"Desperate Measures" Solo

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: Hey all! In this tutorial we're going to learn a solo section from my song "Desperate Times". I'm going to play it up to speed, then play it slow, then well break it all down with some in-depth explanation at the end. Remember to remain as relaxed as possible, sit with proper upright posture, and let 'er rip! Full explanation coming up shortly... Good Luc...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: In this video, I'm demonstrating the solo at 100bpm, as opposed to the original 130bpm version. When you're ready, let's get in-depth in the next video and analyze this thing!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: Okay folks, so here are some things to keep in mind:   1. Chord Progression: Now these are technically slash chords, but I'm going to simplify them to how they're being used in the solo. DM - Gm - Adim(or F#dim) - Cm - Repeat DM - Gm - BbM - Cm - Dm - BbM - Gm - EbM   2. Since we can't always focus on the chords in particular while we shred a...

Media Length: 5:54

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: Have fun with the backing track! This one is full speed at 130bpm.

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Metal

Excerpt: This is a slowed-down version at 100bpm.

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