Freak Show Excess

**jono** · #1 11-01-2005, 06:02 PM

I don't know which hurts more? My fingers from the lack or progress or my ears from the, well... lack of progress

(you should hear some of the rubbish that's coming out of the amp - actually, no you shouldn't, no-one should be subjected to this!!!

)

It's been ages since I struggled like this with a piece!!!

AdamBilz · #2 11-01-2005, 06:55 PM

I'm sure you'll get it...you're persistent! I've got that problem with everything I try...right now most of Petrucci's solo pieces. Good luck!
~Adam

Vai_disciple · #3 11-01-2005, 07:13 PM

Jono, do you have a transcription of the piece or did you transcribe it yourself?

Chris From Singapore. · #4 11-01-2005, 09:40 PM

I'm working on Km Pee Du Wee right now.

I feel more of Vai's newer stuff concentrates more on weird fingerings, crazy streches and not really shred per se but quickness.

Good luck with the piece dude, she's a tough one!

King Knall · #5 11-01-2005, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris From Singapore.

I'm working on Km Pee Du Wee right now.

I feel more of Vai's newer stuff concentrates more on weird fingerings, crazy streches and not really shred per se but quickness.

Good luck with the piece dude, she's a tough one!

I'm tackling that piece too, and Lotus feet too. Though the tab I found didn't include Steve's whammy work at the end.

Anyway, good luck with the piece.

mi2tom · #6 11-02-2005, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris From Singapore.

I'm working on Km Pee Du Wee right now.

I feel more of Vai's newer stuff concentrates more on weird fingerings, crazy streches and not really shred per se but quickness.

Good luck with the piece dude, she's a tough one!

Yeah me too..... Almost finish... the centre part is the hardest than after that it's easy

Chris From Singapore. · #7 11-02-2005, 04:01 AM

Sorry for the off topic intrusion, when I'm done I'll post a clip. Probably in half a year's time

Heck we should all post clips!

Freak show excess would be excellent!

mi2tom · #8 11-02-2005, 01:15 PM

^yeah me too ... very sorry for the off topic

**jono** · #9 11-02-2005, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vai_disciple

Jono, do you have a transcription of the piece or did you transcribe it yourself?

I'm just trying to pick it out by ear. I used to be able to do that, no worries (I pretty much learned DT's whole Awake withiout any music or Tab) but these days ... LOL

Vai_disciple · #10 11-05-2005, 05:57 PM

I've just started work on transcribing FSE.....damn hard without video footage to help....maybe Bakerman or someone could give it a go? Til then, I'll post what I have when it's finished.

TomAnthony · #11 11-07-2005, 06:26 PM

The most interesting about that song are all the weird grace notes. If you saw that interactive lesson thing he did you'll know what I mean. Then again a lesson with steve is more like...Ok,here it is...didididdeddidododdbalh. Here it is slow did---ididd---edd---idod--odd--balh. Get that?
But they really make all the modal melodies a little weirder, and more of a bitch. Thanks Steve >(

Vai_disciple · #12 11-08-2005, 10:10 AM

The interactive lessons were a great help in figuring out the fingering for the latin-style clean riff, but whereas he says it's in 17/16, it sounds/feels more like 7/8, also when notated in the groups of 7 he suggests, it works better in 7/8. Should I re-write it in 7/8 or try to stic k with the original 17/16?

Shep · #13 11-08-2005, 10:29 AM

it's so fun.and hard..lol

JoeJoe · #14 11-08-2005, 11:43 AM

^^

Interactive lessons??

Where can you get them?

And yeah, very cool song indeed, when i get my new guitar it'll be one of the first songs i'll learn on it!

(yeah, still don't have a guitar with a locking trem... but im saving up!)