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Feb 1 2013, 06:55 PM
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Can you recommend me some lessons utilizing the whammy pedal? I'd be glad to use this kind of effect more often.
I've already composed a song called "Escape From The Soulful Eyes" where the bridge part has a whammy pedal solo. In the bridge section, I have come up an unusual theme, based on a 11/8 time signature. This theme is in the key of F sharp minor. I have used a whammy pedal, which is set to an octave rise. So each time when I play a note and step on the pedal, it gradually rises to an octave above the original note. In the TAB I have marked the ‘whammy notes’ with a parenthesis. Another interesting phenomenon is that this section consists of 9 bars, so it is odd on every levels: the number of beats in all bars is 11, and the number of bars is 9. The most tricky part of this solo is in the last bar, where you have to include an open string note, and a pull-off, where you have to depress the whammy pedal while making the pull-off simultaneously. Each time when you see a note (or a bunch of notes) in parentheses, then after the last such note you must quickly step off from the whammy pedal, so that the next 'normal’ note can sound at its original pitch. By using this pitch-shifting method, a really unique and soaring sound can be achieved, even when you use only a few notes from a scale. http://soundcloud.com/jonas-tamas-guitar/escape-whammy-pedal-solo    If someone would like to play this solo, I have attached the backing track |
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Feb 1 2013, 07:33 PM
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QUOTE (Jonas Tamas @ Feb 1 2013, 12:55 PM)  Can you recommend me some lessons utilizing the whammy pedal? I'd be glad to use this kind of effect more often. I've already composed a song called "Escape From The Soulful Eyes" where the bridge part has a whammy pedal solo. In the bridge section, I have come up an unusual theme, based on a 11/8 time signature. This theme is in the key of F sharp minor. I have used a whammy pedal, which is set to an octave rise. So each time when I play a note and step on the pedal, it gradually rises to an octave above the original note. In the TAB I have marked the ‘whammy notes’ with a parenthesis. Another interesting phenomenon is that this section consists of 9 bars, so it is odd on every levels: the number of beats in all bars is 11, and the number of bars is 9. The most tricky part of this solo is in the last bar, where you have to include an open string note, and a pull-off, where you have to depress the whammy pedal while making the pull-off simultaneously. Each time when you see a note (or a bunch of notes) in parentheses, then after the last such note you must quickly step off from the whammy pedal, so that the next 'normal’ note can sound at its original pitch. By using this pitch-shifting method, a really unique and soaring sound can be achieved, even when you use only a few notes from a scale. http://soundcloud.com/jonas-tamas-guitar/escape-whammy-pedal-solo    If someone would like to play this solo, I have attached the backing track That was a very cool track Jonas. I like to play around with the Whammy pedal as well.... though my take here isn't as pretty... lol Check it out.. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=46679 -------------------- Air Guitar Instructor
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Feb 3 2013, 02:03 PM
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QUOTE (mroberts70 @ Feb 1 2013, 06:33 PM) That was a very cool track Jonas. I like to play around with the Whammy pedal as well.... though my take here isn't as pretty... lol Check it out.. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=46679 Thanks, I'm glad you dig it! I've checked out your recording, using your patented "Drunken Master" technique, as you call it:) You have the groove and feel built in your playing, good stuff, keep it up! |
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