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Chapter 6

Playing Hard Rock

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PLAYING HARD ROCK

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“Don’t Look Down” is a hard rock tune. Hard rock first appeared in the late

1960s. It has characteristic heavy bass, long, drawn out chords, and amplified

instruments. To hear more hard rock, listen to artists such as Aerosmith,

Metallica, Powerman 5000, the Allman Brothers Band, Rob Zombie,

Godsmack, 311, Stone Temple Pilots, Black Crowes, Steve Vai, and Smashing

Pumpkins.

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LESSON 21

TECHNIQUE/THEORY

d o w n ,,

LISTEN

P L A Y

Listen to “Don’t Look Down” and play along with the recording. Try to match the bass. This tune has

two parts.

In the first part, the bass plays these notes:

In the second part, the bass plays these notes:

01 03 01 03

HAND POSITION

You can play both these riffs in first position. Some rock players prefer to play the second lick on the E string.

This gives it a heavier sound, but your hand must change positions:

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CHAPTER VI

LESSON 22

LEARNING THE GROOVE

HOOKING UP TO HARD ROCK

Listen to “Don’t Look Down.” This tune has a standard rock/metal groove. It is a heavy feel, with very simple

drum and bass parts. These parts must be simple because they are intended to be played in large arenas, where

echoes would make busier parts sound muddy. It’s a case of “less is more.”

LISTEN

P L A Y

Listen to the first part to “Don’t Look Down.” The groove has a sixteenth-note feel. Eighth notes are played

straight. The bass is joined by the guitar, making the riff as prominent as the melody. This active riff has a

strong sixteenth-note feel. Notice the syncopations. Tap your foot on each beat, and count out the sixteenth

notes as you listen:

1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a

The bass drum plays on beats 1 and 3, which is typical of rock drum beats. The two syncopations in the bass

line—on the “e” of 1, and on the “a” of 2—make the first and third beats even stronger. The first syncopation

comes later than expected, as if it were bouncing off the first beat. The second one comes before the third beat,

as if it were leading to it.

Listen to the second part to “Don’t Look Down.” Count the sixteenths of the second riff. Does the syncopated

note come earlier or later than the beat?

LISTEN

P L A Y

1e+a 2e+a3e+a4 e+a

When you are comfortable counting these rhythms, play the line on your bass along with the recording. Play

exactly the same part as you hear in the guitar.

LESSON 22: LEARNING THE GROOVE

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LESSON 24

READING

BASS PART

Play “Don’t Look Down” along with the recording. Use the written the bass part.

First and second ending markings. The first time you play these measures, play the first

ending —the measures under the number 1. Then return to the begin-repeat sign (

). The

second time, skip the first ending and play the second ending —the measures under the

number 2. Then, continue through the rest of the form.

LISTEN

P L A Y

Don’t Look Down

Bass Part

By Matt Marvuglio

"Rock" = 88

Intro

Melody

Bass

108

A17

To Coda

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Solos

B17

After solos, D.S. al

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CODA

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LESSON 24: READING

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