Frank Gambale Sweep Idea

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

Excerpt: So I decided to take a break from "Licking Up the Modes" this time around. I apologize if you were looking forward to Phrygian, but I promise we'll pick up where we left off in the next tutorial.  I thought it'd be fun to talk about this Frank Gambale Sweep Idea. Frank Gambale has been a huge influence on my playing throughout the years so this "Idea"...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Scales Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Again the arpeggios we'll be using are: Cmaj 7 - Dm7 - Em7 - Fmaj7 - G7 - Am7 - Bm7b5. Not only is this sweep idea cool and useful but these arpeggio shapes are extremely useful! They sit under the fingers very well. I play at least one of them every single time I play guitar. The reason they work so well is because of the consistency between each arpeggi...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Alright, so here is the sweep "idea" applied to our two major 7 arpeggios diatonic to the key of C major; Cmaj7 and Fmaj7. Note that these shapes are exactly the same, just played at different parts of the fretboard. Basically, this lick is an eight note followed by a 16th note triplet. As you can see in the tablature, we have the same exact rhythm happen...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

Excerpt: This is the exact same thing, just applied to our three minor 7 arpeggios this time. Dm7 - Em7 - Am7. No barring this time, but we'll have to use all four fingers on our left hand. Again, all three shapes are exactly the same but just at different parts of the fretboard.

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Alright instead of doing separate videos for the last two, I decided to put them together, since there is only one of each. So again, the same thing as before. There will be some barring in the G7 arpeggio but none in the Bm7b5.

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Exercises Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Alright guys, I hope you find this useful!  Here's an exercise that will really help you to start utilizing this sweep idea. All we're doing is playing through each arpeggio in order. Don't be afraid to mix it up by jumping around each shape instead of playing them in order. Thanks guys!

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Improvising Style: Fusion

Excerpt: Like I said earlier, this backing track is the same one for "Licking Up the Modes: Ionian". It works perfect for our Frank Gambale lick, seeing that all the arpeggios are diatonic to the key of C Major. Have fun!

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