NeoBlues

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: Greetings Guitar Slingers! In this tutorial, we will take a close look at an intro to one of my songs. This one is called NeoBlues, and is a track off of my FretDance (2003) album. We won't be covering the entire song for this tutorial (for a full song tutorial of mine, check out my previous Super Continental tutorial). We will however cover the main theme...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here is the first analysis part. We will begin by looking at the intro. Here we have an up-tempo, string skipping and finger tapping run in the G minor pentatonic scale. In the first part without tapping, you will encounter the note E added to the mix, giving the line a dorian mode. In the tapping part however, I have exchanged the minor third Bb for the ma...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here we have the second analysis part, which covers the interlude theme of the song. The pattern used on the triplets is exactly the same as in the intro, so that should not pose any significant challenge once you’ve nailed that. However, the straight sixteenth note parts are played using hybrid picking, which means I’m using both my pick and my ...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: And finally, here is the main riff. Isn’t it fun how the simplest things are often the most difficult? This is also true in this case. This one presents some challenges, especially if your hands are small or your reach is limited. As you can see in the video, I keep my middle finger positioned on the 3rd fret G throughout the main riff, while at the sa...

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Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here's the backing track for you to play along with. You'll hear added guitars and motifs to help you along. If you ever record yourself playing along to this backing track, be sure to post it in the forums!

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