"Hypnoustic Groove" - Acoustic Demo

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: Hey Guys, welcome to this song tutorial! We're going to be checking out some advanced techniques in order to familiarize yourself with modern percussive-style playing. This demo was made by a sample company called Orange Tree samples. They have been making some very cool virtual instruments. I decided to translate one of their demos into a real acousti...

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: Part 1 is the main groove of the song but only the percussion part. Be sure to work slowly, and be aware about keeping your first right/left hand's tom percussion hits smooth.

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: Part 2 is about the percussion groove plus the main theme. Be careful when hitting notes with your left hand, it's quite tricky to target it right when your hand is over the neck and playing upside down. The slide part should be focused on getting a fluid sound. Try to work in subparts and practice the "slap+hammer on+slide" part slowly.

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: Now we'll move on to the arpeggio part. Be careful of the transition between Part 2 and Part 3. You have very limited time to hit harmonics and go back to normal (your left hand playing under the neck and your right hand getting back to picking). The only difficult part is being aware of the octave transition towards the end.

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Instructor: David Soltany Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Acoustic

Excerpt: The last part is the same as Part 2 except you have to play it with your left hand in a standard position, hitting ghost notes (simplified Hi-hat) with your third finger. Two tricky parts are the fast hammer-on/pull-off line that starts at the same time as the snare hit with your right hand. Work on this line by itself and slowly to get it right. Don't rus...

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