Tutorial: Intro to "Building The Church" By Steve Vai

no one else had this, and i love this song, so i put this one up, for all the guitarists struggling with the opening riff. if you dont get what i mean about the 16th note thing, i was saying that there are for notes per beat. the right hand plays the 1st, and 3rd of those 4 notes, and the left hand plays the 2nd and 4th. thats also why i said it would play in between the right hand. if you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask.

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[itsallinthehands]

:D !!!!!!!!!! hahahahah!!! AWESOME BRO!!!! are you in melbourne by any chance!? (i mean...IF youre in aus that is...)

[CTravaglini]

@itsallinthehands sorry man, im in perth

[jaws1971f]

@CTravaglini good lesson dude, this isn't just greasy kids stuff.by the way, your satch references show u know what your talking about. keep up the good work. I have a js 90 ham, but I am looking to also get a steve vai model, but I can't decide on a 6 or 7 string. I need to find out if I can do his 6 string stuff on the 7 string as well, if you know what I mean.

[CTravaglini]

@jaws1971f thanks for the kind words man :D

well, of course you can play 6 string stuff on a 7 string. however, you will be lacking the evolution pickups that his 6 string jems have. i own a jem and to be honest im not too hot on the jem tone. its great for playing vai and 80's poser rock, but thats about it. i cant remember exactly what pickups were in the universe (7 string) but they suited my tastes a little more.

[CTravaglini]

@jaws1971f once again, pickups are incredibly subjective, you have to try everything for long periods of time to develop your own taste. if all your looking for is a guitar to play vai, the universe is a great axe. it'll take you some time to get your head around 7 strings, but once you do, you can use it to its full advantage.

at the end of the day, its up to you. are you a purist, or an individual?

i know ive rambled alot, but i hope this remotely helps you when making your choice :D

[sispring]

thnx man ! do you think you could do a breakdown of the tapped solo as i spent 25$ on the book and it sucs!!!! many thnx

[CTravaglini]

hey man. if you have a look at the tapped solo, (if your talking about the one in the middle of the song) then it follows the same principal as here. there is a right hand part, and a left hand part and they alternate. if your still having trouble, i could put a video up for the rest, but i wouldnt be able to get to it for about 3 weeks because i have exams here. either way, i hope this helps.

[SouthpawSatch]

Brilliant lesson and a good ,thorough breakdown of the intro... :)

[PABLOVECH]

excelent bro! very usefull to understand the freak steve vai's mind hehe.

[abbiescadia27]

can you get the solo part for me? the one before the ending part. just like the intro but its moving. thanks

[Blastgx]

thx dude :)

[sirsteven88]

This is the best explanation of anything I've ever seen on YouTube!!! Thank you!!! Everybody else just plays something at full speed and then tells you "play that" and fuck all good that's going to do me!!! I really appreciate seeing the actual logic of the pattern too, makes it seem much more attainable. Thanks again!

[MrMusicM67]

@omarfusion than make your own vid. this kid did a ggod job.

[Dukebox69]

Great tutorial! I was close to taking a flamethrower to my guitar, frustration was kicking in badly trying to learn this intro! All is well though thanks to this video! my guitar lives to see another day at least!

[TheNikeTen]

Could not have done it withou you THANKS!

[link1nparkEEEwarrock]

great tutorial mate! thanks

[MemoPetrucci]

dude!! awesome!! thank you so much! really!