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Aleksander Sukovic2nd July 2010Top class, as always
Muris Varajic4th January 2010Cheers!
Buddha Long3rd January 2010love these lydian lessons - I wish these were written out in standard sheet music. I'm playing them on keyboard, good for the ear but it takes quite a while to transcribe them. Besides the Vai sound, the advanced sounds a bit like Alan Holdsworth in spots (I love Holdsworth) Great lessons!
- Muris Varajic25th August 2009
Thanks, I'll check it out asap!
- Morganstudios23rd August 2009
Love this!!!
Just a small note that in the tabs in bar 5 beat 3, there's a G natural that should be G sharp (16th fret instead of 15th) - Muris Varajic24th May 2009
Yeah, I won that one at "Steve Vai competition"
held by Lick Library, cheers. 
Alexiaden9324th May 2009Wow, amazing shredding ! I didn't know you had an Ibanez JEM !
- Muris Varajic25th July 2008
Pretty good question Sigma.
Phrasing is like doing certain licks with some sense,
not just random use of scale up and down the neck.
So it's sub-category of soloing. 
sigma725th July 2008Wut does phrasing mean...? Ive always wanted to no that. Sweet lesson Muris, keep it up!
- Muris Varajic20th July 2008
Thanks guys.
Matt,give it a try and ask if you need anything tho! 
mattacuk19th July 2008Genius, no less !!!!
I should really like to try this one next(slowly of course)
chast18th July 2008Muris, your chops are just incredible!
- Muris Varajic18th July 2008
Thanks a lot J.T, that was very kind.
J.T.18th July 2008Jaw dropping!! Really love how all things seems so easy watching you play it if u know what I mean
You are really great...
btw a little late but still congrats on wining LL competition!- Muris Varajic17th July 2008
Appreciate it guys
Trond Vold17th July 2008Fantastic!
Sounds like a mix of Vai and Satriani with some Muris thrown into it all 
Jad Diab16th July 2008Great lesson muris, You rock man
Jerry Arcidiacono16th July 2008Beautiful solo and great guitar
I must admit: some Vai-vibe here and there- Muris Varajic16th July 2008
Thanks
Patrik Jezierski16th July 2008Amazing as always Muris! been waitin for this lesson
btw! huge congrats to that signed Vai!
Nemanja Filipovic16th July 2008Amazing lesson Muris.
Marcus Lavendell16th July 2008Amazing as always Muris!!
Also it's nice to see a lesson with you new guitar!- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Danilo Capezzuto15th July 2008Steve Vairajic here!!
- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Thanks guys,
just doing my best in order to share
some thoughts with all of you. 
wrk15th July 2008Oh my .. each lesson from you is an emotional roller coaster. Happy like a kid i open new published lessons from you and 50 sec. later i decide to sell all my guitars. Just incredible ... amazing lesson !!
Kizaze4415th July 2008Muris, you're killing me! At first viewing I sat back and laughed and applauded out loud. If I can do this at half speed I'll be amazed. Un-freaking-believable! You're an awesome player and a great inspiration!
-Kizaze
Hisham Al-Sanea15th July 2008perfect job Muris.
- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Thanks everybody!!
Yeah,it's still new bridge so it stays in tune quite nice.
But wait to see it in a year or som.
Marcus Siepen15th July 2008Awesome lesson Muris, and very nice guitar
Pablo Vazquez15th July 2008You are awesome!!!!!!!!
kaznie_NL15th July 2008Nice guitar
Cool lesson Muris!!
Pi3815th July 2008Now that's that's the type of whammy-bar that doesn't detune a guitar. Mine will sound like a cat in a wood chipper after I whammy a little bit.
rockztar15th July 2008That was great muris, nice work
- Pi3815th July 2008
Oh...my. That was some awesome whammy-work there. So very Vai-esque. Man, that was just incredible.
- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Well he surely knows now
- USAMAN15th July 2008
Shame on you. Does Andrew know that you stole his beloved jem?
- Déjà vu15th July 2008
AWW! I love this lesson!!! Lydian is such a cool mode! I will definitely try to learn this
... and don't think I didn't see that Steve Vai signature on your new guitar . Congrats ! - Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Cheers guys.
- inertia15th July 2008
Wow video 3 is the sweetest sounding lick ever! Thanks for giving me something to aspire to Muris, as far away as I am from being able to play this it still motivates me to practice and continue learning.
- Alex8715th July 2008
Oh my goodness
You just killed me with that one. Fantastic playing and nice guitar Muris!!! you are the man! 
Gerardo Siere15th July 2008Amazing as always.
- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Appreciate it guys,many thanks!
Nick32515th July 2008awesome lesson and sick guitar
- Nick32515th July 2008
awesome lesson and sick guitar
- Nick32515th July 2008
awesome lesson and sick guitar
Henry Dietzel15th July 2008I wondered when we were going to see your new axe in a lesson
Congrats on the lesson and JEM Muris
Ivan Milenkovic15th July 2008Great lesson, and guitar man. Beautiful technique, extra precise!
- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Band is another way,why not.
Storm Linnebjerg15th July 2008Actually, there's an easy workaround on that opposite dive. Didn't think of that before, but it's quite obvious, really. Play the note an octave higher, f# on the high e string, 14th fret, and bend that note to a g#. DOH again!
Bogdan Radovic15th July 2008This is so good and impressive lesson! Just beautiful!
kyldeee15th July 2008 There are no words.... Gongrats on the guitar. looks cool 
Juan M. Valero15th July 2008great lesson mate !!!! and great price mate
- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Almost,this guitar is from LickLibrary Steve Vai competition
but thank tho,appreciate it!! 
bladzerok15th July 2008nice lesson on a nice mode of the major scale
! its cool to see a lesson recorded with your prize from guitar idol, if i'm right- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
No big deal,just imagine that you played upward whammy
and go for the rest.
- Storm Linnebjerg15th July 2008
Actually...too bad I got my whammy bar blocked from going upwards, can't play the bend on the f# harmonic on the 7th fret. DOH!
Capt.Z15th July 2008Nice new JEM. Cool lesson!
Ian Bushell15th July 2008That's just killer!
Muris you amaze me, thanks for the lesson!- Muris Varajic15th July 2008
Cheers guys,glad you like it!
- Storm Linnebjerg15th July 2008
Congrats on the JEM! Great lesson, the lydian-vibe is very obvious!
Matt2315th July 2008Great Lesson Muris.
Congrats on winning the JEM, it sounds great. 
Joe Kataldo15th July 2008Great Lesson, a lot of steve vai in there
Dejan Farkas15th July 2008Nice new guitar
Lian Gerbino15th July 2008oh my god!!! hahaha, you are awesome muris, I love your ideas, so original!!!
DeepRoots15th July 2008At long last! thanks Muris i've been looking forward to this and you certainly didn't disappoint! Lovely new guitar too
Kristofer Dahl15th July 2008Beautiful and jaw dropping at the same time Muris - the Vai vibe is definitely there and it is awesome to see the guitar you won in a GMC lesson, thanks!
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Hello GMC :) Today we continue with my Lydian Phrasing serial and as a final part we have Advanced level.
I recorded this lesson using my new Ibanez Jem so it probably sounds like Steve Vai here and there, comes with the territory, inlays and such. :) But I assure you that there are some chops which are not in Vai's style and this is not In Style Of lesson. :D
So, as before we are using the same backing at 90bpm, we start from E Lydian, modulate to Bb Lydian and back to E Lydian once more.
This lesson contains lots of different techniques, from straight Alternate Picking,Hybrid Picking, Legato, Tapping etc. One thing to notice, you should have a guitar with 24 frets and floating bridge to do it 100%. But even if you don't have it, you can always change certain licks on your own. :)
Have fun and ask if you need any help!
Muris Varajic
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