Lesson - Tabs

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Tabs & Lesson

Tuning = Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb,

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Lesson Introduction from Jeff Fiorentino

This lesson deals with Melodic Rock, or more specifically Melodic Dark Metal.. Sometimes when you say the term Melodic Rock people think of some of the snore music from the 70's, "If a picture paints a Thousand words" kind of stuff.. In reality the term Melodic Rock simply means incorporating some vocal melody into the rhythms and lead accompaniments...

With our track "REVENGE", we have quite a lot going on. We have a track that tells a story from start to finish, beginning with a
light 12 string and 6 string intro, with tension filled neo-classical style chord changes.. That's followed by 2 separate kicked up power chord riffs, which is then followed by the intro of the song done with electric this time, and 2 additional guitars added in doing a dark lead accompaniment, and so forth and so forth..

We do a lot of this with mode changes. We have many modes lessons on JFRocks.com, in our Songwriting series, in our Modes for Moods series, (both of which can be found on the main JFRocks Techniques & Genres lesson page) and even 2 products "Soloing 101", and
"Soloing 101 Part Deux" in our store, all designed to help you understand the importance of modes in not only songwriting, but song structuring and arrangement as well.

Our song "REVENGE" in its key of "Em" drifts between "Aeolian", "Phrygian", "Locrian", and "Harmonic minor" to give us its element of darkness, but knowing that is only part of the story. The full story resides in how and when these modes are used, coupled with how the song is orchestrated, meaning what the bass is doing, drum beats, secondary guitars etc. etc. etc. See video lesson for more explanation of the modes and orchestration in use...

We'll cover all of these topics and more on the video lesson for this track. In the meantime please as always listen to the song example "REVENGE" a few times BEFORE diving into the tabs and video lesson. You really will get more out of the lesson in the end.

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REVENGE

JFRocks Guitar TAB Transcription
Transcribed by: Erica Reese
Lesson notes by: Jeff Fiorentino
Arrangement by: Jeff Fiorentino

Copyright © 2012 JFRocks

Song Intro - Aeolian & Locrian modes used

Guitars 1 and 2 play: NOTE Guitar 1 in your left speaker is a 12 string, and guitar 2 in your right speaker is a 6 string. This blending makes for a very cool effect,
and is one I encourage everyone to try in their own recordings when ever possible..

Em/B D add 9 Em/B D add 9

E_____0_______0____0__0_______0_______0_______0__0__0_______0_____
B__8____8___8___8__7____7___7___7__8____8___8____7____7___7___7___
G__9______9________7______7________9______9______7______7_________
D__9_______________0_______________9_____________0________________
A_________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________

F7/C D

E__0__0_______0____0__0_______0____5__5_______5____5__5_______5_____
B__6____6___6___6__6____6___6___6__7____7___7___7__7____7___7___7___
G__5______5________5______4________7______7________7______7_________
D___________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________

Em/B D add 9 Em/B D add 9

F7/C C/G C7/Bb

E__0__0_______0____0__0_______0____3__3_______3____3__3_______3____3__3_______3____
B__6____6___6___6__6____6___6___6__5____5___5___5__5____5___5___5__5____5___5___5__
G__5______5________5______4________5______4________3______3________3______3________
D__________________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________

Dm D

E__5__5_______5____5__5_______5____5__5_______5____5_____________
B__6____6___6___6__6____6___6___6__7____7___7___7__7_*let chord ring out___
G__7______7________7______7________7______7________7_____________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________

Chorus Riff - Aeolian & Phrygian modes used

The chorus riff is a serious mid-range toned dark metal power chord riff which drifts in and out of Aeolian and
Phrygian modes. It's played with 2 guitars 1 in each speaker, and should have some flair to it.. I suggest all
down-strokes for this riff..

Guitars 1 and 2 play:

E5 F5 E5 D5 C5 B5 G5 F#5 A5 B5
E_________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
D__9__9_9--10__ 9___________________________________________________
A__7__7_7---8__ 7_ 12_10___10_ 9_---_5___5_5__4__7__9__9_9_9_9_9_9____
E________________10_ 8____8__7_---_3___3_3__2__5__7__7_7_7_7_7_7____

E5 F5 E5 D5 C5 B5 F#5 B5 D5 C5 B5 F5
E____________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________________________________
D__9__9_9--10__9________________________ 4---7__5__4__4--10__10_10_10_10_10_10___
A__7__7_7---8__ 7_ 12_10___10_ 9_---_4___4_2---5__3__2__2---8___8__8__8__8__8__8___
E________________10_ 8____8__7_---_2___2_______________________________________

**Harmonized guitar begins here!!

Guitar 1 continues with the main chorus riff.. Guitars 2 and 3 harmonize, first with 3rds, then together.
Tabs below are color coded for ease of reading..

Guitar 2: Root riff

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~__4^1/2>release_4____________________________________
D_______________________________________5~__5_4^1/2>release_4__7__9~___13~____
A_________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~__4^1/2>release_4_________7__5__4__4---10~~__________
D_______________________________________4~__4____________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________

Guitar 3: Harmonized Riffing, harmonizing with mostly 3rds the 1st time around, then following guitar 1 the second time around, in the case of this the first
harmonized part of the song, guitar 3 ends with a big scale up to lead us into the next part of the song..

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G__12~__12_12^1>release_12__11_9~__9_7^1>release_7__4~______________11~__________
D_______________________________________________5__7--9~___________________
A_________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~__5_4^1/2>release_4_________7__5__4____
D_________________________________________4~__4_____________
A___________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________

*Quickly with palm mutes...

E___________________________________________________________________________________15_17_19_17_15_17_19_20_22_22_22^1~~_
B______________________________________________________________15_17_19_17_15_17_19_______________________________________
G______________________________________14_16_17_16_14_16_17_16____________________________________________________________
D__________________________14_15_17_15____________________________________________________________________________________
A______________14_15_17_15________________________________________________________________________________________________
E__14_15_17_15____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Verse Theme Riff #2 - Aeolian & Locrian modes used

The first verse theme riff is actually the intro chording to our song.. That comes in again later in a more beefed tone after this part.. This part is a faster feel and is what I call slick riff.. It's actually inspired by Metallica's Enter Sandman but you would never really tell that.. One of the things I teach you guys on this site is how to take something that inspires you and twist it around into something completely new.. This riff is a great example of that..

Guitars 1 and 2 play:

E5 F A5/E F5
E____________________________________________
B____________________________________________
G___________________9---10____________________
D___________________________7~_____10________
A__2______0-2-0______7--- 8___ 7~_____ 8________
E__0__0_0______3_0__ ______x______x___________

E5 Bb5 A5 A G A G
E________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________
D___________________9____________________________________________
A__2______0-2-0______7_8__7---__0-2-0_______0-2-0___________________
E__0__0_0______3_0____6__5---_______3^1/2______ 3^^Slower steady bend^1/2___

Verse Theme Riff #1 - Aeolian & Locrian modes used

Again as was said under Verse riff #2, these are reversed in name (not arrangement) because this riff is actually a modified version of what we opened the song with.. We have 3 guitar parts here, all over-driven, each adds an important element to this song section. The real lesson here is in how all 3 work together, thus what each is doing is important, so please learn all 3 parts, or at the very least try to understand all 3. We'll get into more detail on the video lesson of course.. Tabs are color coded below to show what each part is doing..

Guitar 1: Main Rhythm part - Left speaker

Em/B D add 9 Em/B D add 9

E__0________0___0__________0____0______________0__________0______
B__8________0___7____7___7___7__8________0_____7____7___7___7____
G__9__9_9_9___x_7__7___7________9__9_9_9___9_x_7__7___7__________
D__9__9_9_9_____0_______________9__9_9_9_______0_________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________

F7/C D D5

E__0__0________0________0________0____5____________________________________
B__6____6___6___6____6___6____6___6___7____________________________________
G__5______5________5________5_________7_____________________________7---____
D_____________________________________0__7_7_7_7__7_7_7_7__7_7_7_7__7---____
A________________________________________5_5_5_5__5_5_5_5__5_5_5_5__5---____
E__________________________________________________________________________

Em/B D add 9 Em/B D add 9

E__0_______________0______0________0________0_______0______0_________
B__8_________0_____7____7___7___7__8________0_______7____7___7___0x__
G__9__9_9_9____9_x_7__7_______7____9__9_9_9_________7__7_______7_____
D__9__9_9_9________0_______________9__9_9_9___9x_9x_0________________
A____________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________

F7/C C/G

E__0__0________0____0__0________0____3__3________3_____
B__6____6____6___6__6____6____6___6__5____5____5___5___
G__5_______5________5_______5________5_______5_________
D______________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________

C7/Bb D

E______0________0________0________0______________________
B____5___5____5___5____5___5____5____7___________________
G__3________3________3________3______7___________________
D____________________________________7_*let chord ring out - solo enters___
A____________________________________5___________________
E________________________________________________________

Guitar 2: Secondary Rhythm part - Right speaker

E__________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________
G___9~___9--11---9__7~~_______9~___9--11---9__7~~_____
D__________________________________________________
A___7~___7---9---7__ 5~~_______7~___7---9---7__ 5~~____
E__________________________________________________

E_____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________
G______0________0_________0_________0_________________________________________
D____3___3____3___3_____3___3_____3___3___7_7_7_7__7_7_7_7__7_7_7_7__7_7_7---__
A_________________________________________5_5_5_5__5_5_5_5__5_5_5_5__5_5_5---__
E__1________1_________1_________1_____________________________________________

E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G______0________0_________0_________0______
D____3___3____3___3_____3___3_____3___3____
A__________________________________________
E__1________1_________1_________1__________

E__________3____________________________________________________________
B________3___3________5_______5_______5_______5____7____________________
G______5_______5____3___3___3___3___3___3___3___3__7____________________
D____5___________5________5_______5_______5________7_*let chord ring out - solo enters____
A__3_______________________________________________5____________________
E_______________________________________________________________________

Guitar 3: Lead Accompaniment / Tension builder - mid left speaker area..

E___________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________
E__10^1>slow release_10_10~~______10^1>slow release_10_10~~_____

E_______________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________
E__1~~*let ring out_____1----10_10~~____10_10_10_10__10_10_10_10__10_10_10_10__

E_______________________________________________________________________
B_______________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________
D____________________10~_10~___8~__ 8~___8~__8----_12~~_________________
A________________________________________________________*let ring out - solo enters___
E__1~~*let ring out_____1----8~__8~____6~__6~___6~__6----_10~~_________________

SOLO

The solo for this track is as it was asked to be written by the person who hired me to write it.. The solo is what I a many others typically refer to as a blended solo, in this case using 80's style hard rock techniques that keep with the mood of the track.. Blended solos are solos that are phrased separately to sound like multiple guitarists are taking different parts of it, when really it's just one guy.. That said some adjustments in timing would need to be made to pull it off in a one guitar in a live setting situation, but overall it's a breeze to do that.

The solo itself starts off over the Verse 2 kicked up riff, then it rides out with the Verse 1 melodic riff i.e. the guitar 1 part for the song part we just finished that led us into the solo... I've indicated above the solo tabs what rhythm part you're soloing over. We'll cover the techniques on the video lesson... Tabs have been simplified in spots for ease of reading purposes.

*Quickly with slight palm mute..., stretching is required.

*Over Verse Theme #2 Riff

E____________________________________________________________________________________________15_15-17_17^1.5>slow release_17__
B__________________________________________________________________________12_15_12_17_12_15____________________________
G________________________________________________________12_14_12_16_12_17______________________________________________
D______________________________________12_14_12_16_12_17________________________________________________________________
A____________________12_14_12_15_12_17__________________________________________________________________________________
E__12_14_12_15_12_17____________________________________________________________________________________________________

E__17^1>release_17_15____________15_______12_15_12_17_12_19_12__15_12_17_12_19_12__15_12_17_12_19_12_
B_________________17^1~~~_____17^1~_____________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________

E__15_12_17_12_19_12__12_15_12_15_12_____________15_____________15_________
B____________________________________17^1>release_17____17^1>release_17____15^1~___
G__________________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________

E__________________12____________________________________________________________
B__15^1>with slight release>____15-12_15-12___12__15-12_15-12___12___________________________
G_______________________________14_______________14____14^1>release_14-12___12^1~~___
D____________________________________________________________________14__________
A________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________

*With palm mute - Page-style Pentatonic minor scale up...

E_________________________________________________________________________12_15^1_____
B________________________________________________________12_15-12___12_15~____________
G______________________________________12_14_12_14_12_14_________14___________________
D____________________12_14_12_14_12_14________________________________________________
A__12_14_12_14_12_14__________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________

(x) = Notes in parenthesis are tapped.

*Over Verse Theme #1 Riff/Chord Pattern

E______________________________________________________________________
B__(17)^1>with slight release of bend-15~__(17)-15--13_(17)-13--15_(17)-15--13_(17)-13--15___
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________________________________
B__(17)-15--13_(17)-13--15_(17)-15--13_(17)-13--15__(17)-15--13_(17)-13--15__(17)-15_(17)-13____
G___________________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________

E____________________________________________________________________________
B__(17)-15_(17)-13__(17)-15_(17)-13__(17)-15_(17)-13_(17)-12__(17)-13_(17)-12_(17)-10___
G____________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________

E____________________________________________
B__(17)-12_(17)-10_(17)-8__(17)-10_(17)-8_(17)-7___
G____________________________________________
D____________________________________________
A____________________________________________
E____________________________________________

*Tricky tap bend and release section below.. See video for demo and tips...

E_________________________________________________________________________
B__(17)-8_(17)-7_(17)^slow bend^1>release>(17)-6~_(13)^1>release_(13)-6~_(18)^1/2>release>(18)___
G_________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________

E__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B__(22)-15-19_(22)-15-19_(22)-15-19_(22)-15-19__(22)-15-19_(22)-15-19_(22)-15-19_(22)-15-19__(22)-15-19_(22)-15-19-(22)^1*let fade out___
G__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

E______________________________________________________________________________________
B__8^slow steady bend^1_(13)>release 8th fret while holding tap>>>>_____15^1__15^1>release_15~____22^1__22^1>release_22~_
G______________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________
B__15^1__15^1>release_15~___20^1~>release bend slowly and let fade____
G_________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________

*Brief arpeggio section below..

F7/C (chords from verse riff #1 still) C/G

E__________________________________________________
B________________17_18~____18^1>release>_18_18--13~~___
G_____________17___________________________________
D______14_15_______________________________________
A___15_____________________________________________
E__________________________________________________

E________15_20_15____________15_20_15___________15_20_15_________________
B________________________________________________________________________
G__17_21_________ 21___17_21__________21__17_21__________21_17~~_________
D________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________

*Our ending is a Steve Vai-style scale down over a C7 tension chord.. note the use of the Bb in the scale to enhance that tension.

C7/Bb E5 from Chorus riff enters here

E__17-18-17-15_______________________________15-17_18_20_20^1~~____
B____________17-18-17-15___________17-18-17-15_______________________
G______________________17-19-17-15_________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________

Final Chorus/Outro

The final chorus is a slightly embellished repeat of our song's initial kick-in.. Take note that some changes occur toward the end with the harmonized guitars..

Guitars 1 and 2 play:

E_________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________
D__9__9_9--10__ 9___________________________________________________
A__7__7_7---8__ 7_ 12_10___10_ 9_---_5___5_5__4__7__9__9_9_9_9_9_9____
E________________10_ 8____8__7_---_3___3_3__2__5__7__7_7_7_7_7_7____

E____________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________________________________
D__9__9_9--10__9________________________ 4---7__5__4__4--10__10_10_10_10_10_10___
A__7__7_7---8__ 7_ 12_10___10_ 9_---_4___4_2---5__3__2__2---8___8__8__8__8__8__8___
E________________10_ 8____8__7_---_2___2_______________________________________

E_____________________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________________________
D__9__9_9--10__9________________________ 4---7__5__4__4--10__10_10_10_10_10_10__10_10_10_10_10_10_
A__7__7_7---8__ 7_ 12_10___10_ 9_---_4___4_2---5__3__2__2---8___8__8__8__8__8__8___8__8__8__8__8__8_
E________________10_ 8____8__7_---_2___2________________________________________________________

E________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~_5_4^1/2>release_4__________________________
D________________________________________5~__5_5_4_7_9~___13~___
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~__5_4^1/2>release_4_________7__5__4__4---10_9_7__9_7_5__
D_________________________________________4~__4_____________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________

E____________________________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________________________
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~__5_4^1/2>release_4_________7__5__4__4---10_9_7__9_7_5__10~__10_10__14~_
D_________________________________________4~__4_____________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G__12~__12_12^1>release_12__11_9~__9_7^1>release_7__4~______________11~__________
D_______________________________________________5_5_4_7_9~________________
A_________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________

E____________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________________________________
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~___5_4^1/2>release_4________7__5__4__4---10_9_7__9_7_5___
D_________________________________________4~__4______________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________

E_________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________
G__12~__12_12^1>release_12__11_9~__9_7^1>release_7__4~__________________11~______
D_______________________________________________5_5_4_7_9~___13~__________
A_________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________

E________________________________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________5---10_8_7__8_7_5__8-10-8>trill__10_10_13~__
G__9~__9_9^1/2>release_9__7_5~__5_4^1/2>release_4_________7__5__4_________________________________________
D_________________________________________4~__4__________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________________

End

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"Revenge" Melodic Rock 101
Written by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Performed by:	Jeff Fiorentino, Erica Reese, & Mick (Bass)
Transcribed by:	Erica Reese with notes by Jeff Fiorentino
Engineered by:	Mick the Mixer & Jeff Fiorentino

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