Before searching for a digital file, you need to understand the curriculum. Volume 2 is not for beginners. It assumes you know your basic scales (minor pentatonic, natural minor) and have decent alternate picking.
Here is the breakdown of what Stetina forces you to master in this book:
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This is the chapter that justifies the book’s existence. Stetina teaches you how to use "call and response," motivic development, and how to bend into the right note, not just to the right pitch. He argues that a slow, well-phrased solo is harder to play than a fast one. troy stetina lead guitar vol 2 pdf
Stetina loves two-handed arpeggios. Use a compressor pedal or plugin. Tapping reveals uneven dynamics. The goal is to make the tapped note sound exactly like the picked note.
Go back to the first three solos you ever learned. Apply Stetina’s "Phrasing Concepts" (Chapter 4) to those old solos. If you can make "Smoke on the Water" sound melodic using his bending rules, you have succeeded.
Buy a used copy of the physical book on eBay or Reverb. Then, contact Hal Leonard customer support. Provided you have proof of purchase (or the original CD code), they often grant access to the digital audio files. The physical book is superior for practice because you can lay it flat on a music stand without glare. Before searching for a digital file, you need
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