"Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli
Hey all, thanks for joining me! In this tutorial we will be taking an in-depth look at the style of one of the finest emerging guitarists of our generation, Marco Sfogli. Born in 1980, Marco started playing music at 4 years of age. He got his first electric guitar at the age of 9 and started playing along his heroes like Van Halen and Europe, just to name a few. In 1992 he switched to drums which helped him a lot in rhythmic knowledge. He switched back to guitar at 16 and never looked back. He has worked as a session player in Italy for a lot of artists and was part of one of the top World Music bands ever, “Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare”, touring extensively with them around the world. Nowadays he is the guitar player of Dream Theater’s vocalist James LaBrie, for which he recorded guitar tracks on his latest solo album entitled “Elements of Persuasion”. Since then he had the luck to record and/or appear on records with such names as Simon Phillips, Greg Bissonette, Matt Bissonette, Alex Argento, Matt Guillory, John Macaluso, Vitalij Kuprij, Randy Coven and many more. February 2008 saw the release of Marco's debut solo album entitled 'There's hope', which confirms his status as musician and guitarist extraordinaire. In this tutorial we will be taking a look at the solo section of one of the tracks from his debut album entitled "Andromeda". Before we dive head first into it, take a moment to watch Marco's performance of this section from the track: Marco Sfogli - Andromeda Visit Marco's website: www.marcosfogli.com Check out Marco's Album: There's Hope Get Backing Tracks from Marco's Album
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Lesson · 1m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli - Performance
Hey all, thanks for joining me! In this tutorial we will be taking an in-depth look at the style of one of the finest emerging guitarists of our generation, Marco Sfogli. Born in 1980, Marco started playing...
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Lesson · 4m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli - Part 1
Welcome to section 1! The first thing I'd like you to be aware of is the numerous changes in meter. It can be very easy to forget about these things while you're learning a new piece so try to keep it at the...
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Lesson · 1m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli - Part 2
Let's continue with section 2! You'll need to spend most of your time on bars 14 to 15 here. Remember that throughout this legato passage, the lightest touch will yield the best results. Use a pickstroke(up or...
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Lesson · 2m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli - Part 3
On with the show into section 3! The first thing you're going to need to be aware of is the change of meter here from 6/8 to 5/8. It may feel a little unusual at first so I would suggest watching the video to...
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Lesson · 2m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli - Part 4
Now it's time to tackle the most difficult part of the solo. Although it is vital for you to understand what is happening here on a note for note level, it is much more important that you concentrate on the...
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Lesson · 1m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli - Part 5
Hang in there people, we're almost there! Bars 31 and 32 display Marco's wonderful bluesy style phrasing. To achieve this effect to the fullest, you will need to concentrate on achieving perfect intonation...
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- 7 1:22 Backing track · 1m "Andromeda" by Marco Sfogli - Backing Track Ok people, here's the backing track for you to play along with. Get recording because we all want to see your version of this over at the forums. Thanks guys! Get More Backing Tracks from Marco's Album Tab