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Nava8th May 2014so smooth and yet so complex;) Fantastic played and very melodic lines!
Guido Bungenstock6th May 2014Ben, you're a killer! Awesome!! ;-)
Ben Higgins6th May 2014Cheers lads, glad you liked it !
St Anger6th May 2014The Sensei spoke.
DeGroot6th May 2014Great lesson, man! George Bellas used to give lessons to some of my guitar friends in my area. He is one of my favorite players.
Marius Pop6th May 2014Excellent and complex lesson, very inspiring!!!
Leo Chang6th May 2014Incredible!
Marek Rojewski6th May 2014Two seconds after uploading, here I am witnessing the face melting guitar madness !! m/
- Lesson
- My notes
Welcome to my new lesson in the style of George Bellas.
Bellas is a technically brilliant guitar player who is renowned for his use of economy picking and sweeping.
His musical style could be described as neoclassical and progressive.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Bellas hardly uses any gain at all so his tone sounds very mild and percussive. Whilst this can show up any errors in one's technique it is refreshing to hear such clean technique as every note shows through with clarity. I recommend practising like this in your own time so you can really focus on your pick strokes and hand coordination.
As I said, George is a master of economy picking and sweeping so this lesson is full of both techniques. If you think you know about arpeggios then think again!
This will not only challenge you but it will give you some new ideas on how to apply your sweep picking in different ways.
The tempo starts in 4/4/ and switches to 3/4 halfway through.
Enjoy!
Tuning:
E A D G B E - Standard Tuning
Tempo:
210bpm
Gear:
Marshall JVM 410H
OD1 Channel, Orange setting. BASS 4, MID 7, TREB 8, GAIN 3
Scales:
Scrubbing / forward / rewind: arrow right, arrow left keys
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
