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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Pedal Tone With Melody



This is a good exercise for keeping a "pedal tone" note in the bass while playing a melody at the same time.
Start by barring at the 12th fret from the A string. Keeping the bar down for the entire exercise creates a temporary capo that shifts up and down. Let the notes ring out and overlap in the high strings. Keeping the bar down solidly will help with this.


Wednesday, December 8, 2010

C Major 7 Arpeggio


This Arpeggio is good because it covers almost all of the neck. Start on the C on the A string with the 1st finger, and quickly slide up to 7th fret with your 3rd finger. This puts your first finger in position to play the E on the D string.