Jeff Loomis: "dark" scale lessons

JEFF LOOMIS IS THE GUITARIST FOR THE band Nevermore. He recently released a highly acclaimed instrumental CD Zero Order Phase that has put him in the elite shredder club. Jeff’s songwriting has a very dark side to it and he often uses scales such as diminished, whole tone, and Lydian dominant b2. In this lesson I will show you some of the scales that Jeff uses and give you an example of how he applies the diminished sound within a song. more