Showing posts with label harmonics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label harmonics. Show all posts

Monday, November 17, 2008

It's Also A Soda

Sorry to keep you all waiting. Weekends are usually a hassle for me. Not because they're busy but because I have to lug my guitar on the train when I go home on the weekends. This time I had to bring my computer home, and was unable to play this weekend. I have to borrow my brother's acoustic. This is how the conversation went:
Me- Hey, can I borrow your guitar for, like an hour or so?
Him- I don't approve of you borrowing my guitar. (ACTUAL WORDS)
Me- But you're not playing it, you're playing Playstation. I won't break it or anything.
Him- Well, I think you would.

I have never wanted to curbstomp a 16-year-old so badly.

ORANGE CRUSH
The chorus is the hardest part. Not too hard, but you will need to change up positions and it can get awkward.
First, know these 3 chords: E (022100), B (-24422) and, Fm (244322).
Arrpeggiate as such:
E----------0-----------------------------------------------2---------------------------------
B-------0-----0------------------4--------------------2----------------------------4--------
G----1-----------1------------4-----4-------------------------3-----------------4-----4-----
D---------------------------4-----------4----------4-------------------------4-----------4--
A--------------------2------------------------------------------4------2------------------
E--0-------------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------


The solo is simple, but all harmonics, and could take a while to get the sound right. Remember to hold your finger on the line between that fret and the next one.
E------12-----------------------------
B--12-----------------12--------7----
G---------------7---------12--------7-
D----------------------------7------
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SETLIST UPDATED

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Can't Stand The Paranoia

As promised:

SABOTAGE
One of the few hip-hop songs that make sense in one of these games. Luckily it's one of the easier songs that Harmonix (gasp!) overcharted. Most of the difficulty comes from the bass. They included the record-scratching parts, which can be accomplished my scratching the pick across the top two strings. More specifics as they develop.
It's incredibly simple: G# power chord (466---), mixed with a harmonic on the A string of the 5th fret.

To make a harmonic, light press your finger above the nut on the fifth fret.
As for the solo, these two positions:
E----10^----12^-----
B----13^----15^-----

I THINK I'M PARANOID
Arpeggio: Holding a position on the guitar (chord) and plucking strings in a certain order. Best results for this one: bar the index finger over the B, G, D strings on the 10th fret. bar the ring finger over the 12th fret. Pick as such:
E----------------------------------------------------
B---------12---10-----------------------------10----
G--12-------12-------10---------12-------10------
D------------------------10-h12--------12-----------

That's the main riff, the rest is simple enough.
Except for the Outro:
e|-----------|---------------|----------3-------------------------|
B|-----------|---------------|--------------------------3^3-3-2--|
G|--x---x-x-|-x-------------|-0-3-0-5^-----0-3-0--------------|
D|--5---5-3-|-3-8-----------|------------------------------------|
A|--5---5-3-|-3-8-x8-------|------------------------------------|
E|--3---3-1---1-6-----------|------------------------------------|

Working on the harder songs next, but tomorrow's update = :awesome!

SETLIST UPDATED