Bradley Hall's Guitar School

Along with power chords, whammy bar dives and downpicking, pinch harmonics are an absolute linchpin of that signature Metal sound and an essential tool in any guitarist's arsenal. I don't care how fast you can shred, if you can't summon a sick squeelie on demand then what's the point?! I've been inu

Up until now the music theory resources here at BHGS have been scattered around the platform in a few different places and it's always been a bit of a pain directing members to the right place. But that ends as of today! I'm super stoked to announce that we've now finished updating the web app to in

It's been quite a while since we've covered a beginner solo so today we're stripping things right back and jamming this old school Judas Priest classic! For those of you who are pretty new to the instrument, or are perhaps coming back to it after a long time away, this song is a perfect entry point

Galneryus are one of the sickest Power Metal bands of all time, combining traditional Power Metal with that trademark Japanese melodic sensibility - but also bringing a unique rough-round-the-edges Rock'n'Roll vibe that's incredibly unique in the genre. Their most famous solo section, from Angel Of

Even though Ritchie Blackmore was the innovator of the Neoclassic style, Uli Jon Roth was for sure the guy who took it to the next level with this obsolutely obscene solo from all the way back in 1977 (!). Roth chose to completely forgo the typical Blues Rock style of the era and compose the masterp

Every month I set you all a special, exclusive track written by myself with a specific theme - and it's up to you guys to come up with a tasty solo over it! Download the backing track attached to this post, write and record your entry, then submit your finished video at the pinned Drive link in the

It's very easy to forget that becomign a pro guitarist isn't all about grinding your alternate picking to a metronome; it's just as important (if not more important) to also be working on making your playing actually sound good. This can be an incredibly hard thing to develop as there's no real hard

After the Rust In Peace marathon last year I figured it was time to take a break from Megadeth for a while, but after A Tout Le Monde absolutely smashed the vote in the recent song request poll it's evidently time to end the hiatus! Definitely one of the more approachable Marty solos in Megadeth's d

I'm sure you're all aware that the Roadmap is the core of what we do here at BHGS; a complete guided experience through all of my lessons and content from beginner all the way through to virtuoso level. The Roadmap's gone through a few iterations and by now I feel like it's functionally perfect, but

It's that time again already folks, time to vote for what my next famous solo lessons will be! Feel free to write your additional suggestions in the comments

Just when I think I've made a lesson for every big, classic solo my silly ol' self remembers another absolute STONKER that I've somehow missed! Today we're going over what is, in my opinion, Kirk's greatest Metallica solo. This amazing piece of lead playing exciting and energetic from start to finis

For some reason we've come this far at the Guitar School without properly going over a Paul Gilbert solo - bloody hell! So today we're rectifying this very serious situation by learning his most iconic guitar solo; the Mr. Big classic "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy" (thankfully the song is much

My monthly solo challenges are the perfect chance to put everything you've learned so far to the test! Download the backing track, see what you can come up with, film it, and share it with us on the Discord server. Good luck!

My vision for BHGS has always been to have a complete 3 part system: ✅ Patreon page for lessons ✅ Discord channel for interacting, feedback and community ❗ Web app for tools, resources and games After much development, I'm incredibly stoked to announce the final cog in the wheel is now live! 🎉 🔥🔥

You can't have a list of perfect solos without including this absolute gem of the golden era of Hair Metal! Admitedly I don't know all that much about Dokken and George Lynch's playing but I've always been a huge fan of this solo and it's undoubtedly an all-time classic. These 16 bars are an absolut

Do you ever find yourself sitting around watching TV or half-occupied with something else but still having that urge to have a guitar in your hands? For me personally playing guitar is almost like a nervous twitch that always needs to be satisfied! So over the years I've ended up with a small repert

Can't believe I somehow completely forgot about this legendary solo, but today's the day to put things right! Highway Star is one of the very earliest example of Neoclassical shredding, with Ritchie Blackmore showcasing some arpeggios and alternate picking licks that were wayyyy ahead of their time

As part of my eternal quest to ensure all of you lovely folk fully understand the modes, I'm always trying to come up with new and fun ways to teach them! This exercise started as a casual series on Instagram where I take famous licks/riffs and transpose them into every mode of the major scale. They

Easily one of the most iconic solos of the Hair Metal era, Round And Round has everything you'd expect (and want) from a classic 80s solo: wild Rock'n'Roll licks, gigantic vibrato, harmonized leads, whammy dives and plenty of attitude 😈 Besides that one fairly demanding stretchy lick this solo is a

Today I'm deviating from the request list and doing one of my absolute favorite solos of all time, and one I've been meaning to transcribe properly for over a decade - the insanely sick Disciples Of The Watch by Testament. Their 2nd album The New Order was massively influential on me in my teenage y

I've had loads of requests for a lesson on tones lately so I thought I'd fast-track it as it's been a long time since I've done a gear/tech-oriented video! In this masterclass we go over the following topics: - What makes a good tone - What all the core dials/buttons of an amp do - EQ - Pre and post

My monthly solo challenges are the perfect chance to put everything you've learned so far to the test! Download the backing track, see what you can come up with, film it, and share it with us on the Discord server. Good luck!

1 Minute Jams is my series of super fun, bitesized exercises aimed exclusively at intermediate guitarists - each with a unique theme to challenge all facets of your playing! For today's episodes we're taking a look at one of the most popular and important scales in Metal: Phrygian Dominant. Unlike t

Today we're getting stuck-in to this insanely cool Nevermore/Jeff Loomis classic from "The River Dragon Has Come". Less of a solo per se and more of an exercise, this awesome bit of lead playing is amazing practice for diminished arpeggios shapes and how to practically integrate economy picking into

As my list of songs to transcribe for you guys grows ever bigger I figured I need a way to get through some of your more niche recommendations that I know I'll never be able to fully invest the time in... Introducing my new series 🎸 10 Levels Of Metal Licks! 🎸 This series is a chance for me to tak

Forget Winter Madness and Through The Fire And Flames, we now have a new holder of the title "Hardest Solo At The Guitar School"! Dawn Of The Dragonstar is the most popular song from my band Twilight Force, and even though it was written before I was in the band I've had many requests for this monst

Amazingly I've only managed to do 1 Dio solo so far here at the Guitar School (though admitedly there aren't too many iconic solos in his solo discography) so I figured it was about time to transcribe and teach this timeless classic! I have to admit at first I really wasn't a fan of this solo as it'

I've always found it interesting that everyone knows the sound of harmonizing guitars, but a surprising amount of guitarists are seemingly unaware of the mechanics behind this awesome and iconic sound. In this masterclass you'll learn all of the theory you need to know to understand the fundamentals

My monthly solo challenges are the perfect chance to put everything you've learned so far to the test! Download the backing track, see what you can come up with, film it, and share it with us on the Discord server. Good luck!

My personal favorite solo of all time, and in my opinion one of the most beautiful pieces of guitar music ever written, the majestic outro solo to Octavarium by Dream Theater is an absolute masterclass in phrasing, expression and composition. Also, luckily for us mere mortals, it's also extremely ea

Today we're finally taking a comprehensive deepd-ive into the super nerdy world of time signatures! 4/4, 7/8, 13/16...what does it all mean? Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to be a Prog musician to understand time signatures and implement them into your music; you've probably already done

So obviously Tornado Of Souls is the most legendary Metal solo ever written, and Neoclassical is the coolest Metal style, but what would it sound like you combined them? Time to find out! This was a fun bonus project I've been wanting to do for a while, which involved having to completely reharmoniz

1 Minute Jams is my series of super fun, bitesized exercises aimed exclusively at intermediate guitarists - each with a unique theme to challenge all facets of your playing! We're traveling back to the 80s for this latest instalment, with a bunch of classic riffs and licks in the style of various di

My monthly solo challenges are the perfect chance to put everything you've learned so far to the test! Download the backing track, see what you can come up with, film it, and share it with us on the Discord server. Good luck!

It's no secret that Avenged Sevenfold is my favorite band of all time and Synyster Gates' unique approach had a huge influence on me developing my economy picking style, so I was super excited to get around to this insane solo! While not Syn's most famous solo, M.I.A. is a cult classic and is extrem

Next up in my series of deep-dive masterclass videos we're delving into the glorious world of Classic Metal! What exactly makes the music of bands like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Dio so timeless and legendary? What sort of harmony and theory did these bands use to write their songs

Well I don't believe it but we're finally at the end of the "10 Levels Of" series! These lessons are intended to be an extension of the 1 Minute Workouts, giving you an opportunity to dive a bit deeper into each of the core 5 techniques. Tapping is by far my weakest technique out of the 5 (hence why

I somehow haven't covered any Yngwie yet here at the Guitar School so I figured it's about time we fix that! Get your dohnuts, leather pants and dangley bling ready as today we're looking at his most iconic solo, from the song Rising Force. This solo is quite unique for Yngwie in the fact that it's

I know a lot of you joined my Guitar School to specifcally learn more about Neoclassical Metal, as it's obviously a style I play a lot, so I figured it would be a good idea to put together a huge, comprehensive masterclass on it! In this deep-dive we cover absolutely everything you could possibly ne

1 Minute Jams is my series of super fun, bitesized exercises aimed exclusively at intermediate guitarists - each with a unique theme to challenge all facets of your playing! I know a lot of you are a big fan of Neoclassical playing (as am I obviously!) so this jam is comprised of 5 lil' sections dem

1 Minute Jams is my series of super fun, bitesized exercises aimed exclusively at intermediate guitarists - each with a unique theme to challenge all facets of your playing! We're kicking the series off with a Melodeath themed jam in the style of Amon Amarth/Children Of Bodom/Carcass etc and I'm sur

Eddie Van Halen is one of those few players whose solos are incredibly hard to transcribe due to how rhythmically "free" and (largely) improvized they are. I can't escape him forever though and figured it's about time we looked at some of his playing here at the Guitar School! And what better way to

I know you might be sick of hearing this by now, but if you're really serious about being not only a great guitarist, but also a well-rounded musician, then I can't stress how essential it is to learn your intervals. Being able to quickly recognize specific intervals will greatly increase the speed

The art of economy picking has been getting a lot of attention recently due to the rising popularity of viral Instagram shred sensation Spiro Dussias, so now seemed like the perfect chance to finally put together a comprehensive masterclass on the technique! Economy picking is the technique of appro

Economy picking is the approach of dealing with string transitions with a mini-sweep instead of seperate, alternating pick strokes (a la alternate picking). It's my personal picking preference and a big part of my signature style, and in my opinion incredibly under-utilized by the larger guitar popu

In this video we take a look at all of the standard Modes of the Major scale, identifying their key sounds and flavors and famous songs that have made use of them. Use this video alongside my Modes Masterclass and Modes Cheat Sheet to really became a Modal master once and for all! 0:00 Why are chord

In this video we take a look at all of the standard Modes of the Major scale, identifying their key sounds and flavors and famous songs that have made use of them. Use this video alongside my Modes Masterclass and Modes Cheat Sheet to really became a Modal master once and for all! 0:00 What are Mode

I've been making a big push recently here at the Guitar School with helping you guys really get to grips with Modes. They've been the focus of the last few monthly solo challenges, plus I already have a few video masterclasses on the topic, but I wanted to create a definitive, written companian guid

After countless months of you guys bullying me to do a Slayer lesson I finally caved! Obviously Slayer solos are absolutely not meant to be learned note-for-note, this was just a fun challenge to be able to tick this classic off the list. No video walkthrough for this one, just take note of each sca

Probably the solo that put big-brain guitar master Alex Skolnick on the map, Practice What You Preach often flies under the radar in terms of iconic, challenging solos. I'd never really spent much time learning this before transcribing it yesterday and man was I shocked at how ridiculously hard this