Neoclassical Etude #1

Just joined, always wanted to try this lesson

Great lesson! Takes your playing whole new level.

Such a pleasure to play! Thanks marcus! You rock

Great work Marcus!!!

Thats horny stuff. I want more of em.
The syncope at the beginning need some explanation.

I love it.

epic

Hey Marcus! This etude has kept me busy for the past three days, and I'm feeling nearly ready to submit a REC. Thank you for helping me get back to intense practice after a long break in progress.

THANK!!!

Thanks for clearing that up for me Ben.

Awesome writing Marcus!

Hey Marcus,

Great lesson! I have downloaded the backing track and I'm currently running it through my DAW so I can slow it down a little and slowly build up to your tempo.

Quick question for you...

Do you know who wrote this piece? I kind of like the history of music as well as playing it.

Great lesson! Hopefully I will be posting a video soon so I can get some feedback from you guys, but I have to practice a little more! lol!

Thanks again,
Myke

Great backing track. Its so easy to pick it up if you get lost. Thanks

Superb song and lesson! I joined GMC to try to learn this.

This etude is just amazing - songwritingwise and techniquewise. I love the melody and the backing track and while it is really fun to play, it's also an excellent exercise!

Absolutly great and amazing. I'm on it at 100 bpm and cant play faster:) Struggling to get it clean in every tone. You have taken my playin' to a whole new level! Thx for sharing:)))

this is amazing!

Awesome lesson!

great piece! loved how the keyboards do the unison

Really cool solo... and not all that hard to play either! Wonderful!

Is this Phrygian Dominant? Just checking my analysis skills.

Wow ! This is a masterpiece !

Fantastic lesson Marcus, I really enjoy playing this!

Thanks a lot Marcus.
All I need to do now is learn the piece!

Kevin.
Ps You look just like Alex Lifeson in your pic! (after his hair-cut that is!!!)

Excellent piece Marcus!
Just a question concerning the key. It's A natural minor, but I guess there's some A harmonic minor in there to make that neo-classical sound? I've definitely seen G#'s!
Would this piece sound as neoclassical if you stuck purely to A natural minor? (I'll check it out myself when I can play it at the correct speed!) - just thought I'd ask the expert. I'm just wondering if the G# from the harmonic minor is the all important 'neo-classical note'. Can you throw some light on this please?!!

Thanks,
Kevin.
Now, where's my plectrum...

Marcus, you are the Neo clasicall KING! This is great stuff,

this is the link :
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...mp;#entry185284

big thanx man!

Bummer... I noticed the link to download your pod-presets is broken... :´( and i especially made room in my pod for this magnificent sound hint hint please please

marcus, your lesson is just what i need, it not only draws imediate attention from the ear by everyone who heard it here, but it is the best pinkytrainer I found AND that I enjoy playing so much! playing it makes my fingers feel stronger and preciser than ever before!

very very nice work man!

Great lesson Marcus ;-)
Unfortunately, I can't manage to nail down the lines at 120bpm :'(
I just can't get that fast...how do you manage to get this velocity ?

some very useful techniques. great lesson!

awesome lesson, can't wait to learn this

Awesome lesson Marcus!
Helped me alot with AP. Some tricky fingering there. Made me progress a lot, thanks

Hi again, I managed to record the radio theme that sounded like your lesson!
Can't wait for #2

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...=0&#entry223221

Awesome lesson Marcus, I love you're neo-classical style. I'm wanting to learn this style, so this is going in my bookmarks!!

Yay, after playing at 80 for a while, the 100 seems to be a bit better sounding.

Woah I totally forgot to say: Awesome lesson! Can't wait for the #2

Argh, I was playing this with the BT at 100 bpm and thought that it was going pretty well, but then I recorded my playing and listened to it with the playing "highlighted" I mean I put much more volume to it than to the BT.. It sounded SO bad :<

Oh, yes! This is really great stuff! Amazing, it feels so good to play it. Please do some more like this... and yes, I like Bach! ;-)

You were right Markus i tried to play at 80 pbm and i can almost play it as good as in 60 som pieces are better and some are worse but not long till i nail it at 80 bpm

Been practicing for a few days now and the only thing that gets me is the transition from 13p8 on the B string to 8p5 on E. My hand just doesn't want to do it! XD

I am so close nailing it at 60bpm thanks marcus for this awsome lesson and for the slow backingtrack

Here's the link to the tab

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...92&#entry203692

Idontwantmyusername - feel free to do that here!

the tapping my foot thing worked great Marcus thanks so much im now up to everything until the 5th vid playing it at 60bpm, its that alright for someone who has been playing for a year?

Hello, is it possible to post tabs of the backing tracks here, or is the against the copyright law or anything?
I kind of tabbed down the backing track on guitarpro, and I wanted to show you how it got.
Please tell me how many mistakes I've made.

Terrific lesson Marcus.
And thanks for providing also slower backing tracks, that's so useful for beginners like me (working my way up to the 60bpm )

Sounds awesome! Now, off to learn!

macusvie Lavandellsteen!
Sounds fabulous!

also, it sounds exactly like rhapsody

WOW ! Marcus is back ! This is just awesome man

Great lesson & solo Marcus

amazing Marcus! Right up my alley of desired genre practice

By the way, very nice Stratocaster Is this the new one? I was somewhat shocked that it didnt have a scalloped neck XD

Brilliant

and yeah! We want more of this!

I think ur my favourite guitarist man...

I have been showing some of ur videos here to my friends,,, the just go like: "Helvete... Det der er juks..." HEHE

Make a #2 too (#3,#4,#5,#6???)

U got the Podxt Preset? or do u use ur usual sound? The Marcus_Lavendell.solo?

Marcus! your bloody brilliant, this is exactly how i dream of playing. Whats the chord progression? i love it! Your my favourite neo classical guitarist really, When ever i think neoclassical i think Marcus, just amazing. I have a question though, for the 16th note rest, how do you recommend i count that? cause i have problems hitting the notes in the begging in time cause of the rest. Thanks!!!

Wow marcus

This is awesome! And i think ur guiar sounds awesome!

It says: Neoclassical #1... its more?

Awesome solo and backing

Awesome as always Marcus. Thanks for these lessons.

It's Marcus here...what else??

Ok, I'll try to be ready with a recorder the next time the theme pops up on the radio

Awesome lesson Marcus, I seriously have to practice again I guess

exactly what i expect from Marcus Lavendell. It's great to have a new lesson from you!

cool lesson! its a bit too hard for me, but soon i will be able to try it

Great Lesson Marcus!!!!!

wow, that sounds truly awesome.

Awesome lesson Marcus, another aspect to this lesson that i know i need help on is quick posistion changes, excellent!

Daniel

Awesome lesson Marcus! It's a pleassure to hear you playing!

Wow,Marcus you ROCK man!!!This lesson is perfect.
I really like that chemballo that follows the guitar melody all the way,gives a really baroque sound.
Bach would be proud.

You're a genius! Do these things just pop out of your mind or do you have to think them out?
I love it when you use classical instruments in your melodies, it just gives it a touch I like very well It is a harpsichord and in the background, right?

And by the way, the intro melody sounds alot like the theme of the news on the radio here in Norway. Been over the border recently?

That is sweet! but crap. my mockingbird is broken. stupid bridge falling off. well, off to tune my other guitar (peice of crap) and learn it!

This lesson is awesome! The sound, the technique and the progression are excelent!

Fantastic lesson, I¨ll been wait impatience a new lesson from you!

@Jeff: The key is to RULE at playing guitar - thats how he does it.

Awesome Marcus!

How do you stay so relaxed when playing something like this?

YESSSS!!!
I love this, and my motivation has just been boosted!

Amazing!! My pants are wet! !!

and nice new strat btw

awsome lesson marcus will definitely learn this

@Marcus: Yeah, figured it out just before you posted.. Thanks tho

awesome !!

Never mind boss, oversaw the pause-note in the guitar pro tab, my mistake but without that it got really confusing

Kickass lesson marcus !

Marcus: I'm having troubles with the timing in the first run. If I play them strictly 16th notes, they don't add up in the ending when the drums kick in in time with the lick building up to 2 fret G-string.

However, if I play them using triplet-feel, it doesn't add up with the backing track either. what should I do? :S

Fantastic Lesson Marus!!!

Very Nice Job!!!

Killer lesson Marcus !! Great job !

Awesome stuff! I'm really in to a neo-classical phase of music listening, yngwie, vinnie moore, joe stump, and I'm wanting something to play that sounds like them. This and the power metal lesson in Em is keeping my guitar out of the case and in to my hands.

Quick ? - is this A Harmonic minor or natural minor?

nice Etude and great job Marcus.

amazing stuff man!

That Strat has a unique sound, sort of a "hollow" sound to it. Must be a Custom Shop model. Seriously, I was going to not learn new lessons for a few weeks, have learned too many. What the heck, keep going, too pretty to pass on.

Amazing lesson Marcus! I want to learn neoclassical, this is just within my skill range. Please do not stop this series.

Awesome Marcus I love it glad the new strat sounds great too

Ow this new guitar sounds great!
Is it a scalloped fretboard ?

Awwesome lesson btw

^^

It's the outside that counts!

Awesome lesson man! THis one is the winner!

Marcus, that was amazing! And at a level I can play. Neoclassical is a style I have been slowly entering into. Please dont stop with this one, continue the series.

very cool lesson, the chords progression r awesome

Yeeeeeehaaaaaaa, finally a new Marcus lesson!

Awesome Marcus. Really missed your lessons, so im glad you made one again - Nice strat too !

Alex

Nice stuff here Marcus! Cool guitar aswell

Awsome lesson Marcus

Very very cool, thanks Marcus- keep them coming!!

YES!!! Finally a new lesson from the mighty Marcus! Thank you so much for this, it sounds really cool.

Yeah, love it! Gonna learn it straight away

Awesome lesson Marcus, and with the famous new guitar!!

WOW Love this lesson mate !!!! it's awesome

I've been waiting for this so long, and it's so awesome too so I didn't wait in vain. And since this is number 1 I guess there are more to come

Yes, neo-classical! and how awesome composition! Great job Marcus!

Top class Marcus,thanks!!

YES YES YES! Finally!


Awesome stuff man, just what I hoped you'd make!

Thumbs up!

Awesome lesson as always Marcus U are the neo-classical man !!!So nice piece of work, even though it is another out ouf reach lesson for me, but I KEEP UP PRACTISING and lessons like yours keep my motivation at the highest point

This is just too cool Great to see a fresh lesson from you =)

Awesome lesson Marcus and great to have a new lesson from you

fantastic !!! awsome too see a new lesson from Marcus too

amazing

Awesome neoclassical Marcus! I'll for sure check this out when i come home

Yes!!!!
Thank you Marcus!! It was really long awaited but the lesson is great. Just woke up and i'm taking my guitar to learn this one :]
And I certainly hope that there will be a second and a third and a tenth necoclassical etude by you :]

Awesome Marcus! The chord progression and your playing in here is soo neoclassical, yet it made me want to dance...now how is that possible?! This is killer stuff - thanks!