Tapping 7th Chord Arpeggios like Guthrie Govan

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Scales Style: Fusion

Excerpt: Hello again guys! In this tutorial we'll be discussing tapped arpeggios ala Guthrie Govan. Tapping 7th chord arpeggios this way can give your line a very unique sound. Keep in mind that all of these arpeggios are being played in 3rd inversion with the 7th of the arpeggio being played first. For example a Cmaj7 has C - E - G - B but in 3rd inversion looks...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Scales Style: Fusion

Excerpt: So onto our first 4 arpeggios diatonic to C major. They again are Cmaj7 - Dm7 - Em7 - Fmaj7. ( I - ii - iii - IV ) Again these will all be played in 3rd inversion so: Cmaj7 - BCEG Dm7 - CDFA Em7 - DEGB Fmaj7 - EFAC Make sure to play all of these arpeggios slow and dynamically even between each note.

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Scales Style: Fusion

Excerpt: Now onto our other 3 arpeggios within C major.  G7 - Am7 - Bm7b5. Again, in 3rd inversion. G7 - FGBD Am7 - GACE Bm7b5 - ABDF Same goes for these arpeggios, slow and dynamically even between each note!

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

Excerpt: These licks are nothing special but I thought it would be a quick easy way to start using these arpeggios. Remember to start slow and gradually speed up. Also, focus on keeping the taps, hammer ons, and pull offs dynamically equal!

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

Excerpt: Like I said this track may sound familiar since it has been used in several other of my tutorials but it fits since we're in C Major. Enjoy! :)

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