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GMC Forum _ REC _ (9.4 Pass) Bb Minor Phrasing -beginner

Posted by: JamesT Nov 24 2011, 06:45 AM

Original lesson: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/Bb-minor-phrasing-beginner/

Great intro to B flat Minor. Easy to play. Something about Muris's vibrato & how smoothly he does it ... very difficult to emulate. Practice, practice, practice I guess!

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 24 2011, 09:30 AM

QUOTE (JamesT @ Nov 24 2011, 05:45 AM)

Original lesson: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guitar/Bb-minor-phrasing-beginner/ by http:///instructor/Muris-Varajic

Great intro to B flat Minor. Easy to play. Something about Muris's vibrato & how smoothly he does it ... very difficult to emulate. Practice, practice, practice I guess!

Mate, I think you nailed it

Congrats! And yes, the answer is practicing just to get more and more intimate with the piece itself!

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Nov 24 2011, 11:17 AM

I think you did this one excellent. Very smooth tone, and good approach to the notes when doing a vibrato, very natural. Your vibrato is sounding natural, but still needs to be a bit more even/controlled. Almost all the notes came out good, so I'll give this a very strong 9.

Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 24 2011, 06:08 PM

Perfect ! I prefer your tone to the original as well

One suggestion from me is to avoid using upward vibrato once you get onto the lower strings like G and D. Check out around 0:15 to see what I'm referring to. These strings really call for you to direct your vibrato either down, sideways or circular.

Other than that, I've nothing to add, your playing is absolutely excellent.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Nov 29 2011, 03:06 AM

I love your tone man!
The take is excellent for me... in the future you could work a bit more on your vibrato technique but you are on the right track! keep on working!

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Nov 29 2011, 04:26 AM

I don't often (ever) grade REC takes, but I have worked on this solo myself and understand the subtlety of it I have to compliment you on the clean way you played the notes and captured the feel. Like all of Muris' lessons, this sounds deceptively simple but the complexity is as always in the phrasing. I think you captured the spirit of the piece excellently, and I can only find slight fault with the subtleties of the vibrato, which can take a lifetime to master. A solid 9 for me.

Posted by: skennington Nov 29 2011, 06:07 PM

9.4 (pass)