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Alexiaden9326th July 2009Very gloomy song indeed !
Gabriel Leopardi15th February 2009Hey! Thank you for the comments! I used a Marshall Valvestate mod 8080 clean and dist channel. I don't remember the exact settings but you have to set the gain very high to get that sustain. That guitar helps too.
chri.banez16th January 2009drama!!
very nice, sounds good.
sigma73rd August 2008Wow haha I never thought I could keep my ring finger seperated from my pinky but this helps a lot. Thanx Gabriel!
- stratobacker28th June 2008
Gabriel,
What a mysterious, beautiful lesson! Will you discuss pedal effects and settings used, please?
Stratobacker - -Fox-10th June 2008
Excellent job! Sounds exactly like an Opeth tune!
Carlos Carrillo19th April 2008nice lesson Gaby!!!
excellent job!!!
Danilo Capezzuto25th February 2008Really love this lesson.
uberIbanez21st February 2008Great lesson. it sounds vory much like Opeth. they're my favorite band
- Frank11th February 2008
I like this song very romantic .Thank you Gabriel.
- dreamtheaterfreak30th January 2008
the little solo sounds like octavarium by dreamtheater
- Gabriel Leopardi27th January 2008
Thanks guys! Great to hear that skennington!
gabriel.- 
skennington27th January 2008nice gabe. i have to say that learning this one would put a new sound in my arsenol!
- Martin la guitarra26th January 2008
you can really create a melody gabriel
- dreadlocks22nd January 2008
no slower backing tracks
graet lesson btw 
kyldeee14th January 2008Opeth rules!!!
Great Lesson... Thanks. 
- fatb0t13th January 2008
Wow dude, this is a terrific lesson, choke full of ideas!
- dreamtheaterfreak3rd January 2008
the solo sounds a little like dreamtheater
Toni Suominen16th December 2007Very Opeth sounding, great job Gabriel!
- Gabriel Leopardi6th November 2007
Yes. this kind of chord changes is a bit difficult. Practice this chord change slowly from the first chord to the second and then returning to the first chord again. You'll find it more comfortable if you practice some time.
gabriel.- - shammy5th November 2007
what can I do to get my fingers to stretch further. I need some exercises, obviously I had trouble with that chord that goes from 2f to 4th to 6th fret without releaseing fingers. Nice Job btw!!!
Freebird28th October 2007Grrrrreat!!!
I haven't got the Damnation album... I'm surely getting it now! Anyway you nailed the Opeth style, really well done!!
PacmanProductions23rd October 2007oooo spooky..... great lesson! easy but satisfying
- lliber16th October 2007
another great lesson gabriel, thanks
- Owen16th October 2007
Nice, gonna have to learn this one
Inspiring. - maes16th October 2007
truely one of my favorite instructors gives another beautiful lesson, thanks gabriel
WillJam15th October 2007Great! it sounds very fantastic with the second guitar in the background at the end of your "dark" lesson
- Soul_Decision16th October 2007
Nice!!
mattacuk15th October 2007Wow that is awsome! very atmospheric
- TheClansmanDK15th October 2007
Gabe i love your lessons. This is amazing. Period !
krudtaa15th October 2007I believe "magnificent" is the word i´m looking for here.
- CyanideChris15th October 2007
Amazing! Definitely see the Opeth influence, they're one of my fave bands
I shall learn this 
Hungus15th October 2007This is awesome Gabriel, thanks soo much for doing this
Juan M. Valero15th October 2007Yeah, excelente leccion !!! has creado una atmosfera perfecta, de esas tétricas que tanto me gustan
Un saludo y sigue trabajando tan bien como hasta ahora !!
ZakkWylde15th October 2007brilliant
SLASH9115th October 2007Very beautiful. Great lesson!
JVM15th October 2007Awesome Gabe! Reminds me of ending credits a lot of Ending Credits
Ben N15th October 2007great!! love that style well done
Smikey200615th October 2007Very opethy. You capture the atmosphere very well. Awsome lession ill be sure to learn this 1
Muris Varajic15th October 2007Great progression and feel Gabriel,
fantastic!
The Uncreator15th October 2007Simply Beautiful and DARK!!
Damnation is such an amazing album, i feel its influence very much in here!- Amarok15th October 2007
WOOOHHAAAA Awesome, realy atmospheric!!
Kristofer Dahl15th October 2007Wonderful Gabriel - you are a true master at catching the essential vibe!
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Hello GMC! This lesson has been inspired the cleanest stuff of the dark/gothic/death/doom/atmospheric (or how you would like to call it) bands like Opeth, The gathering, Katatonia, etc. The main influence of this tune is the Opeth’s album called Damnation. This one is a masterpiece in dark acoustic progressions. Opeth’s use of acoustic guitar arpeggios combined with electric guitar slow solos could make you cry.
In this lesson I tried to use the same intervals between the chords changes and the modulations. I didn’t use any harmony theory for this composition; I just tried to find the most obscure chord succession at every moment so I can’t explain you a formal way to compose this stuff. I just followed my ear, my mind and my heart.
You’ll find this lesson very helpful to practice clean arpeggios, chord changes and also vibrato and bending.
I hope that you enjoy it!
See you!
Gabriel.-
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