Technique and Timing:
Right-hand - turn the volume up after the left-hand has hammered the note,
so there is no 'attack', and the note just 'swells' in volume. IT takes
a fair amount of practice to get it right.
Left-hand - apart from the chords at the beginning, which can be strummed
with the RH before fading them in, every note in this piece is hammered-on.
Delay unit - try around .42 - .44 seconds. Hopefully the following will
explain how get your timing right with the delay...
If you play the following notes - G B D B G
Have the delay repeat the notes like - G B D B G
So the net result would be: G B G D B B D G B G
timing -----> | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actually, if you play the above with a fairly fast delay, you get a cool
Albert Lee countryish-lick :-)
BTW, it helps to tie a sock just over the nut, to help prevent un-wanted
string-buzz :-)
Please excuse any mistakes - I no longer have my ME-5, which means no delay :-(
CATHEDRAL - Edward Van Halen
C F Em C B
[ Part 1
E -0--1--0--0------0--3--0--0-----------------------------------------------
B -1--1--0--1------1--1--0--1---------4---------8----------12------------16-
G -0--2--0--0--4---0--2--0--0--4-----4-4-------8-8--------12-12---------16--
D -2--3--2--2--4---2--3--2--2--4----4---4-----8---8------12---12-------16---
A -3-----2--3--2---3-----2--3--2---2-----2-4-6-----6-8-10-------10-12-14----
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
] ||
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------12-------7------10-------5--------------------------------
G 16---------12-12----7-7----10-10----5-5----7--4-----------------------
D -16-------12---12--7---7--10---10--5---5--------5-3-5-3---------------
A --14-12-10--------5------8--------3-----3---------------5-3-2---------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then, repeat Part 1 (the section within the []s) followed by...
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----17-------19-------21--21--21--21-----------------------------------
G ---17-17----19-19----21--21--21--21------------------------------------
D --17---17--19---19--21--21--21--21-------------------------------------
A -15------17-------19---------------19-21-17-19-15-17-14-15-12-14-10-12-
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
[ Part 2 (repeat a few x) ]
E ---------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------
B ---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------
G ---------------------|-------------7---------------|----------------------
D ---------------------|---------------7-5-4---------|----------------------
A 9-10-7-9-5-7-3-5-2-3-|-------5-7-5---------5-7-5-7-|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7~~--
E ---------------------+-3-2-3-----------------------+----------------------
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