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Trial and Error

Instructor: Sean Conklin
Topic: Cool Riffs
Style: Rock
Level: Beginner
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    Trial and Error - Performance Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Hey everyone! In this tutorial we'll be learning a piece called "Trial and Error". It has a mix of some old school progressive rock elements as well as some modern rock elements. I labeled this as a "Beginner" tutorial. However, if you're just starting out on guitar this might be a little tough. But either way, this is a good piece to try and learn so you ...

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    Trial and Error - Exercise 1 Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: When you observe the tablature below, the first thing you'll notice is that there are a lot of slides. Sliding is a form of legato and is a technique you'll definitely need to master. The most important thing about slides is making sure the notes sustain properly when you're transitioning from one note to the next. If you don't apply the correct amount of pr...

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    Trial and Error - Exercise 2 Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: In Exercise 2, we'll now learn the clean chorus section. If you want to pull this part off like I played it in the video, you'll need to use a timed delay effect. If you have the proper gear for that, set your delay to a tempo of 148bpm (beats per minute), then set the note value to dotted quarter notes. What's cool about this type of effect is that you can...

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    Trial and Error - Backing Track 148bpm Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Here's the backing track at 148bpm. Background guitars are included. If you're using the delay effect we talked about in Exercise 2, be sure to set it to 148bpm with dotted quarter notes as the note value. If this backing track is too fast for you, head on over to the next page to play with the backing track at 120bpm.

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    Trial and Error - Backing Track 120bpm Sean Conklin
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    Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Beginner Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Here's the backing track at a slower tempo of 120bpm. Background guitars are not included in this one. If you're using the delay effect we talked about in Exercise 2, be sure to set it to 120bpm with dotted quarter notes as the note value.

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