This is an excellent book for anyone who is serious about learning to play guitar. Gambale breaks everything down into chord types. Minor 7, major 7, unaltered dominant 7, altered dominant 7, minor 7 (b5), diminished. He attacks each chord type with several soloing approaches.

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He lists and gives examples of appropriate modes, arpeggios, pentatonics that can be used over that specific chord type. This book also comes with a CD containing samples of each exercise as well as a couple short songs that Gambale has put together. I’m not a big fan of the effects he uses while playing the exercises, but it doesn’t really take anything away from the learning experience.

If you can get a chance to get a hold of this book you should give it a chance, but know that it will take some serious time and experimentation to make these theoretical ideas come out of your guitar as music. We also have the second book from the series –. Both Frank Gambale Technique Book I & II are essentially studies of five different improvisational approaches to tackle a particular chord type, namely: scale, pentatonics, arpeggios, triads, intervals. As such, Frank presents a wide range of harmonic possibilities on improvisation, based upon which the intelligent student can construct meaningful solos when these music elements are internalized.

Note that in those two books there is a large amount of materials to digest, however a solid understanding of these materials is fundamental to jazz improvisation. The aspiring guitarist is urged to seek ways, from other sources, to build lines once these improvisational elements are digested. Recommended for a core course of improvisation. Its not about riffs or scales or modes – its about entire frameworks you can use for improvisation. The material is dense, it is NOT for beginners, but if you know a little about guitar and theory, this thing is incredibly valuable. Very concise well mapped out and easy to digest. It contains a CD, explaining each lesson in detail and has standard notation as well as tab for the non reading guitarist, as well as picking direction that he uses.

The selling point for this was the area where he makes use of triads for improvisation, all in all it is a winner! If anyone is unfamiliar with this mans outrageous command of the guitar and his fluent runs with monster speed and proficiency, go you tube him and you too will want to get your hands on this material Format: PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3).

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Picking Ridiculous Sweep for ‘glide over the and get more,notes per stroke Speed strings or many years I devoted myself to perfecting my sweep picking -a technique that can be used in place of (or along with) alternate picking to develop considerable use sweep picking speed. Many players licks without realizing how far this approach can be taken.

The most common flatpicking method uses strict alternate strokes (down, up, down, up); however, some players opt for a less articulated followed effect, where the picked note is by hammer-ons or pull-offs. In sweep picking, the same pick stroke is used to play from two to six notes. Depending on the phrase, some alternate picking may also be required. The economy of sweep picking lets you play a lot of notes with minimal pick movement, making it easier to play at high speeds.

1, an A major scale fingering. Because it has three notes per string, there is a tendency to give it a triplet feel, so be sure to practice it in groups of two or four notes per beat. At first, practice only the ascending By Frank Gambale VOL.3 NO.6 / HOW TO PLAY GUITAR 77 notes. When you’re comfortable with that, work on the descending sequence; many players find ascending sweeps feel more natUral. When sweep picking, remember: 1. Keep the notes as separate as possible-almost staccato (short) at first, especially when crossing strings.

Newcomers to sweep picking tend to run the notes together. Make sure your right hand is executing a single movement when crossing strings, not two successive strokes. Practice with a metronome or drum machine, and make sure the notes are clean and even, Be critical and honest when evalu- Ex.

1 ating yourself. It’s harder to sweep at slower tempos, so start with medium ones: For sixteenth-note patterns, the quarter-note should be set between 60 and 100. The odd/even rule Sweep-picking licks require an odd number of notes per string. 1, notice that there are three notes per string going up and three notes per string going down. To reverse the direction of the sweep stroke in a line, you need an even number of notes on the string where the reversal takes place.