www.metalmethod.com – Michael Angelo Batio performed this live at the Metal Method show in Simi Valley, California. We’re using this video to promote MAB’s DVD guitar lesson, “Speed Lives 2″. This program teaches how to play “Hands Without Shadows” note-for-note.
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(The lead guitar was recorded in timing but the metronome click was added afterwhile when editing the video so there is little latency, sounds a bit out.) Diminished scales are easy on guitar because they use symetrical and regular positions. It goes pretty same for diminished arpeggios. As long as you have 4 different notes I should say: the diminished 7th arp. (1 b3 b5 bb7). The diminished arpeggio only have 3 notes (1 b3 b5) repeated over the fingerboard. So to make it easier, let focus on practicing the exercises. They are easy to visualize. If you like agressive tones and guitarists such as Malmsteen, Friedman, Hammet or Bellas, this lesson is for you. Intermediates to pretty advanced level guitar players, think to check also the video part II. The goal of the lesson isn’t theorectical but only to give a few hints and ideas. TAB: i182.photobucket.com Ex1: Diminished (7th) arpeggios over 3 strings (G,B,E 1st) and how to move your shift. I alternate picking (down-up…) on the E and G strings. I sweep pick the passing string (B). So if the last note was picked upstroke then the B string is naturaly picked also upstroke and so on. You noticed then that it’s the same parttern repeated over and over across te fingerboard. You don’t need to rehearsal till the 23th like I do. If you’re novice, simply go and go back with 2 or 3 shifts changes. Ex2: Diminished (7th) arpeggio over 3 strings (D,G,B) and how to move your shift. Basically the same than Ex1 …
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