Beginner Ballad Solo Lesson

Beginner Ballad Solo

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  • Hi Guys,

    Welcome to my lesson No. 48

    This lesson is for beginner and perfectly demonstrates how easy it is to play nice groovy rhythms with sus chords and adding a beautiful sweet melody on top of it.

    The catchy melody maybe reminds on Joe Satriani, Jan Cyrca or Gary Moore/Peter Green.


    We have the typical song structure AABA

    A Part 0:00-0:32
    ||: Esus2 C#sus | % | % | Asus2 A :||

    A Part 0:33-0:59
    ||: Esus2 C#sus | % | % | A :||

    B Part 1:00-1:26
    | C#m | B | Fm | B/A A |
    | C#m | B | A | B Bsus4 |


    A Part 1:27-2:00
    | Esus2 C#m | % | % | A#4 A |
    | Esus2 C#m | % | % | Asus2 |
    | E | E |
    Have fun! ;-)

    Final words

    I tried to transcribe as close as possible. Specially in the Guitar Pro 5 you'll find all this little extras!

    Cheers - Guido

    Technical specifications
    Guitar: Music Man Luke II
    Strings: D'Addario NYXL 009
    Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
    Recording SW: Logic 10, several plugins
    Amp(Only for Monitor): Peavey JSX Top with Marshall 2x12" V30

    Kemper Profiling Amp: Diesel Age

    The profiles are available for purchase here:
    http://www.guidorist.com/en/product-category/kemper-amp-profiles/


    Standard Tuning E, A, D, G, B, E

    Tempo: 72 BPM



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