Licks in the Style of Greg Howe

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

Excerpt: Hi guys! In this tutorial we'll be covering licks in the style of the great fusion guitarist, Greg Howe. Each of these licks uses some of Greg's most often used techniques like hybrid picking, hammer ons from no where, and tapping, just to name a few. All of these licks are in an A Dorian setting and can be used along with your other Dorian licks. Now,...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

Excerpt: Lick 2! This second lick is not only in the style of Greg Howe, I've heard Greg use a version of this lick many times. The first half of this lick uses the pick, middle, and 3rd finger (right hand). This lick also uses the famous Greg Howe slide vibrato, which you can chose not to play if you'd like (sounds better with it though).     :)

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

Excerpt: Lick 3! I transcribed this lick straight out of a Greg Howe solo.  Note that the theoretical explanation I give for this lick might not be how Greg sees the lick.  This lick is also considered an "outside lick", meaning that some of the notes within the lick are not in the key. When playing outside, the quickest explanation I can give is to use...

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

Excerpt: The fourth and final lick! This lick is a pentatonic tapping lick that uses a lot of hammer ons from no where. It is also very repetitive, playing the same basic idea on each string. Also notice that each string switch starts with a hammer on from nowhere. 

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Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

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