Jeff Beasley holds B.A. degrees in Music and Classical Guitar. He offers his readers 30 years of experience studio, teaching and performance. He is on the National Guitar Workshop faculty in Nashville, TN. Jeff's CD, Tiebreaker, is available through CD Baby, Guitar 9 and Jeff’s website, GuitarSource3.com. Jeff is endorsed by Peavey, DiMarzio, RKS Guitars, THD Amps, Ensotec Cables, Keeley Electronics, Knucklehead Strings and In Tune.
Feel free to contact Jeff at jeff@guitarsource3.com
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Welcome to Lethal Guitar. This is our third and final installment on the track, “Page Nine,” from my CD, Tiebreaker. The last three sections of “Page Nine” cover the use of harmonic and non-harmonic tones, single-string approaches to melody, and an interesting major seventh/thirteen sharp nine harmonization. Let’s check out the last sections of “Page Nine.”
Example 1:
I got this approach to arpeggios from Jason Becker. It’s a lower neighboring tone applied to each note in an arpeggio. The neighboring/non-harmonic tone resolves back to an arpeggio/ harmonic tone on every note.
Example 2:
Here I use an unusual harmony with the major seventh arpeggios harmonized a minor third apart, alternating with 13 sharp nine arpeggios harmonized a minor third apart. Both parts are alternate-picked.
Example 3:
The final section of “Page Nine” uses single-string descending harmonies to relieve the tension created by the arpeggios in the previous section (Example 2). The arpeggios are harmonized in thirds and also alternate points in the melody in thirds.
I hope you guys have enjoyed going through “Page Nine” as much as I’ve enjoyed sharing it with you! I remember I hadn’t practiced guitar in almost three years prior to recording the track. It really felt good to get to do the piece and eventually use it on my CD. Thanks for tuning in, and I’ll see you guys next month in Lethal Guitar.
And as always, I really enjoy your feedback too. Keep those e-mails coming, and I’ll reply to your messages as soon as I can. jeff@guitarsource3.com or visit my web site www.guitarsource3.com. Thanks. I’ll see ya next month.