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"Up & Up"

Mike Salow
AdvancedFusionCool Riffs Song tutorial5 lessons10m

Hi guys! For this tutorial I thought it would be fun to teach you my tune "Up & Up". I won't be covering the full song in this tutorial, just the main melody of the A & B sections. By request, I would gladly go over the rest of the song in a future tutorial! You could say this song is very much in the style of Greg Howe and has a funk/fusion vibe to it. The tab is 100% accurate, down to the picking pattern but feel free to pick it however you'd like. More than anything, learning this melody will be great for improving phrasing techniques, so pay very close attention to the details in the phrasing. The phrasing in the melody really makes this tune what it is. Enjoy!

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  1. 1 0:59 Lesson · 1m "Up & Up" - Performance Hi guys! For this tutorial I thought it would be fun to teach you my tune "Up & Up". I won't be covering the full song in this tutorial, just the main melody of the A & B sections. By request, I would gladly... Tab Guitar Pro
  2. 2 2:16 Lesson · 2m "Up & Up" - A Section Breakdown - Part 1 We'll start by breaking down the "A" section melody. I see this as being the "main" melody of Up & Up. This melody is in Em and is mainly based around an Em7 arpeggio and Em pentatonic. Other than notes... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 3:00 Lesson · 3m "Up & Up" - A Section Breakdown - Part 2 Now onto the rest of the "A" section melody! The chord progression for this section is E9 for three bars, and then on the 4th bar we have a syncopated progression of: G/A - F/G - Ab/Bb - Bb/C Each time these... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 2:34 Lesson · 3m "Up & Up" - B Section Breakdown Now onto the "B" section! The chord progression of this section is the same as every 4th bar of the A section, with a few added chords at the end of each phrase to accentuate the melody. Again that is: G/A... Tab Guitar Pro
  5. 5 1:03 Backing track · 1m "Up & Up" - Backing Track Have fun with the backing track guys! Practice hard! Tab

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