Progressive Metal Rock

Hi Guys,

Welcome to my lesson No. 42

Let's take a look at a progressive metal rock tune here.

I chose the typical song structure AABA for this.

The first A Part is the riff guitar part (tuned to D) and then on the next A Part I start with my solo (played in standard tuning).
The B Section is the bridge and perfectly shows the connection between the keyboards and the guitar melody. Some unusual chords underneath, this makes it so progressive.



INTRO 0:00-0:02
| Dm | % |

A Part 0:03-0:16
| Dm | % | % | Badd#11 A7/C# |
| Dm | % | % | Amadd#5 Bb Eb|

A Part 0:17-0:30
| Dm | % | % | Badd#11 A7/C# |
| Dm | % | % | Amadd#5 Bb Eb|


B Part 0:31-0:44
| F7 | E7us4 E7 | Asus2 | Eb#4|
| A7M9/C# | G/C | F/EB | Eb |

A Part 0:45-1:06
| Dm | % | % | Badd#11 A7/C#7 |
| Dm | % | % | Amadd#5 Bb Eb|

Dm |
Have fun! ;-)

Final words

I tried to transcribe as close as possible. Specially in the Guitar Pro 5 you'll find all this little extras!

Cheers - Guido

Technical specifications
Guitar: Music Man Luke II
Strings: D'Addario NYXL 009
Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
Recording SW: Logic 10, several plugins
Amp(Only for Monitor): Peavey JSX Top with Marshall 2x12" V30

Kemper Profiling Amp: BOGNAR XTC MERGED

This profile is available for purchase here:
http://www.guidorist.com/en/product-category/kemper-amp-profiles/

RHYTHM GUITAR:
Tune 2 steps down D, G, C, F, A, D

SOLO GUITAR:
Standard Tuning E, A, D, G, B, E

Tempo: 140 BPM