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- Shredding the Canon in DLEVEL 9We'll work over 4 variations on the chord cadence of the ultra-well-known Pachelbel Canon.
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- Modal Shred EtudeLEVEL 9A solo based on Lydian mode using advanced modern techniques such as legato, sweep picking and alternate picking!
- Pentatonic Shred LicksLEVEL 7This lesson includes some Pentatonic minor and Chromatic note licks in the style of John Petrucci, Zakk Wylde and Steve Morse.
- Linear Shred ZoneLEVEL 6A short etude focusing on moving laterally up the guitar neck.
- Melodic Shred ArpeggiosLEVEL 7A shred arpeggios useful to increase your speed and control of the guitar.
- Upstroke Penta ShredLEVEL 6How to approach 2 note per string patterns starting on upstrokes.
- Country Blues ShredLEVEL 8Crazy country style solo!
- 20 Shred BlocksLEVEL 3Essential elements of shred guitar. Learn these, or your shredding will just sound like scales played up & down.
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Beckerfan7224th May 2016What did you use for tone in this lesson? Can you give parameters or settings please. This is the best version I've ever heard of this song.
- Joseines25th August 2015
This fracking rocks!
- arpejoes13th August 2010
Yeah Muris! i really appreciate your version and i have to master electric guitar to play this amazing version.
Thanx Muris for lesson. 
Daniel Realpe26th April 2010Timing is so tasty here, the arrangement is great!
- hotsoup112217th April 2010
Love the major seventh intervals you use in this one.
- Quibanez11th March 2010
You rock Funtwo his socks off
Muris Varajic10th March 2010Appreciate it.
- arpejoes10th March 2010
This is an Amazing Version!
- Muris Varajic5th December 2009
Hi Kristian!!
I wish to see your video playing this lesson asap, in a year, two or no matter when.
I suggest you to start learning licks slowly, play them slow, let everything sounds nice and clear,
soon enough you'll feel ok to connect them all together and eventually play the whole thing,
keep working. 
Bluesberry4th December 2009Muris, this is probably my favourite lesson here in GMC!
A couple of reasons for that: This is just beautiful, even though this is shredding. Usually shredding sounds boring if it's just fast. This is also groovy and has been phrased with intelligence.
No way I'm able to do this right now but I swear I will. In two years I'll be able to play this!- Muris Varajic2nd June 2009
Yeah.
- ftlog802nd June 2009
Is this again with pandora ?
- Muris Varajic15th May 2009
Cheers.
Alexiaden9314th May 2009Oh my God ! This is beyond human ! This is way better than FunTwo !
iamblackmo22nd April 2009Wow. Are you serious? I hate you. :-)
- Muris Varajic25th March 2009
Appreciate it.
- speedo_torpedo9421st March 2009
Simply amazing. Great job Muris
- Muris Varajic22nd January 2009
Glad you like it Gaby, thanks for the comment.
- gaby_arg22nd January 2009
wow! amazing!!!! no more words than that!...this will help me improve my technic a lot!..thanks you muris!!!!...and there no doubt you will OWN guitar idol this year!!.keep the GOOD music!
- Muris Varajic9th December 2008
Thanks.
- DaniHel8th December 2008
Groovy
- Muris Varajic22nd September 2008
Dobro nam dosao!!
Vjerujem da mislis na bare sa kaziprstom,
da, pokrijes dvije il vise zica odjednom,
al ga pomalo rotiras tako da izbjegnes
da ti se sve te zice cuju zajedno.
Sorry for foreign language tho guys,
- bosanac22nd September 2008
treba mi pomoc!
od 0:56-0:58 ovaj dio gdje se radi arpegios
...sta se radi s pokaznim prstom u ovom dijelu da li ga rotiras na taj nacin da sviras s njim samo jednu po jednu zicu ili njim prekrijes sve zice? ....odlicno si ovo odradio,svaka cast! - Muris Varajic13th September 2008
Thanks a lot.
GuitarsANDtattoos13th September 2008This one is just plain fun to listen to on an off moment to get one back on track. Awesome compilation of so many diff. techniques. Very inspiring.
Alberto Catasso27th August 2008Wow! Brilliant!
- Muris Varajic20th August 2008
Tako ide pjesma!
Emir Hot20th August 2008I haven't seen this one before. Great job as always. Tako ide pjesma
- Muris Varajic30th July 2008
Thanks Sigma.
It's MAB dampener but I didn't use it
for this lesson. 
sigma730th July 2008Hey Muris, Very Nice. Definitely gonna try that when I get better haha I am on it though. But what is that thing on your headstock? It seems interesting
- Muris Varajic27th July 2008
Sorry to hear about your hands and neighbors
but I'm glad you're enjoying it,thanks!! - Ttask27th July 2008
This evening, I tried for the first time to study this lesson. Now my fingers are almost bleeding, my hands are shaking, all my neighbors committed suicide, but it feels incredibly GOOD. This lesson is so awesome, clearly one of the very best of GMC in my opinion.
- Muris Varajic26th July 2008
That was very kind Kim and I'm really honored
to hear that my work inspires you!!
Keep practicing and ask if you need anything.
Cheers - X-Ray26th July 2008
Muris I just love everything you do! In every style, if it's country, rock, jazz, fusion or whatever, you allways write such beautiful and challenging pieces. I can not with words describe how much I love your lessons and thw way you play the guitar but what I can say is that since I saw you, you've been my biggest source for inspiration both with crazy licks but especially with my practice routine. Thank you alot for that!
Really great lessons, keep them up!
//Kim - Muris Varajic25th July 2008
Appreciate it,thanks!
- o_O24th July 2008
Whoa... this one is really amazing Muris, I really think ur the man! keep things going this way!
- Muris Varajic9th July 2008
I thought it was 100%
Thanks tho 
Jesse9th July 2008AWesome..blew me away!Your playing .. like 99.9% flawless !!!
jacmoe23rd June 2008Wow Muris!
You hear this all the time, but: Simply Amazing!
I'd love to go to a Muris Concert! Anytime!- Muris Varajic22nd June 2008
Thanks JT
J.T.22nd June 2008Amazing... your playing is fantastic!!! Cheers to you!!
- Muris Varajic21st June 2008
Cheers guys
- dante2009021st June 2008
i think im gonna cry!
Gwazi13th June 2008Awesome! Learning it right now
Lian Gerbino10th June 2008i´ve seen this a lot of times.... once again awesome!!!
- Muris Varajic9th June 2008
Thanks,looking forward to it
kyldeee8th June 2008Cool, I saw him live a couple months ago, and the show was awesome... I'm sure you're gonna like it
Cheers- Muris Varajic7th June 2008
Thanks kyldeee,glad you still enjoy it.
It's MAB Dampener.
Ohh and by the way,the guy on your avatar,
I'm gonna see him Live on Monday in Zagreb!!!!!!!! - kyldeee6th June 2008
I love this so much, but I gotta ask, what is that white thing in your guitars head???
- Muris Varajic29th May 2008
g mean Grace note,kind a ornament.
It's a fast note right before regular note. - Fanman29th May 2008
....still practising
youve got me hooked ! alright ive got a dumb one for you, what do the g's mean in the tab - Muris Varajic28th May 2008
Thanks,glad you enjoy it!
Pi3828th May 2008Wow, even after a week, I still love this!
- Muris Varajic28th May 2008
Thanks Fanman!
Best thing is to get motivated to play and practice,
everything else will come naturally. - Fanman28th May 2008
my god, muris this is savage, what a beautiful piece of work, really congrats my friend, this is so far beyond my level but im really inspired to practise the hell out of it. i dont easily get like that so props. keep it up
Edit for language - Smells - Muris Varajic27th May 2008
Thanks guys!
Vasilis27th May 2008That C+11 at the begining is a killer
Nathan33323rd May 2008Amazing arrangement there Muris! If JerryC ever saw this he would probably have a heart attack.
seagull23rd May 2008You just make everything look so damn effortless!
Really impressive and creative!
Pizzoaro22nd May 2008Wow, really cool!
Gonna learn it now:)
I just have to say i Love ur way of using dim chords!! really cool!- Muris Varajic22nd May 2008
Cheers
Lliber,you probably think of MAB dampener,that thing on the guitar headstock?
It does cover first few frets but only when you put it in that position
which wasn't the case here,it was in upper position so it doesn't have any contact
with strings or frets. 
Jerry Arcidiacono22nd May 2008The music speaks for itself here!
Awesome Muris!- lliber22nd May 2008
muris, do you have something covering the first fret if so could you post a close up on your page or could you explain here. thanks in advance and i love listening to this over and over
- Muris Varajic21st May 2008
Thanks guys!!
Nick Kellie21st May 2008magnificent!
- The Hunk21st May 2008
O my god! This is great! I want this on my I-pod!!
- Lian Gerbino20th May 2008
awesome awesome man!
- Muris Varajic19th May 2008
Thanks Hank
Henry Dietzel19th May 2008outstanding!!!
- Muris Varajic19th May 2008
Thanks guys,appreciate it!!
JuanMV19th May 2008Muris, this just gave me the goose bumps! It's incredible how much talent you can find on GMC. I wish I could download this one in MP3 format so that I can listen to it all the time!
skennington18th May 2008Words can't describe your playing man, I don't even try anymore. I just give people a link.
- mmasters18th May 2008
Muris, you're really hitting the realm of Vai's playing ability here except you're more musical!
- hostel18th May 2008
The best arrangement i have ever heard or seen.
Eat-Sleep-andJam18th May 2008Hes does it again !
Guthrie Govan would be proud- graaf3318th May 2008
make this a bit longer muris i want to have somthing to practise for a long long time please.
- graaf3318th May 2008
best thing i ever heard. you are the reason no question and you like 24 even better
thanks muris - lliber18th May 2008
one day , one day, maybe i will be that good , i live in hope , great job as always muris
- Muris Varajic18th May 2008
I'm soo glad you like it guys,thanks!!
audiopaal17th May 2008This is just too good, awesome beyond compregension!
Made me smile, very good work Muris 
Ivan Milenkovic17th May 2008AWESOME!
Carlos Carrillo17th May 2008Awesome Muris!!!!!
- Mark.17th May 2008
This rules hard!!
Tnx you so much for this masterpiece, gonna learn it right away 
mattacuk17th May 2008My Hero !!
fkalich17th May 2008I waited a day before commenting (as I play the standard arrangement and have no desire to alter it). Actually I like what you did. And generally I think alterations of classic compositions suck. But everyone at GMC did a good job here, which exemplifies what sets GMC ahead of the others.
Dejan Farkas17th May 2008Great fusion mate
leedbreak17th May 2008. Gee, I got a lot of work to do.
Love it man.- Alec A17th May 2008
I am Absolutely speechless Muris. Well done
Gerardo Siere16th May 2008Absolutely awesome.
John In Socal16th May 2008wow, brilliant.
Hisham Al-Sanea16th May 2008great work Muris
Gabriel Leopardi16th May 2008Awesome as always Muris!
Nick32516th May 2008amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
axelsson16th May 2008AAAWWWWWEESSSSOOOOOMMMEEEE
- Jon Lambo16th May 2008
Stunning, really stunning Muris! Holy Smoke!
Pablo Vazquez16th May 2008Awesome man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ballistic3116th May 2008wow nice ..I already know how to play that piece just not that way lol..This should be a blast the tapping runs i love..and so want to learn how to get that down just have a hard time with the lagato and timeing on the tap. great work as allways ...A lesson would be great on that tapping style
- Charvel16th May 2008
You're brutal Muris
! You really know how the fusion thing has to sound... I guess not everybody's able to convert a Pachelbel piece into a damn good fusion piece... two thumbs up for you Muris! 
ItsMe16th May 2008Yes it's overdone song. But this is great.
You must be the god of shred
iainsteward16th May 2008Muris....you are a sick, sick man!! Awesome lesson.....very original take on an overdone song, yet you made it enjoyable!! Loved it!!
Marcus Siepen16th May 2008AWESOME Muris
coffeeman16th May 2008Awesome!
DeepRoots16th May 2008aww man.
Thats it...
My guitar is now on ebay...- Alex8716th May 2008
Very nice Muris!
- USAMAN16th May 2008
He's not human
blindwillie16th May 2008Oh Muris. You are just... it's... *sigh*
kaznie_NL16th May 2008So cool!!
- Pi3816th May 2008
Muris, this is fantastic. I doubt I'll ever be able to actually play it, but it's certainly a fantastic piece of music you have put together.
Bali16th May 2008Absolutely gorgeous!!!
at lights end16th May 2008that is soo cool!
Bondy16th May 2008Awesome i love this one of my fav classical hits
RyanS.16th May 2008WOW! I have a loss for words. VERY NICE!
rockztar16th May 2008awesome
David Wallimann16th May 2008Muris, this is an amazing version!
We are not worthy!!!! ;-)
Jad Diab16th May 2008awsome man! i love it
Bogdan Radovic16th May 2008This is a breathtaking arrangement Muris!! Perfect!
- kyldeee16th May 2008
This is like the best Canon ever, Dude I love you so much, this is awesome, gonna definitely learn this one, thanks
RIP Dime16th May 2008Dude...how did you get so good?!
Capt.Z16th May 2008nice take on the classic song! I've seen
other videos of a guy named M@tt, or something doing this. He has a telecaster, ever seen him?
timono16th May 2008
jawdropping
Sergio Dorado16th May 2008Congratulations. Absolutely great version!!!
silentkap16th May 2008that's so awesome
Juan M. Valero16th May 2008AMAZING !!!!
Vinod Saranga16th May 2008Killer one
Awesome
Great arrangment Muris- Tsarpf16th May 2008
Nice groove!
Great work Muris! 
Danilo Capezzuto16th May 2008...you are awesome...
visi0n16th May 2008awesome muris!!
Iluha16th May 2008That was incredible... I'm speechless!
Siggum16th May 2008Amazing!
Joe Kataldo16th May 2008Awesome Techniques and Melody, Fantastic
chast16th May 2008Wow the groove change really gives a cool touch to it
I'm gonna learn the ending lick, can always be useful to end some songs
Nighthawk116th May 2008Beautiful beautiful beautiful...especially your legato as Kris said is absolutely stunning thx a lot...ps what does starbucks pay you for the advertisement ? :-) ..just joking
Kristofer Dahl16th May 2008 Muris your legato sound and precise is timing is beautiful beyond words - I got to check this out!
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Hello GMC! For today we have the well known Pachebel's Canon in D! I did a small arrangement on my own and I really hope you're gonna like it. So, the main thing that I've changed is the basic groove, instead of common 4 or 8 grouping here we have shuffle/swing feel. I also break the whole rhythm into half time so the tempo is 95 bpm.
Technique wise, well, I did lots of stuff, tapping, alt. picking, hybrid picking, skipping, 2 hand tapping etc. So I would say it's on Advanced Level BUT as always I'm providing you with lots of slow backing tracks so that you can practice this without pushing yourself above your current limits.
Scale wise we'll be using D major scale and it's components plus D Mixo b6 at one point.
Have fun, practice hard and let me know if you need anything. :)
Muris Varajic
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