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Welcome to video two of the Lead Guitar Quick-Start Series. In this lesson you will learn about basic guitar picking techniques. This is important, because you want to avoid building any bad habits as you learn to play lead guitar.

We will start with some universal picking tips and then we will go into playing downstrokes, upstrokes, and using alternate picking. Always remember to stay loose and relaxed whenever playing lead guitar.

Ready for the next lesson? You can find all of the videos from the Lead Guitar Quick-Start Series organized in this YouTube playlist:

- www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyMO_9U8g1CAWyn4oQ0_E9LDg7a31VkD

1. Learn How To Play Lead Guitar
2. Basic Guitar Picking Technique
3. Learn The Major Scale On Guitar
4. The Major Pentatonic Guitar Scale
5. The Minor Pentatonic Guitar Scale
6. How To Bend The Guitar Strings
7. How To Use Vibrato On Guitar
8. Legato Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
9. How To Play A Guitar Solo
10. Playing Your First Guitar Solo
11. Major Pentatonic Guitar Shapes
12. The Next Steps For Lead Guitar

These lead guitar lessons cover everything you need to know in order to get started with playing lead guitar. You'll learn things like: proper hand technique, the Major Scale, the Major Pentatonic Scale, the Minor Pentatonic Scale, bending technique, vibrato technique, legato technique (hammer-ons and pull-offs), and even how to play your first guitar solo! So, whether you are brand new to playing lead guitar or just want to sharpen your skills - these lead guitar lessons will help.