Pumping Rock Lesson

- rockztar5th July 2008
  Cool lesson joe... its rocking!
- Alex875th July 2008
  Nice rocking lesson Joe Great overdriven sound!
- Nick3255th July 2008
  Rocking!! nice job
- Matt235th July 2008
  Great lesson Joe. Reminds me of Satch.
- Ivan Milenkovic5th July 2008
  Keep rockin' Joey
- Jon Lambo5th July 2008
  Excellent lesson Joe, one of my favourite lessons recently. Really enjoyed it. Keep lessons of this style coming!
- Joe Kataldo5th July 2008
  Thanks Guys, I know you like my Song/Study Lessons, but you have to practice exercise lessons too
- chmilew5th July 2008
  Nice lesson Joe, you ROCK !
  (I'll pratice the exercises, I promise !)
- Joe Kataldo5th July 2008
  QUOTE (chmilew @ Jul 5 2008, 07:46 PM)
  Nice lesson Joe, you ROCK !
  (I'll pratice the exercises, I promise !)
  
  Good
- JuanMV5th July 2008
  AMAZING! This is definitely my kind of thing Joe.
  Together with Gabe's "Open Chords Rock Rhythm" these are the two best rock lessons at GMC, in my view.
- Gabriel Leopardi5th July 2008
  YEAH! This is very rocker!! Well done Joe!
- jacmoe5th July 2008
  Awesome lesson, Joe!
  You're becoming my favorite rythm guitar teacher.
- Joe Kataldo5th July 2008
  Your Welcome Man Thanks
- Hisham Al-Sanea5th July 2008
  nie rock lesson Joe. very welldone
- Gerardo Siere6th July 2008
  Fantastic lesson.
- kahall6th July 2008
  Hey Hey, I'm all over this one right away.
- Danilo Capezzuto6th July 2008
  Great lesson from a great guitarist!!
- Jerry Arcidiacono6th July 2008
  Great rocking sound
- Muris Varajic6th July 2008
  Great one!
- Carlos Carrillo6th July 2008
  Hey Joe!!!
  
  very nice lesson!!!
- Joe Kataldo6th July 2008
  Thanks Guys I appreciate, specially from instructors and friends
- Juan M. Valero6th July 2008
  Sounds great mate !! nice lesson
- TreyDeschamp6th July 2008
  cool lesson
- TreyDeschamp6th July 2008
  cool lesson
- Harris Sopovic6th July 2008
  Really nice one Joe =)
- Pablo Vazquez6th July 2008
  ROOCK!!! Fantastic lesson Joe!!
- Pablo Vazquez6th July 2008
  ROOCK!!! Fantastic lesson Joe!!
- Dejan Farkas6th July 2008
  Let it rock
- Joe Kataldo6th July 2008
  Even better LET THERE BE ROCK! ;D
- Alejandro Pinero7th July 2008
  Fantastic lesson Joe !!
  
  Rooock!!!
- Tsarpf7th July 2008
  I really liked the sound, cool lesson!
- kahall7th July 2008
  Let me just add, this is a most awesome lesson. The riff at the end is totally different than what I have seen on GMC. Just a little different but very informative.
- Joe Kataldo7th July 2008
  Thanks Kahall...soundwise, as usual music man petrucci, BK nailbomb pick-ups & mesa mark iv
- Nemanja Filipovic8th July 2008
  Great tone Joe,really like this one.
- Henry Dietzel8th July 2008
  Love it Joe-gritty, ass kickin, rock & roll
  
  Great lesson:D
- Fran9th July 2008
  Nice rock n roll there, the end is really cool!
- Marcus Siepen9th July 2008
  very cool lesson
- Joe Kataldo9th July 2008
  Thanks!
- Nazgul10th July 2008
  Wow! I love the beginning of the solo!
- Pi3812th July 2008
  Great lesson! The solo was reminiscent of AC/DC, in my opinion.
- jhval12th July 2008
  great lesson!!! but a backing track at about 100- 120bpm would be better for some hackers like myself.
- chladely13th July 2008
  I was wondering how you cleaned up the end riff and is it possible to do it with downstrokes? I have it down pretty fast but it doesn't sound anything like your example. ty
- Joe Kataldo14th July 2008
  chladley, the solo or the riff?
- chladely15th July 2008
  The solo at the end
- Guitar196915th July 2008
  Cool lesson. Question about your tablature - On video 2 you use LS and L. Can you clarify your use of these symbols as they vary from what I understand of tab symbols:
  
  http://www.guitar4ever.net/guitar-tablature.html
  
  Main confusion is the use of "L" between two of the same power chord shapes , so it can't be a slide. I assume LS is Legato slide.
  
  Thanks for clarifying
- Joe Kataldo15th July 2008
  Chladley: the solo at the end is alternate picking
  
  Guitar1969: LS is legato slide, that means you pick a note and slide into the next one, without re-pick it, anyway at the and of all my lesson's tab, there is the full tab symbol explanation, scroll down to the end
- kaznie_NL15th July 2008
  This sounds just awsome!! I have it bookmarked!!!
- Joe Kataldo15th July 2008
  COOL
- Nighthawk119th July 2008
  Fat, headbanging riffs !!!
- Jesse24th July 2008
  Wicked:D
- Joe Kataldo24th July 2008
  Thanks Jesse I got you on msn cool
- yzmotoxer8077th August 2008
  Awesome! Just what I was looking for because I'm trying to start learning fairly quick solo stuff. Thanks man!
- Antonio2327th August 2008
  good lesson
  i have a question:in the alternate picking part of the solo,how should i angle the pick?i always miss the second note on the string
- Joe Kataldo6th September 2008
  Simply rotate the pick, so it's not flat on the strings, this way it slip easily and give a nice "chunk" sound
- AlexLion28th September 2008
  Wow thats awesome!! keep rockin` man!
- John V174th October 2008
  AWESOME lesson Joe!!! Keep ROckin' Man
- Daniel Realpe21st April 2010
  Very nice lesson dude!
- thefireball28th June 2010
  This really appeals to me!! Gotta learn!
- JaxN422nd July 2011
  Epic...Love the sound and the fast pace...awesome mate

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- Tags: Fast rock, Rhythm guitar, Palm muting
Hi guys Joe here, today's lesson is a fast driving rock composition, mainly rhythm guitar, with a small solo in the end, I hope you enjoy it.

Pumping Rock - E minor 160 bpm
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The lesson concentrate on the use of palm muting and open string in a creative way, building a three part mini song:

A] rhythm riff that mixes open strings and power chords

B] rhythm riff mainly on open strings and single note

C] a short solo Based on double stops and pentatonic sequences

Techniques Focus
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Most of the rhythm parts, even is quite fast, are played all with down strokes, to get an organic "pumping" sound. You have to practice this slow and relax your wrist, building up stamina until you reach the full speed. Practice the three different parts separately, it's a goo idea too.

Theory Focus
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Actually a double stop is a diad (two notes interval) played simultaneously, that on staff looks like, you guess it a double stop.

Pro Tips
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The study begins with some slide at the 7th fret, slide power chords can be difficult in the begin: the secret is apply not to much pressure before slide the two-notes power chord shape!

Keep Rocking

Joe Kataldo
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