Topic Subtopic Better Living Hobby Playing Guitar like a Pro Lead, Solo, and Group Performance Course Workbook Dr. Colin McAllister University of Colorado Colorado Springs Published by THE GREAT COURSES Corporate Headquarters 4840 Westfields Boulevard | Suite 500 | Chantilly, Virginia | 20151‑2299 [phone] 1.800.832.2412 | [fax] 703.378.3819 | [web] www.thegreatcourses.com Copyright © The Teaching Company, 2018 Printed in the United States of America This book is in copyright. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of The Teaching Company. Colin McAllister, DMA Music Program Director University of Colorado Colorado Springs C olin McAllister is the Music Program Director at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in Musical Arts at the University of California, San Diego, where he studied guitar with Celin and Pepe Romero, interpretation with Bertram Turetzky, and conducting with Harvey Sollberger and Rand Steiger. Dr. McAllister has taught the guitar and performed professionally as a classical and jazz artist for more than 25 years. He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician and has performed with orchestras and organizations, including the San Diego Opera, the San Diego Symphony, and the Colorado Symphony. His performances have been hailed as “sparkling” and “delivered superbly” (San Francisco Chronicle) as well as “ravishing” (The San Diego Union-Tribune). Dr. McAllister is the guitarist and conductor for the ensemble NOISE and a cofounder of the soundON Festival of Modern Music, held each January in La Jolla, California. He is also an artist partner with Taylor Guitars. Dr. McAllister has recorded with several record labels, including Innova Recordings, Centaur Records, Naxos Records, Albany Records, Vienna Modern Masters, Carrier Records, Old King Cole Productions, and Tzadik. He is the author of The Vanguard Guitar and Fourteenth Century Counterpoint: Music of the Chantilly Codex. Dr. McAllister lives in Manitou Springs, Colorado, with his wife Barbara and their children. He has climbed more than 35 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks, along with Mount Whitney in California and three high volcanoes in Mexico. Dr. McAllister’s other Great Course is Learning to Play Guitar: Chords, Scales, and Solos. PROFESSOR BIOGRAPHY i Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Professor Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Course Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LESSON GUIDES 1 Hot Lava: Van Halen’s Two-Handed Tapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Luna Negra: Soloing like David Gilmour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Barnhill’s Blues: Going Acoustic like Clapton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4 Grant Green Street: Funk Rhythm and Licks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5 Fantasía Ibérica: Celin Romero’s Rasgueado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6 Sunday Drive: Leo Brouwer–Style Classical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 7 Manitou Swing: Django’s Gypsy Jazz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 8 Anselm’s Caper: Bebopping like Tal Farlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 9 Blue 13: Wes Montgomery’s Octave Melodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 10 Moto Perpetuo: Andy McKee–Style Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 11 Way Beyond: Intervallic John McLaughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 12 Sketch for Barbara: Pat Metheny’s Influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 13 Cinq de Blanc: The Police’s Quintal Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 14 Tarsus: Power Arpeggios of Alex Lifeson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 15 Samba Sonrisa: Playing Brazilian Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 16 Cumulus: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 17 Gog Magog: Bluegrass and Flatpicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 18 Whisper Creek: American Folk Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 BONUS LESSON Echo Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 ii PlAYInG GuItAR lIkE A PRO A Note from Course Instructor Colin McAllister Welcome! For this course, I’ve written original tunes inspired by some of my favorite guitarists, including Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Andy McKee, and more. The video lessons break down each song step by step, showing you how to master essential performance techniques, including harmony, melody, and soloing. Then, you get to try the song with me, working measure by measure. With backing tracks, you can solo with my band performing behind you. By the time you’re done, you’ll be able to handle a wide variety of styles, from classical to jazz, blues, rock, and funk. You’ll also be ready to jam with other musicians—or play with your own band. About This Book This music book is intended to be a companion to the course’s 18 main video lessons. The end of each book chapter contains the music for the song discussed and played in the corresponding video lesson. The music appears in both standard notation and tablature form. Where practical, the book also re-creates certain exercises and diagrams from the video lessons. COuRSE SCOPE 1 1 Hot Lava: Van Halen’s Two-Handed Tapping L esson 1’s song is “Hot lava,” and it is inspired by the song “Eruption” and other tunes by the American rock band Van Halen. the band’s guitarist, Eddie Van Halen, was a big fan of Eric Clapton and Cream from the 1960s. However, he credits his pyrotechnic playing of one- handed hammer-ons to a Jimmy Page solo on the song “Heartbreaker” by led Zeppelin. Eddie Van Halen took the concept further by turning the planted finger on the guitar’s neck into a modified nut that he could move around for greater range. He also developed two-handed tapping, which transformed the frets into a stringed keyboard and contributed to his phenomenal speed. He was comfortable with large stretches across the neck. Additionally, he pulled hard on the tremolo bar, disorienting his already loud, distorted sound. 2 Two-Handed Tapping w This lesson’s key technique is the two-handed tapping popularized by Van Halen. It’s a variation on standard hammer-ons and pull-offs. The twist is involving the right hand as well. w To try this technique, follow these steps: 1 Start by hammering on the 12th fret on the 2nd string with the index finger of your right hand. 2 Pull-off to the open string. 3 Try the same thing with your middle finger and decide which one is more comfortable. w After that, try adding one finger from the left hand: 1 Hammer-on with the 12th fret. 2 Pull-off. 3 Hammer-on to the 5th fret with the 1st finger on your left hand. 4 Repeat. w The next step is to try the technique with two fingers from the left hand: 1 Hammer-on to the 12th fret. 2 Pull-off. 3 Hammer-on to the 5th fret with the 1st finger of your left hand. 4 Hammer-on to the 7th fret with the 3rd finger of your left hand. w Finally, repeat this exercise, speeding it up and trying it on different strings. For a visualization of the exercise, refer to the video lesson. HOt lAVA: VAn HAlEn’S twO-HAndEd tAPPInG 3 Chords w “Hot Lava” involves four power chords in its harmony, shown below. These power chords have a root note, a fifth, and the root note an octave higher. For a more detailed explanation on the song’s chords, refer to the video lesson. POWER CHORDS E5 C 5 B5 A5 IV II II w “Hot Lava” includes parts aside from the power chords listed above. They are covered in the video lesson, but below are diagrams of how to play the song’s F♯ minor seventh and E/G♯ sections, which appear in the lead guitar part. F m7 E/G I III This lesson includes lead and rhythm backing tracks for you to play along with. 4 PlAYInG GuItAR lIkE A PRO LESSON 1 HOT LAVA Copyright © 2018 by Big Bug Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved HOt lAVA: VAn HAlEn’S twO-HAndEd tAPPInG 5 HOT LAVA 6 PlAYInG GuItAR lIkE A PRO LESSON 1