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learningtoplay8th May 2012that is awesome lesson in alter bridge!
AlexLion1st April 2009Wow, don`t know how i missed this one, awesome lesson, Joe!
Ian Bushell1st October 2008Alter Bridge is a big favourite!
Great band, thanks Joe:)
Alejandro Pinero30th September 2008Very good riffing !!
Thanks for this lesson Joe!
Marcus Siepen29th September 2008god, I love that band, awesome lesson. Ties that bind is on of their greatest songs
Joe Kataldo29th September 2008Your Welcome
Rolls28th September 2008Dude, thanks!! I've been waiting for this one and it rocks!
Jerry Arcidiacono28th September 2008Great lesson and riffing Joe
Hisham Al-Sanea28th September 2008amazing Joe.very welldone
Jose Mena28th September 2008WOW, awesome stuff, never heard of this band, it doesn't sound to me much like Creed, much more Agressive and Technical, I have to check them out
chmilew28th September 2008I have to check out this band
Great lesson Joe btw !- Joe Kataldo28th September 2008
Thanks Mate
Lian Gerbino28th September 2008awesoem joe! as always!
Noangels28th September 2008I love Alter Bridge after my drummer got me into them.Saw them live last year,and you have done a great job here with this track!Realy superb,well done:)
- Joe Kataldo28th September 2008
Unleash-The-Shred: yep the song structure is the same and so the style, but I re-elaborate my riffs
Eat-Sleep-andJam: the song study is in drop D, instead tremonti uses most of the time a whole step down tuning
Thanks Guys 
Unleash-The-Shred28th September 2008This is just like Ties That Bind, this is awesome! One of my favorite bands, I love Tremonti's style. Great job.
Gabriel Leopardi28th September 2008Excelent riffing. This is one of my favourite "New" bands. Well done Joe!
Toni Suominen28th September 2008Great lesson Joe!
kaznie_NL28th September 2008Thnx Joe, not really easy I think! Great sound man!
Eat-Sleep-andJam28th September 2008Ahh Nvm, I just say the Whole Step Down thing, Woops !
- Eat-Sleep-andJam28th September 2008
Great One Joe
Clearly inspired by "The Ties that Bind".
Just a question, Did use use Standard Tuning for this or no ? 
Bogdan Radovic28th September 2008That's some cool riffing mate!! Great job Joe!!
- Joe Kataldo28th September 2008
Thanks Guys...a side note, same problem for 12/8 and guitar pro software, check my board for further explanations
Ivan Milenkovic28th September 2008Great riffing Joe
Emir Hot28th September 2008Great riffs
Pedja Simovic28th September 2008Cool riff Joe!
I had a impression you were playing 7 string guitar by watching the video - its probably because of different tuning you used
Nemanja Filipovic28th September 2008Wow,amazing lesson Joe.
Kuba Szafran28th September 2008Cool sounding and great riffing!
Kristofer Dahl28th September 2008Very neat riff-writing - thanks Joe!
- Alex8728th September 2008
Don't know them, but this rocks
Nice lesson Joe! 
Nazgul28th September 2008I saw this band live in June this year. They rule just as this lesson! Yes, Joe!
Muris Varajic28th September 2008Alter Bridge rules big time,cheers Joe!!
- Martin la guitarra28th September 2008
perfect, a genious lesson!
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Alter Bridge is an American alternative metal band formed in 2004 by former Creed members Mark Tremonti, Scott Phillips, and Brian Marshall.
Alter Bridge Style - 12/8 at 120 bpm dottes quarter notes
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Most of their songs as long as this style and as Creed Songs too are structured and based on three main elements:
1) Moody Opening Arpeggios
2) Firing Riff during verse
3) Strong fat power chords during Chorus
Even if Tremonti is a great melodic soloist, most of the time only small section of the song are left to solos (as in many other same genre bands) and is not really a main element.
Theory Focus
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In musical notation, 12/8 is a specific time signature consisting of four dotted crotchets (quarter notes), in a bar. This usually comprises 4 groups of 3 quavers (eighth notes), giving the overall feel of common 4/4 time as the basic pulse, but having 4 sets of triplets in a bar rather than the usual 4 crotchets.
Techniques Focus
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The song is quite fast and rhythmically complex, isolate difficult sections and practice them slowly.
Recommended Listening
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Creed and well...Alter Bridge.
Pro Tips
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Most of the time Tremonti plays with guitars tuned a whole step down.
See you next lesson.
Joe Kataldo
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