Kristofer Dahl29th March 2011Hehe wow - what a cool lesson Cosmin - also I love the sound you dialed in!
Bogdan Radovic29th March 2011Cool solo Cosmin! Very fresh sounding phrasing.
Piotr Kaczor29th March 2011Great playing, Cosmin!
Cosmin Lupu29th March 2011thank you guys
Ivan Milenkovic29th March 2011Sounds great, the tone is very clear and defined!
playaxeman29th March 2011great work
Laszlo Boross29th March 2011Awesomwe lesson! Loved it!
Jerry Arcidiacono30th March 2011Great tone and phrasing Cosmin
thefireball30th March 2011Gosh, that's legato! Great job!
- thefireball30th March 2011
Haha! I just noticed that's it's metal metrics! I practice on that every once and a while. It's fun!!
- Cosmin Lupu30th March 2011
thank you
@Jerry - thanx man!
@ thefireball - oooh, i feel honored to hear this well, my intention was to offer a view on building a solo in this context, so if I managed to get my point across, I am very happy! thank you again 
Daniel Realpe31st March 2011excellent! I love Marco in his work with James LaBrie,
- Cosmin Lupu31st March 2011
@ Daniel: hehehe those 2 make an awesome team indeed, don't they? Thank you man!
Ben Higgins31st March 2011Another awesome lesson Cosmin !! :-D
- Cosmin Lupu1st April 2011
thank you Ben!
Zsolt Galambos6th April 2011Very expressive solo
- Cosmin Lupu7th April 2011
hehe
thank you Zsolt! 
Chowy Fernandez11th April 2011man, cool lesson, really modern, i love that guitar, keep it up cosmin!!!
- Cosmin Lupu26th April 2011
Thanks Chowy - it's all about those bats ain't it?
Davidzz198816th March 2013Definitely feel the Sfogli vibe mate. You are awesome.
- Cosmin Lupu16th March 2013
You are far too kind man
Thank you! 
Darius Wave18th March 2013I think Marco would be produ of ya !
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Hey GMC'ers! Today’s lesson is a tribute to modern metal soloing and to one of the genre’s most influential young players: Marco Sfogli! Marco is a well balanced combination between flawless technique, phrasing, roundness, feel, and melody. You should listen to his recordings (that is if you haven’t already done this) in order to get a pretty good idea about him.
This lesson shall be focusing on aspects of his style of phrasing and it is based on the harmonic progression of my previous one, “Metal Metrics 1” and it should offer some insight about building a solo in the modern metal context. Pay attention to execute the notes as clearly and percussive as possible, so that you may sound tight!
Techniques:
* Legato
* Bending
* Vibrato
* Rhythmic Sense
* Alternate Picking
Scales:
* Aeolian (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7)
* Minor pentatonic (1 b3 4 5 b7)
Meter:
4/4
Tuning:
C - G - C - F - A - D
(From thick to thin string)
Tempo:
115 BPM
Chord Progression:
Ab add9 - Gm - Cm7/9 - C5 - Bb add9 - C5 - Ab add9 - Gm - Cm7/9 - C5
Pay attention to execute the notes as clearly and percussive as possible, so that you may sound tight! I am waiting for all your questions, and in the mean time keep rocking!
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Cheers!/ Cosmin
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