Mark Morton: Dominion #2 Guitar Lesson

Guitar World brings you a series of guitar lessons with Lamb of God's Mark Morton called "Dominion." Lesson #2 is about Thinking Inside the Box.
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[@gunjansingh686]

That was a perfect example of pentatonic and blues mixing..hail mark..

[@Themachinegun]

I knew there was a reason I liked this band. Got alot of respect for this guy. Makes his own guitar shape, spends time with his family, humble, and can fucking shred.

[@ReVVVern]

mark is the man. he writes some of the most challenging riffs ive ever seen

[@MattRing]

Great playing and KILLER Boogie tone!!.

[@xDooksx]

Mark is awesome

[@Qliphirot]

Yeah, I like Mesa Boogie

[@FilipeSalgueiroo]

mark morton is just awesome !

[@Stryker125]

i've never been a metal fan, but i have a lot of respect for this guy

[@grunzelives5237]

& again he opens my eyes.!

[@Rumplitschka]

Same, don't know if it's the same for you, but when i practice Songs at slow speed to work up to pace i have a hard time working in the legato's and slow down the speed because i pick too many notes. I feel kinda dumb that i didn't figure it out by myself but paying attention to start on 1's or doing it on a count makes it a lot easier to play at high speeds. I also like his philosophy on working up and down the neck, just so fun to play.

[@Logstudent1988]

this dude got some amazing skills. hope they will stay together for ever.

[@noeltheshemale]

that's a cool run.

[@Kimmocheck]

Mark is fucking awesome! I like the idea of playing across the neck instead of just up and down in the basic box.

[@RevisedTV]

wow that looked pretty intimidating and scary this nis gods way of telling me i must learn it

[@MAGGOT1366]

what a legend!

[@XDirkLanceX]

@jfrockon I agree. I still think the best vibrato in metal though is Joel Stroetzel from K.S.E. dude can make notes sing

[@SASPython]

he should really solo more! his riffs are awsome and he has good soloin skill so i really wana see his full technicall ability! Love Lamb of God. Definition of Heavy metal.

[@MagicAceMatt]

awesome video :P 5 stars :)

[@budgood099]

Guitar World has a lot to offer for a guitarist seeking knowledge.

[@jordandayman1356]

I wouldn't go that far... but they are good at what they do and make heads bang!

[@hunterW1134]

that lick at the end is fucking insane

[@admiral8toes]

thats like poetry on guitar

[@nikitofin]

que copado que es este tipo!

[@ebzug]

great lessons for he has a great tone and a great style i have to agree with alexnormon deffinatly one of the more technical players around.

[@inuki69]

@djakew7: your Meshuggah and Lamb of God at some point of their life grew up listening to "grandpas guitars" (which a lot of us refer as guitar heroes)...meaning to say, if you want to be as good as them then put yourself into their shoes and most important, give respect.

[@BLUEWIZARD40]

that guitar is awesome !! does anybody know what model it is ? if only there were tabs for this exercise

[@kingster911]

This was the one I've been looking for. Considering buying his signature. He may resemble Jesus but also reminds me of a metalhead Allan from the Hangover lol

[@backlash87]

mkay..... i haven't seen a guitar one magazine in years, I don't think that its made anymore... at least in Canada hahaha

[@jfrockon]

Hey, a modern guitarist with a good vibrato... nice

[@mitchellbotting]

@AlexNormonBazzz I love those guys and LOG, but there's a band called Revocation that has em beat.

[@RadleyBradley96]

@iPR0SH0T I do believe John Petrucci would agree that Tosin Abasi has that title.

[@JerkyChid]

@machinegunguitar And don't forget looking like a heavy metal Jesus! Mark seems like a great guy to hang with as well

[@Kimmocheck]

Mark is fucking awesome!!

[@givemeajackson]

@AlexNormonBazzz michael romeo (symphony x) and jeff loomis (was the master of nevermore)

[@7abraxas6]

Heya! Anyone know where to find tabs for Mark's exercises? Or maybe the pros out there watching this video can tab it? :D They're awesome but but for beginner-to-int players like me it's really hard to pick it out!

[@AlexNormonBazzz]

Mark Morton and Willie Adler are probably the most talented and most technical songwriters and guitar players in metal right now. How metal should me.

[@hierarchyofscares]

is this the mesa boogie mark V head?

[@rifflibrary8681]

Yes it is

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

That cat would make an excellent JHFC

[@Terry.Flatfoot]

@BLUEWIZARD40 Just Google Jackson Mark Morton guitar. You should get some shopping results. It's about $1,400. The particular color is the wine red finish I believe.

[@MrPentatonics4life]

These guys are are the metallica of there generation. There are faster bands, there are 'heavier' bands, but nobodys better. LOG the class of Metal

[@Brasil2014wc]

@budgood099 dave mustaine and chris broderick are..

[@GrOUndEDtv]

@AlexNormonBazzz now the talent thing is all opinion. but technically, have you heard tosin abasi, marc okubo or either of Born of Osiris's guitarists?

[@metallica2296]

he does

[@dehdehderzz]

@Ramones1234100 please understand that metal and shredding is basically where its at for up and coming guitarists and also please understand that there is way more to shredding than just random notes. please listen to a jason becker or marty friedman album and youll see what i mean

[@JakeTheDrummer18]

dude, i play drums and i find this intresting

[@Dalairwarrior]

Lamb of God is a great band cause they can be heavy without having to go to those really low tuneings like drop a or drop b

[@bradentheguitarist]

@masonandscott because he is...obvi:P

[@Wattyb2]

@AlexNormonBazzz Uhhhh, so Emil Werstler and Tosin Abasi are....

[@rayhgtr]

@fruitywheelz rite?? big stretches around the 9th 7th 5th and 3rd fret bits going on here

[@DaniTheDawg]

Along with Robb Flynn and McClain imo...

[@horatiohuffnagel7978]

He ams not a normal human. he ams a god

[@Tonycaveman]

@ieatcheez4breakfast The artist or the pokémon?

[@punk9999643]

@AlexNormonBazzz Haha, sweet man.

[@ElectricS45]

I didn't say anything bad about metal. Look at my favorite videos...tons of metal. I was just letting this guy know where he could find a magazine that would suit his interests more.

[@darumaleo]

Could i have the tablature of this?????? pleaseeeeeeeee

[@AlexNormonBazzz]

@punk9999643 Man im already a massive Opeth fan :) Martin Mendez is the most influencial bass player for me

[@MetalMark9]

@AlexNormonBazzz paul waggoner and dusty waring of between the buried and me

[@bradentheguitarist]

@A7XEternalSoldier true enouph

[@GenericEnigma]

@AlexNormonBazzz Alongside Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel! :D

[@nedmccrady1588]

the lick at 2:04 is so fuckin badass

[@jfrockon]

@pittbullbill Are you serious? It's when you "shake" or bend a note up and down. Your serious?

[@mattman1127]

Willie writes the hardest songs! But I see what your point is

[@orioncon]

guitar world --- saw something like elf stuuf there --- paste an link ! ?

[@mudshovel508]

@machinegunguitar and because lamb of god is fucking bad ass

[@cooliovasquez]

why does he squeak when he says s sounds?

[@JerkyChid]

Yes actually. In fact they talk about taking riffs from old hippy bands and such. It's all apart of their sound, like being a metal band that turns down their gain

[@e83088]

@AlexNormonBazzz Jeff Loomis.

[@admiral8toes]

i wish there were tabs

[@Omen_Seven]

Am I the only person that has to backup the video to see the riff again because I was distracted by the beauty of Mark's guitar..?

[@punk9999643]

@AlexNormonBazzz Check out Opeth. Lamb of God are amazing, don't get me wrong, but Opeth is better guitar/vocal wise. At least in my opinion.

[@22640cal]

no socks!

[@BlakeBagnell]

@AlexNormonBazzz how metal should me.

[@NICK000DICK]

He hates using his pinkie)))

[@satchel5909]

Hey, you dont have to be dead/born in the 50,70,60' to be good!

[@anamethat]

All blues based (versus jazz based) metal does dude, try listening to Sleep and Electric Wizard. Blues up the ass.

[@ibanezxiphos700]

get rusty cooley in guitar world please.

[@Ramones1234100]

Guitar World has been pissing me off. I even stopped my subsciption. I only just bought the April Issue because the cover story is Hendrix, and they have a really good guide to recording (even though it's how to record modern metal, go figure) I just wish they catered to more then just the shred metal scene...

[@willeyg666]

While Tosin Abasi is a remarkable guitarist John Petrucci easily puts Tosin Abasi to shame. But then again you also have to remember that John Pettrucci, Tosin and Mark/Willie and Matt Heafy are from completely different playing styles so it's a little stupid to put them all under one category of guitar playing

[@CookF]

but you will find spots where you wanne keepg going with you Right hand... wtfff mark? off topic! 2:25

[@Allforfunforall]

Mark and Zach Galifianakis look a like.

[@DF59821]

Well GuitarWorld is a fuck load better than ExpertVillage!

[@mfx999]

@GuitarAddison well, he's propably not a guitar teacher xD

[@Earnhardt12345]

@djakew77 Don't worry you will be old much sooner than you think.. Then you will have some punk telling you how your stuck in the 10's 20's.

[@PanosArvanitis]

5 stars?no way to give 5 stars.for what?

[@backlash87]

whats bad about being metal.... and guitar world does more than just metal, they do just as much not metal if not more than metal segments

[@fruitywheelz]

he's got a hell of a reach in his left hand

[@MartyFriedmanRulez66]

@MetalMark9 No

[@jakubbmaka]

Technical ? Not at all, check The Faceless.

[@peavyt15]

@3922378742 use your ears. screw tabs.

[@Juanchorrito]

@maidenfreak94 His Boring!!!

[@Themachinegun]

LMAO ! ! ! !

[@Hue_Nery]

meh. If that was "too fast" for you well....I suppose we all have to start somewhere. It was just triplets. Nothing really new here.

[@Captain1Planet]

willie isn't technical at all, he doesn't really know the theory like mark does

[@masonandscott]

he is looking more like Jesus these days

[@Vengeanceisourpassio]

sounds a little dimeish

[@tsumitspartan1995]

Ugly guitar

[@DaniTheDawg]

I think that's one of the ugliest guitars in metal...

[@AldayFernandoIII]

i`m thinking the exact opposite

[@woot672]

Ever seen the majesty?

[@normanorma8316]

dani is a fag