Advanced Fusion Guitar
Take your guitar playing to new heights.
Advanced guitarists
Looking for a challenge? This class is perfect for anyone who's feeling stagnant in their playing.
3 weeks
Manuel will guide you through six extensive sections with step-by-step instruction and daily assignments.
Play fast & fluid.
Learn Manuel's signature style with techniques, concepts, and riffs to breathe new life into your playing.
Take the next step
Once you've mastered this course, keep learning with advanced Master Classes and guided practice plans.
What you'll learn
Over three weeks, Manuel will pull back the curtain on the techniques and concepts that fuel his revolutionary style.
- Develop the ability to shred effortlessly
- Tackle complex techniques through the lens of fusion
- Learn percussive strumming and two-handed tapping
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Curriculum
Stay focused with this step-by-step learning program designed by our expert team of music educators.
Your guided learning pathway
In this extensive, six-part Master Class, Manuel will guide you through the cutting edge of fusion guitar. You'll learn fundamental fusion concepts and advanced techinques that'll make you a better player and songwriter.
How to Play Guitar Faster
We'll kick off the class with an intensive in speed.
Throughout this section, Manuel will set you up with his tried-and-true process for effortless shredding.
Percussive Strumming
Next, you'll study one of the defining techniques behind Manuel's sound. This was the most-requested topic for the Master Class.
Manuel will break down the mechanics of this versatile technique and help you adapt it to your own playing.
Tapping Harmonics
Tapping harmonics are more than just a party trick if you know how to use them tastefully.
In Part III, Manuel breaks down the technique from the absolute basics to getting it up to speed. You'll learn learn how to play intricate, tapped harmonic patterns to add new flare to your chords and riffs.
Part IV. Tone & Sounds Tips
In Part IV, we’ll get conceptual with diverse tone and sound tips. This section contains lessons on vibrato, pickup configurations, post production, slides, and natural harmonics.
Part V. Advanced Fusion Licks
Need quick melodic fuel? Check out 10 of Manuel's go-to advanced fusion licks.
Part VI. SongSquad
Learn three original compositiosn by Manuel that tie together everything you've learned throughout the class.
Part I. How to Play Guitar Faster
In this section, Manuel sets you up to start playing lightning-fast guitar.
Learning how to shred doesn’t happen overnight. In Part I, Manuel sets you up with the mindset that will enable you to play guitar faster. Here’s how it works: every phrase, motif, run, or lick requires a different approach to mastery or articulation. By carefully examining the most efficient way to pick a phrase and what feels most comfortable to you, you’ll be able to play effortlessly fast.
This section also includes lessons on three-note runs, picking-hand technique, traversing the fretboard, and two- & one-note-per-string phrases.
Part II. Percussive Strumming
Learn a key component of Manuel's sound.
In Part II, Manuel breaks down the technique of percussive strumming so you can learn it and adapt it to your own playing.
You’ll learn muting techniques, how to play fast triplets, and Manuel will wrap up this section with a lesson on extended rhythmic patterns.
Part III. Tapping Harmonics
Next, discover how to use harmonics tastefully.
In this section, you’ll learn how to play intricate, tapped harmonic patterns on your guitar. You'll start with some practice on finding tapped octaves, then we'll shift focus to chordal tapping, which is akin to arpeggiating chords. After some practice combining chords through tapping, we'll wrap up with some drills to speed up your tapping.
Parts IV, V, & VI.
We'll wrap up with material to help you understand Manuel's signature sound.
Part IV. Tone & Sounds Tips
Manuel walks you through the devices that fuel expressiveness in his playing: vibrato, pickup configurations, post production, slides, and natural harmonics. These lessons are going to help you polish your playing no matter which style you associate with.
Part V. Advanced Fusion Licks
Add some new tricks to your vocabulary with 10 ready-to-jam fusion licks. Each lick hones in on a different concept that you can use to hone your lead-guitar skills.
Part VI. SongSquad
If you're a fan of Manuel's Instagram jams, you'll love this section. To wrap up, you'll learn three original tunes by Manuel that tie together previous sections of the class.
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Your Instructor
Manuel G. Fernandes
Manuel Gardner Fernandes is a trailblazing musician who's redefining the limits of guitar. In his advanced Master Classes, you'll learn genre-defying techniques that will take your playing to new heights.
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