SEXTUPLET RHYTHMS
Andy G Jones examines how Eric Johnson likes to combine economy picking with legato Pentatonics to create beautiful streams of notes.
Eric Johnson’s lines are full of majesty and musicality, with great technique
This month’s column continues our investigation of the use of sextuplet rhythms. This time we explore economy picking and position shifting. Both of these techniques constitute a huge part of the great Eric Johnson’s technique. Don’t worry! We won’t go for the blazing speed that Eric is known for, plus many of these lines rely on the Minor Pentatonic scale.