JFRocks Ear Training 101 Answer page                                                             Copyright © 2005-2006 JFRocks

The page contains the answer to a JFRocks Ear Training problem.  This page should only be viewed after you have exhausted all efforts to try to figure out the problem riff or solo or, if you think you have figured it out.

All material on this page is either used by permission or is protected by US copyright and is owned by JFRocks.  Reproduction or redistribution of any kind free or otherwise is prohibited.  JFRocks content must remain on JFRocks.com and is the property of JFRocks.

Solution notes

This problem was a little tricky.  Probably a bit trickier than I noted in its difficulty level.  This was probably about a 5 or so.  The reason being, even though you knew exactly what scale I was using as I told you what it was and tabbed it for you in problem 9 there was a very common issue in the leads I was doing. 

I changed 1 note on the 2nd time around and I added in two very hard to pick out harmonics.  I say hard to pick out harmonics because harmonics are the number 1 thing you will argue with yourself about when figuring out a song.  We'll deal with harmonics in Problem 11 but I wasn't surprised at all with the variety of harmonics that were tabbed in the answers that were sent in.  I totally expected that. 

This one gave about a third of you no trouble at all but it gave the majority of you a great deal of trouble.  I think some of you will be surprised by the tabs below.  But I also think that this problem was one of our better ones for learning patterns that could actually happen in the real world.  Scale ups that stagger and change and harmonics and bend and releases, it's pretty much all there.  The only thing missing is a speed run, but we'll get to those, don't worry. 

Remember, the number 1 thing here is to play how you thought it went along with the mp3 and then play how I say it goes along with the mp3.  And don't worry about the harmonics, we'll get to those but nobody is ever 100% with those anyway, but there are a few tricks. 

Video Lesson

"Actual" TABS for the problem

Main rhythm riffing

Stratocaster, humbucking pickup, and the 2nd string was slightly out of tune on the mp3.  lol  It was a new string.  It happens though, just another one of those real world mistakes left on the recording.  I can't count the number of CDs I have in my collection where the guitarist is out of tune slightly and I'm trying to learn his song. 

E_________________________________________________
B_5__--7__8_7--sl dwn--________________________________
G_5__--7__7_7--sl dwn--________________________________
D_5__--7__7_7--sl dwn--___0x_2---5~_4~_0________________
A_3__--5____________________________2-3~___________
E________________________________________0x_______

E_________________________________________________
B_5__--7__8_7--sl dwn--________________________________
G_5__--7__7_7--sl dwn--________________________________
D_5__--7__7_7--sl dwn--___0x_2---5~_4~_0________________
A_3__--5____________________________2-3~_---sl up--9____
E_________________________________________________

Lead #1

E_______________________________________________________________________
B____________________7_8_8^1>release_8-7_8_7________________________________
G____________5-9~~_9_____________________7____7---5~~__5 h(12)^1>release_5~~___
D_______5-7x_______________________________7_____________________________
A__5-9x__________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________

Lead #2  (slight variation in both feel and the staggered scale up that begins it.)

E______________________________________________________________________________
B____________________________7_8_8^1>slow release_8-7_8_7____________________________
G_____________________5-7~_7________________________7____7----5~~__5^1a.h>release_5~__
D________________5-7x_________________________________7________________________
A___________5-9x_______________________________________________________________
E_10--sl dwn--_____________________________________________________________________

Back to main rhythm riffing