Zakk Wylde Style Lesson

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   Hello! Today I recorded a guitar solo lesson inspired in Zakk Wylde’s guitar playing. The backing track is similar Black Label Society’s and also Ozzy Osborne’s rock ballads where Zakk usually plays the piano too.

In this lesson we’ll use some of his most used licks and techniques in this type of songs and it’s a good lesson for beginner/intermediate player that likes playing rock.

You will also find some Slash influences in this solo. I think that it’s because they both have the same main influences: Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix
The backing track’s key is A minor and I used A pentatonic minor to compose the solo. The tempo is 85bpm.

I hope that you enjoy it!

Gabriel.-



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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Kristofer Dahl
post 26th October 2007


GMC Founder & Rocker


You nailed it Gabriel! biggrin.gif Zakk's style is so raw and effective!!
fkalich
post 26th October 2007


Member


Appreciate the way you have lessons that capture basic styles of particular artists. Keep it up.
Ben N
post 26th October 2007


Instructor


great stuff!! smile.gif love when you use the alternet
picking moves it sounds excellent!! keep them coming gabriel..
preownedguitar
post 26th October 2007


Member


Nice one Gabriel, also loving the camera angles.
krudtaa
post 26th October 2007


Member


I love this man. Cool lesson. Sounds really great too with wow on the fast bit. thanks for a great ballad.
mattacuk
post 26th October 2007


Lets go fishing!


Alot of people will love this one for sure!! Awsome work Gabriel biggrin.gif
coffeeman
post 26th October 2007


Member


Excelente Gabriel , la rompiste con este solo , me encanta.
Giacinto
post 26th October 2007


Member


brilliant. i love melodic solos smile.gif
ZakkWylde
post 26th October 2007


Member


yes!
Muris Varajic
post 26th October 2007


Instructor


Great lesson Gabriel,nailed it!! smile.gif
Willy
post 26th October 2007


Member


Hey Gabriel good work, love it ,too
but are you sure with the second video in the beginning? I can hear 4 notes (another A on the G-string) before the bending starts, am i wrong?
Willy
post 26th October 2007


Member


hey its me again *g*
can it be, that the third video isn't complete, too (at the end?) ?

ok, i hope i am right, otherwise i will disgrace myself wink.gif
David Wallimann
post 27th October 2007


Instructor


Very cool man, I love your "in the style" lessons. Great for my musical culture. :-)
Gustavo
post 27th October 2007


Member


groso gabi!!! biggrin.gif
krudtaa
post 26th October 2007


Member


hey Willy. it´s C on the B string 13.fret who´s missing before the bending in video 2
krudtaa
post 26th October 2007


Member


Willy: D and C on the B string is missing before the bending in the tab...video 2..sorry..smile.gif
Willy
post 26th October 2007


Member


i knew it;)
what about the third one?
SLASH91
post 27th October 2007


Member


Man, great lesson.
krudtaa
post 26th October 2007


Member


Willy: it´s E on 5. fret Bstring, D on 7.fret Gstring and C on 5. fret Gstring.missing in video 3 in the end before the finish D. hope im right.
Have a nice weekend.
Gabriel Leopardi
post 27th October 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


You are right! I'll fix it.

Thanks for the comments!! smile.gif

gabriel.-
HE-MAN
post 26th October 2007


Member


Damn! I can`t play soo fast.
seanM1
post 27th October 2007


Member


Fantastic lesson, I was looking forward to this and you didn't dissapoint.
Thanks once again!
Hisham Al-Sanea
post 27th October 2007


Instructor


well done Gabe
mxnut67
post 27th October 2007


Member


Very well done!!! Look forward to more of his heavier stuff!
The Uncreator
post 27th October 2007


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Just frickin' sick! Aweseom job Gabe!!
Farbror Kudde
post 27th October 2007


Member


Man you keep on delivering man!....man..
Kosei Kubota
post 27th October 2007


Classical Instructor


I want Ozzy to sing with your guitar!
Giacinto
post 27th October 2007


Member


can someonew explain what the L stands for?
Giacinto
post 27th October 2007


Member


-w smile.gif
Gabriel Leopardi
post 28th October 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Hey! I'm glad that you like it! smile.gif Thank you!

L means "tied note".

gabriel.-
Giacinto
post 28th October 2007


Member


hmm what means tied for my playing o.O?
sorry i am from germany and cant find a good translation in my dictionary...
btw. the angles you chose are brilliant!
one of my fav. lessons i love zakk biggrin.gif
Gabriel Leopardi
post 28th October 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Hi man! A tie is a curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch, indicating that they are to be played as a single note with a duration equal to the sum of the individual notes' note values.
It's not important if you are reading tabs because we don't use note values. The "L" is generated when I export the tabs from the guitar pro where you have all the note values (including the tied notes).

gabriel.-
Giacinto
post 28th October 2007


Member


ah now i see what it is. thank you i was just wondering why there is no L in the .gp5 file. It is the ) <--- ( turn this 90 degree) in the note part!!
man thanks this explains everything o.O

cheers ;-)
Jenkinson
post 29th October 2007


Member


gabe i love this melodic rock, plz do not stop these lessons, once I build up the faster runs its sounds soooo good.
D0NNY
post 29th October 2007


Member


awesome!. Love yer lessons man!
Juan M. Valero
post 2nd November 2007


Instructor


Hello Gabriel !!! una excelente lección, gran trabajo con esas lecciones wink.gif
Constie
post 2nd November 2007


Member


Didn't you played it like this?

E|-------------|-----------------15--|
B|-------------|-15--13----15b-------|
G|--L---12h-14-|---------------------|
D|-------------|---------------------|
A|-------------|---------------------|
E|-------------|---------------------|
Constie
post 2nd November 2007


Member


and in the first video it is:

E|-------------|----------------------15--|
B|-------------|-13-15--13---13-15b-------|
G|------12h-14-|--------------------------|
D|-------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------------|

I'm a perfectionist. I'm sooo sorry smile.gif tongue.gif
christian
post 10th November 2007


Member


This is great, you should also consider doing a Zakk Wylde ryhtm lesson
Paul Coutts
post 30th November 2007


Member


ahhhhhh....where do you get these ideas?! I love it biggrin.gif
DethChatter
post 23rd December 2007


Member


great lesson. my first since i signed up this morning smile.gif
bladzerok
post 26th January 2008


Member


That is such a nice solo! THumbs UP!!
Taragon
post 1st February 2008


Member


great lesson, this is exactly what i wanted to play smile.gif more wylde lessons!
Martin la guitarra
post 4th February 2008


Member


gab, when u are speedpicking, is it essential to play both downstrokes and upstokes?

Im asking u because i can play downstrokes, im trying to improve my uptrokes but there is no way that i can play that fast even if i practice for months, will it do if i´ll just do downstokes?
Gabriel Leopardi
post 5th February 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


The only way to play fast in one string is alternate picking. There is another technique called economy picking that consist in use sweeps when you cross adjacent string but when you are playing many notes in each one string you have you use upstrokes and downstrokes... this technique doubles your speed.
Martin la guitarra
post 5th February 2008


Member


kk, thanx
Taragon
post 6th February 2008


Member


There is just no way for me to play that fast part.. i get alot of ugly string noise sad.gif
Gabriel Leopardi
post 6th February 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


laugh.gif yes, there is only one way. Practice hard, slowly with metronome that part, many hours every. There isn't a secret.. just practice.
Taragon
post 6th February 2008


Member


well i guess your right smile.gif
Danilo Capezzuto
post 25th February 2008


Instructor


Great Zakkesque.
Verm
post 13th March 2008


Member


are you using any effects at all in the example?
Verm
post 13th March 2008


Member


nevermind i seem to be getting almost the same sound with some distortion
Gabriel Leopardi
post 14th March 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Great! I added some reverb on the guitar channel during the mix.

thanks for the comments!
Carlos Carrillo
post 6th May 2008


Instructor


Gby:this lesson is Fantastic!!!


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