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Brett Garsed & TJ Helmerich : Amazing Master Class
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Tabbed from japanese Young Guitar Magazine Jan. issue 1996
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%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Technical Note :
Almost all notes in the exercises are of equal length. The rythmichal grouping
is given for each exercise. Tapped notes are indicated by a T below the
tab. D and U are used for down and up pick strokes, respectively.
m, r and p denotes plucking with the middle, ring and pinky.
If nothing is stated hammer-on's or pull-off's are used. s=slide.
( ) = double the note length. (-) = let note ring...
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EX 1 :
Rhytmical grouping : fours.
1 pick + 3 plucks.
--------------------------------|---------5-6-7-8-8-7-6-5--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-5-6-7-8-----------------8-7-6-5|--------------------------------------------------------5-6-7-8|--------------------------------|-8-7-6-5----------------------------------------5-6-7-8--------|--------------------------------|---------8-7-6
-5-------------------------5-6-7-8----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------8-7-6-5--------5-6-7-8------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------8-7-6-5
D m r p D m r p sim...
D p r m D p r m sim...
EX 2 :
Rhytmical grouping : fours.
Plucks'n'pick
-4-------------------4-----------------|--------4-----4-------------4-----4--------5-------------5-----5-------------5-|------5-----5---5---------5-----5---5--------4---------4---------4---------4---|----6-------------6-----6-------------6--------6-----6-------------6-----6-----|--7-------------------7----------------------------7-------------------7-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------p r m D U D m r p r m D U D p r
D m r p r p r m D m r p r p r m

EX 3 :
Rhytmical grouping : six's.
Plucks'n'pick once more
--------------------------------4-----------------|----------------------------------------------4------------4---------5---5---------5-----|--4-----------2--------------5------4(-)
-----2---2--------5---5-----4-------4-----4---4---|----4-----------2-----------2
---2----2(-)
---6-------6----6-------6---------------4-------4-|------4-----------6-------4------4--4(-)
-2------------3-----------4-----------------------|--------6()---------4()-2-----------2(-)
--------------------------------------5-----------|4-----------2--------------------------D m r p r m sim...
D p r m D D p r m D D m r
p r m
EX 4 :
Plucks'n'sweep, 10 grouping
--------12-12-12--------------------------------------------------------------------10----------10---------------------------------------------------------------9----------------9-------------(Four times)----------------------------------7--------------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------D m r p D U U U U U
EX 5 :
Mixing picking, plucking and hammer/pull's.
Groups of 4.
--------------------------------|---------7------9-10(-)---------------------------------------|-------7---9-10-----------------------------------------------|---6-7-----------------------------4-7-6-4-------4-7-6-4---4-6|-7-----------------------------------------7-4-5--------------|-------------------------------4-5-----------------------7----|------------------------------D m D
D U D m D m D m D s m s m r D s m D

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EX 6 :
Grouping : six.
3 fingers per hand. Diatonic stuff (Em)
--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------10-12-14-15-17-19-20(-)

--------------------------------------------------------------------|-10-12-13-1
5-17-19---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-11-12-14-16-17|---------------------------------------------------------------------------9-10-12-14-16-17-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------9-10-12-14-15-17----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------8-10-12-14-15-17---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------T T T
T T T
T T T
T T T
T T T
T T T T
EX 7 :
Grouping : seven.
Left hand: 3 fingers, Right hand : 4 fingers (!!).
Diatonic (Em)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------7-9-10-14-16-17-19-9-10-12-16-17-19-21|----------------------7-9-10-14-15-17-19---------------------------------------|---7-8-10-14-15-17-19----------------------------------------------------------|--T T T T
T T T T
T T T T
T T T T
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-12-14-15-19-20-22-24------------------------------------------10-12-13-17-19-20-22-12-13-15-19-20-22
-24|----------------------9-11-12-16-17-19-21-11-12-14-17-19-21-24-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------T T T T
T T T T
T T T T
T T T
T
T T T T
EX 8 :
Grouping : four.
Pentatonic stuff (Em).
LOTS of right hand work out.
-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------16-19-21-23-21-19
-16------------|-----------------------------------------------|-9-12-14-17-19------------------

----19-17-14-12|---------------14-17-19-21-19-17-14------------|----------------------------------------------|-7-10-12-15-17----------------------17-15-12-10|----------------------------------------------|T T T T T T T T T T T T T
T T T T T T T T T
T T T T
----------------19-22-24-22-19-------------12-15-17-20-22----------------22-17-15(-)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------T T T T T T T T T T
EX 9 :
Grouping : four.
Wide stretching stuff (5-sound, Hm). Note repeated notes.
Again lots of right hand work. Note the hammer-ons from
nowhere (NO picking).
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------14-19-14-7-2-s4-9-16-21|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------14-19------------------------|
--------------14-19-14-7-2---14--|-14-2---14----14-19-14-7-2---------------|---1
4-19------------------------------|
-14-2-7-14-19--------------7----7|------7----19--------------7-14-19-7-14-2|-7-----------------------------------|
T
T T T T T
T
T
T T T T T
T T
T
T T T T T T T
T T
--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------s23-21-16-9-4------------------------------|------------------------------------------------9-16-21-9-16-4-9-16-21-s19-14|-7-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----7-14-19-7-14-2---14-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------7----19-0 2(-)
T T T
T T
T
T T T T
T T
T
T T

EX 10 :
Grouping : four. (or whatever...)
Pretty far-out two handed version of a Em(7) arpeggio.
------------------------15-19-24-19-15----------------------------------------------17----------------17----------------------------------------16----------------------16--------------------------9-12-14-17----------------------------17-14-12-9------------10--------------------------------------------------10------12--------------------------------------------------------12(-)
T T T T T T T T T T T T T