Guitar lesson on dynamics, motifs and subtlety using Andy Timmon's TrueFire Jam Track

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Guitar lesson on dynamics, motifs and subtlety using Andy Timmon's TrueFire Jam Track

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Rhythm Guitar Lesson 1b: Ideas to develop your groove, pulse and funk 20:36

2 years ago20:36

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Timings for the SoundCloud audio version of Rhythm Guitar Lesson 1b: 00:00:22 Using Eartrainer to practise the rhythm of a piece separated from the melody 00:01:08 A simple idea for practising rhythm 00:01:22 Starting with a bar of 4/4 and then throwing in some 8th notes 00:02:28 Using the offbeat and how to play challenging rhythms 00:02:58 Riff from Human by the Killers and timing it right 00:03:40 The 8th note at the beginning of the riff that isn't heard 00:05:10 Sing the rhythms - do it in your head 00:05:20 Sixteenth notes starting on the offbeat can be tricky 00:05:43 Start of our Funk mini study 00:06:39 Yngwie's quote: "groove or die" 00:07:21 Right hand playing, percussive hits in funk music 00:07:51 Sixteenth notes with accents on the beat 00:08:26 Make the right hand consistent, lock in with drums / metronome 00:11:12 Demo of the same funk groove with and without the percussive notes 00:13:00 All this kind of practise helps to instil a sense of pulse 00:13:57 What does a drummer do when he is performing fills? 00:14:09 Demo of acting like a drummer 00:15:18 Playing funk solos in this way is a great way to practise 00:17:00 Dan's advice to listen to Cory Wong - will share in our show-notes 00:19:31 There is life beyond power chords Here is the second half of the lesson: Dan gives us some reminders for your practice and how to play 16th funk strumming patterns with confidence and so that they sound groovy. Dan demonstrates what we’re aiming for when developing an inner pulse through a funk improvisation in which he mirrors what a drummer is thinking when they support a funky track with fills and mini solos. I have been adding to my own new practice regime lots of metronome work based on what we will discuss next time.…

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Rhythm Guitar Lesson 1a: Note divisions, terminology and practice ideas 24:17

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This is the first lesson in our new mini-series on the topic of rhythm. R.I.P. Jeff Beck :( Dan and I, in our first lesson look over the basics of rhythm: Firstly, covering what the difference between a quarter note, eighth note and sixteenth note along with the synonyms of crotchet, quaver and semi-quaver. Next Dan talks about staccato, dotted notes, tied notes, off-beats and counting; along with guitar strumming techniques which work for him. Finally, we look at some reggae and funk examples – although the funk examples will be reserved for next installment of the podcast when we will release the second half of the first lesson. Stay tuned for some brilliant reminders for your practice and how to play 16th funk strumming patterns with confidence and so that they sound groovy – all coming up in Rhythm Guitar Lesson 1b. I have been adding to my own new practice regime lots of metronome work based on what we will discuss next time. Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:01:25 A few words on Jeff Beck 00:04:45 Intro to rhythm and a reminder about how important it is to work on 00:05:32 Quick bit on EarMaster and how Gary has been using it in his practice 00:07:22 Look at the real basics of note values and rhythmic divisions in a bar 00:08:27 Dan's breakdown of rhythmic values and basics of music reading 00:14:22 Stacatto notes 00:14:52 Extending notes with dots or ties 00:15:34 Using the spider gym for warming up, rhythm and playing without tension 00:16:01 Variations of Spider Gym finger patterns - see notes 00:16:51 Funky and reggae rhythms and use of syncopation and off-beats 00:18:40 Keeping track by using down and upstrokes to help your rhythmic work 00:20:21 Reggae: focussing on the offbeat on the high strings I have always struggled with rhythm playing: it doesn’t come very naturally to me. Recently, I have been coming to the realisation that this aspect of my playing, while I have already worked hard to really improve it, needs a lot more work and practice. I remember having a discussion with a musician friend of mine and we were discussing ‘groove’ and ‘being in the pocket’ and he mentioned a person who he played with sounding so professional and being of the mind that it is because her rhythm playing is so strong and well-rehearsed. This rings true for me and I can hear that same level of precision and expertise in Dan’s playing. Spider Gym finger patterns: 1234 2134 3124 4123 1243 2143 3142 4132 1324 2314 3214 4213 1342 2341 3241 4231 1423 2413 3412 4312 1432 2431 3421 4321…

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Jeff Beck songs and albums to listen to and a quick update 8:32

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Rick Beato and Tim Pierce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2IWnGNF80I Andy wood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGcCswgaleE Rick Beato on Jeff Beck having just seen him 3 months ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV9bnaqqfq8&t=161s Live at Ronnie Scotts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFx__GfJHWw I just wanted to share my own listening and way of absorbing the tragic news of Jeff Beck's passing. I really thought I was going to see him again. The man was such a legend and what he played on the guitar is from another world, sublime and glorious. He is not just one of best guitarists, but one of the best musicians and of all time! RIP…

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Guitar lesson on using bends, specifically overbends, when improvising 19:45

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Sponsor Tune in Tone up and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tuneintoneup (e.g. £1 / month as a tip for what we do) Sign up as an All Access student to TrueFire here: https://prf.hn/l/3Y32QvV Sign up to TrueFire today: https://prf.hn/l/MDmJ5bB Save 30% on anything at TrueFire with promo code: "TONEUP30" This is our follow up episode following on from last week’s foray into the jamming tracks created by Andy Timmons on TrueFire’s “In the Jam” tracks. This week, we start the episode with a quick shout out to our Patreon page which we hope that you will seriously consider giving to. You will get a shout out in future episodes, if you wish, and there are tiered benefits available. If we had a pound for everyone who has ever listened to Tune in Tone up, then we would be very happy guitar podcasters indeed. After this initial launch, Dan and I have an improvisation over the Andy Timmons track from last week. We then have a listen to a snippet of Andy Timmon’s own improvisation and if you would like to hear more and have these tracks for yourself, then click this link: https://prf.hn/l/MDmJ5bB and find his set of jamming tracks and buy it using TONEUP30 at the check out. We then move on to talking about bending and Dan distinguishes between under and over bending as a mistake that lots of guitarists, especially as they are starting out, make frequently. Then we move on to the topic of overbending as a technique in itself and put this to some use over another one of Andy Timmons jam tracks – A Funky Motif, key of Cm. Finally, we take a cursory look at Matt Schofield’s amazing course – Blues Speak. We listen to him talking about Albert Collins using the minor pentatonic with an added 6th, then an excerpt of an improvisation by Matt Schofield to demonstrate this idea. We then take a very quick look at where the idea of overbending came from: Matt Schofield’s, Blues Speak on Albert King where we hear him ‘wrestle’ the notes from the bend. Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:00:33 Final Christmas call to use our links to start your TrueFire journey 00:00:45 Our 30% off promo code: "TONEUP30" 00:01:19 Patreon donations: https://www.patreon.com/tuneintoneup 00:01:28 Improvisation over Andy Timmons backing track 00:05:58 The advantages of TrueFire's In the Jams 00:07:43 Andy Timmons improvising over his track on TrueFire's In the Jam 00:08:23 Principles of bending and an intro to the idea of overbending 00:08:29 Often people accidentally over or under bend when learning to bend 00:09:05 A brief word on muting with the left and right hand 00:09:20 Easier to remedy an overbend than an underbend 00:09:49 Overbending as a technique in itself 00:10:24 Overbending over Andy Timmons - funky motif, key of Cm 00:15:07 Matt Schofield on Albert Collins - minor pentatonic with the 6th 00:15:29 Gary briefly talks through the TrueFire course platform 00:16:16 Matt Schofield's 'BLUES SPEAK' course on Albert King and overbending 00:17:06 TrueFire Advert - last chance to use "TONEUP30" to save 30% on TrueFire Hey everyone! We are really pleased to have this mini-series sponsored by TrueFire until Christmas: it is the most excellent, expansive and extensive online lessons platform. Keep watching, listening and getting in touch. We really want to hear from you! Gary and Dan…

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Guitar lesson on dynamics, motifs and subtlety using Andy Timmon's TrueFire Jam Track 23:43

2 years ago23:43

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Sign up as an All Access student to TrueFire here: https://prf.hn/l/3Y32QvV Sign up to TrueFire today: https://prf.hn/l/MDmJ5bB Save 30% on anything at TrueFire with promo code "TONEUP30" Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:00:34 TrueFire - offers and advert 00:02:17 Jam over Andy Timmons TrueFire track 00:05:36 Talking about Andy Timmons 00:06:56 Introduction to TrueFire's 'In the Jam' controls 00:08:46 Let's listen to Andy Timmons playing over the same track 00:09:56 Moved along towards the end of Andy Timmon's solo 00:10:41 Again with the lead analysis on and changing track volumes 00:11:45 Learning point: it's okay to make mistakes 00:12:02 Playing at home or in rehearsal is the time for mistakes 00:12:43 Know exactly what you are doing for performances 00:13:36 Targets should be challenging 00:14:00 Discussion around dynamics and having a motif 00:16:23 Try having a repeated motif for cohesion 00:17:13 Guthrie Govan: each note has a special quality 00:18:16 Listen to how the track builds up 00:18:35 2nd set of improvisations over the track This is our follow up episode on playing using dynamics, subtlety and motifs to build interest into your improvisations and melodies. It follows on from our earlier lessons on how to use sequences to open the fretboard and also the previous episode on TrueFire courses and their jam tracks. Last lesson we looked at building pace and speed and this time we look more at the finer points of improvising. During this lesson Dan and I start and end this episode with a jam over one of Andy Timmon’s jam tracks produced for TrueFire. This track forms part of their series called ‘In the Jam’ and as the title implies, these are multi-track top quality produced tracks where you have the control over the different tracks. It is possible to easily mute the lead guitar and use it as a backing track. Another great feature is the function to play a lead guitar commentary video and audio. For the track we are looking at, Andy Timmons talks over his solo and improvisation choices to explain what he did and why he did it, along with sharing his wisdom. It is a fantastic feature, which is not shared by all the series of ‘In the Jams’ but something which we loved about the Andy Timmons series.…

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Guitar lesson on playing with pace: plectrums, picking, practise, sequences and strings 41:28

2 years ago41:28

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Sign up as an All Access student to TrueFire here: https://prf.hn/l/3Y32QvV Sign up to TrueFire today: https://prf.hn/l/MDmJ5bB Save 30% on anything at TrueFire with promo code "TONEUP30" This is our follow up episode on playing at speed and pace. It follows on from our earlier lesson on how to use sequences to open the fretboard and also the previous episode on TrueFire courses and their jam tracks. During this lesson Dan discusses plectrums and we look at 5 specific types and discuss some of their pros and cons. Next, we look at and review some sequences which will speed up your playing and give you some automated patterns to throw into your solos. Next, we discuss the picking hand and give some brief insights into some picking techniques. Finally, we discuss some areas to focus on in your practice and the difference that strings make to your speed and tone. Thank you TrueFire for sponsoring our podcast and with Christmas coming, what better gift could there be for a guitar fanatic? We are grateful for your vote of confidence and are fully enthusiastic about your product in return. How could we not be? The TrueFire guitar learning platform is massive and meticulous in its layout and content. Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:02:16 Start of remit on playing at pace 00:03:39 What plectrum to choose? 00:04:42 Pick number: A jazz 3, Jim Dunlop - Eric Johnson shape 00:06:45 Pick number 2: Big Jazzer Red Bear pick 00:07:29 What is a bevel? 00:08:52 Pick 3: Red Bear Jazz3 00:09:46 Pick 4: John Petrucci Dunlop 00:14:03 Some sequences to have in the trick bag 00:14:04 Top tips for pentatonic blastage 00:14:43 First - the 4s pattern 00:15:05 Pattern 1 (ex1): 8 5(e), 8 5 (B) 00:15:11 Pattern 2 (ex2): 5 (e), 8 5 (B), 7 (G) 00:15:31 4s, down the pentatonic, ex1 and ex2 00:15:53 Reverse 4s sequence 00:17:44 Moving up the frets through different positions 00:19:00 Moving up using 2 string and 3 string sequence of 4s 00:21:12 Eric Johnson uses straight pentatonic 00:22:53 Classic Johnson 6s 00:23:38 Roll notes using economy picking 00:24:35 Using sequences of 3s 00:24:35 Group into sequences of 3 00:26:20 Joe Bonamassa / Eric Johnson - top notes of Pentatonic and work up 00:27:18 Adding the 9th 00:28:20 Four notes: the root and adding a 3rd note on the string 00:30:40 Practice regime - straight up and down the pentatonic scale 00:31:40 Playing without tension 00:32:36 Playing very gently and still lightly holding onto notes 00:34:37 Strings, tone and frequencies 00:37:23 Doubling up on your highest and lowest notes 00:37:47 Why does it feel easier on 3 notes per string? 00:39:05 Focus your practise on your picking hand Hey everyone! We are really pleased to have this mini-series sponsored by TrueFire until Christmas: it is the most excellent, expansive and extensive online lessons platform. Their product is so well thought out and educational that Dan and I are confident that you will find it an inspirational and valuable addition to your guitar learning arsenal. Sign up and receive 14 days to decide before you wish to pay for your subscription, without even needing to enter your card details. You really have nothing to lose and a world of knowledge and skills to gain.…

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Guitar lesson exploring voice leading, alternate picking and a TrueFire jam track 27:03

2 years ago27:03

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Sign up as an All Access student to TrueFire here: https://prf.hn/l/3Y32QvV Sign up to TrueFire today: https://prf.hn/l/MDmJ5bB Save 30% on anything at TrueFire with promo code "TONEUP30" This is the first part of an episode on playing at speed and pace. It follows on from our earlier lesson on how to use sequences to open the fretboard. Next lesson we will look at some ways that you might use sequences to build speed and gain interest. Dan will also identify the two-string rule and explain how you can use pairs of strings to repeat licks in different octaves. In this first part, however, our guitar chat is based on TrueFire, our current sponsors. Thank you TrueFire for sponsoring our podcast and with Christmas coming, what better gift could there be for a guitar fanatic? We are grateful for your vote of confidence and are fully enthusiastic about your product in return. How could we not be? The TrueFire guitar learning platform is massive and meticulous in its layout and content. In this episode, Dan and I look at two courses from TrueFire and an ‘in the Jam’ track by Joe Bonamassa: 1. Jazz Comping Handbook by Ted Ludwig - voice leading 2. Andy Wood Modern Telecaster Shred 3. In the Jam – Joe Bonamassa Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:00:34 TrueFire introduction and details for purchasing 00:05:17 Jazz Comping Handbook by Ted Ludwig - voice leading 00:06:37 Progression - Em7, A7, Dm7, G7, Cmaj7 00:08:08 What are the two most significant notes in a chord? 00:09:51 A connected feel 00:10:07 Demo from Ted Ludvig’s TrueFire Course 00:12:48 Separating the top notes of the chord from the bass note 00:14:41 Andy Wood Modern Telecaster Shred 00:17:28 Andy Wood's lick at full speed 00:18:27 Slowed down Andy Wood’s lick at 50% 00:21:23 In the Jam - Bonamassa and Dust Bowl Hey everyone! We are really pleased to be able to share the great news that TrueFire – the most excellent, expansive and extensive online lessons platform – have decided to sponsor our podcast until Christmas. Their product is so well thought out and educational that Dan and I are confident that you will find it an inspirational and valuable addition to your guitar learning arsenal. Sign up and receive 14 days to decide before you wish to pay for your subscription, without even needing to enter your card details. You really have nothing to lose and a world of knowledge and skills to gain.…

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Guitar lesson on using sequences for the ‘wow’ factor and beyond the Pentatonic box 53:01

3 years ago53:01

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Sign up as an All Access student to TrueFire here: https://prf.hn/l/3Y32QvV Sign up to TrueFire today: https://prf.hn/l/MDmJ5bB Save 30% on anything at TrueFire with promo code "TONEUP30" Hey everyone! We are really pleased to be able to share the great news that TrueFire – the most excellent, expansive and extensive online lessons platform – have decided to sponsor our podcast until Christmas. Their product is so well thought out and educational that Dan and I are confident that you will find it an inspirational and valuable addition to your guitar learning arsenal. Sign up and receive 14 days to decide before you wish to pay for your subscription, without even needing to enter your card details. You really have nothing to lose and a world of knowledge and skills to gain. Our lesson today is about gaining some go to and rehearsed sequences and ways of travelling around the fretboard between the different pentatonic patterns. There are some great ideas within on breaking out of the pentatonic box and developing some methods of linking the scale patterns as you are improvising. The benefit of rehearsing these sequences is that you can practise them and woodshed them to be able to deliver them at speeds which will really add some rhythmic fairy dust and exude the ‘wow’ factor. Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:00:34 TrueFire introduction 00:02:16 First improvisation 00:06:29 Review of last episode 00:07:24 Introduction to today's podcast 00:08:20 Getting away from box shapes and scale patterns 00:08:47 The 12th fret Em Pentatonic and spicing it up 00:11:24 Look at strings in 3 pairs - E and A, D and G, B and E 00:12:28 Mention of Tom Quayle 00:13:41 Limit your lick to two strings then repeat in three octaves 00:14:04 Example of this idea 00:15:43 Full Em scale with 3 notes on E string, then 4 notes on A x3 00:16:26 The Em scale over two strings, repeated 00:17:24 Em pentatonic same idea: [E, G, A / B, >D] 00:18:00 Repeat x4 on these strings: EA, AD, DG, BE 00:19:34 2nd Jam over the track 00:24:01 End of improv 00:24:32 The useful logic of the layout of notes on a piano (vs the guitar) 00:25:09 Use fret markers as guides 00:27:21 Minor pentatonic with an A root note 00:30:02 Reminders of scales 00:31:01 How to travel from position 4 to position 1? 00:31:20 Going through position 5 00:31:41 Linking patterns together 00:31:58 Hammer on two strings, return to the second note in 5s 00:32:46 Carry the sequences up on the two middle strings 00:34:01 Use the 3 notes sequence to transfer positions 00:35:39 Slow breakdown 00:36:41 Connect using the four note pattern sequence 00:37:52 Going down in fours on the top E and B string 00:38:53 You can do this same sequence but in reverse 00:39:42 The 'trick bag' 00:40:55 Different keys 00:41:19 Phrygian solo ideas 00:42:02 Dan identifying the plateau which may come from getting stuck in the Blues pattern 00:42:20 Extend the time spent going from A to B by sequencing 00:42:43 Sequence across patterns to extend the duration 00:43:22 Be melodic but be able to extend your phrases by using sequences 00:44:30 To develop your own sound develop flairs, styles and ways of negotiating the fretboard 00:45:49 The wow factor: Joe Bonamassa and developing playing full of sequences and symmetry 00:46:19 How to make things symmetrical 00:48:17 Guthrie Govan: Creative Guitar 00:49:04 Summary: 1) duplicate patterns on pairs of strings 2) learn sequences to connect patterns 00:50:35 Isolate the sequence…

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Guitar lesson on improvising with emotion, creativity, rhythm to tell a story 43:31

3 years ago43:31

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Dan always has such brilliant nuggets of information to share with us and this episode holds some immensely valuable and powerful thoughts and ideas. After a brief recap we have a round of improvisation which leads our discussion to pickup choice and tonal differentiation. Dan shares some ideas about how you can gain different sounds with your technique and touch. Then we discuss rhythmic motifs and grouping notes to gain interest and be more sensitive to what the track is doing. This leads us to discuss how you must listen actively and deeply to a track to really consider what the tone of the piece is and how the instrumentation of it allows space for improvising. First Dan talks about trying to label the emotion of a track and then he really highlights to me that the main driver of a musician is that they have something to say and want to express themselves through their music. Dan talks about how you can use rhythm, volume, dynamics and tone as the vehicle to deliver your story. Phrasing is key but nuance and subtlety can be very effective for really giving the listener something to grasp onto. Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:01:22 Brief recap 00:04:09 Last couple of episodes we were adding the 2nd / 9th, Blues note and 6th 00:06:33 How can we add a little style and technique 00:07:26 First round of soloing over the backing track 00:11:12 Be your best judge - look at your playing and be honest 00:12:59 Pickup choice for tonal differentiation 00:13:53 Playing 12 frets higher over the fingerboard to get a clarinet like sound 00:14:47 Jingle jangle - play near the bridge 00:15:18 changing your pick up is a good way to change your tone 00:18:09 Rhythm of playing a melody - grouping notes, Dan demoing a noodling shambles 00:19:12 You have got to listen to the track - what's the track saying? 00:19:24 Gary mentioning Dan tells a good story when he improvises 00:20:07 Labelling the emotion of a song 00:21:48 Funkadelic - Maggotbrain 00:22:25 Bowie's guitarist 00:23:13 Tell a story through the guitar melody and improvisation 00:23:33 e.g. Imagine you're in a disaster scenario 00:23:56 Think about what you're playing over and be sympathetic to what you're playing over 00:24:28 Second round of improv 00:31:36 Talk techniques next time 00:32:41 The main driver of music is we have something to say and want to express ourselves through our music 00:34:01 Think of a song like a book - a beginning, a middle and an end 00:34:58 Dan's advice for Gary is to remember that the biggest difference you can make in improvising is through rhythm, volume, dynamics and tone 00:36:37 Dan demoing how the dynamics can be controlled by a mix of volume and playing lightly or digging in 00:37:36 Use nuance, subtlety and change your tone through your technique - playing softly and disguising the gain 00:38:51 Leave yourself headroom and limit your finger noise using the volume knob and nuance in your playing 00:39:55 Homework: play over a backing track focussing on volume, subtlety and different sounds 00:41:14 Try to tell a story in your playing and practise trying to play with emotion…

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Guitar lesson on adding the 6th and the 9th to the pentatonic scale 38:04

3 years ago38:04

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It’s really brilliant to be back and we are loving recording and releasing new content for you, our wonderful listeners. This lesson is an extension of the previous one and we aim to continue this into another lesson next time with a focus on the style and techniques that you might use to deliver your lines and package your improvisation. This lesson tackles adding the 6th and 9th intervals without huge amounts of theory but, hopefully, immediately usable ideas and a rationale that will help to spice up your solos and motivate and inspire you to perform. We use a backing track for our own noodling and improvisations. As always, I apologise for mine and listening back hope to continue working on tightening up the rhythmic motifs and delivery but we hope that you will take something from listening to both of us, warts and all. After all, learning can really take place when mistakes can shine a light on areas for improvement. This is one thing that I always really take from producing these podcasts – the opportunity to record myself in the moment and without preparation time then to listen back and spot the issues and set myself some targets. Dan’s playing, as always, continues to give me a whole plethora of ideas and inspiration. I hope it does for you too. You’ll hear our chosen backing track with our improvisations at just after 5 and 25 minutes in today’s lesson. Next lesson, we will focus on some techniques and style. The backing track is called: Dirty Blues Rock Guitar Backing Track Jam in Am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p66uR4HAU4 Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:01:42 Brief recap of last episode 00:02:42 The first pentatonic shape 00:02:52 The penatonic shape an octave higher 00:03:05 Pentatonic with extension up the neck 00:04:53 A little bit of fire and a little bit of polish 00:05:11 Dirty Blues Rock Guitar Backing Track Jam in Am 00:05:43 Start of first backing track 00:11:45 Adding the 9th B note in A 00:12:08 Adding in the 6th note or F# in A 00:14:23 Essentially we now have all the notes of the Dorian mode 00:15:15 So we can get some nice uses - solo opener is to bend from the 6th up to the 7th 00:16:30 Carl Verheyen - What is it that makes one player sound so different? It's the line. The way players construct their line 00:18:26 Key of A in one position - you run out of notes 00:18:37 Start below the position and work above it my working diagonally 00:19:42 Little insight on Van Halen - using patterns which might move out of key 00:20:11 Yngwie Malmstein - Always in key 00:20:17 Allan Holdsworth and Ollie Halsall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcCoPmVLwjE) 00:21:04 Flesh out the Dorian mode in Am 00:25:30 second jam 00:32:27 Considering the style, techniques and delivery of the lines: we'll make this the focus for next time 00:32:49 Homework - look at TrueFire, play over backing tracks and consider your note choice and the techniques you are using 00:33:49 Make your mistakes in the Woodshed 00:34:55 Then take your ideas into rehearsal 00:36:19 Use a metronome while figuring stuff out 00:36:33 Home is where you get your stuff together, rehearsal and home are where you make mistakes and live is where you make as few mistakes as possible…

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Guitar lesson on opening up the pentatonic scale 38:02

3 years ago38:02

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We’re back!! Thank you for sticking with us and waiting patiently, or indeed finding us for the first time. Please look back at our back catalogue and subscribe to our podcast on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on. Tell all your guitar playing friends and perhaps even get directly in touch with us or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Reviews help us more than anything else. In this lesson, Dan and I return to look at the Pentatonic scale and how it can be used over a Blues major shuffle or over a minor Blues progression. We look at a couple of notes which can be added for a different ‘flavour’ and be used to change the feel of your improvising. Here we add in first the tritone or flattened fifth note to play the Blues scale. Second we add in the major second or ninth note to play a hexatonic scale or the pedestrian minor scale. There are a couple of backing tracks we use around 19 minutes and 29 minutes in. The first is a Chicago Blues Shuffle Backing Track (E) and the latter is called Soulful Chill in Eminor, by Elevated Jam Tracks. Concluding with some cud chewing about rhythm playing, we hope that this lesson has something of value in it, whatever your skill level. Timings for the SoundCloud audio version 00:01:40 Dan's album during lockdown - album on Spotify called Flight 00:02:26 Introduction to the TrueFire Platform 00:02:54 We will be hopefully making shorter and concise lessons 00:03:14 What is the plan for our lesson today? 00:04:32 How to get slightly away from the position 1 pentatonic box and give yourself a few more options to play 00:06:00 Start with the pentatonic Em pentatonic in position 1 00:06:35 Mirror on the octave position 00:07:03 Change to the Blues scale by adding a Bb (b5) 00:08:08 Why do people get locked into these patterns? 00:09:59 Blues playing - minor over major chords 00:10:07 Greg Koch - TrueFire video on Jeff Beck 00:11:18 Let's look at neutral notes 00:13:27 What else is there that we can add to both a major or minor blues scenario? 00:14:21 The b5 note is already playing outside the key as a deliberate tension or flavour 00:15:39 Played on it's own it sounds like Nine Inch Nails - Hurt 00:15:45 Adding the second, F#, works in both a major and a minor scenario 00:17:09 The octave up position with the F# added in 00:18:08 This is called the hexitonal scale or the pedestrian minor 00:19:09 Setting up the first backing track: Chicago Blues Shuffle Backing Track (E) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_BPMCYcl8Y) 00:19:37 Soloing over the backing track with pentatonic position 5 only 00:20:40 Now we use the Blues Scale (adding in the Bb note) 00:21:46 Now the hexitonal - adding the F# or the major second 00:22:51 Put it all together - Blues and major second 00:24:11 The added F# changes the vibe quite drastically 00:24:49 Play through the Blues note quite quickly as an inflection 00:25:26 Nine Inch Nails use of the b5 and the Ace of Spades 00:26:35 A standard track in Em rather than the major Blues Shuffle 00:27:57 Interlocking pentatonic shape like a jigsaw on the fretboard 00:29:12 Elevated Jam Tracks - Soulful Chill in Eminor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBZepOP0mvI) 00:32:16 Follow down through the positions and keep your rhythmic intent 00:33:26 Following rhythmic play through the scales 00:35:31 A simple way to increase interest in a pentatonic scale by adding the F# note…

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Guitar lesson on harmonies and how best to use them 1:05:51

5 years ago1:05:51

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In this lesson, Dan and I return with an audio only lesson but a really useful lesson on harmonizing guitar parts. In this lesson: Dan defines what it means to harmonize guitar parts, we examine how this is different to pitch shifting when working in a key, we play the C major scale with harmony parts in 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and so on, we harmonize the theme tune for Eastenders (PAAAAT!!) and we try to harmonize a lick with bends in it (I struggle with bending over another part). The lesson ends with some discussion about the issues you may face when harmonizing, Dan gives some practical uses including the riff for Led Zeppelin’s Rock n’ Roll and finally there is a summary of the learning points of the lesson and notable tips. 00:00:59 Setting up this lesson on guitar harmonies and harmony vocals 00:05:01 Defining a harmony part 00:06:53 If you just keep the same distance between the two notes, some notes will fall out of key 00:08:35 Conclusion: harmonizing is not the same as pitch shifting 00:10:06 How a harmonizer pedal works 00:11:16 Harmonizing the C major scale 00:12:13 Adding a number to each note in the scale 00:17:46 Dan and I playing the C major in unison 00:17:58 Discussion around 2nds and our next activity 00:18:52 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 2nd apart 00:20:16 Discussion around 3rds 00:21:03 Dan and I playing the C major scale a 3rd apart 00:21:45 Discussion around 4ths 00:22:53 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 4th apart 00:23:39 2-part harmony vs multiple parts 00:24:16 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 5th apart 00:26:07 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 6th apart 00:27:10 Discussion around 7ths 00:27:30 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 7th apart 00:28:17 Dan and I playing the c major scale an octave apart 00:31:42 9ths 00:32:31 Practical applications of harmonies 00:32:37 Practical application 1: harmonising a simple melody (Eastenders) 00:39:18 Playing harmony 3rds from the B string to the top E string 00:41:19 Back to the Eastenders theme tune and our harmonisation demonstration 00:44:26 What are the practical uses for the Eastenders harmonization idea 00:45:16 Using an idea which the guitar is specifically good at - bending in harmony 00:50:36 Harmonizing the D major pentatonic scale 00:53:31 Back to our bending lick and harmonizing using the A dorian scale 00:55:34 Rock and Roll (Led Zep) - harmonizing rhythm parts 00:58:05 Summary of lesson and some final points…

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Video Guitar Lesson 18b: Which pedals are most useful and what do they all do? 1:29:09

5 years ago1:29:09

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THE TWO VIDEOS FOR THIS ONE WOULD BE HELPFUL: https://youtu.be/K7N1TxJm17k https://youtu.be/BSAEidhkFcU In this lesson, Dan talks pedals and pedalboards. We take a tour round his board and a small tour round mine too. Then we examine the question (from the perspective of a beginner) of what pedal someone could start out with. Dan also gives his wisdom on some ways which you can keep in mind the big picture (perhaps of a pedalboard) and get the pedals which are the most useful. There’s a really big section in which Dan walks me through what the different uses of the Strymon Timeline are and also regularly demonstrates a wide range of pedals with examples. 00:00:33 Start of main lesson 00:02:11 Using the Timeline - set to Pink Floyd Run Like Hell 00:03:19 Timeline setting - Reverse Delay 00:04:30 Timeline setting for Purple Rain 00:05:12 With a lighter chorus sound 00:05:29 Ducking delay 00:05:50 Clean boost 00:06:27 Different boosts 00:06:52 Wah wah pedal on 00:07:19 Sweep Filter 00:07:43 With compression 00:08:00 Octave pedal effect 00:08:28 Delay for Pink Floyd's - Another Brick in the Wall 00:13:15 Dan playing through my pedalboard 00:13:30 Corona TC Electronic Chorus 00:14:11 Increasing the depth 00:14:26 Delay Boss DSD3 00:15:21 Sampler? 00:15:34 Boss compressor CS3 00:16:34 Using a compressor pedal as a clean boost 00:17:05 Boss Overdrive OD3 00:17:32 A little trick is to leave the drive down and use the level as a boost 00:18:11 Reverb HOF mini 00:18:47 Boss GE7 Equaliser 00:20:06 Stripping it back to beginner level 00:20:29 Running with the question - what pedal ought I buy? 00:20:40 The 'ice' delay setting - pitch shifted delay 00:24:09 Srtymon - Timeline 00:25:22 Timeline: The Wall 00:25:54 Timeline: Always 00:26:43 Timeline: Ice 00:26:49 Timeline: Duck 00:27:14 Timeline: Purple Rain 00:28:09 Timeline: Streets have no name 00:28:52 Timeline: Reverse delay 00:29:34 Timeline: Tape delay (slapback rock and roll) 00:30:10 Timeline: multi-tap (run like hell) 00:30:55 Dan's tips on what pedals to buy 00:31:18 Tremolo - slapback delay (50s) 00:31:30 Less delay, wah wah and fuzz (60s) 00:31:56 Analog delays and chorus (70s) 00:32:52 Chorus and big delay (80s) 00:34:50 Into the Great Wide Open through the looper as a basis for a jam track 00:37:54 First pedal for Dan would be an overdrive 00:41:01 Explanation of overdrive 00:44:27 A good idea for a second pedal - a clean boost 00:44:49 On a clean channel - take into a solo 00:47:37 On a drive setting - a similar application shows the difference in lift 00:50:15 Buffered vs true bypass 00:55:37 Another great pedal is a wah wah 01:01:18 Next suggestion is a compressor 01:03:07 Good for Country music 01:03:46 Using a slight driven sound the compressor sustains the notes 01:06:11 Next type of pedal we discuss is a phaser 01:07:18 Using a phaser on Money (Pink Floyd) 01:08:05 You do something to me - Paul Weller 01:10:12 Another pedal to consider is a flanger 01:11:44 Next pedal is a chorus 01:13:02 Demo - chorus 01:14:18 Tremolo effect 01:17:27 Dan explains how he practically uses his board live 01:20:01 What is delay? Quick rundown 01:26:30 Tying your cables together and prepping your board for a quick setup…

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Video Guitar Lesson 18a - Rundown And Overview Of Our Pedalboards 13:30

5 years ago13:30

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THE TWO VIDEOS FOR THIS ONE WOULD BE HELPFUL: https://youtu.be/K7N1TxJm17k https://youtu.be/BSAEidhkFcU This is the preamble for lesson 18, in which Dan and I take the viewer through our pedalboards, briefly describing what the pedal does and how we put together our pedalboard. See lesson 18b for the full lesson…

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Video Guitar Lesson 17, part 2: Solo Acoustic Ideas - Using A Looper Pedal 1:11:02

6 years ago1:11:02