| Wes Borland, the guitarist from Limp Bizkit plays a 7-string
Ibanez UV7 guitar like the boys from Korn. He also uses a
washburn guitar strung with one bass string and 3 guitar strings.
Since the average learner doesn't own this type of gear this
following example has been adapted to a standard 6 string
electric guitar. In the last two riffs you have to drop the
thick E string down to a lower D note, learn how to do this
in the "Drop
D Tuning 5th chords" section.
Muted Guitar (Intro Riff)
As you will soon realize the most difficult
part to this song is the timing, so pay close attention to
the midi examples. To help you with your timing use the correct
picking direction, D=Down & U=Up (D DU UD DU UD D).
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Bass Riff
This part of the song is normally done with
the bass guitar, it plays over the top of the previous riff.
If you have a friend who also plays the guitar you can play
both parts together, or just use the midi example above while
you play the riff below.
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It doesn't matter what picking direction you
use for this part, it's pretty basic.
Lead Guitar Main Riff
Some common mistakes I've seen when teaching
this part of the song is students leaving their fingers down
and treating this riff like a chord. Make sure you only have
one finger down at a time, play the 15th fret on the 1st string
then the 17th on the 2nd string, don't leave the 15th down,
lift it off. Do the same when you play the 16th fret on the
3rd string, make sure you lift off the 17th. This will produce
a nice clear note sound with no overlapping overtones.
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Distorted Drop D Riff 1
To play this correctly you have to drop the
thick E string down to a low D note. You can learn how to
do this in the "Drop
D Tuning 5th chords" section. Drop D tuning
is a very popular style in today's music, so make sure you
understand how to do this.
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Get
more help to this part of the song here!
Distorted Drop D Riff 2
Once again this is drop D tuning, listen to
the midi examples to get your timing. Notice the 16th
note rests between the notes, the first two notes
are cut short by the rests in the middle of them, you do this
by lifting your fingers off the frets but not off the strings.
Take note of the 5/4 timing as well, it sounds like it's going
out of time, but it all comes together in the end.
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The
midi below is playing both the drop D riff together
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To play this song like it sounds in the midi
example below, you need two other guitarists (three in total,
or two guitarists and a bass player). Listen to the midi example
below and see how it all fits together.
LISTEN
TO ALL PARTS
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Please remember this song is not exactly the same as the
Limp Bizkit version or even the original for that matter,
it is my interpretation of the song best presented to the
intermediate or good beginner guitarist. So please no comments
on how the song isn't like the original.
Thank you,
Danny Poole.
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your comments or questions on this song here!
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