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A Metal Christmas
Chris Feener
Around this time of year, we begin hearing tons and tons of the traditional songs which serve as landmarks for the season. If you're like myself, things tend to get old after about the 487th time hearing the same tune. In any event, that's what we're here for; breaking free of the mold and applying something we love, year-round, to the great, festive melodies we've all come to... bear! Let's get down to business!
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6 Lessons
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Lesson · 3m A Metal Christmas - Introduction
Around this time of year, we begin hearing tons and tons of the traditional songs which serve as landmarks for the season. If you're like myself, things tend to get old after about the 487th time hearing the...
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Lesson · 1m A Metal Christmas - Part 1
We start with "Carol Of The Bells". Heavily based on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra metal arrangement of the song, here we feel the uplifting effects of some good ol' fashion classical composition. And again...
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Lesson · 1m A Metal Christmas - Part 2
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 within our grasp. Some will find "slower" arpeggios more...
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1:20
Lesson · 1m A Metal Christmas - Part 3
...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 faced with situations where the melody is slower-paced and...
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Lesson · 2m A Metal Christmas - Part 4
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 new meter, 4/4, this is yet another section which heavily...
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- 6 2:25 Backing track · 2m A Metal Christmas - Backing Track Check out the full backing track and be sure to post your renditions of the tune on the IG forums! Tab
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