Stop wandering through scales. Start speaking music
Many guitarists know their scales but still wander through them, never landing on a solo worth remembering. Guitar Tactics builds your fluency phrase by phrase, so you can improvise lines that actually stick.
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Two ways to start speaking music
Each one's a full course, yours for life. Start with the sound you want in your hands.
Hijaz for Guitarists
Break out into the unmistakable colors of Arabic music. Designed for rock, blues, and jazz guitarists who want to blend Arabic sounds into their solos.
Minor Beyond Pentatonic
Play phrases, not shapes. Start speaking fluently in minor. Built for blues, rock, and funk players who already know their pentatonics and want less predictable lines.
Your teacher
Rami Atassi
Rami Atassi is a musician and teacher based in Chicago. He founded Guitar Tactics in 2021, running group improvisation classes out of his studio.
Through his studio practice, Rami produced over 300 instructional exercises. This is the foundation of his Guitar Tactics curriculum.
Beyond the teaching studio, Rami is an active composer and bandleader. Some highlights include: Dancing Together (2023) released on Ropeadope Records. Best Original Music, 2022 Fine Arts Film Festival. Played guitar on Skylanding (2016), produced by Yoko Ono.
“For Rami Atassi, sonic inspiration extends far beyond the city's borders. He has amassed an eclectic range of influences — desert guitar, jazz, Tropicália, samba, Arabic folk music, and Afrobeat — that populate his music.”
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