guitar lessons | Kevin Estrella, Pyramids on Mars™ | Violin Inspired Melodies – 3-String Arpeggio Min – Dom7th – Maj – Maj7th

Description: We look at some violin inspired arpeggios using only the first 3 strings. We will be learning the voicings for the Minor, Dom7th, Major, and Major7th arpeggio voicings.

When you learn these 4 voicing’s you can modulate quite freely to create your own chord sequences and arpeggio melodies to accompany in a solo or melodic phrase.

Lessons can be viewed and purchased here.

 

Kevin is the guitarist and composer of instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars™.

His music is hard rock, industrial, and metal infused with lead guitar melodies inspired by violin melodies of Baroque classical composers Bach & Vivaldi.

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His lessons feature classical style lead techniques with Neo-Classical influences.

Kevin loves Yngwie Malmsteen. He wanted to learn to think like Malmsteen.

This meant listening to his influences. Kevin discovered Bach, Vivaldi, and Paganini. Kevin’s goal was to make his guitar sound more like a violin, or harpsichord.

He developed a new style and approach to the instrument.

Lessons taught

  • Violin Melodic Phrasing
  • Pedal Tones
  • Diatonic Extensions
  • Symmetrical Scales (Harmonic Minor, Phrygian, Japanese)
  • Dom 7th and Major 7th arpeggios used by Jason Becker
  • Sweep Picking
  • String Skipping Arpeggios
  • Alternate Picking, Legato (In the Style of Joe Satriani)
  • Neo-Classical and Classical Style melodic phrasing in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen
  • J.S Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Nicolo Paganini, Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker.

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If you like Kevin’s fingerboard art, you can order one here.

About the Author
Shay D is a media professional and creative A&R management consultant who inspires and empowers artists to create business models that go global. These projects ignite actual results. Shay owns and operates thebuzzr media, thebuzzr podcasts, and WOBZ Music. The companies support independent artists of all genres, from around the globe. WOBZ Music (What’s Our Buzz?) began in 2020 as part of thebuzzr media. Shay is dynamic and creative, hosts a syndicated radio show, is a songwriter, and writer as well as an active curator for many indie platforms.