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[Bars 123-126, next page] The first four bars of the solo have a very definite contour, even though the phrasing is slightly unusual. At this fast tempo this can tricky to nail at first, so dropping to a more comfortable 180-200bpm (!) can help focus your rhythms. It can also be helpful to accent the picking hand taps, as they will fall in the same place in each bar. [Bars 127-130] Paul’s frightening ‘arpeggio from hell’ incorporates twohand tapping and sweep picking over four strings. You could approach this in a number of ways, since the basic B minor Pentatonic four-notes-per-