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Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 27 2010, 10:50 PM

I wanted to create a Metal Style collab to allow everyone to put some of the thing we have been working on in Saturday Video Chat lessons in to a song. So this Collab will be Heavy Metal / Heavy Rock in style, and in a Minor Key.

SONG: Canonical Decomposition

KEY: B Minor and or B Harmonic Minor

BPM: 90 BPM


Feel free to go nuts! I can't wait to hear what everyone comes up with! This is a bit speedy and in an odd key so it might be a bit much for some, but given the talent here on the site, I'm not worried.

 canonical_demcomposition.mp3 ( 899.92K ) : 362


Many of the chops and licks we have covered in our lessons would fit, but feel free to use anything! Here is a link to the tablature for all the chops we have done so far.

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=34550&st=0#entry473580

ALL ARE WELCOME! NO RESTRICTIONS! GO NUTS!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 28 2010, 04:42 PM

B Part for New Collaboration
 canonical_demcomposition_Part_II.mp3 ( 896.86K ) : 234



This is a second part for the collab. Same key will work.

Todd

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jun 28 2010, 06:17 PM

Hi Todd!

I liked your backing track so I took the challenge and made a take, here it is:

 Daniel_Realpe_canonical_part1_WBT.mp3 ( 544.69K ) : 300


 Daniel_Realpe_canonical_part2_WBT.mp3 ( 558.14K ) : 254


 Daniel_Realpe_canonical_part1_NBT.mp3 ( 544.69K ) : 211


 Daniel_Realpe_canonical_part2_NBT.mp3 ( 558.14K ) : 215

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 28 2010, 07:58 PM

Wow! LOVE IT! You are doing some truly crazy licks there. It's just perfect! I really dig the wah wah as well. If your take is any indication this is going to be nuts! Killer.

Todd

Posted by: Gitarrero Jun 29 2010, 07:07 PM

Woah! As if the BT itself wasn't intimidating enough...Daniel you just scared everyone off with these crazy chops!
Nevertheless, I'll give it a shot...so, when will this collab be closed?

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jun 29 2010, 10:11 PM

Got a good smile and chuckle after reading this post. I didn't think about it that way until you mentioned it, but now that I listen to it, the BT may seem to be a bit much. Then Daniels brilliant take on it at Warp speed made it a bit more imposing. However, please everyone, don't be thrown off, it just sounds really fast, it's not that bad once you take a crack at it You can always play against the speed and focus on phrasing. Give it a try!

CLOSING DATE: I'd like to get a rough mix this weekend if possible so post your track some time before sunday at midnight if possible.


NO RESTRICTIONS ANYONE CAN SUBMIT A TAKE: EVERYBODY WELCOME!


Todd

Posted by: Gitarrero Jun 30 2010, 09:48 PM

Okay, so I gave it a shot today and I think it worked out well. I kinda messed up the beginning of the fast picking part I planned for the second take...but listen for yourself.
Actually, the BT is really cool and a few ideas crossed my mind, so in the end I wished it was a little longer
Hope to see you in the chat on saturday!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 1 2010, 01:12 AM

Very cool take! Thanks for sharing it! I dig both of them. So far the takes are great. I really appreciate your taking the time to play over both tracks. Going to do a much larger breakdown of takes after the final mix. Hopefully more will be up in a few days.

Todd

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 2 2010, 12:50 AM

I thought I'd post my own take on the first part to show an example of playing against the speed of the track. There are some fast bits, but I spend most of the lead playing much slower than the beat itself as a way of emphasizing harmony. For those who think the backing track may be to fast to play over, try playing something melodic against the beat!

For those who up for it, play as fast or even faster than the beat. The two takes so far are killer examples of how far one can take speed and phrasing at the same time. Here's one from me!

 canonical_demcomposition_W_BT_Todd.mp3 ( 888.69K ) : 216


Todd

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jul 2 2010, 03:05 AM

Nice take Gitarrero!

Thank you guys for the comments! I loved the backing,

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 4 2010, 05:10 AM

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: SATURDAY JULY 10th, 2010.

I'm throwing down the glove! I hereby challenge every GMC'r to embrace the blitz and play over this track. Still, even if we don't get any more entries I'm so stoked about what we have so far that I can't wait to mix it together.

LAST CALL! GO NUTS! ALL WELCOME!

Todd

Posted by: SirJamsalot Jul 4 2010, 08:04 AM

gee wiz - I just now saw this post :/

Posted by: Chris Evans Jul 5 2010, 06:59 PM

ok, in the process of getting something together for this, I thought I`d missed the deadline, grateful you`ve extended it

will have it in the next couple of days

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 5 2010, 09:46 PM

For you guys, I"ll hold the door open! Love to have your take on this so Jam away. I'll hold off on the mix!

DEADLINE EXTENDED: NEW DEADLINE - When Sir Jams A lot and Chris submit a take.
Todd

Posted by: SirJamsalot Jul 6 2010, 01:01 AM

haha. thanks. I'll try my best to get one in soon - today's a wash for me tho - I'm borrowing a computer to post this as I'm moving my recording studio to another room- what a mess

Posted by: Chris Evans Jul 6 2010, 10:01 PM

Hey Todd,

ok heres Part 1 take, sorry, bit messy and full of fluffs its a lot faster than it first appears! great backing!!

I`ll work on part 2 and try and get that up tomorrow for you

cheers Chris

 todd_collab_part_1_chris_with_backing.mp3 ( 550.58K ) : 250


 todd_collab_part_1_chris_no_backing.mp3 ( 429.43K ) : 204

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 6 2010, 11:21 PM

You Guys RAAAWWK! This collab is going to kick butt!


Chris: Take one is just great! Love the speed and blitz approach. NNNIIIIICCCCEEE

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jul 7 2010, 04:41 AM

great take Chris!!

Posted by: Alex Lewis Jul 7 2010, 02:19 PM

Im in and here's the take

 canonical_with.mp3 ( 588.98K ) : 229


 canonical_without.mp3 ( 588.98K ) : 215



Thanks

Alex



Im in and here's the take

 canonical_with.mp3 ( 588.98K ) : 229


 canonical_without.mp3 ( 588.98K ) : 215



Thanks

Alex

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jul 7 2010, 03:23 PM

nice one Alex!! full on!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 8 2010, 04:53 PM

ALEX: Way cool shred take! Love it. I hear the sweeps in there too and they are dead on. Nicely done.


CHRIS: Killer take man! Thanks for jumping in I don't hear any fluffs, just killer chops flowing like a river. These are all great so far!

Posted by: SirJamsalot Jul 9 2010, 08:04 AM

I wanted to give you an update since I'm the last one you're waiting on. I should have something recorded and posted by mid-day Saturday. I spent an hour this evening coming up with what I"m going to play - now I just need to practice it a litte before recording. Given I"m focusing on getting the one track done, I haven't and won't touch the second track so you're not waiting longer than you need to. I'll post something for the second track after you close the collab.

Christian A.

Posted by: zen Jul 9 2010, 10:08 AM

I'll have a go at it but having some computer issues. So if you could give me the weekend, I'll submit a take.

Posted by: Alexiaden93 Jul 9 2010, 12:53 PM

Dude... You sounded just like Dave Murray Hat off

Sorry for interrupting the thread, Todd. Great collaboration!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 10 2010, 02:47 AM

No problem I'll look for your take! Can't wait.

Todd




No worries Thanks for the feedback!



Sorry to hear Computer issues are always a bummer. Hope you can work it out, love to hear your take!

Posted by: zen Jul 10 2010, 08:44 AM

http://www.box.net/shared/5z4lheufxm

http://www.box.net/shared/qk3jd5trcy

Download link on the top right of the player on box. Please let me know if it's not working. Cheers

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 10 2010, 10:56 PM

ZEN: Killer job on this. I"m blown away by how these are turning out!

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jul 11 2010, 02:39 PM

nice Zen!

you took risks here! good!

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 12 2010, 06:19 PM

DEADLINE EXTENDED! I've had a few new folks jump on for this collab so I'm pushing the deadline back! Try to shoot me your take by next monday July 10, 2010.

These have been AMAZING so far! You guys RAWK!

Todd

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 19 2010, 10:50 PM

Todd here Thanks to everyone who messaged me about this Collab. I'm going to start mixing this weekend and plan to have it complete by start of next week.

Anyone that still has a take to upload, please put it up any time if you can

Todd

Posted by: SirJamsalot Jul 23 2010, 08:15 AM

Well, as they say, "better later than never", right? haha. I was hoping to have this done by last Saturday, but as is always the case around my home - life got in the way. Since watching video is always more entertaining when it comes to guitar, I'm posting my "WBT" as a video.

My intention was to apply the picking lessons from video chat to this collab - but using triplets to match the BT, but I couldn't pick triplets that fast! so I opted instead to just go standard.

Thanks for the collab - I don't have time to finish the second portion, so I'll just leave it be. I would like to recommend tho that the next collab BT be a little longer! For some reason, I felt like I was cramped for time. Could just be me.

Thanks again!

NBT:  Track20GTG.wav ( 4.12MB ) : 130

Posted by: Daniel Realpe Jul 23 2010, 04:29 PM

great Job!!

Posted by: SirJamsalot Jul 24 2010, 06:55 PM

thanks!

Posted by: zen Jul 25 2010, 01:40 AM

Thanks .. It was great fun



Thanks Daniel .. Yep .. starting to take risks

Posted by: SirJamsalot Jul 25 2010, 02:22 AM

zen - fabuloso! that's some shredding right there

Posted by: Todd Simpson Jul 25 2010, 02:47 AM

Killer! I'm going to start mixing this. I'll post something as soon as it's ready

Thanks again guys! You RAWK!

Todd