PAUL GILBERT VIDEO

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Key E Major/C# Minor Tempo 225bpm & 75bpm

Will improve your…

✔ Use of string skipping

✔ Constructing and playing a melody

✔ Blending alternate picking and legato

Paul Gilbert exploded onto the 1980s rock scene with his exilliarating solos and powerhouse riffing, like a blend of Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen with extra bite. Since the days of his bands Racer X and Mr Big, he has maintained a fabulous solo career; his recent Christmas album, ‘Twas being a case in point. Furthermore, he is a busy educator both online and at his USA guitar camps.

This issue’s exclusive track, That’s Too Much Like Work was created after he decided that a piece by Jason Sidwell had a few too many chords to navigate (too much like work!). So, due to a limited time window, he opted to record a new piece and played all the instruments, leaving Jason just the task of mixing.

That’s Too Much Like Work is constructed in two tempos. The first is a stomping shuffle and to keep things easy to read we have notated this with a 4/4 time signature and swung quavers. The solo section then goes to a slower tempo with a 12/8 time signature.

After his jaw dropping performance (a Makita power drill was used too!), Paul starts his lesson with a handy tip for creating a memorable and melodic motif; vocalise