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Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 9 2012, 11:54 AM
Feb 9 2012, 11:54 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	Morning warriors. Stop playing in the snow and throwing snow balls at each other and come and listen to me for a minute.. I am pleased to present you with Task 3: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Modal_...ntatonic_Scale/ but with a twist ! I want you to play this lesson using strict alternate picking all the way through. Playing 2 note pentatonic shapes in a triplet rhythm is a very tricky but incredibly cool way of doing things. People like John McLaughlin are masters at this and it's something I like to do myself, even if I haven't mastered it You have until next Thursday 16th February to present your take or my punishment will be most severe. I will take away your internet access and you will have to resort to... books. Enjoy, apprentices ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

maharzan View Member Profile	Feb 9 2012, 01:10 PM
Feb 9 2012, 01:10 PM	Veteran Guitar Lord Posts: 2.381 Joined: 2-May 09 From: Kathmandu	Ah, nice!! I am discovering so many new things with these assignments otherwise would have skipped these lessons for sure. I will try my best to nail this down! Although I will have to pre inform that my baby might be coming home next week (from her grandparents/momside) so things will be really busy from now on. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by maharzan: Feb 9 2012, 01:11 PM -------------------- Checkout my YouTube & my band Nissim's YouTube channels.

Dinaga View Member Profile	Feb 9 2012, 02:12 PM
Feb 9 2012, 02:12 PM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 627 Joined: 7-August 11 From: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	This is great! You truly are wise, Sensei (not that any of us ever doubted that, but with every new Task you confirm that)! This will, along with the previous Task greatly improve my pentatonic alternate picking, which was non-existent! ... >_> <_> throws snowball at Sensei when nobody's watching You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Dinaga: Feb 9 2012, 02:21 PM -------------------- Connect with me! My Facebook My YouTube channel My band Dolia

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 9 2012, 03:46 PM
Feb 9 2012, 03:46 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (Dinaga @ Feb 9 2012, 01:12 PM) throws snowball at Sensei when nobody's watching Who did that ??? shakes fist at Gitarrero You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Gitarrero View Member Profile	Feb 9 2012, 08:43 PM
Feb 9 2012, 08:43 PM	Accomplished Rock Star Posts: 4.059 Joined: 24-June 08 From: Rottweil, Germany	Sensei, you know I am not an evil man...I speak german! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check my band project with fellow GMCer VilleFIN Facebook Youtube Soundcloud Twitter Instagram

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 10 2012, 08:04 AM
Feb 10 2012, 08:04 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (Gitarrero @ Feb 9 2012, 07:43 PM) Sensei, you know I am not an evil man...I speak german! Yes, but they spoke German in Die Hard.... Just kidding.. I know who it really is... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 10 2012, 10:58 AM
Feb 10 2012, 10:58 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	How are you guys find this Pentatonic sequence ? I'm currently working on a new GMC lesson of mine which uses a similar sliding position shift in the Pentatonic scale and it's quite challenging. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

maharzan View Member Profile	Feb 10 2012, 11:17 AM
Feb 10 2012, 11:17 AM	Veteran Guitar Lord Posts: 2.381 Joined: 2-May 09 From: Kathmandu	I am practicing fingering. With the last I mostly used index/pinky. I am trying the one finger per fret thing on this one. I can do it at the lowest tempo backing now. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Checkout my YouTube & my band Nissim's YouTube channels.

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 10 2012, 11:20 AM
Feb 10 2012, 11:20 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (maharzan @ Feb 10 2012, 10:17 AM) I am practicing fingering. With the last I mostly used index/pinky. I am trying the one finger per fret thing on this one. I can do it at the lowest tempo backing now. Great !! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Dinaga View Member Profile	Feb 10 2012, 01:54 PM
Feb 10 2012, 01:54 PM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 627 Joined: 7-August 11 From: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ Feb 10 2012, 10:58 AM) How are you guys find this Pentatonic sequence ? I'm currently working on a new GMC lesson of mine which uses a similar sliding position shift in the Pentatonic scale and it's quite challenging. After that Torture Machine (Bushido Lesson 2 - Killer Pentatonics), I find this one much easier. But the benefit of this lesson for me, besides mastering alternate picking the pentatonic scale is the patterns! Yes, I'm a noob and I only used three pentatonic patterns until now , but now I will learn all five! The ironic thing is that I always wanted to do this but never found time. Sensei, you are a mind reader!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Dinaga: Feb 10 2012, 01:55 PM -------------------- Connect with me! My Facebook My YouTube channel My band Dolia

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 10 2012, 02:09 PM
Feb 10 2012, 02:09 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (Dinaga @ Feb 10 2012, 12:54 PM) Sensei, you are a mind reader!! Well.. I do keep reminding everybody at the end of each video chat that I know what they're doing at home... You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Nimrandir View Member Profile	Feb 11 2012, 01:17 AM
Feb 11 2012, 01:17 AM	GMC:er Posts: 221 Joined: 13-August 09 From: Finland	Oh, that's something I can manage! I think I'll get to full speed here in a couple of days. Going from high strings to low feels a bit easier, probably because of *Task* 2, and position changes happen slowly, so switching is not a big issue. By the way, note that his guitar is tuned 1 step down, so he actually plays G minor pentatonic (and the backing track is in Gm also ). Playing to backing track sounded weird before I noticed this You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

maharzan View Member Profile	Feb 11 2012, 04:13 AM
Feb 11 2012, 04:13 AM	Veteran Guitar Lord Posts: 2.381 Joined: 2-May 09 From: Kathmandu	See thats what helps when you practice. I thought he was playing in Bm pentatonic position but since its full step down, he is just playing Am pentatonic. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Checkout my YouTube & my band Nissim's YouTube channels.

maharzan View Member Profile	Feb 11 2012, 08:30 AM
Feb 11 2012, 08:30 AM	Veteran Guitar Lord Posts: 2.381 Joined: 2-May 09 From: Kathmandu	Ah now I know about Gm. I wasn't playing on my amp so I now hear the difference. And though this feels easy but it hurts my right arm. Sweet pain. I am being able to do 90% (is that in 100bpm?). The fingering (one note per fret) is getting confusing.. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by maharzan: Feb 11 2012, 08:39 AM -------------------- Checkout my YouTube & my band Nissim's YouTube channels.

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 11 2012, 10:58 AM
Feb 11 2012, 10:58 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	Oh yeah, I forgot that Zsolt tunes down ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

AK Rich View Member Profile	Feb 11 2012, 08:04 PM
Feb 11 2012, 08:04 PM	Learning Guitar Hero Posts: 3.553 Joined: 10-September 11 From: Big Lake, Alaska	Position 3 and 4 are giving me the most trouble so basically I have been looping the backing and focusing on those 2 boxes to get them up to speed with the other positions that I can play faster more easily.Its been a while since I have practiced straight pentas this way so this is a great refresher as was the last task. Good call Bensei! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 11 2012, 08:14 PM
Feb 11 2012, 08:14 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (AK Rich @ Feb 11 2012, 07:04 PM) Position 3 and 4 are giving me the most trouble so basically I have been looping the backing and focusing on those 2 boxes to get them up to speed with the other positions that I can play faster more easily.Its been a while since I have practiced straight pentas this way so this is a great refresher as was the last task. Good call Bensei! Yeah, probably because of having to shift the shape on the B string by a semitone ! It's all good practice ! Make you sure you guys keep up your strength and eat plenty of protein and drink lots of water. The snow and ice also saps your strength here in The Temple. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

derper View Member Profile	Feb 12 2012, 04:02 AM
Feb 12 2012, 04:02 AM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 691 Joined: 8-November 11 From: Portland Oregon	I just got hip to this series Ben, but I really like this exercise an intend to start working on it immediately. It may be my next REC submission. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!!

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	Feb 12 2012, 11:02 AM
Feb 12 2012, 11:02 AM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	QUOTE (derper @ Feb 12 2012, 03:02 AM) I just got hip to this series Ben, but I really like this exercise an intend to start working on it immediately. It may be my next REC submission. Cool - go for it ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

Dinaga View Member Profile	Feb 13 2012, 01:28 AM
Feb 13 2012, 01:28 AM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 627 Joined: 7-August 11 From: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Is it weird that I find this Task harder to do with legato? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Dinaga: Feb 13 2012, 01:28 AM -------------------- Connect with me! My Facebook My YouTube channel My band Dolia

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