The Eve of War (Slidey Guitar Lead)
Added 2023-02-03 15:56:36 +0000 UTCRemember this fun cover we dropped a few months ago?
Some of the guitar parts in this one are unique to our version, and others are taken straight from the original. Other ones are slightly rearranged - for example there's a few synth leads we moved to the guitar.
This particular lead begins at 1:41. There's mainly 2 arpeggios that are laid out across 2 strings. The second to third note has a big slide to spice things up. At the end, a fun harmonized lick transitions into the next section.
Couple of tips that come to mind:
- When doing the big slides, the trick is to have a light touch. That way you can glide easily to the correct fret.
- The chords are Csus2, Dmin, Csus2, Dmin. Most of the guitar lead up until the last measure is simply arpeggiating these chords.
- Getting the long sustained notes to ring out is admittedly kind of tricky. In this vid you'll hear that the long notes kind of die out. Sometimes vibrato can help the sustain a bit. But also there is delay on the recording, which fills the space a bit better as well.
TAB is attached. Drop any questions or comments down below!
