TOPIC: How the artists use of expressive techniques on the guitar can enhance performance.

Gravity (Live) John Mayer - Lead/solo Electric Guitar (C-M)

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- GL leading note - resonates - legato vibe- Bends (vibrato) - reiterate vibe - # of riffs added on top of the original reinforce difference -recording and live showing how the guitars expressive techniques can improve performance - Live piece artist adds a number of solos following each chorus so that after each chorus, interest - Shredding (associated) technique played within the scale -contrasts the tempo of song but still stays within

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3rd Verse - Harmonic guitar - distorted and plays arpeggios - rough (2.06-2.09) - The lead electric guitar - small motif at end of each phrase involving hammer ons and pull offs (2.13) - As well as this riff, the lead throughout the verse plays the chord progression muting/strumming patterns in time with the rhythm, to contrast to the slow arpeggios of the amplified acoustic guitar to enhance the performance (demonstrate) Into the Night (live) - Santana (feat. Chad Kroeger) - 3 guitars; 1 chord progression [harmonic role] (HRC = 1 chord per 4 crotchet beats; 1 -arpeggios that harmonise/compliment with the strumming guitar [harmonic role] 1 being the lead/CM guitar which plays riffs based on the same chord progression/scale as the others (0.00-0.15) - Incorporates Rubato - this varied tempo enhances the guitar's performance (0.280.31) includes bends and vibrato - The lead guitarist plays many bends and uses the tremolo technique many times at a fast tempo throughout the song especially in the chorus to enhance the sound produced (0.53-0.56) - In the ending of the solo the lead guitar plays a prolonged glissando chromatically while holding the frets and rapidly strumming (2.21-2.31)

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-Bends are used to complete the solo (moving up in chromatics) One - U2 - Analysis

Intro - well known through its use of simple/effective expressive techniques guitarist uses - 2 Guitars - lead guitarist opens with glissando and complex arpeggios in the 0.000.10 intro within the scale - These arpeggios include hammer on and pull off to round off each of the 4 chord in progression - The guitarist uses 3 glissandos (accented) leading into 3 of the 4 chords in the intro's progression - HRC = 1 chord per 4/4 bar (throughout) - A 2nd electric guitar with an acoustic 0.30-0.34 effect and a harmonic role enters in the chorus-and strums the chord to compliment lead

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