Rockwouldbe - Head Banging Over Humus SI Lesson
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Introduction
My last lesson was about combining metal techniques in metal. So I decided to make another one , because I didn't felt that I gave enough on this one . once again I would like to mention that most of my inspirations is coming from the wonderful job of the guitar players in the amazing band "Orphaned land". This lesson is mostly inspired by their album "Sahara" this is their first album. They wrote it when they were really young I think 18 or something. The album affects me a lot in the way I play metal.
The Lesson
In this lesson it is more heavy then the one before. Because I got myself Ezdrummer, and the wonderful kit of "drum kit from hell" I started to play with the double base something I never really had a chance to explore. And this is the result.
Main video: Main_video.wmv ( 7.46MB )
Parts
Video 1: video1.wmv ( 4.24MB )
This riff is build on the Am harmonic (I think it is the major one ) I think it is interesting because the weight of this riff that is the A is not really at the begging of the riff and I feel it gives something interesting to the sound . once again try to work real good on the " hammer on " for me it is the foundations of this scales.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7/---------------------------5/----------------------|
A|---4h5--4h5r4-----4---7/----------4h6--4h6r4----4--5/----------------------|
E|---------------6------5/---------------------6-----7/----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------/---P.M-------------------\------------------------|
G|------------------------^-------------------------^------------------------|
D|--------------------5---^-------------------------^------------------------|
A|---4h5-4h5r4---4----5-----5-5-5-5---8-8---7-7-7----------------------------|
E|-------------6------3-----3-3-3-3---6-6---5-5-5----------------------------|
Video 2: video_2.wmv ( 6.52MB )
Usually with these parts with the double base I prefer to give something minimal in the background because we have to give the respect for the drummer that brings Bombs upon us. For me the most dominant part of the scale is centered near the half tone between the A and the Bb.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-5------5---5-5------5---5-5---------------------------------------|
E|---7---7-7------7---7-7------7---7-7------8--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5--5-5------5---5-5------5---5-5------------play this two riffs -------|
E|----3--3-3------3---3-3------3---3-3-------8------------3 times------------|
Video 3: video_3.wmv ( 2.5MB )
Here it is something I put in order to finish this heavy feeling . it is just going down on the scale of Am in the fifth string . and it sounds really good with double base . with the metronome play 4 notes per bit .
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8---3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--|
E|-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Video 4: video_4.wmv ( 4.53MB )
From the point of view of composition after putting all this speed and weight in the music , adding a part like this it is like an answer for the previous part . I also go the lowest fifth chord I can find and once again put the dominant part of the scale in the Bb half tone . by the way when you on stage these parts are the most fun , it gives you time to rest or get crazy !!!.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------4----4----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----3----3----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-----1----1--1---2---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0---0----0--------0-----3--5---3h5r3------1--3---1h3r1----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Video 5: video_5.wmv ( 2.05MB )
Something l learned from Petrucci do the same thing over but with a slight change , and also I think the ending riffs are really petrucci. In other words (Thai words ) "Same Same But different ".
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2~------3---3------2~----p.m-----p.m----p.m------------------------------|
D|--2~------1---1------2~----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0~-----0---0---3---0~----3h6-----1h3----0h1------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Video 6: video_6.wmv ( 1.16MB )
It is always a question how to enter the solo part. It is like first impression. If you will see just before the 1 beat is entering in the rhythm I stroke on teaser A5. So here I stroke an (+) to answer for this and lunched with a stretch. Another thing I would like to mention is the half tone that is so dominant in the scale.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8b(+)--8b(10)----10-11-10--8-10-10b(11)r10------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Video 7: video_7.wmv ( 977.94K )
What can I say , shredding guitar. Can you do with out it. try to set your metronome on 6 beats and put a mark on the 1 n 4 , and this way you will get the feeling of the marks but you won't loose the clicks in between . then you can swith back to ordinary count of 4 and and push the speed up when there is 3 notes per bit up until 132.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---11-10-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10-9-7---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------10-8-7-----7-8------7(+)--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------10-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Video 8: video_8.wmv ( 675.52K )
Here there is a pharse on the fifth of the scale the E note and then we finish with a (+) combined with hammer on pull of .
Palm Muting
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--7--8--10-----10--8--7(+)h8r7------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Video 9: video_9.wmv ( 1.63MB )
This is something I like to put in the end. It is a phrase based on the root note that jumps to say hello to the fifth. Usually it is used as an ending, and I feel it is doing well here also??
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------7--------7--let ring----------------------------------------|
E|----0--5--6-8-----8--6--5--------------------------------------------------|
Backing Tracks
Head_banging_fast_solo_132bpm.mp3 ( 936.86K )
Try to jam on this one , with the Am harmonic.
Head_banging_slow_88bpm.mp3 ( 2.56MB )
Sounds for line 6's pods: Sledgehammer.gpt ( 1.39K )
Final Words
Shokran (in arabic thank you) for investing you time with me. I hope you like all the new stuff I putted, like ezdrummer . I will always be happy to hear comments. I try to take very seriously the critics you guys write. Till now I haven't found a way to mark my guitar frets better with out damaging the guitar I am sorry for that I will think about something.
Cheers
Eyal
