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Alex Feather27th September 2012Great lesson mate! I like those guitar ideas!
Thank you very much!
I am glad you liked it!
Gabriel Leopardi27th September 2012Great lesson mate! I like those guitar ideas!
- Alex Feather24th September 2012What do you think about the controversy talking about similar thing between viva la vida from coldplay and " If I Could Fly" from Satch ?
Oh yeah! I have heard about it!
Last thing I know is Satriani won I think 6 million? Not sure about the amount!
I don't know if they used his melody but they definitely made it more successful
Joe has a very limited audience Coldplay are the world starts and great composers I am supporting the Coldplay!
What do you think about it? 
Pololagrattoune22nd September 2012What do you think about the controversy talking about similar thing between viva la vida from coldplay and " If I Could Fly" from Satch ?
- Alex Feather18th September 2012Viva Alex ,
great and interesting lesson again !
Thank you very much!!! I am a big fan of Coldplay and wanted to make a lesson like that for a while! 
Dieterle18th September 2012Viva Alex ,
great and interesting lesson again !- Alex Feather17th September 2012Great lesson Alex. Coldplay brilliant at what they do and are a good example of how to write successful and memorable melodies. It's worth any guitarist understanding this even if it's not their kind of music.
That is exactly what I think! This style is a very good way to develop dynamic fast!Great Stuff Alex! - Great explanation on spoken video (note choices and delay ideas).
Thank you! I am glad you like it! 
zoom17th September 2012Great Stuff Alex! - Great explanation on spoken video (note choices and delay ideas).
Ben Higgins17th September 2012Great lesson Alex. Coldplay brilliant at what they do and are a good example of how to write successful and memorable melodies. It's worth any guitarist understanding this even if it's not their kind of music.
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Hello GMC!
Welcome to my new lesson in the style of Coldplay!
In this lesson you will learn how to use chord shifting technique, apply single notes in the main melody and play rhythmic solos using octave slides.
Key signature : G major
Chord progression :
Verse: G - C - D
Chorus Ami7 - G
For the verse I used a very interesting and unusual voicings by applying technique called chord shifting.
Gear:
Tom Anderson Telecaster
Ugly Amps - Ugly 18
ZMG - Aspid Drive
Waves plugins
Apogee ensemble
Hope you will enjoy this lesson and will learn a lot from it. See you on the forum!
G major chord. Fifth string is muted!
D Major chord
C Major chord
Chorus:
A mi7
G major
G13
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)
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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 `-`
