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caustin18th March 2012This is great tune. However the tab is quite off in some places. I had to really study his playing to get some of the parts. I wish you could work on the tab some. Chris
zoom31st January 2012just listening again and I can't help but get a 70's 80's cop show feel from this. Cool! It's got such a great groove.
nikeman6421st January 2012Very cool !!! Great style with lots of very useable techniques. Good job man !
Alex Feather18th January 2012really cool playing. I love the cool runs towards the end. Great overall phrasing. wow
Thank you very much!!!!! I am happy that you like it!!!
ItSME318th January 2012really cool playing. I love the cool runs towards the end. Great overall phrasing. wow
- Alex Feather18th January 2012A new array, a new dimension. Interesting mix of Ionian and Harmonic minor. This is inspiring. Thanks -Eventually I hope to get there.
Thank you! I was really trying to highlight the chord tones! I hope you will get to it soon!!!
Very effective solo, very memorable! Excellent first lesson Alex, may it be the start of many more Cheers mate
I will do much more this is just a start!!!Brilliant first lesson Alex, love the legato licks
Thank you very much!!!Hello Alex
wow first lesson for 02:09.
I like the main melody.
There are some great part in it to study.
Thx
Yeah I just thought I will make a lesson with a melody and a solo!I love how you melt with the harmony in the background highlighting some tones, it stands out
Thank you very much!!! 
Daniel Realpe18th January 2012I love how you melt with the harmony in the background highlighting some tones, it stands out
playaxeman18th January 2012Hello Alex
wow first lesson for 02:09.
I like the main melody.
There are some great part in it to study.
Thx
Ben Higgins18th January 2012Brilliant first lesson Alex, love the legato licks
Ivan Milenkovic18th January 2012Very effective solo, very memorable!
Excellent first lesson Alex, may it be the start of many more Cheers mate
JPBluestring18th January 2012A new array, a new dimension. Interesting mix of Ionian and Harmonic minor. This is inspiring. Thanks -Eventually I hope to get there.
- Alex Feather18th January 2012Great Stuff Alex! Nice phasing. I'm glad your've come on as an instructor.
Thank you very very much!!! - zoom18th January 2012
Great Stuff Alex! Nice phasing. I'm glad your've come on as an instructor.
- Alex Feather18th January 2012Hey great to finally see a lesson from you. I was wondering about you.
Nice shirt! Your composition has a nice arrangement.
Thank you! It's a cool t-shirt isn't it LOL I am just very happy that you like my lesson! 
thefireball18th January 2012Hey great to finally see a lesson from you.
I was wondering about you. 
Nice shirt! Your composition has a nice arrangement.- Alex Feather17th January 2012Beautiful lines and tone, Alex!
Thank you very much!!!!I love this style, Alex! Beautiful first lesson. Look forward to many more!
I will work on it! You won't be disappointed 
Blister17th January 2012I love this style, Alex! Beautiful first lesson. Look forward to many more!
Piotr Kaczor17th January 2012Beautiful lines and tone, Alex!
- Alex Feather17th January 2012Congrats on your first lesson Alex! Very nice lines mate
Thank you very much!!!!Super first lesson man! I enjoy your melodic phrases, and that moustache shirt is awesome
Ohhh cool you have noticed my shirt!!! A friend of mine gave it to me as a gift! And I love it!!!! 
Dinaga17th January 2012Super first lesson man! I enjoy your melodic phrases, and that moustache shirt is awesome
Cosmin Lupu17th January 2012Congrats on your first lesson Alex! Very nice lines mate
- Alex Feather17th January 2012holy sh*t! this is great!
Thanks man! I am glad you like it!!!! - n3da17th January 2012
holy sh*t! this is great!
- Alex Feather17th January 2012Nice touch to it. Welcome as an GMC instructor
Thank you!!! It's nice to be here!!!Really beautiful tune Alex! Thanks a lot for sharing it with us prior to releasing it!
Thank you very much! It's one of my favorites! I am glad that you guys are first to hear the track!!! and I am very happy that you like it! - ErikDM17th January 2012
Nice touch to it. Welcome as an GMC instructor
Bogdan Radovic17th January 2012Really beautiful tune Alex! Thanks a lot for sharing it with us prior to releasing it!
- Alex Feather17th January 2012Great first lesson man!! We really need this fusion stuff here! I like your phrasing a lot!
Thank you very much! 
Gabriel Leopardi17th January 2012Great first lesson man!! We really need this fusion stuff here! I like your phrasing a lot!
- Alex Feather17th January 2012Love your tone and harmonies in this one - the song grows every time I listen to it! It's fantastic to have you here Alex
I am glad you like it! I am very happy to be a part of GMC!!! 
Kristofer Dahl17th January 2012Love your tone and harmonies in this one - the song grows every time I listen to it! It's fantastic to have you here Alex
Check out Alex' intro thread here
Sinisa Cekic17th January 2012Great fusion playing,i like it very much
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Hello everybody!
Welcome to my first lesson! This is my original tune called "Beautiful Lani". This song will be on my third album and will be featuring Frank Gambale on guitar. I wrote it a year ago for one of the clinics I did in Russia. I got asked to judge and perform at one of the contests in Moscow and I had to come up with something melodic and not that complicated, because I had to play with a live band without any rehearsals. So that's what I came up with! The whole idea was to have a very simple melody and interesting changes. Today we will go over the main melody and part of the solo!
I hope you guys will enjoy this lesson and will learn a lot about melodic minor and chromatic scales.
Key signature:
The main melody is in G major but it changes to D minor when the solo comes in.
Gear:
Tom Anderson Telecaster
Ugly Amps - Ugly 18
ZMG - Aspid Drive
Waves plugins
Apogee ensemble
Main melody:
Here is the scale that is being used for the main melody
Beautiful Lani single is available on iTunes.
Check out the official music video for the song here.
Solo:
When the solo starts the key is changing to D minor but I am using two dominant chords (Bb7 & A7) that makes my solo in D harmonic minor.
It gives us Bb and C# that are chord tones of the progression.
Here is the scale for the solo part:
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