REQ: Next Level Playing - Paul Davids
Next Level Playing provides you with the step-by-step guidance you need… and then challenges you to start creating music for yourself.
Here’s What You’ll Learn Inside Next Level Playing...
In Level 1, you’ll learn:
Ways to find notes quickly, anywhere on the fretboard
Better barre chord technique
What chord progressions mean and how to work out which chords to play
How to play major and minor chords everywhere on the neck
The major scale and how we use it in improvisation
In Level 2, we’ll be looking at:
How knowing one simple scale (the pentatonic) can be enough to play great solos
Improving your bending technique and making it sound better
Why triads are important, and different ways to play them
Adding licks to your playing whenever and wherever
How to play a solo and improvise in a minor blues
In Level 3, you’ll learn:
How 7th chords can spice up your chord progressions
How the neck is constructed by shifting licks up and down the neck
How to transpose a chord progression into a different key
Increasing your speed and accuracy across the fretboard with the pentatonic scale
The Aeolian mode: the minor scale
In Level 4, we’ll cover:
Becoming a faster, more versatile player with “3 notes per string” scales
How to give chords a “solo” feel by adding embellishments
Creating a unique sound by learning how to use the harmonic minor scale
Incorporating triads and voice leading into your playing
Learning a cool solo that uses the harmonic minor scale and coming up with your own version
In Level 5, I’ll show you:
One of the biggest secrets to my playing: how I keep in time
Fretting techniques you can use to give your chords a new sound
How to use Dorian mode, which you hear a lot in blues, funk, and pop
My picking technique, and different positions for arpeggios
How to give your chords a fresh sound using hammer-ons and pull-offs
In Level 6, you’ll learn:
How to play chords like Hendrix, Frusciante, and Mayer
How the CAGED system can help you navigate the fretboard
Breaking out of that pentatonics box by playing “diagonally”
What target notes are, and how they can make your solos stand out
A great solo in a 6/8 time signature combining many skills we’ve learned
In Level 7, I’ll show you:
A great option for playing lead over 7th chords (it's the “Mixolydian mode”)
How to play extended chords (with the 9th, 11th, and 13th intervals)
How to nail 12-bar blues rhythm and solos
How to play blues shuffles and blues rhythm guitar
How to mix your techniques and keep your solos interesting
4 Next-Level Bonuses
Bonus #1: Ear Training 101
Bonus #2: Improvisation Tutorial
Bonus #3: Next Level Playing Community Facebook Group
Bonus #4: Level-by-Level Q&A Videos