| Opening Up to Open Triads By Jean-Marc Belkadi/ January 2004. Just about every guitar player in the world knows how to play the simple, three-note C chord in Ex. 1. But far fewer guitarists realize that because this triad’s root, 3, and 5 (C, E, and G, respectively) all reside within the same octave, it’s a perfect example of close harmony. Why is this little fact even worth knowing? Because, if you understand close harmony, then you’re one step closer to understanding open harmony, the use of which will allow you to create some uniquely tantalizing chords, riffs, and textures. Open up and get a little closer ... Full article click here |
Blue Moves, by Jean-Marc Belkadi. / July 2003
There's something magical about blues turnarounds. They mark—
with great satisfaction —the harmonic climax of the 12-bar cycle,
whether they’re opening or closing a tune. So why do most
guitarists only bother to learn a small handful of them? Truth is,
you can crack open a treasure chest of hip turnarounds by simply
spending a few moments experimenting with the ones you already
know. And here's three you definitely want to know.
Full article click here
There's something magical about blues turnarounds. They mark—
with great satisfaction —the harmonic climax of the 12-bar cycle,
whether they’re opening or closing a tune. So why do most
guitarists only bother to learn a small handful of them? Truth is,
you can crack open a treasure chest of hip turnarounds by simply
spending a few moments experimenting with the ones you already
know. And here's three you definitely want to know.
Full article click here
| Guitar Player Magazine Chopsbuilder Column featuring: Fourths, Fifths, Flash by Jean-Marc Belkadi / October 2002 Issue. Perfect Fourths are easy to find on the guitar. Just strum the open strings in standard... Full article click here |
Guitar Player Magazine, Session Column featuring:
Composite Blues by Jean-Marc Belkadi /January 2001
Issue.The next time you're looking for a way to juice up
your blues lines, try this...
Full article click here
Composite Blues by Jean-Marc Belkadi /January 2001
Issue.The next time you're looking for a way to juice up
your blues lines, try this...
Full article click here
| Guitar Player Magazine, Session Column featuring: Old Dog, New Tricks by Jean-Marc Belkadi / September 2000 Issue. Scales are the building blocks of nearly all melodic improvised lines... Full article click here |
| Chordal Kung Fu By Jean-Marc Belkadi, Jude Gold | January 2006 Landfill—what is it composed of? Chances are, amongst the empty milk cartons, soggy newspapers, and soiled diapers, you may also, unfortunately, find a fair amount of guitar technique books—specifically, instructional texts aiming to help you sharpen your single- note soloing skills. This is not meant to denigrate a zealous publishing industry that produces a phenomenal crop of highly evolved lead guitar method manuals every year. It’s just of these hundreds of helpful titles, scant few of them address a particular technique that is very exciting to guitarists of every age, skill level, and style—soloing with chords. Full article click here |
| Fatten Up Your Lead Licks by Learning the Lost Art of Soloing With Chords |
Bustin Out! By Jean-Marc Belkadi | February 2005
The Top 12 Coolest Ways to Play Outside Licks on Guitar
As a guitar instructor at GIT in Hollywood, California, I’m thrilled to report an exciting
trend: Young guitar students are increasingly into playing again. That’s not to imply
there weren’t still throngs of kids hungry to learn adventurous guitar styles during the
height of the grunge, nü-metal, and pop-punk eras—three arguably uninventive,
creativity-stifling periods in guitar’s recent history. It’s just that lately, well, lead guitar
seems to be experiencing a resurgence, as it has once again captured the
imaginations of up-and-coming guitarists everywhere. Full article click here
The Top 12 Coolest Ways to Play Outside Licks on Guitar
As a guitar instructor at GIT in Hollywood, California, I’m thrilled to report an exciting
trend: Young guitar students are increasingly into playing again. That’s not to imply
there weren’t still throngs of kids hungry to learn adventurous guitar styles during the
height of the grunge, nü-metal, and pop-punk eras—three arguably uninventive,
creativity-stifling periods in guitar’s recent history. It’s just that lately, well, lead guitar
seems to be experiencing a resurgence, as it has once again captured the
imaginations of up-and-coming guitarists everywhere. Full article click here
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By Jude Gold | December 2006
Reference: Guitar Slap and PopTechnique Book by Jean Marc Belkadi
Okay, guitarslingers, enough’s enough. For decades, funk bassists have been having
heaps of fun with this whole “slap/pop” thing, and we guitarists—a typically me-oriented
bunch not known for being generous with the spotlight—have, for some inexplicable
reason, politely let our four-stringed brethren have this flashy style all to themselves.
Well, it’s time we finally grabbed a fat slice of the slap/pop pie—especially because a
slapped guitar yields astonishingly cool textures that bassists simply can’t match (unless
they cop our game and bring distortion, octave harmonics, effects, wah pedals, bent
notes, chords, and high strings into the mix). Full article click here
By Jude Gold | December 2006
Reference: Guitar Slap and PopTechnique Book by Jean Marc Belkadi
Okay, guitarslingers, enough’s enough. For decades, funk bassists have been having
heaps of fun with this whole “slap/pop” thing, and we guitarists—a typically me-oriented
bunch not known for being generous with the spotlight—have, for some inexplicable
reason, politely let our four-stringed brethren have this flashy style all to themselves.
Well, it’s time we finally grabbed a fat slice of the slap/pop pie—especially because a
slapped guitar yields astonishingly cool textures that bassists simply can’t match (unless
they cop our game and bring distortion, octave harmonics, effects, wah pedals, bent
notes, chords, and high strings into the mix). Full article click here
