Megadeth - In My Darkest Hour, Solo Composition, String Arrangement, Making a song more progressive |
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Megadeth - In My Darkest Hour, Solo Composition, String Arrangement, Making a song more progressive |
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Jul 10 2012, 06:56 PM |
Hey guys. As many of you know, Megadeth is my favorite band and I really love the song In My Darkest Hour. Its a great song.
So, since its so epic, I thought, maybe I'll add some strings/keyboard (inspired by Children Of Bodom on this idea), make it a bit more progressive, and add another solo. Here's what I came up with. In_My_Darkest_Hour.gp5 ( 190.06K ) Number of downloads: 225 As you'd notice, I added some some extra sections (Drums and Bass, an extra solo), added strings, tweaked drums and bass a lot, replacing hi-hat with ride cymbal in some sections, making the bass do Octave notes with the power chords and some other stuff. No, to the main point - THE SOLO (staring bar 161) I wish to incorporate these techniques in the solo - Sweeps (Not Covered) - Alternate Picking (I think I did cover it) - Legato (Covered a bit) - Tapping (Covered enough I think) - Bends, Vibratos and some more emotional playing - Exotic scale runs, combining above mentioned techniques I think I've got enough space for everything.(Maybe a bit less ) Post the additions in a GP-File please. And, I know I can't play this, but this is for just my compositional skills Hope you'd appreciate this And, on a side note, I LOVE my guitar (sarcasticaly, you know ) I can shred all this on this one, its awesome [I wish I could break it right now ] PS - I tried posting it three times, but every time, something happened (font ask) This post has been edited by Yash: Jul 10 2012, 06:58 PM -------------------- |
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Jul 12 2012, 07:35 AM |
Guys, no reply. The silence is killing me. Say, something, anything, please.
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Jul 12 2012, 07:25 PM |
Megadeth is awesome! I just don't use Guitar Pro, so can't check out your tab.
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Jul 15 2012, 10:26 AM |
Great stuff Yash, just listened to it. Your two added solos are pretty awesome, clearly shows that you've got the compositional skills. Now sit down with your guitar and practice to play it yourself As Lian (a former instructor here) once told me: "when you can create great music in your head, you can also create it woth your hands. Just practice more until your hands can do what your head wants them too." I admire your dedication, I would have thrown my computer out of the window if I wanted to do such a thing in Guitar Pro Keep it up Yash! Christian Thanks for the words Christian I can learn all the riffs of this one on my current guitar, but can't even think of soloing on my current guitar, coz it has a fat and uncomfortable neck, and anything over the 15th fret doesn't ring out Once I buy a new guitar with a comfortable neck, I'll surely learn it I added just one solo starting Bar 161, the other solo is Mustaine's as it is(starting bar 120) . Here's a better GP-file, with upgraded sections In_My_Darkest_Hour.gp5 ( 190.23K ) Number of downloads: 101 I am still working on getting the solo right. I gotta add sweeps, scale runs etc. Next, I wanna change the mini-solo to something like in this video. that solo is at around 4:20 in the vid. Seems like the b**** really luaghs Can anyone please tab it out ??? I tried, but I am sure it's on the high E-string only, and starts on the 24 fret maybe. Thanks Yash Edit: I just noticed, lots and lots of typos in the first post of the thread, sorry, This post has been edited by Yash: Jul 15 2012, 10:38 AM -------------------- |
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Jul 16 2012, 11:25 AM |
Hey guys, as Gab requested, here's a straight from Guitar Pro MP3. As I listen to it, and it sounds, pretty descent. Just select the tone carefully
in_my_darkest_hour.mp3 ( 15.33MB ) Number of downloads: 161 And as a little bonus, here's Fade to Black I and my cousin (who started playing drums a little while ago) made the drums, 100000x better. He heard the original drum track and said 'This guy hasn't got creativity and hates rides' Then we did a lot of tweaks in the track while jamming a bit, did some tempo changes and here's what we came up with fade_to_black.mp3 ( 17.83MB ) Number of downloads: 147 Hope you like it We got an ending in the song, which came into my head -------------------- |
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Jul 17 2012, 05:01 AM |
Well done I think the problem is you've posted GP5 and MIDI exported to MP3. It's really hard to tell much just from the GP5 file. Since it's a midi file, there isn't anybody actually playing so there isn't much in the way of performance and the sound quality is just whats in guitar pro which isn't great. So it's sorta hard to tell.
Guitar Pro is sorta step 1 in your process. You've got some good ideas and you've mapped them out. Step 2 is to actually play what you have worked up and record it. Then you'll have a performance to share. This may seem impossible at first. The good news is it's not that hard once you get going. You can even play over the original track and cut it up using something like reaper which is free to download. I'd say grab reaper and cut up the real song and play some bits over top of it with your guitar and record it. Mix that together and post to youtube. That way folks will have something to listen to and be better able to get an idea of what you are trying to do. Sound like a plan? Todd Hey guys. As many of you know, Megadeth is my favorite band and I really love the song In My Darkest Hour. Its a great song.
So, since its so epic, I thought, maybe I'll add some strings/keyboard (inspired by Children Of Bodom on this idea), make it a bit more progressive, and add another solo. Here's what I came up with. In_My_Darkest_Hour.gp5 ( 190.06K ) Number of downloads: 225 As you'd notice, I added some some extra sections (Drums and Bass, an extra solo), added strings, tweaked drums and bass a lot, replacing hi-hat with ride cymbal in some sections, making the bass do Octave notes with the power chords and some other stuff. No, to the main point - THE SOLO (staring bar 161) I wish to incorporate these techniques in the solo - Sweeps (Not Covered) - Alternate Picking (I think I did cover it) - Legato (Covered a bit) - Tapping (Covered enough I think) - Bends, Vibratos and some more emotional playing - Exotic scale runs, combining above mentioned techniques I think I've got enough space for everything.(Maybe a bit less ) Post the additions in a GP-File please. And, I know I can't play this, but this is for just my compositional skills Hope you'd appreciate this And, on a side note, I LOVE my guitar (sarcasticaly, you know ) I can shred all this on this one, its awesome [I wish I could break it right now ] PS - I tried posting it three times, but every time, something happened (font ask) This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Jul 17 2012, 05:03 AM |
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Jul 17 2012, 04:24 PM |
Hi Yash! I agree with Todd but I also understand what you mean about your guitar level now... I can hear some string arrangements in the file but I don't really notice where is your solo, the song has lots of solos and I can't find all yours. By the way, it's difficult to analyze a guitar solo played with midi...
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Jul 17 2012, 04:48 PM |
My solo is the one that starts just after the main riff with strings ends, starts at around 4:29. And, are you talking about my MP3 file or the GP- 5 file ???? And I think the MP3 files sound pretty descent. What do you say ??? Not the GP-5 file, the MP3 File. GP- might sound like MIDI at some computers yes, it's a great tool for composing solos... your solo is fantastic mate! Your mind and ear are at a very good level! now we have to took your fingers to that place... -------------------- My lessons
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Jul 20 2012, 02:19 PM |
Yash you will only IMPROVE by doing so
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