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Hi Guys! Welcome to the tutorial! This time around we'll be breaking down the meoldy from my tune "Road Signs". Proceed to the following videos and we will begin the learning!
So I thought I'd fill you guys in a little bit on the back story of this tune. The thought process behind it was inspired specifically by three different players and two specific tunes. I ...
We'll start off the breakdown by discussing the first two bars of this melody. It starts off with the stacked 5th idea that originally took from Scott Henderson. This first part is outlinin...
Now we will move onto the next two bars of the main melody. Here we are outling a Dmin7 chord with some added extensions. I'm starting with the same type of stacked 5ths idea that leads int...
At this point we are at what sounds like a repeat but actually it is a variation on the main idea. What I've done is added an odd time signature of 3/4 to the first half and then changed th...
Now we'll move on to what I guess you could call the B section of this tune. It's a simllar idea, seeing that there are still the continuous 8th notes happening during the melody, but now w...
The final runs are the funnest part! We'll start of with a triplet run through the Dm7b5 arpeggio. After that, moving onto an F dorian run and finally leading into an E augmented run...
In this lesson, I discuss playing a funk fusion 7/8 groove. I give examples showing the rhythm, how to feel the groove effectively, and how to solo over the meter. Also, there is a ba...
In this lesson I show how to play a 7/8 idea over 4/4. Don't forget to check out the backing track on the next page!
Here is the backing track that accompanies the lessons on 7/8 Funk Fusion. Enjoy!
Hello again! In this tutorial I'll be showing you how to approach a Frank Gambale style sweep using 4th voicings (please reference my tutorial on 4th voicings). We'll be playing in the key...
As I said earlier we are basing these shapes off of the 4th voicing shapes I taught in one of my previous tutorials. Just to recap a little bit, 4ths voicing are stacked 4th intervals as op...
I'd like to leave you with another way to approach using this type of sweep. In the final example we will view the notes as being related to the (A minor) pentatonic scale rather than think...
Hello again! This month we'll be talking about the half whole diminished scale. I've been exploring this scale a little further as of late and have found a few new ideas I hadn...
When is the best time to use this scale? The truth is, there are many situations where this scale could be useful but we will talk about my favorite situations. First off, let’s consid...
The two ideas I've chosen to discuss in this tutorial are the major triads that exist within the scale as well as the dominant 7b5 arpeggios that exist. Starting with the major triads... D...
The following licks will utilize the dominant 7b5 arpeggios and will resolve to an A blues sound. Pay close attention to the tabs. These licks do not start on a downbeat. Lick 1 will begin ...
Please enjoy this backing track to practice using the half whole diminished scale.
It's back!!! "Licking Up the Modes" has shown itself once again! Finally moving onto Lydian! Like the rest of the licking up the modes series, we'll be using C as our starting note s...
LICK #1 This lick uses two arpeggios that accentuate different tensions within Lydian. The first is an Emin9 arp which includes the 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - #11. The second arp is a Gmaj7 arp whic...
LICK #2 This lick is another that utilizes a couple arpeggios within C Lydian to accentuate various tensions. The first arpeggio is a Cmaj9, which is comprised of scale degrees 1 - 3 - 5 -...
LICK #3 Onto a triplet lick! Again we will use the Cmaj9 arpeggio but this time we'll be using a slightly different shape, still in the same area of the neck. This lick uses some interval...