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I'm going through Stetina's Speed Mechanics book and I've decided that I'm gonna go for his rock version of the flight of the bumble bee. At first it looked daunting but I'm up to speed on a couple of the sections, so all I need is a bucketload of patience and determination to see it all through!

And when I can play it all the way through I certainly will be a happy bunny :D

 

So whats your ambitions on the guitar, what pieces of music do you wanna learn?

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I've really gotten interested in the way John Scofield plays wide interval jumps. If you listen to a tune like "Creeper" (from "Up All Night") he's playing 16th notes, but he's not playing scales, he's jumping around quite a bit. It's a really cool sound, and I'd love to learn how to do it. If I had time, I'd try to transcribe the solo, but I really don't. Maybe I'll just do 8 bars or something.

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Hey Joe -
That Sco CD is great huh!
I've got a tune that I did on my site called "Monday on teh Green". Some people have said that they hear some Scofield influence in the solo. Truth is, between 2:18 - 2:25 into the tune, I blatantly "borrowed" a Scofield lick, one off the Uberjam CD. Check it out and see if you would have noticed it.

Of course, we don't know what's going through his head when he solos, but his stuff is pretty characteristically angular, and I like that kind of feel as well, so sometimes I will use whole-tone ideas. The whole-tone scale is not the only way to get that effect, the "altered" scale happens to have 4 whole steps in a row in it, imparting that same kind of motion. But you're right, his solos don't have that "scalar" sound to them - he's really just grabbing notes he wnats to hear.
Another way to widen your intervals while soloing is to superimpose triads. Over a C alt. chord, try making up a cycling pattern using Gb and Ab triads.
Anyway, yeah, I love Scofield's playing too - he's got real freedom going on.

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I'm learning an old Britney Spears song and also a new hit by Justin Timberlake. I like learning songs like these. I think it gives me a much more unique style.

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i went through that same book before i went to school. i think its great for mechanics, however you should take it slow and be sure to use a met. overall outcome is far better!

good luck. take care.

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Russ -

That's a great tune. I did catch the Sco lick, but it didn't come off as a steal. I love the ring modulator tone. Very cool. I've tried the triad weaving thing before without much success, but that was in more of a straight bebop contex. Maybe I'd have better luck with it in this context.

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