Episode 13 - Hard, Fast, Heavy, Experimental

Piece of music (or something resembling it) written recently coming out of a strange part of my brain -- a part rushed and contrived, and needing tender love and care. What can I say? It's experimental...

Riff 1.1
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A--------------------------6-----------2-----------------------------------6-----------2---5---4-
D--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----------

Riff 1.2
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A------------------6-----------8-----------9-----------8-------------------------------3---
D--3---3-5-5-----------7-----------9-----------10----------9---6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-3---

Repeat R1.1
Riff 1.3
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D--------------5-----------------------5-----------7----------- --5-----------9-----------
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D--3---3-5-5-----------7---3---3-5-5-----------7-----------9--- + ----------7-----------9---


Riff 2
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D----------9-----------10--6-6-6-6-6-6---------9-----------10--6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7--

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Riff 3
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D--0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0-------------

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D--0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---3---3-3-3---------------1---1-1-1-------------0

Riff 4
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D--5-----------------------8---7---5---7---8\--10------------------------------8---10-------------
A--5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------

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A----------12--10--8---12--7~~~--------7-------7~~~--------10------8~~~3-------3---
D------------------------------8-8-8-8-----8-8-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-----3-------3---

Riff 5
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D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1---1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1---

Solo

Getting there!!!
Check back soon!!

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

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Solo

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