R&B / Soul Octaves Lesson

R&B / Soul Octaves

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  • -Guitar Lesson:
    Here I show you an example about how to play melodies on the guitar using octaves: 4 strings octaves, 3 strings octaves. For that I have composed a r&b soul style song. Some guitarists who use it: Paul Jackson Jr, Norman Brown, George Benson ...

    -Music Style:
    rhythm and blues soul

    -Tonality & Scales:
    C minor

    -Techniques:
    octaves melody, fast sliding notes, hybrid picking, rasgueo

    -Sound:
    I used a Ibanez HR 2453 1973 with a clean sound.

    -Tuning:
    Standard Tunning: E, A, D, G, B, E

    -Tempo & Beat:
    120bpm (Slows 60bpm)
    4/4


    C AEOLIAN MODE


    C PENTATONIC MINOR SCALE
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