Chris Brooks Guitarist

25/07/2026

💬Comment "Lickstagram" for the tab of this quick classical-sounding drill from "137 Guitar Speed & Coordination Exercises".

Guitar: Charvel MJ San Dimas HSS
Pick: Hawk Picks Tonebird 6 in 3mm

24/07/2026

Under the moniker of the Vicious Head Society, my friend Graham Keane has released a sensational new prog metal album called "Call of the Void".

In a time when human-created music faces increasing challenges to catch a break, I do hope you'll check it out. In this case, there's lots of awesome guitar work on offer too!

https://theviciousheadsociety.bandcamp.com/album/call-of-the-void

15/07/2026

This shred line is melodic minor, but you can use the layout and picking form with your own favourite scales. Get the tab by commenting "freebies".

10/07/2026

Come in, Captain.

09/07/2026

06/07/2026

Here's Brandon Johnson doing a kickass job of the "Retribution" pedal-tone etude from Viking Shred Guitar Suite.

Brandon has been enrolled in the course since September last year.

Awesome work!

I am playing Yngwie Malmsteen Etude 1.19 from Chris Brooks Online C...

02/07/2026

Clinic performance for Blackstar amps in the 2010s. How many people can say they had a smoke machine at a guitar clinic? 😂

25/06/2026

Time for the first post-vacation practice. Into the room of solitude and here we go. In case you're wondering, I do practice what I preach, so today's rehab method is Guitar Practice Warmup Routines.

There's some good stuff in here to get the fingers moving. I always say that the warm-up should never be more strenuous than the practice that follows, so easing in is the best way. It might seem fun to show off the trickiest exercise you can come up with and call it a warmup, but the fingers really just want to get re-acquainted with the strings without pain or punishment! 😄

24/06/2026

Comment "Lickstagram" for the tabs in PDF in Guitar Pro. I'll DM you the location of my free resources area where you'll find this and more licks and practice goodies.

22/06/2026

Volume swells plus delay repeats an octave lower! This is a fun way to improvise in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen's "Echo Etude" or the intro to "Voodoo" from the Magnum Opus album.

Volume swells and delay sequencing are both covered in the "Articulation Essentials" module of Viking Shred Guitar Suite. That unit also includes bending, vibrato, and trills for the neoclassical melodic control.

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