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Apr 24, 2014 · The Guitar World Lesson with Tom Morello doesn’t directly answer this question, but it offers insight into why Morello makes the composition choices that he does. Specifically, he describes how his composition style is rooted deeply in experimentation, with several concrete examples.
One of the foundational scales in Tom Morello’s repertoire is the D Minor Pentatonic scale. Many of his riffs are based on this scale, which consists of the following notes: D, F, G, A, and C. The D Minor Pentatonic scale provides a bluesy and melancholic tonality that is characteristic of Morello’s playing style.
Musical Scale Finder and Key Finder. Enter some of the notes you want or even a chord or two. This tool will find the scales compatible with your inputs. Use them to find the right scales for soloing or to complete your melody, harmony or chord progression.
Tom Morello. In 26 lessons, Grammy-winning musician Tom Morello will teach you the guitar techniques, rhythms, and riffs that define his signature style. Explore the Class. Aimed towards beginner players, Tom demystifies the pentatonic scale and the blues scale to help you start improvising solos.
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Now if you’re here, you probably already know who Tom Morello is. Here are some crazy things about him that you might not know: 1. Tom Morello has received two Grammy Awards, a Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for his fight against global famine, and ranks at #26 on Rolling Stone’s 100 top guitarists of all-time 2. He’s such an electric guitar icon ...
Founded in 2015, MasterClass is a learning platform with one simple mission: To enable everyday people to learn from the very best. The platform has over 150 courses taught by A-list instructors such as Gordon Ramsay, Hans Zimmer, Deadmau5, and Neil deGrasse Tyson— and more courses are being added each month. To date, I’ve taken more than 10 Master...
The Tom Morello MasterClass breaks down into: 1. Videos: 26 video lesson totaling 5 hours and 34 minutes (average lesson length ~13 minutes) 2. Workbook:you’ll get a 187-page workbook filled with extra reading, as well as tabs and notation for each demonstration Morello gives In this lesson by lesson breakdown, I’ll give you the lowdown on each les...
Great balance of practical and anecdotal
Within this MasterClass, there are tons of practical lessons and tips, and also a good amount of wise words from Morello. I found the balance spot on. After some lessons, I would go away and practice or complete assignments, tangibly improving my playing in the process. This type of lesson is my favorite, but the anecdotal lessons are the ones that make the course truly unique. It’s awesome to hear about Morello’s experiences with his multiple bands — Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, and...
Morello is an awesome teacher
Sometimes, the problem with a celebrity instructor is that they know their stuff but they have absolutely no idea how to teach. Morello has many years of experience teaching guitar one-on-one to actual students — and it shows. He understands how to break things down for a beginner (I felt able to explore riffs on the guitar despite being a non-guitarist) and how to dig a little deeper with more advanced concepts. As an artist, he’s clearly put a lot of thought into his work. He didn’t arrive...
Well-thought through content
Unusually for a MasterClass course, the content errs on the practical side with really actionable tips and tricks to improve your guitar playing. The classes progress, unpacking different ideas at a time, and then end on some more anecdotal words of wisdom from Morello at the end. I have sometimes found the anecdotal classes a little slow-paced but having had such an action-packed course, I welcomed the last few talking head style classes.
Backing tracks missing
In some of the lessons, Morello mentions that there’s a backing track to play along with. I searched high and low and couldn’t find where they were linked. A couple of people posted links to the tracks in the community forum but lots of the links were broken so perhaps MasterClass has removed this feature. That said, you’ll hear Tom play along with the track first and he often tells you what chords they are so you could either record one yourself or use software like iReal Pro to make your ow...
Not for everyone
Now, if you’re looking to learn a general approach to learning electric guitar, this course is probably not for you. The point of MasterClass is for individuals to share their insights and as a result, the course has a strong “Tom Morello” feel to it. You’ll learn RATM riffs, and he’ll give you pointers to create your own riffs. Some critics have touted this as a huge drawback of the course, but I didn’t find it to be a negative for me. If you implement Morello’s tips on learning from other g...
So exactly who is this course for? In my opinion, this course would suit a couple of different people: 1. Massive Tom Morello / RATM / Audioslave / Prophets of Rage fans 2. Competent electric guitar players who want to explore the Tom Morello sound world 3. Other instrumentalists who are interested in incorporating effects and solid riffs into thei...
At the time of writing MasterClass had three subscription offers. The cost of these (per month) is: 1. Individual (1 user) $15 2. Duo (2 users) $20 3. Family (6 users) $23 All are billed annually, which at first glance may seem pricey. However, you can considerably reduce your costs by taking as many courses as possible. With over 150 courses on th...
I wouldn’t be painting a complete picture if I didn’t factor some opinions of others, and of course, the best place to search for them is Reddit. I searched “Tom Morello MasterClass Reddit” to see what I could find: the good, the bad and the ugly. And honestly: I found a real mixed bag of opinions. Lots of people hadn’t even tried the course but we...
I watched all the Tom Morello videos over the course of about a month, although you could definitely complete it in a shorter amount of time. The reason I took so long was that I was putting in a couple of hours to practice and refine things I had learned in the lessons and I was super committed to completing all the assignments too. The great thin...
There is one big thing to know: Tom Morello gave a lengthy Guitar World interview circa 2006 where he walks you through many of his riffs and ideas. A significant amount of what’s touched on there is covered in the MasterClass. However, there are several clear advantages of the MasterClass vs the Guitar World interview. 1. Readily available The ori...
Based around the A minor pentatonic scale, Morello hammers a child-like, goading melody between the 7th and 5th fret on the D string, while leaving an open A string that provides an ongoing pedal as the back-and-forth riff bids for attention.
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Otherwise here are the exact amp numbers on a scale of one to ten. Gain: 7 / Treble: 10 / Mid: 4 / Bass: 4 / Reverb: 0. Use these settings as a starting point and then do some tweaking. The great thing about Tom Morello’s amp settings is that they’re somewhat garden variety, therefore easy to capture.
