Rick Springfield / Tim Pierce Style Lesson

Rick Springfield / Tim Pierce Style

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  • Hi Guys,

    Welcome to my lesson No. 126 called "Rick Springfield/Iim Pierce Style". The great Songs of the 80's "love Somebody" was my inspiration here. A great example of playing guitar as a sideman. Also a short solo is included.

    Enjoy!

    The structure of the Jam track:

    INTR 0:00-0:04
    | E | % | Aadd9 Bsus4| B |

    A1 Part 0:05-0:51
    | E | % | Aadd9 Bsus4| B |

    A2 Part 0:05-0:51
    | E | % | Aadd9 Bsus4| B |

    B1 Part 0:16-0:25
    | Aadd9 | E/G# | F#m7 | E/G# |

    B2 Part 0:16-0:25
    | Aadd9 | E/G# | F#5 | B5 |


    C1 Part 0:26-0:36
    | E5 B5 | A5 B5 A5|| E5 B5 | C#5 A5 B5 |


    C2 Part 0:26-0:36
    | D5 | %|| & | % |

    D1 Part 0:26-0:36
    | F| % ||F#m | A/C# B/D# |

    [bOUTRO[/b] 0:26-0:36
    | E | % | Aadd9 Bsus4| B E|


    Have fun! ;-)

    Final words

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

    Cheers - Guido

    Technical specifications
    Guitar: Music Man Luke II
    Strings: Elixir Optiweb 9-42
    Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
    Recording SW: Logic Pro X, several plugins


    Kemper Profiling Amp: Dr S Maze (RHY) And Bognar XTC(SOLO)
    Matrix GT1000FX with ENGL 2x12" V30 (for monitoring)

    The profiles are available for purchase here:
    http://www.guidorist.com/en/product-category/kemper-amp-profiles/


    Standard Tuning E, A, D, G, B, E

    Tempo: 140 BPM







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