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Guthrie Govan Waves - Melody - Guitar Lesson - Part 2 of 3 - Guitar Instruction and Breakdown

Did someone order another full order of Guthrie Govan!!! Mmmm Mmmm yum!

We have had a lot of emails asking us to breakDown Guthrie Govan's song called Waves off of his Erotic Cakes CD. The only reason we had hesitated for so long is that there seems to be a lot of people playing and trying to teach this one. So we felt it would be redundant. However every month for the last 10 or so months we would still get several requests for this one. Then we realized there was an aspect to this song (the melody in particular) that has not been discussed.

Fast forward to our decision to accommodate the many requests ... or as Mr Lebowski would say ... "The Dude abides" (we being the "collective" Dude). And as always, as we dove further into organizing this lesson for you all ... we realized there was so much to teach.

So this will be a 6 part lesson. The first three parts are dedicated to (as always) the rhythm/chords of the song and also the lead Melody. The second three parts are dedicated to the first solo section then ending with (as usual) theory and concept talk to help you incorporate what you have learn into your own playing.

Mr Guthrie Govan never fails to create amazing musical statements while using concepts and techniques that are just so impressively slick. But unlike many players, the techniques never stand out as licks or "moments of flash" used to impress ones prowess on the instrument. He always serves the song and puts melody and phrasing before chops.

For all those who want to jump to a specific part of this lesson - here are the links. But if you do have the time to watch all, it is advised because throughout all parts there are tips and nuggets of goodness to be had.

............... Melody videos (part 1 - 3)

part 1 of 3 ... chord lesson begins at 8:10 ... http://bit.ly/161kAlN

part 2 of 3 ... first half of melody ... http://bit.ly/ZLX7Bc

part 3 of 3 ... second half of melody ... http://bit.ly/YxkkWc

............... First Solo videos (part 1 - 3)

part 1 of 3 ... first half of solo ... http://bit.ly/YGkxGz

part 2 of 3 ... second half of solo ... then at 9:10 theory and concept talk ... http://bit.ly/WZBCxK

part 3 of 3 ... theory and concept talk ... http://bit.ly/Z0bQpZ

Also head over to JamTrackCentral for the tab and backing tracks.

http://bit.ly/14cJ3q5

I have not seen either, however they are great guys working over there and they create high quality stuff.

We will eventually be posting the Tab for the melody and first solo on our website ... but not the entire song.

As we've stated in earlier Guthrie Govan lessons that we've presented, I'm sure if you are checking out this lesson ... it means you are familiar with Guthrie Govan. So I won't dive into too much description about this guitar genius and what he's all about. But if you do like him please check out our "Guthrie Govan" playlist on our channel at the following link ...

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA83786F719AE649D

... it is filled with lessons breaking down many of his solos, licks and songs.

Also support the artists that give us such amazing material to learn from. Head over to ...

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I hope you enjoy this lesson ...

Also as a side note ... we are excited to be using a new Wampler Euphoria Pedal on this video. I haven't had a lot of time to play with this pedal yet. But what I have heard (and felt) while playing around with it for a little while ... pretty darn impressed. It's hard to find a pedal that is truly touch sensitive ... giving a nice full gain but cleans up well when dialing back the volume on the guitar ... all while not affecting the tone of the guitar much at all.

So to say the least ... I'm liking what I'm getting from it in my short time spent with it. We will be doing a full review on this pedal and several others in the coming months ... so we hope you stick around for those also.

Lesson Taught by David Clayton

Alright ... Lets get to it.

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