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TFU 6.6 Video CD-ROM:
Vertical Soloing II

We continue our study of "vertical soloing" in this second set of lessons. Learning how to "see" all of the chord tones in a single "vertical" position is essential for learning how to play and improvise over chord changes. Of equal benefit, you are forced to break away from your comfort zone, visual routines and old bag of licks. In short, vertical soloing is your key to busting out of the rut and accelerating your knowledge of the fretboard.

Our first progression is a I IV progression in the key of A. You will learn all five forms of the caged system for this vamp. Next will be the arpeggios for each chord, then the major pentatonic scales and finally the entire major scale. Common tones are examined as well as the notes that change in a I IV progression when using pentatonics. Various arpeggios are also presented as a means to isolate subgroups of the entire mode.


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Swedish guitar virtuoso Andreas Oberg was born in Stockholm on August 6, 1978. At the age of 18, Andreas made a name for himself on the vibrant Swedish music scene performing with many of Sweden's top artists and he was also admitted to the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm. During recent years Andreas Oberg has been working with his own projects as well as performing with artists in many different styles such as Les Paul, Toots Thielemans, Bireli Lagrene, Larry Coryell, Barbara Hendricks, John Pisano, Martin Taylor, Stuart Hamm, Danny Gottlieb, Jimmy Rosenberg, Frank Vignola, Bucky Pizzarelli, Howard Alden, Ulf Wakenius, Joey DeFrancesco, Mark Murphy, Stochelo Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, and Florin Nicolescu just to name a few.

Here is Andreas at this years Allstar Guitar Night show in Anaheim California at winter NAMM. Also be on the look out for two new video courses that he just shot here in the studio.

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