Guitar World Technique Articles by Yngwie

"Hello everyone, and welcome to my column. In the next few months, I'll share some of my ideas on how you can improve your guitar technique while expanding your melodic and harmonic horizons...."

So begins Yngwie's first column for Guitar World magazine. Judging by the e-mails we've received so far, this is the kind of information Yngwie fans have long been waiting for.

May, 1999.
"Pedal to the Metal: Using Pedal Tones"

June, 1999.
"Getting Into Arpeggios"

July, 1999.
"A Clean Sweep: Using Good Practice Skills to Master Sweep-Picking Arpeggios"

September, 1999.
"ScalingUp: Mastering Diatonic Sequences"

October, 1999.
"Appreciating the World's First Shredder: Learning Paganini's Fifth Caprice in A Minor"--Part 1

December, 1999.
"Smooth Moves: Paganini's Fifth Caprice in A Minor"--Part 2

January, 2000.
"Poetry in Motion: Paganini's Fifth Caprice in A Minor"--Part 3

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