GregH8th July 2012Great sound. I really like this.
Max Sokolov8th July 2012Pretty simple and GREAT sounding piece of music! You rock, Gabriel!
Yash8th July 2012Nice one Gab
Liked it 
Sounds Great
Cosmin Lupu8th July 2012What if i would tell you I got the vocal line nailed down?
This can turn out into a great song Gabe! Congrats amigo!
Ben Higgins8th July 2012Oh Gab this sounds fantastic ! You gotta make a solo album one day !
Ulrik8th July 2012Yes, I think of Staind too when listening to this
Gabriel Leopardi8th July 2012Thanks everybody for the comments!
What if i would tell you I got the vocal line nailed down?
This can turn out into a great song Gabe! Congrats amigo!
Do it mate! It would be great to do a collab song with you. If you find cool vocal melodies we should record the song!
Oh Gab this sounds fantastic ! You gotta make a solo album one day !
I would love to do it! It's in the list of things to do!
- Cosmin Lupu9th July 2012
Ok! I'll take some time to record these days
vonhotch9th July 2012I really like this, I love sus2 chords. And this whole lesson has a great sound.
- Gabriel Leopardi9th July 2012Ok! I'll take some time to record these days
Cool! Can't wait to hear it!
I really like this, I love sus2 chords. And this whole lesson has a great sound.
Thanks mate! 
Kristofer Dahl9th July 2012Very fresh to see an acoustic lesson from you Gabe!
- Gabriel Leopardi10th July 2012Very fresh to see an acoustic lesson from you Gabe!
yeah! I really enjoyed doing this one. I'll definitely do some more acoustic rock lessons. 
rokchik2nd August 2012OMG how did I miss this!! I've been waiting a long time for an acoustic lesson from Gabriel and man did you nail this. Love this lesson Gabe... will have to start it right away
rok- Gabriel Leopardi2nd August 2012OMG how did I miss this!! I've been waiting a long time for an acoustic lesson from Gabriel and man did you nail this. Love this lesson Gabe... will have to start it right away
rok
Hi rok!! I'm glad to know that you liked this one... I'll do more of this stuff..
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Tremonti Made Easy
mark tremonti, alter bridge, creed, metal, post grunge, alternative rockby Ben Higgins - Difficulty3
Days Of The New Style
Acoustic, Drop D, Days of the new, Travis Meeks, Grunge, Post-grunge, Nirvana, Alice in chains, Riffing, Alternative rock, Strumming, Dave Mathews, Soundgarden, by Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty2
Weezer Style
Weezer, Alternative Rock, 90's, Grunge, Post-grunge, Island of the sun, Blur, Green Day, Pixies, Nirvana, Sonic Youthby Gabriel Leopardi - Difficulty3
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Indie Rock III: Pixies
Pixies, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Frank Black, Grunge, Where's my mindby Gabriel Leopardi
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Hello GMC!
Welcome to my first acoustic lesson at GMC! In this one I composed a track inspired by Alternative Rock bands. I recorded 3 guitars to create this tune and you can see all of them in the main video. The first guitar plays the leads and melodies, the second plays the chords and the third one plays the rhythm loop using a percussive tecnique.
Music Style:
This tune as been inspired by alternative rock bands that go acoustic or unplugged. There are lots of bands but if I want to name just a few in which this piece is inspired, I could say Staind, A Perfect Circle, Stone Sour, Godsmack, Mad Season. The vibe is usually a bit sad and dark but not as dark as gotic or doom bands. They still have that USA alternative/post-grunge sound.
Tonality & Chord Progression:
The most used tonalities in this style are the minor ones. That’s the reason why the tunes have that sad atmospere. This tune is in A minor and the chord progresion includes some power chords, triads and suspended chords. The progression can be found in the main video and above the tabs.
Techniques:
The techniques used here are alternate picking, economy picking (for chord arpeggios) and also some precusive technique used to create the rhytm loop. Check out the 6th video where I show the rhythm loop slowly.
Sound:
I recorded my Yamaha acoustic guitar using a consenser mic directly connected to my audio interface.
Tuning:
I used standard 440.
Ok guys! Pick up your acoustic and start exploring this beautiful musical universe.
