Lesson
note by Jeff Fiorentino
For this lesson we're taking a look at
Metal of course but not from a Beyond VH specific artist perspective,
but rather from the genre, techniques and general sound perspective..
Tunings are a big part of it all. As covered on the
March 2011 Jeff's MailBag video segment there are
many tunings used in Metal to help create the sound of EVIL or mayhem..
I covered a few of those tunings on the March MailBag video and I used one
of them here. So keep in mind if you want to play along with this song
track and learn the song you've got to re-tune for it..
The tuning in use on this track is what I call a Custom C Power Tuning..
Basically you start by tuning the guitar to a Standard
E, A, D, G, B, E tuning, then drop the low 6th string's "E" to
a "C", and drop the 5th string's "A" to a "G"..
Giving us the tuning
"C, G, D, G, B, E"..
Also used on this track was a "Dropped D" tuning. This tuning
was used for the acoustic rhythms during the interlude part of the song,
which is technically the first half of the guitar solo itself.. That
tuning also begins with a Standard E, A, D, G, B, E tuning, then you
drop the low 6th string's "E" down to a "D".. We're
using more of a VH/80's metal style of the Dropped D so we're leaving the
1st string an E and not dropping it down to "D"..
It should be noted that ALL ELECTRIC GUITAR parts on this track
utilize the C Power Tuning.. Only the small acoustic part under
the first part of the solo uses the Dropped D tuning..
From there this song and its lesson are all about arrangement, band dynamic,
and the general style and vibe of Metal as a genre in music.. We'll
cover these topics on the video lesson..
As always I encourage everyone to listen to the song example a few times
to get familiar with it BEFORE diving into the TABs and Video Lesson..
The whole lesson is based around the song so it's kind of an important point
for me to make..
Enjoy the lesson.....
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METAL Madness
TAB Transcription
Transcribed by: Erica Reese
Song Intro
   
*Volume knob on the guitar is
down about half way for the guitar 1 rhythm part of this intro. It was also recorded twice for
effect.
Guitar 1:
Rhythm
C
Bb5 A6
Bb6
E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D____________________3_____4___5~___________
G________5~_5-7-5-0_3_____2___2_3~___________
C__0_3--7____________________________________
C
Bb5
Eb5 D5 C5
E______________________________________
B______________________________________
G______________________________________
D____________________3_________________
G________5~_5-7-5-0_3__________3_ 2__0___
C__0_3--7_________________1---3___2__0___
*Leads
enter here. See lead tabs in Blue below the rhythms.
Guitar 1: Rhythms under intro leads.
G
G5/Eb F6 sus2
G5/Eb
G
G5/Eb C#5
E___________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________
D________0______0______0__________0__________0______0_______
G______0______0______0_____0____0__________0______0_____1___
C__0_7______3______5_____5____3_____3__0_7______3_______1___
Guitar 2: Leads done over the above.
Single coil bridge position used.
E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D________0_5_7_7--8~~___8_8_8--7~__7__5~~___
G__0_5_7____________________________________
C___________________________________________
E_________________________________
B_________________________________
G____________0____________________
D_______0-5-7______________________
G__0-5-7___________10~~~__________
C_________________________________
Main
Song Kick in / Main Theme Riff
E_______________________________
B_______________________________
G_______________________________
D_______________________________
G______0_5_3_0__________________
C__1_5_________3^1/2>release_3_______
C Bb6 Bm6
C
Eb5
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5_____________________________________
G______3--4__________5a.h~_____3a.h~____________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
C Bb6 Bm6
Bb5
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D______5____________ 3~____________________
G______3--4__________3~________3a.h~_3a.h~____
C__0_0______0_0_0_0_______0_0______________
C Bb6 Bm6 C
Eb5
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5_____________________________________
G______3--4__________5a.h~_____3a.h~____________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
C Bb6 Bm6
Bb Eb
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D______5___________________________________
G______3--4__________3a.h~_3a.h~______________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0___________3a.h~_3a.h~_____
Bridge Transition #1
Sort of a modified version of our intro with some harmonized leads around it..
Tabs are color coded..
See Video for lesson and help with the tabs.
Guitar 1: Rhythm
C5
Bb5 A6
Bb6 C5
E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G_______________________________________________
D__5______________ 3_____4__5~__________________
G__5___5-7-5-0___3__3___2_2__3~___0_*let chord ring out____
C________________________________0_______________
Guitar 2:
Harmonized guitar part 1, Root notes
E_________________________________________
B_________________________________________
G__5~__5-7-5-0__3~___2~__3~_______________
D_________________________________________
G_________________________________________
C_____________________________0___________
Guitar 3: Harmonized guitar
part 2, 5ths, 6ths and roots.
E______________________________
B______________________________
G______________________________
D______________________________
G__12~___10~____11~__12~______
C_________________________0____
Bridge Transition #2
2 Guitars play the same riff..
This is classic Metal double bass riffing, with a fill...
The fill is what makes it hard as far as timing.. You miss, people will
know.. We're also moving the basic song structure up 1/2 step with this
part. Playing off of a C# instead of a C.. The 1/2 step chord change
in Metal creates drama.. It's taken from Classical actually.. But Metal
and Classical often intertwine..
(Bass drives C - Guitar tension riff is over C#) - C Chord implied by
bass
E________________________________________________
B________________________________________________
G________________________________________________
D________________________________________________
G____5_____3-0________5_____3-0___________________
C__1___0_0_____3-5__7___0_0_____3^1/2>release_3~______
C5
E_______________________________________
B_______________________________________
G_______________________________________
D______5_5--____________________________
G______5_5--_____5_3-0___________________
C__0_0________7_______3--2_3--2--1________
E________________________________________________
B________________________________________________
G________________________________________________
D________________________________________________
G____5_____3-0________5_____3-0___________________
C__1___0_0_____3-5__7___0_0_____3^1/2>release_3~______
E______________________________________________
B______________________________________________
G______________________________________________
D______5_5--____________________________________
G______5_5--_____5_3-0__________________________
C__0_0________7_______3--2_3--2^^slow gradual bend^1/2___
Main Theme Riffing
E_______________________________
B_______________________________
G_______________________________
D_______________________________
G______0_5_3_0__________________
C__1_5_________3^1/2>release_3_______
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5_____________________________________
G______3--4__________5a.h~_____3a.h~____________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D______5___________________________________
G______3--4__________3a.h~_______3a.h~_________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0_______0_0_______3a.h~____
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5____________ 5~______________________
G______3--4__________5~_______3a.h~___________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D______5___________________________________
G______3--4__________3a.h~_3a.h~______________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0___________3a.h~_3a.h~____
*Transition
Riff that leads us into the Solo Interlude.
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D__________________________________________
G________3a.h-2-0_____2______________________
C__1_3_5________5-3_2_*let ring out as interlude begins_____
SOLO Part 1 - Acoustic Interlude
This part 1 of the solo has an acoustic rhythm and mellower lead section..
The acoustic part and the lead part are color coded and tabbed below..
Take note that the acoustic guitar is tuned to a "Dropped D" tuning, D, A, D, G,
B, E. The lead guitar is the C Power Tuning that we've been using
throughout this track..
Tuning:
D, A, D, G, B, E
Guitar 1: Acoustic Rhythm
Dm add 11
Dm/F
G sus2
E________________________________________________
B________________________________________________
G________0_______________________________________
D______3___3___3_________0_________0_____________
A____5_______5___5_____0___0_____0___0___________
D__0_________________3_________5_________________
Dm add 11
G sus2 A sus4
F
E____________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________
G________0___________________________________________________
D______3___3___3_________0______0___7__>main solo
kicks in here_______
A____5_______5___5_____0______0___8__________________________
D__0_________________5______7________________________________
Guitar 2:
Leads over the Acoustic Part above.
Single Coil Neck and Middle used for this part. - NO WAH YET.
Note the tuning is C Power Tuning: C, G, D,
G, B, E
E__15-10___10_______10________________________________________________________
B_______13___13^1_____13_10__________________________________________________
G___________________________12^1*hold__then
release_12-10___12^1>release_12-10___10~~____
D________________________________________________12_______________12_________
G____________________________________________________________________________
C____________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________10__17_13_15_15^1~____
B__11^1**switch pickups mid bend to humbucker at the bridge____11^1~_11^1~_____________________10_______________________
G___________________________________________________________10-14-10_____________________________
D_____________________________________________________5---12________
12___________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________________________________
C_______________________________________________________________________________________________
SOLO Part 2 - Main Solo
This part of the solo has the song kicking back in with a slightly modified Main
Theme Riff and Bridge Transition #1 under it.. I say slightly modified
because the riffing as it was in the main song is too busy for the solo, so I
just used the basic chord structure of the rhythms for under the solo..
You'll need a wah and a fast fretting hand for this one.. Usually with
this Genre of music the solos can get quite fast especially when part or all of
it is done over a fast double bass drum beat as this one is... The Wah is
optional, and if you need to fudge some notes that's fine, the point is to take
note of the techniques and scale use.. And remember we're still tuned to
the "C Power Tuning", C, G, D, G, B, E..
Humbucker pickup in the Bridge position was used for this part.
Note the tuning is C Power Tuning:
C, G, D,
G, B, E
C5
E____11^1~~~____11^1~_8_______8_______________________________________________________
B__x_____________________11^1~___11_8-11-8___8____8-11-8-0___8___________________________
G_________________________________________11__11________11__10_10^1>release_10-8___8~~--___
D___________________________________________________________________________10_________
G______________________________________________________________________________________
C______________________________________________________________________________________
*Rhythm changes to basically the
Bridge Transition #1 Riff. Keep a steady but slow half tempo slight push
and release on the Wah going..
C5 Bb5
E_________13-15-17________13-15-17________13-15-17________11-13-15________11-13-15________11-13-15_
B__13-15-17_______13-15-17________13-15-17________11-13-15________11-13-15________11-13-15_________
G___________________________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________________________
C___________________________________________________________________________________________
A6
Bb6
E_________10-12-14________10-12-14_______11-13-15___________11-13-15________13-15-17___
B__10-12-14_______10-12-14________10-12-14__________11-13-15_________11-13-15__________
G________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________
C________________________________________________________________________________
C5
Bb5
E__________13-15-17_________13-15-17_________13-15_15^1~~_____
B__13-15-17_________13-15-17_________13-15-17__________________
G___________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________
C___________________________________________________________
A6
Bb6
C5
E__13^1~~____13^1_13_10____________________
B_______________________13_13^1~~~_________
G___________________________________________
D___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
C___________________________________________
Outro Main Theme Riffing
*Slightly longer
lead in riff.
E________________________________________
B________________________________________
G________________________________________
D________________________________________
G______0_5_3_0______3-0______3--2_3--2_____
C__1_5_________3--2_____3--2__3--2_3--2_____
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5____________ 5~______________________
G______3--4__________5~_______3a.h~____________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D______5___________________________________
G______3--4__________3a.h~___________________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0_______0_0__3a.h~_3a.h~____
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5____________ 5~______________________
G______3--4__________5~_______3a.h~____________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D______5___________________________________
G______3--4__________3a.h~_3a.h~______________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0___________3a.h~_3a.h~____
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5____________ 5~______________________
G______3--4__________5~_______3a.h~____________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D______5___________________________________
G______3--4__________3a.h~_3a.h~______________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0___________3a.h~_3a.h~____
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G____________________________________________
D______5____________ 5~______________________
G______3--4__________5~_______3a.h~____________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0______0_0_____3a.h~________
*Final
Ending
C Bb6 Bm6
Bb6 Bm6
C5
C7
C#5
E___________________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________________
D______5_____________ 5_____________________5_5_5_5__________________________________
G______3--4___________3--4_________0_ 0______ 3_3_3_3_____1_*let
chord ring out to fade______________
C__0_0______0_0_0_0_________0_1_3___0______ 0_0_0_0_____1___________________1--18--1___
End
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