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2009
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2009
Paul Gilbert – Using Rhythm To Write Guitar
Paul Gilbert talks about writing guitar licks using different rhythms.
5
Dec
2009
Vinnie Moore guitar lesson
The Vinman talks a little and plays a little:
It’s great to see how his style has changed over the years, from the “neo-classical” shred dude, to a more bluesy-rock style. I still like to give his old albums a listen now and again, but the new stuff is great too 
4
Dec
2009
Fallen – YouTube Webcam Jam
This showed up in my YouTube list today, and I thought it was a really good example of a collaboration gone right. Some really nice playing in there, and it’s quite well put together as well:
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Dec
2009
David Gilmour – The Black Strat
Interesting video with the legendary David Gilmour about the new David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocaster from Fender.
I don’t really get the whole “relic” thing myself, but it would be a fantastic guitar for an over-cashed Gilmour fan. Certainly something I’d have on my post-lottery-winning list of things to get 
Oh, and it the vid has Gilmour playing a great Comfortably Numb solo, so it’s worth seeing just for that
5
Nov
2009
A Picking Exercise a-la Nuno
I decided the other day, after successfully tracking down a copy of one of my favourite CD’s of the very late 80′s (Extreme – Extreme), to re-learn the intro to Mutha Don’t Wanna Go To School Today.
It turns out it’s harder than I remember, despite the abundance of 4 year olds on YouTube that can play it one-handed whilst asleep 
The part that I’m really trying to focus on at the moment is a “simple” repeating pattern, three notes per string, that comes in at about 0:32 on the track. It’s a pattern that is used a lot by Zakk Wylde, and many other shred dudes.
Here’s a sample of the pattern, thanks to tinylick.com:
The actual pattern is a little different, but as a picking exercise I find that what’s tabbed here is pretty good.
Picking pattern is down-up-down-up-ad infinitum, although unless I really concentrate, it turns into a mess of downs, ups, hammers, pulls and who knows what else
So, give it a go, play it so slow that you put yourself to sleep and marvel one day when you can play it as fast as Nuno
Guitar player, IT guy, web designer, Photoshop hack
