ROCK GUITAR STYLES. BERKLEE, Mike Ihde.
Metodo per solista e ritmica con marcati esempi di musica hard rock, metal, funk, blues ecc. . CD
Mike Ihde, Guitar
Peter Olson, Bass
Bob Harsen, Drums
FOREWORD
This book is written for all guitarists, professional or not, who realize the importance of being versatile on their instrument. If you plan to make a living as a working guitarist, sooner or later whether you like it or not, you'll be called upon to play some kind of Rock and Roll. This is why I've tried to cover what I think are the most valuable and enduring styles of rock. There may be only an example or two for each topic, but if you can play it exactly as written, with the right sound or gadget, I know you'll sound authentic. Hopefully, you'll find this book to be a short cut in learning rock lead or rhythm. You will need a certain amount of reading skills to handle it all, but I'm sure the results of your practice will be worth the struggle. Not all of the examples are recorded, but each one I chose demonstrates a particular technique that you must be able to imitate. All examples that have been recorded are indicated by a large star"* . I've been teaching the styles shown in this book in my Rock Guitar Styles Workshop at Berklee over the past few years with excellent results. Start anywhere in the book you want, but learn each style completely before going on. Most of all, try to learn why each style is different from the other, this way you'll be able to create your own licks instead of copying someone elses. The recordings are included because no matter how well you read, you won't be able to achieve the right feel unless you hear it
H. RIGHT HAND HAMMERING
Here's a new twist on bending that will add a great deal to the licks you already know. You know how to playa hammer when using your left hand. Well, this technique is the same except for the fact that the hammer is done with your right hand .. Use your right hand's middle finger and sharply nail it down anywhere on a string. You should hear a note just as you would have had you done it with your left hand.
It will definitely take a while to build up the strength and accuracy necessary for this technique but it'll be worth it. Now, try a bend with your left hand. Let's say G to A on the second string. While the note is bent up to A, hammer on your right hand's middle finger on the 13th fret. This will produce the note D. Now, keep your right hand's D helci.down while you release the bend in your left hand. You should hear that D go down to C. All right hand hammers are indicated with a star*.
Standard Notation
The string bending notation is my own, but the following notations are standard in all forms of music. THE SLUR: A curved line connecting two notes of different pitch, tells you not to attack the second note. For a horn player this would mean not to tongue the second note. For the guitar player it means not to pick the second note. The only way this can be done is by hammering on or pulling off . Beat one of measure one uses a hammer on. Pick only the first note(E~) and drop your third finger sharply on the string to produce the F. Between the "and" of three and beat four, pick only the F and ...
Early Rock
Ballads and Up Tempo Styles When rhythm and blues was discovered by white artists like Elvis, and mixed with the country music of the day, the result was Rock and Roll. In July of 1955 when "Rock around the clock" hit the number one spot on Billboards top 40 charts, a new era of music began. In 1956, Dean Martin and Nelson Riddle were riding high on the charts when Elvis released "Heartbreak Hotel". In the same year he had four more No.1 hits with "Hound Dog", "Don't be Cruel", "Love Me Tender" and "Any Way You Want Me". From then on, rock and roll was in full swing. Because of the roots rock had in country and blues, the chord progressions were always simple. The old "three chord special" was the rule in almost all the hits. This simplicity was probably the main·reason that thousands of kids decided to take up guitar and bass. Almost anybody could figure out a C, F and G chord on the guitar. Soon, every town had at least five or ten bands trying to get gigs at the high school dances. (Ah yes, I remember it well!) Most tunes were either slow ballads or fast rock and roll. For slow tunes, a typical rhythm would look like this:
Table of Contents
Foreword
Notation for string bending
Standard notation
Notation for rhythm guitar
CHAPTER ONE ROCK RHYTHM GUITAR
Early rock, ballads and up tempo styles
Cha Cha
Soft rock
Folk rock
Acid rock
Hard rock
Pop rock, fast and slow
Heavy metal!
NewWave
Blues
Soul & Funk
Funk
Jazz Rock
CHAPTER TWO ROCK LEAD GUITAR
Early rock and roll, ballads and up tempo styles
Soft rock
Folk rock
Acid rock
Hard rock
Pop rock, fast and slow
Heavy metal!
New Wave
Blues
Soul & Funk
Jazz Rock
CHAPTER THREE ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR THE ROCK GUITARIST
Distortion & Fuzz
Phase Shifter & Hanger
WaWa & Envelope Follower
Octave Divider
Echo
Compressor & Limiter
Chorus & Double Tracking
Volume Pedal
Guitar Synthesizer
The Harmonizer
CHAPTER FOUR ARRANGEMENTS FOR LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, BASS and DRUMS
Notation for rhythm guitar, bass and drums
Basic technique for arranging the rhythm section
Full length examples
1. "St;::eplechase", rock style
2. "Bent Over Backwards", country rock style
3. "Slightly Out", jazz rock style
4. "Funky Chicken Pickin"', funky country style
5. "After two very dry Martinos", fusion style
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