Description: We look at a diatonic extension melody using a two- string arpeggio. A diatonic extension is taking the chords in a key, and essentially skipping every second one. In a descending pattern would look like this: ie. Key of D: (D, Bm, G, Em, C, Am, F). We incorporate this into a descending sliding pattern similar to what…
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Description: This is the right hand melody of a Goldberg Variation by J S Bach. This lesson teaches string skipping arpeggios in the style of Paul Gilbert.This lesson teaches the fingering for Major, Minor and Diminished String-Skipping Arpeggios. Once you learn the fingerings, you can apply them to any note in the diatonic sequence of any scale. Learn the…
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J S Bach Well-Tempered Clavier Inspired Melody (Paradigmskifte) Description: A transcription of the melodic section in the song ‘Paradigmskifte’ by Pyramids on Mars™ Section influenced by the Well-Tempered Clavier Prelude in C Minor. (Recording included at the end of the lesson) In this exercise we look at how a pedal tone type of melodic phrasing can be…
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Description: This is a 3-String Arpeggio using the Dominant7th and Major7th voicing. It is a favourite arpeggio used by guitarist Jason Becker. Kevin show how to create very beautiful and melodic sequences using just two fingerings and discuss their applications. Lesson here. Kevin is the guitarist and composer of instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars™. His music is hard…
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Lesson Description: We do a breakdown of part of the solo in the song “King of the Mountain” by Pyramids on Mars.This solo combines pedal tones with arpeggios. This is a great demonstration how you can use subtle things like a pedal tone (every second note landing on a consistent note) can really add depth to any melody. Lesson…
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