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1.
All songs must be in E minor, with very few exceptions (see
rule 8)
2.
It is best to use power chords (i.e. roots and fifths - no thirds)
3.
All melodies (except guitar solos) must be harmonized in predominantly
thirds or sixths and are best when they include some triplet figures.
4.
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the preferred dynamic.
5.
The insistent galloping rhythm below must be used excessively.
6.
The traditional tonic-dominant relationship is replaced by the
tonic-submediant or tonic-subtonic relationships. In E minor (remember
rule #1), this means the chords E and C, or E and D.
7.
The song should include the subdominant modulation, preferably
during the second guitar solo, to A minor (remember rule #1, we
are in E minor), in which case the aforementioned tonic-submediant
or tonic-subtonic relationships (see rule # 6) is A and F, or
A and G.
8.
In the rare case that the song is not in E minor, it is best to
continue use of the tonic-submediant or the tonic-subtonic relationships.
9.
On the guitar’s high E string, playing quick single notes interpolated
by fast articulations of the open string is very effective. (good
thing the violin has a high E string too)
10.
It is good to employ an oh oh oh oh vocal chorus every once in
a while.
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