Lesson
Notes by Jeff Fiorentino
This is our 3rd annual "festive" Halloween guitar
lesson here on JFRocks.com.. I can't
even believe it's Halloween 2010 to be honest, I guess it's true what they
say, time flies when you're having fun. These and the Holiday lessons
and music we do around Christmas time are a blast to do and I always try to
lighten up a little on the theory lessons at the end of the year, and this
year is no exception..
This is just a fun "Surf ROCK" rewrite of the classic "Munsters" TV show
theme.. While the root of our example song "Surfing with MUNSTERS" is
based on the Munsters theme, I've taken this track in some new directions
using some of the techniques I've tried to teach here on JFRocks.com
throughout this year. The number 1 technique to look out for is "riff
embellishment".. Which occurs both in the lead and rhythm parts.
In the case of the rhythms, I've altered them from the original "Munsters"
theme in an effort to make it more modern sounding, and less old surf, and
also to of course make it into a JFRocks/Jeff Fiorentino song piece, and not
just a rehash of the "Munsters" TV show theme..
The actual "Munsters" theme is a very fast paced almost cartoon-like surf
piece.. I've slowed our example down a bit, and added some harmonizing
to the riff as well as a new rhythm guitar part that's more 80's metal than
it is 60's surf..
The solo is simply a fun example of what you can do with the classic "Surf"
music scale that's in play throughout this song. We'll talk about the
sound on the video lesson, because it's unmistakably "Fender Twin", or I
should say "Twang", but the scale in use for both the solos and the entire
song really is a combination of a couple modes. It's actually a pretty
big scale that affords you lots of soloing and riffing freedom.. It's
a mix of "Harmonic minor", & "Aeolian" with a Major 3rd & a flat 5th
added to it.. So in our key of "E minor" the scale in use is made up
of 10 tones (pitches), E, F#, G, G#, A, Bb,
B, C, D, D#.
Just keep those pitches in mind as you mess with the jam tracks and
hopefully try to create your own riffing off of my ideas..
As always be sure to listen to the lesson's song example track a few times
before diving into the tabs and video lesson. You really will get more
out of it that way.. And it goes without saying but have a fun and
safe Halloween.. I hope everyone enjoys this year's Halloween inspired
lesson...
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Surfing with MUNSTERS
TAB Transcription
Song Intro
  
Tabs
are color coded:
Guitar 1 is Black
Guitar 2 is in Blue
Guitar 3 in Green
 TABS ASSUME THAT YOU ARE TUNED 1
STEP FLAT: D, G, C, F, A, D...
You can play this with a standard E, A, D, G, B, E tuning but you won't
be able to play along with the MP3 if you do.....
Opener
- Use your fingers and a vibrato or fast delay effect.. For reference I used the
Tube Vibrato that's built into
the Fender Twin I used to record the track.
E Bb
B
E G B
E Bb
B E D#
D____________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________
F________________________________________ 9__8~______
C__14___8__9_____2___5__9_____14___8__9______________
G________________________________________7__6~_______
D__12___6__7_____0___3__7_____12___6__7______________
Pre-Kick in
This is a Horror Surf thing that's done fairly clean as far as the leads go,
but the guitar 3 rhythm part has some extra overdrive on it.. Be
sure your reverb is cranked for it..
Guitar 2 Rhythm:
with both amp and external overdrive.. 
E5
D______________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________
F______________________________________________________
C______________________________________________________
G__2_2_______2_2_______2_2_______2_2_______etc. etc. etc.__
D__0_0_3_4___0_0_3_4___0_0_3_4___0_0_3_4_______________
Guitar 1 Leads:
Done clean.
D__ 0____________5h___________
A__12h_______________________
F__12h_______________________
C__12h_______________________
G____________________________
D____________________________
D_______________________________________
A_______________________________________
F_________0___2--3~~____________________
C__1--2~________________________0_2_____
G__________________________1--2_________
D______________________________________
D__0________________________________12h________
A____0______________________________12h________
F_______3--2~___2^1/2>release_2__0_______12h________
C_____________________________2_____12h________
G______________________________________________
D______________________________________________
D_________________0______________
A_______________0________________
F______0____2--3____________9_____
C__1--2___2_________________9_____
G__________________________7_____
D__________________________7_____
Main Song Kick in
3 main guitar parts. Guitar 3 is the rhythm under it all, guitar 1 is
the main riffing part, and guitar 2 does the secondary under-riffing to enhance
guitar 1's part.. See color coded tabs below..
Guitar 3
Rhythm:
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
F__________________________________________________
C__________________________________________________
G___7_______________7______________________________
D___0_x_6_7__x_x_x__0_x_6_7__0_3-4___etc. etc. etc._____
Guitar 1 Main Riffing Part:
**Chords above the tabs indicate implied chords off of what the bass is
doing. The rhythm guitar plays the guitar 3 riff from above..
E5
G
Am
E5
D___________________0___________________________________________________
A_________________0____1_0______________________________________________
F________0____2--3__________2_x_x_x__2--4_2_0__2_0________________________
C__1--2~____2_____________________________________2--4_2_0_2~______0______
G_____________________________________________________________1--2___2____
D________________________________________________________________________
E5
G
Am E5
D___________________0_____________________________________________
A_________________0____1_0________________________________________
F________0____2--3__________2_x_x_x__2--4--2_0_2_0___________________
C__1--2~____2____________________________________2--4_2_0_2~_______
G_________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________
E5
G
Am
D__________________________________12~_________________________________________________________
A_______________________________12______13_12__________________________________________________
F_____________________12_____15_______________14~__14--16--14_12_14-12____________________________
C________12______14~____14___________________________________________14--16_14_12~~^with
slight bend^__
G__12--14____14_________________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________________________________
Guitar 2 Secondary Riffing
Part: This
part is played by a second guitar to enhance the guitar 1 part..
D_______________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________
F_______________________________________________________
C_____________2~_____________________________7__9_______
G_________1_2_____3_2_0______________________5__7_______
D__0__3_0_________________5--7--5_3~_5_3__2_0____________
D_______________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________
F_______________________________________________________
C_____________2~_____________________________7__9_______
G_________1_2_____3_2_0______________________5__7_______
D__0__3_0_________________5--7--5_3~_5_3__2_0____________
D___________________0___________________________________________________
A_________________0____1_0______________________________________________
F________0____2--3__________2_x_x_x__2--4_2_0__2_0________________________
C__1--2~____2_____________________________________2--4_2_0*let
ring out_________
G_______________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________
Bridge
This part is a mellow out before the solo...
The chord pattern used by the rhythm guitar
was created using the pitches from the scale I gave in the introduction
notes... I suggest learning both parts so you understand more about
what's going on...
Guitar 2: Rhythm
guitar.. Clean sound.. Pick lightly...
E5
Em7/B Bb
dim A5
B
D_____________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________4_________
F_______________________________2___2___________4______________
C______2___2_____0_____2______2___2___2_______4___4____________
G____2___2___2_2____1~___1__0___________0_1_2__________2----7___
D__0___________________________________________________________
Em
C Maj7
B sus4
Bb5
D__________________________________________________________________
A___________8______________________________________________________
F_______8_____9___9________9___9_______________9___9_______________
C_____9___9_____9________9___9___9____9______9___9___9____9___8____
G_____________________________________________________________8____
D__0__________________8_____________8_____7_____________7_____6____
Guitar 1: Leads over the above guitar
2 part.. Overdrive used... Same sound as the solo.. see solo
notes...
E5
Bb dim A5
B
D___________________________________________________
A__3^1~~~__________________________________________
F____________9-8________________8_____8_9-8__________
C_______________9~~______________9~________________
G_______________________7_9_10_____________9~~_____
D___________________________________________________
Em
C Maj7
B sus4
Bb5
D___________15____________15^1 with slight release_____________________________________________________
A__15_17_19____19__17_15_________________15_17_17~__15_17^1.5>release_17_(20)-17_(19)-15~~_>into
solo_
F____________________________________________________________________________________________
C____________________________________________________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________________________
SOLO
Rather than go all Horror with the solo, I thought I would take things in a
late 60's surf rock Blues Fusion direction.. This solo uses all of
the notes from the scale I gave in the opening notes of this lesson, you can
embellish at will and have some fun with it...
The sound it gets comes from the mix of the Fender Twin's built in overdrive
sound, and the Ibanez Tube Screamer together.. You can also get this
same sound on any amp by hooking up a Wah pedal and depressing it partially
(usually about half way but Wah's vary) that partial depress will give you
the super mid-range whine I'm getting...
The solo itself is over a simple riff.. I'll show you the
riff on the video lesson.. Basically it's all just over an E minor if
I had to pick a chord...
Em ...* Chord
implied by bass, guitar plays an Em riff. See video lesson for exact
rhythm under the solo..
D__18^1~~---___15^1~>release_15__12____12____12______12__________________________
A_______________________________15____15____15^1_____15__12-13_15_12-13_12~~--_
F_____________________________________________________________________________
C_____________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
A__12-13_12_______12_13~~_____________________________________________
F___________14_15_____________________14-16-17_14_16_15^1a.h
scream~~~~~___
C_____________________________14-16-17_________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
D__0_18_19_18_19_18_19_19^1.5>slow release> 19__19^1.5__19^1.5~~_____
A___________________________________________________________
F___________________________________________________________
C___________________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________
D__15^1*big slow bend & release vibrato~~~~__12_12-15-12___12_15^1~__12_________________12_______________________
A________________________________________15_____________15_12_15_15^1~_____15_12-15-12___15^1~~~~_
F_____________________________________________________________________________________14__________
C_________________________________________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________________________________________________
D__0___0__0___0_0_0___0__0_0_0__0_0_0__0_0__________
A__0___3__5___0_3_5___0__3_4_5__0_3_5__0_3-----12_____
F____________________________________________________
C____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________
D__12-15-12__12-15-12_12-15-17-15-12__12-15-17-15-12_____12____12__________________________________
A________________________________________________15^1__15^1__15^1_12-13-12-15-12_13^1>rel_13_12~~__
F_______________________________________________________________________________________________
C_______________________________________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________________________
D__0_0__0_0___0_0_0___0__0_0__0_0_0__0_0_0_________
A__0_3__5_5___0_3_5___0__3_5__0_3_5__0_3_5----12_____
F___________________________________________________
C___________________________________________________
G___________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________13^2~~>with
slight release>__12_13_12_____________12_13~~--__
F__14_15_17_15__14_15_17_15______________________________14_15_14_15____________
C_______________________________________________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
F_______0____3^^slow steady bend^^~~_____________0____3^1/2~~________________
C__1--2____2_________________________0_1--2____2_________________________
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
D__15^1.5 *let ring out until it fades_______________________________
A___________________________________________________
F___________________________2^1 a.h scream________________
C__________________________x rake____________>solo
ends__
G___________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________
Outro
The final ending of the song is another round of the Main Theme Chorus
riffing, with slight variation at the end..
See tabs below...
Guitar 3
Rhythm: #1
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
F__________________________________________________
C__________________________________________________
G___7_______________7______________________________
D___0_x_6_7__x_x_x__0_x_6_7__0_3-4___etc. etc. etc._____
Guitar 1 Main Riffing Part:
D___________________0___________________________________________________
A_________________0____1_0______________________________________________
F________0____2--3__________2_x_x_x__2--4_2_0__2_0________________________
C__1--2~____2_____________________________________2--4_2_0_2~______0______
G_____________________________________________________________1--2___2____
D________________________________________________________________________
D___________________0__________________________________________________________
A_________________0____1_0_____________________________________________________
F________0____2--3__________2_x_x_x__2--4--2_0_2_0________________________________
C__1--2~____2____________________________________2--4_2_0_2~~~_*rhythm
changes here__
G______________________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________________
Guitar 2 Secondary Riffing
Part: This
part is played by a second guitar to enhance the guitar 1 part..
D_______________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________
F_______________________________________________________
C_____________2~_____________________________7__9_______
G_________1_2_____3_2_0______________________5__7_______
D__0__3_0_________________5--7--5_3~_5_3__2_0____________
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
F______________________________________________________________________
C_____________2~_____________________________7__9_____________________
G_________1_2_____3_2_0______________________5__7___*rhythm
changes here____
D__0__3_0_________________5--7--5_3~_5_3__2_0___________________________
Guitar 3
Rhythm: #2
D______________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________
F______________________________________________________
C______________________________________________________
G__2_2_______2_2_______2_2_______2_2_______etc. etc. etc.__
D__0_0_3_4___0_0_3_4___0_0_3_4___0_0_3_4_______________
Guitar 1 Main Riffing Part:
D__12h___________
A__12h___________
F__12h___________
C__12h___________
G________________
D________________
D___________________0_____________________________________________
A_________________0____1_0________________________________________
F________0____2--3__________2__2--4_2_0__2_0________________________
C__1--2~____2_______________________________2--4_2_0_2~______0_____
G____________________________________________ __________1--2___2____
D_________________________________________________________________
Rhythm changes again here for the final song ending...
Guitar 3
Rhythm: #3
D___________________________________________
A___________________________________________
F___________________________________________
C___________________________________________
G__7_____________ 7_____________etc. etc. etc.__
D__0_x_6_7~_x_x__0_x_6_7~_x_x______________
Guitar 1 Main Riffing Part:
D___________________0____________________________________________________
A_________________0____1_0_______________________________________________
F________0____2--3__________2__2--4--2_0_2_0________________________________
C__1--2~____2______________________________2--4_2_0_2~___0-2-0<trill__________
G________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________
Guitar 2 Secondary Riffing
Part.
D___________________12~_________________________________________________________________
A________________12______13_12__________________________________________________________
F_______12_____15_______________14~__14--16_14_12_14_12__________________________________
C__14~____14___________________________________________14--16_14_12_14~________12_______
G________________________________________________________________________12--14____14____
D_______________________________________________________________________________________
*** Rhythm goes to riff #3 from above here...
D___________________12~_________________________________________________________________
A________________12______13_12__________________________________________________________
F_______12_____15_______________14~__14--16_14_12_14_12__________________________________
C__14~____14___________________________________________14--16_14_12_14~___12-14-12<trill____
G_______________________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________________
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