Arzakem's Seventh String

A bit of a hiatus...

2012-01-26T06:38:00.001-08:00

Check out my Box for new BTs from the Alternative 90s...
Will be adding more by weekend.

(Collab material) Needs your instrumix...

2011-11-05T01:29:00.000-07:00

Nice jamtrack to play with. I call it "Dis-Ember" for awful obvious reasons. Check this out:

Define: Instrumix

2011-11-03T06:18:00.000-07:00

I'm no linguistic but I think I just coined a new word. :) I find it faster to use this word and show what I mean.

instrumix

in·stru·mix/ˈinstrəmix/

Noun:

A single-instrument collaboration in a multi-layered audio production

Verb:

Insert a single-instrument layer in an audio production; record a specific instrument layer over a backing track e.g. play the guitar line over a jamtrack

Synonyms:

noun. mixing

verb. jam over; mix

Interface by Nuno Bettencourt

2011-10-21T03:44:00.001-07:00

This song is just super.

Extreme - Interface BT.mp3

Just take my Heart coz She knows me well

2011-10-16T03:16:00.000-07:00

Uploaded a previously done yet never uploaded material. Mr. Big's Just take my Heart and Frank Gambale's She knows me well (yes this is a redo and fixed backing track).

Halaga (Parokya ni Edgar) backing track

2011-10-14T20:58:00.000-07:00

Check out Parokya ni Edgar's Halaga backing track out of my box. Sorry I clipped away the bridge but I prolonged the solo part. Please LIKE my page if you like what you see here. :)

On the draftboard...

2011-09-29T07:19:00.000-07:00

Haleluya by Bamboo - preview only, still unfinished... https://www.box.net/shared/gnb1ouutz975gre3agb4

2011-09-24T23:17:00.000-07:00

Just updated a better version of Purple Rain backing track from the Guitar Battle Album. Sorry for the previous version that wasn't so nicely done. Check out version 2 from the list and enjoy playing this instrumental that has come to be my personal favorite.

Rockin the Paradise by Styx backing track added

2011-09-24T19:18:00.001-07:00

Check out my custom BT from the classic Styx. Sorry some drum fills would sound horrible, I really got it done on a tight schedule. Thanks for the visit anyway.

(backing track) Lakas Tama by Siakol

2011-09-18T00:05:00.000-07:00

Here goes another classic. By the way you can subscribe to my site feeds by clicking or copying this link to your desktop gadgets or whatever you use to read feeds SUBSCRIBE!!!. Thanks!

(backing track) Sikat na si Pedro - Philippine Violators

2011-09-17T21:34:00.000-07:00

The rockin' 90's - my latest backing track features Philippine Violators' nod to GnR's SCOM ----- Sikat na si Pedro. Check out my box for the download.

Sabado Nights (Rizal Underground) backing track added

2011-09-16T20:53:00.000-07:00

Took me long to mix bass using laptop keyboard. A MIDI equipment could have saved me lots of time. Sorry I intentionally missed out the last part of the song (bridge) where the pitch shifted. I could have done it but the focus should be the solo playing so it won't matter unless you sing live with it. Please like my page on facebook. There is a LIKE button on top. Thanks.

Sa Bingit ng Isang Paalam by Spongecola

2011-09-11T07:26:00.000-07:00

Updated my files with a personal favorite Spongecola song Sa Bingit ng Isang Paalam. This track is only composed of drums so you can play the guitars or piano or even bass lines with it. Check out the box above. I left my axe somewhere else so I might add the basslines later.

2 Carlos Santana songs added plus more

2011-09-09T20:37:00.000-07:00

Updated with the following backing tracks and instrumental BTs for solo melodic playing (check out the Collab folder on the right)... While my Guitar Gently Weeps - Carlos Santana Why Don't You and I - Carlos Santana and Chad Kroeger The Only Exception - Paramore

You're All I Need backing track (White Lion)

2011-09-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

Updated my box with the classic You're All I Need song by White Lion. Now you should play it on the weddings lol. Normally in the song there is no beat on the intro but I placed some beats to serve as guide for playing the guitar plucking part. Enjoy my work as much as I do - I've been doing these backingtracks for my own consumption and decided to share them to the cloud in the spirit of ASIO4all developer Michael Tippach. Without his ASIO4all anything in my stream could have been much more difficult. Thanks Mike.

Stay Together by Mr. Big backing track

2011-09-06T03:51:00.000-07:00

Updated my Box with a song that's been a standard theme for every rock band there is... Stay Together by Mr. Big. Check out the list and play the guitar parts while singing your heart out.

Nothing's gonna stop us (solo tab)

2011-09-02T22:40:00.000-07:00

Parting Time solo tab (95% accurate)

2011-09-02T22:37:00.000-07:00

There are so many tabs in the web but I think most of which are innacurate. Here is my version and I think it's too close to the real thing. Just be sure u know how to read tabs and u wont get wrong. Thanks for the visit. This post needs Flash installed.

Back for Good.

2011-08-28T23:08:00.001-07:00

Bringing back the dead site.

Thanks for the visit.

Expect more works to come.

RAN ONLINE THEME RIFF

2009-02-21T18:40:00.000-08:00

I play not much games but here's a favorite- RAN ONLINE and here's how the main riff sounds for me:

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'RAN ONLINE'

Bm G
Gtr I
PM---------------------------------------
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------7-7-----|-----------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-----9-9-|-------------9-9-------|
|-----------------|-10-10-10-10-----10-10-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

Em G
--------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------9-9-----|-------------9-9-------|
|-7-7-7-7-----7-7-|-10-10-10-10-----10-10-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

Bm G
PM---------------------------------------
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---------7-7-----|-----------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-----9-9-|-------------9-9-------|
|-----------------|-10-10-10-10-----10-10-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|

Em A D
----------------------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|---------9-9-----|-------11-11-12-12-11-11-|
|-7-7-7-7-----7-7-|-12-12-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|

Watch this video and listen to the background riff. :)

Should be played muted and with a little Auto-Filter (Wah) effect.

"She knows Me Well" backing Track added

2007-07-01T05:38:00.000-07:00

The King of Sweeps, absolutely, and yes I'm talking about the Aussie Frank Gambale. Out of his Great Explorer Album comes a very headhaunting ballad, "She Knows Me Well". Took me a day to finish and brew a backing track for this favorite tune. I'm having problems with Disk Space and I have to delete the Cool Edit Pro Files so there's no way I gotta replace or fix anything except to remix again. For the drums, I gotta hold of EZDrummer's Pop samples, then Bass lines with PowerTab (yes, really), then a couple of rhythmic strums and second guitars with my own axe through Guitar Rig 2. Complicate everything with Cool Edit Pro and here goes...

She knows Me Well by Frank Gambale... and I hope she does. Keep on Rockin... pinoys. Check out the download links at the right column.

2 Classic Songs BT added

2007-06-16T17:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Fathers' Day!
Kaya as tribute, here are truly classic songs nung kapanuhan ng
mga tatay o kaya'y lolo na:

Backing Track of Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko by VST & Co. and
Backing Track of Usok by Asin

Check out the download list on the right column. Don't forget the files are in RAR format.
Use winRAR or any compatible software to decompress.

If you have any suggestions, please leave a message. ;)

Rock on.

RacerX - Scarified backing tracks

2007-06-15T16:16:00.000-07:00

Paul Gilbert's Scarified.
Here's a rarity. I hope this reaches out to shredders who needed it. I did looked for it once extensively and to less avail. :)

It contains Drum tracks, Bass tracks and Bruce Bouillet's Second guitars tracks. Enjoy!

Download from my Rapidshare Trunk.

SpiderCrawl #1

2007-06-12T17:24:00.000-07:00

What's a spidercrawl? Ah, it's a shredding technique usually done as warm-up for us guitar-wannabe heroes before an exploding performance (alone heheh). As I have seen all around the web there are numerous spidercrawls that have been explored oh a zillion times and shouldn't need introduction here.

Anyway. here's one challenging crawl. Get on with your gear and try it.

|---8---10-----------|------------------------|
|------------9----11-|------------------------|
|-7---9--------------|---10----12-------------|
|----------8---10----|---------------11----13-|
|--------------------|-9----11----------------|
|--------------------|------------10----12----|

|-------------------------|----14----16----14----16-|
|----------------13----15-|-------------------------|
|----12----14-------------|-13----15----13----15----|
|-------------12----14----|-------------------------|
|-11----13----------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

My Fave Riffs #1

2007-06-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

I'm featuring here my favorite riffs and how I play them, note the word "I" :D

To start off and not really in the order of how I like it...
here's The Darkness' I believe in a Thing called Love. I played with my own mixed backtrack.
Yes, you can download the whole backtrack from this link.

Here's the tablature for my version:

~vibrato
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---x-2-4-4-x-----4-4-2-2--------------|
|-4-x-2-4-4-x-2-2-4-4-2-2--------------|
|-4-x-0-2-2-x-2-2-2-2-0-0---0-2-4-0----|
|-2-----------0-0---------4------------|

Please leave a comment if you think it sucks. hehe. :) Otherwise, enjoy.