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Featured Riff #4 – Come As You Are

richardsguitarstudio — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:04:47 +0000

Nate demonstrated the main riff to Come As You Are by Nirvana. Tabs linked below.

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Drill of the Week #6 – Bar Chords

richardsguitarstudio — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:33:25 +0000

Nate shows you a great exercise for practicing bar chords. Tabs linked below.

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RGS Teacher Emmett Rogers Classical Guitar

richardsguitarstudio — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:51:36 +0000

Here are some video highlights from Emmett Rogers’ senior recital at Dusquesne University. Great tone and musicianship on display here!

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Featured Riff #3 – Fell On Black Days

richardsguitarstudio — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:44:03 +0000

Nate demonstrates the main riff to “fell on Black Days” by Soundgarden. Tabs linked below. Questions? Email richards@richardsguitarstudio.com.

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Symphony of Destruction Guitar Lesson

richardsguitarstudio — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:08:15 +0000

Nate shows you how to play Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth. Tabs linked below. Questions? Email richards@richardsguitarstudio.com.

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Drill of the Week #5 – Legato Exercise

richardsguitarstudio — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:43:47 +0000

Practicing hammer-ons and pull-offs is a must to become a good guitarist. Here are reverse slurs (hammer-on to pull-off or pull-off to hammer-on). Nate demonstrates a great exercise for legato playing. Tabs linked below.

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Rock You Like A Hurricane by Scorpions

richardsguitarstudio — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:39:35 +0000

Nate demonstrates each section of Rock You Like A Hurricane by Scorpions. Tabs linked below. Questions? Email richards@richrdsguitarstudio.com.

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Eric Matelyan – Rhythm Variations Guitar Lesson

richardsguitarstudio — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:40:54 +0000

Richards Guitar Studio teacher Eric Matelyan gives a great lesson on taking your rhythm guitar playing to the next level. Learn creative ways to make your strumming more interesting with ties, muting, alternate picking, and various combinations. A great lesson to practice rhythm counting, as well as improving your songwriting or improvising with better rhythms. Lesson sheet linked below. Questions? Email richards@richardsguitarstudio.com.

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RGS Teacher Matt Kaplan Classical Guitar Video

richardsguitarstudio — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:32:16 +0000

Richards Guitar Studio teacher Matt Kaplan plays a great performance of West Chester University guitar professor Glenn Lyon’s piece “The Search for Essence.” Very cool piece with some awesome techniques. Check it out.

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Guitar Speed Lick

richardsguitarstudio — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:37:49 +0000

Here is a guitar speed lick using a pattern similar to Yngwie Malmsteen and John Petrucci. Tabs linked below. Questions? Email richards@richardsguitarstudio.com.

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