Chapter 40: Brave the Island of Death
The reason why Liu Jingxin chose "Contra" is because he and Zhang Xun used to improvise with this song together on Friday.
Since it is a battle to welcome Zhang Xun back to the team, there is no song more suitable than this "Contra".
As Zhang Xun finished playing the 16 consecutive sixteenth notes of the first measure, the drums, bass, and keyboards of their band all followed, and they officially entered the loop.
As the prelude music sounded, the image of a helicopter flying towards Death Island came to everyone's minds.
Next, they will be transformed into fearless warriors to the music of the two bands on the field, and bravely enter the island of death!
Liu Jingxin, as the party of the piano fight, cannot be immersed in the music to experience the pleasure of blood boiling, he must keep his sanity and always pay attention to Zhang Xun's "hit" moves.
When the drum sounded, Liu Jingxin heard something different, and turned his head to look at Da Yang, who was sitting behind the drum kit.
Under normal circumstances, the speed of this "Contra" is 120 beats per minute, which is already relatively fast, but Zhang Xun deliberately sped up the speed, at least reaching 124 beats per minute, this speed is very thoughtful, not only did not cause much damage to the auditory experience of the whole song, but also increased the difficulty of the part that needs to be played quickly.
Of course, that's not the most critical thing.
The drummer of Zhang Xun's band actually released a big move directly in the first level and used double pedaling.
Normally, the drum kit is played with one foot on the hi-hat and one foot using the hammer to hit the kick drum, but the double pedal is different and requires the use of a double pedal hammer to achieve the effect that both feet can hit the kick drum.
This technique is difficult to double-step, mostly used in death rock, metal rock and gothic rock, the feet can step on the four-tone rhythm, and the drummer with a relatively high level can exceed 200 in speed, reaching 220 or even 240, and the effect is very good in some specific tracks.
"Knock knock ......"
The high-frequency drum beat of the double step makes everyone feel that they have landed on the desert island in that game, holding a submachine gun, facing the rain of bullets, and moving forward bravely without hesitation.
In the sound of the music of this "first level", everyone in the bar was in high spirits, imagining that they had become the most heroic lone hero in the world.
Take on the most difficult task! Climb the most dangerous island! Kill the most enemies!
Zhang Xun and they actually sped up and double-stepped on this song, which is a big move at the beginning!
It is normal for the first hand of the piano to directly magnify the move, and if it is Liu Jingxin who takes the lead, he will definitely directly take out his housekeeping skills. If the opponent can accept and return the move, then it is painful to lose, if the opponent can't catch it, then it is painful to win!
Now on the field, they are fighting the piano, and being merciful to their opponents is cruel to themselves!
Da Yang met Liu Jingxin's gaze, guessed Liu Jingxin's thoughts, and confidently made the gesture of "OK". He had also planned to add double pedaling before, so he deliberately replaced the pedal hammer with a special double pedal hammer, otherwise he would really be caught off guard.
Piano fighting is not only about piano fighting skills, but also about the musician's understanding of music, control of some details, and psychological quality.
Liu Jingxin and them, as the rear hand, must listen carefully to all the details of Zhang Xun's performance, and there must be no omissions.
Sure enough, Zhang Xun still had a big move in the second half, which was to appropriately simplify the part that should have been played on the double guitar, and only played it with one guitar, which means that the content of the double main note was changed by him to a very fast speed, and he had to change the handlebars up and down (change the position of the fingers of the left hand on the fretboard).
In the pulse-pumping Solo, Zhang's left hand flutters up and down on the neck.
The lights in the bar were dim, so that Zhang Xun's left hand dragged the afterimage, as if it had turned into a ghost hand from the Netherworld, turning one note after another into the most dangerous bullets and sending them into the chest of every enemy......
The "braves" off the field are crazy!
It doesn't matter if it's a trap or a bunker turret in front of it, you just want to go ahead and take the enemy's lair and turn this desperate island upside down!
In less than a minute, the song of the first level entered the final stage, Zhang Xun used the push string to drag the last note, and then raised his head and raised his chin at Liu Jingxin.
Liu Jingxin smiled faintly, lowered his head and quickly played the guitar with a pick, and took the call with Da Yang and the others.
There is no problem with Da Yang's double stepping, and there is no problem with Liu Jingxin's hand speed, but the key problem is how Liu Jingxin can use the time of less than a minute to take all the big moves released by Zhang Xun and return the move at the same time.
There is a change of speed bombs, and there are double pedals, so it is better to make a fuss about his change of speed bombs and continue to increase the size!
Thinking of this, Liu Jing had already made a decision in confidence.
The first half of Liu Jingxin's version of "First Pass" is almost no different from Zhang Xun's version, and in the middle and late sections, Liu Jingxin first played half of it according to Zhang Xun's way, and the other half, he actually changed his way of playing and directly staged a two-handed string.
Tapping strings is a technique of guitar playing, mostly used in electric guitar playing, only using your fingers to click on the strings on the fret, without playing and sweeping, you can play different notes.
In terms of the difficulty of the technique, although it is not as fast as changing the handles, Liu Jingxin used this technique to skillfully play the effect of two guitars in unison without simplifying, and made the stage effect very gorgeous.
Zhang Xun's performance just now made people feel the passion and blood of bravely breaking into the island of death, and at this time, Liu Jingxin's complete performance achieved by using both hands to click the strings filled in the scene with the artillery fire that should have been in the scene.
The smoke that fills the bar is not the same smoke that fills the island of death!
Fight, keep fighting, until you smash the enemy's steel fortress and pass this first level!
Zhang Xun saw Liu Jingxin use both hands to tap the strings, and then heard the melody that did not lose even a single note, and sighed secretly, knowing that he had lost the "first level".
Liu Jingxin's two-handed strings are not difficult in terms of performance skills, but in arrangement.
Because the original piece is played on two guitars, there will be many times when the two notes sound together, and the reason why Zhang Xun simplified it is because it cannot be processed when the two notes sound at the same time, and one of the notes must be discarded.
Liu Jingxin not only clicked the strings with both hands, but also staggered the notes on each string.
In such a short period of time, it is impossible for Zhang Xun to improvise such a choreography on the spot without preparation.
Before Liu Jingxin finished playing, Zhang Xun turned back to the rest of the band and said, "Wait for the second level." ”
The others also knew that they had lost the "first level", so they nodded their heads and did not raise objections.
After Liu Jingxin and others completed the playing of the "first pass", Zhang Xun began to play the "second pass".
Everyone present had more or less understanding of the rules of the piano fight, and naturally knew what it meant for the music of the "second level" to be played, so they all got up to give Liu Jingxin cheers and screams as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.