Michael begins with circular and ascending six-note sequences, comparing downstroke and upstroke starts and showing the foundational scale pattern behind the variations.
Sixes Circular - tk1
Sixes Circular - tk2
Sixes Asc Downstroke
Sixes Asc Upstroke
The First Scale - tk1
The First Scale - tk2
Chrom 4nps
The First Scale Upstroke
Gilbert D String - tk2
Gilbert D String - tk1
Sixes Desc Downstroke - tk1
Descending Sixes
Descending six-note groups from both starting pickstrokes reveal how Michael preserves accuracy, accents, and repeatability while reversing the direction of the scale.
Sixes Desc Downstroke - tk2
Sixes Desc Downstroke - tk3
Sixes Desc Upstroke
Fours Asc Upstroke
Fours And Turnarounds
Ascending, descending, and circular groups of four lead into turnaround strategies that connect repeated scale fragments without breaking the alternate-picked flow.
Fours Circular Upstroke
Fours Desc Upstroke
Fours Desc Turnaround - tk1
Fours Desc Turnaround - tk2
Arpeggio Dim Fours Desc - tk1
Diminished Arpeggios
Four-note diminished shapes, circular repetitions, slow demonstrations, and three-note-per-string variants show Michael applying the same sequencing logic to arpeggio vocabulary.
Arpeggio Dim Fours Circular - tk1
Arpeggio Dim Fours Circular - tk2
Arpeggio Dim Fours Circular Slow - tk1
Arpeggio Dim Fours Circular Slow - tk2
Arpeggio Dim 3nps - tk1
Jazz Pedal - tk1
Pedal Tones And Influences
A jazz pedal figure opens a discussion of stylistic influences and the musical sources Michael transformed into highly organized picking vocabulary.
Jazz Pedal - tk2
Arpeggio Django Enclosure
Arpeggio Vocabulary
Django-style enclosures, major-seven modulation, and three-string minor arpeggios compare fully picked, swept, and pull-off articulations across changing harmonies.
Arpeggio Maj7
Arpeggio Maj7 Modulation
Arpeggio Maj7 Modulation Long
Arpeggio Maj7 Modulation 2oct
Arpeggio 3str Minor Fully Picked
Arpeggio 3str Minor Sweep + Pulloff
Fours Circular + Scale
Circular Sequences
Circular fours, nines, and connected scale fragments demonstrate how Michael extends short repeated cells across the fretboard while keeping their rhythmic identity clear.
Circular Nines - tk1
Circular Nines - tk2
Fifth Caprice Lead
Paganini And Signature Patterns
Paganini’s Fifth Caprice, descending diminished figures, wide string skips, and harmonic-minor turnarounds illustrate the classical and personal patterns central to Michael’s style.
Fifth Caprice Pattern
Arpeggio Dim Fours Desc - tk2
Signature Skip - tk1
Signature Skip - tk2
Harmonic Minor Turnaround - tk1
When Cameras Attack
Practice And Articulation
A camera interruption gives way to a discussion of practice, blues articulation, and the contrast between systematic technical work and the phrasing choices that make it musical.
Blues Articulation
Outro
Michael closes with additional blues playing and final thoughts after an interview built around the logical organization of scale and arpeggio sequences.
