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Posted by: Lund Oct 16 2007, 03:21 AM

Hey kris

I feel comfortable with the pentatonic scale. but not at all with all the other scales, i can play them, but i cant use them in improvising.. you have a good tip?

One more question:
How to make guitar scream? I know how to hold the pick, but i cant make it scream..
I hold it close to my thumb, and hit the string with both the thumb and the pick.. :b

and btw great site

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Oct 16 2007, 11:09 PM

Hey Lund,

Yes - I suggest that once you have learned a scale, take one or two licks which you like and which uses that scale - then basically force yourself to improvise with those licks. It will be a traumatic experience the first days but then slowly turn in to something pleasant!



To make your guitar scream you need to use harmonics!

http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/search_results.php?formSearch=harmonics

Kris

Posted by: Lund Oct 17 2007, 12:57 AM

Okay thank you very much kris

one more:
You say you easily get injuries?
My 3 finger hurts very much now, should i wait some days practice? og should i just practice quietly?

Number 3 finger*

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Oct 17 2007, 04:20 PM

If it's just the top of your fingers that hurt you can decide for yourself!

However it's something insid ethe hand or arm then you should stop emmediately!

Posted by: mattacuk Oct 17 2007, 04:35 PM

Where on the fretboard can I find the MOOOOO note kris?

Posted by: botoxfox Oct 17 2007, 04:39 PM

Is there a "moo" note?

Posted by: Lund Oct 18 2007, 09:42 PM

Okay thanks^^

Its insite my 3'rd finger on the middle .. /:

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Oct 21 2007, 06:49 AM

It's in the throat - not so much of a diaphragm thing - also you need to inhale to produce that sound. Well worth the effort though!

Posted by: beebo Oct 23 2007, 05:40 AM

MOO NOTE????? uh w/ a talk box u mean?

Posted by: muntahunta Oct 23 2007, 06:07 AM

lol, check out some of kris' lessons, he seems to like MOO'ing alot on one of them

Posted by: botoxfox Oct 23 2007, 06:14 AM

Yeah, they moo a lot in Sweden...

Posted by: Kristofer Dahl Oct 23 2007, 10:06 PM

http://www.ultimate-guitar.tv/guitar_lessons/shred_masterclass_shred_riffing.html

Posted by: jammer91 Nov 12 2007, 10:55 PM

Im at the same stage now. I know all 5 pentatonic boxes (on pentatonic vid 2, ill be going to vid 3 soon once im more comfortable with the scale).

I dont really know what improvising is but i really want to be able to do it. Is it taking a lick and playing it at different positions in those boxes? (just to confirm)

How do i tell what key (and scale) a lick is in and exactly how do i substitute those complex licks (sometimes the gap between the notes changes, so the lick sounds different at different parts of the boxes; should i ignore those extended gaps or just substitute where the lick exactly fits into the box)?

Heres a lick site that was submitted by another GMCer:
http://www.myguitarsolo.com/Licks/Licks.htm

Now heres the lick id like to learn to improvise to:
http://www.myguitarsolo.com/Licks/htm/Lick320.html

The strange part is that this does not look like a lick (more like an entire song). Is it really possible to improvise around with complex things like this?

Does GMC have a sort of list of licks because im unable to differentiate between a lick and a riff. I check out the lick of the day section and most of them sound like blues/ jazz stuff. I want to be able to shred like metal guitarists (somewhat like Buckethead but mostly guitar players in bands like Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine and Metallica).


Thanks a lot Kris or anyone who is reading this post and trying to help me out here. I know its a long post and is hard to understand (i dont really understand the question i have myself).