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Backing track Children Of Bodom ‘SMILE PRETTY FOR THE DEVIL (MP3, Full track MP3. Backing track WATCH & LEARN Put your CD in your PC or Mac to watch our Video Lessons and guest spots from the world's hottest guitar players. Ifthe disc doesn't un ‘autoatically, double-click on the Interface icon to start up the TG CD. if you are using a Mac, you will need to double-click on the CD eon fist. RIFF OF THE MONTH Coldplay Strawbery Swing Bea Ce lred a sig) eae Player Profile: en) eer Recut’ Cd ey ees eed Learntoatayive VIP AREA toturn on your stereo or computer and check out the accompanying audio or video on your disc un uuuiaeunaeaieavmiaaeiaitaeeaane Siron Maiden riffs Run To The Hills Number Of The Beast “The Trooper 2 Minutes To Midnight Running Free Beginner's acoustic Chord embellishments, Boginner's olectric Pentatonie riffs | Lynyrd Skynyrd: part 1 ‘Sweet Home Alabama (Intro, verse, bridge, chorus) Player profile: John Petrucci Par alternate picking VIDEO LESSONS Gus NEW! 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Whether yourean acoustic player, ametal fiend orsomewherein between, the pro'sin this feature will help improve your playing! 38 CHRISCORNELL Songwriting on acoustic 42 SLIPKNOT Metalguitar forbeginners 46 WHITESNAKE Improve your lead playing 48 DREAMTHEATER Lockin with bass and drums 52 PENDULUM, ENTER SHIKARI, THE PRODIGY Max your FX pedal potential 56 BILLY TALENT Combinerhythm andlead guitar ‘COVER STORY, 60 NEWTON FAULKNER Less percussion, more confidence: Newton talks to TG about second album Rebullt By Humans y con 64 STEVEVAI The virtuoso gets forensic’ and 4 helps you find your unique style 121. Gearintro 122, Fender Road WornS0s Strat 128 Group Test: signatures under £500 133. MayonesSetius GIM6 Gothic 135 YamahaNTX700BL 137, MarshallClass5 139. Buyer'sGuide ck i 140 Ed'sShed13 a1 84 86 92 96 34 76 94 108 110 113 14 ns A BLAST TO SEE TG READERS GO COLDPLAY Strawberry Swing (video riff) STRUM-ALONG: REM Drive JASON MRAZ As mentioned on p.12, | spent atvours the best part of August taking BILLY TALENT : Rusted From The Rain part in TG's summer schools. . It was such a blast to see TG. LYNYRD SKYNYRD (VIDEO) readers go from players who ‘Sweet Home Alabama (part 1) struggled with powerchords to CHILDREN OF BODOM gigging musicians. We were able Smite ol Thee to give most of the students an experience they'll remember for along time to come and, | Q5A hope, one that leads to more Your techniqueand theory gigs and good times. Being so hands-on with those who Sie tae awaet attended gave me an insight into the kinds of things Ce en meeansta gota you might struggle with, which will enable us to make started on acousticand electric further improvements to TG and to make you better PLAYER PROFILE: players faster than ever. A case in pointis this month's JOHN PETRUCCI Sweet Home Alabama Video Lesson, which we've split atc araeaae into three parts to run over three issues of TG. This isn'ta RIDROLESSOM: cynical ploy to liberate you of more cash; it’s simply the Develop yourmetal chops with most effective way of teaching you the song, because chomaticand diminished licks welll have more space each month to advise you on VIDEO LESSON: its technical aspects. Let me know how you get on by Foor emmys semtingbass emailing stephen lawson@futurenet.com! grooves using a few simple chords VIDEO LESSON: PAULGILBERT Inhis final column, Paul uses rhythms to gveallck variety MODERN MASTERS © Getinspired by the sounds and techniques of jonny Greenwood GET YOUR GRADES Ace your exams with the help of our Rockschool and RGT columns fon Stephen Lawson, Editorwhy should a guitar magazine be any different? | would haopiy have some nice looking axe posters spread across my bedroom walls PS, | couleht let the opportunity sip to get a picture with your magazine while | was sat on the beach in Spain rks TG for keeping me ent for the holiday! 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Take the A minor pentatonic scale as an example, The notes are ACD Eand Gand the intervals ae 1,3 4 5 7. To create the Ritusen scale you need to play the same notes but start ’ whole tone lower on the G Instead of the A, This is the 6 Ena ae same as the A miner pentatonic scale, but the intervals are different (124 5 6). Strawberry Swing Is inthe key of E; maior so you can create the & Ritusen scale (FAB, ) by thinking up a tone and playing the F minor pentatonic scale instead. m (CG) ‘Yul find the Strawberry Swi Video Lasson by clicking on the Video Rife Unk onthe ain enw oT the TCD, Nirvana at Reading DVD release ‘day 2 Noverber ‘something you had to see, ari f you dlr see it then wed you tne of the most b have a legal co ne show! n aut ell as Is of rock stage in a whe sping out and tea he festival set features almost every ‘ong on their breakthrough and now (Described by one music revi legendary sacand recard Nevermind, as yettes trom 199) sutysm, Been A Son anc 1e chords you need to play iconic tracks CS rs tetanus aceon ever er matching these chords to the songs. pee is Em Barre chords let youplay whole songs Using variations ofthesame shape Hell] U Am (add) 6 Slide the Gshape down two fretsto create Fmaveil These sound prest os arpesgios 4 ‘mn ] ete [Tel coo G ‘DnvE ; fits comfortable youcanaddbass notes toopen chara withyourtum® (7) Siem ue Ci es fer penton Cray Private earnNAIL... re way of breathing life licks is to use ‘sequences’ Melod) sequences are leks Seay ei ce EP CIS CEPR M MOC ents improvisation ide repeated (usually in ame > minor pent far into the scale you want e key) at aigher or lower pitch. ‘key to great sounding 52 new sequence to begin. Check This usuelly means moving a is to vary: the number cf nates autour four examples below basic lick up or down through a you plan to sequence; the rhythm and see if you can spot the basic particular scale, We've used the E youre going to play; and how pattern in each one, MSS Pee ‘This isa stape'down three up oe’ pattern that sounds great in any style. Take It slowly, ensuring you co-ordinate eur picking and pul-offs smoothly. Ths sa imple thee-nate sequence Ua) EG ‘The key to building up you speed with this pattems geting smooth hammer-ons and pul-ofts with minimal icking Practise siowly with ametroname an try to fel the puise of the algh-note sequence EISEN EC) This sequence uses the two-notespersting pattern ofthe minor pentatonic scala ina sb-note sequence with a triplet hythm This sounds more complicated than s,s lsten tothe aust pk up the pattem! Enea ENG) ey ite ‘Although t's based around postion oe, tis exercise aso nce nates from postion two of the minor pentatonic ‘scale. This means youd to tet fo reach the notes tthe I6th and ih ets. vuoiTHEM:YOUTH hoare they and nd peed erates ed Rey Peer med ee er ere) Peter eae Tr eam a Cee eee) from a pub session to talk about the Ppt ee td uitar coming off the back ofthe mid Seer ed ey Pte eat g eT Poteet a Peet Lert) Re eed Pree Ecce Se tel ‘much guitar in thelr music... see en ae ey Eanes ee ae) ees ‘ON YouR TGCD ‘Their sound includes foPeete Puri eticd onan ere ey ieee the synth effect” he reveals. “You Pee eae ere eae creer ent Uses different effects to give it some colour Like Johnny Marr used to do” [RARE ender Pro Ret Tine eaenouudaneseend union wah His guitar heroes are legends like Caer et ore eee eas errs eee te ee ord Cee ae eet ett eae eee tte ee ees eee ra Pe creme! 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Champions. their debut album, is a bal of frantic energy: the opening call to arms of Economics had us mashing like mad in the staff canteen It's catchy as sin and heavy as hell in equal measure Just the way we lke it. (CB) Gallows, Rolo Tomas Mine The Bear Champions 8 | aiear HHEEAEETETLEAEL 0 TM How did a Norwegian teenager sot to play with guitar legends like Mayall and Healey?! tall started when I met John Mayall in Norway when I was 12" says Krissy " gave him my litte demo CD and he said, Yeah, do you wanna come and Sit in with US?" So did two nights running! | saw Jeff Healey in Lendlon ‘and held a heard abit about me, so | satin with him in Bilston Ve also been very lucky to mes BB King, Robert Cray and Hi Sumiin, which has helped a lot Z Impressive CV fer a teen! So, how ‘Guitarist: does he get that lush blues tone? Tve been using a Peavey Delta Blues THE KRISSY Ea save ot fe pec, at MATTHEWS BAND $222" 27500" ne take the tue sound away. 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I there anything Ican do to get over this? Columns put together Peter North, Hitchin boy Matt Haslet. ahighty experienced teacher, It sounds like you need to develop Session payer and Head your fingerboard knowledge. The of Guta at the ACM, abilty to play any chord type in at least three positions on the neck isan essential ski, Chords are simply groups of notes played at the same time. A 22-fret guitar will ve you access to over 130 notes. ‘The various combinations of notes played together gives you thousands of aifferent chords on the gular The problem that mary guitar players have is that once they've learned the basic Chords in open position they seldom explore the possibilties of playing the same chords __Leam to play chords with the root notes elsewhere on the neck. The ‘CAGED systern__on each of the three lowest strings. A good heckoutKnotts links the five most common open chord ‘way to do this is to play in one approximate fitffom Sultans Of shares (C, A,G,E and D) together across the postion of the neck. Example |, bar 1 below ‘Swing forsemecoel, neck For example. you can play aC chord in demonstrates this idea by playing the. searches its basic open postion, then as an‘A-shape’ diatonic chords in the key of A major. barre chord, followed by a G-shape bare ‘chord and finally as E and D ‘shape barre chords respectively, “This system works perfectly when Using major chords, but when you move to more complex chord types it can seem a little ambiguous because the chords bear less resemblance to the open shapes, eared pester Eater ena CRC) Ama? m7 cin” onal’ £7 Fin? Gin amai? mai” Gin™* Fin? 7 mai? cin? Bn” Anal? ioe SSeS SSS S vn cp poy gpg tee $e pe ed is ee a ge 8 SS SS eee oe The chords in ar are roughly based around one single poston onthe neck bar 2 the vocings move na more linear approach. Make sure to keep any ile strings muted. Notice how te last chord features an open stingINASSCCIATION WITH ACM nuttin TC TM EXAMPLE 2: 16th note funk riff Ee) ‘Make sure that your pick strokes ae short an tight. Your fet hand shuld grip the neck fly but stil allow each finger to move fel. Funkis based ona strong ‘creo govt“ eye amen ken se pana wae a] pitas ARPEGGIO ‘The nates af a chord played indvicully BARRE CHORD Achard where one fingerplays nates on ‘wa or more sings at Don't pop ‘til you get enough my guar sls expecially towards furk grooves How do ga rcurd tose funky popoing techniques? They seem uke arythng ve ever payed before! Don Fisher, UK LUntice rock and metal playing, which often features, sustained notes and chords, typical funk-style rif, incorporating a variety Of 16th note rhythms. Start by mastering our ‘example and then experiment with other funlestyle popping focuses’ rhythms. There are dozens of varations for thesarre et. fon short, staccato notas often played you todiscover. Finally, check out classic CHORD with a syncopated hythmic patter. players suchas David Willams, Paul Jackson Thvseor more notes You can create this effect by keeping _ J, Nile Radgers and Leo Nocentell. payed together your pick hand movement minimal and DOUBLESTOP. Using shott strokes. Your fret hand also plays a part in creating percussive funk -rooves, so liftoff ofthe neck quickly to keep notes short and use any redundant ‘chard trade up of only two notes FLAT Aflatsign() tells you fingers to keep idle strings a Tyapscribing How do | go about developing my ‘transcription skils? | have been ‘ying to mprave ry listening skis by identifying chords and intervals, but Im having real troubie writing ‘down and reading what l hear, Ary ton tins? ‘Michael Hunt, via email ‘There are three key elements of transcribing: melody, harmony and rhythm. You've started Identitying chords and intervals and this is a great start on harmony, 30 turn your attention to the other elements. Use your guitar to work out the melodies of ‘tunes you know, then try writing them down = |ust on the tab to begin with because youll need to understand the rhythm before You tackle the standard notation, “To improve your understanding of rhythm, try playing some 16th note rhythm guitar parts and see how these fit into various time signatures, 4/4, 6/8 or 3/4 It goes without saying that you should also know the written language of music notation in detail, as well as knowing how to play all the techniques that notation represents. Look through TG's ‘Tab Guide on p74 and see'f you can play aan example of every technique notated and remember all the symbols too. mt 34 | eitar You should alsa investigate single-note syncopated riffs. Example 2 above is a silent A pain in the finger Hello TG, can you please help me? When | play open chords | get vibrations on the pads of my fingers frem the strings. Does ths really matter as long as the Notas are ringing clean? | dant want to fallin to any bad habits that will be hard to correct later on. Ryan Maynard, via email It takes a white for your fingers to get used to playing the guttar. You may experience pain and blisters on the skin of your fingertips. This is normal, though, and will subside after the frst few weeks, The vibrations you mention could indicate that you need to change your technique. Use as litle force as you can and try to develop a relaxed approach to playing so that you don't strain yourself. Fret each note with the tips of your fingers and make sure you dont clench your gutar. baseball bat style! Finally, if you ‘experience continual pain, stop playing and consult a doctor. that anoteshoua be lowered by a semitone HARMONIC The high-pitched sound produced by gently fouchng and picking 2 stung (without ret), e,atthe 2th fret INTERVAL The distanes in itch between two notes LEGATO Means 'smaoothy'and often refers tohammer- ons, pull-offs andes MAJOR Therameata chord or scale that Is characterised by a brah happy sound MINOR ‘The name of 2 chord orscale that charactered by a dar, rmaureful urd OCTAVE Two notes with the same letter name played ght scale degrees apart (CDEFGABC) SCALE five orsoven Notes played one after theother SEMIQUAVER/ isTHNOTE Usualy four notes played for every beat SEMITONE ‘Aninteval equal to one fet onthe gularTGhas assembled the world’s greatest riffers, songwriters and shredders and their message is clear: ead aad Se ea eed Pen eed Ree eee See eee id ‘some of the greatest talents in the eee er) Ree cue recc eet ey Ren ees In the following pages you'l find advice ee en ee eee) ears) See eae ace See ee ica hhour-a-day practice nut or ed Creed Peet ta) Pond Pars Cette Prise vend St aa! 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