Improvisation Lesson part 1

[ShreddingDragon]

Great lesson. Obviously the main point of evolving licks was important, but what I liked most is when you explained _what is most likely happening_ when you see a guitarist "randomly shred" up and down. That was good guidance.

[Bflatest]

re-purposing riffs is only a small part of improvisation. Also being able to see where you are in a song and playing notes that harmonize, that say something on the fly is a big part too

[number9711]

omg... I had to wait for 8:04min to get one useful tip >_<

[casazavodu]

ugly guitar

[number9711]

@casazavodu very very ugly guitar -_-

[eddieking95]

svensk? xD

[ShredableGuitar]

Japp.

[spadeguitarist]

this really helped man, thanks :)

[EmmanuelTromboner]

does anyone know what notes your allowed to use for eavh chord? when improvising?

[UrwaldOktober]

@EmmanuelTromboner it helps more at first to work out what key the progression is in rather than thinking in terms of individual chords. at a more advanced level obviously you'll want to follow the chords, which will essentially mean playing arpeggios, with optional passing notes being taken from the pentatonic scale, or the relevant mode.

if you don't know what key the progression is in, a good rule is to take the first chord - if it's major, use that major scale, if minor, minor

[lyondinho]

I'd guess he's swedish



[TechnicalDifficult]

@lyondinho Sounds more like norwegian

[MrKvekard]

@TechnicalDifficult he`s Swedish :) im from Norway so :D

[Matheus222]

It is easy to improvise alone, but if you have a backing track it is hard to "follow the chords", how to practice on that? Arpeggios?

[mordeth141]

The trick is he's using plastic strings.

[ldominic66]

@mordeth141 yeah, an electric guitar with plastic strings, he must have very special pickups

[Tooks77]

@mordeth141 lol no his stings are made from chuck norris pubes lol

[edhammerforce]

nice but i still suck at improvising

[spankyxc0re]

why does every instructional video revolve around pentatonics...

[letspretendxc0re]

@spankyxc0re because the essence of that "guitar solo" sound is heavily derived from pentatonics. The freaking guitar is designed to make "improvisational" scales easy

[MapleLeafAce]

@spankyxc0re cause they're the most-used, the easiest to learn all over the neck, and sound the coolest. It's a beginner scale really. Learning something like the Cm scale over the entire neck is a lot more complicated.

[avielp]

Hey Kris!

Thanks for the lesson!

I have question: Do you know a lot of music theory? how often do you use it? do you use it while improvising/writing and other things?

[Landerkuh]

@avielp improvising is all about theory. you need to know your scales, scale shapes and be able to use them in different keys in order to improvise ;)

[VanishaGlamChick6]

@avielp The trick is to use theory for everything, but you have to use it mixed with your technique either, like what arpeggios to play and stuff like that

[xenariz]

@avielp dahl didn't post the video, but i use my music theory all the time its really essential :), especially in soloing & improvisation (you can also learn all the scales by hard (not recomennded btw))

[jayds8]

i love all your vidios there soo helpful

kepp it up

[brbbns1]

the lick in the beginning of this vid just pwns evryone.

[Darren1983uk]

your a good bloke chris, very helpful, don't know why peolpe send hate mail. your real good.

[deceased94]

pause at 0:16 "I saw you pee last night."

[JoshGoldie]

what guitar is that?

[novidkid93]

@JoshGoldie parker fly delux, very expensive, but excellent quality guitar

[boundtogetdown]

"there's no magic involved" hahaha!

[Jinkzy123]

1:27 awkward

[NixxerJixxerWixxer]

Another Borat accented dude haha

[tiigerpoiss2004]

@NixxerJixxerWixxer what way is this Borat accent?

[mrblewsky]

@tiigerpoiss2004 its not american

[maxbouvrie]

parkers are incredible. im adding one to my live rig. it will be accompanied by a les paul custom shop and an ibanez prestige. u dont know tone till uv played a parker.

[Wyldelyfe]

Have to say it Kris, good vid, good lesson, but your vibrato is a little off.

[murcielago1978]

I go down on the G String too kriss, my GF

loves it!!

[trampolinewrestling8]

he looks likke that guy from neds declassified lol famen or w/e

[Alexis2punk4u]

i think one of the main things i mess up on is my keys....i try to improvise by staying within the same scale by going in a higher key,so basically this video helped me out alot...

[14ax2]

great videos, but i gotta say, that guitar head is proably the ugliest ive seen haha

[Mojoman057]

and probably one of the best guitars you would ever have the chance of playing.

[sebavef]

It is very ugly like a salvador dali smashed by a hockey stick

[wishmaster6684]

can anybody help me..... when i'm doing solo, some strings are ringing which aren't suppose to. Specially right after i play one, it still rings. kinda makes an annoying sound.......HEEEELLPPP!!!!!!

[lewisjacksonv]

what i do, sounds wierd and like it shouldnt work..i play a solo piece,whilst laying my pick hand over the strings at the bridge, as if you were palmmuting chords.continue playing the solo but keep as much of your hand down as possible. works fine for me to stop strings ringing out.and doesnt make your wrist ache.could be my own intuitive way of playing though. youve just gotta practise as much as you can and youll find a way that works for you.

[wishmaster6684]

k. over the bridge. i had the idea of muting it with me picking hand but I unintentionally mute the strings i'm playing. argggghhh. But gotcha man, just practice, practice, practice..... thanks much!!!^^

[lewisjacksonv]

yea i know what you mean. but yea, just practice. its the only way. sooner or later you'll get it down. keep on rockin!!

[UkeTheory]

if its electric guitar then it could be that the action is too low, the strings are old and suck already, or the fretwire is uneven. just a guess

[777colin]

thanks for this video it helped!

[mrheavy10]

it sounds like november rain

[SAYAORANGCACAD]

i think it sounds like patience from GnR :)

[Livetokill123456]

which just proves that GnR are all about the same sounds

[L0I2DofCH40S]

really gotta learn my minor pentatonic scales at the very least...

[theodorex58]

wow the finggers so fast ...........

[bigredownage]

if i had his skills....

[devilby6666]

you would be a pro

[Blithe125]

lol

[kevinmon5ter]

well...he is

[nachoraposo]

dude the ebst way to elarn is to put blues and try to improvisate over it

[novidkid93]

@nachoraposo blues is awesome, you could play almost anything in a blues scale and rythym and it'll sound like THE SHIT!!!, awesome

[Wrekognyze52]

how i suck at improvisationT_T

my bad

[hendrixkains]

yo man ur video taught me to tap u can

[ig0c0mmand0]

this guy is beast

[bergice1]

Wow, it takes time learning those 3 boxes!

[ibanezjem224]

what guitar is that it looks.........odd.

[Kane1910]

parker fly

[stef0307]

nite fly

[Xmalibur]

spanish fly?

[stef0307]

its a Parker Nitefly SA

spanish flys are all acousic (piezo)

[21tokill]

i like his guitar

[ArielJoePetrucci]

This guy is awesome.He is a great teacher.I'm realy playing better since i see his videos.

[Okauru]

man...i still have to learn the boxes stuff.

anyway. great teaching and great skills.

you're awesome.

[soadsoadsoad101]

MAN! I LOVE THAT GUITAR! if you put that in your speedpicking lesson and youve got the best lesson ever.

[orick93]

Kristopher dahls the best!

[senescencia]

es curioso ver el vidoe, porque se nota que es unvideo viejo de kristopher y se nota la timides y falta de seguridad, en cambio, con practica, no solo em la guitarra sino mental, ahora tiene determinacion y fuerza, todo requiere trabajo!, asi que bien, yo tambien estoy mejorando ese aspecto de mi ser

[Kane1910]

shut up and speak english for gods sake

i am german and i speak enlish why dont you ?

[mpk1000000]

Ja, tut mir leid. :( Es ist immer schlect, wenn sie nicht Englisch sprechen wollen. ;) Anyway this is improvising it's jsut licks, but that doesn't make it bad. :)

[Kane1910]

dude i said the spanish should talk english here

i like english more than german actually

:)

[mpk1000000]

Yeah i was just kidding ya!

[Kane1910]

ah ok :)

[Maximus007x]

awesome! does anybody know what type of guitar that is? i dont think ive ever seen one before...

[killemall210]

its a parker. dnt know the series. sry :(

[kirkFROmMetallica]

FUCKIN lOVE YOU Mr Kristofer!!!!!

[alkamidon]

great lesson you talk so much

[Josephdorf03]

Yay! Parker Fly!

You rock, Kristofer. Great lesson.

[remistaom]

Nice video!

[Manchild006]

???

[NAThan9871]

the licks you give are so lame it's useful for noobs you don't explain the real licks ...

[metallica14rules]

dude chillax, hes a great teacher just giving out a few licks.

[geitarguru16]

who the fuck says noobs anymore thats lame .bloody French

[ketzaj]

it was great, thx! now the sec part