Lesson Series: “0 To 60, An Introduction to Alternate Picking” - Lesson 154

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Todd Simpson
Todd Simpson

LESSON #154 - (Lesson 54 Redux) Advanced harmonic minor in context

Lesson Series by Todd Simpson


FINGER YOGA!
Let’s do our usual Finger Yoga stretches. Here is a link to the video for references.


Here is Today's OVERLOUD TH1/TH2 Patch that I'm using during the lesson.

DON'T FORGET TO TURN DOWN/OFF THE NOISE GATES IF IT'S KILLING YOUR SUSTAIN!!!


CONTEXT: MANOWAR COLLAB

Here is my take on the MANOWAR collab.

Here is the MP3 BACKING TRACK


MINOR VS HARMONIC MINOR


Let's compare the Minor and Harmonic Minor in a Solo Context.

First, Here is D Minor Mapped out over the neck. Pay attention to the 3rd through 7th Frets

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Let's warm up a bit learning a lick from the solo.

-Bit of a stretch in this one user posted image


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NEW FINGERINGS

Let's play an A Minor Inversion in the solo but use a spot on the neck we've not tried before. The notes are the same, just the shape is different.

DESCENDING

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ASCENDING

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HARMONIC MINOR DESCENDING

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HARMONIC MINOR ASCENDING

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NEW FINGERINGS AND THREES


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We often use "Threes" (Moving three tones in a scale and back one) during scale runs. Let's try it on this shape.