What If Angus Was A Shredder ! |
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Jun 24 2008, 10:34 PM
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Hey GMCers, how are you,
This is my second lesson here on GMC, if you haven't checket out my first lesson yet, you can see it here. In this lesson, we're going to work on a "in the style of AC/DC" backing track, by the way the chord progression of the verse is A - C - D - C ==> funny coincidence right  As you may notice, my playing have nothing to do with Angus Young, it's just that I thought it might be cool to see how it would sound if angus was a shredder, so in my solo, you'll see a lot of shred runs, sweepings, and also some pinch harmonics. I hope you'll like my lesson, and I hope that I'll manage to be an instructor at GMC one day. Main video : The solo is in the key of A dorian, but I've used some out notes from time to time, check out the explanations below. I'm using alternate picking all the time 
main_video.wmv ( 16.31MB )
Number of downloads: 1312Video 1 : The video starts with some fast trills in order to create some tense and announce the begining of the solo and ends with a pinch harmonic followed by a bridge diving
1.wmv ( 7.76MB )
Number of downloads: 590E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--------tr------------A.H---| D|--5h7--5(7)--7b-7p5---4-----| A|0-------------------7-------| E|----------------------------| Video 2 : This lick starts with a 4 strings sweeping. Don't forget the small bend on B on the D string.
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Number of downloads: 541E|-----------------------------------| B|--------10------10-8---------------| G|------9-------9------9-------------| D|---10------10----------9b-7--------| A|12--------------------------10/12--| E|-----------------------------------| Video 3 : Quite easy lick, don't forget to use palm muting
3.wmv ( 3.34MB )
Number of downloads: 428E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|------9------5---7/10------7-9-10/12-| A|10-12---7-10---7------7-10-----------| E|-------------------------------------| Video 4 : First shred run, practice it slowly, if you're using correct alternate picking, you should start with a downstroke and end up with a downstroke too. this run is followed by some bendings. While doing those bendings, it's important that your ring finger should be almost perpendicular to the fretboard, and be carreful not to touch the high E string while doing the bending, which will cause muting it.
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Number of downloads: 584E|-----------------------------------------------------------9----10---4---5---| B|-----------------------------------------------------------12b--13b--7b--8b--| G|---------------------------12-14-16-11-12-14-9-11-12-11--9-------------------| D|------------------12-14-16---------------------------------------------------| A|---------12-14-15------------------------------------------------------------| E|12-14-15---------------------------------------------------------------------| Video 5 : Here we're using the tremolo to dive in and then I hit (with my left hand) the fretboard and then release the tremolo to create a note. By the way, have you noticed how I'm using palm muting to announce new shred runs ?
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Number of downloads: 408E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5-7--4--| A|----3----5--5p3-5p3------3-5-7---------| E|3-5---5--------------3-5---------------| Video 6 : This shred run contains some wide sliding, practice it slowly, I'm sure you'll manage to do it. If you fail to reach the wanted note on the first slide, it's not really dramatical, but the second one should be played with accuracy, we want to go back to the root note wich is A.
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Number of downloads: 450E|------------------5-----------------------12-------------------| B|------------5-7-8---8-7-5-7-7/19/12-13-15----15-13-12-12-13/22-| G|------4-5-7----------------------------------------------------| D|4-5-7----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Video 7 : That's a really cool tap sweep, you can devided in to two sweeps. The first part is a CMajor arpegio followed by a tapping on the A note and then the second part is a 3 strings Aminor arpegio that ends on the A note too. When you're playing fast runs or fast sweepings, it's really important to focus on notes that last, that permits you to accentuate your playing, because listener's ears is attracted by those notes. At the end of the lick we've got an out note (the major third), I really like how it sounds.
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Number of downloads: 403E|------------12h15h17p12p8----------------| B|---------13--------T------10---10--------| G|------12---------------------9-----7-6-5-| D|---14------------------------------------| A|15---------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Video 8 : Okay so here we've got some string skipping, so again practice it slowly. 
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Number of downloads: 412E|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------7-8-10-8-7-9/10--9-| G|------------------5-7-9--------------------------| D|------5-7-9-------------5-7-9--------------------| A|------------5-7-9--------------------------------| E|5-7-8--------------------------------------------| Video 9 : Here I'm sounding a little like AC/DC hehe, there's a small sweep that permit us to go from one lick to another. Lot's of bending too, carefull to reach the pitch that we're looking after.
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Number of downloads: 455E|-------------------------------5--------5-------5--------5-----8b-8--------| B|8b-8p5-7p5---5---5---5---5---5---8-5-8b---8-5-----8-5-8b---8-5------7-8-10-| G|-----------7b--7b--7b--7b--7b-----------------7b---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Video 10 : One more sweep at the beginning (the last one  ), if you've got some difficulities on fingering, you can choose the way you like it.
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Number of downloads: 408E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|------12-14-12--11--9--7h9----9---------12----------14-| D|---12-----------------------7---9----10----12----14----| A|14--------------------------------12----------14-------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Video 11 : Here I'm using another out note, a really interesting one, I'm using a triton, it's a diminished fifth and it sounds spooky hehe, then I'm using my tremolo to create some harmonics, check out the "using the tremolo" part to see how I'm doing it, and then I'm muting the strings with my right hand in order to get a clean legato run. Check out the "switching the pick from the index finger to the middle finger" part to see how do I quickly change my pick position in order to get a good catch on the fretboard.
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Number of downloads: 492E|--------------------h12h14h15p14p12-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------h15p12h13h15p13p12-------------------------------------------| G|--9-8--5--12p11--9-----------------------------------h14p11h12h14p12p11-------------------------| D|7----------------------------------------------------------------------h14p10h12h14p12p10/9--10-| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Video 12 : I'm using the tremolo again to create some waing noise  , then I'm following it by another shred run .
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Number of downloads: 516E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|5--7--------5--7--------------------------9-11-12----------------------------11-12-14--12-11------------| D|5--7--5--7--5--7------------------9-10-12---------------------------10-12-14-----------------14-12-11---| A|------5--7----------------9-10-12--------------------------10-12-14-----------------------------------12| E|------------------8-10-12-------------------------10-12-14----------------------------------------------| Video 13 : A quite easy lick that annouce the end of the solo, I'm using palm muting and I'm adding some vibrato on the last "chords".
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Number of downloads: 396E|--------------------------------| B|-----------------------10----8--| G|----------------7--5---9-----7--| D|---------10---------------------| A|10h11h12----0-0------0-----0----| E|--------------------------------| Video 14 : Fast shred runs (actually same speed than the others lol), it's high on the fretboard, you might have some problems if you have big hand with long fingers like me, but practice slowly and I'm sure everybody can do it. At the last part of the tab, you hit the G note on the B strings 3 times (use your palm to create a staccato feel).
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Number of downloads: 457E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19-20-22-20-19-20b--| G|--------12-14-16-17-16-14-----------------16-17-19-21-19-17-----------------17-19-21--------------------| D|12-14-16-----------------17-16-14-16-17-19-----------------21-19-17-17-19-21----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Video 15 : I decided to finish the solo by a fast pentatonic lick
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Number of downloads: 391E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|20-17----17-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|------19----19-17-19-17----17-----------------------------------------------| D|------------------------19----19-17-19-17----17-----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------19----19-17-17-15----15-----------| E|------------------------------------------------------------17----17-15-17--| Backing track : I've added some backing track, you can practice my lesson or JAM with the BT, and don't hesitate to upload your takes I'll be happy to listen to them. (I've had some problem with the backing tracks, actually I've lost the original one, so I made a new one) 
BT_80_.mp3 ( 2.15MB )
Number of downloads: 384
BT_90_.mp3 ( 1.92MB )
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BT_100_.mp3 ( 1.72MB )
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BT_110_.mp3 ( 1.57MB )
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BT_120_.mp3 ( 1.44MB )
Number of downloads: 377Guitar pro : You'll find in it the solo + the backing track and some drums to create a sort of metronome. 
ac_dc_real.gp5 ( 15.96K )
Number of downloads: 325Gear : Ibanez RG prestige 1570 MRB with EMG 81/S/85 pickups Line 6 POD X3 Marshall MG100DFX Dunlop Jazz III Picks Audacity FL Studio 5.0 Vegas Movie Maker 6.0 I'll be happy to read your comments and feedbacks. If you've got any question, please don't hesitate to ask it. Greetings, Jad. This post has been edited by Jad Diab: Nov 24 2008, 08:49 PM -------------------- |
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Jun 25 2008, 07:55 PM
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Great job ZiZi keep em coming!!!
nice choice for a lesson
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Jun 25 2008, 08:21 PM
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Great lesson man! Will check it out more thoroughly later on.
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Jun 25 2008, 08:22 PM
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I usually don't rate topics. But I had to give you a 5. Nice job!
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Jun 25 2008, 08:35 PM
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Great job Zizi, its obvious that you put alot of work and effort into this lesson, awsome
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Jun 25 2008, 08:45 PM
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Thank you all for these great comments, I've had some problems with the backing track, but I'll fix it tonight
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Jun 25 2008, 09:12 PM
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i see a very good lesson here.
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Jun 25 2008, 09:19 PM
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nice job Zizi, very interesting lesson.
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Jun 25 2008, 11:50 PM
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Very good lesson and awsome playing
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Jun 26 2008, 12:37 AM
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate it
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Jun 26 2008, 04:25 AM
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Great lesson,the tittle is great by the way,very in style of the lesson.
Job well done.
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Jun 26 2008, 10:46 AM
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Amazingly cool lesson
Some great licks here ! 5* ! 
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Jun 26 2008, 11:26 AM
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Thanks for your rating guys, I'm really glad to see you like it, make me want to do more lessons
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Jun 26 2008, 05:00 PM
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Cool lesson mate !
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Jun 26 2008, 05:22 PM
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awesome lesson
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Jun 26 2008, 06:10 PM
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Dude, that was AMAZING. You should be an instructor already!
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