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In this lesson you will learn how to add Hendrix Style chord embellishments to a major barre chord. This lesson is an excerpt from my Chord Embellishments Course. This lesson is in the key of A.
In this Love Gun guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this great rock classic by KISS note-for-note.
The tuning is Eb standard tuning. That is, starting from the 6th string, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. Or, if your tuner displays the chromatic notes as sharps, those notes will be D# G# C# F# A# D#.
There is some great guitar work in this one by Ace and Paul, both with rhythm and leads. I will tackle each section in the order that each appears on the original recording. Along the way, I will also let you know the guitar parts that Paul Stanley is playing and the ones Ace Frehley plays.
And of course, I will cover Ace's killer guitar solo note-for-note. This solo makes for a great picking workout since it uses a lot of repeated fast picking patterns that allow you to memorize them quickly while still creating quite the challenge to get up to speed. It would be a great practice workout to isolate each of these patterns and practice them as a repeated exercise.
If you don't know how to do that sort of thing, I have an entire section in the GL365 Academy that demonstrates in detail how to take real world music and create practice exercises from it. The series is called "Mastering Difficult Licks". It will enable you to create a practice routine that uses real music that you actually want to play instead of just dry technique work. It is a great way to develop all techniques. Hopefully you will check it out!
Have fun learning this 70's rock classic and R.I.P. Ace Frehley! Carl...
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In this lesson you will learn a Not My Cross to Bear, Derek Trucks style Open E Tuning Slide solo in the key of B. This solo was inspired by the Brothers Reunion show at Madison Square Garden. This lesson uses techniques and concepts taught in Open E Tuning Slide Pt 1 and Slide Techniques.
In this Blackbird guitar lesson video, I will show you how to play this epic power ballad by Alter Bridge note-for-note.
The tuning is Eb standard tuning. That is, starting from the 6th string, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. Or, if your tuner displays sharps for the chromatic notes, those notes will be D# G# C# F# A# D#.
There is so much to cover in this very challenging song. Hence the lesson video being over an hour and twenty-three minutes long. Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy truly bring the goods on this one so I thought a proper note-for-note analysis was appropriate.
We will start the lesson with Mark's instantly recognizable finger-style intro and progress through the entire song covering each section as each appears on the original recording.
Along the way, we will cover the rhythm parts for both Mark and Myles. I will also demonstrate the fills that are played by Myles throughout the song.
Of course, the real star of the show here is the solo section. The first solo, played by Myles Kennedy, is very melodic and full of emotion perfectly fitting the song's meaning.
Then, Mark enters with his much more fiery yet still very melodic solo. Both solos will be covered phrase-by-phrase so that you can more easily memorize each.
Have fun learning this monster! Carl...
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