Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Quintuplets are great for getting "fast" energy at tempos where sixteenths aren't exciting enough, and sextuplets are too fast to play. In this chapter of the Metronomic Rock | DSX seminar, the amazing Tommo from the Cracking the Code team provides his tips for conquering this daunting and somehwat alien rhythmic grouping. The complete seminar contains *39* chapters just like this one, with two complete demo songs + backing tracks, and over 150 musical examples with tablature. If you're a DSX player, MR|DSX is a complete kit for getting up and running with functional picking technique for just about any type of rock phrase, from scales to arpeggios. More here: troygrady.com/seminars/metronomic-rock-dsx
Topics:
0:00 - 0:59 Intro solo: "Spaceship"
1:00 - 2:09 Phrase walkthrough
2:10 - 3:33 Chunking and synchronization strategy
3:34 - 4:27 Position shifting mechanics
4:28 - 5:38 Single pulloff variant
5:39 - 6:54 Double pulloff variant
6:55 - 7:15 Outro solo: "Spaceship"
Quintuplets are great for getting "fast" energy at tempos where sixteenths aren't exciting enough, and sextuplets are too fast to play. In this chapter of the Metronomic Rock | DSX seminar, the amazing Tommo from the Cracking the Code team provides his tips for conquering this daunting and somehwat alien rhythmic grouping. The complete seminar contains *39* chapters just like this one, with two complete demo songs + backing tracks, and over 150 musical examples with tablature. If you're a DSX player, MR|DSX is a complete kit for getting up and running with functional picking technique for just about any type of rock phrase, from scales to arpeggios. More here: troygrady.com/seminars/metronomic-rock-dsx
Topics:
0:00 - 0:59 Intro solo: "Spaceship"
1:00 - 2:09 Phrase walkthrough
2:10 - 3:33 Chunking and synchronization strategy
3:34 - 4:27 Position shifting mechanics
4:28 - 5:38 Single pulloff variant
5:39 - 6:54 Double pulloff variant
6:55 - 7:15 Outro solo: "Spaceship"
