• Jazz Harmony Embellishments
• Performing Rhythm Accompaniment
• Pull-Off Technique
• Chromatic Chord Progressions
• Modes for Rock Guitar
This lesson explores the use of targeting and embellishing jazz melody lines. The focus is one of learning how chord tones, extensions and altered chord tones may affect harmony. In doing so, we can create stronger more melodic lines.
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Performing Rhythm Accompaniment
Several examples are shown on how to perform accompaniment within a duet or with larger ensembles. Rhythm playing techniques are demonstrated on the different kinds of accompaniment procedures so that viewers can learn to adopt them into their own guitar playing.
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The purpose of Legato techniques are to create smooth connected lines where the notes flow seamlessly from one to the next. In this lesson I cover; exercises, development of control and integration.
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This lesson will focus upon how to apply the, "Dim.7," and "Mi7(b5)" chords, along with extended and altered chords to create chromatic passing chord harmony.
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In the style of Rock Guitar the most commonly applied modes are; Dorian, Phrygian and Mixolydian. In this lesson, I will run through examples (in the style of Rock) for each of these modes.
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