STEVE VAI Trademark licks using WIDE intervals @QJamTracks

Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

Learn all about the typical Steve Vai licks that are build around wide intervals like fifths, sixths, sevenths and octave. In this enhanced visual guitar tutorial I explain everything you need to know about these Trademark licks and arpeggios and arpeggios of master guitarist Steve Vai, so you can incorporate it in your improvisation the easy way.
Copyright attribution:
Child with guitar: Pixabay.com / Pexels.com (CCO license)
Monkey: Pixabay.com / Pexels.com (CCO license)
Steve Vai with Frank Zappa: By Eddie Berman - Frank Zappa, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4612527
Steve Vai in Milano: Vento di Grecale [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]
Steve Vai and band: By Vento di Grecale - originally posted to Flickr as [1], CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4052542
Steve Vai with Triple Neck Ibanez Guitar: AlbertoCarrasco [CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

All audio recorded and played by me (Rob van Hal)

Chapters:
0:00 About Steve Vai
0:40 Major 13th lick in Fifths
2:31 Double Octave Lick
4:01 6th interval lick

I use:
Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com)
Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com)
Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com)
Castilla Classical Guitars
Rode Microphone
Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com)

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(c)2018 Rob van Hal, Netherlands

$STEVE VAI Trademark licks using WIDE intervals Learn all about the typical Steve Vai licks that are build around wide intervals like fifths, sixths, sevenths and octave. In this enhanced visual guitar tutorial I explain everything you need to know about these Trademark licks and arpeggios and arpeggios of master guitarist Steve Vai, so you can incorporate it in your improvisation the easy way. Copyright attribution: Child with guitar: Pixabay.com / Pexels.com (CCO license) Monkey: Pixabay.com / Pexels.com (CCO license) Steve Vai with Frank Zappa: By Eddie Berman - Frank Zappa, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4612527 Steve Vai in Milano: Vento di Grecale [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)] Steve Vai and band: By Vento di Grecale - originally posted to Flickr as [1], CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4052542 Steve Vai with Triple Neck Ibanez Guitar: AlbertoCarrasco [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] All audio recorded and played by me (Rob van Hal) Chapters: 0:00 About Steve Vai 0:40 Major 13th lick in Fifths 2:31 Double Octave Lick 4:01 6th interval lick I use: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2018 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

8 Exotic WIDE INTERVAL Licks and Arpeggios to Master on Guitar!

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My **E-BOOK STORE** with affordable crystal-clear guitar lessons packed with audio examples: HTTPS://QJAMTRACKS.MYSHOPIFY.COM My **PATREON** for support and extra’s: HTTPS://PATREON.COM/QJAMTRACKS **HASTAGS:** #guitarlesson #guitartutorial #jazzguitarlesson #jazzcomping #barryharris #6thdiminishedscale #jazzchords #superimpose #improvisationlesson #jazzimprovisation #musictheory #modernguitarmusic #robvanhal #qjamtracks **CHAPTERS:** 0:00 6th diminished theory intro 0:46 The musical universe 2:34 Family of Dominants 3:58 Family of minor 6th chords 5:39 Family of Maj6 chords 8:10 Family of Dom7b5 chords 9:56 Family Tree 11:34 Major 6th diminished scale 13:33 Minor 6th diminished scales 14:17 Dom7 diminished scale 15:00 Dom7b5 diminished scale 15:37 Conclusion **SOCIAL MEDIA / CONTACT: ** https://facebook.com/QJamTracks https://instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal AxeFx II* https://www.fractalaudio.com *Neural DSP PluginS * https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2026 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $8 WAYS to improvise over MINOR 7 chords In this tutorial you’ll learn 8 ways to improvise over minor 7 chords. In this guitar lesson we look at the min7 chord and the arpeggios and scales that can be used over this chord such as the minor 7 arpeggio, superimpose arpeggios, the pentatonic scale, superimpose the pentatonic scale, using modes like the Dorian and Phrygian mode, the natural minor scale and even harmonic minor scale for an outside sound. 0:00 Introduction 0:45 about 7 chords 3:21 The minor 7 chord 4:45 The minor7 arpeggio 6:03 Superimposing arpeggios 8:58 Pentatonic scales 10:44 Superimposing pentatonic scales 14:13 Using scales and modes 14:25 Natural minor scale 15:29 Dorian mode 16:46 Phrygian mode 18:08 Harmonic minor 19:18 Conclusion Crystal clear guitar lesson E-books with audio files: https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com PATREON: You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal Used: Strandberg Boden Metal 8 NX (www.strandbergguitars.com) Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez RT Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Schecter Banshee GT FR (www.schecterguitars.com/) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) BIAS FX (www.positivegrid.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2021 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Subjects in this video: Improvise over minor 7 chords, What scale over minor 7 chords, arpeggios for minor 7 chords, solo over minor 7 chords, minor 7 chords, Improvise over 7 chords, Minor7 arpeggio, superimpose arpeggios, superimpose pentatonic scale, using modes, Dorian mode, Phrygian mode, the natural minor scale, harmonic minor scale and outside playing.$ $FUSION Funk Rock BACKING TRACK in B dorian & Bm An educational and enhanced guitar fusion funk-rock backing track in B dorian for guitarists who want to improvise in different keys and modes. 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For guitarists who want to improvise in different keys and modes like the Mixolydian Mode. This awesome fusion style type backing track let ‘s you play with The D Mixolydian scale, D Dominant pentatonic and arpeggios that are visualized onscreen. Excellent for improvising, learning modes, scales, chords, licks and arpeggios. This Q JAM TRACKS jam track provides a visual representation of the chords and scales in diagrams as they appear in the music. Extra theoretical information is shown in the video. It is a high quality backing track and handy tutorial (lesson) at the same time. 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