Marty Friedman "Valley of eternity" guitar lesson
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Time to introduce Marty Friedman! This guitarist is known for his outside playing, with exotic phrasing, bends and vibrato, as well as a strong sense for chord tones and melody. As a diverse player as he is, you will hear him play many different styles, but he is perhaps most known for his work with Megadeth, Jason Becker or his solo albums. This example is taken from my all-time favorite Marty album: Scenes.
In this lesson you will get some bending ideas as well as interesting legato patterns. The solo is also a fine example of how Marty uses chord notes to construct his solos and Melodies. Except for the faster runs, this solo lends itself for intermediate guitarists. As mentioned earlier, you will benefit from this solo no matter your current level, just pick out the parts you think you can handle. |
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| Scale and chord theory |
| The key, or the over all tonality of the solo, is C major ( chords: C, Am, Dm, G) |
Marty relies on the C major scale (C-D-E-F-G-A-B) and A minor pentatonic (A-C-D-E-G). Unfortunately these two scales will not make you sound like Marty, as they are the most comonly used guitar scales in history! The key is nailing the chord tones (read more about it here) to get a strong melody. |
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In the following segment, notice how the bend from the ninth fret gets a time value. Watch the video over and over to get it right.
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e|---------------------------|
b|---------------------------|
g|-9-10-12--12-12--10-9br----|
d|------------------------10-|
a|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
br = bend and release |
This segment is initiated with three palm muted notes on the D string. Watch the full length video to hear how nicely this trash rhythm is fit into the melody. Definately something to incorporate into your own playing, is it will add a flavour of unpredictability.
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e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|----------7-9b-9br-7-5-5h7p5\4~-|
d|-10-10-10-----------------------|
a|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
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This part combines some heavy bending with exotic-phrased legato, both typical ingredients of Marty Friedmans playing style.
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e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|-5-7b--9b--14h17p14p12br-14----|
d|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------| |
Now watch the legato part closely to get the fingering and the bend-and-release pattern right:
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e|---------------------|
b|---------------------|
g|-14h17p14p12br-14----|
d|---------------------|
a|---------------------|
e|---------------------|
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