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From the pages of Alfred/National Guitar Workshop books, with tab, exercises and online-only extras.
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Blues
Improvising for Stronger Blues Lines
from Wayne Riker's Mastering Blues Guitar
You will often hear blues players stay in only one blues scale as they improvise over a I7–IV7–V7 progression. In this lesson,
we will look at improvising techniques that combine different ideas to create stronger musical lines. With a little bit of
cerebral energy you can rise above the crowd of players who are wearing out one standard blues pattern. Go to the lesson...
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Rock
Octave Displacement
from Glenn Riley's Progressive Rock Guitar
Octave displacement, a melodic tool that generates large interval leaps, is a great way of adding more interest to a melody. In octave
displacement, we move a note that would otherwise be only a step away from the last either an octave higher or lower. Go to the lesson... |
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Jazz
The Triad Matrix
from Mark Dziuba's The Big Book of Jazz Guitar Improvisation
The triad can be used to create a matrix of possibilities for routing courses through progressions. The lesson includes matrices and the first three bars of Coltrane's "Giant Steps" to demonstrate the concept. Go to the lesson... |
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Acoustic
Slap Harmonics
from Frank Natter Jr.'s The Total Acoustic Guitarist
The slap harmonic is a sharp, percussive harmonic
chord made by reaching over the top of the neck with the right hand
and slapping the strings with the middle or index finger,
whichever is more comfortable for you. This lesson shows you how it's done with a song to try it out. Go to the lesson... |
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