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Comment by 'chris_is_cool' in media 'Crimson Day intro to chorus'
My only real criticism for now: You downpick pretty much everything, with the random up pick on the highest strings every now and then. You should alternate pick everything. That means, a perfect change between down and up picking, no exceptions!!! Doesn't matter if you skip strings, if you are...- chris_is_cool
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Comment by 'chris_is_cool' in media 'KSE - Holy Diver (Intro)'
Hell yeah, nice and clean. 🤘- chris_is_cool
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The One Month Challenge
Yeah, that was the original plan, but then I realized, that a 5 minute version of a 2,5 minute solo wouldn't have sounded very good and probably would not be very useful at learning something either 😅. So I decided to cannibalize the solo for some useful picking exercises and tackle it again...- chris_is_cool
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The One Month Challenge
4 weeks are over, and I'm gonna be honest: I haven't really made any progress after week 1. The fast parts of the solo are just way, wayyy out of my current league just in terms of raw speed, so I just learned the first fast lick and use it now as a picking exercise, but didn't really progress...- chris_is_cool
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Happy Birthday Kat!!
Happy birthday @Kat the metalhead and @Gabby Heafy 🥳 🥳 . Keep on rocking and rolling 🤘- chris_is_cool
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Comment by 'chris_is_cool' in media 'Dominik’s 30 Day Guitar Challenge - “Master Of Puppets”'
Wow, now that is a real challenge. :eek: Awesome!! Good luck, love the prayer to James Hetfield. :ROFLMAO:- chris_is_cool
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Overview of The CAGED System – Lesson 23
For me, it makes most sense to think directly about the actual intervals between the root notes of the CAGED chords. So you want to do the key of E as an example, so lets rearrage the chords as E D C A G. At fret 0, we have the E shape of course. The interval (coming from below!) from D to E...- chris_is_cool
- Post #72
- Forum: Lessons Classrooms
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Rick Beato listen to the top 10 on spotify
Honestly, the only song I can stand is #4, Drivers License. 😅 Otherwise, not a fan of current pop at all. :ROFLMAO: But these breakdowns are always interesting nonetheless.- chris_is_cool
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Happy Birthday to the big man - Papa Gates!
Happy birthday PG!! 🥳 🥳- chris_is_cool
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Comment by 'chris_is_cool' in media 'Metallica - The Day That Never Comes (intro practice)'
Great job!! As far as metronome goes (which is indeed essential): I pretty much always refer to tabs at least for the basic timing information, even if I'm trying to learn the rest by ear. So you would want tabs that at least show: The bpm (which usually measures the number of quarter notes...- chris_is_cool
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CAGED System – Variations & Embellishments Over Two Chords – Lesson 32
It is absolutely okay to move on for a bit in the lessons and then come back later. I would say, when you are stuck somewhere deep in the CAGED lessons, it is a good idea to dive a bit into the intermediate lessons, in particular the ones about picking techniques and intermediate techniques, and...- chris_is_cool
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Overview of The CAGED System – Lesson 23
Direct advise from the master teacher himself, thank you so much! 🤩🤩 I will definitely take that to heart and start experimenting and messing around more with all of it. Cheers!- chris_is_cool
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Comment by 'chris_is_cool' in media 'Synner Sunday Fun ! “Dragula”'
I love this! And I love the idea of reviving Synner Sunday, although I missed yesterday in particular, I'm gonna try and do my best to think about it next one.- chris_is_cool
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Comment by 'chris_is_cool' in media 'Evil That Men Do'
Love Iron Maiden, beautiful cover!- chris_is_cool
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Overview of The CAGED System – Lesson 23
After playing for only 1 year, I definitely find myself in the "bits and pieces" camp. The first mindblowing realization I got from CAGED was: Every (!!) shape on the guitar is movable. Sure, if it's a 4 finger open chord, you will need a capo, but for every 3 finger shape, go nuts with your...- chris_is_cool
- Post #64
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The One Month Challenge
So I've been slowed down on my progress with my main project, because I'm also working on another song with my teacher (it's Dear God ^^). But as far as Sweet Child O Mine goes along: Im working on having everything before the main solo down as cleanly as possible, and I have the first half of...- chris_is_cool
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Important Strumming Patterns – Lesson 19
I noticed, I actually have a similar/the same problem. I think, the issue is that I'm holding the pick pretty much as Papa Gates suggests in the beginner lesson, and use only the very top of the pick to, well, pick/strum/whatever. Because of this, and due to the angle of my index finger during a...- chris_is_cool
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The One Month Challenge
Depends want kind of project you want... If you want a full song, maybe Nothing Else Matters could be up your ally? It would be a great opportunity to learn a little finger picking (it was for me). If you want just a solo, maybe something like the first solo of November Rain? It is not about...- chris_is_cool
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One month challenge day 1: Sweet Child O Mine
So, this is my starting point for the one month challenge. This song (the iconic intro riff in particular) has been a picking exercise for me in my early days of guitar playing (last year xD), NOW it is time to get more serious. My goals for the one month challenge are: 1) Tighten everything...- chris_is_cool
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