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Apr 17 2015, 03:14 PM
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So there we have the change you need to do if you want to become more creative and productive. Don't kill ideas too early.
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Apr 23 2015, 08:16 PM
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Nice song! Yeah, it's a simple song, and the power is put on the melody, the warm vocals and guitar sound and arrangements. That's what makes it so powerful and expressive. It's awesome how the song grows thanks to the overall arrange, it's a killer production. It's not bad to pay attention and learn concepts from this too while analyzing songs...
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May 8 2015, 03:32 PM
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Hi Lester, that's a very interesting analysis and song. I love the progression used for the chorus. It's very cool how the movement Vi - V7 - Im - IV, sound. Everything we discussed on previous songs is happening here. I can suspect that you are starting to notice how helpful is analyzing the songs that we like....
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May 11 2015, 04:06 PM
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QUOTE (Lester @ May 11 2015, 04:53 AM)  I do! And I never thought there would be so many patterns to be honest. I always believed that if I liked a song or not was pretty random  I'm not saying that I would like all songs in minor with pieces from the harmonic minor and Dorian scale, but it still tells a lot about my musical taste. Which is pretty cool! yeah, because it tells a lot about music style, and the vibe of a song. Everything is related to the elements of music: these are some of them: - Notes - Groove - Dynamics - Tone - Articulation As you can see, "notes" is only one of the elements, so it would be good if you start to pay attention and analyze other elements from music which are equally important. -------------------- My lessons
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May 13 2015, 03:42 PM
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That's a beautiful tune, with a lot of feeling, it has a slow groove and the drummer seems to give this the intention of going a bit after the beat, so sound like delayed. It give a slower feel to the whole tune. Very interesting.
I analyzed the progressions and most of the time it's in D minor with the addition of the IV chord borrowed from dorian. There is a moment in which it modulates for some measures to Bm, but then it gets back soon to D. I didn't notice where this can become C, where do you think? -------------------- My lessons
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May 14 2015, 04:31 PM
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yeah, C is the VII chord of D minor tonality so it's part of it. By the way, it's a very interesting lesson, and the solos are epic!
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May 15 2015, 03:00 PM
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Indeed, I love his guitar sound and the dynamics in that song!
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May 15 2015, 04:43 PM
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QUOTE (Lester @ May 15 2015, 11:00 AM) Indeed, I love his guitar sound and the dynamics in that song! Yeah, he is so talented. -------------------- My lessons
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May 28 2015, 04:15 PM
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Good job! It's a very interesting tune. I like how it keeps a similar bass movement on verse and chorus but in different parts of the scale. It's basically and "blues" or "classic rock" idea of I - IV. The verse is on I and the chorus moves to IV, and around this chords there is some kind of chords riff idea that is repeated.
I noticed the use of the 7th chord minor, this is something commonly used in popular music, since it is close to the diminished but sounds less dissonant, so we are used to it. -------------------- My lessons
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May 29 2015, 02:39 PM
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Hi mate, so we have some new concepts here!
I didn't noted the lyrics structure, good job noting it! It's a cool idea. -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 3 2015, 10:33 AM
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Three_level_solo__beginner.wav ( 11.69MB )
Number of downloads: 96Hi Gabe, I just recorded a little take on Marcus's lesson and I was wondering if you have some feedback and if I should go for a REC take
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Jun 3 2015, 02:50 PM
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Hi Lester! Good job with this one, you're on the right track. There some details that I would like to comment:
The original lesson has more expressive details that give the overall solo some extra feeling. You should continue practicing but listening again the original take and paying attention on: 1. Articulation: How phrases and notes are articulated. You will notice that some notes are muted before you do, while others are longer. I note the use of staccato in some parts, while other notes are long with wide vibrato. 2. Bending: The use of bending is also majestic on this one. Sometimes it's fast, other times it's slow. For example check how delicate is the one at 00:05 (pre-bend). Analyze each bend. Also be careful with pitches (around 00:24 and 00:26) 3. Polish fast sections. Some licks like the one at 00:12 are not sounding clear and clean. 4. Vibrato. The use of vibrato in the original lesson is killer, get most of it. Play along with Marcus. 5. Dynamics: The original lesson has a very good control and manage of dynamics, in other words, Marcus picks with different intensities using it as an expressing tool. -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 3 2015, 07:01 PM
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Thanks for the feedback, I'll get right on it!
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