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Gametab's Challenge Riff/Lick of the Week #2

CpxAzn

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Gametab's Challenge Riff/Lick of the Week #2

Who's down for Gametabs's challenge riff/lick of the week.
If you master it, I guarantee your technique will improve big time.

This week I challenge you with legato from Kurikinton Fox's Overdrive.
I tabbed this lick myself so it probably won't be exactly how he plays it but it's damn close.

This may be hard for some of you who rarely play legato, but will be good practice!

Submissions will not be accepted after 11:59 PM, Thursday January 5th.

Q&A

Mastering? What counts as mastering?
Playing with precision and cleanly at the given tempo, not going offbeat at all.

Okay so what do I have to do?
Record yourself playing the riff/lick with just audio or audio with video(preferred). If you do not record with the backing track, please at least use a metronome so we know you are playing at the right tempo. Once you meet the criteria above, post a reply and your entry will be posted at the bottom of this post.

How many times do I play it?
Play licks once. Riffs will be specified by the poster.

Can I play it differently than how it is tabbed?
Sure. You can change the positioning of the notes, but do not add or remove notes, or do anything that can be considered cheating.

What do I get if I win?
Winner of each week will be featured on the front page with a link to his/her entry as an article. Winner also gets to choose next riff or lick. But that's just for fun, the real reward will be towards your own guitar technique.

What riff or lick can the winner choose for the next challenge?
Anything that the winner is able to play and believes that it will help people improve their technique.
This is NOT a I betcha can't play this thread!

What anti-trolling rules are in place for the winner?
If requested, the winner will have to post a video of himself playing the riff/lick he chose in case his riff/lick seems impossible!

Downloads

Tab Files
.gp5 file

Backing Track
.mid file
No Guitar .mp3 file
Quiet Guitar .mp3 file
Since this lick doesn't start at beginning of bar, it may be hard to find where it starts so I'm posting a quiet guitar backing track.

Sample Video

Tab

Kurikinton Fox
Overdrive Lick

                       |-------5-------|                          
     E  S   S   S   S  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S  S   
E||-------------------12h-14h-16p-14p-12p-11h-12h-14p-12p-11-----|
B||-----9s-12h-14h-16----------------------------------------14h-|
G||--------------------------------------------------------------|
D||--------------------------------------------------------------|
A||--------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--------------------------------------------------------------|


                  |---3---|   |---3--|                 |------5------|  
   S   S   S   S  S   S   S   S   S  S   S   S   S  S  S   S  S   S  S  
-----------------11h-12h-14p-12p-11p-9h-11h-12p-11p-9------------------|
--12p-10h-12h-14--------------------------------------12p-10p-9h-10p-9-|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


   S S   S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S S S  S  S  S  
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
--11-9h-11p-9p-8h-9p-8----9p-8-----------------|
-----------------------11------11-9-7h-9p-7----|
--------------------------------------------11-|
-----------------------------------------------|


                   |--3--|               
  S  S  S S S  S   S  S  S  H            
---------------------------------------||
---------------------------------------||
---------------------------------------||
--9p-7---------------------------------||
-------11-9-7h-9h-11p-9p-7p-6b~--------||
---------------------------------------||

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StrangeJam

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 21:23

auriplane

Joined: Sep 06 2008

Whoooo, ending 3 hours after DoD? I'll probably just end up practicing this later @[email protected]

EDIT: Aw, crud! DoD is the 4th, not the 5th @[email protected];;

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Auriplane!!

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 22:32

Jacob31593

Location: Tampa, FL

Joined: Jan 04 2009

psh, im not signing into google

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 22:36

CpxAzn

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Jacob31593 said

psh, im not signing into google

My settings are set on...

Public on the web
Anyone on the Internet can find and access. No sign-in required.

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 22:39

CpxAzn

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New links added for convenience...

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 22:45

Jacob31593

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it told me to sign in to download D:

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 22:45

StrangeJam

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Joined: Aug 23 2009

let the challenge begin.
Again.
this time I get to participate!

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Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 23:06

auriplane

Joined: Sep 06 2008

Good luck!! I practiced the last one, and I'll probably try this too, but I don't think I'll be trying to compete or anything :-)

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Auriplane!!

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 23:16

Re: Good luck!! I practiced the

CpxAzn

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auriplane said

Good luck!! I practiced the last one, and I'll probably try this too, but I don't think I'll be trying to compete or anything :-)

Think of it as showing us your progress!

Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 23:17

StrangeJam

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and feel free to show the progress you made with the previous one!

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Submitted on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 23:45

soundsandstuff

Joined: Sep 27 2009

that riff lick is intense yo, my wrist still reeling from jam riff trial #1 practice xO

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Submitted on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 03:51

zen03y

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Location: Lynn, MA

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StrangeJam said

this time I get to participate!

Seems like we have a winner!

Submitted on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 09:36

CpxAzn

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Uploaded a video of myself playing, and noticed that I picked a few more notes towards the end instead of strait legato, so I updated the tabs. Play however feels comfortable for you...keep it legato though

Submitted on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 11:39

Cpx showing off his azn

StrangeJam

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Cpx showing off his azn roots.
well played~

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Submitted on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 11:56

Oh snap. We have another one

Shrurikam

Joined: Dec 01 2010

Oh snap.
We have another one already.
Count me in!

Submitted on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 19:55

sorry guys

Ragna1999

Location: Brazil

Joined: Oct 21 2011

someone can explain with details how to play this? i mean...what i have to play or slide/ or what i have or dont have to use my pallet (?)

Submitted on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 22:20

The "s" on the tab means

CpxAzn

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The "s" on the tab means slide. "h" means hammer on and "p" means pull off.

Submitted on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 23:58

well...

Ragna1999

Location: Brazil

Joined: Oct 21 2011

when have slides/hammer on and pull ofs i just...presses with my hand in the strings? dont pick the strings?

Submitted on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 00:02

well...

Ragna1999

Location: Brazil

Joined: Oct 21 2011

when have slides/hammer on and pull ofs i just...presses with my hand in the strings? dont pick the strings?

edit: FUUUU DOUBLE POST

Submitted on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 00:03

http://www.ultimate-guitar.co

Shrurikam

Joined: Dec 01 2010

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/guitar_techniques/hammer_ons_and_...
This might help.
It isn't a video, but you should be able to understand what a hammer-on is from just following the instructions.

Submitted on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 00:25

thanks shrurikam ^^

Ragna1999

Location: Brazil

Joined: Oct 21 2011

thanks o/ im gonna practice this

Submitted on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 16:14

The tricky part is to chain

StrangeJam

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The tricky part is to chain it at high speed, just start really slow.

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Submitted on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 20:22

Man. This is frikin

Shrurikam

Joined: Dec 01 2010

Man. This is frikin difficult. I'm at like...30bpm LOLOLOLOL orz

Submitted on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 02:45

One of the most difficult

CpxAzn

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One of the most difficult parts when learning this for me was remembering what comes next, which was really tricky at high speeds. Just play it over and over and eventually muscle memory kicks in.

If you aren't use to legato, that is another story, and hopefully playing this lick slow will help build legato skills.

Submitted on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 05:35

I think it's pretty

zen03y

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Location: Lynn, MA

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I think it's pretty easy...well, sort of. Those tuplets really get me.

Submitted on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 11:31

I think the last part is

StrangeJam

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Joined: Aug 23 2009

I think the last part is actually the challenge :1

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Submitted on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 19:01

im confused what i have to pick or not

Ragna1999

Location: Brazil

Joined: Oct 21 2011

but...i hate my tiny hand and fingers =/

Submitted on Mon, 01/02/2012 - 19:06

Competition ending in 5

CpxAzn

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Competition ending in 5 hours...

Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 19:00

wut. This whole time I had

StrangeJam

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wut. This whole time I had the idea this was due Friday lol. guess imma record later

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Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 19:30

Oh frack.

Shrurikam

Joined: Dec 01 2010

Oh frack.

Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 19:33

still on trial #1 x|

soundsandstuff

Joined: Sep 27 2009

still on trial #1 x|

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Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 19:33

Re: wut. This whole time I had

CpxAzn

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StrangeJam said

wut. This whole time I had the idea this was due Friday lol. guess imma record later

12:00 technically is Friday.

Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 19:37

Friday at 23:99 1:

StrangeJam

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Friday at 23:59 1:

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Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 20:04

Re: Friday at 23:99 1:

Jacob31593

Location: Tampa, FL

Joined: Jan 04 2009

StrangeJam said

Friday at 23:99 1:

99? i dont think thats how clocks work :e

Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 20:17

My

StrangeJam

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My Entry:

Upload MP3s using free MP3 hosting from Tindeck.

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Submitted on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 20:55

well I guess I win this

StrangeJam

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Joined: Aug 23 2009

well I guess I win this one.
I acknowledge this was a pretty hard riff, I didn't nail it 100% myself lol, but the fact it was more difficult than last one makes it a richer practicing experience, even if you don't master it, as long as you attempt it there will be improvement! look forward to next week's challenge.

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Submitted on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 11:56