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Gametab's Challenge Riff/Lick of the Week #6

CpxAzn

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Gametab's Challenge Riff/Lick of the Week #6

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 a simple string skip arpeggio that I came up with...because I don't have much time this week.

This will be a challenge for those of you who have never practiced any string skipping licks.

Please do participate and post a video even if you have not mastered this riff so feedback can be provided to help you improve!

Deadline February 18 Saturday 11:59 PM EST



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
None this time =( Please use a metronome

Sample Video



Tab

String Skipping Lick
150BPM

     S  S S  S S S  S S S  S S  S S  S  S  S  
E||--9p-5-------------5-9p-5-7p-5-7h-9p-7p-5-|
B||------------------------------------------|
G||-------9p-6---6h-9------------------------|
D||------------7-----------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------|


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


   S  S  S  S  S S   S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--12p-9----------------9-12p-9-11p-9-12p-9-14p-9-|
-------------------------------------------------|
--------13p-9----9h-13---------------------------|
--------------11---------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S S   S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--12p-9----------------9-12p-9-14p-9-12p-9-11p-9-|
-------------------------------------------------|
--------13p-9----9h-13---------------------------|
--------------11---------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|


  S  S S  S S S  S S S  S S  S S  S  S  S  
--9p-5-------------5-9p-5-7p-5-7h-9p-7p-5-|
------------------------------------------|
-------9p-6---6h-9------------------------|
------------7-----------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|


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


   S  S  S  S  S S   S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  
--12p-9----------------9-12p-9-11p-9-12p-9-14p-9-|
-------------------------------------------------|
--------13p-9----9h-13---------------------------|
--------------11---------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S S   S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E     
--12p-9----------------9-12p-9-14p-9-12p-9-11b--||
------------------------------------------------||
--------13p-9----9h-13--------------------------||
--------------11--------------------------------||
------------------------------------------------||
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Current Entries

fatalfable
Submitted on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 00:28

Sample Video posted...

CpxAzn

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Joined: Sep 21 2007

Sample Video posted...
Submitted on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 20:58

you came up ith this? that's

StrangeJam

Da Manliness

Joined: Aug 23 2009

you came up ith this? that's a pretty cool riff lol, it stinks of your Gilbert influences. and that's a good thing.

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http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
Submitted on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 21:01

Has Shinichi Kobayashi

CpxAzn

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Joined: Sep 21 2007

Has Shinichi Kobayashi influence mixed in too, since he does quite a bit of string skipping himself. Took me like 2 sec to come up with this as you can see that it is repetitive, lol.
Submitted on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 21:04

yes yes, we need more

StrangeJam

Da Manliness

Joined: Aug 23 2009

yes yes, we need more Shinichi Kobayashi and Jigoku Otoko up in here.

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http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
Submitted on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 21:08

Damn. This seems like it's

Shrurikam

Joined: Dec 01 2010

Damn. This seems like it's good practice ;w;
IF ONLY I HAD TIME TO PRACTICE.
Submitted on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 04:00

I know your pain Shru, school

StrangeJam

Da Manliness

Joined: Aug 23 2009

I know your pain Shru, school is killing me lately lol.

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http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
Submitted on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 22:15

this one doesn't seem too

Multi

Joined: Jan 20 2012

this one doesn't seem too hard, though the stretching hurts a bit.
Submitted on Sun, 02/12/2012 - 00:25

No one wins D:

CpxAzn

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Joined: Sep 21 2007

No one wins D:
Submitted on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 00:17

Tbh, it seemed too hard to

Ranulf

I will not join your gametabs.

Joined: Oct 15 2009

Tbh, it seemed too hard to even try :(
but that's just me...
Submitted on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 00:18

OH LOL NO-ONE SUBMITTED.

Shrurikam

Joined: Dec 01 2010

OH LOL NO-ONE SUBMITTED.
Submitted on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 03:23

extend it till friday and

StrangeJam

Da Manliness

Joined: Aug 23 2009

extend it till friday and I'll do something, I've been incredibly busy with college for the past 2 weeks lol

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http://ocremix.org/artist/11879/strangejam
http://strangejam.tumblr.com/
Submitted on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 08:14

Is this contest dying ? :/

Ennea

humhum..

Location: Germany

Joined: Apr 09 2010

Is this contest dying ? :/
Submitted on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 09:56

Extended deadline...

CpxAzn

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Joined: Sep 21 2007

Extended deadline...
Submitted on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 12:40

This contest is completely

CpxAzn

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Joined: Sep 21 2007

This contest is completely dead.

Next person who posts this lick at 100BPM wins.
Submitted on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 00:59

lol, ok, i'll work on it.

Multi

Joined: Jan 20 2012

lol, ok, i'll work on it. I'm at 75bpm right now.
Submitted on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 03:11

w000t, fingerstyle people,

Clanver

Pixelfingers cant play

Location: Germany, Kiel

Joined: Jan 03 2009

w000t, fingerstyle people, now our chance to take over and host a 2nd contest ;D
Submitted on Sun, 02/19/2012 - 04:26

Maybe I should change it

CpxAzn

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Joined: Sep 21 2007

Maybe I should change it to...next person to find a riff, record it, and create a topic wins.
Submitted on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 13:53

Don't give up hope, I might

Multi

Joined: Jan 20 2012

Don't give up hope, I might record something tonight. Pod and reaper were acting up but I got a whole new set of different picks to try out tonight. Gonna try that legendary Jazz III ultex.
Submitted on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 16:07

I have those jazz ultex picks

CpxAzn

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Joined: Sep 21 2007

I have those jazz ultex picks and prefer the standard ultex picks.
Submitted on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 16:20

My Entry Ok for the sake of

fatalfable

Location: New York, New York City

Joined: May 13 2009

My Entry Ok for the sake of this thread I did it xD I tried doing it as fast as I could on my acoustic. Its freaking hard with 12 gauge strings lmao. Maybe a "can you play this style?" contest would be a good idea? But it would only last a few weeks I guess.

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Submitted on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 21:07

Haha, props for doing it on

Ranulf

I will not join your gametabs.

Joined: Oct 15 2009

Haha, props for doing it on an acoustic...
Submitted on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 21:46