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Bear Rose21st February 2012Great lesson, Ivan! I was actually thinking of doing a lesson similar to this, but you beat me to it! Well done!
Gary18th February 2012One of most useful lessons ever posted..and an excellent idea. Thanks Ivan
Ivan Milenkovic17th February 2012Thanks a lot guys, I'm glad you find method in the lesson useful
Olivier77717th February 2012Great lesson, and very instructional as always !
Dinaga17th February 2012You really spoiled us with those awesome lessons, Ivan!
It's great to see a theory lesson so interesting to watch and learn! Your approach to teaching is just brilliant!- Ivan Milenkovic17th February 2012
Thanks guys
Michael AC17th February 2012Great lesson! You always make them comically interesting and fun!
JPBluestring17th February 2012Great lesson Ivan. This is very useful and fits so well with the Improvising series. Can't wait to try the backing tracks. (Nice team work on video 1)
thefireball17th February 2012This is very useful. I think it would be even better for me if I could just know notes from what I hear, just like I know colors from what I see.
JTaylor17th February 2012Your knowledge and the humor in your intros always makes for a great lesson! Thanks Ivan!
Sinisa Cekic16th February 2012Great montage : ) !!!! You guys ROCKS !!!!
Praetorian16th February 2012IVAN!!! It was awesome to hear you play some metal!!!!!!!! You should do a metal rhythm lesson!!!
jonathan16th February 2012Extremely helpful !!!!! thank you !
Bushybrows16th February 2012I run into this problem all the time when first jamming with people. My theory is really lacking and this is just the lesson for me. Thanks heaps!
Gitarrero16th February 2012This is exactly what I need, great lesson! I really enjoyed the main video, didn't know you had a twin brother!
mad16th February 2012Ha! That's exactly what I need, thanks!!
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Hi GMCers! This tutorial covers the methods of determining the key of a song or composition. You will often find yourself in a situation where you need to determine the key of a song by only listening to composition (don't have time for tabs, or in-depth analysis). Often you will need to start playing right away, so these methods will save you that precious time.
Why is so important to learn to determine the key? This lesson is not only about theory. It shows the importance of learning all the important scales in order to be an accomplished musician. You should watch this lesson, and after it, ask yourself these questions:
- Do I know all the minor and major pentatonic scale positions? If not, time to master them.
- Do I know the diatonic scale across the fretboard? If not time to master it.
- Do I know what modes are and how they are made? If not, time to master them.
Tuning:
*Standard E
* E - A - D - G - B - E
(From thick to thin)
Equipment & Tone Settings:
* US 60th Anniversary Modded Strat, bridge humbucker
* Focusrite OctoPre MKII preamp/converter into E-MU 1212m audio system
* Cubase 5 with Amplitube 3 (Blackface amp emulation with reverb)
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