Descending Sus4 Arpeggios

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

Excerpt: Hi guys! In this tutorial we'll be discussing a descending sus4 arpeggio idea that I use a lot in my playing! Like a lot of ideas, I like to run through them diatonically and expand them into other tonalities so that we aren't just playing a major lick or minor lick. This allows us to take an idea and make it major, minor, diminished or whatever we really ...

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

Excerpt: To our first four arpeggios! G Major (Ionian)    (5 - 4 - 3 - 1) A Minor (Dorian)     (5 - 4 - b3 - 1) B Minor (Phrygian)    (5 - 4 - b3 - 1) C Major (Lydian)     (5 - #4 - 3 - 1) As you can see our two minor arpeggios have the same intervals. This allows us to use the exact same shape for each. However, the same...

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

Excerpt: The other three arpeggios! D Major (Mixolydian)    (5 - 4 - 3 - 1) E Minor (Aeolian)    (5 - 4 - b3 - 1) F# Diminished (Locrian)    (b5 - 4 - b3 - 1) As you may have noticed our D Major is the same shape as our G major from the last video and our E Minor is the same shape as the other two minors. I'm not sure if I've ever h...

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

Excerpt: I've found that this approach to learning has really helped me to visualize the fretboard. The process of taking an idea and spreading throughout different qualities and around the fretboard. I'll leave you with a quick lick that just adds a little extra something.  Enjoy!

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