Ben Eaton
@BenEaton · Guitar · London, UK
I'm a Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter and instrumentalist originally from Australia now living in London. Check out all my music at https://www.beneatonmusic.com/
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Here's a fun little picking exercise using 5 and 7 note enclosure clusters within roughly the A7 tonality. I call this alternate economy because it's mostly alternate picking combined with some economy… More…
Here’s a fun little pattern using a repeated 3 then 4 note pattern over a 7/4 time. This one uses a combination of alternate and economy picking when changing strings and some interesting descending slides… More…
A grab bag of 5 of my favourite hybrid patterns put together in a single lick. I have been focusing on flowing more seamlessly between different patterns, cells and positions. … More…
Am working on a CAGED principle course so thought I'd share a sneaky peak at the intro piece I wrote. This one moves up through all the 5 positions of the C CAGED positions over a static C groove using… More…
Here's a static modal drill in A going through all 7 modes of the major scale- I find this exercise useful to break a little bit out of the habit of thinking of the modes as one scale playing over another… More…
Hey all here's a lick using stacked 6ths from the C major scale to give a nice D Dorian sound. This one uses a bunch of Hybrid picking so notice the right hand notation to nail the lick- you could also… More…
Here's a way to use some of your Am patterns and licks and 'Borrow' them to use in a D Dorian tonality- the D Dorian is the second mode of C major who's relative minor is Am. As long as we are careful… More…
Here's a way to introduce some multi finger hybrid picking and some wide interval patterns to make your pentatonic playing a bit more sexy. This ones in Dm- Give it a crack!… More…
Using the 4th mode of the G Melodic Minor over a Lydian jam to give a bit of an edgier or outside sound- Give it a crack!… More…
Heres a way to use your minor pentatonics over a lydian to give more of a 'Bluesy' sound to your improv over a modal tonality. Neat trick and works really well- Give it a Crack!… More…
Here's an ascending tapping line in the key of Dm. I found there was a lot of descending tapping patterns so wanted to come up with an easily usable and movable pattern to go up through scales- you can… More…
Heres a fun slinky legato lick in the Bm using the B blues scale as a framework- we employ a repeated legato idea and use hybrid picking when transitioning between strings for a smoother sound- all the… More…
Here's a simple way to add a musical framework to a pretty standard chromatic picking drill- we have simply identified the minor 3rd intervals within the A Maj Pentatonic and filled it in with chromatics… More…
Here's a fun example of using tapping in a 'Non-Shred' context- Or to put it another way using 'Tapping for good' and not just flash! I've tried to use this technique to give a different tonal approach… More…
Here's a slidy wide interval double stop lick using the B Dorian. Its essentially a repeated shape we shift down through 3 positions and finish on the root chord. You don't have to hybrid pick this- you… More…
Here's a wide interval dorian hybrid picking lick in Bm. This one is fairly challenging and uses some pretty intense techniques- the main ascending lick is based around a hybrid picked 5 note repeated… More…
Heres a double stop idea incorporating some bending and some country sounding ideas- this lick can be used over the major (bending from 2nd to 3rd) or the minor (bending from 4th to 5th). Really useful… More…
Here's a 5 finger tapping lick in G- this ones a little tricky as we need to pay close attention to the second finger on the right hand pulling off to give us the starting note on the adjacent string-… More…
Here's a 2-1-2 style hybrid Arpeggio in Em. We just take the Em7 arpeggio shape and apply the specific hybrid picking pattern with pick, hammers and use of index finger on the right hand- you can apply… More…
Here's a slinky lick in E7 using some sequencing, legato, chromatics and a little hybrid picking to give a nice fluid sound. I came up with this by simply filling in the standard 3 note/string mixolydian… More…
Heres' a useful way to employ the diminished arpeggios over a minor tonal centre. We build out from the Minor Pentatonic to the Dorian then add the flat 5- We then simply sequence the diminished intervals… More…
Here's a fun 'Banjo Roll' style lick in Bm. Moving up through the Bm pentatonic with a pick, hammer, index, middle finger right hand pattern. This style of lick can be used for major tonalities as well… More…
Here's an exercise that can help us lock our left and right hands when practicing- I find this kind of exercise useful when my hands are feeling a bit stiff or its a cold morning. You don't have to use… More…
Here's a fun 5 note sweeping pattern which moves up through the C major scale! I find these little sweeps super useful and a bit less like your doing an exercise when played across different positions-… More…
Here's a fun lick in the key of A combining some economy picking patterns and some chromatic notes to give a bluesy, jazzy feel! Give it a crack!… More…