Aurelien Budynek

Aurelien Budynek is a guitarist based in NYC. He has toured the world playing with Marky Ramone, Cindy Blackman-Santana and DareDevil Squadron. He's played in the Broadway productions of Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Book of Mormon and more. For more information, visit aurelienbudynek.com or follow him on Instagram @aurelienbudynek.

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Aurelien Budynek

How to Jam Out Like the Ramones

It’s way more than just power chords and long hair.

Digging Deeper: Rocking Chord-Melody Technique

Learning how to harmonize a melody isn’t just for jazzers—even rock-minded guitarists can get into the action.

Digging Deeper: Faux Whammy Bends

Get some slippery-sounding bends without reaching for the bar.

Digging Deeper: Flamenco Harmonies

Ready to try something new? Here’s how to work Spanish colors into your jazz and rock progressions.

Future Rock: 10 Essential Slides, Scrapes, and Noises

Forget all your chords, arpeggios, and scales! Let’s dig into some weird and funky techniques.

Digging Deeper: Pentatonic Chords

If you think pentatonics are just for blues-rock riffs, think again.

Digging Deeper: Recycling Licks

With a few minor tweaks you can make a single lick work in nearly every context.

Fretboard Workshop: A Pentatonic Approach to Modes

The relationship between the modes and the pentatonic scale is closer than you might think.

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Aurelien Budynek

It’s way more than just power chords and long hair.

Learning how to harmonize a melody isn’t just for jazzers—even rock-minded guitarists can get into the action.

Get some slippery-sounding bends without reaching for the bar.

Ready to try something new? Here’s how to work Spanish colors into your jazz and rock progressions.

Forget all your chords, arpeggios, and scales! Let’s dig into some weird and funky techniques.

If you think pentatonics are just for blues-rock riffs, think again.

With a few minor tweaks you can make a single lick work in nearly every context.

The relationship between the modes and the pentatonic scale is closer than you might think.