Time to Shine (One of the Many Middle Parts)
Added 2020-01-02 18:35:30 +0000 UTCHope you all had a wonderful new year! It's only January 2nd and I'm already back to work in the tone zone / lick library / shredgistry office, ready to deliver you spicy hot riffs.
This song has so many sections. I think this one is the 5th section but it all depends how you break the song up. I've settled on naming this 'One of the many middle parts'.
Pro Tips:
The distorted and palm muted feel is Van Halen inspired. Listen to the song Panama - skip ahead to 0:28 and you'll hear a similar sound.
The placement of your right wrist on the strings near the bridge is super important. I don't want to lay it on too heavy or I'll mute the strings too much. If I don't palm mute enough, the notes will bleed together and sound messy. Experiment with this until you find that cozy middle ground. Cozy like riding a yacht with a corona in your hand, absorbing those bright mid-summer rays.
Through most of this section (bars 1-10), I'm playing nothing but a D major chord. You learn this on week 1 of guitar playing, so that part is easy. Where it gets interesting is that I'm changing the highest note of the chord by lifting my second finger off the high E string, or adding in my pinky on the 3rd fret high E string. Combine this left hand technique, with picking the notes separately, and you'll have a pretty cool pastiche of 80's rock.
For the chord shots at the very end (bars 11-12), barre your 1st, 2nd, or 3rd finger across the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings for the 1st and 3rd chord shapes.
Alright, cool. Let's talk about theory now, why don't we?:
Like I mentioned above, I'm playing different variants of a D major chord. The bass is switching root notes every 2 bars, between D, G, and A. This changes the underlying root note my high sprinkly D major is juxtaposed against.
Each time the bass switches notes, the emotive content changes, and you might feel a little tingle in your chest. Feel those feels. Cry or scream if you feel like it. Experience the thrill of being alive, and behold the emotional power of music!
In bars 10-11, the chords are:
A/G - D/F# - D/F - E
TAB is attached as a PDF and Guitar Pro file. Please post any questions below!
Comments
2020 = shiniest year yet
2020-01-03 22:01:08 +0000 UTCPhobo'cop! I like that a lot! Happy New Year!
2020-01-03 22:00:45 +0000 UTCThanks! Have fun!
2020-01-03 22:00:15 +0000 UTCTime to make the new year shine amirite?
2020-01-03 21:58:18 +0000 UTCDeft n Raaadical work again as per usual Phobo'cop! Hope you Holidayin' season has been 110% Stella also too mang! And that you got to spend good times and great food with those you hold dear ^_^ And here's looking to a ROCKIN' af 2020~! (they say the hindsight is best from this exact vantage you know!)
2020-01-03 19:14:29 +0000 UTCHey Lord Phobos, happy holidays, I hope you had a great and peaceful time! I'm buying my first guitar tomorrow and I'm really excited to start playing some of these parts you've been posting! Thank you for all you do and keep being funky!
Jaime
2020-01-03 10:02:19 +0000 UTCThat's awesome! You too!
2020-01-03 03:27:08 +0000 UTC"Time to Shine" is top 3 of TWRP instrumental tracks for me for sure. I actually used a tiny portion in a basketball slideshow that I was tasked to make. It synched up to a video clip really well I appreciate these posts. Happy New Year, my dude.
2020-01-03 03:20:20 +0000 UTCIt will be the best year yet! I know this because I'm from the future!
2020-01-03 02:07:29 +0000 UTCI'm not too sure about videos. I'm thousands of years old, so I grew up before this whole YouTube thing. When I was your age I had some instructional books and stuff like that. Call me old fashioned. But I'm sure if you do a quick YouTube search there's tons of useful explanations out there. Good luck!
2020-01-03 02:06:56 +0000 UTCYou too!
2020-01-03 02:04:06 +0000 UTCHappy New Year! Sounds like a great itinerary. See you in Phoenix!
2020-01-03 02:03:30 +0000 UTCLook up Justin guitar on yt!!! He has awesome beginner lessons, that’s where I learned my basics from :)
Emma
2020-01-02 22:25:51 +0000 UTCHappy new year! This song sounds lots of fun to play! Can you recommend any videos or resources for palm muting? I still struggle with finding the happy middle ground. See you in Toronto, safe travels!
Krissy
2020-01-02 19:52:24 +0000 UTCMY FAVORITE TWRP SONG. ITS HERE. WE DONE DID IT. 2020 IS LOOKIN MIGHTY FINE SO FAR.
2020-01-02 19:44:01 +0000 UTCSo uh, while cleaning the house up for the holidays, I may have stumbled across an old acoustic guitar, and for some inexplicable reason, lately I've been feeling a bit of an interest in that direction ;) What's the best way to go about learning what to do with this thing? I have some background in violin from when I was a teenager, but I haven't touched an instrument for probably about a decade now, so I'd essentially be starting from zero.
Shiro
2020-01-02 18:58:01 +0000 UTCI’m definitely feeling those feels! And feeling those 80’s rock vibes. What a great song to start the new year with. This song is probably one of my favorites of y’all’s. Giving everyone some time to shine. Happy new year, dude! Hope it’s a good one! <3
2020-01-02 18:50:07 +0000 UTCHope you had a great new year too Phobos 🎉✨ Thanks for delivering another awesome lessing. I'm feeling those feels!
2020-01-02 18:41:58 +0000 UTCHappy new year, my dude! Hope it's been great so far for you. I'm heading out to see Planet Booty and Rich Aucoin in a week, and my friends and I have set up our plans to see y'all in Phoenix and Texas after that, so 2020's shaping up to be a great one! :D I really dig that last bit about feeling the feels music gives you, btw--that's why y'all's music means so much to me!
Shiro
2020-01-02 18:41:33 +0000 UTC
