Fusion Song - Sleeper
Hi guys! Today we're going to learn part of a song from my forthcoming debut album. The song is called Sleeper and we're going to start about 3 minutes into the track after the main improvised solo section. The tune moves between four time signatures - 7/8, 5/8 and 4/4 with a couple of 2/4 bars thrown in for good measure! We'll only be playing in 7/8 for the first bar, then mostly in 5/8 until the end. There's an improvisation section in 5/8 for you guys to try your own ideas on and we'll be utilizing some hybrid picking and high speed legato techniques to execute some of the lines. Take the transcription slowly, paying close attention to the phrasing and technical details. Improvising in 5/8 is probably something new so we'll look at that separately in another video. I wrote this song in a tuning where I have the top two strings tuned to C and F so the TAB below is written out for this tuning. In other words the strings are tuned, from low to high, E A D G C F. For those who don't want to retune their guitar there's a separate TAB for standard tuning in the last lesson with some modified fingerings. Ask in the forum if you have any questions! The following videos feature the various sections slowed down and explained. Good luck and enjoy!!!
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Lesson · 2m Fusion Song - Sleeper (Full Song)
Hi guys! Today we're going to learn part of a song from my forthcoming debut album. The song is called Sleeper and we're going to start about 3 minutes into the track after the main improvised solo section...
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Lesson · 1m Fusion Song - Sleeper - Opening Melody Pt.1
Here we go then! The first bar of this tune is in 7/8 meaning we have seven 8th notes per bar. After this we're straight into 5/8 in bar two and for the rest of this section. Take note of the common rhythmic...
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Lesson · 1m Fusion Song - Sleeper - Opening Melody Pt.2
Okay! Now onto the second half of the opening melody. Here we start by doubling the melody in the bass and synth part. Watch out for the long position change slide at the start of bar 11. Bars 14 and 15...
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- 4 Lesson Fusion Song - Sleeper - Improvisation Section So now onto the improvisation section. On the video I improvise a pretty simple solo over this part of the tune. The main things to think about are the time signature and the harmony/chord changes. For the... Tab
- 5 Lesson Fusion Song - Sleeper - Stabs Section Originally, this section was composed with the idea of having a drummer soloing over the stabs. However, seeing as how I'm the worlds worst drummer and can't record a good one in my house we'll have to make do... Tab
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Lesson · 1m Fusion Song - Sleeper - Ending Melody
The ending melody is a 'tip of the hat' to Mr. Guthrie Govan and his track 'Waves'. It uses a great number of position shifts and slides combined with some awkward fingerings. The aim here is to produce a...
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- 7 2:31 Backing track · 3m Fusion Song - Sleeper - Backing Track Okay, so here's the backing track for Sleeper. There are 3 bars of 4/4 and then straight into the bar of 7/8. The line you play is doubled so it should be fairly obvious when to come in! Best of luck! Tom Tab
- 8 3:37 Backing track · 4m Fusion Song - Sleeper - Backing Track (slow) Hi guys! I've had some requests for a slower version of this backing track to practice with so here it is! I hope this is useful. See you in the next tutorial! Tom Tab
- 9 Lesson Fusion Song - Sleeper - TAB for standard tuning Here's the TAB for standard tuning. Some of the fingerings are different to accommodate the top two strings. Feel free to ask if you need help with fingerings. Tom Tab