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This is the real life

Welcome to the Brian May Player Study, an exciting and in-depth exploration of Brian May's legendary guitar style. Presented by the talented the talented Dion, this course offers five comprehensive units that dissect the essence of Brian May's sound. Dive into Brian's technique, mastering his vibrato, bends, and trills, and discover how to achieve his iconic tone (without resorting to using a coin as a pick!). Explore scales, arpeggios, and chord clusters, empowering you to effortlessly navigate major and minor chord changes. Unlock the secrets of Brian May's epic harmonies and learn how to create your own. Each new concept you grasp is immediately applied to new solos, riffs, or chord progressions, ensuring practical integration into your guitar playing.

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I had a lot of fun studying the vast soundscapes that Brian May uses for this course and can't wait to bring it to you!

Dion Rushe

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Build lush harmonies

This 24-lesson, five-unit course begins with a focus on Brian May's unique vibrato, signature tone, and chord targeting in Unit 1. Unit 2 delves into chord cluster theory for fluid lead lines across diverse chord changes. Unit 3 explores Queen-style tracks and rhythm techniques. Unit 4 guides you through harmonies based on scales and chords, with practical tests. In Unit 5, advanced techniques including tapping are covered. By the end of this course you'll master three solos, enhance your vibrato, and gain a deep understanding of Brian May's genius. More importantly, you'll infuse May's iconic style into your playing.

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24 HD videos

Full lesson notes

Backing tracks

Supporting diagrams

Interactive guitar tab

This course includes the following 5 units:

Unit 1

Take A Bow

We kick off our first unit with an awesome Brian May style solo, based around some of his more theatrical Queen solos. We focus in on his vibrato style, flowing lead, behind the beat playing as well as his tone.

Lesson 1 – The Tone

Lesson 2 – Lick 1 & 2

Lesson 3 – Lick 3 & 4

Lesson 4 – Lick 5 & 6

Lesson 5 – Lick 7

Unit 2

Lead Clusters

Let's get down to some nitty-gritty by looking at a fantastic way to start grouping scales and chords into "lead clusters" that will help you quickly navigate chord changes whilst playing some very cool lead licks.

Lesson 6 – Major Triads

Lesson 7 – Clusters

Lesson 8 – Minor Triads

Lesson 9 – Clusters

Lesson 10 – Application

Unit 3

Queen Of Hearts

In our third unit, we will be working on some more application of our "cluster" concept by learning another Brian May style solo. As well as that, we'll be continuing to narrow down on Brian's lead guitar techniques.

Lesson 11 – Single Note Chunks

Lesson 12 – Lick 1

Lesson 13 – Lick 2

Lesson 14 – Lick 3, 4 & 5

Lesson 15 – Final Lick

Unit 4

Harmonies

When we think of Brian May and Queen, one of the first things that comes to mind is harmony guitar parts! It's such a huge part of his sound, now it's time for you to learn how to do these harmony parts.

Lesson 16 – What Is Harmony?

Lesson 17 – Interval Steps

Lesson 18 – Triad Harmony

Lesson 19 – Triad Harmony 2

Lesson 20 – Application

Unit 5

Brian Taps?

In our final unit, we will be tapping into Brian May's more advanced playing. Pun intended! We'll be taking an early Queen style track to teach you some bluesy, arrogant playing, with some advanced tapping techniques.

Lesson 21 – Lick 1

Lesson 22 – Lick 2

Lesson 23 – Lick 3

Lesson 24 – Lick 4

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You'll have every single backing track and jam track for every single course.

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Tab that moves along with the music! Slow down, loop and speed train with this interface.

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