2020-03-01 Total Guitar

TOTAL GUITAR MARCH 2020

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Whenhe’snotsoloingin octaves,BillieJoeoftencreatesmemorablelinesbyusingpedaltones(checkoutourprimeronpedaltonesonp20).He’lloftenthrowthesein to

embellish solos which are otherwise based on the vocal melody. You can try playing the same licks over changing chords to get more mileage from one idea. In bars 3 to

4 here, you’ll need to barre the second and third strings to play smoothly.

On Green Day classicslikeNiceGuysFinishLast,KnowYourEnemy and Holiday, the powerchords are often punctuated with staccato bursts where the strings are muted

entirely with the fretting hand. If you mute with just one finger you’ll hear lots of high harmonics; muting with two or more digits gives you Billie Joe’s chunky, percussive

sound. Aim to mute all six strings, and then you can pick hard without fear of unwanted noise.

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: Jonny Scaramanga