E Ionian Workout

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   Hi GMC! :) In this lesson we have a small workout in E major scale, played only on B string which means all 7 boxes. This is good way to understand relation between semi and whole notes in any major scale.

Once more I used different timing such as 16th and 16th triplets all played alternate.

You'll find some parts here pretty hard to play because you have to be really accurate while shifting from one to another box/position.

Same procedure, first take it slow, I provided 2 slow backing track and then up to real tempo.

Hope you'll like this one, let me know if you need any help!

Take care

Muris Varajic



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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Kristofer Dahl
post 20th December 2007


GMC Founder & Rocker


Great workout idea Muris! biggrin.gif
Rated Htr
post 20th December 2007


Member


Great Lesson Muris... smile.gif
Dejan Farkas
post 20th December 2007


Instructor


Nice workout smile.gif

Great example of using just one string biggrin.gif
Hemlok
post 20th December 2007


Member


Wow! and all on one string. Top stuff, your guitar looks and sounds great too!
Freebird
post 20th December 2007


Member


Excellent Muris biggrin.gif Really great to get to speed on one -string picking, great idea!
Jerry Arcidiacono
post 20th December 2007


Instructor


Very useful lesson!
Toni Suominen
post 20th December 2007


Instructor


Great workout Muris! smile.gif
david80
post 20th December 2007


Member


Great lesson for the speed smile.gif
Gabriel Leopardi
post 20th December 2007


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


Many excelent picking exercises!! The text on screen is very helpful!

Good work Muris!
Jeff
post 20th December 2007


Member


incredible, Muris. I love the next text on the screen too. Perfect for learning! smile.gif
Muris Varajic
post 20th December 2007


Instructor


Appreciate it guys,thanks!! smile.gif
Bedlam
post 20th December 2007


Member


Great lesson. I like the added text.
eddiecat
post 20th December 2007


Member


Thank you Muris!
Absolutely fabulous!
Another great lesson,
and thanx for doing it
in such a short time!
You're amazing!
Cheers Eddie
eddiecat
post 20th December 2007


Member


BTW, do you think you're going to do
a lesson like this one for E Aeolian too?

Cheers, and thanx again.

Eddie
Pablo Vazquez
post 20th December 2007


Instructor


Oh, excellent lesson!!! I´m agree with Gabriel, the texts on screen are very helpful!!!!!
eddiecat
post 20th December 2007


Member


Sorry, sorry, sorry, one more thing:
The chords appearing on the video
are amazing and so helpful.
I use them to strum over the backing
and to do my own BTs!
Thanx again!
Spiderusalem
post 20th December 2007


Member


These lessons are getting really sophisticated! the texts on the screen blew me away. GMC has come a long way...
The Uncreator
post 20th December 2007


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Excellent workout!!
Nick325
post 20th December 2007


Member


awsome
Bogdan Radovic
post 20th December 2007


Bass Instructor


Awesome lesson Murris! wink.gif
Iluha
post 20th December 2007


Member


I thought this was gonna be a dissapointing boring lesson, but you never dissapoint nor bore me smile.gif you took a rather simple lesson plan and turned it into something intresting and helpful!
Thanks!
lefty01
post 20th December 2007


Member


Wow! You never fail to amaze. Great lesson...shows how something simple can really sound great.
Hisham Al-Sanea
post 21st December 2007


Instructor


great lesson muris and idea
Muris Varajic
post 21st December 2007


Instructor


Many thanks guys,appreciate it smile.gif

Eddie,no problem to make similar lesson in E minor/aeolian wink.gif
Juan M. Valero
post 21st December 2007


Instructor


excelent lesson Muris !!! great work with the text on the screen, looks really cool biggrin.gif

Excelent sound, as always !! (you used the Prophesy or your new Triaxis??)
Muris Varajic
post 21st December 2007


Instructor


Thanks Juan smile.gif

Tho I used Pandora as always wink.gif
nickmarx12345678
post 21st December 2007


Member


WOA! break out the 16th triplets! nice job
Metalhead
post 21st December 2007


Member


wow! this is really useful!
Muris Varajic
post 21st December 2007


Instructor


Ouch,just counted 66 members are practicing this smile.gif
botoxfox
post 21st December 2007


Member


This was really cool, think I must learn it...
Ivan Milenkovic
post 26th December 2007


Instructor


Veru nice Muris smile.gif
Philippe
post 26th December 2007


Member


I noticed you never use your ring finger.

Actually, I tried that kind of exercise before and I was wondering what kind of fingering to use. For the bigger stretches (like 5 - 7 - 9), it makes sense to use the little finger. On the other hand, i think i found it more convenient to use the ring finger (instead of the pinky) for something like 16-17-19. But then, it means the fingering has to change during the exercise which was more confusing. I'll try to do it like you, maybe it's easier.
Muris Varajic
post 26th December 2007


Instructor


Ohh,you got it all wrong my friend,of course I use ring finger smile.gif
Deal is,to play 2 whole tones most common fingering is index,middle and pinky,
tho Gilbert use ring instead of middle usually.
But when it's on higher frets there isn't enough room to use pinky all the time,
cutaway isn't that comfortable on every guitar.
Anyhow,you find fingering that fits you best,this is just the way how I play it.
And remember,I use ring finger,A LOT wink.gif
Philippe
post 27th December 2007


Member


Yes! i realized it after I post the comment. In fact, what I meant is that you always use your pinky for the highest note (and never the ring finger), but maybe i'm wrong here too!!!
Muris Varajic
post 30th December 2007


Instructor


Yeah,usually it is pinky for highest note but not always,depends of lick actually wink.gif
eddiecat
post 2nd January 2008


Member


This exercise is opening a hole new world to me!
Combining one string scales with the patterns I know
has opend the fretboard up to me!
I'm not good enough to do it like Muris does it, not even at 50 bpms but still it's SOOO helpful!
I hope the Aeolian (in E, please!) exercise will come soon. It would be great if you started it from the same E on the B string!
Thank you so much!
Eddie
Muris Varajic
post 2nd January 2008


Instructor


50bpm is more than good at this point Eddie,no worries!! smile.gif

I have a question for you,
are you able to "transpose"
this lesson into E minor,
same degrees etc?
eddiecat
post 2nd January 2008


Member


Well... I think so...
I'll try doing a simple backing track in E min,
and I'll post it with just the first two video
phrases at 110 but in 8th notes, just to see
if I got it right, ok?
Thank you.
Muris Varajic
post 2nd January 2008


Instructor


Sounds great,looking forward to it. smile.gif
eddiecat
post 4th January 2008


Member


16th triplets are SOOO hard to count!
They just drive me crazy!
I think I'm just going to concentrate
on the first half of the lesson for now!
Muris Varajic
post 4th January 2008


Instructor


No problem Eddie,nice idea tho!! smile.gif

First regular 16th and then onto 16th triplets.
Triplets are actually fun to play,
all you have to do is to "feel" and understand it.
eddiecat
post 4th January 2008


Member


I know, but setting my mind from 4 notes per click to 6 is still really hard.
So what I'll do for the time being is repeat the first half of the lesson twice over the backing track (at 60 bpm).
Once I've got it, before moving to triplets,
I'll try to transpose this part in Aeolian!
And then back to your B major intermediate,
and then back to AP and then Pull Off lesson,
and then... and then... ecc. ecc.!!!
Muris Varajic
post 4th January 2008


Instructor


There is always something else in front of us to work on,
well said Eddie smile.gif
eddiecat
post 12th January 2008


Member


Going to work on the Aeolian version today!

Cheers, Eddie
kyldeee
post 12th January 2008


Member


Excelleeeeeeeeent smile.gif a good add to my daily routine... Thanks mate smile.gif
Muris Varajic
post 12th January 2008


Instructor


Great,glad it works fine for you!! smile.gif
Carlos Carrillo
post 21st February 2008


Instructor


Thanks Muris!!!Great lesson...Very creative...
theo
post 10th March 2008


Member


Thanks Muris
Muris Varajic
post 10th March 2008


Instructor


Anytime Theo,welcome to GMC. wink.gif
zen
post 11th May 2008


Member


I have been practicing this slowly for the past 2 months. I LOVE this lesson. It has helped me relax my right hand while playing too. Even though i still make mistakes and nowhere near the bpm benchmark set by Muris. I will get there soon smile.gif And when i do, i will improvise and play something in addition to it. Thanks a lot Muris. Great Lesson.
Muris Varajic
post 11th May 2008


Instructor


That's great to hear,keep working and you're welcome! smile.gif


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