Blues Guitar with Richard T.

(note: 15 min. lessons are meant as initial starter lessons and introductions if selected.) Blues, in both major and minor keys lays the foundation for rock, hard rock, metal and many other styles of music with the 12 bar blues serving as the fundamental progression used in many songs. -You will learn quickly - let me be your mentor-- I will make sure you learn to read music with classic pieces as well as tab, create your own songs, and create your own guitar solos -Recorded Albums in professional studios -Played hundreds of live shows -Taught guitar since 1980s -Rock/Metal/Blues lessons combined with standard lessons/reading music, and some classical and jazz -I own many guitars with different configurations to try out - floyd rose vs non floyd - 24 fret vs 22 fret, single coil vs humbucker, strat vs explorer vs flying V, Gibson vs Fender vs Jackson vs ESP -I own 50 plus effects so you can learn how to use effects effectively -I will not waste your time -- you will get instant results and I will push you to learn quickly - learn progressions and soloing from 12 bar blues to Hard Rock to intense Thrash Metal and Speed Metal - techniques as sweep picking, hybrid picking, alternate picking, arpeggios, string skipping, neoclassical shred, chicken picking -learn and use over 2500 chords and 400 scales including different harmonic systems, exotic scales, stamina building exercises, and more -Learn guitar tunings used by Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, drop tunings of Iommi, EVH, and others -Learn Muddy Waters slide technique -Learn the music theory of any song, guitar solo, or chord including on the fly mutations and modal combinations - I can show you rhythm and lead techniques of players such as Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Jimmy Page, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Iommi, Slash, as well as Classical Pieces played on Classical Nylon string guitar by JS Bach, Mozart, etc. Jazz progressions with jazz soloing in the styles of Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery and others, and genres such as Country, Funk, Pop, Bachata, Ska, Flamenco, Classical, Movie Themes, Video Game themes, TV Show themes, etc. Metallica, Iron Maiden, Arch Enemy, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Pantera, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Ghost, System of A Down, Anthrax, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Hole, Stone Temple Pilots, Jimi Hendrix, Death, Death Metal, Amon Amarth, Megadeth, Dimebag, Kirk Hammet, Zakk Wylde, Gary Holt, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Chuck Schuldiner, Hair Metal, Heavy Metal, NWOBHM, Hard Rock, Grunge, NuMetal, Metalcore, Hardcore, Punk, Groove Metal, Grindcore, Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Neo-Classical Metal, Nightwish, Polyphia, Battle Beast, Meshuggah, Rammstein, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Synyster Gates, Daron Malakian, Jerry Cantrell, Al Di Meola, Allan Holdsworth, Shawn Lane, UFO, AC/DC, Dio, Korn, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Greta Van Fleet, Carcass, Obituary, Johnny Winter, Leslie West, Doobie Brothers/Blue Eyed Soul, Albert King, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Paul Gilbert, Tony MacAlpine, Greg Howe, Jake E Lee, KK Downing, Glen Tipton, Richie Faulkner, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Ritchie Blackmore, Ritchie Kotzen, Buckethead, Brian May, Evanescence, Venom, Jeffrey "Mantas" Dunn, Budgie, Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head, King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, Andy LaRocque, Steve Stevens, Billy Idol, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Vivian Campbell, John 5, Syu, Teemu Mantysaari, Kiko Loureiro, Akira Takasaki, Corrosion of Conformity, Bad Brains, CroMags, Agnostic Front, Biohazard, Leeway, Antidote, NYHC, Exhorder, My Chemical Romance, MCR, Ramones, The Clash, Brand New, Screaming Females, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Senses Fail, Blink-182, Green Day, Mammoth, Ice Nine Kills, Five Finger Death Punch, Rival Sons, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Ambient Guitar, Motorhead, Ratt, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Warrant, Poison, Badlands, Dokken, Rolling Stones, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, the Who, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Kiss, Queen, Alice Cooper, Quiet Riot, Queensrÿche. MSG, Michael Schenker, Uli Roth, Scorpions, Guns and Roses, Extreme, Nuno Bettencourt, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Hank Marvin/The Shadows, Surf Rock, Bill Hailey and his Comets, Funk Rock/R&B/Prince/Pop Guitar/Ska, MTV 1980s/1990s all genres, MTV Headbangers Ball, Boston, Journey, Tom Scholz, Neal Schon, Journey, Brad Gillis, Steve Lukather, Billy Squire, Neil Giraldo, Andy Taylor/Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, Men At Work, The Cars, The Police, Devo, Lords of the New Church, Human League, Depeche Mode, Yes, Genesis, Andy Summers, Talking Heads, B-52s, ZZ Top, Velvet Underground, Bowie, Mick Ronson, Mott the Hoople, Sweet, Slade, T, Rex, Meatoaf, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spinal Tap, Sci-Fi & Star Wars Soundtracks (John Williams, Brad Fiedel), Horror and Halloween Movie Soundtracks(Dawn of the Dead, etc.), Video Game Soundtracks (Doom, Doom II, Phoenix, etc.), TV Show Themes (Batman, The Munsters, Bonanza, etc.), Classic Movies Swing/Jazz/Classical (Buster Keaton, etc.), Rod Stewart, The Pretenders, The Yardbirds, The Animals, Pat Travers, Ace Frehley, Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Howlin Wolf, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Baby Metal, Loudness, Jeff Beck, Lita Ford, Joan Jett, The Runaways, Suzy Quatro, Nancy Wilson, Nita Strauss, Orianthi, Gary Moore/Thin Lizzy, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, etc.