Episode 10 - Advanced metal techniques and arrangements

After having listened to The Faceless for the past few weeks, I wrote this piece. It's difficult to play, and has quite a peculiar arrangement, being non-traditional in style. The drums are super technical and fast, which makes it so delicious ;)

Tuning D A D G B e

Intro riff                                                                                         q for "quick"
     pm  .   .   .   .   .           .   .       .       .         . . . . . . . . . . . .         . .         . .
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------1---4---------------------------4---5----------------
A--4---4---4---4---4---4---3-------4---4---3-------1-------1/s-4---------------------------4---5---1q1---------1
D----0---0---0---0---0---0---4-3-0---0---0---4-3-0---3-1-0-1/s-4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4---5---1q1---------1

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.----
Riff 1a
         pm. . . . . . . .                               . . . . . . . . .
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--1-----------------------4-4-4-3-3-3-------------1-----------------------4-4-4-3-3-3-7-7-7-6-6-6-
D--1-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-4-4-4-1-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------
         . . . . . . . . .                                                                  *  quick mute
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-11-13-14-----------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------10-11-13----------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------5-7-8-------7-8-11------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------5-7-8-------7-8-10------------------------------------
A--1-----------------------4-4-4-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------
D--1-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------5-5-5-4-----------------------------------------------------------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------------.-----------
Riff 1b
         pm. . . . . . . .                               . . . . . . . . .
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--2-----------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-------------2-----------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-9-9-9-8-8-8-
D--2-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------6-6-6-5-5-5-2-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------
         . . . . . . . . .                         . .               . .
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--2-----------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-------------1q1---------------1q1---------------------------
D--2-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------6-6-6-5-5-5-1q1---------------1q1---------------------------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

Riff 2
   pm. . .     . . . .                             . . . .                 . . . . . . .
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--1-1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-----------------------------1-1-1-1-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------
   .  .  .  .  .  .                          .  .
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------3--3--------------------
A--------------2--2--5--5--------5--5--2--2--------
D--1--1--4--4--------------------------------4--4--

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

   pm. . .     . . . .                             . . . . . .             . . . . . . 
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------4b1/2-------------------------------4b1/2-------------------1-----0-----
D--1-1-1-1-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-1-----0-----

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------
   pm. . .     . . . .                             . . . . . . . . . . . . 
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6h9p6-5h8p5-
A--------------------------4b1/2-------------------------------------------5-7-8-5-7-8-------------
D--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

Repeat riff 1b

Riff 3
       pm. . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . . . . . .
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--1-------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------
A--1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-1-1-1-3-3-3-2-2-2-
D--1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------- x2

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-----------------------

Riff 4
         pm .              .  .              .  .        .  .              .  .  .  .  .
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--11p8-----8--11p8--11p8-----8--11p8--11p8-----8--10p7-----7--10p7-----4-----------------4--5--6--
D--------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------8-----------8-----6--5--4--5--6----------- x2

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--9p-6-----6--9p-6--9p-6-----6--9p-6--9p-6-----6--8p-5-----5--8p-5-----6-----------------6--7--8--
A--------8-----------------8-----------------8-----------7-----------7-----8--7--6--7--8-----------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------10~~~~~~~~~~------------9~~~~~~~~~~~x\----------
D--------------------8-----------------8-10-11p10p8------------------------------------x\----------
A-----------7--10-11----11-10-7--10-11-------------------------------------------------x\----------
D--6--9--10----------------------------------------------------------------------------x\----------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------
Riff 5
e--------------------------     e--------------------------
B--------------------------     B--------------------------
G--------------------------     G--------------------------
D--------------------------     D--------------------------
A-----------4--8p-4--------     A-----------3--7p-3--------
D--5--7--8-----------8--7-- x4  D--4--6--7-----------7--6-- x3

I--1-----------.-----------     I--1-----------.-----------

Pre-solo lick
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--7--8--10-8--10-11-10-11-13-11-13-14--------\----
A--------------------------------------12~~~~~\----
D--------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

Solo
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--11p10p8---------11p10p8-11p10p8---------11p10p8-11p10p8---------10/14~~~~~~-------------8~~~~~~~---------
D----------11p10p8-----------------11p10p8-----------------11p10p8------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1---------------.---------------.---------------.---------------2---------------.---------------.-------.

e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------x\------
D-/10----------9~~~--------------------6p5-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~x\------
A----------------------------------------------------------x\------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------8--9--12-8--9--12-
G--------------------------------------6--7--10-6--7--10-------------------
D--------------------5--6--9--5--6--9--------------------------------------
A--4--5--8--4--5--8--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------------.-----------------.-----------------.-----------------
                          *tap       *t         *t         *t         *t         *t
e--9---10--13--9--10--13--16p13p10p9-16p13p10p9-16p13p10p9-16p13p10p9-16p13p10p9-16p13p10p9--
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1----------------------.----------------------.---------------------.---------------------
   *t                          *at half bend then release, "r" for "release"
e--15b1/2---------------------p12r1/2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------

Episode 9 - Metal 101: Tremolo picking and thrash metal

Tremolo |ˈtreməˌlō| noun: A wavering effect in a musical tone, typically produced by rapid reiteration of a note... So, tremolo is fast picking. It's essential in modern metal guitar. I use it a lot in my riffs, and here's a thrash metal song and solo showing how to do it.

Lick 1.1

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--x/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--x/-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

A--x/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--x/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I-----1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 1.2

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-

D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I---1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 1.3

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 1.4

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 2

       pm  .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .               .   .   .   .   .   .   .

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A--5-------------------------------------------------------5---6---4---------------------------------------------------------------

D------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4- x2

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Repeat Lick 1.1

Lick 1.5

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-101010106-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Lick 3

       pm. . . . . . . . . . . . .                                     . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . .

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------7---6-------------------------------------------------------------------

A--5---------------------------------------5---4---5/--8-----------8-------------------------------4---------------5-------4b1/2r--

D------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h--6-------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3--------- x2

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------

Solo

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-18-18-18-18-

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--19-19-19-19-18-18-18-18-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-14~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

tap*     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-11hp8-11hp8-11hp8-11hp8-

D--12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-12hp8-11hp7-11hp7-11hp7-11hp7-------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------2-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------

e--------------------------------------------------13----------------------13--15------13--15--12--17~~~~~~

B--------------------------14--15--17--14--15--17------17--15--14--15--17----------17----------------------

G--11--12--14--12--14--15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--3-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------4-----------.-----------.-----------.-----------1-------

Episode 8 - Soloing techniques and writing melodies

Here's a nice, sweet melody showing many soloing techniques. It's a good demo on how to write melodies and how to combine best over your rhythm tracks.

Rhythm Chords

e----2-------2----

B----2-------0----

G----2-------0----

D----0-------0----

A----x-------x----

E----x-------3----

Solo

e----------------------------------------------------------17----------19--17~~~~~---------15h17p15-17

B--------------------------------------------------14--15------15--17---------------------------------

G----------------------------------14----------16-----------------------------------------------------

D--------------------------11--12------12--14---------------------------------------------------------

A----------12----------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--9---10------10--12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.-------3-------.-------.-------.--------4--

e----------------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~10-----10h12p10-------------------------

B------------------------------12-------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------11----------------------------------------------12p-11h-12p-11---9~~~~~--

D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--4---------------1---------------2---------------3---------------4---------------1---------------.

e--15p14p12-14-----------------------------------------------------

B------------------15p14p12-14-------------------------------------

G----------------------------------12p11p9--11---------------------

D--------------------------------------------------12p11p9--11-----

A------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1---------------2---------------3---------------4---------------

e--------------------------------------------------------10----------------10-12-14-12~~~~~~~---

B-----------------------------------------------10-12-14----14-12-10-12-14----------------------

G--------------------7-----------------7--9--11-------------------------------------------------

D-----------7--9--11----11-9--7--9--11----------------------------------------------------------

A--7--9--10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------------2-----------------3-----------------4-----------------1-----------------2--3

e--------------------10-12-14-12~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------

B-----------10-12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--9--11-12---------------------------------------------/19----18----18----18----18----18----

D-------------------------------------------------------/x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----

A-------------------------------------------------------/17----16----16----16----16----16----

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--4-----------------1-----------------2-----------------3-----------------4-----------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--18\---14----14----14----14----14----14\---12----12----12---/18----18----

D--x-\---x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-\---x-----x-----x----/x-----x-----

A--16\---12----12----12----12----12----12\---10----10----10---/16----16----

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------------2-----------------3-----------------4-----------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------------

G--18----14----14----14\---12---/14----12----------------------------------

D--x-\---x-----x-----x-\---x----/x-----x------(I think you get the idea)---

A--16\---12----12----12\---10---/12----10----------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-----------------2-----------------3-----------------4-----------------

Tab request, Prong: Snap your fingers, snap your neck

Prong

Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck

Transcribed By Robert Day

***Make sure you're in Drop C tuning!!!!

Intro

     pm  . 

D----------------------------------------------------------------------------(0)------------------

A----------------------------------0------------------------------------------0-------------------

F----------------------------------0------------------------------------------0-------------------

C-----------0---------------0------0-------------------0---------------0------0---------------X\--

G----4---3--0---------------4--------------------------0---------------4----------------------X\--

C----4---3--0--------------(3)-------------------------0--------------(3)---------------------6\--

Use hard palm-mutes, pressing down on the open strings with your picking hand to slightly bend the open C notes sharp.

This gives the subtle impression that the first fret is being barred.

   pm                  .       .   .

D----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

A----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

F----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

C----------0-----    ----------------------0-------    ----------------------0-------

G--0---0---0-----    --0-------0---0---0---0-------    --0-------0---0---0---0-------

C--0---0---0-----    --0-------0---0---0---0------- x3 --0-------0-0-0---0---0-------

You might try this; it almost sounds like there's a short slide in the riff:

   pm                  .       .   .   *Right here's the slide and pull-off

D----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

A----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

F----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

C----------0-----    ----------------------0-------    ----------------------0-------  (alternate)

G--0---0---0-----    --0-------0---0---1/3p0-------    --0-------0---0---0---0-------

C--0---0---0-----    --0-------0---0---1/3p0------- x3 --0-------0-0-0---0---0-------

                                               pick scrape

D---------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------

F---------------------------------------------------

C-----------0----------------------------------X\---

G----4---3--0----------------------------------X\---

C----4---3--0---------------------------------(13)\-

Pre-Chorus 1 (FAST RIFF)

                             . *ph                           . *ph

D-------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------------------

F-------------------------------------------------------------------

C-------------------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------5*------------------------------5*---

C--0---6-6-5-5---0-6---0-5---0-----0---6-6-5-5---0-6---0-5---0------ x4

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.------- (tempo)

Chorus 1

D------------------------------------------------------------------

A-------------------------(0)--------------------------------------

F--5---5---5---5---0---0---0---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---

C--X---X---X---X---5---5---5---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---

G--3---3---3---3---6---6---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---

C-----------------------------(0)----------0-----------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.------- (tempo)

Or you could play this, which incorporates a similar bass line:

D------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------

F--5---5---5---5---0---0---0---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---

C--X---X---X---X---1---1---1---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---X---

G--3---3---3---3---x---x---x---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---

C--5---5---5---5---1---1---1--(0)--0-------0-------0-------0-------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.------- (tempo)

Repeat the similar riffs from the Intro:

   pm                  .       .   .

D----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

A----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

F----------------    ------------------------------    ------------------------------

C----------0-----    ----------------------0-------    ----------------------0-------

G--0---0---0-----    --0-------0---0---0---0-------    --0-------0---0---0---0-------

C--0---0---0-----    --0-------0---0---0---0------- x3 --0-------0-0-0---0---0-------

Verse 2

   pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D----------------------------------       ----------------------------------

A----------------------------------       ----------------------------------

F----------------------------------       ----------------------------------

C----------------------------------       -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- X4 OR ----------------------------------

C----------------------------------       ----------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.------- (tempo)

Repeat those parts that, um… repeat

Then, the solo!!!

Solo

You can play the beginning two different ways. Both sound good:

Like this:

D------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------

F----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------

C--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----4------------

G--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-/5---------------

C------------------------------------------------------------------

Or like this:

D------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------

F----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------

C------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------4-----------

G--3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------/5---------------

C------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.------- (tempo)

-------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------0-----------0-------0---12--12--12--11------11--11~~\---

-------5-----------5---------------x---x---x---x-------x---x---\---

---3-----------3-----------3-------10--10--10--9-------9---9~~~\---

-------------------------------------------------------------------

I--3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.------- (tempo)

* These are like half-hearted pitch harmonics, part-tone and part-squeal

 ph*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

D------------------------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------

F------------------------------------------------------------------

C------------------------------------------------------------------

G--10--10--10--10--9---9---9---9---10--10--10--10--9---9---9---9---

C------------------------------------------------------------------

I--1-------.-------.-------.-------2-------.-------.-------.------- (tempo)

   *   *

----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------11/-12--12--12--12------12--12/-14--14--14--/---19-

-------------------x---x---x---x---x-------x---x---x---x---x---/---x--

---10--10--9---9---9-/-10--10--10--10------10--10/-12--12--12--/---17-

----------------------------------------------------------------------

I--3-------.-------.-------.-------4-------.-------.-------.-------1-- (tempo)

"Purified" by Lamb of God

I'm not sure why I love this song so much, but I sat down, played along and captured it on my MacBook Pro the other day. It's just fun to play. In general, I usually can't stand cover videos uploaded by so many guitarists. They usually have the worst sound quality and are played horribly. But here I am, doing the same thing... Oh well.





If you'd like to see the tabs for this, or any other song you might be having trouble playing, I just decided, as I write this, that I'll take requests. Just send me an email to killtherob@gmail.com, and I'll tab out the songs, record them and upload them.

Episode 7 - B Harmonic minor run

Short, fast harmonic minor lick in the style of Yngwie Malmsteen or any other classical-oriented guitar playing style.

e--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------9---------------9-11-12--
D----------------------8-9-11-9-11-12---12-11-9-11-12----------
A---------------7-9-10-----------------------------------------
E--6-7-9-7-9-10------------------------------------------------


e--------------------12----------------12-14-15-14-15-18-19~~~-
B--11-12-14-12-14-15----15-14-12-14-15-------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------