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Friday Night Cruise

Sean Conklin
IntermediateRockCool Riffs Song tutorial6 lessons6m

Hey everyone! In this tutorial we'll be learning a short experimental rock piece. It has a bit of a Latin rock feel and part of it is also slightly influenced by a band called Muse. The wah pedal I'm using in this video is a Dunlop Crybaby 535Q. An excellent wah pedal! Once you've checked out the full video above, head on over to the next page and let's get started.

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  1. 1 1:14 Lesson · 1m Friday Night Cruise - Performance Hey everyone! In this tutorial we'll be learning a short experimental rock piece. It has a bit of a Latin rock feel and part of it is also slightly influenced by a band called Muse. The wah pedal I'm using in... Tab Guitar Pro
  2. 2 0:41 Lesson · 1m Friday Night Cruise - Exercise 1 This first exercise is where I significantly implemented the wah pedal. If you have a wah pedal, definitely use it for this so you can get that rock/funk sound. Basically all you'll be doing with the wah pedal... Tab
  3. 3 0:51 Lesson · 1m Friday Night Cruise - Exercise 2 Exercise 2 is pretty straightforward in that we'll be playing straight sixteenth notes throughout the entire thing. Keep your alternate picking steady and make sure each note sounds crystal clear and equal in... Tab
  4. 4 0:43 Lesson · 1m Friday Night Cruise - Exercise 3 Exercise 3 has both a clean part and a distorted part. In the clean part, you'll primarily be playing dead notes on most your downstrokes, then with your upstrokes you'll be playing the notes normally. Watch... Tab
  5. 5 1:15 Backing track · 1m Friday Night Cruise - Backing Track 109bpm Here is the backing track at it's original tempo of 109bpm. If you need to practice it at a slower speed, go to the next page to access the backing track at 80bpm. Tab
  6. 6 1:42 Backing track · 2m Friday Night Cruise - Backing Track 80bpm Here is the backing track slowed down at 80bpm. Tab

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