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--- Xtreme Warmups ---
Bar and Hidden Overtones
Folk Touch
Jummy
Neo Star
Sweep and Stretch
Tapping Classic
Wide & Bumpy
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--- Bar and Hidden Overtones ---
Sign: 4/4
Main Key Signature or scale: D Minor
Written by: Patrik Carlsson
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When created this piece I wanted to mix N.H. (Natural Harmonics) with "the usual tuplets and sixteenth tones". When speeding up it is difficult to combine N.H. with usual tones. It may not sound any special, but I promise you have to work as a maniac to get it work... and that's is the point my friends :)
In this clip you will find a combined "tremolo-bar and legato-technique" - we can call it the "Barogato style"? It could be hard to touch the perfect tone when bending like a maniac with the Bar, but why not try? This clip can also harm your tune, so lock your strings before trying this one :-P
--- Wide & Bumpy ---
Sign: 4/4
Main Key Signature or scale: D Dorian
Written by: Patrik Carlsson
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When created this one I wanted to test the limits for "chops in wide distance". When playing it's difficult to prevent noises created by the open strings. Hammer-ons with both hands is prefered. Here it is also needed to mute as much as possible or else you will have a song full with noises... You can like other guitarists experimented with socks or like that when muting open strings if you want, but in the end it should be played without any damping devices - Just give it a little time!
The clip starts with the first part in a slower tempo, so you can hear all the tones and then you will hear the whole song in original tempo...
--- Tapping Classic ---
Sign: (Many) mostly 4/4
Main Key Signature or scale: A Minor
Written by: Patrik Carlsson
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In this clip you will hear some basic tapping-models and switching into advanced ones. I think this clip is pretty easy to understand, but it sure takes one or another hour to practice when speeding up?
--- Sweep and Stretch ---
Sign: (Many) but mostly 12/8
Main Key Signature or scale: G Major (and A Minor)
Written by: Patrik Carlsson
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This clip included some basic "sweep-models" and more advanced ones of course... The idea was to put many "sweep-models" into one clip. I used a lot of sweep in other clips as well, but here it is obvious!
I have added a little unusual "tapping-model" here as well. It sounds cool when hammering over 4 and 5 strings. Not much more to say, explore it for your self!
--- Neo Star ---
Sign: 5/4, 5/8, 3/4 and more... :)
Main Key Signature or scale: D Minor (and C Major)
Written by: Patrik Carlsson
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This clip included many different tempo-signs that make it a little difficult to keep "the red line". I think I was introduced the technique hammer-like-maniac (tapping) in this clip, don't you agree?
--- Jummy ---
Sign: 12/8 (and 4/4)
Main Key Signature or scale: D Dorian (or Minor)
Written by: Patrik Carlsson
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Jummy is an experiment so far, unexplored. It was created meanwhile I recorded this workshop. It supposed NOT to be a song, but when I warmed up for another clip this one was suddenly made - by pressing the record-button and simple recorded it...
In the video clip I start from the third part of the song...
--- Folk Touch ---
Sign: 6/4 and 6/8
Main Key Signature or scale: D Major
Written by: Patrik Carlsson
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This is NOT a common folk melody, but I couldn't figure out another title. When I write "touch", I mean a little touch :) Anyway, playing this piece is very fun. Lots of fun techniques included.
In the video clip I start from the second part of the song (lots of tapping here).