ALEX SILL Video Masterclass Pt4
For the fourth instalment of his six-part video series we examine another finely crafted solo courtesy of fusion wizard Alex Sill. For his solo on Age Of Shadows, Alex favours sophisticated phrasing, rich note choices and a modern sounding drive tone that all contribute to making this piece another essential study work.
Jason’s specially composed track clocks in at 124 bpm with a C Minor key signature, and a vibrant orchestral rock production redolent of Lalo Schiffin’s scores for 70s movies like Dirty Harry and Enter The Dragon.
“Often guitar players think of legato as this fast, hammer-on and pull-off technique, and that’s not the whole picture”
The track starts with an atmospheric build-up and a bold horn motif. The chords for the verse sections are all diatonic to the key of C Minor. This means that for improvisation and soloing you can use C Natural
