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Alex Feather
Hi! Welcome aboard!!! I am happy to see you here and very excited to start working with you!
I know you want to learn composition and improvisation and I definitely can help you with that!
I have a few questions before we start! It will give me a better idea about what assignments to give you!
-What are your goals?
-What is your weakness?
-What is your strongest point?
-Your favorite guitar players?
Glad to see you here and very excited to start working with you!!!!
maharzan
Hi Alex,

My long term goals are to compose instrumental songs/guitar solos and possible come out with one album in this lifetime. biggrin.gif I do want to dive into short music pieces, royalty free music that filmmakers or any others can use. I want to sell them and start making little bit of money. But short term goal is definitely learning how to play guitar properly, master a scale and be able to come up with melody.

Weaknesses are a lot. I can't even play a 1 min lesson. Every time I try, it gets worse. It takes hours to record a decent take even after practicing it for a week or a month or even more than that. I can't play fast stuff.

Strongest point has been vibrato I think. Lot of people are commenting on that on my latest vids. I used to be able to compose a melody line before but since I decided to master techniques, I haven't had a chance to explore more on that. Nowadays, I can't come up with a decent melody.

Fav players are Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, Guthrie Govan.

If you need any more info, let me know.

Thanks, I am excited to begin. smile.gif

Chandra

Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Apr 26 2012, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Alex,

My long term goals are to compose instrumental songs/guitar solos and possible come out with one album in this lifetime. biggrin.gif I do want to dive into short music pieces, royalty free music that filmmakers or any others can use. I want to sell them and start making little bit of money. But short term goal is definitely learning how to play guitar properly, master a scale and be able to come up with melody.

Weaknesses are a lot. I can't even play a 1 min lesson. Every time I try, it gets worse. It takes hours to record a decent take even after practicing it for a week or a month or even more than that. I can't play fast stuff.

Strongest point has been vibrato I think. Lot of people are commenting on that on my latest vids. I used to be able to compose a melody line before but since I decided to master techniques, I haven't had a chance to explore more on that. Nowadays, I can't come up with a decent melody.

Fav players are Joe Satriani, Andy Timmons, Guthrie Govan.

If you need any more info, let me know.

Thanks, I am excited to begin. smile.gif

Chandra

Perfect! So I have a first assignment for you! It's a very good exercise that will help you to connect your hands together and will improve your timing and technique!
The trick is to play it at a very slow tempo and always use a metronome! You can use it as a warm up exercise and you will see results very fast!!!
Here is the tab:

E ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G ||o5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
D ||o--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------|


----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||
--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--o|||
----------------------------|--------------------------------------o|||
----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------------------|||


-------------3--3----------|--------------3--3----------|
-------4--4--------4--4----|--------4--4--------4--4----|
o5--5----------------------|--5--5----------------------|
o--------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|


--------------3--3----------|--------------3--3---------|||
--------4--4--------4--4----|--------4--4--------4--4---|||
--5--5----------------------|--5--5--------------------o|||
----------------------------|--------------------------o|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||


-6--3----------------------|--6--3----------------------|
----------4--6--3----------|-----------4--6--3----------|
o------5-----------5--3----|--------5-----------5--3----|
o--------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|


--6--3----------------------|--6--3---------------------|||
-----------4--6--3----------|-----------4--6--3---------|||
--------5-----------5--3----|--------5-----------5--3--o|||
----------------------------|--------------------------o|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||
----------------------------|---------------------------|||


-6--3--------------------6--3----------------------|
----------4--6--3-----------------4--6--3----------|
o------5-----------5--3--------5-----------5--3----|
o--------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|


--6--3--------------6--3----------------|
--------4-----------------4-------------|
-----------5--4--3-----------5--4--3----|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|


--6--3--------------------6--3----------------------|
-----------4--6--3-----------------4--6--3----------|
--------5-----------5--3--------5-----------5--3----|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|


--6--3--------------6--3---------------|||
--------4-----------------4------------|||
-----------5--4--3-----------5--4--3--o|||
--------------------------------------o|||
---------------------------------------|||
---------------------------------------|||


-6--4--3-------------------------------------------|
-------------------6--4--3-------------------------|
o---------7--5--3--------------------7--5--3-------|
o---------------------------6--5--3----------------|
----------------------------------------------6----|
---------------------------------------------------|


----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------6--5--3-----------------------------3--5----|
--5--3-----------------------------3--5--6----------|
-----------------6--4--3--3--4--6-------------------|


-----------------------4--6--8--3--4--6-------------|
--------------4--6--8--------------------3--4--6----|
-----3--5--7----------------------------------------|
--6-------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|


--6--4--3-------------------------------------------|
--------------------6--4--3-------------------------|
-----------7--5--3--------------------7--5--3-------|
-----------------------------6--5--3----------------|
-----------------------------------------------6----|
----------------------------------------------------|


----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
--------6--5--3-----------------------------3--5----|
--5--3-----------------------------3--5--6----------|
-----------------6--4--3--3--4--6-------------------|


-----------------------4--6--8--3--4--6------------|||
--------------4--6--8--------------------3--4--6---|||
-----3--5--7--------------------------------------o|||
--6-----------------------------------------------o|||
---------------------------------------------------|||
---------------------------------------------------|||



Let me know if you have any questions!
maharzan
Do you want me to submit this or is it just a warm up exercise that I can do anytime?
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Apr 26 2012, 04:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Do you want me to submit this or is it just a warm up exercise that I can do anytime?

It will be really nice to hear your progress! So if you can please post your take!
maharzan
Hi Alex,

So, I got around and tried this assignment. The last bit is really confusing and I always wanted to learn something like that. I have encountered in 2-3 lessons here at GMC which I have tried and this one is helpful too. 3 nps but 4notes per beat really drives me crazy until I remember that melody in my head. smile.gif Stilling missing notes here and there but hope I got most right.

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/timing-practice

Waiting for your feedback. smile.gif

Thanks,
Chandra
Alex Feather
You did a very good job! A few notes towards the end were off and a couple of timing issues, but nothing major!
I would suggest to practice this lesson with a click because you can hear more details! When you are practicing with drums you can hide behind the reverb and room mics, but when you have a click only it's all out and you can hear every single mistake!
I think a little more practice and it will be perfect!!! You can also start using it as a warm up exercise do it everyday and results will impress you!
maharzan
Thanks Alex. I tried to insert a metronome track in Logic but don't know how. So, I just dragged a loop. I will try with a click next.
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Apr 28 2012, 02:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks Alex. I tried to insert a metronome track in Logic but don't know how. So, I just dragged a loop. I will try with a click next.

Sounds good!!! You will notice that when you are practicing with a click you will get better result! I'm looking forward to hear your take!!!!!
maharzan
I have been practicing with click. smile.gif Just had to use drums as I couldn't get a click track during recording. smile.gif The most difficult part is the last section and I have been practicing it quite a bit. Will try recording one tomorrow. smile.gif
maharzan
I finally came to know how to add a click track. I have recorded with click but there are few parts where I see there is slight timing issues. I have always struggled with these small timings, sad.gif hope I will get better with this exercise daily. smile.gif

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/timing-practice-2
Alex Feather
Sounds very good!!!! A few timing issues but it's getting there!!! Do it every day as a warm up exercise!
I will post a new assignment for you tomorrow!!!
maharzan
Thanks Alex. Timing has been my issue all these years. When I joined GMC, I was struggling with triplets or 16th triplets or even changing between quarter and triplets. I wish I had this exercise back then. It has improved a lot but still can be better. If I am composing a song, I still struggle with this though. I will practice this every day multiple times. smile.gif

Looking forward to the next assignment.
Alex Feather
Perfect! I am glad this exercise works for you! Just keep practicing it and result will surprise you!
I have a new assignment for you! This exercise will help you make your right hand stronger and will improve your technique by a lot!!!
If you feel pain stop practicing this exercise for a while and let me know! You can injure yourself if you will over do it!
It's all legato and left hand only! Practice it very slow using a metronome! It's left hand only!!! No right hand should be involved!
E |--2h-5h-2h-3----------------|----------------------------|
B |--------------5h-3h-2-------|--------------------3h-2h---|
G |-----------------------4h---|--3h-2-----2h-3h-4----------|
D |----------------------------|--------4-------------------|
A |----------------------------|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|


-----2h-3h-5h-7h-5h-3h-5----|----|----------------------------|
--5-------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|-----7--------------5-------|
----------------------------|----|--------7h-6h-5--------5h---|
----------------------------|----|--5--------------7----------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|


----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
----------------------------|----|----------------------------|
--6h-7----------------------|----|-----------2h-4h-5----------|
--------7h-5h-3-------------|----|--------------------2h-3h---|
-----------------3h-5h-7----|----|--2h-3h-5-------------------|


----------------------------|--------3h-5h-7h-5h-3h-5----|----|
-----------------------3h---|--5h-7----------------------|----|
-----2h-4h-5----------------|----------------------------|----|
--------------2h-4h-5-------|----------------------------|----|
--5-------------------------|----------------------------|----|
----------------------------|----------------------------|----|


--5h-2h-3h-4----------------|----||
--------------5h-3h-2h-4----|----||
----------------------------|----||
----------------------------|----||
----------------------------|----||
----------------------------|----||


Click to view attachment

Let me know if you have any questions!
maharzan
Great. smile.gif

I just tried it and here is a problem. When I am going from say 5 (2nd string-pinky) to 2 (1st string-index), the pinky leaves the string and makes noise. The index hammeron is weak and doesn't sound loud. How to solve this issue ?
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Apr 30 2012, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great. smile.gif

I just tried it and here is a problem. When I am going from say 5 (2nd string-pinky) to 2 (1st string-index), the pinky leaves the string and makes noise. The index hammeron is weak and doesn't sound loud. How to solve this issue ?

It's a very common problem! If yu can't get it to sound right slow down the click! Even if it's way to slow doesn't matter you need to get every note to sound right! It will take some time!!
maharzan
I remember I saw a Guthrie video that said something about tapping each note with your left fingers (no right hand involved). That is different than regular legato stuff we do (mostly tapping). I am trying that in this noisy part and getting it more or less noiseless.



Its around 4:50.
Alex Feather
It's a very good video to get ideas from! Guthrie is a great player!!! I am glad you found it!
maharzan
Hi Alex,

Finally got sometime to record this. There are timing issues. smile.gif



Thanks,
Chandra

The pinky and the index tapping is pretty hard. smile.gif
Alex Feather
You did a good job! But I can suggest to do it even slower the reason is you need to work your left hand and make it stronger so slower you will do it better results you will get!
Also try to play this exercise every day and do a run through maybe twice or more if you can!
maharzan
Thanks Alex. I will post another take at a slower tempo. By twice you mean, do the whole thing again ? I do more for practice but didn't want to elongate in the recording. smile.gif
Alex Feather
What I meant when you are warming up just play this exercise a few times thorugh
maharzan
Hi Alex,

Here is at slower tempo.

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/left-hand-practice

Its pretty hard to stop the noise. My left hand has been strengthening though. smile.gif

Thanks,
Chandra
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ May 12 2012, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Alex,

Here is at slower tempo.

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/left-hand-practice

Its pretty hard to stop the noise. My left hand has been strengthening though. smile.gif

Thanks,
Chandra

The noise is not a big deal!
I can suggest to do it even slower so you have a full control over your hands!
maharzan
Hi Alex,

Here is another try, even slower. smile.gif

Thanks,
Chandra

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/left-hand-practice-even-slower
maharzan
Alex, did you forget to check this one? smile.gif Didn't see you commenting my above take. smile.gif
Alex Feather
Very good take! Timing was good and I can hear that you have much more control over your hands! Keep working on this exercise and I will create a new assignment for you in a couple of days!
maharzan
Thanks. This is on my daily warm up exercise. smile.gif I can't wait to improve. smile.gif
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ May 17 2012, 08:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks. This is on my daily warm up exercise. smile.gif I can't wait to improve. smile.gif

It will take some time just keep going and you will see the results!!
Alex Feather
So here it is! I have a very cool chord exercise for you!
It will help you to develop your timing and chord playing skills! smile.gif
You can start practicing this exercise very slow and than increase the tempo when you feel comfortable!
Here is the track!

http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/chords-mentoring
Here is the tab
E |--1--------------5--------5--------3L----------3----|
B |--1--------------5--------5--------3L----------3----|
G |--2--------------5--------5--------4L----------4----|
D |--3--------------7--------7--------5L----------5----|
A |--3--------------7--------7--------5L----------5----|
E |--1--------------5--------5--------3L----------3----|


--------8--------5--------5--------3--------1L------|
--------8--------5--------6--------3--------1L------|
--------9--------5--------7--------4--------2L------|
--------10-------7--------7--------5--------3L------|
--------10-------7--------5--------5--------3L------|
--------8--------5--------5--------3--------1L------|


--1--------5--------5--------3L----------3----------|
--1--------5--------5--------3L----------3----------|
--2--------5--------5--------4L----------4----------|
--3--------7--------7--------5L----------5----------|
--3--------7--------7--------5L----------5----------|
--1--------5--------5--------3L----------3----------|


--------8--------8--------8--------8L-------8-------|
--------8--------8--------8--------8L-------8-------|
--------9--------9--------9--------9L-------9-------|
--------10-------10-------10-------10L------10------|
--------10-------10-------10-------10L------10------|
--------8--------8--------8--------8L-------8-------|


--1--------------5--------5--------3L----------3----|
--1--------------5--------5--------3L----------3----|
--2--------------5--------5--------4L----------4----|
--3--------------7--------7--------5L----------5----|
--3--------------7--------7--------5L----------5----|
--1--------------5--------5--------3L----------3----|


--------8--------5--------5--------3--------1L------|
--------8--------5--------6--------3--------1L------|
--------9--------5--------7--------4--------2L------|
--------10-------7--------7--------5--------3L------|
--------10-------7--------5--------5--------3L------|
--------8--------5--------5--------3--------1L------|


--1--------5--------5--------3L----------3----------|
--1--------5--------5--------3L----------3----------|
--2--------5--------5--------4L----------4----------|
--3--------7--------7--------5L----------5----------|
--3--------7--------7--------5L----------5----------|
--1--------5--------5--------3L----------3----------|


--3--------3--------3--------3----------------------||
--3--------3--------3--------3----------------------||
--4--------4--------4--------4----------------------||
--5--------5--------5--------5----------------------||
--5--------5--------5--------5----------------------||
--3--------3--------3--------3----------------------||



Here is the GP file!
Click to view attachment
This exercise is a little tricky! Please feel free to ask me any questions!
maharzan
Hi Alex,

Here is my try. I have played over the track you gave me. smile.gif

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/chord-practice-timing
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ May 23 2012, 03:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Alex,

Here is my try. I have played over the track you gave me. smile.gif

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/chord-practice-timing

Very well done!!! Now can you record the same thing with a metronome only? I think tempo is 90BPM if you can do only metronome and guitar! After I will show the next trick:)
maharzan
Here it is smile.gif 90bpm seems pretty slow. This one is at 105bpm which seems aligned with the track you recorded.

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/chord-practice-metronome
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ May 24 2012, 06:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Here it is smile.gif 90bpm seems pretty slow. This one is at 105bpm which seems aligned with the track you recorded.

http://soundcloud.com/nazraham/chord-practice-metronome

You did a great job! I will prepare a new assignment for you tomorrow!
maharzan
I am waiting... smile.gif
Alex Feather
Awesome!
For the new assignment we will start to get into improvisation a little bit more!
Here is a very cool II - V - I backing track in E minor
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/ii-v-i-jam
The chords are:
Emi7 - A7 - Dmaj7

Over E mi7 chord I want you to play E dorian mode

Over A7
A minor blues pentatonic

Over D major 7 F# minor pentatonic


When you are playing over this chord progression try to be as melodic as possible and create phrases instead just jamming!
Let me know if you have any questions or need help!
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ May 26 2012, 02:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I am waiting... smile.gif

I just wanted to see how are you doing and if you have any questions! Please let me know!
Alex Feather
Got your message!
You are actually ahead of me and that was the plan! Before we will start I would like to know how do you feel about the backing track I assigned you and if you got a chance to jam over it?
Let me know and we will begin smile.gif
maharzan
I think the backing track moves pretty fast (chords). I guess it might be helpful to say have longer chords or just one chord to start with? one scale ? and slowly move from there ? I also need to learn how to phrase. I am ready to start from basic or relearn if need be.
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Jun 5 2012, 12:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think the backing track moves pretty fast (chords). I guess it might be helpful to say have longer chords or just one chord to start with? one scale ? and slowly move from there ? I also need to learn how to phrase. I am ready to start from basic or relearn if need be.

Sounds good!
So we have E mi7 for one bar A7 for one bar and D maj7 for two bars
There are 4 counts in each bar! I hope it makes sense! I know at first it's hard to get use to counting but as soon as you will understand it, it will be piece a cake!
If you want I can explain counting in more details! Let me know !
maharzan
I understand the counting. Its just that the chords change so fast. Say, if I play a note or two, the chord is already changed so moving from one scale to another looks confusing. You know, the visualization is hard. Coming up with melody is harder too. smile.gif

I was thinking if we could start with a longer duration of chords.
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Jun 7 2012, 10:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I understand the counting. Its just that the chords change so fast. Say, if I play a note or two, the chord is already changed so moving from one scale to another looks confusing. You know, the visualization is hard. Coming up with melody is harder too. smile.gif

I was thinking if we could start with a longer duration of chords.

Sounds great I totally understand that it might be confusing!! I will prepare a new track for you in a few hours! Will send you PM when it's uploaded! smile.gif
maharzan
Thanks Alex. If I have to take this one step at a time, I am totally up for it. It just takes to be on the other side. I have been watching Guthries solos and man, I don't know if I will ever be there but the feeling of being there is just so awesome. smile.gif
maharzan
Any thing I can do ? smile.gif
Alex Feather
So I have a new assignment for you!
Let's simplify everything and start with a blues chord progression!
Here is the track
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/blues-mentoring
So those are the scales I would like you to use

Over E7 chord
E minor pentatonic in this position



Over A7
A minor pentatonic in this position



Over B7
B minor pentatonic in this position


This is a good way to get use to combining pentatonics!
Let me know if you have any questions or need help!
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Jun 12 2012, 07:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any thing I can do ? smile.gif

Hi I just wanted to follow up and see how is the assignment I gave you going? Do you have any questions? Let me know so we can start working on a new mentoring approach! It will be like a collab but one on one! I will be recording solos with you based on your assignments to give you ideas! smile.gif
maharzan
Alex,

Lets leave this for now. As mentioned in the chat, I am learning to master the scales / modes all by myself. I can't find any good tutorial. All I can find is learn CAGED system and some 3nps scales. I am trying both but I am confused on which route to go. CAGED has 5 scale position, 3nps has 7, obviously more to learn. I really want to master this and learn by heart. So, if I am playing G Ionian, I should be able to change to say Eb Phrygian without having to think. smile.gif Please provide any lessons that might help achieve this. I know this will take years but I want to master one scale at a time or even focus on one position. I know Ionian pretty well but not perfectly. smile.gif

Thanks,
Chandra
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Jul 1 2012, 04:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Alex,

Lets leave this for now. As mentioned in the chat, I am learning to master the scales / modes all by myself. I can't find any good tutorial. All I can find is learn CAGED system and some 3nps scales. I am trying both but I am confused on which route to go. CAGED has 5 scale position, 3nps has 7, obviously more to learn. I really want to master this and learn by heart. So, if I am playing G Ionian, I should be able to change to say Eb Phrygian without having to think. smile.gif Please provide any lessons that might help achieve this. I know this will take years but I want to master one scale at a time or even focus on one position. I know Ionian pretty well but not perfectly. smile.gif

Thanks,
Chandra

I have a perfect exercise for you! It will help you to master modes plus will bring your alternative picking to the next level! smile.gif
Modes being used:
F# Locrian - G major - A dorian - B phrygian - C Lydian - D mixolydian - E minor
Here it is!
E ||----------------------------------------------3----|
B ||-------------------------------------3--5--7-------|
G ||o---------------------------2--4--5----------------|
D ||o------------------2--4--5-------------------------|
A ||----------2--3--5----------------------------------|
E ||-2--3--5-------------------------------------------|


--5--7--5--3---------------------------------------|||---|---|||
--------------7--5--3------------------------------|||---|---|||
-----------------------5--4--2--------------------o|||o--|--o|||
--------------------------------5--4--2-----------o|||o--|--o|||
-----------------------------------------5--3--2---|||---|---|||
---------------------------------------------------|||---|---|||


----------------------------------------------5----|
-------------------------------------5--7--8-------|
o---------------------------4--5--7----------------|
o------------------4--5--7-------------------------|
----------3--5--7----------------------------------|
-3--5--7-------------------------------------------|


--7--8--7--5---------------------------------------||----|----||
--------------8--7--5------------------------------||----|----||
-----------------------7--5--4--------------------o||----|----||
--------------------------------7--5--4-----------o||----|----||
-----------------------------------------7--5--3---||----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----||


----------------------------------------------7----|
-------------------------------------7--8--10------|
o---------------------------5--7--9----------------|
o------------------5--7--9-------------------------|
----------5--7--9----------------------------------|
-5--7--8-------------------------------------------|


--8--10-8--7---------------------------------------||----|----||
--------------10-8--7------------------------------||----|----||
-----------------------9--7--5--------------------o||----|----||
--------------------------------9--7--5-----------o||----|----||
-----------------------------------------9--7--5---||----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----||


----------------------------------------------8----|
-------------------------------------8--10-12------|
o---------------------------7--9--11---------------|
o------------------7--9--10------------------------|
----------7--9--10---------------------------------|
-7--8--10------------------------------------------|


--10-12-10-8---------------------------------------||----|----||
--------------12-10-8------------------------------||----|----||
-----------------------11-9--7--------------------o||----|----||
--------------------------------10-9--7-----------o||----|----||
-----------------------------------------10-9--7---||----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----||


----------------------------------------------10---|
-------------------------------------10-12-13------|
o---------------------------9--11-12---------------|
o------------------9--10-12------------------------|
----------9--10-12---------------------------------|
-8--10-12------------------------------------------|


--12-14-12-10--------------------------------------||----|----||
--------------13-12-10-----------------------------||----|----||
-----------------------12-11-9--------------------o||----|----||
--------------------------------12-10-9-----------o||----|----||
-----------------------------------------12-10-9---||----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----||


----------------------------------------------12---|
-------------------------------------12-13-15------|
o---------------------------11-12-14---------------|
o------------------10-12-14------------------------|
----------10-12-14---------------------------------|
-10-12-14------------------------------------------|


--14-15-14-12--------------------------------------||----|----||
--------------15-14-12-----------------------------||----|----||
-----------------------14-12-11-------------------o||----|----||
--------------------------------14-12-10----------o||----|----||
-----------------------------------------14-12-10--||----|----||
---------------------------------------------------||----|----||


----------------------------------------------14---|
-------------------------------------13-15-17------|
o---------------------------12-14-16---------------|
o------------------12-14-16------------------------|
----------12-14-15---------------------------------|
-12-14-15------------------------------------------|


--15-17-15-14--------------------------------------||----|----|
--------------17-15-13-----------------------------||----|----|
-----------------------16-14-12-------------------o||----|----|
--------------------------------16-14-12----------o||----|----|
-----------------------------------------15-14-12--||----|----|
---------------------------------------------------||----|----|


-----------------------------------------------14---|
--------------------------------------13-15-17------|
-----------------------------12-14-16---------------|
--------------------12-14-16------------------------|
-----------12-14-15---------------------------------|
--12-14-15------------------------------------------|


--15-17-15-14---------------------------------------|
--------------17-15-13------------------------------|
-----------------------16-14-12---------------------|
--------------------------------16-14-12------------|
-----------------------------------------15-14-12---|
----------------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------12---|
--------------------------------------12-13-15------|
-----------------------------11-12-14---------------|
--------------------10-12-14------------------------|
-----------10-12-14---------------------------------|
--10-12-14------------------------------------------|


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Guitar Pro
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I would like you to start by getting use to those shapes and when you will be learning them try to call out notes it will help you to master the neck better!
And here is a cool part of this exercise!
I played a track and would like you to play along with me! This exercise will help you with picking technique!
http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/modes-workout

Let me know if you have any questions or need help!
maharzan
Ah this was what I was learning, 3nps. Am into it right away.
Alex Feather
QUOTE (maharzan @ Jul 3 2012, 06:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ah this was what I was learning, 3nps. Am into it right away.

This exercises will work! smile.gif You will learn all modes in no time!
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