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Creative Legato Exercises with Odd Meters

By Mark Holcomb published

Learn how to execute “spider crawl” riffs.

Lessons
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How to Use Chord Changes to Devise Inventive Riffs

By Mark Holcomb published

Learn how to build a chord progression from interesting and unusual voicings.

Chords
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How to Craft a Long Riff with No Repetition

By Mark Holcomb published

How to give the impression of repetition in a riff, without there actually being any repetition at all.

Lessons
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Creating Riffs from Arpeggios, and the Intro and Verses to “Priestess”

By Mark Holcomb published

Walk the line between playing only single notes while also outlining “wide” chord voicings via the use of arpeggios.

Techniques
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How to Incorporate Finger Slides and Legato Techniques into Intricate Phrases

By Mark Holcomb published

Employing finger slides can inspire new and different melodic ideas.

Musical Tips & Advice
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Using Quick Shifts and Long Slides to Add Interesting Movement to Licks

By Mark Holcomb published

Achieve a sense of movement with single-note riffs that incorporate dramatic position shifts up and down the fretboard.

Techniques
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Double Strummed Octaves, and My Solo in “The Price Is Wrong”

By Mark Holcomb published

Learn more about double strummed octaves in this lesson from Periphery's Mark Holcomb.

Lessons
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Exploring 12/8 Meter and Periphery's “Prayer Position”

By Mark Holcomb published

Lessons
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Navigating the Intricate Seven-String Licks in Periphery's “Flatline”

By Mark Holcomb published

Throughout the course of these columns, my focus has been primarily on the six-string guitar parts I’ve crafted that are featured in the music of both Periphery and my side project, Haunted Shores.

Techniques
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How to Play the Fast-Moving Licks in “The Way the News Goes”

By Mark Holcomb published

Techniques
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