Archive | May, 2010

Richie Kotzen – Space Jam

29 May 2010

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Back in the day, there were so many up and coming shred guitarists, each trying to out do the next in terms of speed and technique. For me Richie Kotzen stood out. He has great chops, but more than that I love the phrasing. See what you think.

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Jamming with the Melodic Minor

29 May 2010

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I wanted to create a jam track, for guitarists to experiment with the Melodic and Harmonic Minor Scales. The attached track is a little different as you’ll find when you listen to it. Structurally it’s very simple. Just alternating between GMin and D7. You should be able to use, the Harmonic Minor or Melodic Minor scales over [...]

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Frank Gambale Video Lesson

26 May 2010

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This is an interesting lesson, not just because of the amazing playing, but also because its a great example of Guitar Fretboard Patterns. Not only that but he’s using the very same 3-1-3-1 type pattern that I’ve highlighted in my Sweeping 9th Arpeggios and Pentatonic Scales and Sweep Picking articles. As mentioned before, these shapes crop [...]

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Minor 11th Chords

23 May 2010

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Lets work out some Minor 11th Guitar chords and draw out some charts for them. The intervals contained in the Minor 11th are… As you can see, there are a lot of notes contained in this chord. Most often notes are left out of specific voicings. In my case, I’m attempting to keep the 11, b7 and [...]

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Lawson Rollins, Fire Cadenza

22 May 2010

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This is great Flamenco/ fingerstyle guitar playing. Notice the incredible speed and power he can achieve using the Apoyando technique. Very impressive!

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