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- Mercyful Fate RiffingLEVEL 5Learn how to riff in the style of Mercyful Fate with back to back power chords, palm muting and muted dead notes.
- Mercyful Fate SoloingLEVEL 6Learn how to solo like Michael Denner and Hank Shermann of Mercyful Fate.
- Diamond Head StyleLEVEL 4Covering the riffing and soloing style of this highly influential band from England.
- Albert King StyleLEVEL 3A song in the style of Albert King
- Justin King Style 2LEVEL 6Further illustrations of this fresh acoustic style.
- King Albert's BluesLEVEL 4In this lesson we look at another King of Chicago, Albert King!
- Escape The FateLEVEL 4New installement in our Post-hardcore series covering the style of Escape The Fate.
- BB King Meets CacophonyLEVEL 6Blues meets neoclassical shred in this crazy mash up of guitar legends!
- BB King StyleLEVEL 3Two rounds of 8 bar blues solo with ultimate BB King licks and tricks. We will cover techniques needed to achieve BB King style, but also some very cool licks needed for any blues player. Inspired by "Key to the highway" song.
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Lian Gerbino18th August 2009thanks everybody!!!
Dexxter17th August 2009"At the graves"?
Awesome lesson, I bought two of his album yesterday partly because of this lesson.. Really great stuff!! 
Pragomatic18th May 2009Grandmaaaaa.... welcome home......
sorry, got distracted.
Marcus Siepen18th May 2009Great lesson mate, you were faster than me, I also thought about doing something on Mercyful Fate ^^
- Lian Gerbino14th May 2009Where do you get all these ideas from man By now you could have had 20 full metal albums just from all these cool lessons
Great one again
that´s not true!!! 20 albums are too much... anyway thanks man for the nice comment ^^Great lesson (or should i say song)
master tone.
Thx Lian
thanks man!
Yea true I agree with Emir If you don't mind I'm going to use some of your licks in video 3 in my new song, but becouse it's me the recording may take "years". 
Cheers man ;D
I don´t mind at all man! go ahead! 
MigeZ14th May 2009 Yea true I agree with Emir If you don't mind I'm going to use some of your licks in video 3 in my new song, but becouse it's me the recording may take "years". Cheers man ;D
playaxeman14th May 2009Great lesson (or should i say song)
master tone.
Thx Lian
Emir Hot14th May 2009Where do you get all these ideas from man
By now you could have had 20 full metal albums just from all these cool lessons
Great one again
Piotr Kaczor14th May 2009Great composition and playing, Lian!
chmilew14th May 2009Yeahhhh, love that TONE !
Great lesson as always Lian
Jose Lassaga14th May 2009Great tone man!!! Excelent lesson!!!
- Lian Gerbino14th May 2009Sounds great, good job Lian!
thanks man!I've really been enjoying your lessons, Lian! They involve elements of playing that I've never done and music that I'm not familiar with. They have introduced me to some really great things and are very enjoyable to play! Thanks for making a long one like this. Really nice!
wow man, nice to hear that!!! thanks a lot for the nice comment. 
NoSkill13th May 2009I've really been enjoying your lessons, Lian! They involve elements of playing that I've never done and music that I'm not familiar with. They have introduced me to some really great things and are very enjoyable to play! Thanks for making a long one like this. Really nice!
Stephane Lucarelli13th May 2009Sounds great, good job Lian!
- Lian Gerbino13th May 2009Well done. I really like King Diamond.
Looking forward to the King Diamond song lesson.
thanks man, and yeah... I´ll work on more aspects from both bands in early future. stay tunedKind Diamonds Puppet Master is occupying my car cdplayer for some time, and You really nailed this bands style. Also great that again it is quite a long lesson:) \m/\m/
thanks a lot Marek!Great Lesson Lian!! Takes me back to my Youth!!! ;D
you are not that old!!! thanks for the comment!Thanks lian, awesome job you did.. Well worth the wait for it..
thanks man, glad you like it!The part starting at 0:18 reminds me of the part preceding the solo in "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" - Iron Maiden !
hope you like it anyways... 
Great stuff Lian - and as Outlaw2112 said, well worth the wait! Thanks!
thanks man! respect!Thanks awesome lesson again Lian Since I've tuned my guitar half step down, thanks to you, I've been loving it more and more everyday. Cheers mate 
nice to hear that man! thanks a lot for the comment.Best lesson ever! =) No seriously, i've been very curious about this lesson since I knew you were working on it, and trust me, you didn't dissapoint! You've captured a lot of King Diamond and Andy himself. I love this lesson and I can't thank you enough. You're an incredible composer
thank you man!!! 
Wilska13th May 2009Best lesson ever! =) No seriously, i've been very curious about this lesson since I knew you were working on it, and trust me, you didn't dissapoint! You've captured a lot of King Diamond and Andy himself. I love this lesson and I can't thank you enough. You're an incredible composer
Carlos Carrillo13th May 2009Nice lesson Lian.great stuff
- MigeZ13th May 2009
Thanks awesome lesson again Lian
Since I've tuned my guitar half step down, thanks to you, I've been loving it more and more everyday. Cheers mate 
Schumi Jr13th May 2009Great stuff Lian - and as Outlaw2112 said, well worth the wait! Thanks!
Zsolt Galambos13th May 2009Awesome lesson!
kaznie_NL13th May 2009Thanks Lian!
Pedja Simovic13th May 2009Really great in style lesson Lian, awesome man.
Alexiaden9313th May 2009The part starting at 0:18 reminds me of the part preceding the solo in "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" - Iron Maiden !
Outlaw211213th May 2009Thanks lian, awesome job you did.. Well worth the wait for it..
Ivan Milenkovic13th May 2009Sounds very cool man, great quality, and great material!
Sensible Jones13th May 2009Great Lesson Lian!! Takes me back to my Youth!!! ;D
Marek Rojewski13th May 2009Kind Diamonds Puppet Master is occupying my car cdplayer for some time, and You really nailed this bands style. Also great that again it is quite a long lesson:) \m/\m/
- JimmyRare13th May 2009
Well done. I really like King Diamond.
Looking forward to the King Diamond song lesson. 
Bogdan Radovic13th May 2009Great stuff to learn !!
- Lian Gerbino13th May 2009
thanks guys
glad you like it. 
AlexLion13th May 2009Really nice lesson Lian! I need check them too
Sinisa Cekic13th May 2009great song lesson Lian
berko13th May 2009Superb composition once again
Now I need to check these bands...
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Hi guys, welcome to a new tutorial, this time in the style of the well-known bands Mercyful Fate and King Diamond.
I´ve composed this lesson using trademarks licks and structures from both bands. So I hope you find interesting this etude.
Goal here is to feel rhythm mixing playing from riff and rhythmic guitar to solos and melodic lines. So go for it and ask for everything you need.
Many thanks to the following members who requested this lesson at my board: Outlaw2112, Schumi Jr, dreadred.
Take the lesson step by step and ask me if you need any help.
Used scales: E minor, A minor, F# minor
Meter: 4/4 –
Guitar Tune: Down 1/2 step
TEMPO: 130bpm / 190bpm
As some of you know, I use a POD xt to rec all my lessons. In my board you´ll find my presets ;)
On the other hand, here´re the settings for people who wants them..
Amp model: based on Marshall JCM-800
Drive 2
Bass 4.9
Middle 5
Treble 6.8
Presence 5
Small room Reverb:
Predelay 0%
Decay 42 %
Tone 50%
Mix 43%
Remember: Same settings in other gear will produce a different sound, but, as we´ve talked at the forum, this could be useful for some members, so enjoy!
If you have any problems let me know. Take care.
see you all around.
Lian Gerbino
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