Jam Track 32 - String bending, pedals and Nirvana Player study
In this video
This Jam Track explores the Grunge sound by blending the songs About a Girl and Smells Like Teen Spirit to create an authentic sounding 90s Grunge-era tune.
The progression uses E, G, D, and C in 3 distinct sections: clean with chorus and reverb, heavy distortion with the "brown sound" on the Boss Katana and a more lead guitar tone with Chorus and reverb again.
This demonstrates how guitarists from the mid-80s onwards could finally switch sounds mid-song using pedals and amp switching.
Main Learning Points in this Jam Track:
Section 1: The clean open chords with pattern D - D U D U D U
Section 2: E5-G5-D5-C5 power chords with palm muting
Tips on keeping the right hand moving for that explosive grunge sound
16th embellishment strumming for that Nirvana rhythm (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
Main Solo includes: whole step bends and staying entirely on middle dots (frets 3-5-7-9)
Phrasing: two-fret slides at the start of each phrase