Groove Crusaders (Pre Chorus)
Added 2020-06-18 18:45:56 +0000 UTCHello all. Lord Phibbis comin' atcha with a whole new fun thing to try.
TAB is attached as a PDF and a Guitar Pro file.
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How it works:
What makes this riff cool is the use of 3 note chord shapes.
These shapes are derived from the following barre chord:
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8
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6
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I've you've learned barre chords, you've probably ran into this shape at some point. It's often referred to as A shape, because it resembles the structure of an open A major chord.
The root note is the lowest note of the chord. However, the bass already has this covered, so we can leave it out. Now what we're left with is a much easier to play shape which you can play by barring your 1st finger.
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8
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8
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You'll slide your first finger to the 10th position at various moments as well, to get the same chord 2 frets higher:
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10
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10
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Not only are these easier to play, but they sound brighter and can fit in the mix better. These shapes are used by players of all genres, all the way from Nile Rodgers to Eddie Van Halen.
The other cool thing about these shapes is that you now have your other 3 fingers ready to add extensions and single note stuff on top of the chord. You see this in measure 4 of the TAB.
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A note on palm muting:
This prevents the notes in each chord from ringing out over each other. This added separation between the different notes is a big part of the sound. Make sure you're palm muting as close to the bridge as possible, the side of your palm and side of your pinky will touch the strings no more than about a centimeter from the bridge.
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Enjoy! Also, drop any questions below and I'll try my best to explain. 🤜🤛
Comments
So this is a super late observation, but I just finished another round of playing and realized Burn and Scar and Paranoid are perfect to practice together. One works my left hand til it needs a break, and the other works my right arm til it does as well! 😂 But it's a really satisfying feeling, it feels like I'm actually accomplishing something.
Shiro
2020-06-19 06:16:31 +0000 UTCJust for the fun of it!
2020-06-19 00:08:05 +0000 UTCGood request!
2020-06-19 00:06:32 +0000 UTCIt's so neat to listen to the song again after hearing the individual part like this. Can't wait to give this a try! I hope to see some of Our 4fathers in the future!
Krissy
2020-06-18 20:15:18 +0000 UTCI don’t know how you remember all of this stuff. I know — practice! But as much as I like music if I had to preform live in front of a crowd I feel like Id forget a section or how a song goes theres sooo much to remember! You have my respect for being able to do so much in front of an audience and dance around whole doing so
Dezzi
2020-06-18 20:04:10 +0000 UTCIs there a reason you held up finger at the end of the video? I thought you were signaling wait a second bc you were going to show us something else, but the video just cut off.
2020-06-18 19:20:38 +0000 UTCLove this!
2020-06-18 19:18:47 +0000 UTCOooooh! I just finished a round of practice, but when I go for my next one I'll have to give this one a try :D My left hand is getting a workout this week and I'm having to break practice time into smaller chunks than usual, but that just means I'm building muscles I'll need for later, right? (At least that's what I'm telling myself!) Have a good one, teach! And thanks for a really fun stream yesterday, can't wait to see the next installment in the storyline! ;)
Shiro
2020-06-18 18:53:30 +0000 UTC
