Easy Guitar (with TAB) - Level 2 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1175935
Composed by Phil Garrod, Reed Hays, and Scott Schreer. Arranged by Brian Streckfus. Film/TV,Rock. Tablature. 1 pages. Brian Streckfus #776060. Published by Brian Streckfus (A0.1175935).
Key: D minor
Tuning: Drop D Tuning
Pages: 1
This arrangement has a heavy metal vibe to it because of the key, tuning, dissonance and making it idiomatic for guitar.
Tips:
1. Perhaps the constantly occuring D bass notes could be called a pedal. This term originates from organs that have pedals for low pitches. So the A7/D is bizarre, but it isn't so strange that a classical composer wouldn't use it. Bach does this often.Â
2. Use the chord charts to aid in improvising more repeats. Since this is meant for a commercial, it is breif.Â
3. Be careful not to accidently bump into the second thinnest string on guitar: a B. The key of d minor has a Bb, so in this case, that string is a hot lava string.
4. The final ending would be called a Perfect Authentic Cadence. This is because for the final chord, the soprano and bass are the home note (D), a.k.a. tonic.Â
5. Guitar position text explains where your index finger should be, NOT what fret is about to come next.
6. The A+11 chord can be easier to understand by calling it a Cadential 6/4 chord. This is a classical music cliche and composition trick. The trick is that a home chord (tonic) with the 5th note in the key in the bass, actually sounds more like an away chord (dominant) with a lot of suspended notes on it. To be even vaguer; it's a common strategy to add a lot of dissonance to the last chord in the chord progression.
