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- Modal MadnessLEVEL 6In this lesson we will learn 2 string patterns.
- Modal Madness pt 5. - The Hirajoshi ScaleLEVEL 6This lesson is about the Japanese scale named the Hirajoshi scale in Dmin. It involves wide stretches but it is played fairly slow so guitarists of almost all levels can practice it.
- Modal Madness pt 3 - Extended ScalesLEVEL 7What differs this lesson from the previous two is that it reaches the third octave in a more linear way. This is a great tool to build up a tension and a release while creating melodies.
- Modal Madness pt 6LEVEL 4We will learn some easy legato runs in all the modes of the A pentatonic scales.
- Dominant Series Pt. 4LEVEL 6This is the fourth and last lesson of the series that show how many different scales can we play over a dominant chord.
- Metal String SkippingLEVEL 7Challenge yourself with there patterns to improve your alternate picking stamina!
- Neoclassic MadnessLEVEL 9Extreme shredding lesson focused on speed and arpeggios.
- Hybrid MadnessLEVEL 6An effective technique used by guitar masters such as Brett Garsed, Steve Trovato and Danny Gatton among others.
- 5 Modal II V I LicksLEVEL 6A sequence of 5 modal licks to expand your improvisational approach against a II V I chord progression.
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PeterGuitar26th May 2019Hello can you help play this lesson in standard E tuning
Zsolt Galambos4th November 2010Thank you! This is one of the hardest picking exercizes, if you nail this, everything else becomes easy.
From these lesson you really can learn modes and how to use alternate picking !
Mate Nagy1st November 2010From these lesson you really can learn modes and how to use alternate picking !
Damir Puh4th February 2010Great workout, scary technique!
Daniel Realpe8th December 2009This is an excellent workout and pretty fun to play imo
mba6420th May 2009Great playing as always,you shread man look so easy when you do it, but so hard.
- Zsolt Galambos19th May 2009
Thank you all, my friends!
Piotr Kaczor19th May 2009Great picking and of course your trademark vibrato at the end
TreyDeschamp18th May 2009One word.....DAMN!
Carlos Carrillo18th May 2009This is a great lesson Zsolt,cool and useful.
Gerardo Siere18th May 2009Great excercises!!!
Marcus Siepen18th May 2009Killer lesson
- Zsolt Galambos17th May 2009
Thank you guys!
Sergio Dorado17th May 2009Perfect technique, great exercises!
Kuba Szafran17th May 2009Modal Madness is an epic series, great job Zsolt!
Hisham Al-Sanea16th May 2009fantastic Zsolt
Muris Varajic16th May 2009Awesome picking Zsolt!
- Zsolt Galambos16th May 2009
Thank you my friends
Wilska16th May 2009Great lesson again Zsolt, definetly helpfull and also cool sounding!
AlexLion16th May 2009Who has voted that it is not instructional??! I find you!!
- Zsolt Galambos16th May 2009I'm going to add this lesson to my AP workout time. May take a (long, long) while before I get it up to your speed though.
Practice makes one perfect. I'm sure you can do it!Btw your hands looks so relaxed like this is normal 16th notes not triplets
What pick do you use for this madness? 
Jim Dunlop Jazz III, XL seriesKiller pattern! I knew it already (and don't think it's the hardest in your serie) but the backing tracks will help me a lot in my practice, thanks a lot Zsolt!
May the gods of steel be forever on your side!
Good to hear that!
Cheers, bro
Thank you all for your kind words ! 
Trond Vold16th May 2009Nice!
MigeZ15th May 2009Awsome lines and shredding and everything
Cheers mate 
Stephane Lucarelli15th May 2009Awesome technique & lesson Zsolt!
berko15th May 2009It's so interesting to see how your ring finger and pinky are totally independent from each other... that's what I'm striving for right now
Sinisa Cekic15th May 2009Killer lesson and playing !
Pedja Simovic15th May 2009Zsolt awesome alternate picking chops man !!!
Ivan Milenkovic15th May 2009Awesome lines man, great precision and cool sounding sequences, definitely cool sounding and useful!
- AlexLion15th May 2009
Invader I like that fact too
Evil_Invader15th May 2009By the way, it's killer to have a teacher tuned in D here! Thanks for that too haha
- Evil_Invader15th May 2009
Killer pattern! I knew it already (and don't think it's the hardest in your serie) but the backing tracks will help me a lot in my practice, thanks a lot Zsolt!
May the gods of steel be forever on your side! - AlexLion15th May 2009
Btw your hands looks so relaxed like this is normal 16th notes not triplets
What pick do you use for this madness? 
Alexiaden9315th May 2009Wow, this is heavy !
Perfect technique ! 
Jose Lassaga15th May 2009Great lesson man!!!
Vasilije Vukmirovic15th May 2009Fantastic technique!
Lian Gerbino15th May 2009awesome man!
facjata15th May 2009great, thanks a lot!
Emir Hot15th May 2009Mind blowing
- AlexLion15th May 2009
AWESOME!!
This patterns are greatest from this series, IMO When I finish 2nd part I think I jump on this instead 3rd Thanks Zsolt! 
Red15th May 2009More things to practice
purple hayes15th May 2009I'm going to add this lesson to my AP workout time. May take a (long, long) while before I get it up to your speed though.
Kristofer Dahl15th May 2009Scary stuff - very cool Zsolt, voted!
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Hi GMC'ers!
Welcome to the 4th installment of the Modal Madness series. This time we will work harder to play sequences used by many different guitarist. The best known for this is Paul Gilbert.
These are 5 string patterns, played in D Minor. Try to focus on constant alternate (up/down) picking. The most difficult part is when you hit the following string in a row with an upstroke and come down to the previous string with a downstroke. The ascending part is harder to play than the descending, because of the mentioned picking sequence.Practice these slow at first. When you get completely familiar with it on a specific tempo, raise the tempo a bit and continue practicing. You can also play these in the other keys as well, and eventually you can incorporate them in your own style.
Tuning:
* Standard D:
* D - G - C - F - A - D
(From thick to thin string)If you have any questions:
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* General ForumHave fun practicing!/ ZsoltFrom this course:
- Modal MadnessLEVEL 6Time for some modal madness! This exercise is one of the most important for developing speed, stamina and accuracy in alternate picking.
- Modal Madness pt 2. - Harmonic Minor ModesLEVEL 7Exercises in the modes of A-harmonic minor. Try to play them in every key slow at first and eventually at a higher tempo. When you master these try to incorporate it to your own play, or you can come up with your own ideas as well.
- Modal Madness pt 3 - Extended ScalesLEVEL 7What differs this lesson from the previous two is that it reaches the third octave in a more linear way. This is a great tool to build up a tension and a release while creating melodies.
- Modal Madness pt 5. - The Hirajoshi ScaleLEVEL 6This lesson is about the Japanese scale named the Hirajoshi scale in Dmin. It involves wide stretches but it is played fairly slow so guitarists of almost all levels can practice it.
- Modal Madness pt 6LEVEL 4We will learn some easy legato runs in all the modes of the A pentatonic scales.
- Modal MadnessLEVEL 6In this lesson we will learn 2 string patterns.
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