Gilbertomania - Gilbert's Style Song pt1 Lesson

Gilbertomania - Gilbert's Style Song pt1

Post your take
  • Lesson
  • My notes

  • Hi GMC!

    I’m back again, and for this lesson I’ve prepared a song in Paul Gilbert´s style.
    He’s been a great inspiration to me, mostly due to his amazing techniques.

    In this lesson I use open position pentatonic. These positions sound great and are often used by Mr Gilbert himself. You can find a lot of examples in several of Mr Big’s songs, such as "Rock is over" and "Colorado Bulldog".

    In this first part, you’ll find section A and B. Both sections have riffs played in unison with the bass. Part A is composed in D Blues Scale and D Dorian. Part B is composed over F Blues Scale and F Dorian. The tempo is quarter = 98. Pay attention to the syncopation and the melody. As I usually say, you should practice slowly at first and then try to increase the speed slowly. I hope you enjoy it! To be continued….

    D Pentatonic Minor Scale:

    D Blues Scale:

    D Dorian:

    F Blues Scale:

    F Dorian:

    From this course:

  • Login to use my notes. No GMC account? Register here.
Scrubbing / forward / rewind: arrow right, arrow left keys
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`