Shred Funk Legato Lesson

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Mats Hedberg
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Here is some shred funk legato, which I named "Gwisbiz". Theres an E7+9 pedal chord throughout these 6 lix! The bassline on the 2nd bar after each lick is always the same and gives a very rytmic feel to each lick!

I've tried to varied each one of them so they sounded interesting! It's all heavy legato playing (except lick 3)! Once you get a grip on these lix you can incorporate them to your own playing style! Good luck!

Remember that each of these are to be studied slowly and will for sure open up your mind and ears
to new and different sounds and timbres!

Mats.

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Kristofer Dahl	17th April 2008
GMC Founder & Rocker	This is so cool - I love the odd phrasing and your fluid runs - truly inspiring. Welcome to GMC Mats!

Trond Vold	17th April 2008
Instructor	That was great! Love the guitar too Welcome again!

browq	17th April 2008
Member	Great lesson it's gonna be good for my legato to learn this one. One question though in lick 2 when you change from your asending legato part to your decending. at the moment that you do a pull-off on the 8th fret, is your other finger already on the 6th fret or do you hammer it on the 6th fret at precisely the moment that you pull of on the 8th fret?

Joe Kataldo	17th April 2008
Instructor	Cool Lesson and Welcome To GMC

at lights end	17th April 2008
Member	awesome. bookmarked! nice guitar too!

RIP Dime	17th April 2008
Member	Groovy, I like this rythmic guitar work.

Smikey2006	17th April 2008
Member	thats a monster! i like this lession alot.. funk is fun.. shred is something i love too

DeepRoots	17th April 2008
Member	soo cool man, thanks.

Unleash-The-Shred	17th April 2008
Member	Awesome lesson. I love the odd sound to this lesson it gives it something new and unheard of yet around the site.

Vinod Saranga	17th April 2008
Acoustic Instructor	great runs Mats!

Tsarpf	17th April 2008
Member	Coolio, love it! Sounds a bit like Steve Vai's Attitude song

Juan M. Valero	17th April 2008
Instructor	Awesome first lesson !!!!! I love it Reminds me Spastik inc a little, and that's really good !!! Love this style mate !!

Dejan Farkas	17th April 2008
Instructor	Cool Mats, welcome to GMC

Pi38	17th April 2008
Member	Really cool. I love how the bass flies up and down the frets at the same time you do. Kinda reminded me of YYZ by Rush. Anyway, welcome to GMC, and I'm looking forward to new lessons from you.

Toni Suominen	17th April 2008
Instructor	Wow, that sounded very cool! Welcome to GMC Mats! PS. Very interesting looking guitar

Gabriel Leopardi	17th April 2008
GMC Coordinator & Instructor	great lesson and style!! Good job Mats!! Welcome to GMC.

Mark.	17th April 2008
Member	Cool stuff! Ima learn some of these licks

Mats Hedberg	17th April 2008
Instructor	thanx guys thats some awesome comments! im glad you enjoyed my first lesson and to browq ,i use first the pinky then hammer on the index finger!you need good independence of the 4 fingers especially as i use 011-049 strings to get a fatter sound . it make you a little bit slower but the sound is much bigger!! next lesson i will use 010-046 on my strat! and the guitar is a custom made manne ´taos guitar MH 11 model (my model)with th swedis´h flag! check out manne at www.manne.com great guitars !! best wishes Mats H i have 5 of em!!

Marcus Siepen	17th April 2008
Instructor (Blind Guardian)	Great lesson, welcome to the family

Mats Hedberg	17th April 2008
Instructor	QUOTE (Maria @ Apr 17 2008, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> -- thanx maria great 4 those kind words! Mats

Kizaze44	17th April 2008
Member	Mats, Great lesson! For years I jammed with the E7+9 hours on end but usually wind up stuck playing the E pent scale over it. One question: when you play the "odd" notes, are you "thinking" of other scales like the E dim, Ab major, B dorian, etc... or do you play what sounds cool, then discover - hey, that's the E dim scale! Just curious of your thought process when going "out there". Sounds so cool - I'd like to learn how to mix in some exotic riffs once in a while. -Kizaze

Nemanja Filipovic	17th April 2008
Singing Instructor	wow...beautiful first lesson man....

Carlos Carrillo	17th April 2008
Instructor	Very great lesson and style!!Is really cool!! Good job Mats!! Welcome to GMC

Zizi Top	17th April 2008
Member	that was cool funk man

Zizi Top	17th April 2008
Member	that was cool funk man

Muris Varajic	17th April 2008
Instructor	Awesome Job Mats!!

Dashooter	17th April 2008
Member	wow thats a wide fretboard, I thought it was a 7 string at first.

Danilo Capezzuto	17th April 2008
Instructor	Ottima lezione Mats!

Pitch_Black	17th April 2008
Member	Sweet!

Nick325	17th April 2008
Member	nice lesson and guitar mats welcome

Hisham Al-Sanea	17th April 2008
Instructor	nice first lesson Mats and welccome to GMC.

Marcus Lavendell	17th April 2008
Instructor	Fantastic!! Great lesson!

Capt.Z	17th April 2008
Member	shreddy and funky! FANTASTIC!!!

kyldeee	17th April 2008
Member	Cool lesson!! Welcome to GMC

The Hunk	17th April 2008
Member	bra skit de här =)

Siggum	17th April 2008
Member	great lesson, i dig that style and love thoose odd segments too, a bit wacked just my style

Ivan Milenkovic	17th April 2008
Instructor	Awesome first one! Welcome!

Jerry Arcidiacono	18th April 2008
Instructor	Great Mats! I really love your style

Gerardo Siere	18th April 2008
Instructor	Great lesson, wlcome to GMC

Tjchep	18th April 2008
Member	awesome

Maximus	18th April 2008
Member	Well done and welcome.

Harris Sopovic	18th April 2008
Instructor	Welcome to GMC. Cool lesson, really good progressive workout =)

David Wallimann	18th April 2008
Instructor	Welcome Mats, this lesson is awesome! Will work on that one. I ove the "out" feel of some of the licks.

Nick Kellie	18th April 2008
Instructor	very creative and interesting!

Lian Gerbino	18th April 2008
Instructor	I like this lesson! great work.

Alejandro Piñero	19th April 2008
Instructor	cool lesson man and welcome!!

Daniel Robinson	19th April 2008
Instructor	Definately a must learn for students and instrutors. Great first lesson man welcome indeed! The blending of styles is awesome! Daniel

Alex87	19th April 2008
Member	Nice lesson Mats And welcome aboard

Mats Hedberg	19th April 2008
Instructor	QUOTE (glennthomas44 @ Apr 17 2008, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mats, Great lesson! For years I jammed with the E7+9 hours on end but usually wind up stuck playing the E pent scale over it. One question: when you play the "odd" notes, are you "thinking" of other scales like the E dim, Ab major, B dorian, etc... or do you play what sounds cool, then discover - hey, that's the E dim scale! Just curious of your thought process when going "out there". Sounds so cool - I'd like to learn how to mix in some exotic riffs once in a while. -Kizaze thanx glennthomas i try different modes scales etc and when i find something i like i use it! best wishes and see ya next lesson Mats. QUOTE (Nemanja Filipovic @ Apr 17 2008, 05:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wow...beautiful first lesson man.... thanx nemanja ! really glad you enjoyed it! råckk ånn and be a king! best wishes and see ya next lesson Mats. QUOTE (carloscarrillo @ Apr 17 2008, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Very great lesson and style!!Is really cool!! Good job Mats!! Welcome to GMC thank U carlos and see ya for the next one! Mats. QUOTE (Jad @ Apr 17 2008, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> that was cool funk man glad you appreciated it Jad! råckk ånn and be a king! best wishes and see ya next lesson Mats. QUOTE (Jad @ Apr 17 2008, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> that was cool funk man thanx 4 those nice words JAD mats. QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ Apr 17 2008, 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Awesome Job Mats!! thanx Muris ,im glad you liked it ! best Mats. QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Apr 17 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is so cool - I love the odd phrasing and your fluid runs - truly inspiring. Welcome to GMC Mats! thanx Kristofer its really nice to be here! C Ya at next lesson! Best Mats. QUOTE (Dashooter @ Apr 17 2008, 05:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wow thats a wide fretboard, I thought it was a 7 string at first. thanx dashooter! its a taos 24 fret Manne taos MH 11 model! with swedish flag! i use ENGL savage 120 amps and speakers and 011-049 gauge strings! visit manne at:www.manne.com cheers! mats. QUOTE (Maccie @ Apr 17 2008, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That was great! Love the guitar too Welcome again! thanx maccie , thats a menne taos MH11 model visita Manne at www.manne.com råååkkkk!Mats. QUOTE (jolke19 @ Apr 17 2008, 12:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great lesson it's gonna be good for my legato to learn this one. One question though in lick 2 when you change from your asending legato part to your decending. at the moment that you do a pull-off on the 8th fret, is your other finger already on the 6th fret or do you hammer it on the 6th fret at precisely the moment that you pull of on the 8th fret? thanx jolke yeah i hammer it when i pull off the 6th fret! best,Mats. [quote name='peterchepeleff@hotmail.com' date='Apr 18 2008, 03:37 AM' post='178635'] awesome thanx peter for that kind words! råkk ånn! best wishes! Mats [quote name='gkoons@cableone.net' date='Apr 18 2008, 06:30 AM' post='178663'] Well done and welcome. thanx maximus for that kind words! see ya next lesson! råkk ånn! best wishes! Mats [quote name='Harris Sopovic' date='Apr 18 2008, 07:44 PM' post='179180'] Welcome to GMC. Cool lesson, really good progressive workout =) thanx harris for that kind words! råkk ånn! glad you liked it see you next lesson best wishes! Mats . [quote name='David Wallimann' date='Apr 18 2008, 07:45 PM' post='179181'] Welcome Mats, this lesson is awesome! Will work on that one. I ove the "out" feel of some of the licks. great David and im proud you liked it! råkk ånn! glad you liked it see you next lesson best wishes! Mats

Bogdan Radovic	19th April 2008
Bass Instructor	Great lesson !! Really cool!

Mats Hedberg	19th April 2008
Instructor	[quote name='nickkellie' date='Apr 18 2008, 08:19 PM' post='179200'] very creative and interesting! thanx nickkellie see ya next lesson!! proud you liked it! råkk ånn! best wishes! Mats [quote name='Lian Gerbino' date='Apr 18 2008, 11:09 PM' post='179275'] I like this lesson! great work. thanx Lian it will be more of that! glad you liked it see you next lesson best wishes! Mats [quote name='alejandro' date='Apr 19 2008, 01:25 AM' post='179364'] cool lesson man and welcome!! thanx Alejandro for that kind words! and its nice to be here! best wishes! Mats [quote name='Daniel Robinson' date='Apr 19 2008, 05:17 AM' post='179413'] Definately a must learn for students and instrutors. Great first lesson man welcome indeed! The blending of styles is awesome! Daniel thanx Daniel i appreciate your nice words! see you next lesson! ! Mats. [quote name='Alex87' date='Apr 19 2008, 12:24 PM' post='179551'] Nice lesson Mats And welcome aboard than you Alex, i sure feel welcome with all of you! best wishes Mats. [quote name='Bogdan Radovic' date='Apr 19 2008, 12:45 PM' post='179561'] Great lesson !! Really cool! thanx Bogdan ,for youre words keep those strings vibratin! and see you next time! best , mats. [quote name='Danilo Capezzuto' date='Apr 17 2008, 06:34 PM' post='178291'] Ottima lezione Mats! thanx Danilo maybe ill see you in giro in tour !!? best wishes! Mats. [quote name='lolly_gator@msn.com' date='Apr 17 2008, 08:14 PM' post='178352'] Sweet! thanx lolly gator for that kind words! råkk ånn! glad you liked it, see you next lesson best wishes! Mats [quote name='Nick325' date='Apr 17 2008, 08:57 PM' post='178377'] nice lesson and guitar mats welcome thanx nick for that kind words! its a manne taos MH11 with swedish flag! www.manne.com check em out! glad you liked it see you next lesson best wishes! Mats [quote name='Hisham Al-Sanea' date='Apr 17 2008, 09:00 PM' post='178379'] nice first lesson Mats and welccome to GMC. thanx hisham, nice strat oyu have there! glad you liked it see you next lesson best wishes! Mats [quote name='Marcus Lavendell' date='Apr 17 2008, 09:05 PM' post='178384'] Fantastic!! Great lesson! tack Marcus keep them strings sounding! Best wishes ,Mats. [quote name='zacg1' date='Apr 17 2008, 09:41 PM' post='178413'] shreddy and funky! FANTASTIC!!! thanx Zacg1 glad you liked it ,se ya next lesson! Mats.

Pablo Vazquez	20th April 2008
Instructor	Welcome!!! Awesome first lesson man!!

Zizi Top	23rd April 2008
Member	I can't see the arpégio diagram on video 4

LasseToftDK	5th May 2008
Member	This is so fun to play Great lesson !

Antipolitik	13th May 2008
Member	Oh, I'll wait a couple of years before trying this... insane! Wish I could play like that!

Antipolitik	13th May 2008
Member	Mats, you're a machine!!!