In this video I take a look at the difficult guitar interlude as played by Steve Vai from Frank Zappa's "Alien Orifice". I show how to approach the rhythms and guitar techniques in order to play the interlude as effectively as possible. I also go over the section that follows the interlude and reveal a compositional process whereby one bar melodic phrases are modified and transformed throughout.
At various points in this video, there are commentaries from Steve Vai who sheds some light on his approach to learning and performing these difficult guitar parts.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
1:58 Alien Orifice Guitar Chart and Barfko Swill
3:10 How To Approach The Rhythms
4:14 Steve Vai Recalls Introduction to Alien Orifice
4:52 The Rhythms
11:39 Steve Vai's Technique for Zappa's Guitar Parts
13:36 Technical Approach for Playing The Interlude
18:18 The Chords
23:10 One Bar Melodic Phrases Modified and Transformed