How to Play a Guitar Solo : Finding the Right Key for a Guitar Solo

[matabaldia]

Come on, the song Key is define by the cords played in a progression, per example, if you are playing Bm, F#5, E5, Cmaj, the key is G major, and you don´t even play the G, if you are coming back to a cord a lot, obviously it´s going to sound good, but That doesn't mean THAT CORD ITS THE KEY.

[nokklu16]

hi youre a great teacher but can u please reply your message telling me a solo you invented i mean write the chords down or something please because it kinda hard for me tnx

[missystu]

You are a great teacher and very important to beginning students. Is there an easy way to find chord changes?  I know all about the 1-4-5 thing but it doesn't seem to help much. Only on easy country songs.

[mikaelmagnate]

here´s something that might be interesting, it comes with free soloing tracks and everything!

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[mikaelmagnate]

Good leson!

[REX05011]

man like i just strated aplying guitar and im confused on what a key is can u like explaing it cus i wanna make sure that im rite on what i think it is

[Toca91]

How do I know it's a G scale?

[outofslumber]

@Toca91

Its in the key of "G".

The chord the song wants to resolve on is a "G". 3rd fret of the E is the "G" note, which is where the scale could possibly start. Im still learning but thats what I picked up from it.

[guitarfreak97825]

@Toca91

You know its a G scale (he didnt mention Gmaj or Gmin, but whatevar) because all the chords or notes that he plays are all in that G scale.

For example, in the little song he played in the vid, his chords were G, C and D.

And in a Gmaj scale, the notes are G A B C D E F# G.

See, there is a C note and a D note in there too.

Of course he didnt have enough chords to prove that this was right for many other scales have G C and D in it but i hope that this helps.

[Toca91]

@guitarfreak97825 Great! Thank's for taking so much time for explaining this stuff to me! Thanks dude :) I owe you a beer!

[jsoffel]

This guy is a idiot.

[jsoffel]

This guy is a idiot.

[Detoxx23]

lmfao,,, what a joke....literally... this expert village is a fkn joke....rock on all you mthr fkrs..\,,/

[soundmethod]

Makes total sense. Very cool. Thanks.

[deathmast403]

what scales are the best for metal? like pentatonic is for blues?

[MetalInstrumentals]

@deathmast403 Theres no "METAL SCALE" its all about how you play it you can play the Pentatonic scale in a metal song like metallica's kirk hammet and it will sound like metal, you can also try the minor and mayor scales

[steelpanther33]

@deathmast403 doesnt matter which scale, it depends on how u play it....like in my guitar class everytime i start improvising it always sounds like a an 80's metal solo but the another kid in my class will play the same scale im playing and get a blues sound

[Pesiane]

@steelpanther33 dude how do you get your 80's metal sound solo???? pls tell me !! ;D

[deathmast403]

@steelpanther33 well then i need to lean how to do that

[ijamhxc4him09]

@deathmast403 doesnt matter its all in you play it, personally i like C minor and E minor tho but its really about whatever you like on your own...

[mrknolly]

hwodo dyou tune to the key of a

[bluemilklovers]

gay i want a high scream y'kno make theyr ears bleed fuckin fag i lesen to daeth metal not banjo shit

[KingMooseSLSK]

@bluemilklovers apparently u listen to it too much...cant even hear your own mistakes when you type

[extreme5050]

LOL Close Captions for deaf musicians

[bigdaddystratman]

man these ppl got to be WAY to high on here!!!!!!!!!

[lipfishin]

expertvillageidiot

[Dan1cemaN]

Barre chords?

[Dan1cemaN]

hey guys i learnt the chords A Am F G E Em but i don't know that chord what's that chord which he plays on different positions on the neck which isn't the root chord G aka movable chords ??? or s.th. like that HELP PLEASE

[rodwyr]

@Dan1cemaN

Well, given the caption completely covering the video, I'll be going by ear (which after 16 yrs. of playing has become pretty reliable). The G chord he was playing was an E-shaped bar chord, and the other 2 were a C chord and D chord that are A-shaped. If you're taking lessons right now, you'll learn those relatively soon. Starting out, bar chords can be tricky, but they get easier with time. Just stick with it.

[wweandtna12]

Haha loved the jazz joke at the end

[guitarmessiah95]

This is the first expertvillage video that helped.

[chopperharris100]

this guy sounds like someone off the godfather

[joeleke64]

my god.. this is retarded..

"you can say it's jazz"..

well.. wouldn't wanna hear his take on jazz music then.. could only sound like crap.

[jacabra]

@joeleke64 I think he was just joking, you know that sense of humor thing people often talk about, I think he was giving it a go.

[wcsixX]

if its in the wrong key just say its jazz wahaha!! hella cool!

[3393ish]

this is awesome

[ijakeii]

semi-hollow body? you lost me.

[fabbola]

Now, can you please describe how to boil tea.

[nox1sxmessenger]

jazz goes through more complex progressions in more complex timings.....so if you have an ear for predicting where the song is taking you.....then it sounds awesome. But its a language that if you dont know, you cant follow. Jazz rules.

[wetriddim]

lol

[69guitarplaya]

is jazz meant to sound crap?

[JackVCG]

Good tips! This video I was looking for! :)

[Coomy394]

what kind of guitar?????

[cbpk1996]

he'ss using a schecter i think

[mozahzah]

hey i have a question the key is g i can play it on the 3rd fret of the e string or fret 15 on the e string and so on right ?????

[rankit2]

dude u can play all d notes in d scale across all frets and strings... u can play pentatonic licks in between to give a pentatonic feel

[giutar24]

no offense and all i'm a one level behind advance, but, this lesson isn't really all that usfull.

[ace05820]

hey that was a good one hahaha

[SuperMrfunky]

lol you poeple need to get a sense of humor that was actually pretty funny

[mukkohaha]

good joe, nut 5 stars sry for bad spelling

[iamyouifyouareme]

Joke scale rating: 1/10. Poor attempt at humor, but nice video. It should help a lot of beginners

[frediiee]

I dont get it .

[1stdeadpresident]

ive been needin sumone to tell that. thanks... ill let you know how it work for me

[leveldown101]

Dude, Thanks... i'm a begginer guitarist and i don't really know all those stuff yet, you helpd me alout.... so thx.... BTW, you should totally kick off that Joe Wayls (or what ever his name is...) he sucks hard!! i mean, his a good guitar player but his not very good at teaching guitar.

[handlingmysht]

ha ha ha not funny

[ortegapeter]

HHAHAHAHAHAHHA ITS JAZZZZ.HAHAHAH

[rg37]

ITS OK PEOPLE, THE SOLO WAS AMAZING. you just dont listen to jazz 8)

[tenaciousjp]

jazz isnt in the wrong key...they play chromatically. which makes jazz so unique.

[Jayjay7856]

I think he was just joking...

[matthew1820cam]

nice

[rykelo]

man, that makes me a KILLER jazz musician hahaha

[12579admin]

lol

[Demitro]

haha :)

[mullinsjake]

Ha jazz

[m9m9m9m9m9]

lol  !!

[Ozonefan12]

im sorry mama...it was jazz

[Brennon757]

haha

[forevergrounded]

rofl "and if you are playing in the wrong key, you could say it was jazz" haha thats hilarious.

[waaaitwhat]

lmao i know right? i heard this and it took me a second to figure out he was kidding

[Oysy]

was the chord g? or was the base note g? please help ;P

[vijaybuck]

both

[TrehBillings]

the name of a chord and the base note are the same thing

[GuitarMan3292]

if i heard that on the radio id change the station!!

[forevergrounded]

rofl

[Falling12Shadow]

nice

no pressure or anything this guy is good

[Rozman81]

hah you are cool

[101metalboy101]

great last line

[bilbomarks]

Hahaha

Again: That last line.

[george14141414]

thanks man you've saved my arse big time!!

[Gnubbi]

gibson sg special guitar

[ForForm]

haha thanks for the nice tip and the awesome end line XD

[fixxxer928]

Hahahaha that last line made me laugh

[nrc141]

"..and if you're in the wrong key...you can say it was jazz"

lol i love it

[denim98]

@nrc141 To be more specific .. if you play it out of rhythm, just say it's "jazzy syncopation' and if its wrong key, just claim it to be "jazzy dissonances" :)

[babylonliar]

jajjaja jazz masta