While being a complete noob in guitar I still recognize the great power of Session Mode as a learning tool to improve my skills. The problem is, that I really don't know how to use it properly and my "improvization" skills are limited by my overall skill (basically none).

To adress this issue I decided to create a guide, which is basically a collection of links, and videos of different cool things I can try while in session mode.

The intended way to use it is to Shift+Tab while in Session Mode, then view a bit of some video and try to repeat while in Session mode. Each piece of video comes with description of minimum skills required for it as well as with very basic advise about Session Mode settings (fill free to change those and experiment with them).

All materials here are sorted by ascending complexity. Materials mainly cover following topics:
- Daily exercises which every guitar player can benefit from (great for metronome in Session mode)
- Leaks and riffs to extend your guitar "vocabulary"
- General advise on how to combine chords and riffs into nice and cool stuff

This guide doesn't teach you how to use Session Mode and how to configure band, tempo and all the other stuff. For that please refer to the following official video below.


Overall, this is a work in progress. Please fill free to suggest corrections and/or links to new interesting materials in the comments.

One of the most underrated features by noobs like myself is Metronome in Session Mode. Still almost all professional guitar players say that its essential training tool, especially for beginners.

Here is very simple and cool video with three exrcises which use metronome and should be practiced daily.

This section contains collection of leaks which can be played by literally anyone. Even if you are holding guitar first time in your life you should be able to play those. Now all you have to do is to learn those and try to throw them in the middle of your session from time to time, and already your Session Mode experience becomes much more cool and satisfying.

1. Three really simple but impressive licks.

Required skills/knowledge:
- Minor Pentatonic
- Slides
- Bends

Session Settings:

Minor Pentatonic A


2. Two really simple Power Chords and you are playing like AC/DC in no time

Required skills/knowledge:
- Power Chords (E, A)

Session Settings:
TBD


3. Just one string is enough

I hesitated about this one. But still decided to include it into a mix.


4. Just make one bend, and here is a new Rock Star

This may look complicated but it really is just one bend done right.

Required skills/knowledge:
- Bend

Session Settings:
TBD


5. More advanced bend, than previous one, for bigger score and real glory

Required skills/knowledge:
- Bend
- Pull off

Session Settings:
TBD

Videos in this section are not leaks but rather describe generic approach to lead guitar improvisation techniques and tricks.

Let's open this section with a really cool video which still requires only the A chord for you to know: