Mastodon - Circle Of Cysquatch Outro lesson

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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For this guitar lesson I have decided to take the outro from Mastodon’s Circle Of Cysquatch from the album Blood Mountain. The reason I chose this particular passage of music because I thought that it was an interesting way to spice up a riff, what Mastodon have done is taken a riff and created 3 variations by changing the time signature each time it is played. The first time this riff is played it is actually a bar of 4/4 (A) and a bar of 5/4 (D) followed by a bar of 4/4 (A) and a bar of 3/4

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5 for the Weekend - 2003

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Published Feb. 19, 2010 at 10:53 a.m.
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  ... Level Five (King Crimson ‘The Power to Believe’) ... I love this track. It has everything that defines the modern King Crimson era and sound. And that to me is great so I’m never going to complain about that! Robert’s solo is one of the more memorable guitar solos I’ve heard in some time. So simple but it just sticks in your brain! But when Adrian’s solo comes in… wow, it’s like the world is splitting in two. In my opinion these two are still the best guitar players I’ve

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Quick One: Heavy Metal + Prop Comedy = Metallagher

Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 2:24 p.m.

We all know and love Metallica.  Power chords, double-bass drums and swinging hair.  And we all love Gallagher.  Smashing watermelons, giant couches and newsboy caps.  So what’s not to love about a mashup of the two, Metallagher?That’s right folks we finally have a heavy metal band (albeit a cover band) that has infused it’s stage [ ... ] ...

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Playable Guitar T-Shirt

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Published Nov. 1, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.
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Yes you read that title correctly, ThinkGeek have created a T-Shirt called The Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt which has a 7 fret fingerboard where each fret contains 2 buttons, top and bottom containing different Major chords. If you strum without pressing a button it plays an E Major of course! Now it says Major chord but I would have thought a power chord would be more appropriate, maybe it does? Using both sets of upper and lower buttons you can play a full octave of chords using the included

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5 for the weekend 1994

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Published Oct. 23, 2009 at 5:52 a.m.
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I’m Broken (Pantera ‘Far Beyond Driven’) ... I remember being so excited about the release of Far Beyond Driven. I’m Broken was getting good airplay on MTV and was just an amazing track. Dime was the main man at the time and everyone was anxiously awaiting his next barrage of awesome solos and riffage. I thought what Dime came out with here was just awesome. He could have rested on the standards he’d set with Vulgar Display of Power but instead he took his guitar into a heavier,

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Catalinbread release the Dirty Little Secret

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Published March 12, 2009 at 4:23 p.m.
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I just received a press release about the new Dirty Little Secret pedal from Catalinbread which sounds like a great pedal, just check out these videos on YouTube! ... The Dirty Little Secret is something we at Catalinbread have been harboring for quite a long time now and we’re finally ready after months of testing and refining to spill the beans… ... In essence, the DLS is a ‘foundation’ pedal – a sonic platform to build the rest of your sound upon. It reacts to your playing dynamics

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Rock School Spring Term Auditions - January 10th 2009 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Published Jan. 4, 2009 at 4:45 p.m.

Subscribe to my feed! It’s free, easy to do and makes me happy! ... The spring Rock School term is here ... Auditions for incoming students will be held this Saturday, January 10th starting at 2 p.m ... Bring your guitar, be tuned and ready to go ... Parents - if you have any questions about the program, please call us at the studio, 312-1800, or email us ... Listed below are several requirements that you must be familiar with to have a successful audition ... Note Location ... – Be able

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