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The Need for Speed Pt.3
DISCLAIMER: If you don't like shred...or don't like shred
players...Don't whine to me...I don't care...This lesson is
for people that WANT to learn how to play this way. If you
don't...That's your business...This is mine...If you send me
flame mail...I'll mail bomb you...For those of you that get
something from this...feel free to email questions, comments
or general criticism...END DISCLAIMER
-=Scales=-
If you've read the first two lessons...They were warmups
and exercises to help limber up your left hand. This lesson
will touch on scales and arpeggios and how to develop speed with them.
The first scale is a basic first position G major scale
--------------------------------------------2--3--5----------
-------------------------------------3---5-------------------
----------------------------2--4--5--------------------------
-------------------2--4--5-----------------------------------
----------2--3--5--------------------------------------------
-2--3--5-----------------------------------------------------
r r r r=root note
With a metronome, play this scale up and down...This is NOT
an exersise.
This is the same scale, played with intervals of 3rds.
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--------------------------------------------2-----4--2--5----
--------------------------2-----4--2--5--4-----5-------------
--------2-----3--2--5--3-----5-------------------------------
2-5--3-----5-------------------------------------------------
-----------------2-----3-------------------------------------
-----3-----5--3-----5----------------------------------------
--4-----5----------------------------------------------------
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Play this up and down...Just reverse the process for the descending
scale. After you get the hang of position playing...You can add
patterns that go across the fretboard (next lesson) rather than just
in one position
This is intervals of 4ths
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----------------------------------------2-----4-----5--------etc
---------------------2-----4-----5---2-----4-----5-----------
---2-----3-----5--2-----3-----5------------------------------
-2----3-----5------------------------------------------------
Play this ascending and descending. I'm assuming that you have
a basic knowledge of music theory...There are a lot of lessons
at OLGA that explain intervals and scales...
this is a pattern of four notes (3 or whatever you want can be
used instead) going up the G major scale
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----------------------------------------------2--------2--4--etc
----------2--------2--3-----2--3--5--2--3--5-----3--5--------
-2--3--5-----3--5--------5-----------------------------------
play this ascending and descending. IMPORTANT: always use a
metronome...This will help you to play accurately...Also, never
use distortion when playing this, distortion only covers up the
mistakes and we WANT to correct mistakes...this isn't alterative 101
playing here.
There are other patterns...5ths 6ths, 7ths, Octaves etc.,
Also patterns of 3 notes 5, 6 etc...Use your imagination with these.
This is a little pattern I learned from an Al DiMeola lesson
play this slowly to begin, then build up speed.
It's just a little major scale...This will help you build speed.
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----------------------------repeat
--------2--3--5--3--2-------
--3--5-----------------5----
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You can do this with any scale anywhere on the neck.
--------7--8--10--8--7-------
-8--10------------------10---
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Like so...
Here's another speed lick some of you will remember this from
Guitar Player Paul Gilbert advertising strings or something
to that effect. I modified it a bit
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--------------11----------------------11--12--14--12--11-----
--11--12--14------14--12--11--12--14----------------------14-
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-------
-------repeat
--12---
-------
-------
Not sure if it's the same...lost the ad :(
I think he said it should sound like a popsicle stick stuck in your
bicycle spokes...
-=Arpeggios=-
This section is for arpeggios (don't worry, will have more
little patterns in the next lesson)
this is a C major arpeggio...One note per string (sort of)
-----------------3--8p3--------------------------------------
--------------5----------5-----------------------------------
-----------5----------------5--------------------------------
--------5----------------------5-----------------------------
-----7----------------------------7--------------------------
--8----------------------------------8-----------------------
You'll use what is fondly called "sweep picking". Sweep picking
is not that difficult...It's a bit tedious to master...but it's
well worth the effort. The C Major Arpeggio, you would pick
all downstrokes untill you get to the C pulloff to G.
then you play all downstrokes starting with the E (on the b string)
to the low C. Make sure that you dampen the strings after you hit the
note with the palm of your right hand. (left hand if you are a lefty).
This isn't easy, but once you get the hang of dampening the strings...
this is a snap. It's like playing a chord (arpeggio=broken chord /
chord=frozen arpeggio). But you don't let the strings ring out...
This isn't easy to explain...If you have questions about this...
feel free to ask...
C minor arpeggio
-----------------3--8p3--------------------------------------
--------------4----------4-----------------------------------
-----------5----------------5--------------------------------
--------5----------------------5-----------------------------
-----6----------------------------6--------------------------
--8----------------------------------8-----------------------
I'm sure you know the diff between maj and minor...so I won't
explain that...same thing here. use a metronome and don't let
the strings ring out...
Major Arpeggio
--------------2----------------------------------------------
-----------3-----3-------------------------------------------
--------2-----------2----------------------------------------
-----4-----------------4-------------------------------------
--5-----------------------5----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
Minor
-----------------5-------------------------------------------
--------------6-----6----------------------------------------
-----------7-----------7-------------------------------------
--------7-----------------7----------------------------------
--5--8-----------------------8--5----------------------------
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With the 2 notes per string, you can hammer on, pull off or
pick the note (alternate picking).
Here's a pattern, it's not really arpeggios...I use it in one
of my band's songs...The song has a weird progression, it changes
keys every 4 bars...But if I work it right...I can stay in Em for
the whole thing.
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-------5--4-------------9--5--------------11--7--------------
----4-------5--------7--------7--------9---------9---------10
-3-------------7--5--------------9--7---------------10--9----
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-12--11------------------16--12------------------------------
---------12----------14----------14--------------------------
-------------14--12------------------15--13--12--------------
-------------------------------------------------15--13--12\-
This is a dissonant sounding lick...You can't use it for a happy
song in G major...It works best with a dark E minor chord
progression....
Well that's it for #3...Anyone have any ideas for me? Or questions
about something? The would be appreciated...
-=New Guitarists=-
I haven't heard any good new guitarists lately...So there's no one
really to talk about...Kenny Wayne Shepard is pretty good...He's got
a ways to go tho...
Jennifer Batten - Played with Michael Jackson's touring band...She's got
some solo stuff out...she's pretty amazing...
Other than that...Cya next time!
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