Ryan19th April 2007
perfect
stratman3319th April 2007sweet!my style exactly!gonna learn that and probably put it in one of my songs!thanks!
Andrew Cockburn19th April 2007Yes! That's the exact reason I'm learning speedpicking - so I can throw something fast in at the end of a slow feely solo just like that - cool!
- Ryan19th April 2007
hmmm the bends are kinda tricky for me...didnt seem that hard in the beginning
fsudave0519th April 2007hm i can't upload the full tab for some reason..
Gabriel Leopardi20th April 2007Thank you for your comments!!
Hey stratman33!! It's copyrighted!!! jejeje..- Andrew Cockburn20th April 2007
That speedpicking section - arrgh! Looks like its in 16th triplets, but I think it is actually 32nds, is that right?
FaithfullyForgotten20th April 2007Gabriel,you rock dude thats really good S%^# man keep it coming!!!!!!!!!
Kristofer Dahl20th April 2007fsudave: Tab fixed!
- Gabriel Leopardi20th April 2007
Hi Andrew! It seems that I'm playing 32nds in the speed part.
- Andrew Cockburn20th April 2007
Thanks Gabriel
- yuriy_boyko20th April 2007
master classs solo:)
- fsudave0520th April 2007
thanks kris
Rockwouldbe21st April 2007man i like it!!!.
and it is so nice to hear the song it is in the style of lacuna coil . i like very much
The Uncreator21st April 2007Wow dude, amazing, great stuff!
- Gilbo24th April 2007
I'm so confused about timing, like i think I have good timing but then theres all this talk about 16ths triplets and 32nds and i have no idea how to fit that into wat im doing. i know im supposed to use a metronome but i dont know how to set that up correctly either.
- Gabriel Leopardi24th April 2007
Hi Gilbo! You should use a metronome to practice the exercise. You could begin with a slow tempo (ex: 50 bpm)
16th notes means that you have to play 4 notes in every beat.
32th means that you have to play 8 notes in every beat.
You have to practice it very slowly, because it's very difficult to count 32th notes when you are playing over a 85 bpm metronome track. 
Overkiller27th April 2007Great lesson, Gabriel!
Is that a Gibson Les Paul you're playing?- Gabriel Leopardi28th April 2007
yes, it's a Gibson Les Paul Studio.
- Chooch3rd May 2007
Amazing solo. My fave on here!
- Gabriel Leopardi3rd May 2007
Thanks Chooch!
- budjee7th May 2007
im sorta new to the guitar so can someone tell me what (rbp) is on the tab
- Gabriel Leopardi10th May 2007
rb means reverse bend. If you don't know it please check my Blues licks lesson 1.
- Gabriel Leopardi14th May 2007
rb + p means reverse bending and then pull off.
ibanez rocker30th May 2007what does mb stand for
- Andrew Cockburn31st May 2007
I think its "mini-bend" - whcih means you bend a very slight amount, less than half a tone to give a note some emphasis without really changing the pitch.
SLASH917th June 2007Great solo but i cant play double notes where i
bend one or both of the notes without getting tons of horrible feedback.Any suggestions?- Gabriel Leopardi8th June 2007
Well Slash91. There are some things important to make it sound good. The notes you are playing in the double notes part should be part of thesolo's scale and you have to reach the correct pitch. You also have to mute the string that you are not playing with you right and part of your left hand.
mattacuk10th July 2007Could a solo sound any cooler? I think NOT!
Slammer11th July 2007btw what does Malezas mean?
- Gabriel Leopardi11th July 2007
Thanks Matt! Maleza is an spanish word and it means Weeds in english.
- mattacuk14th July 2007
Its beautiful, im right on this lesson as soon as ive finished your Blues Lick 1 and Malmsteen 2 lesson!
- Gabriel Leopardi15th July 2007
Great Matt! I'm glad to hear that my lessons are working good for you!
- mattacuk15th July 2007
One thing, I was wondering how i can listen to more of your band?
- Gabriel Leopardi15th July 2007
We have finished our first album this days and I hope that it'll realised very soon. You can listen to some of our songs in http://www.cirse.com.ar
- revenged_rocker12123rd July 2007
brilliant work Gabriel i see you put alot of emotion in this peice...it givs me the feel that you lost sum1 u cared bout..again brilliant work keep it up
PacmanProductions15th August 2007i was wondering, whats the point of nameing a song after weeds??..lol...=P
- Gustavo11th September 2007
vid 3 don't loads :S
Danilo Capezzuto25th February 2008nice bendings!
RIP Dime3rd March 2008Wow, that speed part sounds so smooth yet it's all picked, it almost sounds like you are using a volume pedal to get rid of the sound of the pick strike, really amazing tone.
Carlos Carrillo4th March 2008nice lesson!!!!!!!!
thanks gaby!!!!!!!!!
Melodicintenions5th April 2008thanks for showing us your diverse style Gabe! amazing work buying that album thanks to that!
- jpm22629th June 2008
This song is absolutely brilliant! Love the feeling here...will practice this one many times...excellent work!
- Gabriel Leopardi29th June 2008
thanks a lot guys!
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Hello GMC!! In this lesson we will study a Rock/Metal solo of my own. I recorded this solo for the song “Malezas” of my band called Cirse (www.cirse.com.ar). This is a very dramatic solo in the style of Ozzy Osbourne’s No More Tears lp solos (featuring Zakk Wylde) and also Zakk’s Black Label Society stuff .
In the solo you can here some of my most important influences (such as Zakk Wylde, John Petrucci etc.). I find it great to practice bendings, vibrato and alternate picking.
I used F sharp Minor and Pentatonic Minor scales to make the solo. The tempo is 85 bpm and the time signature 4/4
Chord progression:
F#m - F#m – E – E – D – D - F#m - F#m – E – E – D - D
In the backing tracks section you can find the original backing track, some metronome tracks at others speeds and you can also listen to the complete song.
I hope you enjoy it and you get inspired to create your own great solos!
Bye.-
Gabriel.