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Destroy the Alarm Clock

Sean Conklin
AdvancedMetalCool Riffs Song tutorial5 lessons6m

I don't know about you, but I dislike it very much when my alarm clock goes off. Stop beeping at me and let me sleep! :) So, here's a short piece for all of you alarm clock haters. The imagery I see in this piece basically has me battling it out with my alarm clock. The frequent harmonics represent the alarm persistently beeping at me. Enjoy the video and I'll see you on the next page for Exercise 1!

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  1. 1 0:52 Lesson · 1m Destroy the Alarm Clock - Performance I don't know about you, but I dislike it very much when my alarm clock goes off. Stop beeping at me and let me sleep! :) So, here's a short piece for all of you alarm clock haters. The imagery I see in this... Tab Guitar Pro
  2. 2 1:30 Lesson · 2m Destroy the Alarm Clock - Exercise 1 Let's take a look at the first beat in each of the bars below. See the triplet note grouping? Those are sixteenth note triplets, which basically have a span of six notes per beat. Make sure you palm mute that... Tab
  3. 3 1:46 Lesson · 2m Destroy the Alarm Clock - Exercise 2 The first thing to point out about this riff is that the first two beats of each bar are very similar to what we saw in Exercise 1. So be sure to keep that part the same. The main things new in this riff are... Tab
  4. 4 0:50 Backing track · 1m Destroy the Alarm Clock - Backing Track: 140 bpm Here we have the backing track at 140 bpm (beats per minute). If this is a little too fast for you, feel free to go to the next page to practice at 105 bpm. As always, if you ever make a recording of yourself... Tab
  5. 5 1:07 Backing track · 1m Destroy the Alarm Clock - Backing Track: 105 bpm Here we have the backing track at 105 bpm. As always, if you ever make a recording of yourself playing along to the backing, be sure to post it in the forum! Tab

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