"Starting Here" Solo

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: The solo opens with a 7-position 5-string arpeggio pattern, which begins at the root of the key (Am), and ascends through every diatonic major, minor as well as diminished pattern up the fret-board. Beginning with Am, it ascends to a Bdim/G arpeggio, C major, D minor, E minor, F major and then 4 descending inversions of a G#dim arpeggio. A few things to note...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: This section is basically the “core” of the solo. It incorporates mostly melodic lines in the key of A minor, and one short, but tricky alternate picked section. Be sure to apply a firm palm mute to these sections, and practice with a clean guitar tone for best results.

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: This is the conclusion of the solo. A fiesta of string-skipped legato tapping lines which highlight the underlying chord progression (Am, Dm, G, C, F, Bb and E). Much like the sweeping technique, it is imperative that you isolate issues related to string noise and work towards muting them in the most productive fashion. I usually find that using the wrist-ar...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here is the backing track. Enjoy!

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