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Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
I always struggled with playing fast, clean pentatonic runs — especially those flowing blues-rock lines you hear from players like Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales.
Then I came across an old video of Eric Johnson talking about his picking technique. So I tried it. In this video, I'll show you 3 exercises that helped me get this approach under my fingers. We'll start slowly and work toward faster, cleaner pentatonic runs that you can actually use in your playing.
This approach is especially useful if you're into blues, blues rock, R&B, neo-soul, and modern guitar phrasing and want your pentatonic playing to feel more fluid and expressive.
Backing track by the awesome ELEVATED JAM TRACKS:
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Eric Johnson Video:
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⚡ IN THIS VIDEO:
00:00 – 01:03 Solo
01:03 –02:55 Explanation
02:55 –03:30 Exercise 1
03:30 – 04:10 Exercise 2
04:10 – 04:33 Exercise 3
04:33 – 05:06 Outro
00 – Outro
Give these exercises a try and let me know in the comments
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I always struggled with playing fast, clean pentatonic runs — especially those flowing blues-rock lines you hear from players like Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales.
Then I came across an old video of Eric Johnson talking about his picking technique. So I tried it. In this video, I'll show you 3 exercises that helped me get this approach under my fingers. We'll start slowly and work toward faster, cleaner pentatonic runs that you can actually use in your playing.
This approach is especially useful if you're into blues, blues rock, R&B, neo-soul, and modern guitar phrasing and want your pentatonic playing to feel more fluid and expressive.
Backing track by the awesome ELEVATED JAM TRACKS:
youtube.com/watch?v=xubzU2PjHKI&list=RDxubzU2PjHKI&start_radio=1
Eric Johnson Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=DWqLGoh2hxk&t=40s
⚡ IN THIS VIDEO:
00:00 – 01:03 Solo
01:03 –02:55 Explanation
02:55 –03:30 Exercise 1
03:30 – 04:10 Exercise 2
04:10 – 04:33 Exercise 3
04:33 – 05:06 Outro
00 – Outro
Give these exercises a try and let me know in the comments
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![How I FINALLY Got My Runs Fast & Clean [Easy Picking Trick Lesson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N21vxGnNyo4/mqdefault.jpg "How I FINALLY Got My Runs Fast & Clean [Easy Picking Trick Lesson]
I always struggled with playing fast, clean pentatonic runs — especially those flowing blues-rock lines you hear from players like Eric Johnson and Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales.
Then I came across an old video of Eric Johnson talking about his picking technique. So I tried it. In this video, Ill show you 3 exercises that helped me get this approach under my fingers. Well start slowly and work toward faster, cleaner pentatonic runs that you can actually use in your playing.
This approach is especially useful if youre into blues, blues rock, R&B, neo-soul, and modern guitar phrasing and want your pentatonic playing to feel more fluid and expressive.
Backing track by the awesome ELEVATED JAM TRACKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubzU2PjHKI&list=RDxubzU2PjHKI&start_radio=1
Eric Johnson Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqLGoh2hxk&t=40s
⚡ IN THIS VIDEO:
00:00 – 01:03 Solo
01:03 –02:55 Explanation
02:55 –03:30 Exercise 1
03:30 – 04:10 Exercise 2
04:10 – 04:33 Exercise 3
04:33 – 05:06 Outro
00 – Outro
Give these exercises a try and let me know in the comments
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