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Ivan Milenkovic30th December 2011In the time this lesson was made, HD was something new (similar like 3D is now), and server bandwidth, ISP internet speed and lesson production equipment used wasn't HD ready. This was the biggest resolution possible. Unfortunately there is no bigger resolution for this lesson, because of this.
Suibemah29th December 2011Anyone have an idea why some lesson video's are not filling my Lesson Step Window? this is very difficult to see and going to full screen there are not enough pixels to make it legible. Someone have any ideas or feedback help for me? It seems to not be consistent and effects all the teachers I am using... THANKS FOR HELP Oh also I cannot move the Quality of my downloads from Medium to High the button does not slide....?????
- Ivan Milenkovic20th August 2008
I'm glad you find it useful man, if you have any question regarding legato slide, feel free to ask mate. CHeers
Nazgul19th August 2008That's extremely helpful. We didn't have legato lessons for the pentatonic scale yet.
Carlos Carrillo6th March 2008hello ivan!!!!!!!!
excellent lesson!!!!!!
beutifull job!!!!!
thanks- Ivan Milenkovic27th December 2007
No problem man, I'm glad you like it
SamJ27th December 2007Thanks Ivan, this lessons great! Exactly what I was looking for.
Crazyfret22nd December 2007Another great lesson Ivan. This give me an alternative to my assending / decending pentatonic scales in thirds.
Got the first run down now at a slower speed now for the 2nd. I'm quite suprised how reasonably quickly I've picked it up. It looked tough at first!- Ivan Milenkovic10th December 2007
Thats great man, try the funky riff, you will learn some new moves for sure. My other funk lesson is soon to be live too
speezy10th December 2007Ivan -
Finally got this one down. Going to try your "Funky Riff" next.
Spencer
Seattle
Toni Suominen8th December 2007Thanks Ivan, Im definitely going to learn this one!
- Ivan Milenkovic7th December 2007
You are welcome man.
Kizaze447th December 2007That's always the answer, isn't it? Practice! I will, and thanks for those cool riffs!
- Ivan Milenkovic6th December 2007
Well, thats the best part of this slides I guess (the middle finger going down and them climbin up). Just practise it slowly and correctly - thats the whole secret. Don`t go fast if you can`t play it correctly. Trust me it will come in time. Me too had problems with those fingering, but with consistens practise no more. If you first encountered with this kind of fingering, i guess you must practise it for another month or two to really become comfortable with it. Hope this helps man. Keep rockin!
PS i saw now your last sentence... if you wanna play clean, you must mute all the strings that are not played at that time. For example when you go to another note, the previous note must be muted in the exact moment when you hit the next etc. Through slow practise you achieve this. - Kizaze446th December 2007
Ivan,
Love the lesson! I'm struggling a bit with the parts that require the middle finger to play the same fret as the ring finger, but one string up. I've never used this technique in my improvs for some reason, but would like to incorporate it. Any tips on playing more cleanly with that kind of fingering?
Kizaze - Ivan Milenkovic3rd December 2007
Thats tottaly awesome man, I am glad you like my lesson and the GMC site. It really rocks here and we are one big family. Say hello to your son, and if you have anything to ask or having trouble of any kind with guitar playing I (and the others I`m sure) will be glad to help. Keep on rockin`!!
- speezy3rd December 2007
Ivan -
Ok. I see now that GP is the way to go. Can slow it down or speed it up as fast as I need to. Thanks for the quick response.
Both me and my son (I'm 45, he is 16) are having a blast with all the lessons on GMC and yours is the first that I'm actually trying to "master".
Seriously..the GMC web site has provided a chance for me to bond with my son..we both check out the lick of the day, jam together with the backing tracks..totally cool.
Spencer
Seattle - Ivan Milenkovic3rd December 2007
Thanks man! I`m glad you like it!
Muris Varajic3rd December 2007Cool slides Ivan,well done!!
- Ivan Milenkovic2nd December 2007
@Nick325
THis is a Peavey Generation EXp with ACM. You can find a review on Gear Reviews board. Cheers
@spezzy
I am glad you are having fun with this lesson! I would have to record all over again in slow motion and i`m afraid that is not possible. BUT you can easily see what i play if you download the GuitarPro file. In it you can see all the notes clearly how tehy are played. GP file is downloadable from an icon to the right from the video window in the browser. Also there is a complete tab there with all the notes.
Let me know if you have any troubles with this further man, and keep on rockin` - speezy2nd December 2007
Ivan -
Having great fun learning how to run down this scale. Going back up however, I just can't wrap my mind or fingers around it. Is there a way to slow down the video even more? 
Nick3251st December 2007what type of guitar is that
- Ivan Milenkovic30th November 2007
THanks guys. More of this comming right up if needed..
Bogdan Radovic30th November 2007Yeah great job Ivan , this is very usefull stuff !!
Jerry Arcidiacono30th November 2007Useful lesson Ivan!
Juan M. Valero30th November 2007Yeah, good lesson Ivan
Andrew Cockburn30th November 2007Just cool - sounds great and great technique to learn!
Hisham Al-Sanea29th November 2007nice sliding ivan
- Ivan Milenkovic29th November 2007
Hey thank you all. I didn`t expect such a nice feedback. Thank you and have fun with this one. It is fairly easy-to-incorporate in yur own style lesson, and easy to play also.
My first intention is to help the beginners with connecting positions, but runs can be cool for people who does know how to shift-slide, but can give them some new patterns and directions. Hope this help 
shellshock191129th November 2007This lesson rules, some awesome Marty Friedman licks in there too.
- Nick32529th November 2007
very nice
The Uncreator29th November 2007Wow this is awesome, i love your technique!
N4085B29th November 2007Awesome lesson! I was stuck in the pentatonic box as well...finally free!
Lester29th November 2007Great lesson, I was missing some sliding in my pentatonis....
Thanx!!
Unleash-The-Shred29th November 2007Great lesson Ivan.
Pablo Vazquez29th November 2007Hey!! Excellent job Ivan!!
mattacuk29th November 2007Good job Ivan. I know plenty of new members who will benifit from this kind of lesson
Stratman5829th November 2007Just what I needed! No lie! Didn't know how to put in words of what I wanted though lol!
Quickly becoming my fav. instructer haha
David Wallimann29th November 2007This is an awesome lesson!
Great job!
Ben N29th November 2007great stuff Ivan
keep them coming
DeepRoots29th November 2007Wow- this is really interesting souding- Im used to doing runs with 3nps minor patterns- so this will breathe somthing fresh into my playing i am sure
Thanks Ivan
Kristofer Dahl29th November 2007Excellent Ivan - I get some Eric Johnson vibes from this!
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Hello there GMC :) Welcome to pentatonic slide shifting exercises for beginners. Are you sometimes stuck in those pentatonic boxes? Don`t know how to connect them and move up and down the neck? Why not try legato slides?
Lets use some of the legato techniques to connect those boxes together. Here we have 4 exercises that go up and down the neck using G major( parallel E minor )pentatonic scale. Enjoy! :)
The most important thing is to carefully execute the slides. Practise them very slowly until you become very comfortable playing them fast. Executing them with the tip of your finger and landing exactly behind the fret is essential so keep it in mind.
Also if you wanna get the proper sound you must mute all the string that are not being played. All the adjacent strings must be muted combining left and right hand, expecially when you play with high gain settings. Have fun! :)
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
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
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