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The March Guitar Triathlon

Instructor: Richard Lundmark
Topic: Cool Riffs
Style: Rock
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    The March Guitar Triathlon - Performance Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Welcome Guitar Athletes! In this month’s tutorial we’ll be looking a song transcript from my 2004 FretDance album, called The March. We won’t be going into detail with every single overlay and harmonized lead in this song, but rather focusing on the main themes and riffs of the tune. We’ll be looking at things such as 2-handed muting...

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    The March Guitar Triathlon - Event 1 Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Get set, ready, GO! In this first event, we’ll look at the main 6-string riffs in the tune, the main riff, the bridge, the chorus and the bridge leading in to the solo sections. In the first riff, the key element is muting. Since you’re using two fingers on the 7th fret (which is a harmonic nodal point), every time you lift them off the string ...

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    The March Guitar Triathlon - Event 2 Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: First off in event 2, please note that the 7th B string is down tuned one whole step to A. Furthermore, you might note that the part is noted with bass clef instead of G clef, which is something that GP seems to do by default, so concentrate on the Tab in this case if you have problems reading bass clef. This first riff is played during the main melody of t...

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    The March Guitar Triathlon - Event 3 Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: For the final event, we have the melody line and some other fun stuff. First of all, I have noted the melody line with the same kind of alternate picked approach as the riffs. However, this can be played using legato, hybrid picking or whatever your preference is! You will see in the video, how I play it switching between some various approaches. So whateve...

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    The March Guitar Triathlon - Backing Track Richard Lundmark
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    Instructor: Richard Lundmark Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Here is the backing track. Enjoy!

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