• Here’s a study I’ve been working on — a fiery arpeggio sequence built around the harmonic minor scale.   Harmonic minor arpeggio—that’s the heart of this study I’ve been working on. It’s a blazing sequence built from the bones of the harmonic minor scale, designed to stretch both your fingers and your phrasing.   Here […]

  • HARMONIC SCREAMSWhat’s shakin’, tough guy? Like I promised at the end of last month’s column, this time I’m gonna light you up on how to do “harmonic squeals,” like the ones at the end of “Cemetery Gates” (Cowboys From Hell). A bunch of you have written in asking about this technique. Thanks for all your […]

  • Guitar Harmonics Lesson: In This Lesson, we’re gonna talk about harmonics-how to get ’em, where you can find ’em and what you can do with ’em. There are a number of different ways you can make harmonics happen. You can induce ’em with your pick (pinch harmonics), you can tap ’em like Eddie Van Halen […]