Members One Bad Monkey Posted August 10, 2007 Members Posted August 10, 2007 I've spent most of this week of vacation woodshedding my guitarist's musical, Old Timer. It's a rock musical, although I'd argue it falls under a metal musical if that's a term. Anyway, I'm having issues with matching up the 16th notes in his tune American Original (which can be found here). Anyone have any ideas on it? I'm trying to match the bassline on the recording, but my illustrious friend was the one that did the bass part too. So, any dexterity exercises you guys do, or would recommend? I'd like to match the line note for note, but have a couple other options to show him when rehearsal starts next Thursday (one simple 16th pattern, a Steve Harris galloping type thing, etc..).
Members DevilRaysFan Posted August 10, 2007 Members Posted August 10, 2007 I post this every three months or so: This is a good dexterity excercise to do while watching TV Start with your index finger on the E string (say, start at 3rd fret G)and have your other fingers span four frets, one per fret1-index2-middle finger3-ring4-pinky Now go from string to string with the following excercises. As you go to each string, go up one fret i.e. If your index finger starts at 3rd fret on the "E" string (G),go up one to the 4th fret of the A-String (C#), etc... 1-2-3-41-2-4-31-3-2-41-3-4-21-4-2-31-4-3-22-1-3-42-1-4-32-3-1-42-3-4-1etcetcetcetcetc It works the picking hand as well make yourself go faster and faster, but dont go any faster than you can execute the notes clean and precise ...after this, run your diatonic modes Like a basketball player wearing ankle weights all day and then taking them off for the game....
Members JacieFB Posted August 10, 2007 Members Posted August 10, 2007 Use a pick. Get your shoulder in on the action. It looks theatrical, too.
Members One Bad Monkey Posted August 10, 2007 Author Members Posted August 10, 2007 I post this every three months or so:This is a good dexterity excercise to do while watching TVStart with your index finger on the E string (say, start at 3rd fret G)and have your other fingers span four frets, one per fret1-index2-middle finger3-ring4-pinkyNow go from string to string with the following excercises. As you go to each string, go up one fret i.e. If your index finger starts at 3rd fret on the "E" string (G),go up one to the 4th fret of the A-String (C#), etc...1-2-3-41-2-4-31-3-2-41-3-4-21-4-2-31-4-3-22-1-3-42-1-4-32-3-1-42-3-4-1etcetcetcetcetcmake yourself go faster and faster, but dont go any faster than you can execute the notes clean and precise...after this, run your diatonic modesLike a basketball player wearing ankle weights all day and then taking them off for the game.... Completely forgot about that exercise. I used to do that all the time when I still took lessons. Thanks for the reminder.
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted August 10, 2007 Members Posted August 10, 2007 I post this every three months or so:This is a good dexterity excercise to do while watching TVStart with your index finger on the E string (say, start at 3rd fret G)and have your other fingers span four frets, one per fret1-index2-middle finger3-ring4-pinkyNow go from string to string with the following excercises. As you go to each string, go up one fret i.e. If your index finger starts at 3rd fret on the "E" string (G),go up one to the 4th fret of the A-String (C#), etc...1-2-3-41-2-4-31-3-2-41-3-4-21-4-2-31-4-3-22-1-3-42-1-4-32-3-1-42-3-4-1etcetcetcetcetcIt works the picking hand as wellmake yourself go faster and faster, but dont go any faster than you can execute the notes clean and precise...after this, run your diatonic modesLike a basketball player wearing ankle weights all day and then taking them off for the game.... So would you go the first pattern up and down the strings, then the secon patern up and down the strings, or would it be the first string first pattern, second string second pattern? I used to do the first one that I was asking about a while back, but I stopped because I was an idiot.
Members DevilRaysFan Posted August 10, 2007 Members Posted August 10, 2007 So would you go the first pattern up and down the strings, then the secon patern up and down the strings, or would it be the first string first pattern, second string second pattern?I used to do the first one that I was asking about a while back, but I stopped because I was an idiot. Same pattern for all strings, just move it up ONE fret as you go from string to string
Members Apendecto Posted August 10, 2007 Members Posted August 10, 2007 I post this every three months or so:This is a good dexterity excercise to do while watching TV...after this, run your diatonic modes Amen. What are diatonic modes? If I do a google search would they come up? My theory is well below par. Yo.
Members WillPlay4food Posted August 10, 2007 Members Posted August 10, 2007 Modes based on the major (Ionian) scale mode. Ionian (Major)Dorian (b3, b7, i.e. natural minor with raised 6th)Phrygian (b2, b3, b6, b7)Lydian (#4)Mixolydian (b7)Aeolian (Natural minor, b3, b6, b7)Locrian (b2, b3, b5, b6, b7)
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