Big Band Style Quadruple Stops - Notice how Larry incorporates big band-style 'shouts' into a blues here by using quadruple stops. Larry's using a mixture of the 'big band' quadruple stops, ...
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Oasis Wonderwall A section slow
Wonderwall Oasis A section slow - Here we look at "Wonderwall" slowly by Oasis. There is a capo at the 2nd fret. The A section chords are E min7, G D sus4 a...
In this 12 Bar Blues video, Larry Coryell will show you how to play the most basic blues. It is 12 measures and consists of 3 chords, a I, IV, and V. The I chord is played for four measures ...
G7 Phrase
Larry plays a nice G7 Phrase. He uses a D Dorian idea with an F major 7 arpeggio embed within it over a G7 chord. These simple modal/arppegiated ideas are the fundamentals for pl...
Strechin' with Larry Coryell Playing Example 1
Watch and see how Larry weaves together chords and single lines in this blues chorus. He draws on pentatonic ideas, quadruple stops, diminishe...
Oasis Wonderwall B section slow
Oasis Wonderwall B section slow - Now we will take a look at the slowed down version of the B section from "Wonderwall" by Oasis.The capo is still on the...
Adam Levine lost stars a section slow
Adam Levine lost stars a section slow -Here is 'Lost Stars" slowly by Adam Levine. The chord used in the A section is a F major 7. For this son...
Other ways to get into the IV chord example 1 (ii-V of IV)
This video shows you an example of a different way to get to the IV chord. Mr. Coryell teaches us that you can platy the ii-V of t...
2 5 Phrase
In this 2 5 Phrase, Larry combines slight chromaticism with a simple C major scale to negotiate the changes. An effective way to negotiate the changes is to outline the 3rd's an...
E Major triad over C
Superimposing Triads -Another very cool and outside sounding thing that Larry demonstrates is playing an E Major triad over an A minor chord. The notes for an E Major t...