Cool Octaves to spice up grooves!
In this video I show you how playing octaves using chromatic approaches can sound exciting and cool. Fingering and good technique are of course important – after all this is my Talking Technique column on notreble.com – and you will see they can be pretty tricky to pull off cleanly.
These are great exercises for shedding scales, and creating cool riffs and grooves with these finger-twisting intervals is where it’s at creatively. This handy PDF gives you the TAB and notes.
Let me know what you come up with using octaves and chromatic approaches!
- Wolf Wein at wolftrackaudio.com: consulting, mixing, background tracks, mastering
- Played on my Marleaux Votan Four string
- Amplification and pedals: TC Electronic
- Mute: Fretwrap by gruvgear
- Strings: SR 2000
- Always protect your ears! I use Eargasm plugs