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Jun 25 2015, 02:30 PM |
Hey Gab,
Here is lagwagon take to go with the others. I am getting more comfortable with this one but I messed up the solo and the downpicking part again where i went off too fast. So those two parts still need work. I also attached the second attempt of the first timing assignment and a chart of the first analysis of the rise against song "savior". I am struggling with the the chords and scales section. I know the the guitars are tuned half a step down. I find it hard to find out what chords and scales are being used, I don't think I can work it out by ear. What is your suggestion to get started here. https://soundcloud.com/pmpm101/timing-ex1-take2 This post has been edited by philm: Jun 25 2015, 02:59 PM |
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Jun 25 2015, 02:32 PM |
Hi Philm, good job! I can notice improvements on the lessons that you've been working and that means that you are working really hard.
BMTH: This one is getting better. You just have to polish the 16th palm muting parts, and also the section that includes the pinch harmonic. Both things are not sounding tight enough but sound better than in previous takes. ADTR: The same here, it is a much better take than the last that you've shared but there is still room to improve on the sections that we've talked before. So please continue polishing this one, isolating the tricky parts and working on them as exercises. Rise against: This one starts with timing issues on intro but then it gets better. The pre-chorus and chorus could also sound tighter so we can say that timing is the elements to pay attention on this one during the next days of practice. Skate punk: This lesson is a very good choice to continue! I can say that this one is on the right track. You'll have to pa special attention to the intro riff since it's not sounding smooth. Then, the melodic verse has some little timing issues to adjust, as well as the pre-chorus for the song. The chorus sounds better but there is also some room to go tighter with the drums. Ok mate, you are doing a very good job with this lessons. As you can see, the main thing to improve here is timing so please focus on it and work on smaller sections to polish each part. -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 26 2015, 03:21 PM |
Well, I think that it would be interesting if you create backing's loops with the parts that are giving problems. This will allow you to work on the tricky parts over the musical backing. Then you can get back to the whole backing.
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Jun 26 2015, 07:34 PM |
Well, I think that it would be interesting if you create backing's loops with the parts that are giving problems. This will allow you to work on the tricky parts over the musical backing. Then you can get back to the whole backing. Yeah that's what I have been doing for the past week. I guess I just did to keep working on it. I posted the lagwagon song, timing assignment and song analysis exercise above. You missed it, no worries here they are again Lagwagon Automatic Timing Assignment https://soundcloud.com/pmpm101/timing-ex1-take2 |
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Jun 27 2015, 04:46 PM |
Hi mate! Good job!
The Lagwagon lesson keeps on polishing! There is still room to improve some little details about timing in the first riff, and also at that part at 2:14. When playing the melodies, remember to let the note sound and then add vibrato to avoid making everything sound a bit nervous. Other than that, it's on the right track! The timing exercises shows some problems on this area. You tend to play a bit before the beat most of the time. This means that your 8th notes are not sounding tight and need more work. Please continue practicing trying to go totally tight with the hi-hat that is also playing 8th notes. The song analysis is very cool! It's a great design to have all the analysis organized! Good job! The structure and arrangements are detected well, now it's time for the progressions and scales. Are you on it? -------------------- My lessons
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Jul 3 2015, 04:37 PM |
Thanks for your feedback again. It's been hard work practicing these last days with GMC being down and the temperature here this last week in Switzerland has been around 35° everyday
Glad you like my song analysis layout, I have started to add in the progression and scales part. I don't think I am ready yet to work this out my ear so I found a tab which I think is quite accurate(I attached it too). I am having trouble with parts like arpeggios and the intro, I can find out what the individual notes are on the fretboard but how do I determine what chord they are based on and what scales are involved?
Attached File(s)
Song_Analysis__Rise_Against_Savior.pdf ( 87.33K )
Number of downloads: 101
Savior__Guitar_Tabs_.pdf ( 1.55MB ) Number of downloads: 63 |
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Jul 3 2015, 05:04 PM |
Hi Philm,
the progression used on the introduction and verse of this one is: F#m - A - D - A D/G#. This means that the song is in F#m tonality. the pre-chorus is: D - E and chorus is the same than the vesre and intro. Please re-check now the guitar arrangements and notice how they arranged the progression to make it sound more interesting. -------------------- My lessons
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Jul 8 2015, 07:17 PM |
Hi mate! It's cool to see that this analysis is starting to make you feel curious about some theory stuff. Please check out this thread and let me know if it clarifies your question: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...?showtopic=3160
About the arranging of the song, yes, the use of octaves is something that I've found in many of their songs and that's why I decided to use it in my lesson in the style of. I also consider the intro guitar very cool, how he took simple chords and built a chords riff that fits great with the vocals. Then, another thing to pay attention is how drums are arranged on each part and how they are related with guitar rhythm. -------------------- My lessons
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Jul 9 2015, 07:37 PM |
Hi Philm, yes, that's what I refer when analyzing how drums are arranged. Before you start applying these concepts, let's start with a new song. Unless inspiration appears and you need to record your own idea, let's focus on these analysis for 2/3 weeks and then we'll start applying concepts. Deal?
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Jul 13 2015, 04:18 PM |
OK gabs sounds like I good idea, I will keep going on the song analysis then. Like I said the next two weeks I am not going to have much time but I will get straight to it after that! Ok, so we can extend the plan 2 weeks. -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 10 2015, 06:02 PM |
Hi mate! Great to see you back here! Please work on the current routine this first week and then tell me how you feel with it. Sometimes we are not as rusty as we think, it's just a sensation!
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Aug 19 2015, 10:27 PM |
You know the notes of this one but it has many timing issues everywhere. Also, the first riff has some sync issues so you should practice it at a slower tempo to be sure that you are playing with both hands in sync.
The main timing issues appear on intro, pre chorus, and chorus so please pay attention to it during the next sessions. -------------------- My lessons
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