E9 Vamp Soloing Lesson

Ben Howell

E9 Vamp Soloing

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- Daniel Realpe16th May 2010
  Awesome lesson!
- Alexiaden937th May 2009
  Really nice solo, Ben, well done !
- Matt2324th January 2009
  Great lesson Ben. Really funky.
- Ibanez_man66619th August 2008
  haha that sounds great, even though im not a funk fan this sounds great, good job
- Mats Hedberg21st June 2008
  nice lix great Ben!
  mats.
- TreyDeschamp24th May 2008
  great lesson
- Carlos Carrillo29th March 2008
  nice lesson Ben!!!!!
- al christie16th February 2008
  Yep, I hear a Robin Ford in the Making.
  Do some more of this.
- Farbror Kudde26th October 2007
  Cool man
- bart m28th August 2007
  that's what i'm looking for...please do MORE!!!
- mattacuk25th July 2007
  Thats so damn funky Ben!
- Ben Howell11th July 2007
  Hello David!
  
  Thanks for the comments! As a fusioneer its ok to bend isnt it?!
  
  Yep tried to put some Robben Ford vibe in there, but trying to find his elusive tone is the big part of the problem!
  
  -Ben
- David OToole10th July 2007
  Nice playing and sound Ben! Sounds cool + funky. Tasty 'colouring' in there too. Robben Ford? ya can't go wrong .
  
  D
  
  p.s. I thought Jazzers didn't bend? .
- Ben Howell10th July 2007
  Hey guys,
  
  Thanks for the comments!
  
  @Kris-Thanks Kris for the comment! Greg Howe is an awesome guitarist, so perhaps a lesson from him in the future? I'' have to work on mt tapping though!!
  
  @Shredmandan: Yep your right on the money there, trying different styles really makes you progress as a player. AND makes you more employable
  
  @Anastastio-Hello! Yep i tried to go for a Robben Ford vibe, being one of my favourite blues/jazz guitarists so hopefully that came through!
  
  @Liverust: Thankyou for your comment! Ive got another traditional jazz one on the way so hopefully that will suit your needs!
  
  -Ben
- LiveRust10th July 2007
  Just what I was looking for.
  I love your lessons. The jazz one was fantastic and so is this one.
  Keep them coming!!!
- Anastasio12310th July 2007
  Wow definitely hearing the Robben Forb vibe in here. Great lesson Ben been waiting on my toes for this one...
- shredmandan9th July 2007
  Great lesson,
  The background music is funny sounds like the 70's.I'm not around anybody that plays in this style and i have no expercience on stuff like this.I am going to try it though im so used to metal.I do believe that any serious musician should learn any style out there to help them find there own style so i will be trying this.Thanks for the lesson.
- Kristofer Dahl9th July 2007
  I agree with Roo - there is an impressive maturity in your playing. Greg Howe is also one of my absolute favorite guitarists - I love everything I have hread so far from him!
- Eat-Sleep-andJam9th July 2007
  Mmmmhmmmm.....Tasty:)
  
  Great Stuff, If only I could get that type of tone out of my amp
  
  Nice Playing- John
- ace_frehely9th July 2007
  awsome!
- Ben Howell9th July 2007
  Hey Roo-Thanks for the comment, i really appreciate that!
  
  I love Greg Howe's later stuff (his fusion based material), he has unbelievable technique and taste-a very rare thing indeed-His cover of the jazz standard 'Giant Steps' is pure class.
  
  Thats a great suggestion for the future-but first i need to brush up on my tapping! Definately do-able though.
  
  Congratulations on your first lesson, you have an awesome 'liquid' legato style-reminded me of Brett Garsed, but with your own individual touch-congrats!
  
  -Ben
- Roo9th July 2007
  Your lessons are great, I checked them all. They cover a side of the instrument which I miss a lot. So I'm going to practice them. You have a rare maturity.
  In this one, there is a Greg Howe feel that tease me even more. You like him? You have smooth phrasings.
  Add a few tap notes and more distortion and you have a pure tribute-lesson ready to go.
  But this one is already great anyway, I assume you have your own style. Just a thought coming out...
- The Uncreator9th July 2007
  Cool stuff, great lesson, awesome solo!
- funkymilk9th July 2007
  Wow Ben, That was really cool, I am really gonna learn this one. Keep up the good work and make more vids. ^^ - cheers
- Ben Howell9th July 2007
  Hello Andrew,
  
  Thanks for the kind comment. I didnt go very 'outside' on this one, but will be going out the box on the sequel!
  
  Thanks for the scale diagrams too!
  
  -Ben
- Ben Howell9th July 2007
  Hello Layzer and Muris!
  
  @Layzer: Thanks for the telecaster-its not actually mine unfortunately , i borrowed it from my sister for this lesson!
  
  Thanks for the kind comment Muris!
  
  -Ben
- Andrew Cockburn9th July 2007
  Hey Ben, really sweet funky vibe to this one, and I love the discipline of using different scales to keep things interesting for a repetitive chrd sequence like that - cool!
- Muris Varajic9th July 2007
  Nice chops Ben,cool one!!
- Layzer9th July 2007
  Great lesson...nice tele

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- Tags: Robben Ford, Funk, E9 vamp, Pentatonic scales, Half-whole diminished scale, Fusion, Improvisation, Major 6th, Double stops, Vibrato, Bending, Blues licks
Hi Guys!

Welcome to my lesson.

Today we are looking at approaches over a funky E9 vamp. A vamp literally means staying on one chord for a prolonged time. Most of the licks are based around E minor pentatonic, but i do venture outside blues harmony very briefly with the use of the Half-whole diminished scale (lick 3). This is a very useful in a fusion vamp context, because the tonality is ambiguous-the key center hasnt been established yet because there is a lack of a chord progression to really define the key. Therefore, in situations like these we can use a variety of different scales to 'colour' the chord.

Please experiment over the backing track with the scales charts Andrew has kindly provided-thanks Andrew!

Ive tried to go for a slight Robben Ford vibe here, leaning on the Major 6th interval which has a particularly sweet sound over a dominant chord-try it in your blues progressions too.

Heres a link to Andrews theory lesson on the Half-whole scale-

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=4771

Have a look for some background info!

Anyhows, hope you enjoy this lesson and any questions or comments fire away!

-Ben

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