The Art of Fusion 6

Maurice Arenas continues his fusion guitar series with three chapters: the "Little Sunflower" chord progression, soloing concepts, and an Em7 vamp — showing how to build solos that hold a listener's interest over both moving changes and static harmony.

"Little Sunflower" chord progression

• The progression plus a demonstration solo in the fusion style (à la Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Guthrie Govan)
• Pentatonic, modal, and altered "outside" scale options and formulas explained over each chord in the progression

Soloing concepts and approach

Maurice explains how to build a solo so it sounds well rounded and well constructed, using approaches composers have relied on from the baroque era to the present: voice leading a solo, syncopated playing, extension playing, chord substitution playing, and more — illustrated in real time over a static vamp and with short improvised examples.

"Em7 vamp" and playing outside

• A solo over a static vamp showing how these concepts create tension, resolution, and contrast
• Pentatonic, modal, and altered "outside" scale options and formulas over the vamp
• A second take of the solo with real-time captions showing what Maurice is thinking as he improvises

This 90-minute video also includes a PDF booklet and 2 jam tracks.