Progressive Riffing Lesson 2

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Hello GuitarMaster Friends! Welcome to my 9th lesson. This lesson is another progressive metal lesson which contains some Metallica Palm mute riffs, some Dream Theater odd-time signature riffs and a final alternate picking melody.

I hope you will enjoy, thanks!

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Same at slower tempo :D

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And finally the alternate picking melody :P
I don't know exactl how to write the trill (5h7p5h7p5 etc.) so feel free and do that as fast as posible :P

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Kristofer Dahl	7th December 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	Well done Juan, tight riffing and lots of things happening!

Bogdan Radovic	7th December 2007
Bass Instructor	Well done Juan ! Great lesson!

Juan M. Valero	7th December 2007
Instructor	Thanks Kris !!! yeah, lot of things hehehe Thanks Bogdan

mattacuk	7th December 2007
Lets go fishing!	Great job! I love the timeing on this it sounds great ! Well done Juan

Eat-Sleep-andJam	7th December 2007
Member	This does indeed sound great Juan. One of your best ! Well done !

Gabriel Leopardi	7th December 2007
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Excelente trabajo Juan! Muy buenos riffs! gabriel.-

The Uncreator	7th December 2007
Fire Up The Blades, Moderator	As always your riffs are amazing and the solos kick ass!!

Toni Suominen	7th December 2007
Instructor	nice and cool riffs Juan!!

xSK8ANx	7th December 2007
Member	Amazing lesson:) I can´t play it at full speed yet.. but I´m working in it;)

Juan M. Valero	7th December 2007
Instructor	WOW thanks to all !!! I had lot of difficulties with the audio and video mixing so it's really great to see that you enjoy this lesson That's for the coments and see you !!!

Dejan Farkas	7th December 2007
Instructor	The lesson is great me like Metallica

Muris Varajic	7th December 2007
Instructor	Thumbs up!!

Maximus	7th December 2007
Member	Swwet!

Nick325	7th December 2007
Member	awsomeeee

Juan M. Valero	7th December 2007
Instructor	yeah, there are some riffs "in the style of Metallica"

Xranthoius	8th December 2007
Member	i love the heaviness in this great job!!

FretDancer69	8th December 2007
Member	awesome dude, i love the change of time signatures:P really awesome lesson Juan

Juan M. Valero	8th December 2007
Instructor	hehe, it's a really heavy lesson, Xranthoius thanks for your coment ! Thanks fretdancer, nice to see you =)

krudtaa	8th December 2007
Member	Great work Juan. cool lesson.

Juan M. Valero	8th December 2007
Instructor	Thanks guy !!

Jerry Arcidiacono	8th December 2007
Instructor	Cool riffing Juan

preownedguitar	8th December 2007
Member	Sounds great Juan. I was practicing making the midi backing tracks through guitar pro importing into fruity loops through your tutorial with the VST's and it works great. Thanks again.

Pablo Vazquez	8th December 2007
Instructor	Excellent Juan!! Una gran lecciòn, Muy rockera y progresiva!!!!

Juan M. Valero	8th December 2007
Instructor	Yeah thanks to all !!!! Preownedguitar, thanks for your words, I happy you enjoy my tutorian and you find it usefull !!! Thanks, and when you finish any songs send it to me !!

Ivan Milenkovic	8th December 2007
Instructor	Nice stuff man, I`m not really into heavy and all, but this really rocks. I like the sound on those progressive riffs on the start. Keep rockin`

Juan M. Valero	8th December 2007
Instructor	Thanks Milenkovic !!! welcome to the heavy side thanks for your coment

Ben N	9th December 2007
Instructor	wow you really nail it!! fantastic work Juan loved that lesson!

RyanS.	9th December 2007
Member	WOW!! very good. I need to practice my fast metal riffs and Metallica is my favorite band so this is a great lesson for me.

Juan M. Valero	9th December 2007
Instructor	Thanks !! I think there are lot of Metallica's fans here

bladzerok	6th February 2008
Member	Wooah. interestig riffs! although last part may be too fast for me, but i will try for sure!

Carlos Carrillo	12th April 2008
Instructor	nice lesson amigo!!!! Excellent job!!!!!

Juan M. Valero	12th April 2008
Instructor	thanks friends !!! thanks for comment