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Hard Rock Plectrum Study

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This study is an up-tempo rock track written in the style of classic rock bands such as Deep Purple, KISS, Alice Cooper, and Bad Company. The main challenges here are the fast tempo and using upstrokes to play phrases which begin on an upbeat.

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This course is 26 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. Hard Rock Plectrum Study

This video is a full demonstration of this study piece, performed on a Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass strung with stainless steel Dunlop strings.

2. A Section

This opening section makes use of a ‘gallop’ rhythm, which was covered in the intermediate course. This lesson covers bars 1-10 in the transcription.

3. B Section

This part of the track is underpinned by a fairly conventional eighth note line that is largely root note-based. This lesson covers bars 11-18.

4. C Section

This section features some arpeggio-based passages here that will require some careful thought with regard to picking strokes. This lesson covers bars 19-34.

5. D Section

This section of the track is the guitar solo. The bassline is relatively straight-forward here. This lesson covers bars 35-43 in the transcription.

6. E, F & G Sections

This lesson covers the breakdown sections at letters E and F, which feature a line that is played in unison with the guitar. This lesson covers bars 44-66.