NICK MILLER

My name is Nick Miller, I am 15 and I am a guitarist from the Ottawa region. I'm currently studying Jazz guitar without a teacher. I play guitar in my band The Flapjack Commotion (www.myspace.com/TheFlapjackCommotion). We combine styles such as Metal, Jazz, Techno or even Flamenco and call it our own. I have been playing electric guitar for years and continue to learn new genres that interest me.

EX.1 is an E minor sweep-tap arpeggio in the C form. To sweep, drag your pick across the strings in a downward or upward motion, putting your finger on the correct fret and taking it off before you reach the next string. Practice this slowly before adding the tap. You finger the shape in this order: Pinkie, Middle, Index, Ring, Index hammer on to Pinkie, Tap with Middle finger on your R.H then back down the arpeggio. To get your R.H middle finger close enough to the fret on time, I suggest slowly moving your pick towards the fret while sweeping.

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EX.2 is a F# Diminished sweep-tap arpeggio again in the C form. You finger the shape in this order: Pinkie, Middle, Index, Ring, Index hammer on to Pinkie, Tap with Middle finger on your R.H then back down the arpeggio.

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EX.3 is a G major sweep-arpeggio once again in the C form. You finger the shape in this order: Pinkie, Ring, Index, Middle, Index hammer on to Pinkie, Tap with Middle finger on your R.H then back down the arpeggio.

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EX.4 are the diatonic sweep-tap arpeggios in the key of E Minor going up. Follow the instructions from the previous examples for the progression.

EX.5 is the sweep-tap arpeggios applied to a famous chord progression (Hotel California). Use the fingerings from the Major and Minor arpeggios to work out the chord progression. The chord progression is as follows: Bm, F#, A, E, G, D, Em, F#.