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Darius Wave18th March 2013I think Marco would be produ of ya !
One of the best inspirations out there for the current guitar playing 
Cosmin Lupu16th March 2013You are far too kind man
Thank you!
Davidzz198816th March 2013Definitely feel the Sfogli vibe mate. You are awesome.
- Cosmin Lupu26th April 2011
Thanks Chowy - it's all about those bats ain't it?
Chowy Fernandez11th April 2011man, cool lesson, really modern, i love that guitar, keep it up cosmin!!!
- Cosmin Lupu7th April 2011
hehe
thank you Zsolt! 
Zsolt Galambos6th April 2011Very expressive solo
- Cosmin Lupu31st March 2011
thank you Ben!
Ben Higgins31st March 2011Another awesome lesson Cosmin !! :-D
- Cosmin Lupu31st March 2011
@ Daniel: hehehe those 2 make an awesome team indeed, don't they? Thank you man!
Daniel Realpe30th March 2011excellent! I love Marco in his work with James LaBrie,
- Cosmin Lupu30th March 2011
thank you
@Jerry - thanx man!
@ thefireball - oooh, i feel honored to hear this well, my intention was to offer a view on building a solo in this context, so if I managed to get my point across, I am very happy! thank you again 
thefireball29th March 2011Haha! I just noticed that's it's metal metrics! I practice on that every once and a while. It's fun!!
- thefireball29th March 2011
Gosh, that's legato! Great job!
Jerry Arcidiacono29th March 2011Great tone and phrasing Cosmin
Laszlo Boross29th March 2011Awesomwe lesson! Loved it!
playaxeman29th March 2011great work
Ivan Milenkovic29th March 2011Sounds great, the tone is very clear and defined!
- Cosmin Lupu29th March 2011
thank you guys
Piotr Kaczor29th March 2011Great playing, Cosmin!
Bogdan Radovic29th March 2011Cool solo Cosmin! Very fresh sounding phrasing.
Kristofer Dahl29th March 2011Hehe wow - what a cool lesson Cosmin - also I love the sound you dialed in!
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Hey GMC'ers! Today’s lesson is a tribute to modern metal soloing and to one of the genre’s most influential young players: Marco Sfogli! Marco is a well balanced combination between flawless technique, phrasing, roundness, feel, and melody. You should listen to his recordings (that is if you haven’t already done this) in order to get a pretty good idea about him.
This lesson shall be focusing on aspects of his style of phrasing and it is based on the harmonic progression of my previous one, “Metal Metrics 1” and it should offer some insight about building a solo in the modern metal context. Pay attention to execute the notes as clearly and percussive as possible, so that you may sound tight!
Techniques:
* Legato
* Bending
* Vibrato
* Rhythmic Sense
* Alternate Picking
Scales:
* Aeolian (1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7)
* Minor pentatonic (1 b3 4 5 b7)
Meter:
4/4
Tuning:
C - G - C - F - A - D
(From thick to thin string)
Tempo:
115 BPM
Chord Progression:
Ab add9 - Gm - Cm7/9 - C5 - Bb add9 - C5 - Ab add9 - Gm - Cm7/9 - C5
Pay attention to execute the notes as clearly and percussive as possible, so that you may sound tight! I am waiting for all your questions, and in the mean time keep rocking!
If you have any questions:
* Give feedback (upper-right-corner)
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* General Forum
Cheers!/ Cosmin
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