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Block Chord Arrangement of “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love”

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Lyle Raymond

Here’s the latest from my practice sessions — an arrangement of the standard “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” for guitar, using block chords. Block Chords are chords that move in rhythmic unison. This technique is pretty common among… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: Gambale-Style Minor Pentatonic Run

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Lyle Raymond

Players like Frank Gambale, who base their playing largely on economy (sweep) picking, often reconfigure common left hand fingerings to accommodate right hand sweeping. This requires an odd number of notes per string when moving in one direction, and an even… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: ii-V Arpeggio Cycle

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Lyle Raymond

One of the most essential skills for a working musician is the ability to play over a ii-V chord progression. Here is an arpeggio sequence which begins by outlining Am7 and D7 (a ii-V in G major), then moves downward… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: Arpeggiating Dominant 7th Chords Through the Circle

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

I was working on ways of practicing arpeggios through moving harmonies, and came up with this drill.  It uses three different arpeggio patterns, based on the e-form, a-form, and c-form fingerings. Some reversals of direction enable each arpeggio to fit… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: Descending 16ths, 4-Note Groups

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

I just completed a marathon practice session, wherein I focused mainly on alternate picking. Here’s one of several patterns I worked on  which combines slurs with outside picking: Here is what it sounds like at a decent speed.  (Play 16th-note… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: C7 Arpeggios with Easy Picking

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Lyle Raymond

The problem with arpeggios on the guitar is they generally require sweeping or awkward string skips. If you keep two notes per string, you can set up patterns like this, which are generally pretty easy on the right hand: Try… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: Dorian Hybrid Picking

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Lyle Raymond

In his fantastic book of technical exercises, Sheets of Sound for Guitar, Jack Zucker presents an exercise utilizing this pattern: I love the hemiola that occurs when I repeat this pattern using regular eighth notes against a 4/4 pulse. A… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: My Latest Obsession

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Lyle Raymond

Most descending licks tend to move from string to string scale-wise. My thing lately is coming up with sequences that move upward on one string, then down to the next string by a large interval. Specifically, sequences like this: Here,… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: G Minor Pentatonic Cross-Rhythms

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Lyle Raymond

Today’s exercise is a long run consisting of two parts. I got the idea while studying Joe Satriani’s “Crushing Day,” but my exercise shouldn’t resemble any specific part of the piece — it was only loosely inspired. The first part… Continue Reading →

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Practice Journal: B-flat Dominant

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Lyle Raymond

Here’s another little something from a recent practice session. Try this lick in a Bb7 context: Now let’s make an exercise of it. Try repeating this a few times: Here’s an alternate articulation that adds a touch of soul: And… Continue Reading →

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