Michael Romeo's guitar chapter
Part one : Picking and fingering
Ex 1
g-16-16-16-16 repeat with alternate picking
g-16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14-12-14-12-11-16-12-11-12-11-9-12-11-9-8-11-9-8-9-]
Ex 2
e-----------------------------------------14-16-17---|
b---------------------------------14-16-17-----------|
g-------------------------13-14-16-------------------|
d-----------------13-14-16---------------------------|
a---------12-14-16-----------------------------------|
E-12-14-16-------------------------------------------|
e-17-16-14-------------------------------------------]
b---------17-16-14-----------------------------------]
g-----------------16-14-13---------------------------]
d-------------------------16-14-13-------------------]
a---------------------------------16-14-12-----------]
E-----------------------------------------16-14-12---]
Ex 3
e-20-19-17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------20-19-17-16-17-19-17-16------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------17-16-14-17-16-14-------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------17-16-14-13-14-16-14-13--|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-15-14-12-15-14-12----------------------------------]
E------------------15-14-12-11-12-14-12-11-9-11-12---]
Ex 4
e-15-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------15-13--------13-15-17-15-13-----------------------------------------|
g--------------15-13-15--------------15-13--------13-15-17-15-13--------------|
d-----------------------------------------16-14-16--------------16-14---------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------17-15-17-|
d-14-16-18-16-14---------------------]
a---------------17-15----------------]
E--------------------18-16-14-16-----]
Ex 5
e-21-20-18-17-18-20-18-17--------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------20-19-17-16-17-19-17-16---------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------17-16-14-13-14-16-14-13----|
d-16-15-13-12-13-15-13-12----------------------------------------------------]
a------------------------15-14-12-11-12-14-12-11-----------------------------]
E-----------------------------------------------14-13-11-10-11-13-11-10-11---]
Ex 6
e-15-14-12--------------12-14-15-14-12--------------------------------]
b---------------------------------------------------------------------]
g---------15-14-12-14-15--------------15-14-12-15-14-12---------------]
d---------------------------------------------------------------------]
a------------------------------------------------------16-15-13-15----]
Ex 7
e----------------------------------------------------------8h-10h-12--|
b-------------------------------------------------8h-10h-12-----------|
g---------------------------------5h-7h-9-7h-9h-12--------------------|
d--------------------------5h-7h-9------------------------------------|
a--------3h-5h-7s-9-5h-7h-9-------------------------------------------|
E-3h-5h-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
e-10h-12h-14---15---]
Ex 8
e-10h-12p-8------------------------------------------------]
b----------10h-12p-8---------------------------------------]
g-------------------10h-12p-9------------------------------]
d----------------------------10h-12p-9---------------------]
a-------------------------------------10h-12p-8------------]
E----------------------------------------------10h-12p-8---]
Ex 9
e-15h-17p-12--------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------15h-17p-12----------------------------------------------|
g---------------------14h-16p-12------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------14h-17p-12--------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------14h-17p-12----------------|
E---------------------------------------------------15h-17-12h-15---|
e-----------------------------------------15h-17h-19p-17p-15h-17s-24vb--]
b-----------------------------------15h-17------------------------------]
g-------------12h-14s-17------14h-16------------------------------------]
d-------12h-14----------14h-17------------------------------------------]
a-12h-14----------------------------------------------------------------]
Ex 10
b----------------------------------------------------12h-15h-18------------]
g--------------------------------12h-15h-18--------------------12h-15h-18--]
d-----------12h-15h-18---------------------12h-15h-18----------------------]
a---------------------12h-15h-18-------------------------------------------]
E-12h-15h-18---------------------------------------------------------------]
Part 2 : Classical Styling
Ex 11
e----19-18-19-17-19-15-19-14-19---19---19---19---19---19---19---19-----|
b------------------------------17---15---14------------------15---14---|
g-16------------------------------------------16---16---16-------------|
e-18-15-14-18---18---18---18---18---18---18---18---18---18-14-19---19---19---|
b------------17---15---14------------------14---15---17---------15-----------|
g---------------------------16---15---16-----------------------------16------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------16-|
e-19---19----------]
b------------------]
g------------------]
d------------------]
a---17---14---14---]
Ex 12
g-----------------13-14--------14-13-------------------]
d---------12-14-15------------------15-14-12-----------]
a-12-14-15----------------------------------15-14-12---]
Ex 13
e---------13-16-17-16-13-------------------------------------------------------]
b-13-15-17--------------17-15-13-----------------------------------------------]
g-------------------------------16-14-13---------------------------------------]
d---------------------------------------15-14-12-------------------------------]
a-----------------------------------------------15-14-12-14-12-11--------------]
E----------------------------------------------------------------13-12-10-12---]
Ex 14
e-20-19-17----------------------------------------------------]
b---------20-19-17-16-----------------------------------------]
g--------------------17-16-14---------------------------------]
d----------------------------17-16-14-13----------------------]
a---------------------------------------15-14-12--------------]
E-----------------------------------------------15-14-12-11---]
Ex 15
e-----------------------------------------11-12-14-15--15-12-------------------]
b---------------------------------11-13-14------------------14-----------------]
g-------------------------11-12-14----------------------------15-12------------]
d-----------------11-13-14-----------------------------------------14-11-------]
a---------12-13-15------------------------------------------------------13-10--]
E-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------------------------12]
Ex 16
e---------------------------------------------------11h-14h-17--|
b-------------------------------10h-13h-16----------------------|
g-----------11h-14h-17--------------------11h-14h-17------------|
d---------------------10h-13h-16--------------------------------|
a-12h-15h-18----------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
e-----------14h-17h-20---]
b------------------------]
g-14h-17h-20-------------]
T T
Ex 17
e-----------------------------------14-16-18---]
b---------------------------13-15-17-----------]
g----------------------13-15-------------------]
d--------------12-14-16------------------------]
a---------13-15--------------------------------]
E-12-14-16-------------------------------------]
Ex 18
e---------------------12h-14h-16p-14p-12---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------17p-15p-13-----------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------17p-15p-13-------------|
d-----------12h-14h-16---------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------17p-15p-13---|
E-12h-14h-16-------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
e-----------------------------14h-16h-18p-16p-14-------------------------------]
b-----------------------------------------------19p-17p-15---------------------]
g---------------------------------------------------------19p-17p-15-----------]
d-------------------14h-16h-18-------------------------------------------------]
a-------------------------------------------------------------------19p-17p-15-]
E-18p-16p-14h-16h-18-----------------------------------------------------------]
T T T T T T T
Ex 19
b------------------------------------------------------------13h-4h-17---|
g---------------------------------------11h-12h-15-11h-12h-15------------|
d------------------10h-11h-14-10h-11h-14---------------------------------|
a---------9h-10h-13------------------------------------------------------|
E-8h-9h-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------14h-15h-18-14h-15h-18-20---]
b-13h-14h-17---------------------------]
Ex 20
d-----------------------------------------------10h-11h-14h-17p-14p-11p-10---]
a-----------------------9h-10h-13h-16p-13p-10p-9-----------------------------]
E-8h-9h-12h-15p-12p-9p-8-----------------------------------------------------]
T T T
e---------------------------------------------------14h-15h-18h-21p-18p-15p-14-]
b---------------------------13h-14h-17h-20p-17p-14p-13-------------------------]
g-11h-12h-15h-18p-15p-12p-11---------------------------------------------------]
T T T
Ex 21
e-15-19-15-------------15-19-17-15-14-17-14-------------14-17-15-14---|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------19-16---16-19--------------------17-14---14-17--------------|
d--------------17-------------------------------16--------------------|
e-12-15-12-------------12-15-14-12-10-14-10-------------10-14-12-10---|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------16-12---12-16--------------------14-11---11-14--------------|
d--------------14-------------------------------12--------------------|
e-8-12-8-----------8-12-10-8-9-12-9-----------9-12-10-9-10-14-10------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------12-9---9-12----------------12-9---9-12------------------------|
d-----------10-------------------------11-----------------------------|
e--------------10-14-12-10-11-14-11-------------11-14-12-11-----------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-14-11---11-14--------------------14-11---11-14----------------------|
d------12-------------------------------13----------------------------|
e-12-16-12-------------12-16-12--------12-16-12-16s-19-16----------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------------17--------------------]
g---------16-13---13-16--------16-13-16--------------------16------------------]
d--------------14--------------------------------------------18----------------]
a--------------------------------------------------------------19-16-14--------]
E---------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-12-]
Part 3 : Arpeggios
Ex 22
e-20-15--------------------15-10---20-15--------------------15-20---|
b------17----------------17-------------16----------------17--------|
g--------17------------17-----------------17------------17----------|
d----------17--------17---------------------17--------17------------|
a------------19-15-19-------------------------18-15-18--------------|
e-20-17----------------------17-20---]
b------19------------------19--------]
g--------20-17--------17-20----------]
d-------------19-16-19---------------]
Ex 23
e-------------9-12s-17-12---------------]
b-----------10-----------14-------------]
g----------9---------------14-----------]
d-----7s-11------------------14----14---]
a----7-------------------------16-------]
E-5-9----------------------------12-----]
Ex 24
e---------------------12h-15h-17p-15p-12-----------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------------------]
g-----------12h-14h-17------------------17p-14p-12-------------]
d--------------------------------------------------------------]
a-12h-15h-19--------------------------------------19p-15p-12---]
T T T T T
Ex 25
e-------3-8-3s-12-8s-15-12--------------------15h-20h-22s-24s-22p-20p-15-------]
b------5------------------13----------------17--------------------------17-----]
g-----5---------------------12------------17------------------------------17---]
d----5------------------------14--------17---------------------------------17--]
a-3-7---------------------------15-15-19-------------------------------------19]
T T T
Ex 26
e----------------------12h-15h-17---]
b-----------------------------------]
g-----------12h-14h-17--------------]
d-----------------------------------]
a-12h-15h-19------------------------]
T T T
Ex 27
e---------------------12h-16h-17p-16p-12-----------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------------------]
g-----------13h-14h-18------------------18p-14p-13-------------]
d--------------------------------------------------------------]
a-12h-16h-19--------------------------------------19p-16p-12---]
T T T T T
Ex 28
e---------------------12h-15h-17p-15p-12-----------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------------------]
g-----------12h-14h-18------------------18p-14p-12-------------]
d--------------------------------------------------------------]
a-12h-16h-19--------------------------------------19p-16p-12---]
T T T T T
Ex 29
e---------------------11h-14h-17p-14p-11-----------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------------------]
g-----------11h-14h-17------------------17p-14p-11-------------]
d--------------------------------------------------------------]
a-12h-15h-18--------------------------------------18p-15p-12---]
T T T T T
Ex 30
e-------------------------------------14h-17h-19p-17p-14-------------]
b-------------------------------14h-15------------------15-----------]
g---------------------11h-14h-16--------------------------14---------]
d---------------11h-12--------------------------------------16-------]
a------9h-12h-14----------------------------------------------17-----]
e-9h-10--------------------------------------------------------------]
T T T
Ex 31
e-17p-15p-12-----------------------------------------]
b-----------14p-12s-10-------------------------------]
g---------------------14p-12p-9----------------------]
d------------------------------11p-9s-7--------------]
a--------------------------------------12p-10p-7-----]
E------------------------------------------------9---]
T T T