W. A. Mozart - Turkish Lesson

Emir Hot

W. A. Mozart - Turkish March

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- Josch19th December 2018
  Thank you very much. This will help a lot keeping me motivated.
- Kristofer Dahl18th December 2018
  QUOTE (Josch @ Dec 10 2018, 03:08 PM)
  Comment :Bogdan Radovic
  From: 23rd April 2015
  
  Thanks, I have now added the 120 bpm backing into the lesson player!
- Josch10th December 2018
  Comment :Bogdan Radovic
  From: 23rd April 2015
- Kristofer Dahl10th December 2018
  Hi Josch. This lessons does not contain a 120 bpm backing as far as I can see. Which link are you reffering to?
- Josch9th December 2018
  Can I also get the 120 Backing Track? The Link is dead.
- Adam5th December 2018
  I was all happy I can play 3 themes and then the high octane parts kicked in. I'll get it eventually! Great lesson!
- Kristofer Dahl28th August 2015
  QUOTE (Joseines @ Aug 27 2015, 06:47 PM)
  can't get that last part of section 8 with alternate picking.
  
  I hear you, playing one-note-per-string with alternate picking is very difficult!
  
  Some options:
  
  * use hybrid picking (so alternate between the pick and your right hand fingers)
  
  * use economy picking (so no strict alternate picking)
  
  * try starting the phrase on an upstroke instead
  
  If none of the above help, just keep practicing and be sure to be completely relaxed in your right hand and don't push speed, let it come with time!
- Joseines27th August 2015
  can't get that last part of section 8 with alternate picking.
- Bogdan Radovic23rd April 2015
  QUOTE (Joseines @ Apr 23 2015, 02:32 AM)
  This some freaking great guitar sound playing.. but is there a way to get the backtrack at 120 ? 100 to 145 is a big stretch for me. Thanks.
  
  Hi Joseines, I have sent you the 120 backing track to your email address
  
  You can also download the backing track here: LINK
- Joseines23rd April 2015
  This some freaking great guitar sound playing.. but is there a way to get the backtrack at 120 ? 100 to 145 is a big stretch for me. Thanks.
- MrSurfer23rd March 2014
  Excellent. But can we get Guitar Pro for the backing track or at least chords or tabs?
  Cheers!
- thefireball25th February 2012
  I have never heard this entire composition before. Very nice on this!! I enjoyed it.
- anthadog27th September 2011
  sick!
- Dinaga18th September 2011
  It really is epic Great lesson for alternate picking - personally I don't find Turkish March too much fun to play but with this awesome backing track it suddenly is
- george956223rd October 2010
  aweasome lesson!!!!i am practising this piece right now :Dthanks for the grat lesson!!!!
- Bogdan Radovic12th February 2010
  sorry, missed the search field and posted here!
  
  Great lesson man!
- Emir Hot24th August 2009
  QUOTE (koray özbay @ Aug 24 2009, 06:03 PM)
  awesome lesson Emir,
  it'a very nice lesson to begin with from where I've left
  very inspiring
  Thanks a lot
  
  Thanks man. Feel free to ask any questions. I see this is your first post so welcome to GMC
- koray özbay24th August 2009
  awesome lesson Emir,
  it'a very nice lesson to begin with from where I've left
  very inspiring
  Thanks a lot
- Emir Hot1st May 2009
  Cheers guys, I am glad if you like this one
- Alexiaden931st May 2009
  Wow, this is like the one MattRach played on YouTube (Amadeus Rock), only ten times better. This is awesome !
- Canis22nd April 2009
  I can't believe I haven't commented on this one yet!
  This is one of my most played lessons. I've been on and off this one since you released it. Mainly just the main lick, but I'm expanding into the entirety these days ^^
- Emir Hot29th March 2009
  You can use some programs to slow the backing down. I like the one called "Transcribe". Google it
- Nighthawk110th March 2009
  Thanks for that tip Emir! By the way, in there any chance that you upload another backing track somewhere between 100 and 145bpm maybe 120 or 130 ?
- Emir Hot7th March 2009
  I see what you mean Well there is no help for that. Practice slowly and you'll get there. Try to press those 2 frets like a barre on 2 strings. Maybe that will be easier.
- Nighthawk16th March 2009
  In video 5 the string switch (From bar 4 to bar5) with the index finger on the same fret kills me at higher speeds! Anyone familiar with that problem? Any tips?
- Emir Hot5th March 2009
  QUOTE (29a @ Mar 4 2009, 10:39 PM)
  I wonder if mozart knew that he was writing "Epic Metal" In anycase, it's quite motivating. Far to hard/fast for me but I'll try to learn the first motiv anyway.
  
  I think this was the epic metal in their century
- 29a4th March 2009
  I wonder if mozart knew that he was writing "Epic Metal" In anycase, it's quite motivating. Far to hard/fast for me but I'll try to learn the first motiv anyway.
- Emir Hot27th February 2009
  QUOTE (Aleksander Sukovic @ Feb 27 2009, 12:33 PM)
  This is great! I like your version. It's great for listening too!
  
  Thank you Aleksander
- Aleksander Sukovic27th February 2009
  This is great! I like your version. It's great for listening too!
- Emir Hot26th February 2009
  QUOTE (Gwazi @ Feb 26 2009, 09:15 PM)
  D reminds me of paganini a ton
  
  Paganini was great as well
- Gwazi26th February 2009
  D reminds me of paganini a ton
- Emir Hot18th February 2009
  QUOTE (Nighthawk1 @ Feb 18 2009, 07:29 AM)
  Mozart passed away when he was only 35 years old..
  
  But he lived true RnR life style in that time
- Nighthawk118th February 2009
  Mozart passed away when he was only 35 years old..
- Emir Hot15th February 2009
  QUOTE (thijsmans @ Feb 15 2009, 07:47 PM)
  hi emir,
  ive got some problems getting my palm muting properly...
  any hints?
  
  thanks,
  
  thijs
  
  Half of the palm edge on the bridge and the other half edge on the string. You shouldn't keep it there non-stop. Accented notes should be played normaly most of the time. It's all about how you feel it. Combination of muted and non muted notes give you some nicer groove in your melodic lines.
- thijsmans15th February 2009
  hi emir,
  ive got some problems getting my palm muting properly...
  any hints?
  
  thanks,
  
  thijs
- Emir Hot9th February 2009
  QUOTE (thijsmans @ Feb 8 2009, 11:31 PM)
  thank you:)
  
  you made it clear:)
  
  You are welcome
- thijsmans8th February 2009
  thank you:)
  
  you made it clear:)
- Emir Hot8th February 2009
  QUOTE (thijsmans @ Feb 8 2009, 01:25 PM)
  ow, i notices that in the main video you play the second pull off thing in lick C with your pinky, but in video 4 you play it with your mid-finger...
  wich way do you recomend?
  i personally prefer the pinky way, less hand moving?
  
  Whatever you find easier. Sometimes I have no rule for that. The only important thing is that you get it to sound right If I am going for more vibrato then I tend not to use pinky but it all depends on that very moment what I find closer or easier.
  
  QUOTE (thijsmans @ Feb 8 2009, 01:09 PM)
  i guess practicing licks with the metronome is the way to build up speed?
  
  and, should i accent certains notes while practicing that? i mean, how many notes per beep should i play?
  
  this lesson is awesome
  
  thijs,
  
  You should accent notes but which note to aacent depends on the feel and rhythmical figure you want to achieve. If you are pleying triplets then you accent every 1st of group of 3 etc... Metronome is very important. I am not sure I understand the question about how many notes you should play.
- thijsmans8th February 2009
  ow, i notices that in the main video you play the second pull off thing in lick C with your pinky, but in video 4 you play it with your mid-finger...
  wich way do you recomend?
  i personally prefer the pinky way, less hand moving?
- thijsmans8th February 2009
  i guess practicing licks with the metronome is the way to build up speed?
  
  and, should i accent certains notes while practicing that? i mean, how many notes per beep should i play?
  
  this lesson is awesome
  
  thijs,
- Emir Hot1st February 2009
  QUOTE (Nighthawk1 @ Feb 1 2009, 10:25 AM)
  Damn it I always thought Mozart was German
  
  But his language was German
- Nighthawk11st February 2009
  Damn it I always thought Mozart was German
- Muris Varajic31st January 2009
  Need this backing bro, and few others,
  meet me on MSN
- Emir Hot31st January 2009
  QUOTE (thijsmans @ Jan 31 2009, 04:10 PM)
  thank you
  just when i started feeling bored about all those alternate picking excercises, i found this!
  it motivated me right away!
  if i learn this my ap gets better AND show off to my friends
  
  gheghe...
  
  you rock emir:)
  
  Cool man, if you have any questions please ask anytime Good luck
- thijsmans31st January 2009
  thank you
  just when i started feeling bored about all those alternate picking excercises, i found this!
  it motivated me right away!
  if i learn this my ap gets better AND show off to my friends
  
  gheghe...
  
  you rock emir:)
- Matt2324th January 2009
  Awesome arrangement and great playing.
- Marijan319th November 2008
  Bravo Care !
  
  You are legend !
- blindwillie27th October 2008
  Craziiii!
- Alejandro Pinero27th October 2008
  Fantastic !!
  realy cool
- Sir Schmoopy25th October 2008
  Awesome! I love the ending
- Emir Hot24th October 2008
  QUOTE (bsamn @ Oct 24 2008, 07:48 PM)
  Hey emir,
  
  Why dont u try Flight of the bumblebee... later.
  
  And this lesson man is amazing....i thing in 2-3 weeks i will have it maybe a month.
  
  Cant wait to nail this lesson.
  
  I used to know Flight of the bumblebee but I will have to re learn. It's a very cool piece. I was thinking of doing some Paganini instead. These full song lessons require a lot of time especially when it comes to making backing tracks. I think it is better to do a lesson with some similar melody which shows the right technique and later you can learn anything you like if you get the technique right. Flight of the bumblebee is nothing else than alternate picking. All you need to do is memorize all the notes. Tabs and notes for that piece are available everywhere on the web.
  
  thanks for the comment anyway
- bsamn24th October 2008
  Hey emir,
  
  Why dont u try Flight of the bumblebee... later.
  
  And this lesson man is amazing....i thing in 2-3 weeks i will have it maybe a month.
  
  Cant wait to nail this lesson.
- Nick32524th October 2008
  cool lesson emir
- Emir Hot24th October 2008
  QUOTE (chmilew @ Oct 23 2008, 10:16 PM)
  That was absolutely briliant ! Definitely the Best version i've ever heard
  
  Great job Emir !
  
  Thank you chmilew.
  
  QUOTE (leedbreak @ Oct 24 2008, 01:00 AM)
  WOW! To learn this might be a bit rough. But ones who do will get rewarded in their playing.
  
  I hope they will Thanks for the comment
  
  QUOTE (David Wallimann @ Oct 24 2008, 02:08 AM)
  Great lesson man, I love your arrangement. Hope to have more of these in the future!
  
  Thanks David. I will do my best to make some similar ones.
- David Wallimann24th October 2008
  Great lesson man, I love your arrangement. Hope to have more of these in the future!
- leedbreak24th October 2008
  WOW! To learn this might be a bit rough. But ones who do will get rewarded in their playing.
- chmilew23rd October 2008
  That was absolutely briliant ! Definitely the Best version i've ever heard
  
  Great job Emir !
- Emir Hot23rd October 2008
  thanks a lot guys
- Jad Diab23rd October 2008
  Awsome lesson man I love this piece
- Deleted23rd October 2008
  Really fantastic!
- Emir Hot22nd October 2008
  QUOTE (Ian Bushell @ Oct 22 2008, 05:07 PM)
  Awesome Emir!!
  I started working this out to do as a lesson,
  Glad i didn't get to far:) Will definately learn your version this rocks. Great Job!
  
  If you did, that would be the 3rd same lesson on the site
- glowshadow22nd October 2008
  great! i Like classic metal too
- Trond Vold22nd October 2008
  Brilliant!
- Ian Bushell22nd October 2008
  Awesome Emir!!
  I started working this out to do as a lesson,
  Glad i didn't get to far:) Will definately learn your version this rocks. Great Job!
- Emir Hot22nd October 2008
  QUOTE (Sami @ Oct 22 2008, 03:11 AM)
  im aiming for the 100bpm i might use this track for an audition for music schools! it shows my style real well. Thanks so much for the transcription
  
  You are welcome. Good luck on your audition
  
  QUOTE (Marcus Siepen @ Oct 22 2008, 11:44 AM)
  thats what I call classic Metal Great lesson
  
  Thank you Marcus. I am a big fan of classic metal
- Marcus Siepen22nd October 2008
  thats what I call classic Metal Great lesson
- Sami22nd October 2008
  im aiming for the 100bpm i might use this track for an audition for music schools! it shows my style real well. Thanks so much for the transcription
- Tryton22nd October 2008
  Bravisimo Emir....WOW
- Gabriel Leopardi21st October 2008
  wou Emir! Your lessons always blow me away!
  AWESOME version!
- besip21st October 2008
  very nice!!!!!
- Sergio Dorado21st October 2008
  Just awesome. Congratulations!
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  QUOTE (bsamn @ Oct 21 2008, 08:30 PM)
  Hey emir amazing lesson.
  
  Just one more thing, i think i have seen you play Vinnie Moore's - Last Chance on youtube ages ago. If
  you do know, it would be amzing if you could make a lesosn aout of it the whole song that is, like this one.
  
  Thanks
  
  That song was the exam at school. I can't show that exact song here but I can make something similar using similar licks.
- bsamn21st October 2008
  Hey emir amazing lesson.
  
  Just one more thing, i think i have seen you play Vinnie Moore's - Last Chance on youtube ages ago. If
  you do know, it would be amzing if you could make a lesosn aout of it the whole song that is, like this one.
  
  Thanks
- Bondy21st October 2008
  yep talking about the movie, very entertaining would recommend to anyone.
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  Thanks guys
- Jose Mena21st October 2008
  Emir, nice arrangement, awesome, mind blowing. Great work
- Toni Suominen21st October 2008
  Great lesson Emir!
- Fran21st October 2008
  Awesome Emir, top notch version
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  QUOTE (seagull @ Oct 21 2008, 05:25 PM)
  Fantastic version Emir!
  
  I don't think it's a bother that the lesson has been covered before, because as you said, Pablo's version was more classic and only covered the main themes and pieces in-between. This is a rendition of the complete piece in a rocking version.
  Different renditions, different versions, cool in their own seperate ways. Great job!
  
  Usually I check if there was a similar lesosn so we don't repeat stuff on the website but I missed that one. Yes he did it in a very interesting classical way and I think in this case it's not bad to have both on the site as I did completely different arrangement. Thank you for the comment.
- seagull21st October 2008
  Fantastic version Emir!
  
  I don't think it's a bother that the lesson has been covered before, because as you said, Pablo's version was more classic and only covered the main themes and pieces in-between. This is a rendition of the complete piece in a rocking version.
  Different renditions, different versions, cool in their own seperate ways. Great job!
- Muris Varajic21st October 2008
  QUOTE (Emir Hot @ Oct 21 2008, 01:43 PM)
  Zele had a good attempt Thank you
  
  Just like that,an attempt.
- mhskeide21st October 2008
  oh yeah, will definitely learn this when I got some sparetime:D
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  QUOTE (Jerry Arcidiacono @ Oct 21 2008, 05:04 PM)
  Great lesson and great music as well
  Mozart was a real genius. Maybe the best genius in music history.
  
  Sure he was. I love every piece he composed.
- Jerry Arcidiacono21st October 2008
  Great lesson and great music as well
  Mozart was a real genius. Maybe the best genius in music history.
- Oxac21st October 2008
  Oh I remember slowing down a piano track to get those note at the long runs in minor that turn into major, minor - trill etc.. But I nailed it a couple of years ago. Really cool one. I didn't bother to get that cool ending though, but now I don't have to regret it. You printed it down for me
- Hisham Al-Sanea21st October 2008
  nice cover Emir i just played this piece before many
  years ago and you remembered me again.thanks a lot
- Gerardo Siere21st October 2008
  Bravo! We are not worthy.
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  QUOTE (kian_yip @ Oct 21 2008, 03:23 PM)
  The Theme C1 is very cool! The chord melody is so accurate and fast. Awesome!
  
  Thanks. C1 could be one of the most difficult parts
- SensE21st October 2008
  The Theme C1 is very cool! The chord melody is so accurate and fast. Awesome!
- Alex8721st October 2008
  Nice lesson Emir
- kaznie_NL21st October 2008
  Waaah... so cool!! Thnx Emir!
  
  btw, lol fading colours Kris!
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  You are welcome. Thank you for your inspiring words
- inertia21st October 2008
  Emir, you're a guitar monster!
  Thanks for all of your great lessons man
- Nazgul21st October 2008
  Awesome! My favourite classical piece. Thank you!
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  QUOTE (Nighthawk1 @ Oct 21 2008, 01:52 PM)
  Awesome...take ! Just like.. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...la-turca-part1/
  Thanks Emir
  
  I haven't seen this lesson. Thanks for the link. He sounds more classical with piano in the background. I made more rock/heavy arrangement.
  
  QUOTE (Bondy @ Oct 21 2008, 01:56 PM)
  Also this is kinda freeky though I watched Amadeus last night spooky!!!
  
  Are you talking about the movie? I love the movie
- Bondy21st October 2008
  Also this is kinda freeky though I watched Amadeus last night spooky!!!
- Bondy21st October 2008
  This is awesome amazing work Emir you rock
- Nighthawk121st October 2008
  Awesome...take ! Just like.. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...la-turca-part1/
  Thanks Emir
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  QUOTE (fatb0t @ Oct 21 2008, 01:30 PM)
  Emir is this the harmonic minor scale dude?
  
  Yes the first part in Am is A harmonic minor
- fatb0t21st October 2008
  Emir is this the harmonic minor scale dude?
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  QUOTE (fkalich @ Oct 21 2008, 01:16 PM)
  I have decided not to learn any new lessons until I have adequately covered the 100 I am working on. But at that point, I know which lesson is going to be lesson #101 for me.
  
  Perfection, you have got to be one of the best guitarists on earth.
  
  wow that's a great compliment. I don't think I am but big thanks for your words
- fkalich21st October 2008
  I have decided not to learn any new lessons until I have adequately covered the 100 I am working on. But at that point, I know which lesson is going to be lesson #101 for me.
  
  Perfection, you have got to be one of the best guitarists on earth.
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  Thank you guys, I am very happy if you like this lesson. I think it's a very good L/R hand exercise and a very popular melody.
- Kuba Szafran21st October 2008
  Great job Emir !
- Ajmurrell21st October 2008
  The word awesome has already been used so much I feel I should at least try to give a different compliment... But awesome just sums it up to well
- Sami21st October 2008
  Emir thanks so much this is amazing
- fatb0t21st October 2008
  SOoooooooo cool! I love this freakin tune - can't wait to get out of work to learn this note for note!
- Emir Hot21st October 2008
  Thank you guys. I hope you will enjoy learning this one as much as I did when I first discovered this tune.
  
  QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Oct 21 2008, 11:10 AM)
  This is beyond awesome Emir - so cool!
  
  Oh and I have struggled half my life to get this melody out of my head - I think you just threw it back to me!!
  
  Thank you Kristofer. I've been playing this piece for many years, never get bored of this.
  
  QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ Oct 21 2008, 11:16 AM)
  Zele je macic mali!!
  
  Well done bro,top playing.
  
  Zele had a good attempt Thank you
- Pedja Simovic21st October 2008
  Brilliant Emir
- Skati21st October 2008
  wheay that's GREAT i love it
- Eat-Sleep-andJam21st October 2008
  Wow ! Yeah this is awesome !
- Ivan Milenkovic21st October 2008
  hehe, very fun tune, great job covering it Emir
- Bogdan Radovic21st October 2008
  What an amazing arrangement of this ultra addictive song !!! Thanks
- Piotr Kaczor21st October 2008
  I love to play this piece. Awesome lesson Emir!
- Lian Gerbino21st October 2008
  awesome, I love this piece too!
  well done man!
- Marek Rojewski21st October 2008
  I love it:)
- Muris Varajic21st October 2008
  Zele je macic mali!!
  
  Well done bro,top playing.
- Kristofer Dahl21st October 2008
  This is beyond awesome Emir - so cool!
  
  Oh and I have struggled half my life to get this melody out of my head - I think you just threw it back to me!!

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- Tags: Picking, March, Classical piece, Neoclassical, A la turka, Palm muting, Staccato, Palm muting, Alternate picking, A minor, A harmonic minor
Hi GMC. This time I decided to do a full song lesson. I picked one of my favorite Mozart's piece "Alla Turca". "Turkish March" is more popular way of calling this piece but you might find the other name as well. This piece is the third movement from his Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 (300i)

This is alternate picking lesson and great exercise for both hands. Use palm muting for a strong staccato effect.

I named every theme with letters on the main video so you can recognize when the parts are repeated. The structure is pretty simple. When you see "A1" it is actually the "A" theme with some variations.

I hope you will enjoy this one and see you soon with some more cool stuff.

Emir

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (full name Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential Austrian composer of the Classical era. His more than 600 compositions include works widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music, and he is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.

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