Man, I just discovered your video while looking for the Documentary on Slonimsky. Great playing, bud ! I have had this book for A LONG TIME. And, as you stated, it is very convoluted. But, as you also stated, there is some wonderful material contained within that book. Thanks for presenting the very inspiring aspects of this great Musical Resource!
It doesn't make sense to ask for tabs. Many of the examples in this book can be fingered several different ways. Furthermore, how you finger them depends on whether you're a sweep/economy player, an alternate picker, or a hybrid picker.
All is owed to Slonimsky. I should get back into the project, a lot of guitarists who don't read music were happy to see this. I can't stand listening to it anymore though, there is a lot of room for improvement in the playing and quality of sound.
i believe this entire method is quite practical for guitar players, as to sax, piano, or any melodic INSTRUMENT player, given guitar playing is not caged to a style, is not limited to specific scales, neither has got a right way to play, it's indeed a wide bridge to universal music.. congratulations for the executions, it's pleasant to listen... i think many guitar players would sound much more interesting if they took some time to brake phrasing limitations as this book allows..
This is especially good to get the sounds into your ear, it can be hard sometimes to read the notes off the page without knowing what it's going to sound like. I'm interested in the tabs, would you please share them with me? This is definitely going into blog post soon...
@KeithWhalen11 Sorry, wasn't clear, I meant to say that I am going to use this video for a blog post about slonimsky as a reference to those pentatonic sounds. The tabs were just for me! :)
These don't adhere to the Berklee Method/jazz positions but since Slonimsky's work relies so heavily on the tritone and symmetry I thought it would be best to go with repeated shapes. This is amateurish work haha. I use independent fingerings over barring because it helps my picking and synchronizes the hands. Works for me but I wouldn't say it's "best practice" for guitarists.
Sounds like all the crazy altered pentatonics and arppegios I've been figuring out and studying all the modes of. It's easy. Take and pent scale and start altering 1 note at a time. Take every 7th chord and start adding in 1 note at a time. Now chart it out all over the entire fretboard.... yeah it's confusing and difficult. On the bright side there's only 330 possible pentatonic scales that's 66 parent pentatonics with 5 modes each. Seems doable.
Man, I just discovered your video while looking for the Documentary on Slonimsky. Great playing, bud !
I have had this book for A LONG TIME. And, as you stated, it is very convoluted. But, as you also stated, there is some wonderful material contained within that book.
Thanks for presenting the very inspiring aspects of this great Musical Resource!
It doesn't make sense to ask for tabs. Many of the examples in this book can be fingered several different ways. Furthermore, how you finger them depends on whether you're a sweep/economy player, an alternate picker, or a hybrid picker.
wonderful my friend. you have produced a work of art here.
All is owed to Slonimsky. I should get back into the project, a lot of guitarists who don't read music were happy to see this. I can't stand listening to it anymore though, there is a lot of room for improvement in the playing and quality of sound.
i believe this entire method is quite practical for guitar players, as to sax, piano, or any melodic INSTRUMENT player, given guitar playing is not caged to a style, is not limited to specific scales, neither has got a right way to play, it's indeed a wide bridge to universal music.. congratulations for the executions, it's pleasant to listen... i think many guitar players would sound much more interesting if they took some time to brake phrasing limitations as this book allows..
This is especially good to get the sounds into your ear, it can be hard sometimes to read the notes off the page without knowing what it's going to sound like. I'm interested in the tabs, would you please share them with me? This is definitely going into blog post soon...
cool i have the book i will practice , 49 pentatonics to be getting on with good advice, why didnt i think of that ?
@KeithWhalen11 Sorry, wasn't clear, I meant to say that I am going to use this video for a blog post about slonimsky as a reference to those pentatonic sounds. The tabs were just for me! :)
wow.
very nice work.
how do you think about fingering?
also notice there are shifts in here. wonder how this relates to staing "in a box" across the fretboard.
These don't adhere to the Berklee Method/jazz positions but since Slonimsky's work relies so heavily on the tritone and symmetry I thought it would be best to go with repeated shapes. This is amateurish work haha.
I use independent fingerings over barring because it helps my picking and synchronizes the hands. Works for me but I wouldn't say it's "best practice" for guitarists.
i heard the okinawan scale somewhere in there
Hi just wanted to know what slonimsky book do you have and does it have tabs? Tnx
Tabs here:
www.amazon.com/Thesaurus-Scales-Melodic-Patterns-Guitar/dp/1780389337
i'd think it wouldn't be much use if you can't read music. surprised theres even a version made.
@Phagedaena
It's easy to read music but harder to sightread, unless that's what you mean.
!!!senscional
I wholeheartedly agree
Sounds like all the crazy altered pentatonics and arppegios I've been figuring out and studying all the modes of. It's easy. Take and pent scale and start altering 1 note at a time. Take every 7th chord and start adding in 1 note at a time.
Now chart it out all over the entire fretboard.... yeah it's confusing and difficult. On the bright side there's only 330 possible pentatonic scales that's 66 parent pentatonics with 5 modes each. Seems doable.
What key would you play this over?
The Book Allan Holdsworth studied from to learn!
Do you happen to have tabs for this?
Is it just me, or is the guitar tuned down by a half-step?
It says it's in Eb in the description
yes, its on the description sir.
Thanks for the clarification.
Again, yet another aural treat to feast and binge on! Yummy!
The kid is a virtuoso...
E flat thank you.
I should redo these properly with video sometime. Wasn't my intention to be in Eb. \_😑_/
surely it must be! just pm him your email and a request for the tablature.
Sounds great man !! All you people asking for tabs - just LEARN TO FUCKING READ music ... that is all. Peace :)
Please read this vid info
its very informative
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