Greg Howe Arpeggio Idea

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

Excerpt: Hello again! In this tutorial, we'll be going over a Greg Howe style arpeggio idea that I like to use. For this example, we will be using Diminished 7 arpeggios, that way we can expand further by moving each position over in minor 3rds. (3 frets) There will be no specific key this time, we'll just be using a random spot of the neck which is the 9th fret (s...

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

Excerpt: On to the lick! I'm hoping you've taken the time to master the actual arpeggio as it stands! If you have, you'll be ready to tackle this lick. Pay close attention to the tab. There are specific spots where the hybrid picking takes place. As you can see we're ascending and descending in four note groupings using 3 strings for each 4 note group.  This ...

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

Excerpt: Now let's expand on this idea! The easiest route to expanding this idea into something much larger is to slide the position around in minor 3rd. (3 frets) Now if you decide to use this same idea with a Major 7 arpeggio or basically any other arpeggio (as mentioned), sliding over 3 frets will not work. This expanded lick is the exact same thing as before, ...

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