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Lithium Tutorial

Lithium

I don't see this song as being too difficult--so I will add notes as is necessary.

By Instrument

Drums

Francisco, work on that Left Hand rim click. Find the sweet spot on the stick where you get a nice horse clop sound. Butt end of the stick should be about an inch and a half + away from the snare rim. Be forceful with your Left Hand palm (pinky edge near the heal of your hand).

It is imperative that this rim click sound pops through the mix of sound and is well heard.

Nice and light with the Right Hand on the ride cymbal...but solid with those double bass hits.

Guitar

Drop D tuning -- DADGBe

Will starts song solo for one full round (4 measures), then drums and voice join in for Verse.

Verse and Chorus are same chords--though Chorus includes all guitars distorted and bass.

    For now think simple and go by fret number:
    
    
    VERSE & CHORUS
    |: 0 / 4 / | 9 / 5 / | 8 / 10 / | 7 / 10 / :|
    
    
    BRIDGE (x8) 
    |: 5 / 8 / | 5 / 8 / | 5 / 8 /  | 5 / 8 /  :| 
    ...  "I'm not gonna crack" 8 times to match
    
    
    TRANSITION out of BRIDGE back into VERSE part
    | 10 / / / | 7 / / / |
    
    
    the verse after that transition is only:
    Bass, Voice, and Drums--no guitar

I will be defining the picking pattern of this Verse part soon...adding rhythmic detail.





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