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Stenchovdeth5th November 2016Great Lesson, Bookmarked!
Adrian Figallo1st September 2011great have to have this one featured
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Bluesberry15th December 2010This is great, just by watching the main video I already have lots of new ideas for riffing! Adrian, you rock!
- Adrian Figallo8th December 2009
thanks guys!
Emir Hot16th November 2009Great beginner stuff. I like this one
Marcus Siepen7th November 2009Cool lesson, there are so many ways to play a couple of chords
welcome to GMC- Adrian Figallo28th October 2009
thanks for your feedback audiopaal, i really appreciate it
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audiopaal28th October 2009"Rhythm is the roots of music"...
That's the best quote I've heard in a long time
Very nice lesson, really useful.
Your sound and playing is awesome!
Thanks for a great lesson man!- Adrian Figallo28th October 2009
thanks Capt.Z !
Capt.Z28th October 2009Nice first lesson
- Adrian Figallo27th October 2009
thanks piotr!!
Piotr Kaczor27th October 2009Cool and useful! Great lesson, Adrian!
- Adrian Figallo27th October 2009
thanks guys
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Toni Suominen27th October 2009Welcome Adrian, cool lesson!
Sinisa Cekic27th October 2009Welcome again,very useful lesson
Stephane Lucarelli27th October 2009Great job on your first lesson Adrian!
Welcome once again
- Adrian Figallo27th October 2009
thanks guys, very glad you like it
NoSkill27th October 2009Well, this was a nice surprise! Awesome, man! This is a pretty good rhythm warm up and great lesson. Thanks!
kahall27th October 2009Very cool! Great right hand workout.
- Adrian Figallo27th October 2009
thanks jarry
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Jerry Arcidiacono26th October 2009Great first lesson Adrian
Welcome again!- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
thanks sergio!
Sergio Dorado26th October 2009Welcome again! This lesson is plenty of good rythm ideas. Great job!!!
- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
thanks guys, i think it's very cool that advanced players take the time to really master the easy stuff
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@vasilije, that's a great idea, i will def check that out (i'm a jazz super newbie)
@eat-sleep-andJam, thanks man!, i did the best i could! 
Eat-Sleep-andJam26th October 2009I didn't read all the comments but one thing I want to compliment you on, is not only your playing is great.
But this video quality is superb.
Feels like Hi- Def !
Nice job man
Keilnoth26th October 2009Very very nice lesson ! Bookmarked !
Vasilije Vukmirovic26th October 2009Good concepts, I am planing to do same with jazz chords!
MigeZ26th October 2009Cool lesson
And its also useful for beginners and more advanced who haven't spend too much time playing rhythm like me
So thanks and Cheers- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
thanks newguy!
- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
hey maharzan thanks!, well it's guitar rig 4 sounding here, guitar -> tube pre amp -> audio interface -> guitar rig 4 - cubase 4 or pro tools
And dylan, that would be a little hard cause it was an improvisation, i don't really even remember how to play it 
newguyatgmc26th October 2009Nice lesson and cool sound too.
Dylan Yzewin26th October 2009ooh are you a teacher on gmc
wow sick -> can you teach "Thunder Rock - Rock N Roll"
Dylan
maharzan26th October 2009Nice Axe man.. I m jealous.
Whats the amp? Nice sound.- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
Woa thanks TheOldOnes and fran!
- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
Thanks guys
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@vampire18, what do you mean?
@Alexiaden93, thanks man, well it's a Dimarzio Chopper, i prefer Dimarzio over SD, not sure why, just make my ears happy.
If you are getting a chopper for the bridge, i would recommend a cruiser or some "area" for your neck, two choppers can sound too similar and i personally like the neck to have a little less output/gain than the bridge. 
Fran26th October 2009Excellent lesson Adrian
TheOldOnes26th October 2009If I ever thought there was a mandatory lesson for beginners (and more advanced players), this would definitely be it! I suspect coupling this lesson with learning with a metronome could very well be one of the turning points for turning true beginners into budding guitar players!
Alexiaden9326th October 2009Wow ! Awesome lesson, and sweet guitar !
Is your bridge pickup a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail SHR-1 ? Having heard the sound your guitar makes, I am definitely getting one (two actually) of those !
Welcome to GMC !
Sensible Jones26th October 2009Great first lesson Adrian!!! Very useful stuff for all levels of player!!
Marek Rojewski26th October 2009Very cool lesson man!
- vampire1826th October 2009
cool lesson, a little thrash is always good,
but can you tell me whats the deal with your neck(guitar neck lol)? 
Frederik26th October 2009Nice Tatoos
skennington26th October 2009Man, this should really excite someone new to rhythm playing. Easy, fun and sounds cool! Great lesson man!
- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
thanks for the great feedback guys, hope this helps somebody
Chokehold26th October 2009Great first lesson.
Zsolt Galambos26th October 2009Wow what a cool lesson! Welcome Adrian
Gerardo Siere26th October 2009Great and well though first lesson. Welcome to GMC.
Bogdan Radovic26th October 2009Excellent first lesson! These rhythms are essential!
Pedja Simovic26th October 2009Welcome to GMC once again Adrian. Cool first lesson
Gabriel Leopardi26th October 2009Cool first lesson Adrian! This one has vry interesting rhythm stuff!
Welcome again!- Adrian Figallo26th October 2009
thanks for the feedback guys, i feel more than welcome here
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And yeah that's true, even for the most technical guitar player, it's always important to focus on the very basic things, rhythm is the roots of music 
Dexxter26th October 2009VERY GOOD LESSON!
Very important, and something everyone needs but often forget among all the shred excercises 
-Zion-26th October 2009cool lesson..
Like Kris is saying, this will indeed be great for me in order to improve my rhythm chops..
Great..
And welcome to GMC..
Kristofer Dahl26th October 2009Very cool first lesson Adrian! This should not only be useful for beginners but also for solo guitarists (like me) who haven't yet spent enough time on their rhythm chops.
Welcome to GMC once again!
P.S Adrians intro thread can be found here.
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- My notes
Let's look at some rhythmic variations to improve your tempo keeping/switching, and most importantly: to train your right hand.
Almost the entire lesson is played on two power chords, the power chord of E and the power chord of A.In the end we got two very basic rhtyhm licks.
Enjoy the lesson and start working on that right hand!--Adrian
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