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I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 03:35
by Hugo.
Name some good songs to jam. I'm just pricking about with Eaten by bloodbath at the minute. Any good Nile tabs out there that people know of?
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 03:49
by Devy
You could do a lot worse than learning The Essential Salts. The clue's in the name, it's essential. And consistent.
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Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 04:32
by Lavabug
Sebek is a sufficiently gratifying tune to learn. Learned it with Karl's vid.
You could also tab out some Demilich yourself if you feel so inclined.

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 04:33
by zim
[youtube]-_QlSGS7cYE[/youtube]
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 04:46
by Lavabug
That hard-on bearer sucks, he can't even keep in time!
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 04:59
by Hugo.
[quote name="Devy"]You could do a lot worse than learning The Essential Salts. The clue's in the name, it's essential. And consistent.
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Yeah this sounds about right. I'll give sebek a go after. I dont quite have the speed for the 8th notes, but its about time I made it so.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:08
by Lavabug
Do the pulsing on the 8th's thing that Nile do, seems to work well.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:12
by Devy
Getcha Winds of Horus too, the octave part will give you arms like Popeye.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:14
by Hugo.
Hit me with a tab of that. Karl showed it to my mate, but he wouldnt tab it for me.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:15
by M.Bison
Some Mastodon tunes in drop A right? I'd play that on a Les Paul
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:24
by Hugo.
Good call. So are some Augury come to think of it.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:28
by Devy
[quote name="Hugo"]Hit me with a tab of that. Karl showed it to my mate, but he wouldnt tab it for me.[/quote]
I'm afraid I worked it out by ear and can't find a tab that isn't full of baffling mistakes. It's amazing how people can think that's what they're hearing.
The one of Rivers Of Gore is a pretty good starting point though, he's tabbed it in an odd way, but it'll get you going
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[quote name="M.Bison"]Some Mastodon tunes in drop A right? I'd play that on a Les Paul[/quote]
If I remember right, Mastodon tune to D, Drop C and a weird one where they tune to D, then tune the lowest string down to A.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:42
by Hugo.
[quote name="Devy"]
[quote name="Hugo"]Hit me with a tab of that. Karl showed it to my mate, but he wouldnt tab it for me.[/quote]
I'm afraid I worked it out by ear and can't find a tab that isn't full of baffling mistakes. It's amazing how people can think that's what they're hearing.
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Theres a tab of Eaten out there thats nearly entirely downly-chugged open A. Like, seriously.
Oh this is actually JUST AS BAD:
Riff A:
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|-12---11---12----8------|-11----7----8----5----|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---000--000--000--000-|---000--000--000--000-|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
I'd sooner never play guitar again than believe that's the riff @(0:30, octave riff?) in wind of horus.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:54
by Devy
Yeah, that bit's a mess. I've been playing the octave bit like this. Fit the notes to the song, I can't be arsed tabbing out the picking and rhythm
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b---------------------------------------------------------
f#---------------------------------------------------------------
d--14--13--9--14--13--10--15--14--11--12--8-----------
a----------------------------------------------------------------
e--12--11--7--12--11--8--13--12--9--10--6--------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 05:57
by Devy
Well I cocked that up, but you get the idea

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:01
by Hugo.
This is the part where I say: Dallas writes the best riffs of most bands out there.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:07
by Hugo.
OH, is it like this:
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12------11------12-------8-----|-11-------7-----8----5-----|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---12012--11011--12012--808-|---11011--707--008--505-|
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:14
by Devy
I see the problem now, that's not the riff you think it is. That's the one that starts at around 0:32. The one I tabbed is at around 2:08

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:16
by Devy
And having listened to it again, my version isn't quite right. The notes are correct, but there are some little trills that I don't do. It'd be pretty damn hard to do those and play the octaves.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:20
by Hugo.
Oh yeah the 'you will never escape the valley galala' one
The riff before that, the arrow from lanata riff is easily one of the most punishing riffs in metal. The simple drum change from 2/4 to blasting is just such a payoff.
Sorry, I could go on all day about the win of this song.
[quote name="Devy"]And having listened to it again, my version isn't quite right. The notes are correct, but there are some little trills that I don't do. It'd be pretty damn hard to do those and play the octaves.[/quote]
Thats harmonised. I'm 90% sure theres no octaves. its 5ths.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:33
by Devy
Wind of Horus >>>> Most other songs
I think we're both right about the harmony bit. The first four bars are harmonised in fifths, then it goes to octaves and then it does a third thing that I'm too tired to decipher at the moment
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012, 06:56
by Hugo.
A hard-on bearer once said to me 'OK, we'll agree to disagree'
With my hands around his throat I replied, 'No, splendid mate of mine. We'll agree... to fucking agree.'

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012, 14:04
by Haunty
[quote name="Devy"]And having listened to it again, my version isn't quite right. The notes are correct, but there are some little trills that I don't do. It'd be pretty damn hard to do those and play the octaves.[/quote]
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but that's a two-guitar riff, there's no way around that.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012, 14:22
by Hugo.
Theres a harmonised melody and bass notes, so three.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012, 14:28
by Haunty
I'm under the impression he's trying to trem pick the octave.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012, 14:30
by Hugo.
I'm still convinced its fifths.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 15 Feb 2012, 14:32
by Haunty
it's a combination. the high harmony is across the two guitars, and the low note isn't always the same interval away. what i'm saying is that there's at least 4 guitar tracks, and it's impossible to play any two of them at once.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 16 Feb 2012, 13:17
by Haunty
[quote name="Hugo"]OH, is it like this:
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|-12------11------12-------8-----|-11-------7-----8----5-----|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---12012--11011--12012--808-|---11011--707--008--505-|[/quote]
I think it's like this:
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12------11------12-------8--------|-11-------7-----8----5-----|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--12011---11012----1208----8011----|---1107----708---805--505-|
The difference is that you're moving after the low A note every time. I'm not 100%, but I'm pretty sure it's more like this than the first one.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 16 Feb 2012, 17:09
by Hugo.
OK. That makes sense. It is Dallas after all.
PS. How do you insert text like that?
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 16 Feb 2012, 18:08
by Haunty
By typing in it?
If I actually get what you're asking, I just kept adding dashes in various places until it all lined up.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 16 Feb 2012, 20:04
by Hugo.
I meant the code bit. I see theres a button for it.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 05:35
by Haunty
[quote name="Hugo"]OK. That makes sense. It is Dallas after all.[/quote]
I can play it pretty easily this way, much more so than the original tab you posted. Not sure what you're implying about Dallas.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 06:43
by Hugo.
I was inferring that he'd never have something as simple as the one i posted, but when i played your revised bit it does make a lot of sense.
I've never really worked on my speed before, it's seriously lacking but has really jumped quite a few bpm in the past week due to just intensive practicing. Fucking fingers are sore at the minute.

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 13:56
by Haunty
What's helped me is that I do the right hand of the air guitar any time I'm listening to something that would be relevant. It's not a substitute for actual practice, but it's a pretty consistent

way to develop muscle memory.
As far as Nile goes, my life guitar goals are still to learn Masturbating the War God and the solo from To Dream of Ur, as these are undoubtedly the best things Nile have done.

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 15:41
by Hugo.
Yeah both of those things win. DO IT!!
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 16:50
by Haunty
The problem really isn't having the speed or technique, it's a matter of the
Seriously, it's nearly impossible to figure out what's going on in the Dream of Ur solo. I can get quite a bit of Masturbating the War God by ear, but certain parts are still

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 01:19
by SCUNT
i don't understand why everybody immediately goes for nile when A tuning is involved. go for some of this instead
[youtube]OTURzpARyKI[/youtube]
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 02:08
by Haunty
Because that's gay.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 02:19
by SCUNT
no sir
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 05:05
by Hugo.
No gurgly gurgles

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 18 Feb 2012, 16:31
by Lavabug
[quote name="Shawn Poofter Afropick"]Because that's gay.[/quote]
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 29 Feb 2012, 01:05
by Hugo.
My fellating lover just sent me this. Its the build up riff in wind of horus as shown to him by by Karl himself.
use pick for low string and middle finger for hammer/pulls..
[youtube]MqYV7yc-yPI[/youtube]
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 29 Feb 2012, 01:21
by Anjel
I know Karl does the hybrid picking thing, I wonder if Dallas just string-skips it.

Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 29 Feb 2012, 04:02
by Hugo.
Dallas wrote that song and i'm pretty sure it was his idea.
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 01 Mar 2012, 20:32
by Holocaust
That sounds stupid by itself
Re: I just tuned my les paul custom to drop A.
Posted: 22 May 2012, 19:04
by Hugo.
I recorded the outro to one of my tunes. The rest is faster (240bpm) I wanna get it tight before I record it. It sounds cool when its just drops 40bpm to come into this riff.
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