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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 29th Aug 2006 16:09
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I'm trying to learn Master's Apprentice by Opeth, I am using Power tab to help. I've gotten to the 1st Solo (actually I am at the interlude, but I've tried the 1st Solo) I wanting to know how to do this;



As you will notice, there are 31st and 26th frets, the standard guitar has 22 1/2 frets, 31st being on the highest string, so using other strings to make the same note is pretty much not doable. But what you suggest? I miss out the note, find another note that sounds the same, but lower in pitch...Or buy a guitar with 31 frets? I know the tab is right as well, because I listen closely to the song and played the tab in power tab.

Here's the power tab file for those who have it (Download);

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Bahamut
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Posted: 29th Aug 2006 16:31
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I think it's impossible unless you do a harmonic or get a 31 fret gutar. I'm not a guitarist though so there may be other ways I don't know about.

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Posted: 29th Aug 2006 17:11
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Actually it is most likey a 7 string with a high A instead of a low B

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Posted: 29th Aug 2006 17:11
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It's a harmonic. A bit rushed right now so I can't tell you which one, but its definitely a harmonic.


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Posted: 29th Aug 2006 17:59
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Alright, cheer dudes, Saikoro, when if you have time I'd appreciate it if could tell me, but in the mean time I'll look into it.

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Posted: 29th Aug 2006 23:52
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I might think it was a harmonic if not for the bend in the note and the way it was tabbed noting a change in the tuning pitch. They do make 33 fret guitars also, schecter was the last one I saw it had a massive scallop in the body to reach those frets. I believe it was Lane Poor who made a 36 fret also, but seeing that those are all custom makes its unlikely that is what was being used.

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Posted: 30th Aug 2006 07:16
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you can bend harmonics!! Duh! Blasphemy otherwise!!


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Posted: 30th Aug 2006 12:37
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Meh! I'm pretty much self taught minus the first few lessons, soooo...I never got to harmonics, but I'll look up how I can do 31st fret in harmonics .

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Posted: 30th Aug 2006 14:03
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its a false harmonic on 26 high E which will yield a note 5 frets higher (cycle of 5ths) 26+5=31

iirc

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Posted: 30th Aug 2006 14:36
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Quote: "The song was probily writtn by a dude with a 31 fret guitar, either improvise a differant note or buy a 31 fret guitar, (you kno you want to )"

The only way I'd buy a 31 fret guitar if it were a Parker or a Gibson SG, as I am stuck between those 2 for my next guitar

Cheers CR, I'll try that, first I'll learn all of the 5 minutes before the solo Tis a long song.

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Quote: "the standard guitar has 22 1/2 frets"


24 on mine.

I've seen guitars as high as 38.

The next guitar I want is an acoustic, Larivee.

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Posted: 31st Aug 2006 15:08
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cool, I want an acoustic as well, meaning I can do the acoustic bit of the song above also I thought an acoustic would sound cool in the interlude of the song I've written, or in the song I'm writing.

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My acoustic is a 64 Epiphone Texan and I love it, not that I play much at all anymore but when I do this is what I pick up.

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