Songwriting Lesson

Rock Ballad Lesson, by Piotr Kaczor
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Piotr Kaczor
FULL SONG LESSON. Contains vibrato, bending, hybrid picking, volume knob use.
Tags : vibrato, bending, hybrid picking, volume knob, Mark Knopfler

Hello GMC!

Welcome to my new lesson! This time we will talk about writing a song! There are many awesome lessons about it on GMC, so too long lecture on this subject is unnecessary:)

The main riff is based on 4ds and 3rds intervals and simple chords with 3rd in bass. With a little swingy groove this combination makes pretty cool climate.

Solo part is built mainly on the major pentatonic scale.

Phrasing reminds me of Mark Knopfler style which I love.

We're going to use:

- vibrato,
- bending,
- hybrid picking,
- volume knob

This is the preset I used for the POD XT live for this lesson:

Amp: 1973 Hiway 100, Drive 9 - Bass 6 - Middle 6 - Treble 4 - Presence 7
Cab: 4x12 1967 Green 20s
Dly: Analog delay, Delay Time - 115 (quarter note) - Mix 26%
Rev: Medium Hall - Mix 50%
Stomp: Blue Comp (solo part)


The lesson is available in the guitar pro 5 file, mp3 backing tracks included.

Have fun!

Piotr

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