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8/3/2019 Classical Riffs for Rock Guitar - Wolf Marshal
AH of the m us ic examples in this b ook. a re presented in standard music notatlonand tatsature. Tablature is a six-fine system in which each line represents a stringof the gl l ita r, Numbers placed on the lines lnd icat e frets _A zero l11dlcates an .0pen
string. as ill the foillowing 'example.
First String P la ye d O p en
f J - - - - - . . . . . . .I'~
(E)
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AB
Here is a tuning d iagram in m us ic and tablature.
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- - - - ~E B Ge
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lh,e d ia ton ic s co te is the basis. for practically all conventtonal melodies in Westernmusic. I~tserves as an ideal starting point for our study of the classical melody line.IHere is the G major diatonic scale in second position .
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Now try playing the retotive minorscaie-: E minor. The example shows threebasic finger~nl5 patterns, a'Splayed 0 1 1 1 a single string,
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G 1 3 G 1 . 2 1 2 . . 1 2 - 4 , 1 2 .{ 1 2 4•
On the f i rst tra clc 0n th e accom pan y ing casset te, you'll be rnov ing these til reefingering patterns round the fingerboard of the guitar. Start on the sixth string,move to tile fourth string, then to the second string- and, finally, to the firststring. All three fingering patterns are used in each phrase.
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Afte r yo u 've b e co m e fa mil la r wit h tlh is sea Ie fingeri rig e xe re i se , yo U m ig:htwant to play it double-tl me - or ' e ven alter the pattern - as demons t ra t ed on the
tape.N ow le t's loc k at the scale patte rn s y ou have just p laye d ln s i x- not e € lr oup il rt lg s .,Notice the similarity of the fi ngering shapes lin the first and second six-note forms.Play this exercise slowly along with tile ta pe ..
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N ow try the s am e e xe rc is e US~!1gth,e f i rs t and second s tr ings of the gui tar.
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As you played the exerrisewith th e ta pe , you probablv noticed that the bad-ground s id e of the stereo split features a harrronvgultar part. Once you've mas-tered the lead line, turn oft he lead channel [with the balance control) and try your
hand ail:tile harmon)! part. Ttl is wiH hel p to develop vour musical vocabu iarvendsharpe n your e ar .
For further practice, play the exercise with legato phrasing in double-time, asde sui bed on the ta pe.
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The next track on the tape combines the a s ce n d in g am i descending phrasesy ou have j I IJ s t p ll ay eo. N once , h oweve r . that th iedescend i'1Igphrase te a tu re d on thetrack begins on an A. Play th~entire sequence twice along with the tape.
YOU !will hear this type of pattern ln the guitar play~ng of artlsts l ike Rand yR l1 oa ds , Y n gw ie . Malmsteen, and Vinnie Moore,
Now let's lookat another standaro descending melody sequence. As before,learn the simple four-note pattern first. Then practice sn ifting the pattern downthe neck.
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4 2 4
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Now play Ule entire sequence in tempo along with thetape
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1 " ~ I 4 : 2 ; 1 ;i . 2 I-I 4 2 ] > I
The phrase you have just played is W,~rylexible because you can change stringgroups, posltlons, and filligeri,ng forms at vi rtually any point ill the line. Once youhave 'mas te red the phrase as it is notated in th€: preceding e xamp le , g o ahead andexperiment with every possible variation you (an imagine,
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Ti le harmonic minor c on ta in s a ra lsed seventh degree, This can create a r n exotic orethnk effect in your music, T ry playing tile A harmonic minor scale
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Here's a three-part pattern U l s . i ~ . g the A minor harmonic scale. The me-lady
motif ls stated in the first measureo f the pattern. The tWD measures that To-Bowemplov imitation to expand 011 the motif.
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By using me A harmonic minor in ccmblnatlon witn an Echord tthe domfnant
chord,) you can give your music a Spanlsh/Moorl sh ftavor - an effect that hasrecently become quire popular. Play this descending A harmonic minor patternagainwith an Echord in the background, This narmonir relationship Is referred toa s th e Spanish Phrygian mode.
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An arpeggio [or broken chord) is an important element of the classical-rock style ..Let's IODkat a simple A minor arpeggio triad which uses the root, third, and fifthd e gre e s of the scale. T ry p~ayingthisarpeggio patten in t ou r octaves, as no ta te dln the example that follows.
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Now connect the phrases, and p~ay the arpeggio iinitempo along wuth the tape .
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Add the neughbor notes one-half step bellow each arpeggio tone .
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Her-ets the entlre arpeggio phrase with the added neighbor notes. Try playingthis phrase a~()ngwith the tape.
In the next track on the tape, you willi be using an ascending arpeggio phrasewith nelghber notes, as well as the motif from the previous track. Listen for thechord movement from tonic to dominant -3tamlliar sound in rlassical rock ..TheSpanish Phrygian mode is used in the second phrase of the track ..
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Let's apply the arpeggio loa cycle offourths progress.ion. This type of progresston
is . reminiscent of the baroque and classical stvies of Bach arid MO.zart respectivelyToday, you (an hear the cyde of rour tns progression in the rook compositions. ofRandy Rl10.3cl.sand Yngwie Malmsteen. Practice each phrase of this progressionalong wltn the tape, then play the entire sequence in temoowitn the trade
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The diminished arpeggio is constructed exclusrve~y of minor thirds. Aminortbin: isan interval spanning three liiaJf steps, Play through this pattern of descending
minor thirds .
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PracH:e the foLlowing diminished .arpe~.gio pattern in triplets-then play thepattern along with the rhythm track on the tape ..
Noth::e th e various position changes and the symmetrical movement or theminor thilrd shfts.
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let's take a look at a simple form of sweep (or rakp.) tecnmaoe, This Is a verypopular method of articulating arpeggios. The idea here is to use an economy ofmotion by playingfou r-note patte rns with on Iy two plck strokes, Learn eacharpeggio in the next example separately, as demcnstrateo on the tape. then playthe entire sequence of sweep arpeggios along with the track. (Notice that. as the
cnord p r u gre s sl o n repeats, a contr ast in,g, susta ilriled melod y (0 me 5 in - and thesweep arpeggios are featured in the background of the track ..)
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One e oyo~ 've playe d th e excrcl sew ith swee p 3r p eggio s th rough 0ut, lear n t: hemelody line along the tape, and practice the exercise again as notated above.
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The final track on your tape features an adaptation of J.S. Bach's "Prelude in CMinor" [from r n a WelJ-TemperedClavler] . . Bachl 's music poses a definlte challengeto the musician's ability to play with endurance and clarlty ..Th~5is because of the
conr inuous . driv~ril,gq ua lity o f Bach's work. Perhaps this is the r eason w hy so-manyneoc lass i ca l rock musklans admire a n d emu la te Bach's most famous pieces.Practice each phrase of the piece as described on the tape, then play the
piece in tempo along with the track,
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After you've made this piece a part of your regular practice sessions, tryanalyzing the chords (as they are implied by the movements of the metoov).
Your continued study and practice of classical music and themes will provideyou with a wealth of new ideas to assl m i late into your own style=- and so enrich
your musical, pe-rsonality.
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