Both explanations were pre cool, helped out a bit but......and i'm sorry to both....harmonization wasn't quite what I was looking for. OBV thats what I said (out of my own ignorance), but it wasn't what I was needin explained. I feel a bit humiliated now, but either way, I was hopin to get my question answered and i'm hopin someone will be kind 'nough to answer it (if not, no biggie).
Ex. - "Trapped In A Corner" -- Death
The opening riff (I believe LaRouque's part), moves along the D & G strings.
Code:
E |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
G |--10-11--10-----10-11---10-11-10-----|
D |8-------8------8--------8----------11-|
A |---------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|
Then it moves up 3 frets, then down 1, then up 3 again. This moving up and down of frets, with the same melodic idea in mind is what I was trying to explain, but I obviously missed it. I was hopin to discover some theory behind what would make it sound maybe darker, heavier, more melodic, who knows.
This is the metal riff that has been tossed and turned with no clue how to a keep the melody flowin smoothly. So far, best results have occurred where I go from root measure (below), up 3 frets, up another 2 frets, and.....thats where I lose it at.
Code:
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-5-----5------7-----7------8-----8-----8-7-5-8-7-5--|
E |-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555-5-555--------------|
Granted, its an easy, simple metal lick, and i've played less then 2 yrs, I was hopin to learn how to move the 'idea' up and down the board so that the next measure, the notes would be 3 frets up, and next measure move up or down, so on and so forth, much like the Death example I showed.
If anyone could help me out, even after my feeble attempt in my first post, it would be greatly appreciated. If u need to ask more questions cuz my long post, feel free.
Thanks guys,
Shags