dimanche 7 décembre 2014

An ascending arpeggio sounding like a scale - by Imagine Dragons

You may not know the MOBA game League of Legends,
you may not know the title Warriors from Imagine Dragons,
Just listen to the solo at 1:45
after some bends, there is an ascending pattern, I take time to figure out why it sound cool, but not like scale pattern. It's because it is a Em arpeggio !

an Em (E G B) each note play along with its minor second :
E Eb E then G Gb G then B Bb B, etc...
Nice and great idea by Wayze Sermon.

--------------------------------------------12-11-12s15-14-12------
----------------------------8-7-8-12-11-12-------------------13-12-
----------------------9-8-9---------------------------------------
----------------9-8-9----------------------------------------------
-7-6-7--10-9-10----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------


vendredi 5 décembre 2014

A more chomatic spider

As previously a warm-up and synchonization workout
instead of the classical spider (1234 1234 etc...)

-----------------------------------------------5-6-7-8-
---------------------------------------6-7-8-9---------
-------------------------------6-7-8-9-----------------
----------------------7-8-9-10-------------------------
------------8-9-10-11----------------------------------
-9-10-11-12--------------------------------------------

why not a true chromatic scale ?
with no "hole"
To be worked up and down of course, start where you want.

Idea from a guitar column by Stephan Forte

[updt] I found this related column from guitar world, by John Petrucci : romancing the fret board. A Guitare adaptation of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No. 2

My pinky is weaky...my pinky is weaky..

Yours are not ? lucky boy !
I've been through the classical harmonic spider (1234 - 1234 - etc...)
But, I'v finally find a much better exercise : the walking ring & pinky
thx Ben Lindholm.
remember : this has to be played with finger 3 and 4, like if you mimic a walking man

-----------------------5-6-5-6---------------------
-------------------5-6---------5-6-----------------
---------------5-6----------------5-6--------------
-----------5-6------------------------5-6----------
------5-6---------------------------------5-6------
--5-6-----------------------------------------5-6--

mercredi 4 juin 2014

The lazy bluesman or the 4 notes 1 minute blues solo

The 4 notes (A G D C) 1 min solo winner is.... Griff Hamlin, (solo at 1'30")


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---10-8---------
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[updt] I Like the "inversed house" shape of the full Aminor penta here. E G A C D










dimanche 26 janvier 2014

Andy James - Em arpegio lick


0:45 the arpegio
E    G B  E   G ...
-12-----------------------------
----10-14-----------------------
----------14--------------------
--------------12-16-------------
--------------------15----------
-----------------------15-19----

1:32 (descending)
-10-12----------------------------------
-------10-14------------------------------
--------------12-14-------12-14------------
--------------------12-16-------12 16---------
--------------------------------------15-17----
-------------------------------------------15-19

1:58 (ascending)
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--------------------------------------
-------------------------------12-11
-------------------------14-11------
-------15-14-------15-14------------
-17-14-------17-14-----------------

2:26
-7-8-----------------------------------------------
-----7-9-------------------------------------------
---------9-10------9-10----------------------------
--------------9-12------9-12-----------------------
-----------------------------12-13-----------------
-----------------------------------12-15-----------

final
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14-11-12-11-14-11-12-11--15-12-13-12-17-14-15-14----
-------------------------------------------------17(b)

jeudi 16 janvier 2014

John Petrucci on diagonal melodic pattern (Em)


1/ B E F# G

2/ B C E F# G B  C etc...
-7-8-----------------------------------------------
-----7-9-10----------------------------------------
------------10-11----------------------------------
------------------10-12-13-------------------------
---------------------------12-13-------------------
---------------------------------12-14-15----------

3/ full
B C D
E F# G