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Kristofer Dahl |
23rd November 2007 |

GMC Founder & Rocker

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Wonderful Ivan - and this was some excellent reading as well!  Welcome to GMC!
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MickeM |
23rd November 2007 |

Born of NWOBHM, Moderator

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Love it!
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Gabriel Leopardi |
23rd November 2007 |

GMC Coordinator & Instructor

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Very interesting stuff! Good work Ivan and welcome!
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IzzyCom |
23rd November 2007 |

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Great one Ivan!! welcome!!
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Fabian Schulz |
23rd November 2007 |

Instructor

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Great lesson Ivan  Welcome
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Iluha |
23rd November 2007 |

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This is defintly something I gotta learn, good job man
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Xranthoius |
23rd November 2007 |

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this was awesome!! you play so smoothly on a clean channel! grats  and grats on the wonderful first lesson!!!
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Lester |
23rd November 2007 |

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More funk!! allright!!
Great lesson
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CheeseBeard |
23rd November 2007 |

Member

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Really like the sound of this.
Thanks
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The Uncreator |
23rd November 2007 |

Fire Up The Blades, Moderator

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Hey Ivan, great lesson, love the sound on this one!!
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Juan M. Valero |
23rd November 2007 |

Instructor

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Great first lesson !!!! it's so funny
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Marcus Lavendell |
23rd November 2007 |

Instructor

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awesome!! Great lesson Ivan!
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seanM1 |
23rd November 2007 |

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Fantastic first lesson!! Cant wait for more!
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Nick325 |
23rd November 2007 |

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nice and welcome to GMC
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Eat-Sleep-andJam |
23rd November 2007 |

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Ivan you have opened up a new world of music to me. Never again will I see a funky lesson and ignore it. This is great inspiration and I really like the whole feel of this. Im learning this as we speak and love eveeeeeery minute of it! Thanks
John-
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Ivan Milenkovic |
23rd November 2007 |

Instructor

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Thank you very very much on your feedback. I`ll soon get on more funk lessons. They are simply but very effective. If you have more questions about this lesson or anything else feel free to ask
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Unleash-The-Shred |
23rd November 2007 |

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Wow, awesome first lesson Ivan.
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Robin |
23rd November 2007 |

Member

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Now thats what I call funky, nice job
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Pablo Vazquez |
23rd November 2007 |

Instructor

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Hey Welcome and nice job Ivan!!!!
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TheClansmanDK |
23rd November 2007 |

Member

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Hey Ivan, and welcome to GMC! Thanks for your first wonderful lesson!!! Can't get enough lessons in this funky direction
Thanks, Alex
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Ivan Milenkovic |
23rd November 2007 |

Instructor

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[quote]Now thats what I call funky, nice job biggrin.gif[\quote] Thanks man  I like simplicity in funk music and the killer grooves. My next lesson in funk will be regarding fast vamping. Very soon!
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Gerald |
23rd November 2007 |

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This is a sweet lesson! I'm having problems getting the first part of it down though. I can't seem to get the open ringing of the strings to sound right. However I must admit I'm playing this really slowly to get it down b/c I don't quite have the right hand control yet.
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Ivan Milenkovic |
24th November 2007 |

Instructor

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What part in particular are you having trouble with? I`m shure it`s not a big deal. Can I help somehow maybe?
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Hisham Al-Sanea |
24th November 2007 |

Instructor

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nice riff of funk milenkovic and welcome to GMC
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andrei.sz |
24th November 2007 |

Member

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Hey Welcome Ivan
great lesson, i'm anxious to see more Funk lessons !
all the best !
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ezravdb |
24th November 2007 |

Member

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wow great groove
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Ivan Milenkovic |
24th November 2007 |

Instructor

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Thanks. More funkin` comin up
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Tjchep |
24th November 2007 |

Member

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Sweet we needed more funk!
Just started to get into it and its so fun to play!
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Kizaze44 |
25th November 2007 |

Member

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Welcome Ivan! I love jamming like this when I'm all alone, but lately I've been very stale playing the same riffs over and over... and over. This opens up loads of new possibilities. Keep 'em coming, please!
Kiz
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Ivan Milenkovic |
25th November 2007 |

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Sure thing man glad you like it.  I`ll get to my new funk lesson right away.
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Ben N |
25th November 2007 |

Instructor

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great 1st lesson!!! I love the funk
and you doing it great!
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Andrew Cockburn |
25th November 2007 |

Theory Instructor & Moderator

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Hi Ivan - only just hooked my speakers up and listened to this - awesome first lesson, really cook funky vibe!
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SLASH91 |
25th November 2007 |

Member

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Reall cool sound to this one:)
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Ivan Milenkovic |
25th November 2007 |

Instructor

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Thank you very much
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Gerald |
26th November 2007 |

Member

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Ivan - when playing the open strings are they done with a up on the D&G, then a down on the D, then an up on the E5 power cord?
Also is the first E5 that is played on the D&G (freted at 2), played right after the open E?
Lastly, are you picking the first 3 notes or hammering on / pulling off the 3b and open E?
thanks!
- Gerald
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Ivan Milenkovic |
26th November 2007 |

Instructor

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You are correct Gerald, open D&G are played up, then open D down and then up on the E5 on the 7th fret. ( try muting the G when going up to the E5 since it tends to ring ). Yes it is played right after the open E, although I think you are reffering to an A5 (E&A - second fret of D&G). Again correct, I pick them all, and maybe do a little 1/4 bluesy bend on the G, but that`s up to you. You can play it with for example with only a pulloff or something, the choise is yours - whatever do you like best and find interesting. No problem, glad to help
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Gerald |
26th November 2007 |

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Thanks for the input. When muting the G - are you doing that with your left hand as you slide down the neck to hit the E5 on the 7th fret or with your palm of your right hand?
I've been practicing this lesson all weekend! I really am enjoying it although I cannot play it properly yet. I'm going to keep at it though until I can!
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Ivan Milenkovic |
26th November 2007 |

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That is right man, you are doing it properly. You must mute it with your left hand while sliding. Only a small touch will do. More funky grooves coming up soon, and a faster ones too
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Crazyfret |
27th November 2007 |

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This is a great lesson Ivan!!
Just struggling in nailing the E9 from the E7 in the first part of the riff. Just needs more practice!!
Are you going to look at any music theory for funk guitar? Such as typical chord progressions.
Keep up the good work, look forward to the next one.
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Ivan Milenkovic |
27th November 2007 |

Instructor

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As a matter of fact, in two weeks my funk lesson involving some great progressions for funk will be over. And since a love the funk man, I`ll do it sooner because of the great feedback. More funk (and theory) coming up in 10days  Keep on rockin`
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ronny |
30th November 2007 |

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this is very good Ivan I like jour sound very much and may I ask how jou get it ill play whita tele jd and a blues deville but cant find your smoot clean sound its your secret all respect thanks! ronny
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Bogdan Radovic |
30th November 2007 |

Bass Instructor

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Great one Ivan , I'll just notice that there is "whole lotta rhythm going on"  Love the funk!
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Ivan Milenkovic |
1st December 2007 |

Instructor

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this is very good Ivan I like jour sound very much and may I ask how jou get it ill play whita tele jd and a blues deville but cant find your smoot clean sound its your secret all respect thanks! ronny There are a lot of factors that create a good clean sound. I see that you have an exellent gear (better than mine actually  ) so that is not the problem. FOcus on your technique, and try tu mute all the strings that are not played. THat really helps a lot. If you have some specific problem regarding your technique or anythiing at all, I`ll be glad to help you the best way I can. For example describe how you sonud when playin this, or if you can record yourself and upload it here that would be ideal.
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Crazyfret |
4th December 2007 |

Member

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I've noticed a slight mistake in the tab for the lick at the end, it should be
E|--(12)---------------------------|
B|---10s-11-10-8-10-8--------------|
G|--------------------9-7~---------|
D|------------------------10-9-7~--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
it was just missing the D on the 3rd string, otherwise it was flawless. Gonna take me a while to get to your standard though Ivan
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Ivan Milenkovic |
5th December 2007 |

Instructor

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okay thanks man for correction  , I appologize for incorrect tabs too all member. Thank you for the compliment, be consistent and practise and youll get there without even noticing it
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jhonnylachingas |
6th December 2007 |

Member

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Hey Ivan... Great lesson man... I love funk rhythm grooves... this is great stuff...
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JVM |
9th December 2007 |

Member

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Soo.... funky
I love it! My new favorite lesson.
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speezy |
1st January 2008 |

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Hey Ivan -
Spencer from Seattle here. Finally got time on Christmas holiday to sit down and do this lesson.
Having a tuff time nailing that first E9 chord consistently. I guess that comes with practice. The rest of it..very cool stuff. Fun to play.
Happy New Year! Seattle @ 5:47pm
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Bjørn.S. |
20th January 2008 |

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Love it
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Ivan Milenkovic |
21st January 2008 |

Instructor

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Hey Ivan -
Spencer from Seattle here. Finally got time on Christmas holiday to sit down and do this lesson.
Having a tuff time nailing that first E9 chord consistently. I guess that comes with practice. The rest of it..very cool stuff. Fun to play.
Happy New Year! Seattle @ 5:47pm Just practice slowly that E9, concetrating on all the fingers at the same time while doing the change. Cheers!
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bladzerok |
31st January 2008 |

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im definitely learning this
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Joe Kataldo |
31st January 2008 |

Instructor

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Cool funky bits
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Carlos Carrillo |
4th March 2008 |

Instructor

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hey ivan!!!!!!!!!!
perfect, perfect!!!
thanks
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