Category Archives: Metal Guitar Lessons

Alternate Picking For Beginners – In The Style of Yngwie Malmsteen

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Dan Sorber

I am tuned to Eb in the video! Here we have another free guitar lesson! This one focuses on alternate picking. I have chosen to do the lesson in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen and other metal / neoclassical guitar … Continue reading →

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Start Your Engines! – Warm Up Lesson!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

THE TUNING IN THE VIDEO IS Eb !! Every guitarist needs an effective warm up routine. It’s akin to an athlete stretching before any strenuous activity: it helps avoid injury and gets the muscles warmed up and your hands ready … Continue reading →

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Riffology Webseries

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Riffology is a ‘how-to’ webseries on heavy metal riffing! In this series I teach you the nuts and bolts behind excerpts of my own original songs in the hopes that you walk away with new strategies that you can apply … Continue reading →

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Riffology Episode 1

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Here I teach you how to play a riff from my original song, “Abandon”! This episode focuses on Alternate Picking and using Arpeggio-based Ideas Abandon is a progressive metal meets Iron Maiden style of song; covering everything from atmospheric violin … Continue reading →

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The Tao of Practice

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Dan Sorber

Just practicing isn’t enough. If you want to see true results in the quickest time possible it’s not about quantity, but quality of the time spent woodshedding (that’s guitar-speak for “practicing”). With the proper focus you can improve in days … Continue reading →

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Is learning to read music necessary?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Dan Sorber

Learning to read music should be something that is inline with your goals. Continue reading →

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