5/4 Solo - Beginner

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Hi GuitarMasterFriends! Welcome to the 5/4 solo lesson, as you can see this a serie that starts with the beginner lesson.

With this lesson I want to introduce you to the fantastic world of the unregular time signatures :D It's amazing how interesting compositions you can do using this compass! So when you take a look at the lesson you can try to improvise something over this Backing Tracks ;)

Techniques:
Bending, pentatonic licks, sweep, arpegios, obstinato (pedal notes) etc.

How to count:
You can start counting 1,2,3,4,5 but in fact this compass is lick a 1,2,3,1,2 so if you have problem with the chord changes you can start just counting over the lesson or backing tracks.

The scale
Well, I think all of you know this scale, it's a E minor. I only added a chromatic note in the triples part (last compass).

Who uses this compass??
A lot of progresive bands. For instance Dream Theater, Symphony X, Spastik Inc, Circus Maximum, Overlife, Pain of Salvation, Freak Kitchen etc.

  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|   
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
--------------------5--7--8-----------3--5--7--|
-----------5--7--8-----------3--5--7-----------|
--4--5--7--------------------------------------|
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  |---3--|  |---3---|  |---3---|  |---3--|  |---3--|   
  E  E   E  E   E   E  E   E   E  E  E   E  E  E   E   
-----------------------8--10--12------------7--8--10--|
------------8--10--12-------------7--8--10------------|
--7--9--11--------------------------------------------|
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   |---3--|   |---3--|   |--3--|  |---3---|  |---3---|   
   E   E  E   E   E  E   E  E  E  E   E   E  E   E   E   
--12--10--8---------------------------------------------|
-------------12--10--8----------------------------------|
------------------------11--9--7-------------9--11--12--|
----------------------------------9--10--12-------------|
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         |---3---|   |---3---|             
   Q     E   E   E   E   E   E   H         
--------15--14--12------------------------|
--10----------------15--14--13--12--------|
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This is the triplets part. It's a bit dificult to play with stricted alternate cos in every compas you have 15 notes, so you would need to play one compass starting with a downstroke and another with an upstroke... so you can start all compasses with downstroke, which could be easier ;)

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Kristofer Dahl	21st March 2008
GMC Founder & Rocker	I love the synthetic feel in this one - thanks Juan!

Muris Varajic	21st March 2008
Instructor	Good lesson Juan,love odd beats!

Lester	21st March 2008
Member	dounds good Nice concept this 5/4 thing, it's pretty new to me...

Lester	21st March 2008
Member	sounds, i'm sorry

Tuubsu	21st March 2008
Member	Great! love the melodic part in the end!

Jerry Arcidiacono	21st March 2008
Instructor	Great Juan! When I read 5/4 my mind goes always to Erotomania and Innuendo... Don't know why...

RIP Dime	21st March 2008
Member	Cool man, this will help alot!

zoom	21st March 2008
Member	great juan! love the way you've set up the chord progression on video

Danilo Capezzuto	21st March 2008
Instructor	Odd odd!

Bogdan Radovic	21st March 2008
Bass Instructor	Very good idea Juan ! Really interesting!

Joe Kataldo	21st March 2008
Instructor	I'm A dream theater fun I love odd meter cool Lesson

Pitch_Black	21st March 2008
Member	Different, but very cool! Thanks Juan!

mattacuk	21st March 2008
Lets go fishing!	Fantastic, Juan is my hero !!

Nick Kellie	21st March 2008
Instructor	Nice

Jenkinson	21st March 2008
Member	I need practice with odd timings, thanks for this.

SLASH91	21st March 2008
Member	Really cool, man!

Trond Vold	21st March 2008
Instructor	Very nice

Dejan Farkas	21st March 2008
Instructor	Since I love odd stuff, this is great and doable for beginners

The Uncreator	21st March 2008
Fire Up The Blades, Moderator	Awesome lesson, The riffs are also extremely cool!

Pablo Vazquez	21st March 2008
Instructor	Nice lessons, friend!! Sounds incredible!

Carlos Carrillo	21st March 2008
Instructor	excellent lesson and nice sounds!!!!!!!! thanks Juan!!!

Gabriel Leopardi	21st March 2008
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	Great lesson Juan! It sounds so good! Have you used another gear for recording this lesson?

JukeboxHero	21st March 2008
Member	Very cool Juan. This is the next thing I'm learning.

SensE	22nd March 2008
Member	How can you improve the backing track so well? What kind of recording gear and technique you are using? Mind to tell ? Thanks , good job

UMPHREAK	22nd March 2008
Member	Sick guitar is that Vai Signature with Pre-Red Frankenstien EVH Paintjob?

Juan M. Valero	22nd March 2008
Instructor	thanks guys !! I'm so happy you enjoy this lesson because I love this odd compass Gabe, I'm using the same gear, my triaxis clone is still in the laboratory

Ivan Milenkovic	22nd March 2008
Instructor	Nice lesson Juan, very doable for beginners and interesting 5/4 timing arrangement. Keep rockin' man!

Nemanja Filipovic	22nd March 2008
Singing Instructor	wow Juan BT is great....love it

Juan M. Valero	22nd March 2008
Instructor	thanks mates !! BT is a simple pattern but with the 5/4 feel sounds new and absolutely different

Gerardo Siere	22nd March 2008
Instructor	Congrats, sounds very good and is very doable for beginners, also the BT sounds so good

David Wallimann	22nd March 2008
Instructor	Great lesson Juan, I love odd measures!

Juan M. Valero	22nd March 2008
Instructor	I know, David hehe, I love too !!!

D-loader	23rd March 2008
Member	Great! I find this very suitable for my level, and it contains quite a few good techniques. Thanks!

Juan M. Valero	23rd March 2008
Instructor	Don't mention my friend, I'm here teach all that I know Remember, if you have any question I'm here !!

Toni Suominen	24th March 2008
Instructor	Very useful lesson Juan!

Juan M. Valero	25th March 2008
Instructor	Thanks Toni

steve25	27th March 2008
Member	Very good i started practicing this one tonight. Should have it uploaded in the forums over the weekend hopefully . Lick 2 gave me a few problems but all good so far good lesson Juan

Juan M. Valero	26th March 2008
Instructor	yeah, that's a great new !!! then I will record the next chapter of this serie