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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Holiday

Excerpt: OK, now we come to the repeat section which is exactly the same as section 1 up until we get to bar 30. Bars 31-32 may require a little experimentati...

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Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Beginner Topic: Interviews Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Hi guys! I wanted to do an interview with one of my good friends, Kyle Odell, from the band Failure Anthem. Kyle and I have known each other for sever...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Advanced Topic: Exercises Style: Holiday

Excerpt: So after the bridge, we're right back to the main verse melody. Reference part one if you're having issues with that section of the tablature. I'll de...

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Technically, you may find the position shifts need the most work in this section as the alternation between the chords and the octave figures require ...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Hey fellow IGers! T'is the season once again. This year, I decided to take a holiday favorite, Silent Night, and arrange it in such a way that is quit...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Up next, the only "fully original" section of the medley; an arpeggio sequence used as a compositional segway. Ay 180BPM, 8th notes should be well wi...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Here we have the second part of the main "Carol of the Bells" melody. In bars 13 through 16, we have a different melody than the last lesson, but the...

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Welcome to part one! The opening of this arrangement is very homophonic in nature, using a variety of inversions in block chord format. Take for inst...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Holiday

Excerpt: This part is for those of you Elves that have graduated primary school and are ready to move on to Elf college! Here it gets a little more tricky. Th...

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Chords Style: Holiday

Excerpt: This section moves away from the previous homophonic approach and incorporates a lot more changes in rhythm with a more jazzy harmony. It is essentia...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer. This is the segment where we totally sell-out and play one of the all-time most famous Christmas songs. Forced into a...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Now comes the section where we begin playing the "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" theme. This section begins at a very soft volume and I'd suggest using...

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Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: Merry Christmas everyone! I wrote this little piece after I heard an excellent song by Trans-siberian Orchestra. They did a medley where they mixed t...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: ...The basic melody-line from Walter Rollins' "Frosty The Snowman"! Be sure to, yet again, focus on phrasing nuances and vibrato; it's important when...

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Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Holiday

Excerpt: This song is in a three-feel, so be sure to get into the swing of the rhythm before you dive in. There are three verses to the song, so the melody lin...

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