St Anger22nd May 2014Very refreshing, thanks Gab'
Bogdan Radovic22nd May 2014Very useful lesson for learning how to make additional guitar arrangements and fills in this style.
Hajduk23rd May 2014Great lesson Gab, great feel to it, like the band as well
Marius Pop23rd May 2014Excellent work mate!
This lesson it's very inspiring for arrangements
Gabriel Leopardi25th May 2014Hey guys, yes, this band has really tasty guitar arrangments. Thanks for the comments!
Ken Slocum8th October 2015This is Great! Love the sound. It is at the top of my current lessons to learn. Thank You...
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Mumford & Sons Style
Mumford & songs, alternative rock, Imagine Dragons, Folk Rockby Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty2
Coldplay Style
Coldplay, Post-rock, Jonny Buckland, Britpop, Arpeggios, E Major, Sweep Picking, Only Downstrokes, by Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty2
Snow Patrol
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Atreyu Style
atreyu, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk, metal, modern, rock, riffing, A minor, Dan Jacobs, Travis Miguelby Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty6
As I Lay Dying Style
As I Lay Dying, Death Metal, Metalcore, Rhythm, Extreme, Fast, Palm Muting, Riffing, D minor, Melodic Death Metal, Deathcore, Post-Hardcore, Thrash, Only downstrokesby Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty2
Post Punk Pioneers:...
Joy Division, Ian Curtis, Post Punk, NIN, Industrial, Punk, Electronic, Loop, Repetition, Minor scale, Arranging, Rockby Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty3
City and Colour Style
Dallas Green, City and Colour, Alexisonfire, Acoustic, Post-hardcore, chords, major, clean, folk, indie, rockby Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty4
Anthrax Style
Anthrax, Megadeth, Scot Ian, Metallica, Thrash Metal, Rhythm guitar, Riffing, Powerchord, Palm muting, only downstrokes by Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty2
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Hi GMC!
Welcome to my new lesson where I recreate and analyze the style of Imagine Dragons, an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They were formed in 2008 but gained exposure in 2012 thanks to their debut album “Night Visions”.
Music Style:
When I first listened to their album I found a big mix of influences from bands like Coldplay, Muse, Snow Patrol, Keane but then I started to discover and note their own style which can be defined as alternative rock with influences by Britpop and sounds that come from post-rock, modern pop and hip hop. They have good hit songs but also amazing production and arrangements. In this lesson I show you how they combine guitars with synths to create epic atmospheres which can be already considered their patented sound.
Tonality, Chord Progression & Scales:
I have made a deep analysis of their most used chord progressions and I discovered that their biggest hits have the simpler and classic pop song progressions that we usually talk about in my pop lessons based on bands like Coldplay, Snow Patrol and many others. I found really interesting progressions in some of the other songs but it seems that the rule behind “how to make a hit?” is still very connected with the chord progressions. This tune is in E major and all the chords can be found over the tabs and on screen. I used the same progression for intro, verse and chorus but I decided to use a different one for pre-chorus. You will find more detailed info in the slow parts texts.
Techniques:
This is not a difficult lesson but it neither is as simple as it seems. Changing all those arpeggio shapes smoothly can be a demanding work for beginner players so I think that it’s a great lesson for them, but also for more advanced player that want to learn how to arrange guitar in this style of music.
Sound:
You will find that I used two different sounds in this lesson. In the first part I used a clean guitar sound based on Fender combo amps with 1x12 Cabinets. The distorted sound is a combination of the same amp with more drive and Gibson combo emulation.
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Standard
Tempo: 120 BPM
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