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Posted by: Alex Feather Jan 19 2012, 07:01 PM
Hey guys! For my first video chat lesson tomorrow I would love to talk to you
about recording tricks
I started a topic on the forum not so long ago
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=42412
and wanted to talk more about the subject! So what we will do!
I have a simple chord progression:
Verse: Cmaj - Gmaj - Ami- Fmaj
Chorus: Cmaj - Gmaj - Fmaj
I have pre recorded drums and bass
We will take it from there and I will arrange this track in three
different styles! I will explain step by step how the whole process works and will teach you some cool tricks!
Pop, Pop-Rock, Rock
The backing tracks and tablatures will be available the next day so
you can try practicing it at home
The lesson is tomorrow at 8pm London time.
Posted by: SirJamsalot Jan 19 2012, 07:16 PM
Excellent topic! I hope I can make it. Is that California time then?
Posted by: Alex Feather Jan 19 2012, 07:37 PM
12 pm
Posted by: AK Rich Jan 19 2012, 07:52 PM
Awesome! count me in, see ya there! 
Posted by: hellas31 Jan 19 2012, 08:04 PM
Excellent! I am looking forward to this!
Greez Alex!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jan 19 2012, 08:53 PM
Sounds good I will see you tomorrow!
Greez Alex!
Yeah me too!!! It will be fun!
Posted by: Alex Feather Feb 16 2012, 03:27 AM
Video chat review from February 13 2012
We were talking about creating Hexatonics it's a six notes scale that you can make yourself
For example we have a chord progression:
Emi7 - A7 - Dmaj7
Emi7
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A7
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Dmaj7
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We have to find common chord tones and add it to our Hexatonic
So that's how it's gonna look like:
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
You can create a number of Hexatonics and use them over and over again
It will help you develop your original sound and will help you take your mind of linear thinking (Scales and pentatonics)
Also we were talking about developing sweep technique
We have Emi7 arpeggio
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
The way to practice it is very simple! You have to set up your metronome at the comfortable tempo for example 100BPM and for every click you are playing one note of your arpeggio
Don't forget to use sweeping technique and play down and up-strokes
After your hands will get use to the movement you can start speeding up the metronome! It might take a little while so be patient!
Here is a backing track for II - V - I chord progression
Emi7 -A7 -Dmaj7
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/ii-v-i-jam
If you have any questions please feel free to write me and I will be more that happy to help you out!
Posted by: Alex Feather Feb 26 2012, 07:26 AM
February 22 video chat review
We were talking about combining major and minor pentatonic!
We were using I-IV-V chord progression in E
chords E - A - B
Pentatonics were used:
E major
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E minor blues
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A major
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A minor
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B major
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
B minor blues
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
A few ideas of combining pentatonics!
E major & E minor
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A minor & A major
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
You can create your own licks just find major and minor pentatonic in the same box and try to find ways to connect two pentatonics!
Also we were talking about playing slide
There are three different types of slides
Glass ( Mellow and smooth sound)
Bronze ( Sharp and bright sound)
Still (Very close to bronze a little less sharp)
Ceramic ( combination of bronze and glass)
When you are holding slide make sure to use your index finger on your left hand to mute strings, this way you will have more control and will be able to play notes easy without hearing any random sounds!
On this picture you can see left hand close up! 
Posted by: Alex Feather Mar 4 2012, 05:07 AM
Video chat review from March 2nd
Vibrato
To practice your vibrato always use a metronome, Set up a comfortable tempo
and vibrate string for every click or twice faster
Start with your index finger than middle and so on (When you will get to your ring finger and pinky use other fingers to help)
Here is a tab:
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------4-5-6-7---------------------------------
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Also another good exercise use the same concept and vibrate one string at a time:
-----------7----------------------------------
---------6------------------------------------
-------5--------------------------------------
-----4----------------------------------------
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This one is the same idea but we are doing string skipping:
--------------7-------------------------------
-------6--------------------------------------
----------5-----------------------------------
----4-----------------------------------------
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Bending
For bending you can use metronome to stay in pitch
Half step bending:
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-----10-(11)----------------------------------
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Goo exercise would be to practice half step bending use a B minor pentatonic and bend half step:
---6-(7)----9-(10)---------------------------------
---6-(7)----9-(10)---------------------------------
---6-(7)----8-(9)----------------------------------
---6-(7)----8-(9)----------------------------------
---6-(7)----8-(9)----------------------------------
---6-(7)------8-(10)-------------------------------
Full step:
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----9--(11)------------------------------------
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To practice half step and full step bending you can do this exercise:
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---9--(10)--(11)-(10)-9-------------------------
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Practicing with a metronome:
Slower your tempo harder it is! So start with a comfortable tempo and slow it down when you feel comfortable
I used chords:
C major - G major - Ami
Make sure you are in the groove and listen to the click!
Another good exercise set up click at a comfortable tempo, mute strings with your left hand and try to cover the click
you have to listen very carefully and when you can't hear click anymore that means it's covered I will be explaining it again in my next video chat
I have a scheduled time now on Sunday at 6 pm London time starting on March 11th!
See you guys there!
Posted by: Alex Feather Mar 8 2012, 08:02 AM
Video chat this Sunday at 6pm
We will be talking about question & answer technique and how to build a "smart" solo on the spot
I will be explaining step by step how to build up a good concept and sound pro in any situation!
Also I will explain click covering technique for timing developing!
Will be using a simple A dorian chord progression
Ami7 - D9
See you on Sunday!
Posted by: Alex Feather Mar 14 2012, 06:40 PM
Sunday March 11 review
I used C maj to G maj chord progression from 11 possible key changes
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/01-cmaj-to-gmaj
D minor pentatonic
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
E minor pentatonic
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
Here is a couple of my licks!
--------------5--7----------------------------
------------8------8--6--5--------------------
------5--7------------------7--4--5-----------
-5-7------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------8--7------
-----------------8--5-----------6---------8---
----7--5---------------7--4--5----------------
----------7--5--------------------------------
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Thank you very much for stopping by! It was very nice seeing you all!
See you next Sunday at 6pm and if you have any questions just send me PM!!!!
Posted by: Alex Feather Mar 22 2012, 12:48 AM
March 18
Sweep arpeggios (part 1) video chat
This was a part one of three lessons about sweep picking and arpeggios!
We were talking about sweep arpeggios!
Started with harmonizing G major scale (starting with 4)
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C maj7 - D7 - Emi7 - F#mi7b5 - Gmaj7 - Ami7
Here is a very good video about the right hand position!
Here is the tab
Sweep arpeggios
Track 1
C major 7
v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v v v v v
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E||----------------------3-7s-8s-7s-3------------|
B||--------------------5--------------5----------|
G||--------4-5h-------------------------5p-4-----|
D||------5-----------------------------------5---|
A||--3-7---------------------------------------7-|
E||----------------------------------------------|
D 7
v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v v v v v v
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
---------------5-8s--10s-8s-5------------|
-------------7----------------7----------|
--------5h-7--------------------7p-5-----|
------7------------------------------7---|
--5-9----------------------------------9-|
-----------------------------------------|
E minor 7
v ^ ^ ^ ^ v v v v v
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
-----------------7---------10s-12s-10s-7-------------|
---------------8-------------------------8-----------|
----------7h-9-----------------------------9p-7------|
--------9---------------------------------------9----|
--7h-10-------------------------------------------10-|
-----------------------------------------------------|
F#minor 7 flat 5
v ^ ^ ^ ^ v v v v v
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
--------------------8----------------12s-14s-12s-8---------------|
-----------------10--------------------------------10------------|
-----------9h-11--------------------------------------11p-9------|
--------10--------------------------------------------------10---|
--9h-12--------------------------------------------------------9-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G major 7
v ^ ^ ^ ^ v v v v v
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
----------------------10--------14s-15s-14s-10-----------------|
-------------------12--------------------------12--------------|
------------11h-12--------------------------------12p-11-------|
---------12----------------------------------------------12----|
--10h-14----------------------------------------------------14-|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
A minor 7
v ^ ^ ^ ^ v v v v v
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
----------------------12-15s-17s-15s-------12-----------------|
-------------------13-------------------------13--------------|
------------12h-14-------------------------------14p-12-------|
---------14---------------------------------------------14----|
--12h-15---------------------------------------------------15-|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
^
W
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
--12----------------|
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G major 7 6 string
v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ T v v v v
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
----------------------------------7h-10-15p-10p-7----------|----|
---------------8----------------------------------8--------|----|
----------4s-7--------------------------------------7------|----|
--------5---------------------------------------------9----|----|
------5-------------------------------------------------10-|----|
--3-7------------------------------------------------------|----|
B minor 7
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------2---------5-2-------2-5-2-------2-5-|----|
----3---------------3---3-------3---3-----|----|
--4-------------------4-----------4-------|----|
------------------------------------------|----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
------2-5-2-------3-7-3-------5-8-|--5-------7-10-7---------8-12-8----------|
----3-------3---5-------5---7-----|----7---8--------8----10--------10----12-|
--4-----------5-----------7-------|------9------------11--------------12----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
--10-14-10----------12-15-12----------14-17-14----|--------------------||
-----------12----13----------13----15----------15-|--------------------||
--------------14----------------16----------------|--16----------------||
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Sweep.gp5 ( 3.75K )
: 191It is very important to practice it slow! sweep is a hard technique and it doesn't come easy!
But if you will spend some time practicing with a click you will get amazing results!!!!
Please let me know if you have any questions!
This Sunday March 25 we will be learning more triads and arpeggios and I will start explaining how to use them when you are improvising!
See you there!
Posted by: zoom Mar 28 2012, 01:37 AM
Love these Sweeps Alex. I've started practice on these ones. Pity I can't make your chats for this (time zone). I've been working on David Wallimann's sweeping basic's on and off for 2 years now. http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/sweeping-basics/ It's a very hard to sweep but I'm getting there now.
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/sweep-picking-arpeggios/ Check this out. It's the best sweeping etude I've seen.
Posted by: Alex Feather Mar 28 2012, 02:01 AM
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/sweep-picking-arpeggios/ Check this out. It's the best sweeping etude I've seen.
Sweep is not an easy technique! It takes a lot of work and time to get it right! But if you want we can start working on it at your mentoring thread?
Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 5 2012, 09:14 AM
Notes from March 25
Arpeggios and triads part 2
All arpeggios in a key of G
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Tabs for tomorrow
E |--------2--5--3--------------5--8--7----------------|
B |-----3-----------5--------7-----------8--------10---|
G |--2-----------------4--5-----------------7--9-------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
--8--12-10-------------12-15-14---------------------|----|----|
-----------12-------13----------15------------------|----|----|
--------------11-12----------------14---------------|----|----|
--------------------------------------16----17------|----|----|
-----------------------------------------17---------|----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|----|
-----------------------2--3--2----------------------|-------|
--------------------3-----------3-------------------|-------|
-----------------4-----------------4----------------|-------|
-----------4--5-----------------------5--4----------|-------|
-----2--5-----------------------------------5--2----|-------|
--3-------------------------------------------------|--3----|
-----------------------3--5--3----------------------|-------|
--------------------5-----------5-------------------|-------|
--------------5--7-----------------7--5-------------|-------|
-----------5-----------------------------5----------|-------|
-----3--7-----------------------------------7--3----|-------|
--5-------------------------------------------------|--5----|
-----------------------8--10-8----------------------|-------|
--------------------10----------10------------------|-------|
-----------------11----------------11---------------|-------|
-----------10-12----------------------12-10---------|-------|
-----9--12----------------------------------12-9----|-------|
--10------------------------------------------------|--10---|
-----------------------12-14-12---------------------|-------|
--------------------13----------13------------------|-------|
-----------------14----------------14---------------|-------|
-----------14-15----------------------15-14---------|-------|
-----12-15----------------------------------15-12---|-------|
--14------------------------------------------------|--14---|
--------------7--10-15-10-7-------------------------|
-----------8-----------------8----------------------|
--------7-----------------------7-------------------|
-----9-----------------------------9----------------|
--10----------------------------------10------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------8--12-17-12-8-------------------------|
-----------10----------------10---------------------|
--------9-----------------------9-------------------|
-----10----------------------------10---------------|
--12----------------------------------12------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------5--8--14-8--5-------------------------||
-----------7-----------------7----------------------||
--------5-----------------------5-------------------||
-----7-----------------------------7----------------||
--9-----------------------------------9-------------||
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Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 6 2012, 08:00 AM
Notes from April 1
Arpeggios part 3! Here you will learn 3 strings triads starting from fourth string!
And some big arpeggios with tapping!
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |--------1--3----------------|--5--7--------------8--10---|
G |-----2--------4--------5----|--------7--------9----------|
D |--4--------------5--7-------|-----------9--10------------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------12-13---------|--------15-15L---------15---|
--11-------12-------14------|-----16----16L---------16---|
-----12-14-------------16---|--17-------17L---------17---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------1--3----------------|--5--7--------------8--10---|
-----2--------4--------5----|--------7--------9----------|
--2--------------4--5-------|-----------7--9-------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
--------------12-12---------|----|--------1--3----------------|
--11-------12----12---------|----|-----0--------2--------4----|
-----10-12-------12---------|----|--2--------------4--5-------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--5--7--------------8--10---|--------------12-13---------|
--------5--------7----------|--9--------11-------12------|
-----------7--9-------------|-----10-12-------------14---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------8----|
--------15-15L---------15---|--------------------10------|
-----14----16L---------16---|--------------5--9----------|
--17-------17L---------17---|-----------7----------------|
----------------------------|--------7-------------------|
----------------------------|--5--8----------------------|
--12-17-12-8----------------|-------|----|--------------------5-------|
--------------10------------|-------|----|-----------------5-----5----|
-----------------9----------|-------|----|-----------2--5-------------|
--------------------10------|-------|----|--------2-------------------|
-----------------------12L--|--12---|----|-----3----------------------|
----------------------------|-------|----|--5-------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
----------------------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
--5--2----------------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
--------2-------------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
-----------3----------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
--------------5-------------|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
----|----|----|----||
----|----|----|----||
----|----|----|----||
----|----|----|----||
----|----|----|----||
----|----|----|----||
Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 11 2012, 08:23 AM
Arpeggios part 4
This is the last part of Arpeggios series
We are starting triads from the Low E string
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |--------0--2----------------|--4--5--------------7--9----|
A |-----2--------3--------5----|--------7--------9----------|
E |--3--------------5--7-------|-----------8--10------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
--------------10-12---------|----|--------0--2----------------|
--10-------12-------14------|----|-----2--------3--------5----|
-----12-14-------------15---|----|--2--------------3--5-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
--4--5--------------7--9----|--------------10-12---------|-------|
--------7--------9----------|--10-------12-------14------|-------|
-----------7--8-------------|-----10-12-------------14---|--15---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------2--4----------------|--5--7--------------9--10---|
-----2--------3--------5----|--------7--------9----------|
--3--------------5--7-------|-----------8--10------------|
----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-------|-----------------2-----0----|
--------------12-14---------|-------|--------2-----4-----2-------|
--10-------12-------14------|-------|-----3-----5----------------|
-----12-14-------------15---|--3----|--5-------------------------|
----------------------------|-----0--------2--------3----|----|----||
--0--------1--------3-------|--1--------3--------5-------|----|----||
--------2--------4-----2----|--------4--------5----------|----|----||
-----4--------5-------------|----------------------------|----|----||
----------------------------|----------------------------|----|----||
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Arpeggios_part_4.gp5 ( 2.69K )
: 180Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 19 2012, 05:22 PM
Harmonic minor, Diminished and a whole tone scale part 1
I am starting a new series of lessons about harmonic minor!
We will cover the everything: Scales, Modes, Arpeggios and triads, I will explain how you can use harmonic minor in your playing and add some spice in to your solos!
We will start with E harmonic minor modes
Harmonic minor mode are:
Aeolian #7
Locrian #6
Ionian #5
Dorian #4
Phrygian Major
Lydian #2
Mixolydian #1
Usage:
You can play harmonic minor every time when you would normally play natural minor it will add some spice into your solo
The only exception is Mixolydian#1 you can use this scale if you see a chord progression that has chords from major scale
for example:
Emi - Ami - B7 - Emi
This is a I-IV-V chord progression in minor but instead of having a Bmi chord we have a B7 which is coming from I-IV-V major
Locrian#6
E |-----------------------------------------------3----|
B |--------------------------------------4--5--7-------|
G |-----------------------------2--4--5----------------|
D |--------------------2--4--5-------------------------|
A |-----------2--3--6----------------------------------|
E |--2--3--5-------------------------------------------|
--5--7L----------------------7L----------7L----7----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Ionian #5
-----------------------------------------------5----|
--------------------------------------5--7--8-------|
-----------------------------4--5--8----------------|
--------------------4--5--7-------------------------|
-----------3--6--7----------------------------------|
--3--5--7-------------------------------------------|
--7--8L-8L----------------------8L----------8-------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Dorian #4
-----------------------------------------------7----|
--------------------------------------7--8--10------|
-----------------------------5--8--9----------------|
--------------------5--7--9-------------------------|
-----------6--7--9----------------------------------|
--5--7--8-------------------------------------------|
--8--11L11L---------------------11L---------11------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Phrygian Major
-----------------------------------------------8----|
--------------------------------------8--10-12------|
-----------------------------8--9--11---------------|
--------------------7--9--10------------------------|
-----------7--9--10---------------------------------|
--7--8--11------------------------------------------|
--11-12L12L---------------------12------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Lydian #2
-----------------------------------------------11---|
--------------------------------------10-12-13------|
-----------------------------9--11-12---------------|
--------------------9--10-13------------------------|
-----------9--10-12---------------------------------|
--8--11-12------------------------------------------|
--12-14L14L---------------------14------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Mixolydian #1
-----------------------------------------------12---|
--------------------------------------12-13-16------|
-----------------------------11-12-14---------------|
--------------------10-13-14------------------------|
-----------10-12-14---------------------------------|
--11-12-14------------------------------------------|
--14-15L15L---------------------15------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Harmonic Minor (Aeolian #7)
-----------------------------------------------12---|
--------------------------------------12-13-16------|
-----------------------------12-14-16---------------|
--------------------13-14-16------------------------|
-----------12-14-15---------------------------------|
--12-14-15------------------------------------------|
--14-15L15L---------------------15------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
Here is Guitar Pro
Harmonic_Minor.gp5 ( 3.06K )
: 170C Diminished scale:
E |----------------------------|-------|----||
B |----------------------------|-------|----||
G |--------------------2--3----|--5----|----||
D |-----------2--4--5----------|-------|----||
A |--3--4--6-------------------|-------|----||
E |----------------------------|-------|----||
This is a very interesting scale! I will continue explaining how to use it!
But for now remember how to build it:
Half step - Whole step until you will reach the note you have started with octave higher!
Use it over any diminished or seventh chord starting from the root
For example:
D7 or Ddim chord - D diminished scale
A Whole Tone Scale
It's a very weird scale and you have to like the sound of it!
If you are a fan of Holdsworth it's a good scale to learn!
Usage:
The same as Diminished scale!
E |----------------------------|-----------------------11---|
B |----------------------------|--------------10-12-14------|
G |----------------------------|-----8--10-12---------------|
D |--------------------7--9----|--11------------------------|
A |-----------6--8--10---------|----------------------------|
E |--5--7--9-------------------|----------------------------|
--13-15L15L---------15------||
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Posted by: paket Apr 23 2012, 02:47 AM
I have a noob question - what is a mode? Can you point me toward a page or article that will explain the difference between a scale and a mode?
I thought that an arpeggio is a chord with the notes played one after another, rather than all at the same time. Is this correct?
thx
I am starting a new series of lessons about harmonic minor!
We will cover the everything: Scales, Modes, Arpeggios and triads, I will explain how you can use harmonic minor in your playing and add some spice in to your solos!
Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 24 2012, 05:30 AM
I thought that an arpeggio is a chord with the notes played one after another, rather than all at the same time. Is this correct?
thx
Actually it's a great question!!!
Theres not really a difference between a scale and a mode, both a sequence of notes!
A Mode comes from a degree of the major scale, there are seven diatonic modes, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Lorian
Each one of those has a root note in the major scale. For example, take the C Major scale. Each note, or degree of the C Major scale begins a new mode:
C Ionian
D Dorian
E Phrygian
F Lydian
G Mixolydian
A Aeolian
B Locrian
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have more questions!
Posted by: paket Apr 24 2012, 11:43 PM
If I understand you correctly, each note in a scale (or mode) has a name (Ionian, dorian ...). Is the first (or root) note always called Ionian?
If we are talking about a pentatonic scale, do we just use the names Ionian - Mixolydian and start over again?
When you say " Each note, or degree of the C Major scale begins a new mode:" do you mean a new scale in a different key? Using your example the Dorian scale/mode would be in the key of D, the Phrygian scale/mode would be in the key of E and so on. Is this correct?
Theres not really a difference between a scale and a mode, both a sequence of notes!
A Mode comes from a degree of the major scale, there are seven diatonic modes, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Lorian
Each one of those has a root note in the major scale. For example, take the C Major scale. Each note, or degree of the C Major scale begins a new mode:
C Ionian
D Dorian
E Phrygian
F Lydian
G Mixolydian
A Aeolian
B Locrian
I hope that helps! Let me know if you have more questions!
Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 26 2012, 09:17 AM
If we are talking about a pentatonic scale, do we just use the names Ionian - Mixolydian and start over again?
When you say " Each note, or degree of the C Major scale begins a new mode:" do you mean a new scale in a different key? Using your example the Dorian scale/mode would be in the key of D, the Phrygian scale/mode would be in the key of E and so on. Is this correct?
So let's say we have a major scale
C - D- E- F- G - A - B
Each new note will be a new mode!
For example:
D - E - F - G - A -B -C -D will be dorian
E - F - G - A -B - C - D - E Phrygian
So every time your are starting from a new note in the same key and the same scale you are getting a new mode!
All modes are the part of the same scale!
Posted by: paket Apr 27 2012, 02:51 AM
OK, that makes sense. I assume that the same pattern applies to other scales?
If I understand correctly:
That is C dorian, as in key of C?
If we consider D major:
D E F# G A B C#
(key of) D dorian will be E F# G A B C#
Correct or incorrect?
How about scales that don't have seven notes, such as the pentatonic? Are the last two names left out?
C - D- E- F- G - A - B
Each new note will be a new mode!
For example:
D - E - F - G - A -B -C -D will be dorian
E - F - G - A -B - C - D - E Phrygian
So every time your are starting from a new note in the same key and the same scale you are getting a new mode!
All modes are the part of the same scale!
Posted by: Alex Feather Apr 27 2012, 08:15 AM
Notes from April 22/ April 25
Video chat Harmonic Minor part 2 I was explaining how to harmonize E harmonic minor scale
It is the same as natural minor except of sharp VII
You can use harmonic minor every time you would use a natural minor!!!!
It's a very cool scale that will add some spice to your playing!
Names of arpeggios:
B7 Cmaj7 D#dim7 Eminmaj7 F#m7b5 Gmaj7#5 Amin7
Here is the tab:
E |--------------------2--5----|--7--5--2-------------------|
B |-----------------4----------|-----------4----------------|
G |-----------2--4-------------|--------------4--2----------|
D |-----1--4-------------------|--------------------4--1----|
A |--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------3--7----|--8--7--3-------------------|
-----------------5----------|-----------5----------------|
-----------4--5-------------|--------------5--4----------|
--------5-------------------|--------------------5-------|
--3--7----------------------|-----------------------7----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------5--8----|--11-8--5-------------------|
-----------------7----------|-----------7----------------|
-----------5--8-------------|--------------8--5----------|
--------7-------------------|--------------------7-------|
--6--9----------------------|-----------------------9----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------7--11---|--12-11-7-------------------|
-----------------8----------|-----------8----------------|
-----------8--9-------------|--------------9--8----------|
--------9-------------------|--------------------9-------|
--7--10---------------------|-----------------------10---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------8--12---|--14-12-8-------------------|
-----------------10---------|-----------10---------------|
-----------9--11------------|--------------11-9----------|
--------10------------------|--------------------10------|
--9--12---------------------|-----------------------12---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------11-14---|--15-14-11------------------|
-----------------12---------|-----------12---------------|
-----------11-12------------|--------------12-11---------|
--------13------------------|--------------------13------|
--10-14---------------------|-----------------------14---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------12-15---|--17-15-12------------------|-------||
-----------------13---------|-----------13---------------|-------||
-----------12-14------------|--------------14-12---------|-------||
--------14------------------|--------------------14------|-------||
--12-15---------------------|-----------------------15---|--12---||
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------||
If I understand correctly:
That is C dorian, as in key of C?
If we consider D major:
D E F# G A B C#
(key of) D dorian will be E F# G A B C#
Correct or incorrect?
How about scales that don't have seven notes, such as the pentatonic? Are the last two names left out?
Well you have to understand the numbers and degrees of the scales. Dorian is always II in any major scale
So if you are trying to find D dorian you have to find from what scale it's coming from! In this case it's C major
In the example you have made you are almost correct but the mode will be E dorian, you call it based on the note you are starting with!
Posted by: Alex Feather May 5 2012, 07:18 AM
Notes from April 29/ May 2
Hi Guys! we had the third part of harmonic minor video chats!
I was explaining E harmonic minor pentatonic!
Here is the tab
E |--5--3----------------------|----------------------------|
B |--------5--4----------------|----------------------------|
G |--------------4--2----------|----------------------------|
D |--------------------5--2----|-----------------------2----|
A |----------------------------|--6--2-----------2--6-------|
E |----------------------------|--------5--3--5-------------|
-----------------3--5L-5----|----|--7--5----------------------|
-----------4--5-------------|----|--------8--5----------------|
-----2--4-------------------|----|--------------8--4----------|
--5-------------------------|----|--------------------7--5----|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------5--7L-7----|----|
----------------------------|-----------5--8-------------|----|
----------------------------|-----4--8-------------------|----|
-----------------------5----|--7-------------------------|----|
--7--6-----------6--7-------|----------------------------|----|
--------7--5--7-------------|----------------------------|----|
--11-7----------------------|----------------------------|
--------10-8----------------|----------------------------|
--------------9--8----------|----------------------------|
--------------------9--7----|-----------------------7----|
----------------------------|--10-7-----------7--10------|
----------------------------|--------11-7--11------------|
-----------------7--11L11---|----|--12-11---------------------|
-----------8--10------------|----|--------12-10---------------|
-----8--9-------------------|----|--------------12-9----------|
--9-------------------------|----|--------------------13-9----|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------11-12L12---|----|
----------------------------|-----------10-12------------|----|
----------------------------|-----9--12------------------|----|
-----------------------9----|--13------------------------|----|
--12-10----------10-12------|----------------------------|----|
--------12-11-12------------|----------------------------|----|
--15-12---------------------|----------------------------|
--------16-12---------------|----------------------------|
--------------14-12---------|----------------------------|
--------------------14-13---|-----------------------13---|
----------------------------|--14-12----------12-14------|
----------------------------|--------15-12-15------------|
-----------------12-15L15---|----||
-----------12-16------------|----||
-----12-14------------------|----||
--14------------------------|----||
----------------------------|----||
----------------------------|----||
You can use it the same way as you would use a normal E minor pentatonic!
I also explained how to harmonize C diminished scale!
Diminished is 8 notes scale
Diminished scale is made of Half - Whole steps using this idea you can build a diminished scale from any note!
As an example I used C diminished:
C - Db - Eb - E - F# - G - A - Bb
When I harmonized this scale I got those chords:
Cmi7 - Db diminished - Ebmi7 - Eb7 - E diminished - F#half dim - G diminished- Ami7 - A7
So you can use C diminished scale over those chords
Let me know if you have any questions!
Posted by: AK Rich May 5 2012, 05:03 PM
Wow thats very interesting Alex! Sorry I missed the lesson 
. To get this Harmonic Minor into a pentatonic scale you just left out the 2nd and 6th tones correct?And would you do it the same way to make a penta scale from any scale or mode thereof ? Also I was wondering, could you tab out examples of the chords you got from harmonizing the Diminished and Harmonic Minor scales?
Posted by: Alex Feather May 6 2012, 05:27 PM
Sunday May 6 review
Hi guys! The last part of harmonic minor series!
I was reviewing everything that we were talking about!
Modes:
Aeolian #7
Locrian #6
Ionian #5
Dorian #4
Phrygian Major
Lydian #2
Mixolydian #1
Usage:
You can play harmonic minor every time when you would normally play natural minor it will add some spice into your solo
The only exception is Mixolydian#1 you can use this scale if you see a chord progression that has chords from major scale
for example:
Emi - Ami - B7 - Emi
This is a I-IV-V chord progression in minor but instead of having a Bmi chord we have a B7 which is coming from I-IV-V major
Locrian#6
E |-----------------------------------------------3----|
B |--------------------------------------4--5--7-------|
G |-----------------------------2--4--5----------------|
D |--------------------2--4--5-------------------------|
A |-----------2--3--6----------------------------------|
E |--2--3--5-------------------------------------------|
--5--7L----------------------7L----------7L----7----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Ionian #5
-----------------------------------------------5----|
--------------------------------------5--7--8-------|
-----------------------------4--5--8----------------|
--------------------4--5--7-------------------------|
-----------3--6--7----------------------------------|
--3--5--7-------------------------------------------|
--7--8L-8L----------------------8L----------8-------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Dorian #4
-----------------------------------------------7----|
--------------------------------------7--8--10------|
-----------------------------5--8--9----------------|
--------------------5--7--9-------------------------|
-----------6--7--9----------------------------------|
--5--7--8-------------------------------------------|
--8--11L11L---------------------11L---------11------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Phrygian Major
-----------------------------------------------8----|
--------------------------------------8--10-12------|
-----------------------------8--9--11---------------|
--------------------7--9--10------------------------|
-----------7--9--10---------------------------------|
--7--8--11------------------------------------------|
--11-12L12L---------------------12------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Lydian #2
-----------------------------------------------11---|
--------------------------------------10-12-13------|
-----------------------------9--11-12---------------|
--------------------9--10-13------------------------|
-----------9--10-12---------------------------------|
--8--11-12------------------------------------------|
--12-14L14L---------------------14------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Mixolydian #1
-----------------------------------------------12---|
--------------------------------------12-13-16------|
-----------------------------11-12-14---------------|
--------------------10-13-14------------------------|
-----------10-12-14---------------------------------|
--11-12-14------------------------------------------|
--14-15L15L---------------------15------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
Harmonic Minor (Aeolian #7)
-----------------------------------------------12---|
--------------------------------------12-13-16------|
-----------------------------12-14-16---------------|
--------------------13-14-16------------------------|
-----------12-14-15---------------------------------|
--12-14-15------------------------------------------|
--14-15L15L---------------------15------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
Arpeggios:
E |--------------------2--5----|--7--5--2-------------------|
B |-----------------4----------|-----------4----------------|
G |-----------2--4-------------|--------------4--2----------|
D |-----1--4-------------------|--------------------4--1----|
A |--2-------------------------|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------3--7----|--8--7--3-------------------|
-----------------5----------|-----------5----------------|
-----------4--5-------------|--------------5--4----------|
--------5-------------------|--------------------5-------|
--3--7----------------------|-----------------------7----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------5--8----|--11-8--5-------------------|
-----------------7----------|-----------7----------------|
-----------5--8-------------|--------------8--5----------|
--------7-------------------|--------------------7-------|
--6--9----------------------|-----------------------9----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------7--11---|--12-11-7-------------------|
-----------------8----------|-----------8----------------|
-----------8--9-------------|--------------9--8----------|
--------9-------------------|--------------------9-------|
--7--10---------------------|-----------------------10---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------8--12---|--14-12-8-------------------|
-----------------10---------|-----------10---------------|
-----------9--11------------|--------------11-9----------|
--------10------------------|--------------------10------|
--9--12---------------------|-----------------------12---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------11-14---|--15-14-11------------------|
-----------------12---------|-----------12---------------|
-----------11-12------------|--------------12-11---------|
--------13------------------|--------------------13------|
--10-14---------------------|-----------------------14---|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------12-15---|--17-15-12------------------|-------||
-----------------13---------|-----------13---------------|-------||
-----------12-14------------|--------------14-12---------|-------||
--------14------------------|--------------------14------|-------||
--12-15---------------------|-----------------------15---|--12---||
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------||
Pentatonics:
E |--5--3----------------------|----------------------------|
B |--------5--4----------------|----------------------------|
G |--------------4--2----------|----------------------------|
D |--------------------5--2----|-----------------------2----|
A |----------------------------|--6--2-----------2--6-------|
E |----------------------------|--------5--3--5-------------|
-----------------3--5L-5----|----|--7--5----------------------|
-----------4--5-------------|----|--------8--5----------------|
-----2--4-------------------|----|--------------8--4----------|
--5-------------------------|----|--------------------7--5----|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------5--7L-7----|----|
----------------------------|-----------5--8-------------|----|
----------------------------|-----4--8-------------------|----|
-----------------------5----|--7-------------------------|----|
--7--6-----------6--7-------|----------------------------|----|
--------7--5--7-------------|----------------------------|----|
--11-7----------------------|----------------------------|
--------10-8----------------|----------------------------|
--------------9--8----------|----------------------------|
--------------------9--7----|-----------------------7----|
----------------------------|--10-7-----------7--10------|
----------------------------|--------11-7--11------------|
-----------------7--11L11---|----|--12-11---------------------|
-----------8--10------------|----|--------12-10---------------|
-----8--9-------------------|----|--------------12-9----------|
--9-------------------------|----|--------------------13-9----|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------11-12L12---|----|
----------------------------|-----------10-12------------|----|
----------------------------|-----9--12------------------|----|
-----------------------9----|--13------------------------|----|
--12-10----------10-12------|----------------------------|----|
--------12-11-12------------|----------------------------|----|
--15-12---------------------|----------------------------|
--------16-12---------------|----------------------------|
--------------14-12---------|----------------------------|
--------------------14-13---|-----------------------13---|
----------------------------|--14-12----------12-14------|
----------------------------|--------15-12-15------------|
-----------------12-15L15---|----||
-----------12-16------------|----||
-----12-14------------------|----||
--14------------------------|----||
----------------------------|----||
----------------------------|----||
. To get this Harmonic Minor into a pentatonic scale you just left out the 2nd and 6th tones correct?And would you do it the same way to make a penta scale from any scale or mode thereof ? Also I was wondering, could you tab out examples of the chords you got from harmonizing the Diminished and Harmonic Minor scales?Hi! All you need to do in pentatonics is to play #7 and you will get a harmonic minor sound!
I will get into diminished next week and will be talking about it for 4 weeks!!!
Those are the chords I got harmonizing C diminished scale
Cmi7 - Db diminished - Ebmi7 - Eb7 - E diminished - F#half dim - G diminished- Ami7 - A7
Posted by: paket May 15 2012, 03:57 AM
Hello Alex
I missed the chat on Sunday. I was going by the calendar on the front page, but it looks like you were on a few hours before that. Are you going back to the old time next week, or the new one?
Posted by: Alex Feather May 16 2012, 03:21 AM
I missed the chat on Sunday. I was going by the calendar on the front page, but it looks like you were on a few hours before that. Are you going back to the old time next week, or the new one?
Everything will stay the same last Sunday I started earlier and the lesson went for two hours!
This Sunday everything will be the same as usual!
Posted by: paket May 16 2012, 07:56 AM
Fantastic - I'm relieved to hear that. The Sunday chat is the only one that fits into my schedule.
thx
This Sunday everything will be the same as usual!
Posted by: Alex Feather May 16 2012, 08:38 AM
thx
Awesome! I will see you there!
Posted by: Alex Feather May 17 2012, 05:31 PM
Notes from Sunday May 13th and Wednesday May 16
I was explaining the triton sub
You can substitute any 7th chord by finding a triton (b5) up
For example in the chord progresion
Emi7 - A7 - Dmaj7
A7 can be substituted by Eb7 So we will get Emi7 - Eb7 - Dmaj7
The trick is you can pretend that you are playing over Eb7 even if the real chord A7
The will give you a very cool harminic/diminished sound!
Also I was reviewing everything about Harmonic minor
E |----------------------------|-----------------7--5--3----|
B |----------------------------|--------3--7--5-------------|
G |-----------------------5----|--4--2----------------------|
D |-----------5--4--2----------|----------------------------|
A |--------------------3-------|----------------------------|
E |--2--5--3-------------------|----------------------------|
--8--7--5-------------------|----------------------------|
-----------8--8--7--5-------|----------------------------|
-----------------------7----|--5--4----------------------|
----------------------------|--------7--5--4-------------|
----------------------------|-----------------7--5--3----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------------7--8----|--10------------------------|
----------------------------|-----7--8--10---------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------5----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------5--7--9-------|
--7--5--3--5--7--8----------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------10-12-14-12-10---|
----------------------------|--10-12-13------------------|
--7--9-----------7--9--11---|----------------------------|
--------5--7--9-------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|
--13-12-10------------------|-----------------------12---|
----------------------------|--------------9--11-12------|
----------------------------|-----9--10-12---------------|
--------------------9--10---|--12------------------------|
-----------8--10-12---------|----------------------------|
--------12-14-15-14---------|----------------------------|-------||
--13-15-------------17------|--13------------------------|-------||
----------------------------|--------14------------------|-------||
-----------------------12---|-----------17---------------|-------||
----------------------------|-----14---------------------|-------||
----------------------------|--------------17-15-14-15L--|--15---||
I also explained how to harmonize diminished scale
I used C as an example Those are the chords I got!
Cmi7 - Db diminished - Ebmi7 - Eb7 - E diminished - F#half dim - G diminished- Ami7 - A7
So C diminished scale will work perfectly fine over those chords!
Posted by: Alex Feather May 22 2012, 08:14 AM
Notes from May 27th 2012
If we will harmonize C diminished scale
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
we will get those chords:
Cmi7 - Db diminished - Ebmi7 - Eb7 - E diminished - F#half dim - G diminished- Ami7 - A7 - Bb diminished
C diminished scale will work over any of those chords!
Here is the tab of all arpeggios and chords positions:
E |----------------------------|--------------2--3--5L-5----|----|-------|
B |----------------------------|-----2--4--5----------------|----|--4----|
G |--------------------2--3----|--5-------------------------|----|--3----|
D |-----------2--4--5----------|----------------------------|----|--5----|
A |--3--4--6-------------------|----------------------------|----|--3----|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|----|-------|
--------------------3--6----|--8--6--3-------------------|-------|-------|
-----------------4----------|-----------4----------------|-------|--5----|
-----------3--5-------------|--------------5--3----------|-------|--6----|
--------5-------------------|--------------------5-------|-------|--5----|
--3--6----------------------|-----------------------6----|--3----|--4----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|-------|
--------------------3--6----|--9--6--3-------------------|-------|--2----|
-----------------5----------|-----------5----------------|-------|--2----|
-----------3--6-------------|--------------6--3----------|-------|--3----|
--------5-------------------|--------------------5-------|-------|--1----|
--4--6----------------------|-----------------------6----|--4----|-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|-------|
--------------------6--9----|--11-9--6-------------------|-------|-------|
-----------------7----------|-----------7----------------|-------|--8----|
-----------6--8-------------|--------------8--6----------|-------|--6----|
--------8-------------------|--------------------8-------|-------|--8----|
--6--9----------------------|-----------------------9----|--6----|--6----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|-------|
--------------------6--9----|--11-9--6-------------------|-------|--3----|
-----------------8----------|-----------8----------------|-------|--5----|
-----------6--8-------------|--------------8--6----------|-------|--3----|
--------8-------------------|--------------------8-------|-------|--5----|
--6--10---------------------|-----------------------10---|--6----|-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|-------|
--------------------6--9----|--6-------------------------|-------|
-----------------8----------|-----8----------------------|--10---|
-----------6--9-------------|--------9--6----------------|--9----|
--------8-------------------|--------------8-------------|--10---|
--7--10---------------------|-----------------10-7L-7----|--9----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|
--------------------8--12---|--14-12-8-------------------|-------|--6----|
-----------------10---------|-----------10---------------|-------|--8----|
-----------9--11------------|--------------11-9----------|-------|--6----|
--------10------------------|--------------------10------|-------|--5----|
--10-12---------------------|-----------------------12---|--9----|-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|-------|
--------------------10-12---|--10------------------------|-------|
-----------------11---------|-----11---------------------|-------|
-----------9--12------------|--------12-9----------------|--5----|
--------11------------------|--------------11------------|--5----|
--10-13---------------------|-----------------13-10L10---|--7----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|--5----|
--------------------12-15---|--17-15-12------------------|-------|--5----|
-----------------13---------|-----------13---------------|-------|--5----|
-----------12-14------------|--------------14-12---------|-------|--6----|
--------14------------------|--------------------14------|-------|--5----|
--12-15---------------------|-----------------------15---|--12---|--7----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|--5----|
--------------------12-15---|--17-15-12------------------|-------|--9----|
-----------------14---------|-----------14---------------|-------|--11---|
-----------12-14------------|--------------14-12---------|-------|--9----|
--------14------------------|--------------------14------|-------|--8----|
--12-15---------------------|-----------------------16---|--12---|-------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|-------|-------|
--------------------12-15---|--12------------------------||
-----------------14---------|-----14---------------------||
-----------12-15------------|--------15-12---------------||
--------14------------------|--------------14------------||
--13-16---------------------|-----------------16-13L13---||
----------------------------|----------------------------||
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Diminished.gpx ( 29.28K )
: 217Let me know if you need help or have any questions!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jun 6 2012, 05:02 PM
Video Chat review June 3
We were talking about creating backing tracks in style of rock!
This is the track that we have made together
BPM 85
Chords:
C - G - F - G
Structure is:
Intro - Verse - Chorus
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/video-chat-rock
And here are all the separate parts
Drums
drums_rock.mp3 ( 2.07MB )
: 129
Bass
bass_rock.mp3 ( 2.07MB )
: 124
Guitar Rhythm Low
guitar_rhythm_low_rock.mp3 ( 2.07MB )
: 146
Guitar Rhythm High
guitar_rhythm_high_rock.mp3 ( 2.07MB )
: 133
Guitar intro
guitar_intro_rock.mp3 ( 711.76K )
: 144
Chorus guitar picking
guitar_chorus_rock.mp3 ( 711.76K )
: 124
That what I did step by step after drums and bass:
Intro
As you can hear I have two rhythm guitars playing
I did the main part in a low range power chords and than doubled the same part octave higher, after I panned left and right to make it sound fuller!
For the intro I have decided to use a short riff/solo part that is not too busy or complicated I played it in a low range
Verse
Since I was pretending that this is a song I have decided to make verse very simple and played as minimum guitar as possible so I am not on the way with a signer! Because there is no pre chorus for the second part I added octave double to make it feel like pre chorus and get listener ready for the chorus
Chorus
When the chorus came in I used same rhythm guitars as in the intro and added a picking part with a lot of delay and chorus on it to fill out the hi range and do not interfere with a singer! This trick is used in pop and rock music a lot!
Let me know if you have any questions or need help!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jun 13 2012, 09:17 PM
Video Chat review June 6/10th
Hi guys we were talking about creating backing tracksin Rock Ballad style
Here is the final track!
Chords:
C - Ami - F - G
Tempo: 85 BPM
Drums
I used straight groove 85 BPM
drums.mp3 ( 1.73MB )
: 137
Bass
Bass.mp3 ( 1.73MB )
: 136
Bass track is based on the kick and snare groove to make it to sound tighter
Guitar intro
alternative_picking.mp3 ( 1.73MB )
: 142
I used the straight 16 notes poser chords to lock the groove better
Guitar Picking
Guitar_Picking.mp3 ( 1.73MB )
: 129
I added picking part for the verse and intro to make it sound fuller I played triads in a high octave
Tremolo guitar
tremolo.mp3 ( 1.73MB )
: 131
I added tremolo part as well for the atmosphere
Octave Chorus
octave_chorus.mp3 ( 711.76K )
: 125
To make the chorus feel bigger I added a double rhythm part octave higher
You can download those tracks and come up with your own arrangements!
Let me know if you have any questions or need help!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jun 23 2012, 08:00 PM
Chat Review June 13/16
Hi guys! In the last video chat we were talking about arranging tracks in the style of funk!
Here is the chord progression we have been using:
Emi7 - Ami7 - C7 - B7 - Emi7
Here is the main track:
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/funk-style-full-track
Tempo - 105 BPM
Drums Straight beat
drums_105_bpm_FUNK.mp3 ( 1.68MB )
: 133
As you can hear I chose the straight 4/4 drum beat
Bass track
Bass_Funk_105_BPM.mp3 ( 1.68MB )
: 129
Organ
Organ_105_BPM_Funk.mp3 ( 1.68MB )
: 136
For the organ track I just played pads root and fifth
Guitar main track
Guitar_rhythm_clean.mp3 ( 1.68MB )
: 142
The rhythm track I played based on the drums and was trying to fill the gaps in between the drum beat
Guitar main double flanger
Guitar_Flanger_105_BPM.mp3 ( 1.68MB )
: 146
I doubled the main rhythm track and used flanger to make it move more
Guitar single notes
Single_notes_auto_wah_105_B.mp3 ( 1.68MB )
: 137
For this track I played single notes and used autowah to add extra movement to the track
Let me know if you have any questions or need help!
Posted by: JPBluestring Jun 30 2012, 02:23 PM
Thank you Alex.
This was a very useful lesson.
It helps to see how you worked it out.
I like the arrangement. I downloaded all the tracks and re-opened in Cubase.
Seeing how you built the various tracks clarifies how it should be done.
Many thanks for your dedication.
JPBluestring.
Posted by: Alex Feather Jul 1 2012, 03:33 AM
Video Chat Notes June 12/23
In this video chat I was explaining on how to harmonize the melodies using thirds,fourths,fifths,Sixths,Sevenths
So the trick is to play the same melody up in the interval you want to harmonize into! That's it! It's that simple!
The only rule is if you see the note that is out of the key you are in you have to play the correct one!
The chord progression is in E the chords are
E - D - C - B
Tracks:
Thirds and fifths
Full_track_in_thirds_and_fi.mp3 ( 680.74K )
: 132
Thirds,fifths and sixths
Full_track_in_Thirds_and_Si.mp3 ( 680.74K )
: 159
The main melody track
This is the melody that has been harmonized!
The_main_melody.mp3 ( 680.74K )
: 133
Let me know if you have any questions or need help!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jul 7 2012, 06:21 AM
Coldplay style backing tracks June 27/July 1/ July 4th
Hi guys Last few video chats I was explaining how to create backing tracks in style of Coldplay
Here is what I came up with:
Coldplay_1.mp3 ( 2.26MB )
: 123
Tempo:
80 BPM
Chord progression:
Verse: G - D - C
Chorus:
Ami - G
Here is the drums track I found a little different beat with added kick drum
CP_drums_80_BPM.mp3 ( 2.26MB )
: 141
The bass track I did is a little different For the verse I was playing roots but when the chorus came I played G major scale
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
Over A minor I played root over G I played E and I got the sound of E minor 7 chord For G I came back to the root
CP_Bass.mp3 ( 2.22MB )
: 132
Guitar 1 I played rhythm part and used different voicings:
For G major
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
For D
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
For C
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
For Ami7
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
For G
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
For the second G
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
CP_rhythm.mp3 ( 2.22MB )
: 121
For this part I used the same voicings as for guitar 1 only added more delay and chorus to get more atmospheric sound
CP_Guitar_2.mp3 ( 2.22MB )
: 146
Single notes part I was playing notes from G major scale on the second string
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I used two delays to get very space sound also added some reverb and chorus
CP_Space_guitar.mp3 ( 2.22MB )
: 137
For the solo I used single notes for part one and a lot of octave slides for part 2
CP_Lead_guitar.mp3 ( 2.22MB )
: 119
And here is the track without guitars
CP_No_guitars.mp3 ( 2.22MB )
: 133
Here is the piano track
I did some simple arpeggios for it cause I am not really a piano player
CP_piano.mp3 ( 2.22MB )
: 133
Let me know if you have any questions!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jul 19 2012, 06:35 AM
Lesson notes from July 8th/11th/16th
Question and answer technique
There are a few different types of question and answer technique
You can go even numbers or even/odd number of phrases!
Just pretend it's a conversation between a men and a woman!
Low octave is men hight is woman!
This is the best and the fastest way to master Q&A technique!
Playing two notes in a lower register and replying in a higher register with two notes as well
----------------------------------------------
------------------------------12-15-----------
----------------------------------------------
---5-7----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
Two - four
Playing two notes in a lower register and replying in a higher register with four notes
----------------------------------------------
------------------------------12-15-----------
-------------------------------------12-14----
---5-7----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
Four - four
--------------------------------------12-15---
------------------------------12-15-----------
--------5-7-----------------------------------
---5-7----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------
You can keep going in even numbers! This technique will help you develop your solo so you don't show everything right away!
Very good technique to use when you are got caught on the spot and have to play something right away!
Posted by: Alex Feather Jul 29 2012, 01:30 AM
Notes from July 22nd
Hi guys! Last Sunday I started getting into melodic minor
If you are counting from the minor scale it will have #6 and #7
If you are going from Major it will have b3
Both ways are correct and its totally up to you to decide which one you like better!
I was showing examples based on E melodic minor
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If we would harmonize E melodic minor scale we will get:
Emi/Maj7 -F#mi7 - Gmaj7#5 - A7 - B7 - C#half diminished - D#half diminished
Emi/maj7
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F#Mi7
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Gmaj7#5
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A7
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B7
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
C#half diminished
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
D# half diminished
http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/scalegenerator
Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: Alex Feather Aug 1 2012, 06:28 AM
July 25th Video chat notes
Last Wednesday I was showing you mechanical exercises that will help you develop alternative picking!
The whole idea of those exercises is to make your brain think differently! I took very simple pattern and by changing picking technique made it very challenging!
Here is the tab!
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------4----|
D |-----------------------------4-----5--4--7--5-------|
A |-----------3-----5--3--7--5-----7-------------------|
E |--3--7--5-----7-------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------5-----5--8L-8----|----|----|
-----------------5-----7--5--8--7-----8-------------|----|----|
-----5--4--7--5-----7-------------------------------|----|----|
--7-------------------------------------------------|----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------1--3--2--4----|
--------------------------1--3--2--4----------------|
--------------1--3--2--4----------------------------|
--1--3--2--4----------------------------------------|
--------------1--3--2--4--5--3--4--2----------------|
--1--3--2--4--------------------------5--3--4--2----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
--5--3--4--2----------------------------------------|----|
--------------5--3--4--2----------------------------|----|
--------------------------5--3--4--2----------------|----|
--------------------------------------5--3--4--2----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----||
----------------------------------------------------|----||
-----------4--5--7-----------4--5--7-----------4----|----||
--4--5--7-----------4--5--7-----------4--5--7-------|----||
----------------------------------------------------|----||
----------------------------------------------------|----||
Now the picking techniques I have been using for each exercise!
Practice it everyday for 15 minutes and you will see the difference in a week!
Picking:
1)Up - Down (alternative picking)
2)Down - Down (all strokes down)
3) Up -Up (All strokes up)
4) Up - Up - Down - Down (Up strokes first down strokes for every other string)
5) Up - Up - Down - Down - Up - Down (First string up, second string down, third string up - down etc.)
This exercises is the easiest and one of the fastest way to develop alternative picking and hands coordination!
Posted by: Alex Feather Aug 8 2012, 09:48 PM
Review from August 1st
We were working on alternative picking exercises changing strokes and fingering!
E |-----------------------------------------------3----|
B |-----------------------------3--5--7----------------|
G |--------------------------------------2--4--5-------|
D |-----------2--4--5----------------------------------|
A |--------------------2--3--5-------------------------|
E |--2--3--5-------------------------------------------|
--5--7--5--3----------------------------------------|
-----------------------7--5--3----------------------|
--------------5--4--2--------------------5--4--2----|
--------------------------------5--3--2-------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
-----------5--3--2----------------------------------|----|
--5--3--2-------------------------------------------|----|
--------------------5--3--2L-2L----------2----------|----|
--------------------------9-----9--12-9-----9-------|
-----------------10----10----10----------10----10---|
--------9-----9-----9-------------------------------|
-----11----11---------------------------------------|
--12------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|----|----|
-----10---------------------------------------------|----|----|
--9-----9-----9-------------------------------------|----|----|
-----------11----11---------------------------------|----|----|
--------------------12L12L12------------------------|----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|----|
--------------------------8-----8--12-8-----8-------|
-----------------10----10----10----------10----10---|
--------9-----9-----9-------------------------------|
-----10----10---------------------------------------|
--12------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|----|----|
-----10---------------------------------------------|----|----|
--9-----9-----9-------------------------------------|----|----|
-----------10----10---------------------------------|----|----|
--------------------12L12L12------------------------|----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|----|
-----------------------------------------------7----|
--------------------------------------7--8--10------|
-----------------------------4--5--7----------------|
--------------------4--5--7-------------------------|
-----------2--3--5----------------------------------|
--2--3--5-------------------------------------------|
--8--10----------5--7--8-----------7--10------------|
--------5--7--8-----------7--8--10-------8--10-12---|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--8--10-12----------10-12-14------------------------||
-----------10-12-13---------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
Picking:
1)Up - Down (alternative picking)
2)Down - Down (all strokes down)
3) Up -Up (All strokes up)
4) Up - Up - Down - Down (Up strokes first down strokes for every other string)
5) Up - Up - Down - Down - Up - Down (First string up, second string down, third string up - down etc.)
Please feel free to ask if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: Alex Feather Aug 9 2012, 06:22 PM
Notes from August 9
We have been working on alternative picking exercises I showed you how to warm up and build up tempo gradually!
E ||---------------------------|---------------------------|||
B ||---------------------------|---------------------------|||
G ||o--------------------------|--------------------------o|||
D ||o7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--o|||
A ||---------------------------|---------------------------|||
E ||---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|--5--5--5--5---------------|||
o------------5--5--5--5----|--------------5--5--5--5--o|||
o7--7--7--7----------------|--------------------------o|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
-8--5--------5-------------|--8--5--------5------------|||
o------7--5-----7--5-------|--------7--5-----7--5-----o|||
o---------------------7----|-----------------------7--o|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
o7--5----------------------|--------------------------o|||
o------7--6--5-----5-------|--------------5-----7--5--o|||
----------------7-----7----|--6--5--6--7-----7---------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
o7--5--------9--5----------|--7--5--------9--5--------o|||
o------7--5--------7--5----|--------7--5--------7--5--o|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
-------------------5--8----|--5------------------------|||
o---------5--6--7----------|-----7--6--5-----5--------o|||
o5--6--7-------------------|--------------7-----7--6--o|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
-8--5----------------------|--8--5---------------------|||
-------8--5--8--5----------|--------8--5--8--5---------|||
o------------------7--5----|--------------------7--5--o|||
o--------------------------|--------------------------o|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
-------------------5--8----|--5------------------------|||
o---------5--6--7----------|-----7--6--5-----5--------o|||
o5--6--7-------------------|--------------7-----7--6--o|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
-------------------8--10---|--8------------------------|||
o------------7--9----------|-----9--7-----------------o|||
o------7--9----------------|-----------9--7-----------o|||
-7--10---------------------|-----------------10-7--10--|||
---------------------------|---------------------------|||
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
o------------------------------------------5-------|
o------------------------5-----5--7--5--7-----7----|
-------5-----5--7--5--7-----7----------------------|
-5--8-----8----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------5-----5--8--8--8----|
--------------5-----5--8--5--8-----8----------------|
--5--7--5--7-----7----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--8--5-----5----------------------------------------|
--------8-----8--5--8--5-----5----------------------|
--------------------------7-----7--5--7--5-----5----|
--------------------------------------------7-------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------||----|----|----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----|----|----||
--------------------------------------------------o||----|----|----|----||
--7--5--7--5-----5--------------------------------o||----|----|----|----||
--------------7-----7--5--7--5-----5---------------||----|----|----|----||
--------------------------------8-----8--5--8--5---||----|----|----|----||
By doing those exercises daily you will get a lot of progress with hands synchronization and alternative picking!
Posted by: Alex Feather Aug 17 2012, 10:22 PM
Notes from Sunday August 5th
As you remember you can create your own licks by creating a five or seven note sequence you can use any notes you want
and applying it over 4/4 signature!
5/4
Lick 1
------7-----------------7----------10--------7-----------9---
-----------8---10------------8---------------------8---------
--7-9---9----7----7--9----9-----7------7--9----9------7-----
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
Lick 2
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
--------7------------9-----------7-----------11--------------
---------------9------------------------9--------------------
--7--10----10-----7------7--10-----10-----7-----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
Lick 3
---8---5--------------8--5-----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
------------8--7--5----------8--7--5-------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
Lick 4
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--------------7--9------
-----------------------------------------------7------------7--9----------7--9----------7--9------------
---------------7-------------7--9--------7--9---------7--9---------7--9--------------9------------------
---------7--9---------7--9---------7--9-----------9-----------------------------------------------------
---7--10----------10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7/4
Lick 5
-------------------------------------------------------------
--------------8--------------8------------------------------
--------7-8-9---------7-8-9---------------------------------
--7-8-9---------7-8-9---------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
Lick 6
--10-7----------------10-7----------------------------------
--------10-7---------------10-7-----------------------------
--------------10-9-7------------10-9-7----------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
Don't forget that those licks are the sequence and you have to repeat it in order to get polyrhythmic sound!
We were also talking about stretching and string skipping so here is another lick
4/4
Lick 7
--------------10------------------------------10-----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
--10--14--16-----10--14--16------10--14--16-----10--14--16------
------------------------------14------------------------------14--
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted by: Alex Feather Aug 23 2012, 10:10 PM
Video chat review Wednesday August 22 2012
I was showing pieces of classical compositions that I have turned into exercises!
Those are very good if you are trying to develop a good picking technique!!!
Here is the tab:
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
B ||-6--5--6--4--6--5--6--4--6--5--6--4--6--5--6--4----|
G ||o--------------------------------------------------|
D ||o--------------------------------------------------|
A ||---------------------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--6--5--6--3--6--5--6--3--6--5--6--3--6--5--6--3----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-----------3-----------3-----------3-----------3----|
--6--5--6-----6--5--6-----6--5--6-----6--5--6-------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------6---|||
--6--5--6-----6--5--6-----6--5--6-----6--5--6------|||
--------------------------------------------------o|||
--------------------------------------------------o|||
---------------------------------------------------|||
---------------------------------------------------|||
--------------------------------------------------||----|----|----||
-5--4--3--------6--5--4--5--4--3-----------3--4---||----|----|----||
o---------6--5--------------------6--5--6--------o||----|----|----||
o------------------------------------------------o||----|----|----||
--------------------------------------------------||----|----|----||
--------------------------------------------------||----|----|----||
---------------------------------------------------|
----------3--5-----5-----4-----4-----3-----3-------|
o2--4--5--------5-----------4-----------3----------|
o--------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------3-----------3------------||----|----|----||
-----------3--5-----5--------5-----5---------------||----|----|----||
--2--4--5--------5--------------5-----------------o||----|----|----||
--------------------------------------------------o||----|----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----|----||
Guitar Pro:
Classical_music_exercises_.gp5 ( 2.73K )
: 103Make sure to use a metronome and please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: Alex Feather Sep 6 2012, 08:36 PM
Lesson notes from August 31st
I showed you how to combine different arpeggios and turn them into licks!
We started by harmonizing G major scale:
Gmaj7 - Ami7 - Bmi7 - Cmaj7 - D7 - Emi7 - F#mi7b5
Than figured out arpeggio for each chord:
Gmaj7
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Ami7
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Bm7
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Cmaj7
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D7
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Emi7
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F#mi7b5
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So combining arpeggios is very easy! All you have to do is to take first three strings from one arpeggios and the rest from another one!
Here is an example:
I combined G maj7 and Ami7 arpeggios
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Here is another combination of Ami7 and Emi7
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Try your own combinations and feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: Alex Feather Sep 18 2012, 04:30 PM
Video chat review September 12 2012
We were talking about use of effect pedals
Here is the track I came up with:
Video_chat.mp3 ( 467.67K )
: 109
- Drums
For the drums I used EZ drummer and added compressor to it ( I used API built in drum preset but you can use any type of compressor) 
- Bass
For the Bass I used a built in sound and I played it on the keyboard ( I added a compressor and EQ) 
- Organ
was a standard Logic edition B3 
- Rhythm guitar
I recorded bypass signal and used Guitar Rig 4 to create a sound also added some EQ 
- Solo
For the solo guitar I added some overdrive, EQ and Noise Gate
Let me know if you have any questions!
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 5 2012, 07:20 AM
Review from October 1st 2012
Hi guys last video chat we were talking about exercises that will help you develop legato technique
Here are the exercises I showed:
E |--8--5--7--8--7--5----------------------------------|----|
B |--------------------8--5--7--8--7--5----------------|----|
G |--------------------------------------7-----5-------|----|
D |----------------------------------------------------|----|
A |----------------------------------------------------|----|
E |----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
--7--5--6--4--5--6--7--5--6--4--5--6--7--5--6--4----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
--4--5--7--5--4--5--7--9--7--5--4--5--7--5--4--5----|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
-----------------------------5--7--8----------------||
-----------5--7--8-----------------------------5----||
--------------------4--5--7-------------------------||
--4--5--7-----------------------------4--5--7-------||
----------------------------------------------------||
----------------------------------------------------||
If it is too complicated you can play first note on each string this will make it much easier!
Make sure to practice those exercises at a slow tempo using a metronome and you will get great results fast!
Please let me know if you have any questions and I will see you on the forum!
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 11 2012, 09:32 PM
Wednesday October 10th review
Hi guys! Last video chat I was explaining the circle of fifth
If you will look at the picture you will se that by going clockwise sharps being added counter clockwise flats
Wednesday October 10th review
Hi guys! Last video chat I was explaining the circle of fifth
If you will look at the picture you will se that by going clockwise sharps being added counter clockwise flats 
Sharp being added in this order:
F# - C# - G# - D# - A# - E#
Flats being aded in this order:
Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Cb
Here is the breakdown of major scales and parallel minors with sharps and flats:
G (E minor) = F#
D (B minor) = F# - C#
A (F# minor) = F# - C# - G#
E (C# minor) = F# - C# - G# - D#
B (G# minor) = F# - C# - G# - D# - A#
F# (D# minor) = F# - C# - G# - D# - A# - E#
F (D minor) = Bb
Bb (G minor) = Bb - Eb
Eb (C minor) = Bb - Eb - Ab
Ab (F minor) = Bb - Eb - Ab - Db
Db (Bb minor) = Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb
Gb ( Eb minor) = Bb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb - Cb
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: Alex Feather Oct 19 2012, 08:00 AM
Lesson noted from Wednesday October 17
We were using inversions from G major scale
The chords are
G major - A minor - F# diminished
What is chord inversion
A chord's inversion describes the relationship of its bass to the other tones in the chord. For instance, a G major triad contains the tones G, B and D; its inversion is determined by which of these tones is used as the bottom note in the chord.
A root-position chord Play is sometimes known as the parent chord of its inversions. For example, G is the root of a G major triad and is in the bass when the triad is in root position; the 3rd and the 5th of the triad are sounded above the bass.
There are 2 triad inversions:
In the first inversion of a G major triad , the bass is B—the 3rd of the triad—with the 5th and the root stacked above it (the root now shifted an octave higher), forming the intervals of a 3rd and a 6th above the inverted bass of B.
In the second inversion, the bass is D—the 5th of the triad—with the root and the 3rd above it (both again shifted an octave higher), forming a 4th and a 6th above the (inverted) bass of D.
We will be doing inversions on first 3 strings
G major
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A minor
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F# diminished
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Why inversions are so important?
First of all it will help you to learn the neck better!
There are two ways to use inversions to ensure that they make sense in your chord progression.
Smooth out a jumpy bass line. If you’re looking for ways to make your bass move by step rather than by leaps of 4ths and 5ths all the time, an inversion can help. Let’s say that your progression is this: C G F C F G C. As you can see, that bass line jumps quite a bit by 4ths and 5ths. By using inversions, you can smooth that out: C G/B F/A C/G F G C. Any note after the slash is the bass note.
Provide a bit of variety if a chord is held for many beats. If you find that you’re song requires you to hold a C for 8 beats before moving on to F, you can play C for 4 beats, then move to C/E for 4 beats, before finally moving on to F. The inverted chord (C/E) allows the bass to move, and provides a slightly different texture, offering a bit of variety of sound.
In other words it will give you variety of chords octaves and voicing when you are playing solo or rhythm plus will help you understand neck in triads which is very important when you are trying to learn the neck!
Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: Alex Feather Nov 7 2012, 07:32 AM
Video chat from November 4th
Hi guys we were talking about modes and how to use them!
The main trick is to understand is that all modes is a part of the same scale
so say for example G major scale will have 7 modes for each starting note
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It will have:
F# Locrian - G major - A dorian - B phrygian - C lydian - D mixolydian - E minor
So the notes will stay the same the only thing will change is the order!
That means that if I have A dorian chord progression I can play any modes from G major scale over it!
This way you will be able to cover the whole neck and wouldn't have to worry about positions anymore!
Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: Alex Feather Nov 18 2012, 06:17 PM
Lesson notes from November 18th
We were talking about combining arpeggios in style of Joe Pass
Here is the tab for all 7 triads from G major scale
G - Ami - Bmi - C - D - E mi - F#dim
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------2-------|
D |-----------------2--------4-----2--5-----4-----2----|
A |-----2--5-----3-----2--5-----3--------5-------------|
E |--3--------5----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------2----------|
-----------------------3-----1--5-----3--------5----|
-----4-----2--5-----4-----2--------4--------5-------|
--5-----4--------5----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--3-----2--5-----3--7L-7----------------------------|----|
-----3--------5-------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
Here is a Guitar pro file with a few licks
Joe_pass_style.gp5 ( 2.3K )
: 93Also we were talking about extensions 9 - 11 - 13
The easiest way to find extension is to use next chord technique
say we have a G major 7 chord and need to find all 3 extensions
take the next chord to it (one step up A mi)
and you will get all 3 extensions
G - B - D - F# - A - C - E
Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Posted by: korblitz Nov 19 2012, 11:55 AM
We were talking about combining arpeggios in style of Joe Pass
Here is the tab for all 7 triads from G major scale
G - Ami - Bmi - C - D - E mi - F#dim
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------2-------|
D |-----------------2--------4-----2--5-----4-----2----|
A |-----2--5-----3-----2--5-----3--------5-------------|
E |--3--------5----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------2----------|
-----------------------3-----1--5-----3--------5----|
-----4-----2--5-----4-----2--------4--------5-------|
--5-----4--------5----------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--3-----2--5-----3--7L-7----------------------------|----|
-----3--------5-------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
----------------------------------------------------|----|
Here is a Guitar pro file with a few licks
Joe_pass_style.gp5 ( 2.3K )
: 93Also we were talking about extensions 9 - 11 - 13
The easiest way to find extension is to use next chord technique
say we have a G major 7 chord and need to find all 3 extensions
take the next chord to it (one step up A mi)
and you will get all 3 extensions
G - B - D - F# - A - C - E
Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!
Thanks Alex
Posted by: Alex Feather Nov 20 2012, 02:17 AM
No problem!
Posted by: Alex Feather Dec 5 2012, 02:36 AM
Lesson notes from Sunday December 2nd
Hi guys in the last video chat I was showing you stretching exercises it is very important to stretch and warm up every time before playing I had a hand injury a few years ago because I wasn't taking it seriously and it took a long time to fully recover so be very careful!
I showed you 5 exercises based on stretching that you can add into your warm up routine
here is the tab
E |--------------------------------2--6L-6L-6L-6L-6----|
B |--------------------------2--6----------------------|
G |--------------------2--6----------------------------|
D |--------------2--6----------------------------------|
A |--------2--6----------------------------------------|
E |--2--6----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------2--7L-7L-7L-7L-7----|
--------------------------2--7----------------------|
--------------------2--7----------------------------|
--------------2--7----------------------------------|
--------2--7----------------------------------------|
--2--7----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------2----|
--------------------------------------2--5--7-------|
-----------------------------2--5--7----------------|
--------------------2--5--7-------------------------|
-----------2--5--7----------------------------------|
--2--5--7-------------------------------------------|
--5--7L-7L----------7L----------7L----------7-------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------2--4--5--7----|
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Stretching_exercises.pdf ( 91.17K )
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Stretching_exercises.gp5 ( 2.65K )
: 99Make sure to always start at a slow tempo and use a metronome when you are doing those exercises
do it for 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after practice and you will see huge improvement in your technique
Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything
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