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Mar 27 2008, 03:06 AM
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 hi there, Most of you know me well enough by now I think, for those of you that don`t can get some background on me here https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/User:Smells So lets jump straight in to it. This is a Rock Ballad Lesson in the Key of C and we`ll be using the C major scale, this lesson is aimed a little more at Intermediate players that are looking to improve their "feel" and "phrasing", many beginner/Intermediate guitarists focus a lot on speed playing and neglect these two very important parts. Feel & phrasing are fundamental to any good solo, with this lesson I hope to show you a little of how you can combine slow melody lines that have "feel" and "emotion" using vibrato and slides, with slightly more technical pieces to enhance and give the solo some extra touches. The backing track is at 50BPM so its a very slow piece, the majority of it is a simple melody with some more technical parts (but not too difficult) building from the mid part to the end. Because of the slowness already of the backing a slower backing track is not provided, I will however over the next couple of days be adding a simplified solo with this backing with slower runs for beginners. techniques used in this lesson are : - Vibrato - Slides - Alternate picking - 3 string sweeps  Main Video : 
CMajor_Rock_Ballad_Solo1.mpg ( 17.94MB )
Number of downloads: 2600Video 1 :
Ballad_Solo_Video_1.mpg ( 5.65MB )
Number of downloads: 1254Vid 1 Tab \3 |------------------------ |------------------------ |------------------------ |---------5/7--5--------- |--3/7--3--------3/7--3-0 |------------------------ A very simple intro, keep the slides definate and confident, sliding evenly from one note to the next. Video 2 :
Ballad_Solo_Video_2.mpg ( 7.54MB )
Number of downloads: 870Vid 2 Tab T T ph |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-----------------------------2/5--4p0--4h5--9p5--0-4h5--12p5--0-7b9--7-5-7h5--4-5 |--------------------5/7--5------------------------------------------------------------------ |-----3---3-3/5--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--3---3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x x x x pm palm mute on the first 4 notes, the whole idea of this intro is to keep it smooth and flowing, use lots of vibrato to help with the phrasing on the notes. Video 3 :
Ballad_Solo_Video_3.mpg ( 8.52MB )
Number of downloads: 665Vid 3 tab |--12-10-8---------------------13b15--12------------12/20--19-19p17--17--------------------- |-------------12-10-8-----------------------13----13---------------------------20-20-20b22--20 |-----------------------10-9-7------------------12-------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first run in this tab is all about the timing, you can vary up the timing in a run to give it some feature in the solo, then we move into a simple 3 string sweep sliding on the last note as smoothly as possible, accuracy is the key to getting this part correct. Video 4 :
Ballad_Solo_Video_4.mpg ( 6.97MB )
Number of downloads: 536Vid 4 tab |----------17-19b20--19----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------18------------------20------------------------------------------------------------------------ |--17--------------------------19----------19s-17-17s-16-------------------------------------10-- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9-10-12------ |-------------------------------17----------17s-15-15s-14---------------8-10-12----------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------8-10-12----------------------------- another 3 string sweep, thes sweeps bring you into that first note nicely and not laving it all on its own. sliding down and only picking on one of the octave chords, a quick legato run up to finish this section. Video 5 :
Ballad_Solo_Video_5.mpg ( 8.3MB )
Number of downloads: 493Vid 5 tab |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--12-10-9------------------9---------9----9-12----------------------------------------- |------------12-10-9-10-12---10-12---12-------10-12-10-12-10-9-------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8---------- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8 as with one of the previous videos timing the notes is important to accent them a little. finishing this section with an alternate pick run down palm muting he last 6 notes of the run. Video 6 :
Ballad_Solo_Video_6.mpg ( 9.91MB )
Number of downloads: 554Vid 6 tab |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------12-13----12-13-15b17--15-15b17--15-13-15-13 |--------------------------10-12-14-------12--------------------------------------------- |--------------10-12-14------------------------------------------------------------------- |--10-12-14------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |--15-13-12--------------------------------12--- |--------------15-13-12-----------12-13-------- |---------------------------14-14---------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------- The bends are what gives the final section all its character, finishing with a fairly straight forward but effective alternate pick run. Backing Track 
C_Major_ballad_50BPM_backing.mp3 ( 1.2MB )
Number of downloads: 82250bpm 
Ballad_solo_lesson_tab.txt ( 2.84K )
Number of downloads: 514The key to this whole lesson is how you use your vibrato along with timing to accent certain phrases within the piece, it sounds a fairly simple piece, but you`ll ned to have your bends in pitch as they will stand out if they are out of key, and a reasonably good vibrato technique, I use both arm and finger vibrato techniques throughout this whole piece to try and give it as much "feel" as possible. I hope you`ve enjoyed this lesson All the best Chris This post has been edited by Smells: Mar 28 2008, 01:13 AM |
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Mar 27 2008, 11:37 PM
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I think we need to petition to Kris that you need to be an instructor..
Should I make a thread about it  ?
This post has been edited by Tjchep: Mar 27 2008, 11:41 PM |
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Mar 27 2008, 11:42 PM
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This is great
Excellent melody
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Mar 27 2008, 11:47 PM
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QUOTE (Kizaze44 @ Mar 27 2008, 10:43 PM)  Can I bookmark this? It`ll be here in the boards forever more now mate Thanks guys glad your liking it
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Mar 27 2008, 11:55 PM
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I love it - the composition, your playing and the lesson. Just awesome!
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Mar 28 2008, 12:08 AM
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Very good solo
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Mar 28 2008, 01:02 AM
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Heres seems fine to me , or put it in the uploads section
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Mar 28 2008, 01:07 AM
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Can we get the entire tab somewhere?
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Mar 28 2008, 01:13 AM
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ok mate I`ve added it in, underneath the backing track
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Mar 28 2008, 01:21 AM
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Not sure what/where you mean mate, theres 6 video parts to the main video
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Mar 28 2008, 01:25 AM
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Tab is very scrambled for me
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