Nuno Bettencourt solo continued (part 2)
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Time to analyse the next section in the solo:

e|---------7/10-14-10-14-10-------15-10-15-10--------14-10-14-10-------15-10-15-10--------|
b|-------9------------------13-10-------------13-10--------------13-10-------------13-10--|
g|-----9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13-10----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------13-10h11p10----10h11p10----10h11h13p11p10----------------------------10-13~------|
g|-------------------13----------13----------------13p12p10----------10-10h12-------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------12-10h12----------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

First, let us see how the right hand damping (or "muting") is done. This kind of technique is useful when

1. a staccato sound is desired
2. you don't want the all the strings ringing at the same time

The reason we are doing it here is number (2). The following video clip illustrates this:

Let us have a look at the speepicking lick.

This kind of sixteen note triplet pattern is also typical for guitarist Zakk Wylde. Practice it separately over and over again with a metronome:

You should try to alter this kind of repetitive (and boring!) exercise with some jaming, it could sound something like this:

Then comes the legato part of the fast lick

If you have problems getting this part up to speed, the Freelicks DVD - Speed, Tone and Theory will show you the most important exercises (both legato and picking) to achieve speed.

Continue here

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