Rockwouldbe - Grunge Solo SI Lesson

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Rockwouldbe

Introduction

Hey to you all my name is Eyal Ganel

I am 23 I live in Israel; I have been playing for 12 years. Usually I play grunge style and little bit Arabic influences.
Right now I am working on a project of grunge with people in my area.
I live in Sderot which is a city in Israel known for rockets and good music that is influenced by Arabic scales.
Nice to meet you guys. And I hope you are going to like my lessons.

Now just recently i joined a Band in the style of Grunge.
I had to pick up a different sound of what i am using usually.
I think this a very typical grunge solo. There is the Blues inside. We all know where this entire grunge comes from originally.
And there are the elements of Metal.

Main Video

Main Video: main_video.wmv ( 7.3MB )

I like using a lot of stretches in my solos, at beginning and after shredding if I may call it a shredding (sorry all you crazy fast guitar players).
It helps to cool it down and especially to bring more sensitivity into your playing after you finish the "shredding" part . there people who understand me that usally it is hard for them to play clean notes straight after they finished shredding .

I hope you like my solo it is a song that we are working at the moment .

Rock on

Now let's work!

Parts

Video 1: main_video.wmv ( 7.3MB )

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10b(12)--12p(10)--7--7h8 5--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The First bend you see that is going until it is B it is the fifth of E so it is a nice way of entering a solo. Try to do the first Bend slow, it gives all the feeling.

Video 2: video_2_beta.wmv ( 2.37MB )

Palm mute
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7--5--4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------7--5---------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------7--5---------5/7+--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------7--5--5---------------------------------------------|

This is a very common thing in grunge, after the bending come heavey notes with an end to the phrase with harmonic, very nice indeed.

E penta

I played a note from the minor in the middle

e|----------------------------------5--7---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5--8--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------7--(5)-4-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--7----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------5--7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5--7--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Video 3: My_Movie_3_beta.wmv ( 4.16MB )

e|----------------------12--14--15--/17-*15--14--12------------------------------|
B|----15b(17)--15b(17)----------------*--------------15--13--12-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------*---------------------------------14--12--11---|
D|----------------------------------*-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------first phrase---------*-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14--12--10------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------14--12--/14------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

If you realize the movement in the scale t is only going down after the first phrase . And again finishing with the fifth of Am the rhythm (E)

Video 4: My_Movie_4_beta.wmv ( 7.77MB )

e|-----------------*-------12h15p12-----*----17p15p12 (15)--*----------|
B|-12h-15-p-12-- *----------------15---*-----------------------*----------|
G|--------------14-*-x8-----------------* x8--------------------*-x8------|
D|-----------------*----------------------*-----------------------*----------|
A|-----------------*----------------------*-----------------------*----------|
E|-----------------*----------------------*-----------------------*----------|

Ok this part is the hardest one. Now this i would recommend on starting really slow. For example start with a bpm of 50 and do one on each click.

I don't know an easy way of study stuff like this except working with a metronome and slowly do faster and faster.

E penta
e|---------------------------------------------12--15--------------14-15-17--------|
B|-------------------------------------12--15---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------12--14----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------12--14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------12--14------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------12--15------------------------------------------------------------------|

I would look on the last part as taken from minor, this way it is easy to understand what is going on