Melodic Development – How to make your solos more interesting
In this video I quickly explain how to take a basic idea and try to develop it to make your solos more interesting and memorable. Remember to leave lots of…
A list of the most popular jazz standards
This post if for the jazz guys, and possibly those that want to venture into jazz territory. I talked about repertoire yesterday, and today I was asked by a friend…
The Importance of Repertoire
In this short post I want to spend a few words on the importance of knowing tunes, either written by other musicians or by yourself. 'Repertoire' is often a fancy…
Larry Carlton lesson on Diminished scale
The last lesson I posted was about the Diminished scale...I stumbled onto this great video where guitar player guru Larry Carlton Talk about the diminished scale. He is one of…
How to use the Diminished Scale Pt 2
Continuation of the diminished scale video...in this Pt2 I show how to incorporate triads into phrases or altered chords voicings. If we take a C half step/whole step scale C,…
Triad Pairs – Examples
Just a few examples from the triad pairs video: http://www.TrueGuitarist.com/triad-combinations-also-known-as-triad-pairs/
Phrasing – Build your own vocabulary of melodic material
This is where things get quite interesting. In this video I will show you how to use material from other solos you might already know, or you want to learn.…
Open Strings Voicings
I am quite into open strings voicings as I think they are one of the few things you can only play on guitar and no other instrument, and I would…
Modes of major scale pt2
Modes of the major scale Pt2. In the first video I showed you all the modes from one scale (C major), where all the modes shared the same notes, each…
Expand your vocabulary Pt2
Expand your vocabulary Pt2 After I have learnt my phrase in every key I will now use it in context. Here I am using it on 'autumn leaves' every time…
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