uhm...neo-classical

[fenderrules]

my first attempt at the genre..

http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1095690/


comments please, thanks. im doing this just for fun and leisure.


cheers

 

[dhalif]

maybe a tip for you... play power chords minor E F E F E F E F all the way then memorise an E minor phrygian.. play it all over.. walla! instant neo-classical :C

for example.. this one i played over EflatMinor
http://download.yousendit.com/024052EB012F3874

 

[dhalif]

oh.. and use alot of pedal tones..

 

[penguin]

hmm ..need to play ard with diminished ,augmentated,natural minor,melodic and harmonic minor ...but can also be done on major scale..
offcourse thats depends on the chord progression.

best you listen to classical music to get the ideas..
like Dalif mention ,pedal point,phrygian, sweep tap ..bla..bla ..
hope that u get the ideas..

and you need to keep on practicing ..hehe

btw nice try..

 

[RoRK]

Dalif bro, what's a pedal tone? :?
Oh, and cheer up on the band thingy - it happens. Live and Learn dude.

Cheers
RoRK

 

[fenderrules]

haha hey thanks dudes..

im just tryiong to see how far i can go with this particular style..

and dalif, whats pedal tones?

 

[RoRK]

Quite a good article here.
http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?sectioncode=7&storycode=10755
And if that's not good enough, just insert the words, pedal, tone and guitar into a google search box.
Cheers
RoRK

 

[ShredCow]

im just tryiong to see how far i can go with this particular style..

Some thoughts for you...

I'm not a fan of neo-classical because I find that usually when people play it, it sounds more like malmsteen-metal - people tend to copy his style and ideas more so than to exercise the genre.

I always thought the term 'neo-classical" signified modern music drawing on influence from classical music as a whole but in neoclassical metal, it isn't the case.

Queen is an example of neo-classical done in a manner I think is more "open"... they have influences from classical music as a whole.

Neoclassical metal on the other hand tends to sound almost 1 dimensional to me.

Of course. YMMV.

 

[penta-tonic]

oh besides malmsteen another 2 giants of this genre would be uli jon roth and ritchie blackmore.

 

[RoRK]

Heh! How can you forget Randy Rhoads???
And then there's YES!!! The problem with Malmsteen is that he is one-dimensional - speed and technique. Okay, so that's two. Anyways, hear one of his songs and you've heard all of him.
Don't forget that neo-classical is a genre. Malmsteen is only one proponent of it and obviously he has his shortcomings. But as a genre, neo-classical does provide some pretty cool music and does add a lot to a guitarist's repertoire, be it in terms of songwriting or soloing.
Cheers
RoRK

 

[guitarcritic]

hi

And not to forget ..years back in the 80s there were some neo-classical players you can find off Rooadrunners production by Mike Varney like Marty friedman, Jason Becker, Joey Tafola, Tony Macalpine, Vinnie moore, Greg Howe(he did contribute some neo-classical style..but hes more on blues, jazz thing) , the band Apocrypha alot more i cant recall, others like Yngwei j Malmsteen of course, even Rithie Kotzen did play some neo-classical style here and there, Nuno Battencourt's "Bumble Bee Crash Landing" guitar solo, and even Europe's lead guitarist John Norum hes a neo classical player. Listen to them ull get lotsa of diff touch feel and ideas that would make u rich in "your vocab".