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JhonnyScrz15th July 2010This is a very cool lesson style , more plz
Muris Varajic21st May 2009Spider it is.
Alexiaden9321st May 2009Your left hand looks like a spider when you're playing, Muris ! You rock ! \../
- Muris Varajic27th February 2009
Thanks C-Rock, glad you liked the lesson
and thanks for input on this C# note as well, fixed.
C-Rock27th February 2009Fantastic - so much creativity compressed into so little time! This exercise alone has expanded my pentatonic 'vocabulary' significantly. Thank you!
On a side note: there's a c# in the transcription of the tapping part (on the site and in the gp5 file); in the video you play a 'd'. Just wanted to let you know so some players don't get confused about the scale since c# isn't a part of b pentatonic.
- Muris Varajic21st February 2009
With enough practicing you WILL reach it.
Fretburns20th February 2009that final tapping section is so hard to get to full speed....will i ever be able to reach it...im nearly 46 yrs old by the way, and fairly new to shredding! if id of tried this sort of stuff when i was younger,it might have been a bit easier...
- Muris Varajic7th February 2009
Appreciate it, welcome to GMC tho!
- tukoredo7th February 2009
The final taping section is fantastic..great job
- Muris Varajic28th December 2008
Yeah,you can adapt it into every key AND scale,rock on.
- Fretburns27th December 2008
WOW! Muris that sliding lick is incredible!! ive been adapting it on other pentatonic keys and positions! it sounds so cool! thanks!! :0 :0
- Muris Varajic20th December 2008
fatb0t,if that's the case than you can
forward to playing part straight away,
no need to listen or watch to Andrew. - Fretburns19th December 2008
every lesson you make is totally awsome!!.you will keep me busy for years....i wish i could practise all day! Rock on Muris!
- fatb0t17th December 2008
Erm, I can't possibly explain how annoying Andrews talking head is Muris...I know I'll catch flack for saying that, but I know I'm not the only one who thinks so.
- Muris Varajic1st November 2008
Stealing is a felony but nonetheless,be my guest!
Oxac1st November 2008I'm so going to steal the Idea of video no 3!! Chinese-ish and I love it!
Alejandro Pinero6th October 2008fantastic Muris !!
- Muris Varajic5th October 2008
Thanks guys!!
Dejan Farkas4th October 2008Amazing lesson mate
Toni Suominen4th October 2008Awesome shredding lesson Muris!
Danilo Capezzuto4th October 2008Powerful lesson Muris!! Sure I will rip off some licks from you! Keep on, I need other licks lessons from you!
- Muris Varajic3rd October 2008
It's not about years Nazgul,it's about hours.
Few hours per day practicing and everything is possible,
sooner or later. 
Nazgul3rd October 2008Once I get to this level (in about 400-500 years I hope
), I'll learn this lesson.
Carlos Carrillo3rd October 2008wow!! WOW!! just..WOW WOW WOW!!
- Muris Varajic2nd October 2008
That was very kind,Zakk owns,cheers.
BIGD22nd October 2008Man I gotta tell you that you and Zack kick the pentatonic into the upper regions and it is beyond myself at this time.
Gotta tell ya it's pretty cool to get that sound......- Oxac2nd October 2008
Sick... .. . .. ... .. . .. ... I am speachless...
- Muris Varajic2nd October 2008
Thanks!
- El gran orejas2nd October 2008
Wow, Amazing Muris.
I thought it was impossible with pentatonics stuff.
Unreal. 
Vasilije Vukmirovic2nd October 2008Great as always!
I am trying to imagine how it would sound without distortion, for example with "Pat Metheny delay" preset in GuitarRig. I see you are a great picker so it would sound clean even with clean sound. Maybe you could post some lesson playing fusion but with fusion tone a la Gambale or Metheny.
Marcus Siepen2nd October 2008what an awesome lesson, great Muris
- lliber2nd October 2008
i cant believe you only have four fingers on your left hand, terrific, but a bit beyond me at the moment
- Muris Varajic2nd October 2008
Thanks everybody!
Nemanja Filipovic2nd October 2008As always,the best possible performance.Thanks.
Jose Mena2nd October 2008Awesome Muris, loved tapping at the ends
- Déjà vu2nd October 2008
WOW! Muris, those were the coolest pentatonic ever!!! I will definitely get some value out of this one!
- Adel Alsayed1st October 2008
wow, that was catchy
Antipolitik1st October 2008Wow.... incredible! I think all the instructors here should have a competition on doing this lesson and upload a videoclip! That would be cool!
I vote for Muris already!
Sergio Dorado1st October 2008Great phrasing, and amazing technique!
Gabriel Leopardi1st October 2008Awesome Muris! I love Shred Pentatonic Licks! I'll learn this lesson.
Hisham Al-Sanea1st October 2008nice chops Muris.fantastic
Marcus Lavendell1st October 2008Killer lesson as usual! Well done Muris
Storm Linnebjerg1st October 2008Amazing, Muris! Especially the tapping licks at the end!
- Muris Varajic1st October 2008
Wow,thanks for amazing replies guys!
Must admit I had small issues to get interesting
licks and chops from pentatonic scale only. 
Pedja Simovic1st October 2008I like this one !
- USAMAN1st October 2008
Wonderful, you never stop amazing me.
Ian Bushell1st October 2008Yeah!!
You rock Muris, great licks:)
Gus1st October 2008My mind was just blown
Amazing lesson Muris.
Ivan Milenkovic1st October 2008Raw power man, awesome lesson
Bogdan Radovic1st October 2008This was truly breathtaking lesson Muris !!! Well done!!
- Bluefinger1st October 2008
Amazing lesson, wonderful. Nevertheless, I doubt that I'll ever be able to play it like you Muris, unfortunately.
Kuba Szafran1st October 2008Awesome stuff Muris!!
Sami1st October 2008Muris! this is amazing!
kaznie_NL1st October 2008Why can't I squeeze this out of the pentatonic scale
Thnx Muris great stuff as always 
Lester1st October 2008Yes!! Your'e the man!
Thanks
chmilew1st October 2008Amazing lesson ! and the slide run at 00:12 is soooooo cool
Big thanks.
Capt.Z1st October 2008Incredible! I am SO taking this!
- fatb0t1st October 2008
Wow, not fair. You are astonishing Muris. Screw Steve Vai - Muris is where it's at!
- Alex871st October 2008
Fantastic lesson Muris. I really love how you use Hybrid picking in many of your solos. Really inspiring!
Emir Hot1st October 2008whoooohhooo
what a killer lesson bro
Eat-Sleep-andJam1st October 2008Such an inspiration. Some nights when I listen to your lessons and then go to bed, its beautiful compositions liek this that echo in my dreams late at night. Just wonderful.
I love all your Advanced Lessons
Vinod Saranga1st October 2008Oh Muris that's great
I am speechless.
berko1st October 2008
Ive been checking out different "exotic" scale types recently to spice my playing up but this is simply amazing how you get a fresh and cool sounding extreme solo with the good ol' pentatonic scale even with some rock cliché... Hey man! 
Pi381st October 2008Fantastic. Your skills never cease to amaze me.
Kizaze441st October 2008Muris you're killing me (in a good way) AWESOME!!
purple hayes1st October 2008In the words of the wise and wonderful Kool-Aid Man, "OH YEAH!"
- AnyJimmy1st October 2008
Incredible...
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- My notes
Hello GMC and welcome to final lesson from Pentatonic Licks serial, this one is at advanced level. Here we have bunch of licks and different techniques such as alternate picking, string skipping, legato, tapping, hybrid picking etc. The only scale we are gonna use here is Bm pentatonic, straight as that, no added or passing notes.
This lesson demands pretty high technical level of playing but PLEASE, try it using slower backings I provided, idea is always to learn licks slowly first and then upgrade speed step by step. :)
Tempo is 100bpm, key of B minor.
Settings for Korg Pandora PX4D are:
SLG > HUM 10.0
US HI-G Gain 6.3 Bass 2.0 Middle 0.7 Treble 5.0
JAZ 1x15 8.0
No Mod Effx
PPDLy3 5.3
PLATE 1 1.7
I hope you'll enjoy this one, have fun and please let me know if you need any help! :)
Muris Varajic
From this course:
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
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