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Learn to Love Your Arpeggios
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Learn to Love Your Arpeggios

No matter the context, the arpeggio is the easiest and clearest way to outline harmony. I’ll prove it.

Guthrie Govan’s Single-String Arpeggios
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Guthrie Govan’s Single-String Arpeggios

Break free from tired old patterns by rethinking your approach to shred.

Style Guide: All About Arpeggios
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Style Guide: All About Arpeggios

Play more melodic—and meaningful—solos by exploiting the sound of arpeggios.

Beyond Blues: "Chicken" Blues
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Beyond Blues: "Chicken" Blues

Investigate the 16-measure form found in "The Chicken" and learn to successfully navigate through the changes.

Beyond Blues: How to Use the Super Locrian Scale
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Beyond Blues: How to Use the Super Locrian Scale

Get deep inside the Super Locrian scale and learn how to add ear-twisting tension to your blues lines.

Beyond Blues: Altered-Scale Secrets
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Beyond Blues: Altered-Scale Secrets

Unlock the secrets of implying altered sounds over dominant 7th chords using the Super Locrian scale.

Drop Dead Shred: Sweep City
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Drop Dead Shred: Sweep City

Learn the ins and outs, ups and downs of sweep picking with this lesson by uber-shredder Nita Strauss.

Style Guide: Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz
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Style Guide: Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz

Uncover the secrets behind Django''s style by learning about three- and four-note voicings, blazing arpeggios, and some cool diminished-sounding tricks.