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December Flower solo - need help


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So I decided to learn December Flower, as it is one of my favourite songs. I love the solo, and it is one of my all-time favourites. Although, I have only been playing for about 3 years (and only alot for te past year), and have never come across a solo this difficult. I do not believe it is beyond my limits though.

 

I am asking for some helpful tips and techniques for playing it. The first bar seems confusing... And bars 5-15 seem much like it, technique-wise. I don't really know how to play that fast and precise when switching strings like that... So what is the technique and what should I do to learn it? Any Youtube links would be helpful.

 

Here is the tab I'm using: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/i/in_flames/december_flower_ver2_guitar_pro.htm

 

I'm using a 24 fret guitar with my Boss GT-8 effcts processor on the "Metal Stack" setting, which sounds great to me and I use it for all metal.

 

Thanks in advance :thu:!

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This guy does a pretty decent job at covering that solo...you really need to work on your alternate and sweep picking to get it down. The best book that I know of on developing these skills (though mostly geared to alternate picking) is Troy Stetina's "Speed Mechanics". If you work thorough that book regularly and stick to the practice regime that Troy lays out..it DOES work.

 

 

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If I wanted to learn this, I would approach this by slowing the solo down in "Transcribe" or similar..and then work on it one bar at a time.

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If I wanted to learn this I would shoot myself and save me the trouble! :lol:

 

Damn, that's fast and all over the place! I thought it was remarkable that at one point he does a lone tap, when for the rest of the solo he has such speed he can fret any place after any other place anyhow!

 

GaJ

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