Entry 11:
So we have the last part of the song, today.
It is a hard little bit filled with three-string arpeggios.
It starts with E, then goes A - D - B - D - G - C - A - C - F - Bb - G..
Once that is done we have a long arpeggio in C starting on the 8th fret of the 6th string.
The difference with this arpeggio is that once we get to the 15th we do a descending C9 arpeggio. Then up again in C and finally a bend from D to E on the 22nd fret.
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Monday, March 15, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Entry 10:
Almost done with the song, yet here is another section before this baby is over.
Today's section is short. We start with the same arpeggios from the very beginning; Em7add4, Fmaj6/9 and Am7b5add4. These are played exactly as they are in the beginning.
Then we have a sequence of A minor arpeggios on the first three strings. The first sequence ends with a 6th (F), the second sequence ends on the 4th (D) and the third sequence ends on the root (A). Then we start a series of diminished arpeggios in F#.
That is it, really! Best of luck!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Almost done with the song, yet here is another section before this baby is over.
Today's section is short. We start with the same arpeggios from the very beginning; Em7add4, Fmaj6/9 and Am7b5add4. These are played exactly as they are in the beginning.
Then we have a sequence of A minor arpeggios on the first three strings. The first sequence ends with a 6th (F), the second sequence ends on the 4th (D) and the third sequence ends on the root (A). Then we start a series of diminished arpeggios in F#.
That is it, really! Best of luck!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Perpetual Burn by Jason Becker
Entry 9:
This is by far the toughest cookie to break. Today's blog will go into one of the most finger twisting and irregular bits of shredding I have ever seen.
Of course we find all of this in Jason Becker's work, for a change... right? Nevermind.
Today's section starts with a downwards sequence in C Ionian. It consists of a repeating pattern where we, on the 1st string, play a starting note, then play its' third, second then the first and then play the 7th on the 2nd string. Then this 7th turns into a root, by shifting down to it on the 1st string and repeating the same pattern. All in the key of C major (Ionian).
The last pattern, which is C E D C Bb, is the only one that goes out of C Ionian, due to that Bb which is really more like C Mixolydian, or any Majb7 with a major 3rd and 2nd, right?
So after this we jump back into the general key of C major, starting on A on the 10th fret of the 2nd string, going up to it's 6th and then back down all the way to C on the 6th string, 8th fret, effectively doing a C Ionian run, with a little finger twiddling in between. The last note of the passage is D, just next to the last-mentioned C.
Then we do a F major broken sequence arpeggio. If you look at the tab you'll see what I mean. Basically, it starts on the "e" of the sixteenth note count. Look at the tab and marvel.
We continue on F major until we hit a Db or C#. Then we do a Fmaj7(b6) arpeggio and pick up again with a Am run ending on the triad with the root note.
Following this we have a C arpeggio sequence which skips around a bit. We finally end this section with an E Phrygian run.
Good luck!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
This is by far the toughest cookie to break. Today's blog will go into one of the most finger twisting and irregular bits of shredding I have ever seen.
Of course we find all of this in Jason Becker's work, for a change... right? Nevermind.
Today's section starts with a downwards sequence in C Ionian. It consists of a repeating pattern where we, on the 1st string, play a starting note, then play its' third, second then the first and then play the 7th on the 2nd string. Then this 7th turns into a root, by shifting down to it on the 1st string and repeating the same pattern. All in the key of C major (Ionian).
The last pattern, which is C E D C Bb, is the only one that goes out of C Ionian, due to that Bb which is really more like C Mixolydian, or any Majb7 with a major 3rd and 2nd, right?
So after this we jump back into the general key of C major, starting on A on the 10th fret of the 2nd string, going up to it's 6th and then back down all the way to C on the 6th string, 8th fret, effectively doing a C Ionian run, with a little finger twiddling in between. The last note of the passage is D, just next to the last-mentioned C.
Then we do a F major broken sequence arpeggio. If you look at the tab you'll see what I mean. Basically, it starts on the "e" of the sixteenth note count. Look at the tab and marvel.
We continue on F major until we hit a Db or C#. Then we do a Fmaj7(b6) arpeggio and pick up again with a Am run ending on the triad with the root note.
Following this we have a C arpeggio sequence which skips around a bit. We finally end this section with an E Phrygian run.
Good luck!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Perpetual Burn by Jason Becker
Entry 8:
It's been a few days since my last entry, this is due to my getting sick and then working all day, yesterday, on some music for a video project my cousin is undertaking.
But I'm back with more Perpetual Burn!
Today's section is by no means a diminutive one in terms of the challenge. At a slow pace it's actually quite easy to play over and over, but kick in 5th gear and there is some finger twisting!
So, today's part starts with a G# minor arpeggio, followed by a Phrygian Dominant lick in D# (otherwise known as the 5th mode of G# Harmonic Minor). Then there is a bit of a dance with some bends, right before a fast lick which I like to think of as divided into two pieces.
The first piece is in D# Phrygian, starting on the 16th fret of the 1st string, up to the 18th fret and then down in a three-note-per-string motion to D# on the 4th string.
The second piece is in A# Locrian but really finishes in the 7th mode of G# Harmonic Minor with the leading tone (G). But I like to think of that as just a passing/leading tone and the run to be in A# Locrian since all the notes are part of that scale. So, this second piece is a bit of a back and forth with the notes, but that's not much of a challenge. I did it by sliding cause I like the sound and feel of it, but it can be done by shifting the hand down picking up three notes at a time.
After the leading tone, we go into a G# minor arpeggio again, this time skipping one note of the arpeggio and then back and the skip again etc. It looks like this:
E¡--------------------7-------------7----------------------------------¡
B¡-------------9---------9------9---------9----------------------9-----¡
G¡------8---------8----------8--------8------------8------8---------8--¡
D¡---------9-----------------------------------9--------------9--------¡
A¡--11------------------------------------------------11---------------¡
E¡---------------------------------------------------------------------¡
So this is a bit tricky due to the skipping but focus on your picking and on having your fretting fingers well placed and eventually it'll come easily.
Then there is a chromatic movement between the 2nd and 3rd strings finishing on a diatonic line on the 4th string.
Following this we have an A major arpeggio which plays with the top 5th and 6th of the tonality a few times towards its' end. Then the lick which is a pain in the ass. Specially if you haven't practiced it enough, like I haven't :p.
¡-12-7-9-7-------------------7-9-7-----20-15-17-15--------------------15-17-15-
¡------------9-7-------7-9---------------------------17-15------15-17----------
¡------------------9---------------x2-----------------------17-----------------x2
¡------------------------------------------------------------------------------
¡------------------------------------------------------------------------------
¡------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Had to cut out the string 'names' cause the tab was too big for the space)
And that is all for today. Make sure to check out all my other blogs.
See you later!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
It's been a few days since my last entry, this is due to my getting sick and then working all day, yesterday, on some music for a video project my cousin is undertaking.
But I'm back with more Perpetual Burn!
Today's section is by no means a diminutive one in terms of the challenge. At a slow pace it's actually quite easy to play over and over, but kick in 5th gear and there is some finger twisting!
So, today's part starts with a G# minor arpeggio, followed by a Phrygian Dominant lick in D# (otherwise known as the 5th mode of G# Harmonic Minor). Then there is a bit of a dance with some bends, right before a fast lick which I like to think of as divided into two pieces.
The first piece is in D# Phrygian, starting on the 16th fret of the 1st string, up to the 18th fret and then down in a three-note-per-string motion to D# on the 4th string.
The second piece is in A# Locrian but really finishes in the 7th mode of G# Harmonic Minor with the leading tone (G). But I like to think of that as just a passing/leading tone and the run to be in A# Locrian since all the notes are part of that scale. So, this second piece is a bit of a back and forth with the notes, but that's not much of a challenge. I did it by sliding cause I like the sound and feel of it, but it can be done by shifting the hand down picking up three notes at a time.
After the leading tone, we go into a G# minor arpeggio again, this time skipping one note of the arpeggio and then back and the skip again etc. It looks like this:
E¡--------------------7-------------7----------------------------------¡
B¡-------------9---------9------9---------9----------------------9-----¡
G¡------8---------8----------8--------8------------8------8---------8--¡
D¡---------9-----------------------------------9--------------9--------¡
A¡--11------------------------------------------------11---------------¡
E¡---------------------------------------------------------------------¡
So this is a bit tricky due to the skipping but focus on your picking and on having your fretting fingers well placed and eventually it'll come easily.
Then there is a chromatic movement between the 2nd and 3rd strings finishing on a diatonic line on the 4th string.
Following this we have an A major arpeggio which plays with the top 5th and 6th of the tonality a few times towards its' end. Then the lick which is a pain in the ass. Specially if you haven't practiced it enough, like I haven't :p.
¡-12-7-9-7-------------------7-9-7-----20-15-17-15--------------------15-17-15-
¡------------9-7-------7-9---------------------------17-15------15-17----------
¡------------------9---------------x2-----------------------17-----------------x2
¡------------------------------------------------------------------------------
¡------------------------------------------------------------------------------
¡------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Had to cut out the string 'names' cause the tab was too big for the space)
And that is all for today. Make sure to check out all my other blogs.
See you later!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Perpetual Burn by Jason Becker
Entry 7:
Hello readers! Tonight I bring you a tasty and fresh little section of the song that has just about worn me out! Though, after hard work and dedication I've actually come to understand how to play this little monster of a section of Jason Becker's "Perpetual Burn".
The section we'll be seeing today is the one that starts at just about two minutes into the song. It's at a minute and 58 seconds to be exact..... So, listen to it. Fast huh? Not only that, but the fingering is a challenge at first. Sure, the shapes don't feel that unfamiliar and demanding, but try playing it in time and clean.
So without further ado, let's see what we got here.
You don't know this but after writing that last sentence I've gotten up from my chair and picked up my guitar to decipher the theory and technique behind this bit.
Anyway.
So we start with a seven-beta repetition of the same note, G#. Then we do a fast ascending lick with three descending notes at the very end of it and then we have another lick after that one in a type of question/answer format. The licks are written below:
E¡---------------------9-12-11-9--------------------------------¡
B¡-----------9-11-12--------------------------------------------¡
G¡-8-9-10-----------------------------------8-11-9-8------------¡
D¡--------------------------------9-8-9-11-------------11-9-8---¡
A¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
The first half is a D# Phrygian run. The second half is an A# Locrian run.
After this we have a similar lick, also after a seven-beat repetition of G#;
E¡--------------------7-11-9-7--------------------------------¡
B¡-------------9-11-------------------------------------------¡
G¡-9-8-9-10--------------------------------8-9-8-6-8----------¡
D¡------------------------------9-8-9-11---------------9-8-6--¡
A¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
Here, the first half is also a D# Phrygian run. The second half is a G# Aeolian run starting on the third.
Following this we have seven-beat repetition of G instead of G#, and the same two licks from above are played, except the second one is played first and the first one is played second.
On the video I fudged up the second half of the first lick by playing an extra note on the G string, thinking that's how it was. Now that I look at it again I see that I fudged up. But that's O.K., it only means I have to worry less about it next time I play it.
So,that's it for today! Enjoy!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
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Articulo 7:
Hola lectores! Esta noche les traigo una apetitosa y fresca seccion de la cancion que casi me ha desgastado. Aunque despues de harto trabajo y dedicacion he llegado a comprender como tocar este pequeño monstruo dentro de la cancion Perpetual Burn de Jason Becker.
Esta seccion que veremos hoy es la que empieza casi a los dos minutos en la cancion. Es en el minuto uno con 58 segundos, para ser exacto. Asique, escuchenlo. Rapido, no?? No solo eso, pero el dedaje es un desafio al principio. Seguro piensan que las figuras no se ven tan distantes y demandantes, pero traten de tocarlo a tiempo, y limpio!
Sin mas atraso, veamos lo que tenemos.
Ustedes no sabian esto pero despues de escribir la previa frase, me levante y fui a buscar mi guitarra para apropiadamente disectar la teoria y tecnica detras de esta seccion.
En todo caso.
Empezamos con una repeticion de siete ritmos en la misma nota, G#. Despues hacemos un 'lick' ascendente con tres notas en descenso en su final y despues tenemos otro lick en un formate pregunta/respuesta. Los licks estan escritos abajo:
E¡---------------------9-12-11-9--------------------------------¡
B¡-----------9-11-12--------------------------------------------¡
G¡-8-9-10-----------------------------------8-11-9-8------------¡
D¡--------------------------------9-8-9-11-------------11-9-8---¡
A¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
La primera mitad es un 'lick' en D# Frigio. La segunda mitad es en A# Locrio.
Despues de estos 'licks' tenemos otros similar, tambien despues de una repeticion de siete ritmos de G#;
E¡--------------------7-11-9-7--------------------------------¡
B¡-------------9-11-------------------------------------------¡
G¡-9-8-9-10--------------------------------8-9-8-6-8----------¡
D¡------------------------------9-8-9-11---------------9-8-6--¡
A¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
Aca la primera mitad es en D# Frigio tambien. La segunda mitad es en G# Eolico empezando en la tercera.
Siguiendo esto tenemos una repeticion de siete ritmos de la nota G en vez de G#, y los mismos licks anteriores son tocados, excepto que esta vez el segundo se toca primero y el primero va segundo.
En el video me equivoque al tocar la segunda mitad del primer 'lick' al tocar una nota extra en la cuerda G, pensando que asi se hace. Ahora que lo revise me doy cuenta que en efecto toque una nota de mas, pero eso esta bien solo significa que me podre preocupar menos la proxima vez que lo toque.
Eso es todo por hoy. Disfruten!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Hello readers! Tonight I bring you a tasty and fresh little section of the song that has just about worn me out! Though, after hard work and dedication I've actually come to understand how to play this little monster of a section of Jason Becker's "Perpetual Burn".
The section we'll be seeing today is the one that starts at just about two minutes into the song. It's at a minute and 58 seconds to be exact..... So, listen to it. Fast huh? Not only that, but the fingering is a challenge at first. Sure, the shapes don't feel that unfamiliar and demanding, but try playing it in time and clean.
So without further ado, let's see what we got here.
You don't know this but after writing that last sentence I've gotten up from my chair and picked up my guitar to decipher the theory and technique behind this bit.
Anyway.
So we start with a seven-beta repetition of the same note, G#. Then we do a fast ascending lick with three descending notes at the very end of it and then we have another lick after that one in a type of question/answer format. The licks are written below:
E¡---------------------9-12-11-9--------------------------------¡
B¡-----------9-11-12--------------------------------------------¡
G¡-8-9-10-----------------------------------8-11-9-8------------¡
D¡--------------------------------9-8-9-11-------------11-9-8---¡
A¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
The first half is a D# Phrygian run. The second half is an A# Locrian run.
After this we have a similar lick, also after a seven-beat repetition of G#;
E¡--------------------7-11-9-7--------------------------------¡
B¡-------------9-11-------------------------------------------¡
G¡-9-8-9-10--------------------------------8-9-8-6-8----------¡
D¡------------------------------9-8-9-11---------------9-8-6--¡
A¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
Here, the first half is also a D# Phrygian run. The second half is a G# Aeolian run starting on the third.
Following this we have seven-beat repetition of G instead of G#, and the same two licks from above are played, except the second one is played first and the first one is played second.
On the video I fudged up the second half of the first lick by playing an extra note on the G string, thinking that's how it was. Now that I look at it again I see that I fudged up. But that's O.K., it only means I have to worry less about it next time I play it.
So,that's it for today! Enjoy!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
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Articulo 7:
Hola lectores! Esta noche les traigo una apetitosa y fresca seccion de la cancion que casi me ha desgastado. Aunque despues de harto trabajo y dedicacion he llegado a comprender como tocar este pequeño monstruo dentro de la cancion Perpetual Burn de Jason Becker.
Esta seccion que veremos hoy es la que empieza casi a los dos minutos en la cancion. Es en el minuto uno con 58 segundos, para ser exacto. Asique, escuchenlo. Rapido, no?? No solo eso, pero el dedaje es un desafio al principio. Seguro piensan que las figuras no se ven tan distantes y demandantes, pero traten de tocarlo a tiempo, y limpio!
Sin mas atraso, veamos lo que tenemos.
Ustedes no sabian esto pero despues de escribir la previa frase, me levante y fui a buscar mi guitarra para apropiadamente disectar la teoria y tecnica detras de esta seccion.
En todo caso.
Empezamos con una repeticion de siete ritmos en la misma nota, G#. Despues hacemos un 'lick' ascendente con tres notas en descenso en su final y despues tenemos otro lick en un formate pregunta/respuesta. Los licks estan escritos abajo:
E¡---------------------9-12-11-9--------------------------------¡
B¡-----------9-11-12--------------------------------------------¡
G¡-8-9-10-----------------------------------8-11-9-8------------¡
D¡--------------------------------9-8-9-11-------------11-9-8---¡
A¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡--------------------------------------------------------------¡
La primera mitad es un 'lick' en D# Frigio. La segunda mitad es en A# Locrio.
Despues de estos 'licks' tenemos otros similar, tambien despues de una repeticion de siete ritmos de G#;
E¡--------------------7-11-9-7--------------------------------¡
B¡-------------9-11-------------------------------------------¡
G¡-9-8-9-10--------------------------------8-9-8-6-8----------¡
D¡------------------------------9-8-9-11---------------9-8-6--¡
A¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
E¡------------------------------------------------------------¡
Aca la primera mitad es en D# Frigio tambien. La segunda mitad es en G# Eolico empezando en la tercera.
Siguiendo esto tenemos una repeticion de siete ritmos de la nota G en vez de G#, y los mismos licks anteriores son tocados, excepto que esta vez el segundo se toca primero y el primero va segundo.
En el video me equivoque al tocar la segunda mitad del primer 'lick' al tocar una nota extra en la cuerda G, pensando que asi se hace. Ahora que lo revise me doy cuenta que en efecto toque una nota de mas, pero eso esta bien solo significa que me podre preocupar menos la proxima vez que lo toque.
Eso es todo por hoy. Disfruten!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Perpetual Burn by Jason Becker
Entry 6:
Arpeggios a'hoy! Not only that but man Jason's speed with licks is incredible. You can slow down his music to about 25% with a program like Transcribe (for OSX) or Amazing Slow Downer (for Wind.) and still hear notes that sound are being played at 100% time except they are fast! Astounding........
So today's bit of dissection deals with the arpeggios and licks that follow the beautiful tapping section of the song. Sincerely, knowing the way that Becker actually fingered this stuff is a big advantage, because otherwise the movement between sweeps would become hectic for both hands, if it were done with the standard arpeggio shapes.
We start off with an arpeggio in D major! That's right! D major! I'm too excited. Ok I'm better now. This arpeggio is fragmented, in the sense that after the first 12 notes, we skip a few notes of it and pick it up again on the 17th fret of the 1st string, or A, and go down in D major, then up again.
We then start a sequence of A major arpeggios, creating a bit of a downwards spiral motion horizontally across the neck. In this part it is very important to stop each arpeggio at the right note. They're all inversion, the first one is a 1st inversion, then a root inversion, then a 2nd inversion to E on the 7th fret of the 5t string.
Then we start another arpeggio, this time in B minor. I held my excitement this time! So we start on B and go up and do the same fragmented idea, after playing 12 notes, we skip to the 5th of the arpeggio on the 14th fret of the 1st string, or F#.
Now, we have a little madness. There is a very fast lick that kicks in on the G on the 15th fret of the 1st string. It goes down six notes in the same position, then shifts down half a step to grab the F# on the 14th fret of the 1st string, and does a four-note run to C#.
When this little fast bugger is done, we start on G on the 8th fret of the 2nd string doing a scalar run up to the 6th then down to the 3rd and shifting our hands to make the F#nd the starting note and do the same pattern. So, up to the 6th, back to the 3rd, pick up pattern again on the correspondent 2nd. This is a fast lick....
Then the pattern breaks a bit to introduce another set of fast-paced arpeggios. Now we're going down in E minor. We shift all the way to the 3rd fret on the 1st string for the last E minor arpeggio, and we change to B minor, starting with B on the 7th fret of the 1st string, down one octave and up again, then shift accordingly as shown in the video in a typical three-string arpeggio sequence.
We get up to one octave above where the B minor started, and we change to F#, again with a three-string arpeggio sequence, until we get to a root movement at around position six on the neck. We finish this arpeggio and we jump to the B on the 12th fret of the 2nd string and repeat the same lick that previously was explained. You know, the one going up to the 6th, down to the 3rd.... you get the point.
And done. And relax, breathe. And do over!
Good luck!
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Articulo 6:
A puro arpegio. No solo eso pero vaya que la velocidad de Jason en algunos licks es increible. Uno puede bajarle la velocidad a su musica a cerca de 25% con un programa como Transcribe para OSX o Amazing Slow Downer para Windows y aun asi escuchar notas que suenan a velocidad normal pero ademas rapidas. Impresionante...
La diseccion de hoy toma lugar sobre la seccion de arpegios que sigue a la hermosa seccion de tapping de la cancion. Sinceramente, sabiendo las figuras que Becker utilizaba para estos temas es una gran ventaja, porque si no los movimientos entre barridos serian problematicos para ambas manos, si estos fueran hechos con las figura estandar de arpegios.
Empezamos con un arpegio en D MAYOR! D MAYOR. Me emociona el tema. Ok, un relajo. Este esta fragmentado en el sentido que despues de las primeras 12 notas de el, nos saltamos unas notas para retomarlo enel 17mo traste de la 1ra cuerda, A, y bajamos de vuelta en D mayor, y volvemos a subir.
Ahora comenzamos una secuencia de arpegios en A mayor, creando algo como una espiral en descenso, horizontalmente por el cuello. En esta parte es muy importante para cada arpegio en la nota correcta. Son todos inversiones estos, el primero siendo una 1ra inversion, depues inversion en raiz, y despues una 2da inversion hasta E en el 7mo traste de la 5ta cuerda.
Despues empezamos otro arpegio, esta vez en B menor. Esta vez me aguante la emocion. Asique empezamos en B y subimos y hacemos la misma fragmentacion del comienzo, tocando las primeras 12 notas y saltando a la 5ta del arpegio en el 14vo traste de la 1ra cuerda, o F#.
Ahora comienza un poco de locura. Hay un 'lick' muy rapido que empieza en G en el 15to traste de la 1ra cuerda. Baja seis notas en la misma posicion, despues nos movemos un semi tono hacia abajo y agarramos el F# en el 14to traste de la 1ra cuerda y hacemos una corrida de cuatro notas a C#.
Cuando esta partecita termina, empezamos en G en el 8vo traste de la 2da cuerda haciendo un movimiento en escala hasta la 6ta de G despues bajamos a la 3ra y movemos la manopara hacer de F# la nota de inicio, repitiendo el mismo patron. Entonces, se sube a la 6ta, bajamos a la 3ra y agarramos el patron en la 2nda, correspondiente a la siguiente parte del patron.
Este patron termina cuando se presenta una nueva seccion de arpegios. Ahora empezamos a bajar con E menor. Bajamos hasta el 3er traste donde hacemos el ultimo arpegio de E mienor, y cambiamos a B menor, empeazando con B en el 7mo traste de la 1ra cuerda, bajando una octava y subiendo de vuelta. Ahora hacemos patrones de tres cuerdas de arpegios tipicos.
Llegamos a una octava de donde comenzamos en B menor, y cambiamos a F#, de vuelta con secuencia de arpegios de tres cuerdas, hasta que hacemos un movimiento a raiz alrededor de la 6ta posicion del cuello. Terminamos este arpegio y saltamos a B en el 12vo traste de la 2da cuerda y repetimos el mismo lick que previamente explique. Ya saben... el que sube a la 6ta, baja a la 3ra... ya entienden..
Listo. Relajense, respiren. Y comienzen de vuelta!
Buena suerte!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Arpeggios a'hoy! Not only that but man Jason's speed with licks is incredible. You can slow down his music to about 25% with a program like Transcribe (for OSX) or Amazing Slow Downer (for Wind.) and still hear notes that sound are being played at 100% time except they are fast! Astounding........
So today's bit of dissection deals with the arpeggios and licks that follow the beautiful tapping section of the song. Sincerely, knowing the way that Becker actually fingered this stuff is a big advantage, because otherwise the movement between sweeps would become hectic for both hands, if it were done with the standard arpeggio shapes.
We start off with an arpeggio in D major! That's right! D major! I'm too excited. Ok I'm better now. This arpeggio is fragmented, in the sense that after the first 12 notes, we skip a few notes of it and pick it up again on the 17th fret of the 1st string, or A, and go down in D major, then up again.
We then start a sequence of A major arpeggios, creating a bit of a downwards spiral motion horizontally across the neck. In this part it is very important to stop each arpeggio at the right note. They're all inversion, the first one is a 1st inversion, then a root inversion, then a 2nd inversion to E on the 7th fret of the 5t string.
Then we start another arpeggio, this time in B minor. I held my excitement this time! So we start on B and go up and do the same fragmented idea, after playing 12 notes, we skip to the 5th of the arpeggio on the 14th fret of the 1st string, or F#.
Now, we have a little madness. There is a very fast lick that kicks in on the G on the 15th fret of the 1st string. It goes down six notes in the same position, then shifts down half a step to grab the F# on the 14th fret of the 1st string, and does a four-note run to C#.
When this little fast bugger is done, we start on G on the 8th fret of the 2nd string doing a scalar run up to the 6th then down to the 3rd and shifting our hands to make the F#nd the starting note and do the same pattern. So, up to the 6th, back to the 3rd, pick up pattern again on the correspondent 2nd. This is a fast lick....
Then the pattern breaks a bit to introduce another set of fast-paced arpeggios. Now we're going down in E minor. We shift all the way to the 3rd fret on the 1st string for the last E minor arpeggio, and we change to B minor, starting with B on the 7th fret of the 1st string, down one octave and up again, then shift accordingly as shown in the video in a typical three-string arpeggio sequence.
We get up to one octave above where the B minor started, and we change to F#, again with a three-string arpeggio sequence, until we get to a root movement at around position six on the neck. We finish this arpeggio and we jump to the B on the 12th fret of the 2nd string and repeat the same lick that previously was explained. You know, the one going up to the 6th, down to the 3rd.... you get the point.
And done. And relax, breathe. And do over!
Good luck!
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Articulo 6:
A puro arpegio. No solo eso pero vaya que la velocidad de Jason en algunos licks es increible. Uno puede bajarle la velocidad a su musica a cerca de 25% con un programa como Transcribe para OSX o Amazing Slow Downer para Windows y aun asi escuchar notas que suenan a velocidad normal pero ademas rapidas. Impresionante...
La diseccion de hoy toma lugar sobre la seccion de arpegios que sigue a la hermosa seccion de tapping de la cancion. Sinceramente, sabiendo las figuras que Becker utilizaba para estos temas es una gran ventaja, porque si no los movimientos entre barridos serian problematicos para ambas manos, si estos fueran hechos con las figura estandar de arpegios.
Empezamos con un arpegio en D MAYOR! D MAYOR. Me emociona el tema. Ok, un relajo. Este esta fragmentado en el sentido que despues de las primeras 12 notas de el, nos saltamos unas notas para retomarlo enel 17mo traste de la 1ra cuerda, A, y bajamos de vuelta en D mayor, y volvemos a subir.
Ahora comenzamos una secuencia de arpegios en A mayor, creando algo como una espiral en descenso, horizontalmente por el cuello. En esta parte es muy importante para cada arpegio en la nota correcta. Son todos inversiones estos, el primero siendo una 1ra inversion, depues inversion en raiz, y despues una 2da inversion hasta E en el 7mo traste de la 5ta cuerda.
Despues empezamos otro arpegio, esta vez en B menor. Esta vez me aguante la emocion. Asique empezamos en B y subimos y hacemos la misma fragmentacion del comienzo, tocando las primeras 12 notas y saltando a la 5ta del arpegio en el 14vo traste de la 1ra cuerda, o F#.
Ahora comienza un poco de locura. Hay un 'lick' muy rapido que empieza en G en el 15to traste de la 1ra cuerda. Baja seis notas en la misma posicion, despues nos movemos un semi tono hacia abajo y agarramos el F# en el 14to traste de la 1ra cuerda y hacemos una corrida de cuatro notas a C#.
Cuando esta partecita termina, empezamos en G en el 8vo traste de la 2da cuerda haciendo un movimiento en escala hasta la 6ta de G despues bajamos a la 3ra y movemos la manopara hacer de F# la nota de inicio, repitiendo el mismo patron. Entonces, se sube a la 6ta, bajamos a la 3ra y agarramos el patron en la 2nda, correspondiente a la siguiente parte del patron.
Este patron termina cuando se presenta una nueva seccion de arpegios. Ahora empezamos a bajar con E menor. Bajamos hasta el 3er traste donde hacemos el ultimo arpegio de E mienor, y cambiamos a B menor, empeazando con B en el 7mo traste de la 1ra cuerda, bajando una octava y subiendo de vuelta. Ahora hacemos patrones de tres cuerdas de arpegios tipicos.
Llegamos a una octava de donde comenzamos en B menor, y cambiamos a F#, de vuelta con secuencia de arpegios de tres cuerdas, hasta que hacemos un movimiento a raiz alrededor de la 6ta posicion del cuello. Terminamos este arpegio y saltamos a B en el 12vo traste de la 2da cuerda y repetimos el mismo lick que previamente explique. Ya saben... el que sube a la 6ta, baja a la 3ra... ya entienden..
Listo. Relajense, respiren. Y comienzen de vuelta!
Buena suerte!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Monday, March 1, 2010
Perpetual Burn by Jason Becker
Entry 5:
Wow. Have I got stock for you.
Today's entry picks up where we left-off on "Perpetual Burn" yesterday. This is a very special section of the song - not only because it is so melodic and evocative of of almost a baroque piece for the piano - because it has, technically, just about the hardest parts of the song, in my own opinion. Nevertheless it is completely approachable and with time, understanding, patience and dedication it should come from your fingers like wax from your ears! (that means naturally...)
So we start off with a lick that is by all means worth a ton of practice for it alone. The tonality is A major (Ionian), and we start on the 7th note (G#) on the 16th fret of the 1st string and descend all the way to A on the 5th fret of the 6th string with a certain pattern. Here is a tab for it:
E¡-16-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------------¡
B¡-----------15-14-12----------------------------------------------------------¡
G¡---------------------14-13-11-13-11-9----------------------------------------¡
D¡-----------------------------------------13-11-9-11-9-7----------------------¡
A¡----------------------------------------------------------11-9-7-------------¡
E¡-------------------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-5-5-¡
This is a very fast lick. It really takes place over exactly one bar of 4/4.
After this enticing lick, we have an three-string arpeggio sequence and a five-string arpeggio, all in A. Following this comes an arpeggio sequence in C#, ending on the 3rd of the arpeggio, on the 15th fret of the 4th string.
It is really important that, really as with everything else, this whole bit is made sure to be very clean so that one can really understand the progression taking place.
Following these arpeggios we have a fun tapping melody that follows a few arpeggios.
The tonalities accomplished by these tapping arpeggios are the following:
F#m - G#º - F#m - G#º - D - Bm - Dbsus4 - Db - F#m - F#º - D (with a chromatic movement) - E - Abm - G#º - Eb - E - Eb - E - Eb - E
Yep, that's it believe it or not. Very cool.
Then there's a last lick that works for suggesting the quality of the next section which will be covered in the next video.
Have fun!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
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Articulo 5:
Esta vez si que les tengo de lo bueno.
El articulo de hoy embarca desde donde dejamos ayer en Perpetual Burn. Esta es una seccion muy especial - no solo porque es tan melodica y evocativa de movimientos barrocos para piano - ya que, tecnicamente, es casi la parte mas dificil de la cancion, en mi opinion. Pero aun asi es totalmente comprensible y con tiempo, conocimiento, paciencia y dedicacion deberia salir de sus dedos como cera de sus orejas! (eso significa que de forma natural...)
Asique, empezamos con un lick que es de por si merecedor de harta practica. La tonalidad de este es A mayor (Jonio) y empezamos en la 7ma nota (G#) en el 16to traste de la 1ra cuerda, y descendemos hasta A en el 5to traste de la 6ta cuerda con un particular patron. Aca he puesto un tab para el:
E¡-16-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------------¡
B¡-----------15-14-12----------------------------------------------------------¡
G¡---------------------14-13-11-13-11-9----------------------------------------¡
D¡-----------------------------------------13-11-9-11-9-7----------------------¡
A¡----------------------------------------------------------11-9-7-------------¡
E¡-------------------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-5-5-¡
Este 'lick' es muy rapido. De hecho, toma lugar sobre exactamente una barra de 4/4.
Despues de este entusiasmante 'lick' tenemos una secuencia de arpegios en tres cuerdas, en A. Siguiendo esto viene una secuencia de arpegios en C#, terminando en la 3ra de el arpegio, en el 15to traste de la 4ta cuerda.
Es muy importante, como con todo, que toda esta seccion de arpegios suene limpia y clara para que uno verdaderamente pueda escuchar y enteder la progresion que esta tomando lugar.
Despues de estos arpegios tenemos una divertida melodia de arpegios usando 'tapping'.
Las tonalidades presentes a travez de estos arpegios son:
F#m - G#º - F#m - G#º - D - Bm - Dbsus4 - Db - F#m - F#º - D (con un movimiento cromatico) - E - Abm - G#º - Eb - E - Eb - E - Eb - E
Eso, creanlo o no, es todo.
Depues de esto hay un pequeño 'lick' que sirve de introduccion para la siguiente seccion que veremos mañana en otro video.
Saludos!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
Wow. Have I got stock for you.
Today's entry picks up where we left-off on "Perpetual Burn" yesterday. This is a very special section of the song - not only because it is so melodic and evocative of of almost a baroque piece for the piano - because it has, technically, just about the hardest parts of the song, in my own opinion. Nevertheless it is completely approachable and with time, understanding, patience and dedication it should come from your fingers like wax from your ears! (that means naturally...)
So we start off with a lick that is by all means worth a ton of practice for it alone. The tonality is A major (Ionian), and we start on the 7th note (G#) on the 16th fret of the 1st string and descend all the way to A on the 5th fret of the 6th string with a certain pattern. Here is a tab for it:
E¡-16-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------------¡
B¡-----------15-14-12----------------------------------------------------------¡
G¡---------------------14-13-11-13-11-9----------------------------------------¡
D¡-----------------------------------------13-11-9-11-9-7----------------------¡
A¡----------------------------------------------------------11-9-7-------------¡
E¡-------------------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-5-5-¡
This is a very fast lick. It really takes place over exactly one bar of 4/4.
After this enticing lick, we have an three-string arpeggio sequence and a five-string arpeggio, all in A. Following this comes an arpeggio sequence in C#, ending on the 3rd of the arpeggio, on the 15th fret of the 4th string.
It is really important that, really as with everything else, this whole bit is made sure to be very clean so that one can really understand the progression taking place.
Following these arpeggios we have a fun tapping melody that follows a few arpeggios.
The tonalities accomplished by these tapping arpeggios are the following:
F#m - G#º - F#m - G#º - D - Bm - Dbsus4 - Db - F#m - F#º - D (with a chromatic movement) - E - Abm - G#º - Eb - E - Eb - E - Eb - E
Yep, that's it believe it or not. Very cool.
Then there's a last lick that works for suggesting the quality of the next section which will be covered in the next video.
Have fun!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
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Articulo 5:
Esta vez si que les tengo de lo bueno.
El articulo de hoy embarca desde donde dejamos ayer en Perpetual Burn. Esta es una seccion muy especial - no solo porque es tan melodica y evocativa de movimientos barrocos para piano - ya que, tecnicamente, es casi la parte mas dificil de la cancion, en mi opinion. Pero aun asi es totalmente comprensible y con tiempo, conocimiento, paciencia y dedicacion deberia salir de sus dedos como cera de sus orejas! (eso significa que de forma natural...)
Asique, empezamos con un lick que es de por si merecedor de harta practica. La tonalidad de este es A mayor (Jonio) y empezamos en la 7ma nota (G#) en el 16to traste de la 1ra cuerda, y descendemos hasta A en el 5to traste de la 6ta cuerda con un particular patron. Aca he puesto un tab para el:
E¡-16-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------------¡
B¡-----------15-14-12----------------------------------------------------------¡
G¡---------------------14-13-11-13-11-9----------------------------------------¡
D¡-----------------------------------------13-11-9-11-9-7----------------------¡
A¡----------------------------------------------------------11-9-7-------------¡
E¡-------------------------------------------------------------------9-8-7-5-5-¡
Este 'lick' es muy rapido. De hecho, toma lugar sobre exactamente una barra de 4/4.
Despues de este entusiasmante 'lick' tenemos una secuencia de arpegios en tres cuerdas, en A. Siguiendo esto viene una secuencia de arpegios en C#, terminando en la 3ra de el arpegio, en el 15to traste de la 4ta cuerda.
Es muy importante, como con todo, que toda esta seccion de arpegios suene limpia y clara para que uno verdaderamente pueda escuchar y enteder la progresion que esta tomando lugar.
Despues de estos arpegios tenemos una divertida melodia de arpegios usando 'tapping'.
Las tonalidades presentes a travez de estos arpegios son:
F#m - G#º - F#m - G#º - D - Bm - Dbsus4 - Db - F#m - F#º - D (con un movimiento cromatico) - E - Abm - G#º - Eb - E - Eb - E - Eb - E
Eso, creanlo o no, es todo.
Depues de esto hay un pequeño 'lick' que sirve de introduccion para la siguiente seccion que veremos mañana en otro video.
Saludos!
Perpetual Burn GP5 tabs can be found here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3J1I8EP6
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