Premonition

6 Lessons

1. 1 1:41 Lesson · 2m Premonition - Full Video Welcome everyone! In this tutorial, we'll be learning a piece I wrote called "Premonition". It has a bit of a Symphony X vibe to it and has a good mix of melodic and heavy riffs. I hope you enjoy it! Once... Tab Guitar Pro
2. 2 1:41 Lesson · 2m Premonition - Exercise 1 In this lesson, we'll be learning the riff that represents the main theme of the song. All notes in this section will be played as sextuplets (16th note triplets). If you look at each beat in a given measure... Tab
3. 3 1:47 Lesson · 2m Premonition - Exercise 2 In Exercise 2, we'll begin the prelude to the heavy middle section. When you listen to the full video with the band, you can hear how I'm playing some accented notes along with the drums between rests. This is... Tab
4. 4 2:03 Lesson · 2m Premonition - Exercise 3 And now we come to the heavy riff we referred to in the last lesson. This is where the drums go full throttle and you begin headbanging in headbanging heaven.* *Headbanging optional, but strongly encouraged... Tab
5. 5 2:01 Lesson · 2m Premonition - Exercise 4 In this riff, we're transitioning from the darker sound to a more melodic sound. In bars 17 and 18, we'll be playing 32nd notes exclusively. Pay very close attention to the palm muting. The only notes you... Tab
6. 6 2:01 Backing track · 2m Premonition - Backing Track Have fun with the backing track! Be sure to stretch and warm up before you play. As always, if you ever record yourself playing along with the backing, be sure to post it in the forum so we can hear your... Tab