strummed Octaves Additive or More Complex Riffs That compliment the Rhythm Guitarist Complex Effects

21. Solo Guitar Examples Prepared Solo In Flames 99' Colony STUDIO ALBUM Coerced Coexistence 2:00 - 3:15 - Planned Perfect Solos with Harmonies completely in sync - More imaginative and melodical - Less emotion or more Technical

22. Solo Guitar Examples 2 Prepared Solo Dream Theater 2003 Train of Thought This Dying Soul 0:00 - 1:48 - Boost and Separate OD or DS Pedal - WahWah

23. Solo Guitar Examples 3 Improvised Solo John Mayer 2003 LIVE Birmingham Covered in Rain 2:30 - 7:55 Solo - Improvisation but with Form of loud vs soft sections - Lots of repetition - Speed changes - Emotional

24. Level 3: Solo Guitarist Prepares or Improvises a Solo highlighting Their skills with “Melodic Finesse or Angst” for a specify Solo Section within the song. *Specializes in Melodies, Harmonies, Scales & Licks for Improvisation.*

25. Essential Solo Effects Demo Boost or Volume Pedal Harmonizer? Wah Pedal Over Drive Vs Distortion Depending on Style

26. Tools for the Solo Guitarist Scales Modes Fretboard Theory (CAGED) Harmonics Hammers & Pull Offs Specialized Effects Sweeps Speed Picking Tapping Exercises

27. Pull Offs Both fingers are pressed down The higher fret rolls down off the fret And facilitates a Left Hand “Pluck” So you PULL….. OFF the string Essentials Metallic Sound or Pop when pulling off USE YOUR TIPS!

28. Pull Offs Other Combos

29. Pull Offs in Action Finger Tapping & Pick Tapping

30. Octave Above Same Thing

31. Harmonics

32. Harmonics In Action

33. Scale Shapes vs Scales Discipline your 1-4 Fingers

34. Remember Your Roots! Compliments of Justinguitar.com

35. Remember Your Roots!

36. These Work Together Using the Top E String 2nd Finger of Major 1 4th Finger of Min Pent 1 & 4th Finger of Major 5 ARE ALL THE SAME!

37. E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E 2nd Fret of this Scale Shape Is the IV Chord

38. E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E 2nd Fret of this Scale Shape Is the IV Chord

39. Solo Guitar Improvisation Stepwise Motion Tips • Slides & Rakes • Repetition • DON’T simply walk up • and down the scale with • no purpose use Rhythm

40. Solo Guitar Improvisation Skips, Tension and Resolution Tips • LISTEN… where does the note • “want” to go? • Re -> Do • Fa -> Mi • Ti -> Do • Trust a “Wrong” note

41. Solo Guitar Improvisation Actually… Improvising Tips • Combine Steps, Skips & Tensions • Use Licks • Combine Melody and Improv Sections into the same Solo • FEEL IT! EMOTE!

42. Caged System MasterTheTheory Caged System http://youtu.be/3_sDvmpUufk

43. Brief Tab Overview h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~) t - right hand tap x - play 'note' with heavy damping

44. G and B String M3 Harmony Start in a Random Spot And Follow Pattern NOT Frets

45. G and B String M3 Harmony 3rd Scale Degree Root Root

46. Every Other String M3 Harmony Start in a Random Spot And Follow Pattern NOT Frets

47. Every Other String M3 Harmony Root Root 6th Scale Degree

48. LETS JAM Key of G (Major and Minor Scales)

49. Am Pentatonic – Let’s Jam!

50. Main Riff – Am G Groove