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How to divide your time

Are you feeling Stuck? Learn to structure your practice routine and guarantee progress.

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Watch Kiko practice a difficult song and apply his tips to master your own challenging riffs or solos.

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Santosh

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I have not seen any teacher with this kind of involvement. Kiko you are like God to me.

Leo

I felt stuck, not truly motivated to practice, and just rehashing the same things. I lacked a comprehensive, step-by-step practice regime with concrete action items.

After taking the course, the fundamentals in all areas of guitar playing improved dramatically. Now I know what to practice each day and what to rotate in and out to keep things fresh. A virtuous upward spiral.

I saw the most improvement with strict alternate picking + sweep picking + legato. Economy picking comes naturally to me, so forcing myself to really practice strict alternate picking has actually been great. Getting better at strict alternate picking has also helped my economy picking and sweep picking. I knew the importance of legato, just never felt like practicing it seriously before.

I'm highly motivated and seeing improvements on a daily basis. And because I already have a practice regiment in place, more of my time can be devoted to learning/applying music theory and learning songs. I have tried many guitar instructional programs, but this is by far the best. Many great guitarists can't teach; many teachers aren't necessarily great guitarists themselves.

Kiko is the rare individual who is great at playing AND great at teaching. His mastery of all music styles (not just Metal!) is truly inspiring.

Jørgen

Easier to connect with my guitar

Thanks for this awesome workout!
I'm doing this for 5 days now, and I can already feel a difference in my playing.
It's much more controlled and I have more precision.
And it's easier for me, to connect with my guitar, and improvise

JMSky

I've been playing for a long time and never got to a level I wanted to be playing at. It took a long time to learn new songs and I couldn't play many solos by some of the great guitarists.

Guitar Hacks breaks things into smaller steps and different exercises to get things improving slowly. It is more dynamic then most other lessons and creates more confidence in playing.

I improved the most on scales and string skipping. I feel I'm getting better and still working towards more advanced playing.

I recommend Guitar Hacks because Kiko is a great master at playing and teaching. He has a way of making things seem simpler then they actually are and his calm, warm demeanor gets the student to be less frustrated and more inclined to improve. In the future, I'd love to see an in depth lesson on getting great tones for playing live and for recording.

Marc Hanson

Finally a different approach

I’ve been playing guitar for almost three decades and Kiko’s Complete Guitar Workout helped me break out of the rut I’ve been stuck in for several years. The short, focused approach was exactly what I needed.

Tim

I used to get lost on playing my stuff and only focus on playing some old songs, because I didn't have any program or discipline to start practicing.

Kiko helped me a lot with dividing up different parts of the techniques that I need to focus on. He also provides guidance on to how to arrange and schedule the practice.

After the course I noticed the most improvement on my alternative picking. I'm also understanding the modes more confidently than before, but I still need to work hard of course. I would recommend Guitar Hacks to my friends.

Keep uploading different topics on guitar techniques. I would also like to know the settings on your guitar and how to use the different pickups for soloing. ??

Guitrucci

I felt I was stuck on the same level of technique; slowly getting better, but too slow. I was practicing in the same way all the time and got stuck with the same results.

Through Guitar Hacks, I learned how to structure my practice time in a better way and how to push beyond my plateau. Also the idea of practicing "musical exercises" was sort of revelation to me.

I improved with most techniques, but especially alternate picking. I have more confidence in my playing and feel better than before. I can see how it will get even better over time.

Thank you for the course and I would like to see even more of them coming (especially about songwriting and composition processes).

Shafaat

Before Guitar Hacks, I thought that I couldn't play guitar with a band or in any solo project -- I have severe problems with the metronome, precision and accuracy.

Kiko showed me a structured way of practicing and provided a guideline for everyday practice which helped from the very beginning.

I saw the most improvement on alternate picking and legato. I am gaining confidence and improving gradually.

Surfing around the internet and youtube wouldn't give any proper direction, but with Kiko, you will find a road map which you can navigate to become a master in Alternate Picking, Legato, Hybrid Picking, Sweep Picking and Tapping. With guided video and pdf lesson.

I wish all the best to Guitar Hacks and The magician, Kiko Loureiro.

Arnaud

I tended to go around in circles and always do the same exercises. I think I lacked technique and organization in my work sessions, I could not make certain connections between theory and practice without an organized program.

With Guitar Hacks, we know which steps to take to improve our technique, with an understanding of how to apply it with confidence. My alternate picking has improved the most. I feel more reassured, but I still have a lot to learn before creating connections with what I am learning and how comfortable I am playing it.

I love the program's way of organizing a practice session, moreover, the community is great to help us.

Faris

I felt I was making some progress, but it was very slow and very boring at times to practice. I think I wasn't using my practice time as efficiently I could because I kept doing the same exercises from youtube everyday. I felt I was stuck not making much improvements.

Guitar Hacks helped me discover all of the weaknesses in my playing. It helped me practice more carefully, by examining the minor details that needed to be improved in my technique. I also overcame many of the speed barriers with the Out Of The Plateau approach.

I think my legato was helped the most. I never did the fundamentals to increase my articulation before, but after doing the legato practice I'm able to play legato notes much more clean and clearly.

I feel I am much better and faster after completing the Guitar Hacks courses. I know how to practice everything I need and I can improvise better. Practicing is fun now after seeing improvements almost daily!

I would recommend Guitar Hacks to anyone who is struggling to get better -- I think it is the best guitar course for more serious players.

Thank you, Kiko, for helping all us guitar players reach beyond our potential! I hope you do more courses relating to techniques and improvising!

About Kiko Loureiro

Kiko has played guitar for over 25 years and has performed all over the world. He started teaching when he was just 16, and has given lectures, seminars and clinics in over 50 countries. He is co-founder of the acclaimed Brazilian heavy metal band Angra and is currently the lead guitarist of the legendary band Megadeth with which he won the "Best Metal Performance" Grammy Award for the song "Dystopia".

Kiko is also a very experienced teacher, and throughout his career has produced five different instructional videos. Lately he released seven online courses in Portuguese, transforming the playing and musicality of over 3000 students.

Kiko has also been an instructor as part of guitar camps from renowned musicians including Allan Holdsworth, Paul Gilbert and in 2018 was part of the lineup of the G4 experience with Joe Satriani.