Johan Larsson D.N.A.F.T Solo

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The music and the solo in D.N.A.F.T were written for Gustav Almöfs CD "SPIDER" 2003 with the band constellation called Juggernaut. Gustav had made some drum grooves on this track and the mission for me was to create some rock licks and progressive stuff up on it. I play the guitars and the bass on the original track. Andreas Söderin from Seventh Wonder plays the keyboard. The solo in this song is my favorite part to play.

The whole solo is played in C minor with some pentatonic minor notes in the end. I usually like to combine easy melodies with more bluesy stuff. When I do rock solos I improvise a lot and catch and keep the parts that make the melody sounds interesting and dynamic. My goal is often to reach some kind of climax near the end. The main thing is however to complete a general rhythmic melody suitable for the background music.

E--8-10h--------8-10-11--10-11h-11p-10p-8---------------------
B--------11--11----------------------------11--8-9h-9b-9b-----
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------
B--b -> 9p-8--------------------------------------------------
G------------10p-8--------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------

With different kind of vibratos you can get an easy melody to sound more interesting.

I think vibrato is one of the most important technique for a guitarist to master and I recommend that you spend some time look and listening on every note I play in the solo and practice note by note and later on put them together.

There are basically two ways to achieve vibrato. By bending a string up and down, or by using sideways motion back and forth. The up and down motion is the most common method among guitarists and generally the vibrato I use. Some use a wide, slow, up and down motion. Others use a faster, narrower motion. After many hours practicing vibrato it comes naturally and give you a unique vibrato to your own sound and playing. The sideways motion is the method most commonly used by classical instrument players.

I normally don’t pick every note as you can see. I use some hammer-on and pull-off technique. By hitting or "hammering on" the string with your finger and by pulling your finger off the string, you get next note to sound without picking it. Using a slight sideways motion when you pull off helps the next note sound louder.

In the end I use my 3rd finger (ring finger) to bend the sting a Whole-step Bend by pushing the string up and raise the pitch of the note from a E to a F# and than adding some vibrato to it. There are many types of bends and its fun to explore and try out different kinds. It is important that you use your ears so that you hit the right note.

It could help to use the 2nd finger to help push. The same effect can be accomplished by pulling down on the string.

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Eat-Sleep-andJam	29th August 2007
Member	This guy needs to do more lessons, hes got a sick tone. - John:)

Jeff	29th August 2007
Member	I remember learning this lead when it first came out. I still play it from time to time. It really flows well and fits the beat nicely. It is harder to play than it appears on the video. Johan makes it look easy.

jammer91	1st October 2007
Member	Its melodic. Need to work on this...

Tjchep	24th October 2007
Member	This guy did this solo pure justice.. and then some.

Spiderusalem	30th October 2007
Member	groovy =P

axelsson	3rd November 2007
Member	perfect

Bedlam	5th November 2007
Member	Great solo!

axelsson	15th November 2007
Member	Awesome!

Farbror Kudde	17th November 2007
Member	freaking awesome!!

USAMAN	16th December 2007
Member	What model is that ibanez?

PacmanProductions Reborn	18th December 2007
Member	i never knew he was the Swedish Idol!!! he can sing and play guitar like a god... WOW

Marcus Lavendell	18th December 2007
Instructor	I think that's another Johan Larsson who was in Swedish Idol. But still... he's a great guitarist!!

David Wallimann	29th December 2007
Instructor	Never saw this guy before! Very cool!

Mark Schiewe	1st January 2008
Member	I want your tone man

axelsson	12th January 2008
Member	Yeah, I don't think he is the Johan Larsson who made it to the finals in Idol. But he sure is great!

axelsson	16th January 2008
Member	I think it's an ibanez universe.

Joe Kataldo	18th February 2008
Instructor	Yeah the old one, without the hand hole

Pi38	19th February 2008
Member	beautiful. Just, beautiful.

Ivan Milenkovic	19th February 2008
Instructor	Nice one!

Danilo Capezzuto	18th March 2008
Instructor	We need more!

The Hunk	31st March 2008
Member	He came, he saw and he rocked