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'Golden Champagne'

Instructor: Rick Graham
Topic: Technique
Style: Rock
Level: Advanced
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    'Golden Champagne' - Full Video Rick Graham
    2:47
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Hey IG'ists and welcome to my latest tutorial in which we will be looking at a rock tune called 'Golden Champagne'. To begin with I'd like to give you a little background on the track. I wrote it around 6 years ago when I first bought my Ibanez JS2000 'Champagne Gold' guitar. As a celebration, I decided to open a bottle of champagne and spent the night enj...

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    'Golden Champagne' - Main melody Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: OK, welcome to the first part of this tutorial. The first thing thing I want you to pay attention to is the initial opening phrase or motif which occurs within the first bar and repeats although slightly different in bar 2. This is the motif which will be making various different appearances throughout the track so be sure to pay attention to it so that you...

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    'Golden Champagne' - Solo part 1 Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: OK, it's time to play spot the motif! The first place that the original motif occurs is in bar 22. Using and developing motifs can give a real sense of cohesion to a piece and it is a device that has been used as a compositional tool for centuries and with good reason. Again, the main challenge ahead of you here is to approach the phrasing in the best way ...

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    'Golden Champagne' - Solo part 2 Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Time for some tapping folks!!! I have purposely played this in the video with an even tempo and rhythm just so as to make it easier to learn. Once you have the whole pattern, that is after you have dissected it and practiced each part slowly, then you can apply the subtle changes in rhythm notated in the score. More often than not you will find 12 note grou...

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    'Golden Champagne' - Backing Track Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Alrighty here's the backing track for you to practice over and when you're ready, get posting your take in the forums. Best of luck!

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