Kristofer Dahl29th April 2011Very cool riffing Ben - and amazing video (don't take the guitar with you in case you should go swimming)
Ben Higgins29th April 2011Thank you Kris..! I'll try to resist jumping into the water with my guitar :-)
thefireball29th April 2011That's cool! Interesting time changes! Did you get a new camera? It seems better quality.
Ivan Milenkovic29th April 2011Looks great man, and well played, I like those chord changes
Bogdan Radovic29th April 2011Very cool composition Ben! Great video quality!
Ulrik29th April 2011Good one Ben, not too hard, but still very useful!
Jerry Arcidiacono29th April 2011Great rhythm lesson Ben!
Justin Myrick29th April 2011Sweet riffs Ben!
- Ben Higgins30th April 2011
Thank you very much guys.. and yes, I am working with a new camera now, thanks for noticing ! :-)
Piotr Kaczor8th May 2011Great riffing and rythm patterns!
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Hi GMC'ers! There is a famous phrase 'The Devil is in the details' which this lesson is based on. I'm here to show that, for creating awesome riffs, the Devil is in the Diad!
We're looking at 2 note chords, called Diads. These are very useful shapes because they're easy to play and move between, effectively allowing you to make quicker chord changes which is especially useful in rock and metal, where players use distorted guitar tones.
A diad can be made up of any combination of notes. The lower note is usually the root note, but it doesn't always have to be the case. Diads are sometimes written as the notes, separated by a slash, for example E/B or A/C. However, in this lesson, I am using diads which outline the 2 basic notes of common Minor & Major chords so I will be referring to them as Em, D, C and so on. How does this work ? I am combining a root note and a minor or major 3rd. The 3rd is the interval that dictates whether a chord has a Minor or Major sound. So, with that approach, we can achieve that sound without needing extra intervals such as a 5th etc.
Another interesting thing to note is that all the chord shapes fall within the E minor scale, so they all work in a diatonic sequence.
Technique wise, this lesson involves quick shifting between shapes for your fretting hand. I only use 2 basic shapes throughout. As a result, I only use 2 different finger combinations so once you've learned these shapes, shifting between them should be easier. For the picking hand, we're using a lot of palm muted downstrokes for the first and last sections. Some sections require 16th note triplet alternate strumming, with no palm muting.
The lesson uses 3 different time signatures - 4/4, 6/8 & 2/4. The time signatures are written in the Gpro if you're interested, but for those of you who just want to knuckle down on the technique, it may be better to just feel how the song moves and just play it.
Tempo:
* 150bpm
Key:
E Minor
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See you next time!/ Ben
