NEED FOR SPEED 5 If you would like the first 4 lessons and can't get them off of my web page (which seems to be the case for some reason) I'll email them to ya. Just ask. This lesson, we'll go over scale connecting and pivot licks I'm assuming that you have a basic knowledge of scales in the 5 box positions. Here, all we're going to do it to connect those 5 box positions so you can switch scale positions without having to stop. Taking just the top 2 strings (E B) in the key of E Minor. ----------2--4--5/8--7--5--------------------7--8--10/12--10 -2--3--5-------------------8--7--5/7--8--10----------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------12--14--15------------------------- --13--12--10/12--13--15------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ B & G strings Only ------------------------------------------------------------ --------2-3-5/8-7-5-----------7-8-10/13-12-10--------------- -2-4-5--------------7-5-4/7-9-----------------12-11-9/11-12- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----12-13-15------------------------------------------------ -14--------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ D & G ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------2-4-5/7-5-4--------------7-9/12-11-9----------------- -2-4-5-------------7-5-4/7-9-10-------------12-10-9/12-14-15 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -15-13-12--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ D & A ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------2-4-5/7-5-4--------------7-9-10/12-10-9-------------- -2-3-5-------------7-5-3/7-9-10----------------12-10-9/12--- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------12-14-15--------------------------------------------- -13-15------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ A & E ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -----------2-3-5/7-5-3-------------5-7/9-10-12-------------- ---0h2-3-5-------------7-5-3/5-7-8-------------10-12/15-14-- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----12-13-15------------------------------------------------ -12--------------------------------------------------------- Practice each group of two strings until you have the feel for the switching. Make sure to practice them in all keys and modes. Practice with a metronome, clean sound yada yada yada... Experiment with using hammerons and pulloffs as well as slides and tapping (if ur into Eddie VH => ) The more u mix it up, the more fluid it will sound. -------------------------------7/8h10h12-------------------- --------5h7h8/10-8p7---------------------------------------- -4h5h7---------------9p7\4h5/7-----------12p10p9------------ -------------------------------------------------12\10~----- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Little Example on incorporating slurs into your playing. Note: You know the little war with Al DiMeola and Alan Holdsworth: Al says Alan is lazy (he uses a lot of slurs in his playing) and Alan says Al is boring (Al uses alternate picking mostly). You can't please everyone! If you don't know who they are (you're in trouble) pick up an album or two from the band UK (Alan's old band) or and Al DiMeola album, you won't be sorry. Speaking of killer fusion guitarists, check out the Mahivishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlan, awesome stuff! Or any of his solo stuff... newayz.... If you've been keeping up with these lessons (and haven't fallen asleep yet), refer back to the last one #4 on arpeggios... ----------12--15p12-------------10/12h13h15~---------------- ------13------------15p13p12\10----------------------------- --14-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ little arp example -----------7-10p7-10/12h10p8----8--------------------------- -8-------8-------------------12---12/13p12p10--------------- ---9p7-9---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------8p6p5--------------------0/8p5--------------- ---------5h6h8-------8\6--------------1-------8p5-8b(10)~~~- -------5-----------------7p5p4\2p0--2----------------------- -----7------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ A Min Arp Sliding A Min Am Arp A Pent ------------------------------------------------------------ -------5---------------------------------------------------- -8-7-5---7--5~---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Here's another little Yngwie example (No! Not him again!!!) for slurs. Lotsa luck w/this one ppl! -8h10h12p10p8----------------------------------------------- --------------12p10p8\7/8h10h12p10p8----------------7h8p7--- -------------------------------------12p10p8\7h8h10--------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------5h7h8p7p5------------------------------- --------------6h7h8-----------8p7p5\4/5h7h8p7p5------------- -10p8p7\6h7h9-----------------------------------8p7p5\4h5--- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------3p2p0------------------------------------------ -------------------4p3p1------------------------------------ -h7p5p4------------------3p2p0------------------------------ --------7p5--------------------4p3p1------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ That'll make ya break out in a cold sweat! newayz... Experiment with yer scales, get outta those box positions!!! They get boring...The more u do it, the easier it gets... Don't forget the vibrato~~~~!!!!!! PIVOT LICKS (PEDAL NOTES) A pivot lick is like this: (or called Pedal Notes) A Minor ----------15----13----12------------------------------------ -------12----12----12----12-15--12-13~---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Always coming back to the one note (or series of notes) like this: -----15-14-15-12-15-14-15----15-14-15-12-15-14-15--etc------ -12-----------------------13-------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ These sound really cool, and make for good excercises. You can play them in any combination: Ascending or descending. -----15----15------15------15------15------15------15------15~ -----------------------12------13------15------12------14--- -11----12------14------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ B Minor ------------10----------12----------14----------12---------- --12--11-12----12-11-12----12-11-12----12-11-12----12-11-12- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -15----------12----------14----------10----------12--------- ----12-11-12----12-11-12----12-11-12----12-11-12----12-11--- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----9------------------------------------------------------- -12---12-10-10~~~~~----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ A Minor -7---------8---------10---------12---------13---------12---- ---10-9-10---10-9-10----10-9-10----10-9-10----10-9-10----10- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------10---------8------------------------------------------ -9-10----10-9-10---10-9-10---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ Here's a really cool Yngwie pivot lick A Minor -12-10-12-8-12-7-12----12---12-------13-12-13-10-13-8-13---- --------------------10----9----10------------------------12- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -13----13---------10-8-10-7-10-5-10---10---10--------------- ----10----12------------------------9----7----9------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -8-7-8-5-8-3-8---8---8-------------------------------------- ---------------6---5-----6~--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ You can base the pivot licks on any scale, any key, use your imagination.... -=Begin Bitch=- I just have to bitch for a minute. I've gotten on quite a few web pages to try and find lessons for my BBS. I'm amazed at the amount of ppl that want you to PAY for these things. It's ludicrous. Actually, no lesson is worth money unless you're in a room with a teacher getting personal lessons. What's next? Guitar Tab, only a buck a song...Sheez!! I can understand the books and such, ya gotta make a livin, but on the web? It's cheesy to begin with, but to pay for the stuff? -=End Bitch=-