Rockwouldbe - Head Banging Over Humus SI Lesson

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Rockwouldbe

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|