Description
What's up, it's Mike from Guitar Tricks, teaching you "Savin' Me" as made famous by Nickelback. This is an epic post-grunge radio salvo that features some great acoustic and electric guitar layering and a thematic, emotional guitar solo.
This song features 3 guitar layers. Guitar 1 is an acoustic guitar, while Guitar 2 is a thick crunch electric guitar that is crucial to the dynamics of the song. Guitar 3 is a lead guitar layer that lays into a memorable guitar solo.
The intro features an minor based arpeggiated riff played on acoustic guitar that sets a melancholy mood at a low dynamic level. The prechorus keeps the dynamic low, but adds a strummed chord progression on acoustic. The chorus brings the dynamic up by layering both acoustic and electric on a powerful chord progression. The emotional guitar solo features a single note melodic line that is more thematic than a typical guitar solo with licks.
To play this song using a single guitar, simply play Guitar 1 all the way through.
Tune your guitar down one full step to D, then drop the low string another step for dropped C tuning.
In the following lessons, we'll talk about arpeggiated acoustic riffing, guitar layering, strumming patterns, and dropped tuning power chord shapes. We are in the key of G minor, with a 4/4 time signature, at a tempo of 82 BPM.
Lesson Info
Tutorial Lessons
- Savin' Me: Introduction
- Savin' Me: Gear, Tone, and Tuning
- Prison Gates: Verse Acoustic
- Show Me What It's Like: Pre Chorus Acoustic
- Say It To Me: Chorus
- I Scream For You: Guitar Solo
- Last One Standing: Guitar 2 Pre Chorus
- Savin' Me: Full Performance
- Savin' Me: Single Guitar Performance
- Savin' Me: Jam Along