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Javier Aviles14th September 2014Thanks Lester, sieg666, LackingAN ! Gracias amigos!
LackingAN14th September 2014I always love your country lessons! One more for the Bookmarks!
- sieg66613th September 2014
Great right hand technique and rhythm. Love that tele tone. Good one.
Lester12th September 2014Love it!!
- Javier Aviles11th September 2014
Thanks friends! Im glad you like it. Un abrazo!
Piotr Kaczor11th September 2014Fantastic arrangement and playing, as always, Javier!
Guido Bungenstock11th September 2014Great playing & Lesson, Javier!! Awesome!!
Hajduk11th September 2014Really good lesson Javier
Love the slaps.
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Greetings from Granada (Andalucia, Spain)!
Before starting to play this lesson, tune the pitch of the sixth string down to D. I composed this song to show the slap & hybrid picking technique using rhythmic riffs. The style of music is close to the country and the 6/8 beat gives a taste of folk.
Music Style:
Country, Folk
Tonality & Scales:
D
D Pentatonic minor
Techniques:
Dropped D, slap guitar, hybrid picking, hammer on
Sound:
I used a Telecaster Hot Rod 52' with some overdrive
Tuning:
Drop D Tuning
Tempo:
120 bpm (Slow parts at 60 bpm)
6/8
Scrubbing / forward / rewind: arrow right, arrow left keys
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
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Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
