Player Study Courses – Play Like the Legends!
Jimi Hendrix
Perfect For: An intermediate player familiar with barre chords
You’ll Learn: This course will show you how to play in all the styles Jimi Hendrix made famous! Ranging from full on fuzz-fueled rock to Jimi’s trademark chords-with-lead style, Dan will take you through all the technique and theory so you’ll be able to create your own music in Hendrix’s legendary style.
Check out the overview video for the course below!
Eric Clapton
Perfect For: Intermediate players looking to expand their lead guitar skills in a Clapton style and tone
You’ll Learn: Crunchy solos and the theory and techniques behind them. This includes a deep dive into pentatonic scale use and rhythm techniques such as 12 bar blues. The course ends looking at how to link your lead playing across the fret board, using both major and minor, and applying this to more licks to learn.
Check out the overview video for the course below!
Carlos Santana
Perfect For: An advanced player looking to learn some masterful solos and fast-paced, unique lead and rhythm techniques.
You’ll Learn: Carlos Santana has one of the most unique and recognizable guitar styles from the last 50 years. This course will show you how to achieve his sound and tone with a combination of scales, the Dorian mode, techniques and gear! All this backed-up alongside full breakdowns of cool solos written in the style of Carlos himself.
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Jimmy Page
Perfect For: An intermediate or advanced player looking to blend traditional blues with progressive sounds.
You’ll Learn: Learn the lead and rhythm playing of Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin. Tackle the scales and theory behind his sound, and examine how he used techniques such as major chord riffs and octave parts in his songwriting. This player study is ideal for any intermediate guitarist interested in blues or progressive rock music.
Check out the overview video for the course below!
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Perfect For: An advanced player looking to jam out with Texas style blues!
You’ll Learn: SRV’s unique brand of Texas blues is a must learn for any blues guitarist. This course will guide you through it. You’ll be tackling his quick lead playing and his dynamic slow blues, as well as his rhythm and chord techniques! You’ll learn how to bring these elements together alongside a variety of blues backing tracks.
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Chuck Berry
Perfect For: An epic crash course in EVERY style and technique from 50s and 60s rock n’ roll.
You’ll Learn: This is the ULTIMATE course on everything Chuck Berry. ONE HUNDRED lessons (over SEVEN hours) all dedicated to Chuck’s legendary playing and style. You’ll of course learn licks and solos, but you’ll also learn the techniques behind them. Double stops, his rhythms and chords, just all the… well… Chuck Berry stuff!
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Dimebag Darrell
Perfect For: metal heads! This one is for you.
You’ll Learn: Whammy bar tricks, incredible technique, and aggressive playing are what you’ll learn in this style. Dion skillfully guides you through two solos in the style of ‘Floods’ and ‘I’m Broken’. Then check out a heavy Dimebag style riff and peruse his signature tricks, licks, and techniques that make his playing so unique. To cap it all off, you’ll take a look behind the scenes at how to get Dimebag Darrell’s guitar tone. For any guitar player that wants to play metal, this course is a must!
Check out the first lick you’ll learn in the course below!
B.B. King
Perfect For: 50s and 60s Electric Blues
You’ll Learn: If you’ve heard of the blues, then you’ve heard of B.B. King! With his incredible feel, tone, bending and vibrato he truly is “The King of the Blues”. In this course, Dan passionately takes you through some key aspects of B.B.King’s style to allow you to bring some of it into your own blues playing. He’ll guide you through two solos in the style of ‘The Thrill is Gone’ and ‘Three O Clock Blues’, and take an in depth look at B.B. King’s note choice over each chord in a blues.
Check out the overview video for the course below!
Brian May
Perfect For: a unique classic rock lead guitar style from Queen
You’ll Learn: Brian May’s lead guitar skills from Queen. Tackle the style, tone, scales, and arpeggios he uses to create his very unique sound, described as harmonized theatrical lead guitar. To ensure that you are able to take all of your new knowledge and apply it to you playing after completing the player study, special lessons make sure that you understand every aspect of each solo, breaking down the theory of it as well as the technique.
Check out the overview video for the course below!
The Courses above are just small sampling from our many instructors in addition to the existing plentiful Fret Zealot features.
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