Eric Johnson – The Fine Art Of Guitar (Hot Licks)

In this video lesson series guitar great Eric Johnson shows you his approach to tempered tuning, pick and finger techniques, his famous “Koto” technique, slide guitar, volume swells for lead and slide, plus a host of technical tips including multi-amp setup, action and string tension adjustments and more.

6 Important Guitar Techniques

• Introduction & Tuning (05:16) - In this first video, Eric Johnson welcomes you to the course and discusses his guitar's tuning.

• Picking (05:31) - See Eric share how to pick the guitar.

• Fingering (exercises 3-5) (04:29) - Eric dives into his method of fingering the guitar.

• Dampening (exercises 6-10) (07:59) - Eric discusses the art of dampening.

• String Stretching (11-19) (06:59) - In this video, Eric shows off some string stretching.

• Vibrato (exercises 20-24) (05:22) - In this video, learn all about vibrato.

4 Major Aspects of Playing

• Projection (exercise 25) (07:24) - Eric discusses projection.

• Taking Chances (exercises 26-31) (04:36) - In this video, Eric talks about not being afraid of doing something different.

• Strengh & Focus (01:44) - Eric explains another important topic, using both strength and focus in your playing.

• Signature (04:08) - Eric discusses the importance of creating your own style of playing.

Remaining Chapters

• Harmonics (exercises 32-33) (04:36) - In this video, see Eric talk about harmonics.

• Slide Guitar (03:30) - Eric demonstrates how to play slide guitar.

• Left-Hand Thumb Punctuation (02:02) - Learn the importance of using the left-hand's thumb for punctuation.

• Thinking Creatively (07:10) - Eric discusses why you should think in a creative way.

• Acoustic Guitar Techniques (exercise 34) (03:58) - Learn some acoustic guitar techniques.

• How to Get a Good Sound and Tone (08:46) - Eric talks getting good sound and tone.

• Chords and Chording (exercise 35) (08:36) - In this video, eric covers chords and chording.

• Leads & Solos (exercises 36-37) (16:51) - In this final video, Eric discusses playing leads and solos.