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    Performance Notes

    Nov 02, 2021 4 minutes
    By Jimmy Brown

    “TOOTH AND NAIL”

    Dokken

    THIS UPTEMPO EIGHTIES-METAL classic showcases the shred-guitar virtuosity and musical brilliance and flair of the legendary George Lynch, a.k.a., “Mr. Scary.”

    The guitarist is flying by the seat of his musical pants here, as he manages to ride and stay on top of a fast-moving musical tsunami. As such, there are some subtle rhythmic and melodic variations in the song’s recurring riffs and pattern-based lead licks, which aren’t really noticeable... until you go to transcribe or sight-read them.

    For example, Lynch never plays the descending chromatic line at the start of the song (see bar 1) exactly the same way twice when recalling

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