Progressive Rock Guitarists - Group Lesson

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Welcome Lyle: Tonight's lesson is about playing over the altered dominant chord. In the first looping jam track you will be playing against the A7#9 chord. voodan: what kind of guitar are u playing tonight? Lyle: Voo, I play a Brian Moore with Midiaxe(tm) pitch to midi converter built in. Lyle: The first lick for tonight...... Lyle: is a finger stretcher! MJ: what guitarist would use these licks? Lyle: Jazz rock fusion players like Frank Gambale Lyle: Steve Vai would even go in this outside direction. Lyle: Is everyone familiar with the A mixolydian scale? Jerry: Is that what that riff was in? Lyle: Yes Jerry, but with a few extra notes. Lyle: Here comes the second riff. Lyle: Riff 2 is built on the whole tone scale. This gives us plenty of notes that sound great over this chord. Lyle: Some of these riffs might be a bit tough to play at first. Don't forget you can slow down the media. jarquiette: you were right about the finger stretch Jerry: same scale as the last riff? Lyle: No Jerry, this is built from the whole tone scale. ginny: they are all whole steps Lyle: Yes, all whole steps ginny. Lyle: Very easy pattern once you see what's happening with the shape as it moves up the neck. Lyle: Playing outside the patterns is what we are going after here tonight! Lyle: This riff, the Fmaj7#5 lick is really an arpeggio played against the A7#9 chord. ginny: That's a cool lick, sounds like a mix of minor blues and jazz Lyle: Anytime you are playing against a dominant 7 chord, try going down two whole steps and play the Maj7#5 arpeggio. Lyle: Ok, we're going to shift into the key of E7 now. Here's your new jam loop. Lyle: These next couple of riffs are against the E7#9 chord. Lyle: This riff starts off on another arpeggio. Lyle: It's the D min7b5 arpeggio. Anytime you want to get that "outside" sound against a dominant 7 chord, try going down a whole step and play a min7b5 arpeggio! ginny: like the run in the second & 3rd measure . mmm must practice that one. I haven't been exposed to much of this type of playing Lyle: ginny, the second measure lick is a D diminished arpeggio. Lyle: It's a great idea to learn your arpeggios. The hard part is knowing when to use them! Lyle: This latest lick is really just an E minor arpeggio. It reaches the top and switches to a F minor arpeggio on the way down to help get some outside tones. Lyle: I have one more lick for you all.... ecrm98: why does it end on B flat in lick 2? Lyle: B flat is the "blues note" Lyle: It gives the phrase tension. Lyle: Oh, I see. Lyle: B is the perfect 5th of the key. Lyle: You don't have to end a lick on the tonic or root. ginny: Ah, now that is what leaves you hanging because 5 normally resolves to 1 correct? ginny: to the ear anyway Lyle: Correct ginny! ginny: Kind of a cliff hanger for the ears. Lyle: Thank you all for coming tonight. Lyle: Good night!!!	<< load notation from left
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