*NEW*Guide to the Solos: added some and cleaned up!

**bdMoron** · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 485 Location: Norf Carolineuh

Well I have been helping out many people with there questions in TSG about solos. 99% of the time I have already posted a long description on a different thread about that solo. I didn't want to make a thread so I decided for each of these ‘Notable Solos’ to make a Thread combining some of the ways to get these down. Bear with me, this might be a big post.

Cliffs Of Dover Intro Solo B
1234-Left hand (Normal Flip) Right Hand (Lefty Flip)
1234-Right Hand (Normal Flip) Left Hand (Lefty Flip)

Intro Solo B

4 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 3 1 4 1

This section is not very difficult to learn If you know how to Tap TTFAF. I strum the first note and raise my hand up the neck while hitting the blue note. Or if you can Elbow strum, bring your tapping finger up to the last Orange note at the end of solo A. You don’t have to tap it but you can if you want.

Number of the Beast Solo1
1234<-Normal Hand
1234<-Tapping Finger

2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1

These are the trills at the beginning of the Solo I usually use this fingering. Just slide your hand up at the beginning of the RG trills. No tapping really needed here due to the random strums and the sustain.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

It really doesn’t matter what fingers you use to tap with, whatever you feel comfortable with using.

3 4 3 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1
I doubt you would really need to tap this but this part is pretty fast, This is the only part i cant consistently FC.

3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 1
This part is slightly slower than the last part. No tapping needed.

1 2 3 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 3

There is some strange strumming there; this part just takes a little bit of practice.

Stricken Solo
1234<-Normal Hand

2 1 2 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 1
Just Follow this Fingering and flail pretty fast.

2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1

Just anchor your index finger on the red while tapping the Blue and orange. You could also do this one handed. Just replace the tapped notes with your ring finger and pinky.

Knights Of Cydonia Galloping Triplets

Start of by strumming a the first Orange and sliding Index finger up the Red and Green button. Anchor your Index Finger on the Green and tap the Orange with your tapping finger. Like so...
1234<-Regular hand
1234<-Tapping Finger
1234<-Strummed Note
Untapped

421421421421

411411411411
Tapped

411121121121
Then for this

121132121
Just keep using the same technique for all of the triplets.

Shout at the Devil Solo Trills

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1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1----2 1 2 1 2 1----2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3

Or If you need to tap this. Use the same method for the next triplets for the next set of BO triplets.

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1----1 1 1 1 1 1----2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

Red Lottery Guitar Break

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3

I just slide my hand from the GR to the YB trills. I just FCed this sightread so it really dosent seem that difficult. If you want me to add a way to tap this I can.

Ok Whew thats a lot. I will be taking suggestions or If I see an overabundance of threads about the same song I will throw it in hear. I hope I have helped

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**officialmaniac** · Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 2527

You use a different fingering for the Stricken solo than I had seen before. For the first part you go 424321, and I go 423211. I had seen several other people who do it the way I do, but had never seen your way before.

**bdMoron** · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 485 Location: Norf Carolineuh

**Fugitive** · Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 3035

There seems to be a lot of tapping in unnecessary places, like galloping triplets, or the end of the stricken solo. I can fairly consistently FC those one handed.
I guess what I'm trying to say, is that maybe you could add a one handed method to the places where you only have a tapping method as people like me try to avoid unncessary tapping.

and will you continue to add to this thread?
if so, what are your fingerings for the Shout at the Devil and Red Lottery solo trills?

**bdMoron** · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 485 Location: Norf Carolineuh

**officialmaniac** · Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 2527

For the galloping triplets, I use 421, and find it alot easier than 411.

**bdMoron** · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 485 Location: Norf Carolineuh

**Ad134** · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 800 Location: England

I do the tapping method for the galloping triplets, but instead of using 4 I use 1 and elbow strum.
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**R0ck3rnst** · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

Lol for the tapping part of the Stricken solo, I hold down red, flail as fast as I can on yellow with 2, and tap orange and blue. =P But overall, nice guide, the only thing that will be helpful is the NotB solo 1 =P.
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**f4phantom2500** · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 2885

im pretty sure the cod intro b, 2nd part of stricken solo, and at least trill for notb are all drawn up incorrectly here.
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**directshot999** · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 3838 Location: Birmingham, AL

**DragonKid909** · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 282

Can you add One FSA please? Tapping form too.
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**Kinol** · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 56 Location: Sweden

nice guide! TY!!

**bdMoron** · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 485 Location: Norf Carolineuh

**officialmaniac** · Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 2527

Stricken is supposed to be

Not: