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ZakkWylde8th December 2008GOD I needed this lesson so badly!
Ian Bushell8th December 2008Hay ZakkWylde!
Glad the lesson will come in handy:)
....gee you don't get to say that everyday haha;)
AlexLion8th December 2008Ian you rule! Even one string playing is so melodic 
and this lesson will help me very much with my left hand:)
p.s.- why some frets of your guitar looks blue, is this a problem with video player or just blue lights used?
Ian Bushell8th December 2008Thanks AlexLion, much appreciated:)
Hmm... the blue frets are probably my fault, used daylight for this lesson but it was quite cloudy and overcast when i recorded....could be it. My curtains are blue might be a reflection, unsure. Thanks for pointing it out though will look into it.
fkalich8th December 2008Anymore, when I see a lesson from you, it is like a kid in a candy store to me. I am pretty darn sure it is going to be something special.
fkalich8th December 2008Wanted to add, it is not just or primarily the techniques. I can see what you are doing here. It is the swing of your play, your rhythm. That is so important, even though it is easy to quantify exactly what gives a person so much life in their play. But when we hear and see it, well it helps me to reach for it, even if I am not doing what you are doing exactly here at this time.
Sergio Dorado8th December 2008Very accurate! This lesson works as a exercise,as a study and as a theme! This is really great!
berko8th December 2008Awesome workout, Ian!
Btw, i wanted to ask about your left hand position. I've seen, that in your sweeping lesson (and now here) when it comes to playing on the high B and E strings, you usually put your thumb (of the left hand) to the middle part of the back of the neck and you reach up to the strings from below. Your hand seems very relaxed when doing so. When I play, the neck lays in my palm between index finger and thumb.
So my question is whether you prefer this style and that's why you choose to play like this, or did it develop naturally.
Thanks in advance and keep up the good work. 
Kristofer Dahl8th December 2008Absolutely stunning exercise Ian! 
Jose Mena8th December 2008Awesome tune, very musical exercise, with this exercise doesn't get boring
Nazgul8th December 2008Wow, this is not only helpful, this lesson also rocks extremely hard! Awesome, Ian!
Trond Vold8th December 2008What a great lesson! You make it sound so smooth and easy
Dejan Farkas8th December 2008This is awesome, well done
besip8th December 2008Niceee!!!! will be bookmarks
Kuba Szafran8th December 2008Ian, that's amazing! Really great lesson:)!
Muris Varajic8th December 2008Great exercise Ian!!
Piotr Kaczor8th December 2008Useful, interesting, musical - all in one Awesome Ian!
Adel Alsayed8th December 2008very great!
oh new drums i see, superior 2.0 i guess
kaznie_NL8th December 2008Nice workout! I think it'll get you tired!
Capt.Z8th December 2008So cool 
Jad Diab8th December 2008Great lesson Ian, keep rockin'
Wilska8th December 2008that's awesome Ian! thanks a lot, much needed
Pedja Simovic8th December 2008Awesome lesson Ian !
Ivan Milenkovic8th December 2008Awesome exercise Ian, great job mate
Hisham Al-Sanea8th December 2008fantastic Ian.very nice exercise
Bogdan Radovic8th December 2008Wow really awesome workout lesson Ian! Fun and useful!
DaniHel9th December 2008Great lesson!
I have a Horizon also, and it has JB on the bridge and 59 on the neck. Im not liking the 59 that much i will probably switch to a jazz pickup. On your videos you usually use the bridge pickup for solos. What pickups does your horizon have?
Ian Bushell9th December 2008Thanks for checking out the lesson and the kind feedback. Glad you like it:)
Awesome, Ian!
Gerardo Siere9th December 2008That was a very creative etude.
Emir Hot9th December 2008Awesome playing and composition
Marcus Siepen9th December 2008great lesson Ian
Alejandro Pinero9th December 2008Very good exercise!!
Thanks for this Ian!
Nazgul9th December 2008The part starting at 0:16 is just ... !!!! what the ... !!!!
This chord progression rules.
Gabriel Leopardi9th December 2008Excelent exercice! Good job!
Sinisa Cekic9th December 2008God job man, i like it !!
Ian Bushell10th December 2008Thanks for stopping by to check out the lesson! Glad you all like it:)
Nemanja Filipovic10th December 2008Wow,that was fast and clean.Great playing mate.
berko10th December 2008Thanks for your reply, Ian!
It was really interesting to read about the breathing issue! I've noticed it too, when trying to boost speed or maintain a long run evenly that I get tensed up and my breathing gets uneven.
I'm gonna work on that then!
That was a huge help to make me conscious about this, so thanks again!!
Toni Suominen11th December 2008Great work Ian!
Ian Bushell14th December 2008It's a pleasure Berko!
It will take some getting use to if you have been playing for longer than a couple of months,
'cause it develops like a bad habit!
Hang in there will make an obvious difference with time. practice and patience:)!
MigeZ27th April 2009This is very useful nice way to build some stamina
Alexiaden9311th May 2009Wow, this is perfect for me ... in a year or so !
Ian Bushell8th June 2009Tahnks for checking out the lesson
@Alexiaden93 - start out slow and you'll get there quicker than you think!
DanielBottari16th November 2009Thats awesome man, legato is one technique I really need to work on. Got this one bookmarked until i nail it.
Daniel Realpe28th April 2010Very nice workout for legato, and sounds very good
thefireball7th January 2011Gosh! He's not even picking! amazing! You hardly picked. 
Hi GMC,
Here is a single string legato lesson, to help build the stamina in your left hand fingers for super legato chops!
This piece uses very few arpeggios,the A natural minor and A harmonic minor scale along one string.
* Root
A natural minor A harmonic minor
e|-0-1-3-*5-7-8-10-12-13-15-*17-19-20--|-0-1-4-*5-7-8-10-12-13-16-*17-19-20-|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
The pick is rarely used, when it is, the picking direction you use is completely up to you.
There are backings at four different speeds including rhythm guitars to jam with.
Check out the guitar pro tab to see how the broken dowmn licks fit together.
Tuning is standard for a change;) Time signature is 4/4 and the tempo is 160.
Keep rocking!
Ian
