1 Amie Major Pentatonic Scale Lead Solo Guitar Theory Lesson

[thephatalien]

Great lesson man

Very accurate

[bobsimp2372]

any pointers on which scale position to start a solo ex: 5 boxes pents...n why would ppl start 2 notes or more under or over the root note when they say to start a solo at the root note? .....thx n thx for all u do

[jammingmopar]

Great lesson!

[BrewhouseMedia]

I've been playing this lick for 20 years and never felt solid on the third part until I watched you do it. You're a great teacher. Thanks!

[nassilvertone]

Yes! I've been wanting to learn that song for 10+years! Gave up guitar back then, but I'm back and your site has the best instructional(s) on the TUBE! Thanks for your dedication and williness to help others succeed! It also beats having to fumble through written tabs.

[donottawaguitar]

cool

[robdog7379]

Thanks!!

[martinb25]

Nice job, thanks

[Buddawg1960]

The guitar's tuning seems higher than normal tuning- is it?

[LeapinLarryLipschitz]

That first chord is sick, I'd give up my kids for that. I can't make it but I've got the intro and the other chords so awesome lesson.

[kvalois]

Fabulous!!!! Thank you!

[wrestlingfan2254]

This is a great lesson. Thanks man your the best. Period

Bobby

[alderete74]

Great job thanks for taking the time to post

[alderete74]

Wonderful job and great instruction...you are a master

[cgktuber]

thanks for posting this...

[jermicky]

thank you still working on it ....very good instructions.

[MrSnofcin]

thanks man , its guys like you that make me a better player.

keep it up.

[taylorbarkermusic]

totally outstanding man,, thanks for the lesson.. now i can play it..thanks a bunch

[fixturebum1]

i suck very bad... this lesson altho i haven't mastered it, was the best explained i have seen.. the break down is perfect. 5-6 little notes at a time pause reply.. wonderful. thank you.. dont have a clue what a pentatonic scale is, i imagine it gets used a lot but for a recreational point of view and campfire player i am going to look like a rockstar.. thanks again

[zedrein18]

Why is it the major pentatonic and not E mixolydian? I know that starting from the perfect 5th scale degree in A will be E, so this would lead me to believe it's the E mixolydian scale you're playing.

[GuitarMusicTheoryTab]

@zedrein18 It's a common misconception that modes are created by starting positions. I recommend you get the video program Guitar Modes: The Modal Scales of Popular Music DVD.

[NickRatnieks]

I think Seasick Steve plays a guitar with one or two strings! I should have started with one with six! I started on mandolin so I was already a sucker for multiple string misery. I, actually, believe that it was because I had made such a big mistake with my first guitar purchase in 1974 that I persevered over the years. My problem was I had that Paul Oliver "The Story of the Blues" book and I saw Leadbelly with a big Stella 12 string. Should have looked at the other pictures a bit more!

[NickRatnieks]

I struggled to learn this back in the period 1975-80. I just wish I had known that if I was a little patient- and waited about 30 years that YouTube and this good man pkdds would come along and make it so much easier. I was daft enough to learn on a 12 string which didn't help- it exploded one day- well the headstock kind of snapped off!

[Rikk303]

You should've started off with one of those one string guitars...silly billy

[airbornegasguy]

Outstanding! Thanks for the help!

[TCLTC]

Dude, this is best tutorial I've ever seen on YouTube. Brilliantly done; thank you for sharing it with us-- and gratis to boot!

[golfprosky1]

do you have the tabs for this

[RunebawiQehopeta]

I seen lots of bitches like this at tiny[.]cc/doherhole

[Jolt70]

May be the best lesson video I've watched on youtube. Thanks...

[grissom72]

Great video. You nailed it. I've wanted to learn this one correctly for years! Thanks a million.

[kitsilog]

what the f@*K ???

[flyfisher1757]

Awesome video. Question: How are you recording your intro licks to play back over them with the lead parts, etc.? What are you using exactly? Thanks !!

[GuitarMusicTheoryTab]

Boss RC 20 Loop Station.

[stegg17]

You's gonna love this one, acoustic boy! I'm gonna re-learn this one myself!

Check out the major pentatonics

[smallboy56]

thanks!..great lessons..one of my all time faves from ppl.

[irhall93]

Thank you very much, your teaching was awwesome you really broke it down and played at the right speed.

Thanks

[jimveda22]

How does this get a 2-star rating? The style of teaching by the author was as quick a learning experience as I've had on guitar! I hope he's not looking at the number of stars as feedback...it's not accurate.

[JuilliardReject]

Dead on and no 5 minutes of rambling saying what you're going to play. You just get down to it. Very nice indeed.

[Mindwalker10]

GREAT tutorial that has been helpful to me. (I too would like to see the strumming/picking, but truly great instruction otherwise!)

[bolduc707]

This is not a song for the beginner... Excelent instruction... Have this thing down note for note now... Wow.. must have taken you a while to figure it out...

Your teaching style is just right as well.. break the parts down that need to, then play it in the whole and keep adding... Nice touch...

[pkdds]

@bolduc707

We did it in 1 hour lesson.

Desi's that good!

PKDDS

[colorado4fun]

Decent tutorials are hard to come by in the youTube universe -- this is by far one of the better ones. Thanks for the work you put into it.

You other folk: Theory schmeery -- get a book on theory. Get your eyeballs on this tute if you want to get on this song like NOW.

[bdm50]

I just saw PPL play this song at Dosey Doe in Houston not more than 2 hrs ago (LIVE). This video is exactly what I needed to satisfy my fix.

Thanks for the Lesson.

bdm50

[Rickyyy001]

there's pratically no talk of theory in this video at all??

[rbudj]

thank you. very much. more like this to come?

[GMABB]

Dude, you so totally rock, man!!

Thank you sooo friggin much for sharing!!!

What else can I say....thanx!!!

[Herefortheguitar]

Dude That rocked and helped out so much. That scale and add on helped out so much. I like you licks but trying to make my own so thanks for the theory.

[glennmichael999]

Hi, That is just perfect. But could you please slow it down.

Thanks

[rolysub22]

I am a beginner and wish he'd go a bit slower and maybe show the picking technique but def the best on you tube for this song. Having lots of fun trying to learn. THANKS!

[dtunedguitar]

really interesting, only playing a short time. learning on my own. I am slow but this helps keep hoping and playing. thanks much.

[rds1958]

That isn't the minor pentatonic scale for A that scale doesn't fit the song

The A minor pentatonic scale sounds very bluesy and rock-like like ...your'e playing country riffs in A although you DO have the riffs down regardless of what you are calling the scale =)

[GuitarMusicTheoryTab]

Did I call it A minor?

[TL160]

what kind of guitar and amp set up are you using it sound realy good.

[GuitarMusicTheoryTab]

Line 6 Variax acoustic direct to my PA.

[sexmoron]

This is pretty good and really interesting. But I'm a bit confused by you calling that pattern 1 of the minor pentatonic scale of A major. I would call that pattern 1 of the minor pentatonic for F-sharp. You are calling the A note the root, but to me that would be the second note of the scale with F-sharp as the root. Can you explain that?

Great tutorial otherwise.

[sexmoron]

Okay, I did some looking. The F-sharp pentatonic minor is also the A pentatonic major. Is that what your course is all about?

[GuitarMusicTheoryTab]

F# minor and A major pentatonic scale are the same notes. The difference is which note functions as the root. Many guitar players make the mistake of thinking that the pentatonic is always minor. It has two tonalities, and yes I teach this and more in my guitar theory course. (Sorry for not replying sooner. This video is not hosted on my account.)

[tonybolden]

Do you sale Amie (guitar lessons) on DVD?

[GuitarMusicTheoryTab]

No, I do not sell any song lessons on DVD. My books and DVDs teach the theory behind popular music and songs, like scales, chords, progressions, modes, etc. Once you get the fundamentals down, then come back to YouTube and apply everything to songs.

[stephentungate]

Dude thank you sooo much your a good teacher.

[sempaphore]

Hi, here is an 57 years old fan of PPL from Hamburg and I play a little bit guitar (very amateur) and I wish so much to be able to play both solis of this nice song and have a favour to you: could please show both solos a little slower.Tank you so much.

And I am so sorry but my english is no perfect and I have clicked on the button to report violation and hope it will bring no trouble to you and I dont know what to do to cancel this stupid think.Once more I am so sorry.Great Job anyway BR Horst

[UNF8RD]

Desi - thanks for this. Since I learned the Pentatonic Scale from your DVD it made learning this song simple! Pentatonice Scale really unlocks the secret to learning to play guitar. Thanks!

[dodgersbuddy]

thanks , this is really cool

[captainspooneye]

Thanks for sharin nice job love the song