The music universe is blessed with so many truly gifted guitarists. There are amazing performing guitarists, highly sought-after session guitarists, successful solo-recording guitarists, rock star guitarists, master educator guitarists, guitarist’s guitarists, and then there’s Andy Timmons — all of the above. Whatever style you play, and whatever level you play at, you’ll find something of significant musical value for you within Andy’s Electric Expression curriculum.

Check out these free guitar lessons from Andy Timmons’ Electric Expression, in which Andy shares key concepts, techniques and approaches that he considers to be the essential building blocks for any contemporary electric guitarist. Plus, there’s more techniques and performance studies where these came from as well in the full course. So grab your guitar and hook up with Andy’s master class!


Tension and Release

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Arpeggios: Triads and Beyond

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Phrasing and Motivic Development

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Electric Gypsy Progression

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Farmer Sez Progression

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A Night To Remember Progression: Overview

A Night To Remember Progression: Performance

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A Night To Remember: Insights and Approaches

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Andy presents 17 key concepts, techniques and approaches that he considers to be the essential building blocks for any contemporary electric guitarist: Focusing On The Third, Eliminating Blind Spots, Tension and Release, Hybrid Picking, Double Stops, Dynamics Within Soloing Lines, Arpeggios, Chromaticism, Vibrato, Bending, Playing Melodically, Horizontal vs Vertical Soloing, Tap Harmonics, Artificial (Pick) Harmonics, Ornamentation, Time and Feel, Phrasing and Motivic Development in the full course, as well as a series of chord progressions and rhythm tracks that he cherry-picked from his previous recordings for this project. Want more? Check out the full course.