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Brent Mason Hot Wired Slowed Down for learning

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Uploaded by on Aug 26, 2008

This is the main riff section, pay close attention to the fingering.
Michael Gregory is the guitarist.

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  • Thank you! Very helpful!

  • Cool!

  • great! 

  • Brent Mason plays that C# toward the beginning of the riff up on the 3rd string, not the 2nd. He's a pretty committed 4 finger, thumb-behind-the-neck type of player, unlike a lot of country guys.

  • I guess it all depends on your own level of comfort with a particular technnique in any given situation. I think whatever waorks for someone to get the notes out is the best. I learned "Pride Of The Farm" by Dixie Dregs years ago & when I saw Morse play it live he used a completely different fingering in certain sections. I had all of the notes right, but, as you're well aware, the guitar offers many fingering choices to get the same pitch. I appreciate the exchange of info via this forum.

  • I think I'll stick to the 5-3-0 pull-off as it is easier (for me anyways) and it sounds pretty much the same. I noticed that instead of hammering from the 1st fret of the B string to the 2nd fret, that you slide into the 2nd fret with your index. Isn't it a tad harder to pull of the next set of moves this way? Not trying to criticize, but I just want to use the best fingering for me to nail this lick. Thanks!

  • Yes, that's exactly right. Brent is incorporating a common element among fingerstyle players which is borrowed from the banjo. It allows a seamless transition between the notes where one can ring out until the very point when the next one starts - no gap. When I first tried to figure this lick out I did it as a pull-off as you described, but when I saw Brent play it, I realized what he was doing.

  • Hi Michael,

    It's hard to see exactly what you are doing for the first few notes...Are you playing the high E at the 5th fret then the B string at the 8th fret, and then plucking the open high E? Cheers

  • Is there any reliable notation floating around for the tune?

  • Thanks, Brian. If you say the fingering is right, I'm with you. You've probably seen Brent play it at close range more than any of us.

    Michael Gregory

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