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Dream Theater - Pull Me Under

Here is a lesson on Dream Theater's most popular song. Recognizable by its brooding clean intro and brutal distorted rhythms, this song is must learn for metal guitarists. Chances are if you want to learn a song like this you'll want to take your time and sink your teeth into it, learning every nuance. At just over 2 hours this is probably the most comprehensive lesson on this song you'll probably ever find. As usual, Allen Van Wert explains every part note for note while keeping things light and interesting.

• May 21st, 2013 at 11:37 pm EDT
• Posted by A.Miller

Theory & Improv with Brendan Burns #16: Modal Navigation #3

Brendan wraps up his Modal Navigation mini-series by showing us how to play the modes on three strings.

• May 20th, 2013 at 12:47 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Robbie Merrill Artist Series #9: Chromatic Jam

Just like with the previous lesson, Robbie Merrill discusses jamming using chromatics. He sets up two separate drum tracks and demonstrates how jamming using chromatics can be done in different styles.

• May 20th, 2013 at 10:19 am EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Using a Capo #3: The Drop D Capo

Justin introduces the Drop D capo, which only covers 5 strings, and talks about it's common uses. He also covers transposition using this capo.

• May 17th, 2013 at 8:51 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Gospel Guitar #8: Complex Hymns

Steve Eulberg takes a look at whether it's possible to play along with a hymn that is very complex harmonically. He will be using the beautiful tune, "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" as an example.

• May 17th, 2013 at 7:49 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Basic Guitar with Jessica Baron #59: Travis Picking

Demonstrating yet another widely popular fingerstyle picking technique called Travis Picking, Jessica will break down this technique and apply it to a very catchy and easy to play song.

• May 17th, 2013 at 12:27 pm EDT
• Posted by T.Rugh

Acoustic Tricks With Mark Kroos #2: Using a Stomp Box

Mark returns to his tricks lesson group with a lesson on using a wooden stomp box for percussion. He talks about his preferred box as well as some other options, then demonstrates common ways in which to add it to your playing.

• May 17th, 2013 at 11:39 am EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Acoustic Tricks With Mark Kroos #1: Playing Two Guitars Simultaneously

Mark Kroos returns to JamPlay with a new mini-series. Here, Mark reaches in to his bag of tricks and pulls out a few gems you may be interested in. To start things off, Mark provides a lesson on how he started playing a double neck guitar. Most people don't have one, so to get started, he discusses how you can use two separate guitars to achieve the same effect.

• May 16th, 2013 at 5:53 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Guitar & Pedal Mods #11: Adding an On/Off LED

Steve McKinley's latest lesson covers how to add an on/off LED to your wah. This useful mod takes out the guesswork on whether your wah is on or off.

• May 16th, 2013 at 5:45 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Theory & Improv with Brendan Burns #15: Modal Navigation #2

Brendan continues his navigation series by showing us how to play the modes on two strings.

• May 15th, 2013 at 12:06 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

Freebo Artist Series #26: Standing Ovation

Freebo leaves us with one last lesson in this series: a beautiful song called "Standing Ovation." He concludes his discussion on songwriting and partial capos, and gives his final thoughts on the series.

• May 14th, 2013 at 7:05 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Booth

Basic Guitar with Jessica Baron #58: 6/8 Picking Part 2

Jessica will continue her 6/8 fingerpicking techniques by adding yet another step in the full picking progression, however she will still utilize the same song as the previous lesson.

• May 14th, 2013 at 6:11 pm EDT
• Posted by T.Rugh

Composition with Mark Kroos #4: Song Form

Now that Mark has discussed several ways to go about composing from different parts of a tune, it's time to start looking at what form it will take. Using examples from his latest album, Mark Kroos discusses two basic song form ideas.

• May 14th, 2013 at 12:58 pm EDT
• Posted by J.Mounce

The Aristocrats: Sweaty Knockers

A bass solo, guitar solo, drum solo and tons of killer riffs! Learn this popular progressive standard from start to finish with Bryan Beller!

• May 13th, 2013 at 10:50 pm EDT
• Posted by K.Wimer

Basic Guitar with Jessica Baron #57: 6/8 Fingerpicking

Continuing along with fingerpicking techniques, Jessica will now add the unique time signature of 6/8 into the picking rhythm. This will require adding extra finger strokes, however Jessica will demonstrate in detail how to make this happen.

• May 13th, 2013 at 5:14 pm EDT
• Posted by T.Rugh