Solo pd 7

Crazy Train
This week I will focus on learning the guitar solo from crazy train and more specifically the fast legato run at the end of the song. This part is played very fast and is a key part of the solo that is very recognisable.
The tab for this part is
 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------14h16h17-|
G|-----------------------------------------------13h14h16----------|
D|----------------------------11h13h14-13h14h16--------------------|
A|------------------11h12h14---------------------------------------|
E|---------11h12h14------------------------------------------------|

e|--14-------19bu(21)--19bu(21)bd(19)~~~~~~--x-(pickscrape)--------|
B|-----17s19---------------------------------x-(pickscrape)--------|
G|-------------------------------------------x-(pickscrape)--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

I will practise this part by playing each individual triplet pattern on the individual strings seperstly so that I can build up speed using hammer ons. Once I have learn each triplet pattern I will put them all together and practise them slowly together and use a metronome to build up speed. The run ends on a bluesy lick using notes from the f sharp minor blues scale. I will again practise this part slowly build up speed with a metronome. Once I have all the parts learnt I will put them all together and practise this constantly. I will give myself a week to learn this part as it is rather challenging but a week should be enough time to nail thus part.

Solo pd 6

Crazy Train
To start of learning Crazy train I will focus on learning the main riff. The song is in the key of f sharp minor and the riff uses notes from the sharp minor scale.
The tab for the riff is

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------| repeat 2 times
|------------------------------------|
|------4---5----4--2--------2--------|
|-2--2---2---2-------5-4-5----5-4--0-|

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------4---5----4--5-5-5-7-7-7-------|
|-2--2---2---2-----------------------|

The riff requires large hand and finger stretches to be able to play across all f the frets. To practise the riff I will break it down into different sections and start slowly building u speed with a metronome until I can play the song at full tempo. I will give myself a week to learn this as this will be enough time to learn the riff and play it smoothly.

Solo pd5

Tears in Heaven
I have started to learn the lead guitar embellishments for Tears in Heaven that are heard in the original recording. These include two bluesey acoustic guitar licks that use double stops. 
Here is the tab for this two phrases. I will start slowly and learn these and build up speed using a metronome. I will allow myself one week to learn these two patterns as they should take to long to learn as I am used to playing bluesy acoustic licks.

Solo pd4

Tears in Heaven
For tears in heaven I will start by learning the acoustic intro. This part of the song features hammer ons and pull offs and is played by finger picking the strings instead of using a plectrum.
Below is the tab for this:

A              E/G#      
e|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------2h3p2----5-----5--2--|
G|-----------------------|-----2--------2--4-----4--2--|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--0--------------------------|
E|-------------------0h2-|-----------------4--4-----2--|

    F#m        A/E         D/F#           E7    
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------2-----2-----2-----|--3-----3-----3-----3----|
G|-------2-----2-----2-----|--2-----2-----2-----1----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----2-----2--0--0-----0--|--2--2-----2--0--0--0----|

    A                           A             E/G#  F#m 
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--2-----2-----2-----2------|--------2h3p2----5------2--|
G|--2-----2-----2-----2------|-----2--------2--4------2--|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|--0--0-----0--0--0--0------|--0------------------------|
E|-----------------------0h2-|-----------------4------2--|

The main focus i need to work in is the part highlighted in red.

The part features a hammer on pull of part that requires the second fret to be barred on the b and g string with your first finger and the pull of is done with your second finger. I will practise by building up strength and starting slowly until i can play it up to speed with the original song. I will give my self one week to learn this as this will be enough time to practise it.

Solo pd 3

The final part I need to work on for Dazed and Confused is the solo that requires the guitar to played with a violin bow. This is something I have never done before so this is new to me. I have started practising by just playing with the bow on the low e string. To make the sound smooth I have to use a lot of rosin on the bow so that the bow slides across the strings well. I will listen to live version of Dazed and Confused and learn what Jimmy Page is playing by ear. I will keep practising this till I achieve the sound I am happy with. I will set myself the challenge of learning the bow solo in a week and I will practise very hard to perfect the technique pf playing with a bow.

Solo pd2

Dazed and Confused Post

The task I have set myself is to perfect one of the riffs from nightrain. The riff uses a number of bends and chromatic passing notes played across the low e and a string. The tab for this is:

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------10--9--8br--7----|---5--4--3br--2---------| 

E|0-0-0-------------------|0-----------------------|
 I will learn this part by practising it over and over again and use tabs to work out what to play. Once this part is learned properly it will make the transition from the first to the second verse sound a lot cleaner. This should take me around two days to learn as it is a riff needs to have the righ articulation to sound clean. Two days will be the right amount of time to perfect this riff.

Solo pd1

Dazed and Confused Solo Post

Final Part

The final part that I need to learn for the guitar solo is the very fast bluesy licks that are played as the song fades out. .The licks all use notes from the e minor pentatonic scale in the 1st position with some major notes added to flare the solo up. The licks also move up the fret board to the 2nd position starting on the 15^th fret of the low e string. The licks involve lots of fast bends mainly on the 15^th and 20^th frets of the b string with lots of hammer ons and pull offs to build speed around the licks using the notes from the pentatonic scale. I will use tabs to learn the lyrics and use a metronome to help me increase my playing speed. 

This part is important to the song as it is a very recognizable part of the song due to the speed it is played out.

This should take me around a few days to learn just to build up the speed and be able to play at the original speed.