| Vocalist [[Davey Havok]] said, "Our A&R guy had this fantasy from all the old rock records, of people going to the South of France or going to Jamaica and immersing, just getting away. And we're not those people." <ref name="yahoo1">{{cite Yahoo.com|url="https://www.yahoo.com/music/backspin-afi-on-their-discography-being-proudly-polarizing-and-why-female-fans-have-the-best-taste-in-music-063647120.html"|title="Backspin: AFI on Their Discography, Being Proudly Polarizing, and Why 'Female Fans Have the Best Taste in Music'"}}</ref> | |
| Guitarist [[Jade Puget]] recalled, "We went with [producer] Jerry Finn up to the farm in Northern California to do pre-production. They wanted us to go stay on this shabby farm; it was such a bummer." <ref name="yahoo1"/> | |
| - | [[Jade Puget]] remembered: "Davey and I flew down there and we just sit in that basement all day. And in the middle of one of these days, I had this 'ding-ding-ding-ding ...' [sings the [[intro]] bass line]. I think |
| + | [[Jade Puget]] remembered: "Davey and I flew down there and we just sit in that basement all day. And in the middle of one of these days, I had this 'ding-ding-ding-ding ...' [sings the [[intro]] bass line]. I think I played the bass line on the guitar." <ref name="yahoo1"/> |
| [[Davey Havok]] came up with the "Miss Murder" as a throwaway lyric, which he was going to change to the real lyric. But Jade Puget insisted to keep it because he thought that it was cool. <ref name="yahoo1"/> | |
| Davey admitted: "I wrote backwards. Rather than writing with a concept, I wrote with a task to make this lyric into a song, into a concept." <ref name="yahoo1"/> | |
| *Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier.* | |
| #### Hunter Burgan | |
| - | Hunter Burgan is an endorser of **Ampeg SVT Classic amp heads** with **Ampeg SVT 8x10 cabs**. For the recording and consequent tours he used white amps, but later |
| + | Hunter Burgan is an endorser of **Ampeg SVT Classic amp heads** with **Ampeg SVT 8x10 cabs**. For the recording and consequent tours he used white amps, but later he started using black ones. <ref name="premier1">{{cite Premier Guitar Youtube channel.|url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jtw8L6tqNc"|title="Rig Rundown - AFI's Jade Puget & Hunter Burgan"}}</ref> |
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| ### Amp settings | |
| The song is written in the key of A flat minor. | |
| ## Techniques | |
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| + | Jade Puget isn't a fan of shredding, but his guitar lines are full of original transitions, often powered with harmonics. There are some [[hammer-ons]] during the single-note riffs. Also, take into account the timeous use of [[palm muting]]. |
| ### Song breakdown | |
| The song has the following [[Song structure|structure]]: | |
| **[[Intro]] - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 1 - [[Interlude]] 1 - [[Verse]] 1 - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 2 - [[Interlude]] 2 - [[Verse]] 2 - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 3 - [[Bridge (song part)|Bridge]] - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 4 - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 5** | |
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| + | The [[intro]] starts with a bass line, then the guitar comes in with few [[double stop|double stops]], followed by [[power chords]] and [[natural harmonics]] played up and down the [[fretboard]]. |
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| + | [[Chorus (song part)|Choruses]] are played with full [[barre chord|barre chords]] with the addition of [[natural harmonics]]. |
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| + | The first [[interlude]] consists of the single-note riff, played with harmonics too. |
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| + | The first [[verse]] starts with a bass line, while the guitar stays silent. Then Jade enters with palm-muted [[power chords]]. |
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| + | The second [[interlude]] contains rapid single-note riff. |
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| + | Note, that at the beginning of the second [[verse]] [[Hunter Burgan]] uses a quite unusual [[slapping and popping|slapping]] technique. He simply strikes strings with his right fist (it causes calluses on his hypothenar). <ref>{{cite Premier Guitar Youtube channel|url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jtw8L6tqNc"|title="Rig Rundown - AFI's Jade Puget & Hunter Burgan"}}</ref> |
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| + | Also, the second [[verse]] has a specific guitar lick, based on using guitar toggle switching. |
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| + | The [[bridge (song part)|bridge]] changes the mood of the song. This part is presented with the guitar line, which consists of arpeggios merged with [[power chords]]. This line is played with the increasing level of gain. The bridge ends with [[power chords]] and [[natural harmonics|harmonics]]. |
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| + | The last verse has the second guitar, which plays tremolo octave riff. |
| ## Recommended lessons | |
| ### Jade Puget guitar lesson | |