Techniques - Wide Form Pentatonics Guitar Lesson
Techniques - Wide Form Pentatonics
Emil shows you a different way to play the pentatonic scale by combining boxes and playing in groups of 4.
Taught by Emil Werstler in Emil Werstler Artist Series seriesLength: 6:26Difficulty: 5.0 of 5
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Emil Werstler Artist Series
Found in our Beginner Lesson SetsTackle advanced playing techniques and theory application with metal talent, Emil Werstler.
Lesson 1
Interview Part 1
JamPlay is proud to introduce our newest instructor, Emil Werstler of Daath.
Length: 28:09 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Techniques - Down Picking Endurance Exercises
In Emil's first lesson, he teaches his down picking technique using a riff from "Ovum," a song by his band Daath.
Length: 5:10 Difficulty: 5.0 Members Only
Techniques - Bending and Vibrato
Emil teaches how to practice bending. He also demonstrates various vibrato techniques and explains how to incorporate them into your playing.
Length: 12:09 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Techniques - Wide Form Pentatonics
Emil shows you a different way to play the pentatonic scale by combining boxes and playing in groups of 4.
Length: 6:26 Difficulty: 5.0 Members Only
Techniques - Switching Gears From Sweeping To Alternate Picking
Emil shows three example exercises that focus on sweeping up and descending alternate picking.
Length: 6:23 Difficulty: 5.0 Members Only
Techniques - Economy Picking The Little Lamb (On Acid)
Emil shows exercise examples on 2 string licks that feature economy picking.
Length: 6:14 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
Emil Werstler Interview Part Two: Daath
Emil Talks about his band Daath. Topics covered include the history of the band, the writing process, ozzfest, and more.
Length: 32:44 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Techniques - One String Soloing Concepts
Emil teaches one string, horizontal soloing concepts.
Length: 4:54 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
Techniques - Pitch Axis
Emil teaches the concept of pitch axis.
Length: 8:05 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
About Emil's PRS guitar
Emil sat down and gave us a little bit of history about his main guitar and also some of the specs.
Length: 10:00 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Interview Part Three
Emil talks in depth about various topics including theory, goals and balance in your playing, getting out of a rut, his influences and more.
Length: 29:23 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
Horizontal Lick Building Part One - Minor Idea
This minor idea lesson is the first part in the five part mini series on horizontal lick building.
Length: 4:58 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Horizontal Lick Building Part Two - Major Idea
Here is the second lesson in the mini series of lessons on horizontal lick building. Emil shows you the Major idea here.
Length: 4:53 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Horizontal Lick Building Part Three - Pentatonic Idea
In this lesson Emil shows you a horizontal pentatonic lick that you can cycle.
Length: 5:00 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Horizontal Lick Building Part Four - Dominant Idea
Emil Werstler shows the fourth lick in this mini series of lessons. This lick is dominant in quality.
Length: 5:03 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Horizontal Lick Building Part Five - Master Idea
In part five of the lick building series Emil puts all the ideas together to create this master example.
Length: 6:11 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Style - Pentatonic Chromaticism
Emil shows you how he incorporates chromaticism into pentatonic licks which adds a unique twist.
Length: 9:30 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Style - Diminished Chromaticism
Emil shows how he incorporates chromaticism into some diminished runs and licks which really makes for some exotic sounds.
Length: 4:30 Difficulty: 4.5 Members Only
Interview Part Four - Playing And Performance
Emil covers different topics related to playing and performance in this interview segment.
Length: 22:33 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
2010 Interview
Emil talks about what he accomplished in 2010 and his new batch of lessons.
Length: 15:34 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
The Importance Of Alternate Picking
Emil provides a lesson on alternate picking warm-up exercises.
Length: 16:32 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Chord Scales
Emil talks in depth about the concept of "chord scales" and how they can be applied to a practical musical context.
Length: 15:39 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
Jazz Up Your Pentatonics
Emil explains how the use the pentatonic scale without sounding "pentatonic" or bluesy.
Length: 16:16 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
What You Can Do With Triads
Emil takes an in depth look at triads.
Length: 9:44 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
The Changes: Part One
In this lesson, Emil explains how arpeggios can be used within a solo to effectively outline the chord changes. He uses the 12 bar blues form as an example.
Length: 31:27 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
The Changes: Part Two
Emil continues to discuss how arpeggios can be used effectively within a solo.
Length: 12:08 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
More Wideform Pentatonics
Emil expounds upon his previous lesson on "wide form" pentatonic patterns and the licks that can be played within them.
Length: 16:03 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Convenient Chromaticism
Emil shows more ways to incorporate chromaticism into your playing.
Length: 13:21 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Alternative Chords For Metal Part 1 - Standard Tuning
Emil demonstrates some ways to bust out of the power chord rut with some creative voicings that work well with a high gain tone.
Length: 22:11 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Alternative Chords For Metal Part 2 - Drop D Tuning
Emil continues his teachings on alternate chords for metal with a look at drop tunings.
Length: 14:28 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Drop D Warmups
Emil covers his current warmups that he uses before he goes on stage with his band, Daath.
Length: 6:17 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Minor Blues Concepts
Emil covers minor blues concepts.
Length: 14:33 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Adding Style To Your Octaves
Emil shows how some of his favorite players use octaves in their own unique way.
Length: 9:05 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Pickless Chord Comping
Emil demonstrates some fingerstyle comping techniques that can be applied to a 12 bar blues progression.
Length: 7:42 Difficulty: 4.0 Members OnlyLesson 35
Emil-isms
Emil takes you through some techniques that he uses frequently in his style of playing.
Length: 24:36 Difficulty: 4.0 FREE
Percussive Muting Techniques
Emil shows some cool muting techniques that produce a unique percussive sound.
Length: 7:57 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
Rock & Roll Cliches That Need To Stop
Emil talks about what it takes to be a rock musician.
Length: 30:00 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
About Emil Werstler
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Atlanta based guitarist Emil Werstler is a force to be reckoned with. He is the lead guitarist of the band DAATH (Roadrunner Records / Century Media) and has made a serious name for himself in the guitar world in a very short time. Performing worldwide with his main project DAATH on notable tours such as Ozzfest and along side well established acts such as Unearth, Devil Driver, Dark Funeral, and Job For A Cowboy, Emil continues to gain strength and credibility as one of the most sought after guitarist's in his genre to date.
Recent projects Emil has been featured on, include Austrian Death Machine and guest solo's on "Guitars That Ate My Brain", a 2009 release from Magna Carta Records as well as Arsis's album United in Regret. In addition, Emil was one of the few featured artist's asked to perform at the Experience PRS 2008, a great feat for a guitarist in his scene.
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Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.Whoah! Thanks for this gotta lot of work to do!
Is it just me or is the Ascending patter harder than the descending? I find the you need a weirder type of fingering to make it work right? any1 else notice this?
nvm..seen how he does the ascending part... It's kinda hard for me to roll up on my finger to play the lower note on the same fret... desc it's no prob cuz it a more natural motion but asc I have to use a weirder fingering to make it work for me
I love this sequence in D Monor pentatonic. I enjoy moving the total pattern from key to key. Very useful even for an old blues player like me -- not just you metal guys!
This is a neat sequence for D Minor pentatonic. I had fun moving it around -- ie up 2 frets for E Minor pentatonic. I had come across this pattern before from another source, Neat how things link up!
I know these lessons are geared to metal playing but do they always have to be tuned down a step?! It would be much easier to follow the examples without having to change our own tuning. Loving the lessons apart from that.
Since he dropped all stings equally and since pentonic scales are patterns on the fretboard, you don't have to change your tuning... The patterns still work, you are just playing in a different key. For example, the master example supplemental played with standard tuning has you playing D minor pentatonic starting at the 5th position then moving into the 1st position. With his tuning, I believe he's playing a C minor pentatonic. sometimes some strings are dropped while others are not... then it's more difficult to translate to standard tuning.
You don't have to be tuned down to do these exercises. Just apply them to Standard Drop-D tuning.
That's my point! I don't like to have to be in standard drop D to play along with the lessons. This is an issue that users have across the board.
just have multiple guitars tuned to different tunings. it sure is a major pain have to changes tunings all the time
Whats the problem with being in Drop D? Its not like its going to wack your intonation out of position.
It is a problem when you have your Floyd Rose set to 440 tuning.
Ah yes, why didn't you mention you had a floyd rose? Now I see where your coming from. If thats the case I agree with you, I can imagine it being frustrating having to retune your guitar when you have a floyd rose.
its actually not very hard to set up a floyd to where the fine tuners can be utilized to drop the bottom string only....Its quite simple to show someone very difficult to explain it though!
Glad you said it....
there is a prob in the sub content cause the master exercise isn't there... pls would u update it soon..
What happened to Lesson 3? His series goes 1, 2, 4. Is the missing lesson the one wherein he teaches the arcane alchemical metallurgy of turning strings of nickel into gold and platinum? The quest begins. . .
Supplemental has been updated by Emil, and posted today (10/19).
Okay this is cool and all but what he is explaining and what you guys have for the supplemental content isn't the same.
Thanks, sent him a message concerning the notation.
At 2:20 of the lesson I was looking at the supplemental content..when my head exploded...wow.
Greetings.....preety cool!