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Beer21411th June 2019deftones
Guido Bungenstock4th October 2017wow very great, Darius! ;-)
Darius Wave4th October 2017Deftones is still one of my absolutely favorite bands
This was very refreshing back in the days when they started to reach commercial career 
Monica Gheorghevici4th October 2017Absolutely awesome lesson but hard as hell to make the playing to sound so consistent!
Rammikin3rd October 2017After all these years, that's still my favorite Deftones album. They had a clear idea of who they wanted to be, and it was a fresh and unique sound. Nicely done.
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Welcome to the Deftones style Rhythm lesson !
Deftones has always been one of my absolutely favorite bands. Since the stage of beginner, I liked how they combine a powerful guitar playing with a nostalgic mood. I enjoyed to play their songs because they give a lot of joy and it was not that hard to learn them. According to this arguments, I've decided to prepare a lesson based on one of their most popular compositions. What's the main target? Try to play clean, with consistent, high attack and precise timing. Track is long enough to dig yourself into it's mood. Relax and have fun :)
Gear used (in order of connection chain placement):
1. SX SST57 guitar (JB Junior bridge pickup)
2. Presonus Inspire 1394 firewire audio interface (input gain 40%)
3. Poulin LeXtac vst plug-in:
- Channel - blue
- Input 50%
- Gain 70%
- Pre EQ - brighter
- Bass 50%
- Middle 40%
- Treble 50%
- Contour 100%
6. Kefir impulse loader (mix 100%)
7. Impulse - Catharsis s-preshigh
Tuning - drop D (D6 A5 D4 G3 B2 E1)
Backing track progression:
4/4 Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
Dm | D | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
Dm | D | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm |
Bb#4 | Bb#4 | Bb | Bb | Dm | Dm |
Bb#4 | Bb#4 | Bb | Bb | Dm | Dm | Dm | Dm ||
Tempo: Main song tempo is 140 bpm. There are backing tracks available at 60, 70, 90, 120 and 140 bpm.
Time signature: 4/4
Scales used in this lesson:
D-minor
D-harmonic minor
From this course:
Scrubbing / forward / rewind: arrow right, arrow left keys
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
