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Old 04-24-2010, 07:07 PM
 
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I've been playing guitar for 2 years and I really need help adding chromatics and colors to my improvisation
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Old 04-25-2010, 10:31 AM
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One way to add a bit of chroma to your sound: approach each note of your arpeggio from a half step below.
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Old 04-25-2010, 01:54 PM
 
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thanks ill try that!!
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Old 04-26-2010, 08:31 AM
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Search on YouTube for Fred Hamilton videos. He talks about this specifically.
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Old 04-26-2010, 12:18 PM
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Welcome to the group John. Where are you located?
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Old 04-26-2010, 12:21 PM
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One way to add a bit of chroma to your sound: approach each note of your arpeggio from a half step below.
Each note? That's a lot of mustard on your hot dog.
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need a bit more info on your current technique if your playing arpeggios there are plenty of alternatives to go at to give you some nice colour tones
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Old 04-28-2010, 09:57 PM
 
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yes each note was a little bit too much. ill look up fre d hamilton now
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Old 04-28-2010, 10:11 PM
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yes each note was a little bit too much.
worked well for django
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