6/8 Rock
Welcome folks! In this tutorial, we'll be focusing on a rock tune in 6/8 time, hence the amazingly creative title, "6/8 Rock". :) You can think of 6/8 as having a span of six eighth notes per measure. Listen for the high-hat count at the beginning of the video, and you'll hear six hits. Count along with those hits, then try to keep the count going as you listen to the song. Simply count..."One, two, three, four, five, six". Also, even though I marked this tutorial as intermediate, it does have a few advanced sections. However, I still chose to mark it as intermediate because I feel it's a good song for intermediate players to sink their teeth into some advanced techniques. Once you've checked out the video and let the 6/8 feel sink in, head on over to the next page!
7 Lessons
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Lesson · 2m 6/8 Rock - Full Video
Welcome folks! In this tutorial, we'll be focusing on a rock tune in 6/8 time, hence the amazingly creative title, "6/8 Rock". :) You can think of 6/8 as having a span of six eighth notes per measure. Listen...
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Lesson · 2m 6/8 Rock - Exercise 1
In the first exercise, we'll be doing some sweep arpeggios in the key of D Major. The first 2 bars highlight the Major feel, then in bars 3 and 4, we'll be playing in B minor (D Major's relative minor key)...
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1:34
Lesson · 2m 6/8 Rock - Exercise 2
In this section, we'll be playing a "call and answer" sequence. A "call and answer" sequence is when you have a brief musical theme that somewhat "leaves you hanging", then it's immediately followed by another...
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1:41
Lesson · 2m 6/8 Rock - Exercise 3
This is the slightly "metal" section of this seemingly upbeat rock tune. Be mindful of the palm mutes. Anytime you see the "P.M." markings in the tab, be sure to play solid palm mutes. Also, you might notice...
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1:25
Lesson · 1m 6/8 Rock - Exercise 4
We're now going to be doing some full out sweep picking. In bar 25, we'll be sweeping over an A Major triad. Then in bar 26, we'll be sweeping over a D Major triad. Bar 27 will go back to the A Major triad...
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1:37
Lesson · 2m 6/8 Rock - Exercise 5
This is the quiet part of the song and is pretty easy. You'll see a couple bars of only rests as well. In bars 35 and 36, be sure to gradually build the intensity of your playing as you transition back into...
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- 7 1:35 Backing track · 2m 6/8 Rock - Backing Track Here's the backing track. Have fun and practice hard. If you ever do a recording of yourself playing along, be sure to post it in the forum so we can check out your skills! Tab