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Jeff Loomis - Extreme Lead Guitar

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Table of Contents

About the Instructor ......................................................................................................................Introduction ...................................................................................................................................Icon Key ........................................................................................................................................Tablature Explanation ...................................................................................................................Reading a Scale Diagram .............................................................................................................Tuning ...........................................................................................................................................

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Lesson 9: Diminished Arpeggio Pattern .......................................................................................Lesson 10: Diminished Scale .......................................................................................................Lesson 11: Diminished Sweeps ....................................................................................................Lesson 12: Diminished Lead with Chromatics “River Dragon” .....................................................Lesson 13: Diminished Tapping Chromatic Riff ............................................................................Lesson 14: Diminished Riff “Opulent Maelstrom” .........................................................................Lesson 15: Diminished Descending Riff “Enemies of Reality” ......................................................Lesson 16: Diminished Muted Pattern with Up Accents “Sacristy” ...............................................

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Chapter One - Harmonic Minor ScalesLesson 1: Harmonic Minor Scale ..................................................................................................Lesson 2: Harmonic Minor Melody Lead “Shouting Fire At a Funeral” .........................................Lesson 3: Harmonic Minor Descending Run “Psalm of Lydia” .....................................................Lesson 4: Harmonic Minor Octave Sitar Lead “Jato Unit” ............................................................Lesson 5: Harmonic Minor Lead “This Sacrament” ......................................................................

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Chapter Two - Whole Tone ScalesLesson 6: The Whole Tone Scale .................................................................................................Lesson 7: Whole Tone Scale Patterns ..........................................................................................Lesson 8: Whole Tone Scale Run “Opulent Maelstrom” ...............................................................

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Chapter Three - Diminished Scales

Lesson 17: The Lydian Dominant b2 Scale ..................................................................................Lesson 18: Scale Pattern Lydian Dominant b2 Scale ..................................................................Lesson 19: Scale Patterns “Race Against Disaster” .....................................................................Lesson 20: Scale Patterns “Miles of Machines” ...........................................................................

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Chapter Four - Scale Patterns

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Lesson 32: Melodic Theme Lead “Miles of Machines” .................................................................Lesson 33: Melodic Theme Lead “Shouting Fire at a Funeral” .....................................................Lesson 34: Complete Lead “Inside Four Walls” ............................................................................Lesson 35: Complete Lead “Jato Unit” .........................................................................................Lesson 36: Complete Lead “Sacristy” ...........................................................................................Lesson 37: Complete Lead - Chordal Solo “Miles of Machines” ..................................................Lesson 38: Complete Lead “Heart Collector” ...............................................................................Lesson 39: Complete Lead “Miles of Machines” ...........................................................................Lesson 40: Wide Stretch Riff Interval “Devils Theory” ..................................................................Lesson 41: Diminished Dominant 7th Exersice “Devil Theory” .....................................................

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Lesson 30: Modal Climbing Riff “Jato Unit” ..................................................................................Lesson 31: B Minor Run “Enemies of Reality” ..............................................................................

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Lesson 21: Arpeggios “Miles of Machines” ...................................................................................Lesson 22: Arpeggios “Psalm of Lydia” ........................................................................................Lesson 23: Arpeggios “Jato Unit”...................................................................................................Lesson 24: Arpeggios “Devil Theory” ............................................................................................Lesson 25: Arpeggios Adding Scale Tones “I, Voyager” ...............................................................Lesson 26: Arpeggios with A Delay “Devil Theory” .......................................................................Lesson 27: Arpeggio Two Part Section “Jato Unit” .......................................................................

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Lesson 28: Octaves “Devil Theory” ..............................................................................................Lesson 29: String Skipping “Devil Theory” ...................................................................................

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Chapter Five - Arpeggios

Chapter Six - Techniques

Chapter Seven - Riffs & Runs

Chapter Eight - Complete Leads

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Jeff Loomis is the lead guitarist for the Seattle progressive metal band, Nevermore. Loomis started making music with a piano, but soon he was bored and he started playing guitar. He got his f rst instrument at nine or ten years old, but didn’t start practicing seriously until around the age of 15. As a teenager in Wisconsin he played in a handful of cover bands and three death metal bands before joining more established bands. At the age of 16, Loomis won Wisconsin’ s Guitar Wars contest.

In 1994 Jeff Loomis and former Sanctuary members W arrel Dane (vocalist) and Jim Sheppard (bassist) made plans to form Nevermore. Jef f has become the main songwriter of Nevermore, adding to the unique sound that fans are familiar with. His contributions can be found in albums such as The Politics of Ecstasy, Dreaming Neon Black and This Godless Endeavor. Currently, Loomis plays an important role in portraying the sound that Nevermore has today, using 7 string guitars and techniques such as sweep-picking. One of his more important musical showcases is in the critically acclaimed album Dead Heart in a Dead W orld, in which he wrote most of the songs before Nevermore.

In 2005, Jeff reported that he would take a break and then begin recording a solo album. On July 3, 2008, he announced that the album will be called Zero Order Phase. It was released Septem-ber 30th via Century Media Records. During this time Dave Mustaine of Megadeth invited Jeff to join Megadeth as the lead guitarist, but Jef f declined the offer to work on his solo record. How-ever, he recommended former Nevermore guitarist Chris Broderick for the position, and because of Loomis’ recommendation Broderick got the job.

Loomis also has had a monthly column in Guitar World magazine entitled “Merchant of Menace” where he explained how to play the rif fs and solos of Nevermore. In more recent columns his former co-guitarist in Nevermore, Steve Smyth has co-written the column, which is dubbed “The Merchants of Menace.” Jeff has also been featured in Young Guitar magazine, showing guitar-ists how to play, and explain his style and signature guitar in Nevermore.

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About the Instructor

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IntroductionWelcome to The Rock House Method® system of learning. You are joining millions of aspiring musicians around the world who use our easy-to-understand methods for learning to play mu-sic. Unlike conventional learning programs, The Rock House Method® is a four-part teaching system that employs DVD, CD and 24/7 online lesson support along with this book to give you a variety of sources to assure a complete learning experience. The products can be used individu-ally or together. The DVD that comes with this book matches the curriculum exactly , providing you with a live instructor for visual reference. In addition, the DVD contains some valuable extras like sections on changing your strings, guitar care and an interactive chord library . The CD that we’ve included lets you take your lessons with you anywhere you go.

How to Use the Lesson Support SiteEvery Rock House product offers FREE membership to our interactive Lesson Support site. Use the member number included with your book to register at www.rockhousemethod.com. You will f nd your member number on the sleeve that contains your DVD and CD. Once registered, you can use this fully interactive site along with your product to enhance your learning experience, expand your knowledge, link with instructors, and connect with a community of people around the world who are learning to play music using The Rock House Method®. There are sections that directly correspond to this product within the Additional Information and Backing Tracks sec-tions. There are also a variety of other tools you can utilize such as Ask The Teacher, Quizzes, Reference Material, Defi nitions, Forums, Live Chats, Guitar Professor and much more.

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Throughout this book, you’ll periodically notice the icons listed below. They indicate when there are additional learning tools available on our support web site for the section you’re working on. When you see an icon in the book, visit the member section of www .rockhousemethod.com for musical backing tracks, additional information and learning utilities.

Backing TrackMany of the exercises in this book are intended to be played along with bass anddrum rhythm tracks. This icon indicates that there is a backing track available fordownload on the Lesson Support site.

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Tablature ExplanationTablature (or tab) is a number system for reading notes on the neck of a guitar . It does not re-quire you to have knowledge of standard music notation. This system was designed specif cally for the guitar. Most music for guitar is available in tab. Tablature is a crucial and essential part of your guitar playing career.

The six lines of the tablature staf f represent each of the six strings. The top line is the thinnest (highest pitched) string. The bottom line is the thickest (lowest pitched) string. The lines in be-tween are the 2nd through 5th strings. The numbers placed directly on these lines show you the fret number to play the note. At the bottom, underneath the staff, is a series of numbers. These numbers show you which left hand f ngers you should use to fret the notes.

Chords can also be written in tab. If there are several numbers stacked together in a column, those notes should be played or strummed at the same time. Here are the Am and Em chords with the tablature written out underneath each diagram. Since the f ngerings are shown on the chord diagrams, we won’t bother to repeat them underneath the tab.

fret numberf rst string(thinnest)

sixth string(thickest)

left handf ngering

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Reading a Scale Diagram Scale diagrams are used to visually show you a scale pattern on the neck of a guitar . The six lines that go from left to right represent each of the six strings. Like you just learned with the tablature, the top line is the thinnest (highest pitched) string. The bottom line is the thickest (low-est pitched) string. The lines in between are the 2nd through 5th strings. The lines running from top to bottom are the frets. The numbered dots placed directly on these lines show you which f nger to play at a specif c fret. Each of these dots will have a number inside of it. These numbers indicate which left hand f nger to fret the note with (1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring, 4 = pinky). The numbers underneath the diagram show you where on the neck the scale is located, in this diagram the scale begins at the 12th fret.

f rst string(thinnest)

sixth string(thickest)

left handf ngering

neck location

fretboard positionmarkers

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Tuning

Throughout this program Jeff tunes his seven string guitar down one half-step. If you do not have a tuner you can download a free tuner software program using the membership number included with this program on the Lesson Support site at www.rockhousemethod.com.

Seven String Tuning= Eb= Bb= Gb

= Db= Ab= Eb

(thinnest string)

= Bb (thickest string)7

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Lesson 1

Harmonic Minor Scale

If you take the E minor Scale or E Aeolian mode (E – F# - G – A – B – C – D – E) and raise the seventh degree D to D# you will derive a E Harmonic minor scale.

Record the following bonus progression to practice the “E” harmonic minor scale over. Doing so will help you become more familiar with the f ngerings and the exotic sound of this scale.

The last measure of this progression uses the B7 chord and the F# diminished arpeggio. This is where the true Harmonic sound comes into play. You can even try using the E natural minor and E minor Pentatonic scales over the E5 and G5 chords in the f rst two measures, then use the E Harmonic minor scale over just the last measure (B7 & F#bb7).

EC

C

C

D#

D#

D#

F#

F#

F#

A

EB

B

B

G

G

G A

A

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E

Bonus Progression

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Lesson 2

Harmonic Minor Melody Lead“Shouting Fire At a Funeral”

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Lesson 3

Harmonic Minor Descending Run“Psalm of Lydia”

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Lesson 4

Harmonic Minor Octave Sitar Lead“Jato Unit”

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Lesson 5

Harmonic Minor Lead“This Sacrament”

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Lesson 6

The Whole Tone Scale

Whole Tone Scale patterns

Lesson 7

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Whole Tone Scale Run

Lesson 8

“Opulent Maelstrom”

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Lesson 9

Diminished Arpeggio Pattern

Diminished Scale

Lesson 10

1 4

4

4

1

1

1

4

4

1

1

3 5 7 9 12

1

3

4

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1

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4

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Diminished Scale Descending Pattern

The following pattern uses the diminished scale pattern you just learned. If you are having trou-ble playing this pattern, keep pratcicing the scale pattern before tackeling this riff.

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Lesson 11

Diminished Sweeps

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Lesson 12

Diminished Lead with Chromatics“River Dragon”

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Lesson 13

Diminished Tapping Chromatic Riff

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Lesson 14

Diminished Riff“Opulent Maelstrom”

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Lesson 15

Diminished Descending Riff“Enemies of Reality”

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Lesson 16

Diminished Muted Pattern with Up Accents“Sacristy”

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Lesson 17

The Lydian Dominant b2 Scale

Scale Pattern Lydian Dominant b2 Scale

Lesson 18

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Lesson 19

Scale Patterns“Race Against Disaster”

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Lesson 20

Scale Patterns“Miles of Machines”

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Lesson 21

Arpeggios“Miles of Machines”

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Lesson 22

Arpeggios“Psalm of Lydia”

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Lesson 23

Arpeggio Progression“Jato Unit”

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Lesson 24

Arpeggio“Devil Theory”

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Lesson 25

Arpeggios Adding Scale Tones“I, Voyager”

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Lesson 26

Arpeggios with A Delay“Devil Theory”

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Lesson 27

Arpeggio Two Part Section“Jato Unit”

First Section

Second Section

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Lesson 28

Octaves

“Devil Theory”String Skipping

Lesson 29

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Lesson 30

Modal Climbing Riff“Jato Unit”

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Lesson 31

B Minor Run“Enemies of Reality”

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Lesson 32

Melodic Theme Lead“Miles of Machines”

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Lesson 33

Melodic Theme Lead“Shouting Fire at a Funeral”

“Inside Four Walls”Complete Lead

Lesson 34

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Lesson 35

Complete Lead“Jato Unit”

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Lesson 36

Complete Lead“Sacristy”

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Lesson 37

Complete Lead - Chordal Solo“Miles of Machines”

Rhythm

Lead

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Lesson 38

Complete Lead“Heart Collector”

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Lesson 39

Complete Lead“Miles of Machines”

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Wide Stretch Riff Interval

Jeff varies this example when he plays it up to speed.

Lesson 40

“Devil Theory”

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Diminished Dominant 7th Exercise

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