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  1. Ben newton

    Combining scales with chords

    The CAGED system. The CAGED system is so useful for this! You can relate scales with chords and even arpeggios too! The lessons on this site are great. Improv can really help (with and without a backing track). Without a backing track is really helpful because your ear helps decide which notes...
  2. Short and snappy sweep

    Short and snappy sweep

    I have posted this because I would like to create a tutorial on the topic of sweeping and the CAGED system. This is just a very small example of what you can get out of the CAGED system. Hope to post in the next week or so. Cheers!
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  3. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Alt Picking (Lesson 40)'

    No probs! Yeah apply the same idea to multiple strings. It is trickier, but it may really help. There's a lesson on this site regarding"inside picking" and "outside picking, have a watch and read and see how you get on with that! Economy picking -Yes, until you apply the sweeping motion...
  4. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Alternate Picking Etude II Practice'

    Thanks man!
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    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Alt Picking (Lesson 40)'

    Good one! Your picking hand was absolutely fine - as was your fretting hand. Now for some really "picky"comments! (Excuse the pun) - With your picking hand, a little less motion as already stated above. If you think about it, all your pick has to do is make it from one side of the string to...
  6. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Practicing Major Scale and Playing standing up'

    Really great tone and so clean. Here's a tip for playing while standing up. Watch this video again, and then watch a video of you playing while sitting down. You may notice that your guitar is in a completely different position. In most cases I think we all sit down and practice, so its good...
  7. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Alternate Picking Etude II Practice'

    Haha! Most my long runs during improvising are based on that pattern.
  8. Ben newton

    CAGED System – Playing Over Three Chords – D C & G – Lesson 30

    To answer the B major question, it will be the same shape used for the C major chord using the G shape. Heres why; The whole idea of the CAGED system is to stay within certain areas of the fretboard. This would mean playing chords in certain shapes in order to achieve that goal. This doesnt...
  9. Alternate Picking Etude II Practice

    Alternate Picking Etude II Practice

    The practice of Etude II
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    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Day 2 of Not Ready To Die attempts.'

    Big improvements from before, very well done! I did a quick video on how to further practice sweeps but, I dont think I can send a video directly from my phone. Il try and post it on youtube or something. Anyway! The video was just going to show that if you break it down from a five string sweep...
  11. Ben newton

    Please Give This Student Some Love!

    I follow @Jak. Anthony as previously mentioned, you've played this so well. I can really hear that you are being very vocal with this piece. And are phrasing it very well. There are big bends, slides and vibrato all over the place in this solo, it's kind of a big part of what makes this so...
  12. Ben newton

    Please Give This Student Some Love!

    Awesome job Anthony! You played it so confidently, and your embellishments are very good! Great tone, awesome slides, awesome Bends and awesome vibrato!
  13. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'The c major scale and major scale'

    Nice and clean notes coming through! Sounding like a C major scale for sure. Very very little fret buzz too! Definitely use a metronome where possible. This will benefit your inner clock, your rhythm and help develop solid muscle memory. It's also great to use to see progress. Though I'm sure...
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    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Attempts at Not Ready To Die's first 8 bars.'

    The frustrating thing with a slower tempo is it allows us to really over think what we are playing, not to mention keeping a time at a slow speed! I think we all have our moments with a slower tempo. But we have our ways of dealing with it, such as counting twice as fast for example to fill...
  15. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media '“Sally’s Song” melody'

    Your vibrato was great, however a few tips if I may. The melody is so lovely. So soft, and just so melodic! The vibrato is a little too quick for the piece. Think stylistically with it. I'd recommend at this point to try and work towards a much slower vibrato. There will be much more control to...
  16. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media '“Sally’s Song” melody'

    I'm such a fan of Danny Elfman, I could listen to his music all day!
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    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media '“Sally’s Song” melody'

    Such a great film! Awesome vibrato too :D
  18. Ben newton

    Comment by 'Ben newton' in media 'Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana'

    You might not be the biggest fan, but your neighbours might be there head banging away! Awesome cover man, great control of the bends and vibrato!
  19. Ben newton

    Alternate Picking II

  20. Ben newton

    Buried Alive solo problem

    Bring that metronome down, and take your time with it! Get that muscle memory up to speed. Break the solo into bitesize pieces and practice each as segments, then gradually bring them together. You can break parts down to as little as 1 note per segment. Try and recognise phrases as segments...
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