Technical Chops: Beginner

Crank up your lead playing skills and develop essential lead techniques in 10 searing hot licks from LA virtuoso Al Joseph.

At its core, you’ll study 10 finger twisting licks aimed at the beginner guitarist for developing solo skills, improving left/right hand techniques and more. Al has provided overviews of each and every lick as well as slow versions so you’ll never feel out of your depth.

In this succinct collection, you’ll take a look at hybrid picked lines, alternate picking aplenty and legato lines galore. With one of Al’s favourite backings, you’ll also be learning how to navigate chord and scale changes; a key skill for every modern guitarist. By learning licks like these, you’ll learn and work on techniques in real context, so you’ll be better placed to use them in your own playing.

Included are 10 licks - played both fast and slow - 10 lick overviews, a long, short and extended backing track and full tab/notation.

Transform your lead playing and upgrade your solo toolkit across 10 technique challenging licks taught by a titan of modern shred, Al Joseph.

N.B. - All licks are written and designed to be played as normal on a 6 string guitar.