Description (by Kevin Estrella) This is a very important lesson. One of the foundation staples of my style. I used Diatonic Extensions extensively in my solos and melodies. In this lesson I will talk about my former guitar teacher Dan LaBrash ( http://labrashmusic.ca/home) who first introduced me to this concept and what it is… Lesson here. Kevin is…
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Description (by Kevin Estrella) We take apart a riff from the song Dream Division by Pyramids on Mars. This riff is based on a chord transition from B Dominant 7th to A# Major 7th. This is based on a Symmetrical scale. We will learn both the Dominant7th and Major7th Symmetrical scales, and then apply the “pentatonic picking pattern.”…
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Description (by Kevin Estrella) A melody I created in E Harmonic Minor inspired by Bach and Vivaldi. Having spent years listening to their music, I have gained incite into the philosophy of how Bach and Vivaldi build melodies. I ‘break the code’ for you so you can begin to create your own more complex melodic lines using…
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Building Melodic Themes from Arpeggios (Spectre of Orion Chorus) Description (by Kevin Estrella) We look at the chorus of ‘Spectre of Orion’ by Pyramids on Mars. I show how I take a very dissonant chord progression (tri-tones) and put together a melody using arpeggios. By finding common notes shared among the chords we can put together a…
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Description (by Kevin Estrella) A pedaltone melody inspired by J S Bach’s Lute Suite (BWV1006) Lesson 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. His…
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