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Can you please share some rationale behind using whatev
Mekaal Hasan:
I was a Fender Strat player but when I got to Berklee, my
Deconstructing Mekaal Hasan Band Songs
By Mekaal Hasan
Deconstruction Module
Deconstructing 'Sanwal'
- Understanding and exploring 'Sanwal's' harmony (theory, application and a 'how to' approach to using chords which help identify the sound of a scale/mode).
- Study and walk through of the chords, rhythm parts, chord voicings and riffs of 'Sanwal'.
- Recreating the guitar tones and sounds used on the record for 'Sanwal' using plugins or real amps/pedals/processors.
- Study and walk through of 'Sanwal's solo and recreating the solo sound using plugins or real amps/pedals/processors.
- Study and demonstrations of using the 'Mixlolydian Flat 13' mode in 'Sanwal' for improvising over it's solo section and outro section.
- Using more standardised guitar friendly scales which are related to the mode of 'Sanwal' to improvise on.
Deconstructing 'Sajan' on Steel String Acoustic guitar
- Understanding and exploring 'Sajan's' harmony (theory, application and a 'how to' approach to using chords which help identify the sound of a scale/mode).
- Study and walk through of the chords, rhythm parts, chord voicings and riffs of 'Sajan'. This study will explain both acoustic & electric guitar parts.
- Recreating the acoustic guitar tones & sounds used on the record for 'Sajan' using plugins or real amps/pedals/processors.
- Study and walk through of 'Sajan's' solo & recreating the solo sound using plugins or real amps/pedals/processors.
- Study and demonstrations of using the Major and Minor scale in 'Sajan' for improvising over it's solo section and outro section.
Practice Material
In addition to the above master class, as practice material I will provide:
- Stems of the actual recordings (where possible) will be provided , so students have the exact same files as are on the record.
- Stems will be of following instruments
- Drums
- Percussion
- Bass
- Acoutic Guitars
- Electric Guitars
Submitted Messages
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Tanvi
For "Sajan" : Could you give us your idea of how much every
Mekaal Hasan:
Absolutely. We will discuss EXACT techniques for getting
Ta
Tanvi
Would appreciate a real quick explanation of the lyrics and
Mekaal Hasan:
The lyrics translations are on our Sonicbids page, so check
ta
tashfeenshahzad
How do you come up with harmonic structure of your
Mekaal Hasan:
Normally I will say something like, guys let's do a song
ta
tashfeenshahzad
small correction to last part of my question (by non-traditional scales/intervals i mean your scales OTHER THAN pentatonic and major scale and its modes
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Qazi Waleed Ahmad
What has been ur approach when u write solos for ur
Mekaal Hasan:
Mostly the songs are set around a mode or equivalent raga. So
About the Artist
Mekaal Hasan
Mekaal Hasan is a Pakistani musician known for his recorded and live performances with the Mekaal Hasan Band and for his recording, audio mixing and production abilities which have seen him work with leading contemporary local and inter-national artists.
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21 June 2020
4:30PM GMT
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