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Old 2006-11-15, 06:42
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soloing over death metal riffs/rhythms

I'm incredibly curious about how to properly do a shreding solo over that wierd ass black metal evil dissonant kind of riff
i.e E5 and then Bb5
or like:
------3s4-3s4------------------3s2-3s4
2222-1s2-1s2-2222-4s5-3-2222-1s4-1s2-2222-----8(p)
0000--------- 0000-2s3-1-0000--------- 0000-6s7

or something. that kind of metal. I want to know how to write a solo over it without compromising note choice. something evil but still melodic in its own way.
 
Old 2006-11-15, 11:13
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You can take a look at the chords being played there. For example:

Rhythm Guitar plays:
E5 | Bb5 | A5 | F5 | (sounds pretty Satanic and is written in a Satanic scale)
Then you can play an open E minor, Bb major, G minor, F major, or you can play some melody that starts with a note in the chord played by the Rhythm Guitar. Just give it a try.
In the example, you can play something like:
E.GBE^.G | Bb~~..AG | A..Bb.A.G | F...E.D. |
........ | ........ | ......... | ........ |

The dots have no meaning (they are just spaces) the ~ is vibrato and ^ is bent.
(it is difficult to get a beautiful sound when you use a diminished fifth in the scale, like E-Bb)
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Old 2006-11-15, 14:10
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You can take a look at the chords being played there. For example:

Rhythm Guitar plays:
E5 | Bb5 | A5 | F5 | (sounds pretty Satanic and is written in a Satanic scale)
Then you can play an open E minor, Bb major, G minor, F major, or you can play some melody that starts with a note in the chord played by the Rhythm Guitar. Just give it a try.
In the example, you can play something like:
E.GBE^.G | Bb~~..AG | A..Bb.A.G | F...E.D. |
........ | ........ | ......... | ........ |

The dots have no meaning (they are just spaces) the ~ is vibrato and ^ is bent.
(it is difficult to get a beautiful sound when you use a diminished fifth in the scale, like E-Bb)
and what would that satanic scale be??
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Old 2006-11-15, 15:14
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All you have to do is figure what the chords are and find a scale that contains these notes. Those scales will give you a solid harmonic choice of notes. It's the adding of passing tones and tones outside the scale that will really add color. If the progression was E5 then Bb5. I would use every minor scale in the world and when the Bb5 (b5th in relation to E) chord came around, I would alter the notes I was hitting to reflect a Bb7 diminished arpeggio or play Bb Locrain mode or even continue to play E minor but put emphasis on the flattened 5th. Learn to follow the chord.
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Old 2006-11-15, 16:21
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I know how to follow chords when the chord changes are kinda slow(1-2 beats+ each), but I'm asking about how to follow those really fast death metal riffs that dont follow any scale(full of chromatics and b5s and all that wierd shit. like that example I tabbed earlier, but In a high tempo)
 
Old 2006-11-15, 18:42
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Originally Posted by imelijah
I'm incredibly curious about how to properly do a shreding solo over that wierd ass black metal evil dissonant kind of riff
i.e E5 and then Bb5
or like:
------3s4-3s4------------------3s2-3s4
2222-1s2-1s2-2222-4s5-3-2222-1s4-1s2-2222-----8(p)
0000--------- 0000-2s3-1-0000--------- 0000-6s7

or something. that kind of metal. I want to know how to write a solo over it without compromising note choice. something evil but still melodic in its own way.
pretty easy, just look at the root notes.

------1-2-1-2------------------1-4-1-2-----------8--
0000---------0000-2-3-1-0000----------0000-6-7----

notes from riff.............|scale that could be used
-------------------- ------------------2-4-5----
---------1-(2)-4-8-- --------1-(2)-4-5----------
0-1-2-3------------- -0-2-3--------------------

this is harmonic minor scale, starting from the (2) fret

though the 1 and the 8(p) notes dont match the scale, you probaly could still play the whoel scale, and if it doesnt sound right, just play a noets in that spot that does sound right, but i think if that riff is fast that it wont be realy noticable.


i know bands that solo over riffs like this with only 1 scale in 1 key, an they make it work, so you should be able to aswell i guess.

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dno if this all makes any sence to ya, im a bad explainer, but i know this should work cuz ive seen many others do it like this.
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Old 2006-11-15, 19:05
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I know how to follow chords when the chord changes are kinda slow(1-2 beats+ each), but I'm asking about how to follow those really fast death metal riffs that dont follow any scale(full of chromatics and b5s and all that wierd shit. like that example I tabbed earlier, but In a high tempo)


The same applies... just practice.
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Old 2006-11-16, 16:14
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...or...do what kerry king does :P
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Old 2006-11-16, 16:21
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and what would that satanic scale be??

The satanic scale is (from b to b in non-German theory):
b c d e f g a b
The distance b/f is a diminished fifth, which was the satanic interval in the Middle Ages because it was such a bad dischord. So this is the satanic scale.
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Old 2006-11-16, 16:34
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But playing an E5, then an A#5 and then a B5 (yes, it is this way and not with a Bb5 and a B, because that would be too far out of the scale) has this shape on the E minor scale:
e f# g a# b c d(#) e
with the a# as an ornament of the b and with the d# as a possible leading note (leading to the e), both to make the melody abit sharper. All this is in the intro of Metal Heart (Accept and cover from Dimmu Borgir):
b...a#.g.f#.e.....f#.g..b.b.a#.a#/b\a#.g.f#.e.......
f#.a.g.f#.e.d#.e.f#.g.e..b.b.b.a#.g.e.f#.......
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Old 2006-11-16, 17:58
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The satanic scale is (from b to b in non-German theory):
b c d e f g a b
The distance b/f is a diminished fifth, which was the satanic interval in the Middle Ages because it was such a bad dischord. So this is the satanic scale.


Locrian mode you mean? Hahaha...
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Old 2006-11-17, 01:22
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thanks you guys. do any of you know any really good none modal solos that I should analyze?
 
Old 2006-11-17, 10:57
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thanks you guys. do any of you know any really good none modal solos that I should analyze?
not me realy, al solos i know are either scale, or based on a scale with a few notes outside the scale to match the backingriff.

xept for slayer solos maybe??, all theis solos ive heard seem like randoms stuff to me.
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Old 2006-11-20, 09:38
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I think even Slayer makes tonal solos.
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Old 2006-11-20, 09:41
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Locrian mode you mean? Hahaha...

I guess that is the official name for it. But the dim-5 remayns the satanic interval.
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Old 2006-11-20, 11:52
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thanks you guys. do any of you know any really good none modal solos that I should analyze?
The vast majority of solos in rock are non-modal. (To apply the term correctly )
Analysing solos should always be done with regard to the key of the tune first, and the individual chords second - because sometimes the chords require the key scale to be changed. Usually this is a matter of adding chromatic notes (outside the scale), or changing to another key scale, not of applying modes.
You can sometimes use modal terminology to describe what happens as a scale interacts with a chord. But that doesn't mean the soloist thought that way, or that it helps you to think that way.
(Modal language is not always a waste of time, but is less useful or instructive than many people imagine.)

It's easier to specify some solos that ARE modal (and worth listening to/analysing for that reason):
Dorian mode: solos in "Light My Fire" and "Purple Haze"; also a lot of Santana Stuff ("Oye Como Va" being the archetypal dorian groove).

(IMO, Hendrix was inspired to try Dorian after listening to Light My Fire. It's not his finest moment, as his usual flawless ear deserts him... An object lesson in the dangers of applying a borrowed theoretical concept instead of trusting your ear, maybe...?)
 
Old 2006-11-21, 07:58
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(IMO, Hendrix was inspired to try Dorian after listening to Light My Fire. It's not his finest moment, as his usual flawless ear deserts him... An object lesson in the dangers of applying a borrowed theoretical concept instead of trusting your ear, maybe...?)


It's a strange solo in many ways but I quite like the jarring, dissonant quality to it - very distinctive.
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