I figured out how to jump start my weekest part of guitar playing. Lead. I've found a slow tune with plenty of it. Still Got The Blues, by Gary Moore. I've done it the past couple of nights after doing other stuff. Not only am I learning to move around the fret board a bit with my fingers, but it's a great tune to chill out to. Kind of one of those end of the evening tunes that brings you down into another zone after doing some heavier stuff.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
yeh all have those weak spots :cry: when i learn a new piece i go to hardest parts try to bag them first then the rest , when i first started i spent a lot of time learning 80% of the song just to find i was let down on the hard bits :roll: not to bad nowadays :lol: s
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All Gary's stuff has a lot of lead in it, including some very fast runs, which are beyond me, so I tend to "rewrite" them to my own speed. Parisienne Walkways and Walking By Myself are other good songs.
I started with nothing - and I've still got most of it left.
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All Gary's stuff has a lot of lead in it, including some very fast runs, which are beyond me, so I tend to "rewrite" them to my own speed. Parisienne Walkways and Walking By Myself are other good songs.
Yeah, there are a couple of fast runs in that are above me too. I'm playing a much slower version during those points. :)
I'll have to check out those other songs.
I got good reviews so far. The last time I tried some lead, my wife told me it sounded like mating whales. This time, she looked over and said it sounded pretty. Getting there.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
The song of mating whales is one of the most beautiful songs in the world. :lol:
Guitars: Electric: Jackson DX10D, J. Reynolds Fat Strat copy
Acoustic: New York and a Jasmine.
Amps: Austin 15 watt, Fender Deluxe 112, Fender Champion 600 5w, 0ld 1970's Sears 500g.
Effects: Digitech Whammy, Big Muff Pi USA, MXR, Washburn Distortion.
Yep, start with slow easy solos.
Another great easy solo is Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. And another awesome but fairly slow solo to learn is Alright Now by Free featuring the late Paul Kossoff on guitar. He had the best vibrato ever, just incredible.
If you know something better than Rock and Roll, I'd like to hear it - Jerry Lee Lewis
The song of mating whales is one of the most beautiful songs in the world. :lol:
Not when it's supposed to be 'Floyd's Shine On. :oops:
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Yep, start with slow easy solos.
Another great easy solo is Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. And another awesome but fairly slow solo to learn is Alright Now by Free featuring the late Paul Kossoff on guitar. He had the best vibrato ever, just incredible.
Thanks for the tips. I just fired up Guitar Pro and checked out and played some of Wonderful Tonight. Easy 'nuff and even sounded alright after a few minutes.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Another thing, that you can do to improve your lead playing, is to play some instrumentals. It not only helps with lead playing, but highlights any "dirty" playing (e.g. unwanted string noises). With instrumentals, you're out at the front, like a singer - there's no place to hide. :lol:
I started with nothing - and I've still got most of it left.
Did you know that the word "gullible" is not in any dictionary?
Greybeard's Pages
My Articles & Reviews on GN
I figured out how to jump start my weekest part of guitar playing. Lead. I've found a slow tune with plenty of it. Still Got The Blues, by Gary Moore. I've done it the past couple of nights after doing other stuff. Not only am I learning to move around the fret board a bit with my fingers, but it's a great tune to chill out to. Kind of one of those end of the evening tunes that brings you down into another zone after doing some heavier stuff.
hmm - nice song for sure
anyone has a backingtrack :?: and perhaps some tabs :?: :?:
Lars
...only thing I know how to do is to keep on keepin' on...
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@larsko: I was going to post the link to the BT from guitarbt.com but the site is having a few "issues" today it would seem.
Instead I have put the bt i got from there a few days ago here for your enjoyment:
http://rapidshare.de/files/31847776/Gary_Moore_-_Still_Got_The_Blues_3_.mp3
Sorry, don't have the TAB. Got the bt purely for improv purposes at the mo.
Enjoy.
8)
I've had a lot of sobering thoughts in my time.
It was them that turned me to drink.
Chukster: thanks a lot!
LaRS
...only thing I know how to do is to keep on keepin' on...
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Larsko, here is the tab I'm working from, exported from Guitar Pro:
Still Got the blues
Gary Moore
Guitar
distort 4D
S S S Q. Q S S Q. Q S S
E||-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B||-------------15-17-|--17br------L----L-17-15------L----13-15-|
G||--14---------------|-----------------------------------------|
D||-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A||-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E||-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Q. Q Q Q. S S S S
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--15b------L----15b----13--------10-12-13-|
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Q. E Q Q. E E E H. E Q Q.
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--13b-------L--13b----12------L--10------|--------------------------------|
-------------------------------------12--|--12b------------L--------------|
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clean bis solo
F Em/C Am/F
H. H. H. H.
--1--------------1------------|--0------------0------------|
--1--------------1------------|--0------------1------------|
--2--------------2------------|--0------------2------------|
--0---------------------------|---------------3------------|
------------------------------|--3-------------------------|
-----------------3------------|----------------------------|
Dm/B E Am
H. H. E E E E E E E E E E E E
--1------------0------------|--------------------------------------|
--3------------0------------|--------1--------1--------1-----------|
--2------------1------------|-----2--------2--------2--------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------------------2--|
--2-------------------------|--0--------2--------3--------0--3-----|
---------------0------------|--------------------------------------|
F/D Em/C Am/F
H. H. H. H.
--1------------1------------|--0------------0------------|
--1------------1------------|--0------------1------------|
--2------------2------------|--0------------2------------|
--0-------------------------|---------------3------------|
----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
---------------3------------|----------------------------|
Dm/B E7
H. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
--1------------1------------|--------------------------------|
--3------------3------------|--------------------------------|
--2------------2------------|--1----1----1----1----1----1----|
----------------------------|--0----0----0----0----0----0----|
--2------------2------------|--2----2----2----2----2----2----|
----------------------------|--0----0----0----0----0----0----|
Am Em Am D9 D9
H Q H Q H Q H Q
--5--------5----7--------7----|--5--------5------------------|
--5--------5----8--------8----|--5--------5----5--------5----|
--5--------5----9--------9----|--5--------5----5--------5----|
--7--------7----9--------9----|--7--------7----4--------4----|
--7--------7----7--------L----|--7--------7----5--------L----|
--5--------L------------------|--5--------L------------------|
D#/5-/F
H. H. H. Q. E E E
----------------------------|--5------------L---------------|
--8------------8------------|--5------------L---------------|
--8------------7------------|--5------------L---------------|
--7------------6------------|--7------------L------------2--|
--8------------7------------|--7------------L------0--3-----|
----------------------------|--5------------L---------------|
F/D Em/C Am/F
H. H. H. H.
--1------------1------------|--0------------0------------|
--1------------1------------|--0------------1------------|
--2------------2------------|--0------------2------------|
--0-------------------------|---------------3------------|
----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
---------------3------------|----------------------------|
Dm/B Am
H. H. E E E E E E E E E E E E
--1------------0------------|--------------------------------------|
--3------------0------------|--------1--------1--------1-----------|
--2------------1------------|-----2--------2--------2--------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------------------2--|
--2-------------------------|--0--------2--------3--------0--3-----|
---------------0------------|--------------------------------------|
F/D Em/C Am/F
H. H. H. H.
--1------------1------------|--0------------0------------|
--1------------1------------|--0------------1------------|
--2------------2------------|--0------------2------------|
--0-------------------------|---------------3------------|
----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
---------------3------------|----------------------------|
Dm/B E7
H. H. Q Q Q Q Q Q
--1------------1------------|--------------------------------|
--3------------3------------|--------------------------------|
--2------------2------------|--1----1----1----1----1----1----|
----------------------------|--0----0----0----0----0----0----|
--2------------2------------|--2----2----2----2----2----2----|
----------------------------|--0----0----0----0----0----0----|
Am Em Am D9 D9
H Q H Q H Q H Q
--5--------5----7--------7----|--5--------5------------------|
--5--------5----8--------8----|--5--------5----5--------5----|
--5--------5----9--------9----|--5--------5----5--------5----|
--7--------7----9--------9----|--7--------7----4--------4----|
--7--------7----7--------L----|--7--------7----5--------L----|
--5--------L------------------|--5--------L------------------|
D#/5-/F
H. H. W H
----------------------------|--5----------------L--------|
--8------------8------------|--5----------------L--------|
--8------------7------------|--5----------------L--------|
--7------------6------------|--7----------------L--------|
--8------------7------------|--7----------------L--------|
----------------------------|--5----------------L--------|
bridge
D/B A5 Am/B Am/C Am/C
W H E E E E E E E E E E E E
----------------------------|-----------0---------------------0----------|
--3----------------L--------|-----------1---------------------1----------|
--2----------------L--------|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--|
--4----------------L--------|--2--2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--2----2--2--|
--2----------------L--------|--0--0--0--2----2--2--3----3--3--3----3--3--|
----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D/B Am/F C F/D
^ ^ ^
H. H. Q. Q. H.
----------------------------|--0------0------1------------|
--3------------3------------|--1------1------1------------|
--2------------2------------|--2------0------2------------|
--4------------4------------|--3------2------0------------|
--2------------2------------|-----------------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------------|
H. Q. E. S S S Q. Q S S Q. E. S S S
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------15-17-|--17br------L----L-17-15------L------13-15-|
--5-----------------------14-------|----------------------------------12-------|
--7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
--7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
--5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Q. E E. S Q. E. S S S
--------------------------------------------|
--15b------L--15br---L-13----------10-12-13-|
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Q. E Q Q. E E E
-----------------------------------------|
--13b-------L--13b----12------L--10------|
-------------------------------------12--|
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Q. Q. Q. E S S S S
----------------------------------------|
--10------12------13------L-------15-17-|
-------------------------------14-------|
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Q. Q E S S Q E S S S S
-----------------15----------------------------|
--17br------L--------15br-L-L----L-------13-15-|
--------------------------------------12-------|
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Q. E S S S S Q. E S S S S
----------------15-12--------------------------|
--15b------L----------15-13------L----10-12-13-|
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Q. Q S S E E E E T T S E
----------------------------------------------------|
--13b------13br----L-10-13b--13br---L--L--L-L-10----|
----------------------------------------------------|
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Q E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S E.
--20br----L--L-17---------------------------------------------|
------------------20-17----17--------17-20p-19-17-------------|
------------------------19----19b--L-----------------17-19b---|
--------------------------------------------------19----------|
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Am Em Am D7
H. H. E E E E E E E E E E E E
--5------------7------------|-----------5--------------------------|
--5------------8------------|-----------5-----------------5--------|
--5------------9------------|-----------5--------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
--7------------9------------|--7--7--7-----7--7--4--4--4-----4--4--|
--7------------7------------|--7--7--7-----7--7--5--5--5-----5--5--|
--5-------------------------|--5--5--5-----5--5--------------------|
D#/9
D# E9+ Am
^ ^ ^
H. H. Q. Q S S E E E E E E
----------------------------|--5------L----5-x-------------------|
--8------------8------------|--5------L----5-x-------------------|
--8------------7------------|--5------L----5-x-------------------|
--7------------6------------|--7------L----7-x----9--9--9--9--9--|
--8------------7------------|--7------L----7-x----7--7--7--7--7--|
----------------------------|--5------L----5-x-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
-----------5-----------------7--------|-----------5--------------------------|
-----------5-----------------8--------|-----------5-----------------5--------|
-----------5--------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-----------5--------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
--7--7--7-----7--7--9--9--9-----9--9--|--7--7--7-----7--7--4--4--4-----4--4--|
--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--|--7--7--7-----7--7--5--5--5-----5--5--|
--5--5--5-----5--5--------------------|--5--5--5-----5--5--------------------|
^
W. H. Q. E. S S S
-------------------|-----------------------------------|
--8----------------|--8--------------------------15-17-|
--8----------------|--7-----------------------14-------|
--7----------------|--6--------------------------------|
--8----------------|--7--------------------------------|
-------------------|-----------------------------------|
Q. Q S S Q. E. S S S
-------------------------------------------|
--17br------L----L-17-15------L------13-15-|
----------------------------------12-------|
-------------------------------------------|
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Q. E E. S Q. E. S S S
--------------------------------------------|
--15b------L--15br---L-13----------10-12-13-|
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Q. E Q Q. E E E
-----------------------------------------|
--13b-------L--13b----12------L--10------|
-------------------------------------12--|
-----------------------------------------|
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Q. Q. Q. Q S S
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--10b------13b------15br------L-------15-|
-----------------------------------14----|
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Q. Q S S Q. E. S S S
-------------------------------------------|
--17br------L----L-17-15------L------13-15-|
----------------------------------12-------|
-------------------------------------------|
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Q. E. S S S Q. E S S S S
---------------13---------------------------------|
--15b------L------15pbr--L-13------13--1-10-12-13-|
--------------------------------------------------|
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Q. E E. S Q. E E E
-------------------------------------------|
--13b-------L--13br---L-12------L--10------|
---------------------------------------12--|
-------------------------------------------|
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Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
--------------------------------------------------------------10-12-|
--10------------10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-10-----10-13-------|
----------12b-L-------12b-------12b-------12b-------12b-------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
switch to bridge-pickup
Q. Q E Q. Q E
--12b---------------------L----12pb--12b------L----15--|
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E Q E S S S S E E E S S S S E
---------------------------------------------------12--|
--15b--15br----L--L-15-13----13--15----------13-15-----|
--------------------------14--------------14-----------|
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|---3---|
S S S S S E T T S E E Q T T S E E E
--12h-13p-12----12-----------------------------------------------------|
-------------15----13----------------13--12~----10h-12p-10-9--10--10b--|
-----------------------14p-12------------------------------------------|
------------------------------14-12------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E S S S S
-----------------10---------------------------|
--10-------12--------13h----13--x-------15-17-|
--------9----------------------------14-------|
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Q. Q S S Q. E. S S S
-------------------------------------------|
--17br------L----L-17-15------L------13-15-|
----------------------------------12-------|
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Q E Q S S S S Q E. S S S
---------15----------------------------------------|
--15b--------15br----L-13-15-13--L--------10-12-13-|
---------------------------------------------------|
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Q. E Q H. H. H.
------------------------------------|----------------------------|
--13b-------L--13b----12------------|--9-------------------------|
------------------------------------|---------------9------------|
------------------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------------------------|
W.
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--12b----------------|
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Q E E T T T S T T T S T T T T T T T T X X X X X X X X X X T
------------------------------------------------------------5-------------------
----------13--10h-12-10-8-5h-8p-5----------------------5h-7---7p-5--------------
--L----L--------------------------7-5h-7p-5---7---5h-7-------------7p-5------7--
--------------------------------------------7---7-----------------------7p-5---5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S Q Q. E E E E E E
---------------5------L--L--L--L--L--L--|-----||
---------------5------L--L--L--L--L--L--|-----||
---------------5------L--L--L--L--L--L--|-----||
---------------7------L--L--L--L--L--L--|-----||
--8p-7---------7------L--L--L--L--L--L--|-----||
-------3g5~----5------L--L--L--L--L--L--|-----||
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
Tablature Legend
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L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
n/ - tremolo bar dip
n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ - slide into from below or out of upwards
- slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - trill
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Another thing, that you can do to improve your lead playing, is to play some instrumentals. It not only helps with lead playing, but highlights any "dirty" playing (e.g. unwanted string noises). With instrumentals, you're out at the front, like a singer - there's no place to hide. :lol:
I've thought of that. I'm actually seeing someone Wednesday night, Gary Hoey, who does that quite well. He mixes it up with some power-chords and does it quite amazingly.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Ever since I moved, I have been playing by myself, with nothing else to go along to, a lot more. This has really brought a lot of my weaknesses to my attention.
Plus all the songs I write are strong enough to be played as a melodic guitar solo, and then when I get together with other people and play them, they really shine.
"That’s what takes place when a song is written: You see something that isn’t there. Then you use your instrument to find it."
- John Frusciante
