Finally, an answer to each and every guitarist who has had that moment of simultaneous bliss and confusion when listening to one of their idol players and thinking, "How did they come up with that solo? Will I ever be able to play like that?" Part 2 consists of the final 120+ pages of A Guitarist's Guide to Improvising With Knowledge, and contains scales, arpeggios, rhythms and embedded improvisational theory that will guide you down a logical path from basic scale exercises to complex, high quality solos, allowing you to develop your own unique style. Based upon Greg Studley's Improvising with Knowledge YouTube videos and lessons on ImprovisingWithKnowledge.com, Part 2 picks up where Part 1 left off, systematically teaching the remaining 3 major and minor pentatonic scale and arpeggio shapes, how to move these scales and arpeggios to fit any major/minor chord, how to properly use polyphony, slides bends, hammer-ons and pull-offs, how to improvise by following the chord progression, creating interesting syncopated rhythmic patters in your solos, incorporating arpeggios that fit the chords, proper picking for triplets, and much more! If you are new to guitar improvisation where you are following the chord progression, it is highly recommended that you start with A Guitarist's Guide to Improvising with Knowledge Part 1.

Finally, an answer to each and every guitarist who has had that moment of simultaneous bliss and confusion when listening to one of their idol players and thinking, "How did they come up with that solo? Will I ever be able to play like that?" With over 250 pages of scales, arpeggios, rhythms and embedded improvisational theory, this highly systematic approach will guide you down a logical path from basic scale exercises to complex, high quality solos, allowing you to develop your own unique style.

Finally, an answer to each and every guitarist who has had that moment of simultaneous bliss and confusion when listening to one of their idol players and thinking, "How did they come up with that solo? Will I ever be able to play like that?" Part 1 consists of the first 130+ pages of A Guitarist's Guide to Improvising With Knowledge, and contains scales, arpeggios, rhythms and embedded improvisational theory that will guide you down a logical path from basic scale exercises to complex, high quality solos, allowing you to develop your own unique style. Based upon Greg Studley's Improvising with Knowledge YouTube videos and lessons on ImprovisingWithKnowledge.com, Part 1 focuses on systematically teaching the two most essential major and minor pentatonic scale shapes, how to move these scales to fit any major/minor chord, how to improvise by following the chord progression, creating rhythmic and melodic patterns in your solos, incorporating arpeggios that fit the chords, proper picking for eighth notes, and much more!

Finally, an answer to each and every guitarist who has had that moment of simultaneous bliss and confusion when listening to one of their idol players and thinking, "How did they come up with that solo? Will I ever be able to play like that?" With over 250 pages of scales, arpeggios, rhythms and embedded improvisational theory, this highly systematic approach will guide you down a logical path from basic scale exercises to complex, high quality solos, allowing you to develop your own unique style.

Greg Studley, author of A Guitarist's Guide to Improvising With Knowledge, has designed this book series to gradually enhance three essential components of the modern guitarist – speed, accuracy and technique. Regardless of the musical genre that you are exploring, whether it be jazz, blues, rock, metal, country or otherwise, these three categories should all be in harmony to allow you to play your best. The exercises contained within this series will not only train the fingers of your fretting hand, but will also enhance your picking techniques and create synonymous movement between the two. Speed, Accuracy & Technique for Guitar: Level 2 is designed for intermediate guitarists looking to advance their picking and fingering techniques. Because conquering the technique of alternate picking is essential to increasing your speed, the majority of this book is based around eighth note exercises with alternate picking. As you advance further, you will have to apply this picking style to exercises that include frequent string switching, string skipping, and numerous finger patterns. The slide, hammer-on and pull-off exercises will help you gain solid control of your fretting hand to apply these techniques at ever increasing speeds, using any possible fingering. For those who purchase the book, free mp3s of the exercises are available at www.improvisingwithknowledge.com.

Greg Studley, author of A Guitarist's Guide to Improvising With Knowledge, has designed this book series to gradually enhance three essential components of the modern guitarist – speed, accuracy and technique. Regardless of the musical genre that you are exploring, whether it be jazz, blues, rock, metal, country or otherwise, these three categories should all be in harmony to allow you to play your best. The exercises contained within this series will not only train the fingers of your fretting hand, but will also enhance your picking techniques and create synonymous movement between the two. Speed, Accuracy & Technique for Guitar: Complete Guide (Levels 1-3) contains all 79 exercises included in the individual Levels. These exercises begin at basic quarter note linear playing, and slowly expand to include string switching, finger rolls, string skipping, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, eighth notes, alternate picking, triplets and eventually sixteenth notes that will push the boundaries of your speed and accuracy. Although this Complete Guide starts at a basic level, even seasoned players will be put to the test when working through the exercises of Level 3. This book is nothing short of teaching your fingers to react when you want, and how you want. For those who purchase the book, free mp3s of the exercises are available at http://www.improvisingwithknowledge.com.

This book is for the developing guitarist wishing to acquire a grasp of the linear or melodic expression of chord sounds. The material presented here applies to every player wishing to improvise and expand their understanding. The serious student will develop a working knowledge of common sounds and fingerings that are functional from a musical and technical perspective. Think of the arpeggio as a moveable melodic representation of a chord that doesn't lock your hand into chordal forms but instead allows for individual note choices that express harmonies. This approach to a linear expression of chord voicings will lead to defining the harmony of the chosen song material and will provide countless harmonic, melodic and creative variations, no matter what the style. Remember that learning new sounds requires building an understanding of how they are used idiomatically. Notes work when they sound right in musical context - be sensitive to the "stylistic" potential of what you are learning. Develop your own phrases, inventions, and ideas while using arpeggio forms as sonic templates for the development of horizontal line informed by chordal thinking.Improvisation is about deconstructing and reconstructing. Stick to the basic concepts of "chords come from scales" and "arpeggios come from chords" and organize those sonic ideas on the fretboard.