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Category: Improvisation

How to Practice Improvisation on Guitar

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You may think learning scales, arpeggios, licks and whatnot will make you a great improviser and don’t get me wrong–these things are

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March 22, 2022March 23, 2022 Graham Tippett
Improvisation, Soloing, Wayne Krantz improv, mental stuff, scales, soloing, tipsLeave a Comment on How to Practice Improvisation on Guitar

Easy Lydian Dominant Scale Flavors

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The Lydian Dominant Scale, also known as the Lydian b7 scale, is the fourth mode of the melodic minor. But don’t worry

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August 3, 2020May 5, 2021 Graham Tippett
Exotic Scales, Improvisation, Jazz Blues, Lydian Mode, Melodic Minor, Scale Patterns, Scales improv, jazz-blues, lydian, melodic minor, modes, pentatonicsLeave a Comment on Easy Lydian Dominant Scale Flavors

How to Achieve Pentatonic Scale Fluency

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A lot of musicians draw parallels between learning music and learning languages, and I would equate fluent improvisation skills to fluency skills

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July 25, 2020July 29, 2020 Graham Tippett
Horizontal Soloing, Improvisation, Melodic Soloing, Pentatonics, Scales, Soloing improv, melodic soloing, pentatonics, scales, soloingLeave a Comment on How to Achieve Pentatonic Scale Fluency

A Simple Way to Think About Guitar Improvisation

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You’ll find a ton of information on guitar improvisation on the internet, so much so that sifting through it all would probably

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June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Graham Tippett
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My Alternative Pentatonics Concept

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I have a fascination for the number 5 and everything that’s associated with it. In guitar terms this translates to pentatonic scales,

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May 31, 2020November 17, 2020 Graham Tippett
Exotic Scales, Improvisation, Intermediate Plateau, Intervals, Mental Stuff, Pentatonics, Scales, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes advanced, alternative pentatonics, intermediate, intervals, pentatonics, phrasingLeave a Comment on My Alternative Pentatonics Concept

How I Use Wayne Krantz’ Improviser’s OS Book

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If you’re a fan of fusion improvisation, Wayne Krantz is essential listening, especially live and in the 55 Bar in New York.

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May 2, 2020June 12, 2020 Graham Tippett
Fusion, Improvisation, Intervals, Mental Stuff, Ruts, Wayne Krantz advanced, fusion, improv, intervals, mental stuff, Wayne Krantz, zonal improvisationLeave a Comment on How I Use Wayne Krantz’ Improviser’s OS Book

How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 4)

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What we need to do now is approach our arpeggios, scales and modes through formulas instead of any kind of time-consuming patterns

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April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Graham Tippett
Improvisation, Melodic Soloing, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes, Triad Soloing, Triads improvisation, soloing, triadsLeave a Comment on How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 4)

How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 3)

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Let’s look at the major and dominant side of triad soloing. To get a major triad, all we need to is raise

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April 21, 2020April 22, 2020 Graham Tippett
Improvisation, Melodic Soloing, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes, Triad Soloing, Triads improv, melodic soloing, soloing, triadsLeave a Comment on How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 3)

How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 2)

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In Part 1, I mentioned that 4-note clusters are actually better for learning triad soloing than triads themselves. This is because 4-note

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April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Graham Tippett
Improvisation, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes, Triad Soloing, Triads improv, soloing, triads, unorthodoxLeave a Comment on How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 2)

How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 1)

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This series of lessons is both a continuation of the How to (Finally) Learn Your Fretboard series, as well as an in-depth

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April 21, 2020July 4, 2020 Graham Tippett
Improvisation, Melodic Soloing, Ruts, Soloing, Soloing Over Chord Changes, Triad Soloing, Triads improv, soloing, triadsLeave a Comment on How to Make Triad Soloing Work (Part 1)

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