Vai breaks the rules and shows us new playing possibilities. I composed this lesson using E pentatonic minor scale and E mixolidian scale, and I recorded it using a wah-wah effect.

All 7 Modes of the C Melodic Minor scale presented with some cool licks

Simple riff / bass line over a I IV V chord progression.

A series of exercises that will take you back to the basics of this techniques analyzing the main mechanical-finger movements.

Modern fusion licks in E minor / Dorian

How to combine sweep, alternate picking and seventh arpeggios to create monster licks.

We all love to play fast and what better way than sweeping? Once mastered, this technique has devastating speed effect!

The secret of sweeping is to synchronize your right hand with your left hand. What you need to do is to place a finger of your left hand on the desired note at the same time than you are playing that note with your pick. As you do so, the next note needs to be placed on the adjacent string in the same direction as your pick is going.

Economy picking is a very effective way to play fast without overdoing it. Every movement in economy picking is calculated so that all the superfluous is eliminated. The rule is to play alternate picking always except when playing two notes on adjacent strings. Whenever this happens, we will use sweeping to continue the movement started. In other words, if you are playing a note down and need to play the next string, you will continue to play down...