Guthrie Govan Style Arpeggios

Hey there GMC army!

Time for some nice arpeggios in the style of Guthrie Govan, played over a dreamy Lydian progression! If you have listened to his song called ‘Waves’ you are most likely going to recognize the style and emulate it with the aid of this lesson!

Here’s what you will be able to improve:

- sweep picking
- arpeggio shapes
- following a progression by using arpeggios
- building stamina
- melodic approach to phrasing

Here are some more Guthrie related lessons for all you Guthrie enthusiasts: Guthrie Govan Lessons

Let’s rock!

Cosmin

Chord progression: Aadd9 C#m Badd11 F#m7add11 Aadd9 Badd11 C#m
Aadd9 C#m Badd11 F#m7add11 Aadd9 Badd11 E

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chords (from thick to thin):

Aadd9 – 577600
Badd11 – 799800
C#m – x46650
E maj – 022100
F#m7add11 - 244200

Meter: 4/4

Tonality: E major

Scales: A Lydian

Tone settings: Bass – 10 o’clock, Mids – 10 o’clock, Highs – 1 o’clock, Gain – 12 o’clock, using the crunch channel of my AMT ss20 Pre-amp.