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The 'Howe' Vibrato

Steve Hubbard
IntermediateFusionTechnique 7 lessons8m

Hi folks! Today's lesson is on a very popular technique, used in modern fusion! I am of course referring to the famous 'slide vibrato' used by the great Greg Howe, that has become extremely popular over the last 10 years or more. A few quick things to point out about the examples that I will show in this tutorial: - All based in E minor / Dorian - Can be played with a swing feel - Techniques used can be modified for your preference To start things out, let's take the time to practice doing the vibrato! First, start off with doing the vibrato on a single note, with no connecting lick. After you feel comfortable with it, try to play a simple run, or a few notes, and apply the technique where desired. Once you feel you have a feel for it, move on to the first example, for some heavily influenced 'Howe' licks!

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  1. 1 2:11 Lesson · 2m The 'Howe' Vibrato - Intro and Concept Hi folks! Today's lesson is on a very popular technique, used in modern fusion! I am of course referring to the famous 'slide vibrato' used by the great Greg Howe, that has become extremely popular over the...
  2. 2 0:46 Lesson · 1m The 'Howe' Vibrato - Example 1 This first example follows the E minor blues pentatonic box, and is a typical lick that you may hear Greg play. This is intended to have 'swing', but can be played with a 4's feel as well! There is a lot of... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 0:44 Lesson · 1m The 'Howe' Vibrato - Example 2 Here is an 'out there' type of lick that is commonly heard from Howe. The idea is based around a diminished arpeggio, and resolves to a note that is a bit more common over an E minor chord. If you're not used... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 0:42 Lesson · 1m The 'Howe' Vibrato - Example 3 This example gives us two opportunities to use the slide vibrato. If you pay close attention in the video, I contradict one of my opening statements, in that I am mainly sliding between the 9th and 10th frets... Tab Guitar Pro
  5. 5 0:43 Lesson · 1m The 'Howe' Vibrato - Example 4 Here is a nice and short lick that uses a minor arpeggio, ending with a chromatic run that falls slightly out of key. I am very much fond of 'straight 16th' runs, and this particular lick works very well with... Tab Guitar Pro
  6. 6 1:04 Lesson · 1m The 'Howe' Vibrato - Outro I hope this has been helpful to you all, whether you already had experience with this technique, or had never heard of it before! If you have any questions, or think that I may have missed an important point...
  7. 7 2:02 Backing track · 2m The 'Howe' Vibrato - Backing Here's a little funk loop that I made to practice the licks over. The tempo is 95bpm.  

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