Seventh Heaven

Double album of orchestral and acoustic portraits from former Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips and composer & arranger Andrew Skeet. Features singers Lucy Crowe and Belinda Sykes, and guitarist John Parricelli, one of the key figures on the British Jazz scene.

In Paris, in the early years of the twentieth century, lives Chico, a sewer worker with lofty aspirations. One night, Chico saves a young prostitute named Diane from the murderous rage of her tyrannical sister. Despite her lifestyle, Diane is honest and innocent, and when the police arrive to arrest her, Chico spontaneously claims that she is his wife. Forced to maintain this facade or else both face prison sentences, Chico reluctantly allows Diane to live with him – and in the process, love gradually blossoms between them. However, the dark spectre of World War I has begun to descend upon France, and Chico and Diane cannot help but fall under its shadow.

This feature focuses on major seventh shapes across the entire fretboard and explores associated techniques in the style of Robin Guthrie. Examples focus on strumming techniques, arpeggios and arpeggiation patterns, dynamics and intervallic theory. As always, Corey breaks everything down in his customary style, ensuring students are given the tools necessary to learn and practice the material covered in an efficient manner.