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Paul Gilbert's Rock Guitar School Launches May 23, Debuts Next Generation of Online Learning with ArtistWorks, Inc.
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ArtistWorks, the first collaborative global learning community comprised of master artists and ambitious amateurs, announces the May 23rd launch of
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10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Steve Morse
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Picture if you will: You’ve
studied classical guitar, you founded the
Dixie Dregs, you front your own trio, you’re
in Deep Purple, and you’re a
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Oz Noy’s “Schizophrenic” Solo
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The following examples are
all inspired by ideas in Oz Noy’s solo on
“Schizophrenic,” the title track off his 2009
album. The goal here is to
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Quick Licks, April 2012
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Orient Express
From frequent contributor Vinnie DeMasi: “Initially, re-tuning
my acoustic C, G, C, G, C, C (low to high) was an attempt to
emulate
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Hey Jazz Guy, April 2012
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Hey Jazz Guy,
I’m playing all the right notes, but something
is still missing. How can I make my phrasing
sound more jazzy? –No Swing in
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10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Steve Vai
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“His name is Stevie Vai,
and he’s a crazy guy.” Frank Zappa’s
opening lyric from “Stevie’s Spanking”
may have been intended to reference
Steve
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Oz Noy's "Schizophrenic" Solo Transcription
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Whistler Jazz Fest Lesson Stan Samole on Expanding Your Bandwidth
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Last month we expanded our
guitaristic bandwidth with Stan Samole,
inspired by his master class at the Whistler
Jazz Fest. Samole walked us
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Quick Licks, March 2012
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Jeff Buckley's Grace Notes
GP contributor Vinne DeMasi delivered this one. “Despite a career cut tragically short less than three years after the
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Hey Jazz Guy, March 2012
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Hey Jazz Guy,
How can I turn my cool rock chords into
some sweet jazz changes? –Rockstar in Reno
Dear Rockstar,
Reharmonization is one of the
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Horn-Like Phrasing for Guitar
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Phrasing like a horn player on guitar is something many jazz guitarists
aspire to. The fluid sound of the saxophone
in particular is both an
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Quick Licks, January 2012
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THE DIMINISHED SCALE.
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Rob Michael of the Atmos Trio sent in this morsel.
“Times are tough and everyone is looking for a
deal,
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Johnny Hiland on String Bending
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“When I first heard guys like
Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Jimmy Olander
playing with B-benders,” recalls Johnny
Hiland, “I didn’t know what a
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10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Jimmy Herring
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A native of Fayetteville , North
Carolina, a player’s player, and a true gentleman,
Jimmy Herring can be as chameleonic
as necessary when that’s
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Quick Licks December 2011
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Happy, Scrappy, and Snappy
This is one of my all-time favorite licks.
I play it by snapping the accented notes
with my right-hand index finger,
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