hey guys, ive really started getting back into guitar and trying to learn how to solo. my one bane is that i cant get any speed and picking. rate now im practicing my pentatonic scale and alternate picking but i want to know, is that a reliable way to increase speed overall when doing a solo, or only when doing that scale? im just really tired of this stump im in and any help would be appreciated!
@VengeanceNL Yes you can use the basic minor pentatonic scale and also to make it sound more bluesy you can add another note which lies between the 3rd and fourth note (in the first position). So if your playing in the key of A it would be on the 5th string-6th fret and also the 3rd string-8th fret. My advice to you would be to learn about intervals, this then makes it easier to know where to play all over the fret board as you begin feel the gaps between the notes you could play. Gd luck!
Of course alternate picking is the way to go for speed. It should lead you to circle picking where there are no alternate stops - just circles around the string...
Honestly guys, learning this scale is great because it is moveable and with practice you really start to sound great. I first learned this while taking guitar lessons and it's my go-to for looking and sounding badass. Enjoy!
When you can play it so it doesn't like it that's when you know you got it. Listen to the Stairway to Heaven solo. To hear some interesting classically-inspired rock music click on wisztrock.
Wow...I'm 14, i watched this video. I went into my mom's room, i played some patterns and my mom thought I had learnt some awesome blues thingy. thank you
@ARVNpistola313 Chinese and Japanese music uses the pentatonic scale a lot. Just try to play the pentatonic scale muting the "picking" sound with a volume pedal, and maybe add some delay, it really sounds awesome
i would like to be a cool guitarist too...but often afraid that there's no money in it, & my family would view me as a sad sad guy (in my asian culture especially).
Most important part of guitar(and bass, I've found): develop your ear. Getting the pents down helps because most rock falls in there or occasionally the major scale(do re mi, Sound of Music haha) and some modes, you'll learn those along the way, but developing your ear contributes to your personal style, you don't wanna copy anybody, just learn from them, find out what you like.
sorry for my ignorance :(, but I got almost no idea of what hes doin. All I know is that hes doing a scale, but I cant get anymore from that. What's a pentatonic scale? Any other help would be appreciated :).
im pretty new in guitar, so i don't understand very much yet. He's doing some scales, but I don't understand what "off"means. Can anyone explain, please.
Very good. Great way to get a basework for lead guitar. Later it'd be good to practice full scales with all the notes when the subtle nuances come. Great video.
I think it's a Gibson, not an epiphone. Epiphone are "beginner" guitars from Gibson, just cheaper. If you can play as well as this guy you'll probably get a Gibson. ( not when you have a smaller budget )
@MrFokkenheimer yes, it is a gibson, and no epiphones aren't begineer guitars, a lot of artists including paul mccartney use it so, also there are gibsons that are cheaper than epiphones and vice versa.
@MrFokkenheimer, Epiphone are not owned by Gibson, they are a seperate company and Noel from Oasis plays an Epiphone... I would hardly call him a beginner.
@MrFokkenheimer Not all Epiphones are beginners guitars. It's just another Gibson brand. Like Toyota makes Lexus. That's all. Some Epiphones cost in the thousands.
TO ANY GOOD LEAD GUITAR PLAYERS i need help..i can alternate pick, finger tap, some 3 or 4 note bending licks and even a 4 string sweep pattern, but i can not construct a solo what so ever i dont know how scales and licks work and how to use them or when to play them and it is so frustrating, i just want to be able to pick up the guitar and rip it up a lil bit instead of playing powerchords/out of key bends ive tried eveythin and just dnt know wat to do please tell me how can i fix this please!
@SharpDressedMan32 I believe the issue your having is you know some scales but don't know what Key your playing in. Get some backing tracks in different keys and practice improvising over them. Be sure to use the correct scale pattern for the backing track your jamming along to. Try not to just play the scale but put some feeling into using vibrato, bends, licks , etc. Good luck and have fun!
hey i was wondering if someone can give me some help. i like to improvise on this scale a lot but ive gotten into the habit of just soloing with a blues feel but i want to play rock. no matter how much i try i just cant get that rock feel. i think itll just take experience and practice but can anybody give me tips?
@cheesebomb154 I agree completely. I'm a professional guitar instructor and that's how I learned - copying the masters. Too many people are learning from tab. The problem with learning from tab is, you never develop the ability to accurately play the sounds and techniques that you can hear.
@thisisfunNOT the blues scale should be practiced as slowly as you can do with accuracy... slow down... don't try to be fast, just accurate... speed will come with form... so will style...dig it!
I play "rock" style guitar aswell and i've made a solo. Posted it here aswell, not the best but im in the beginning of my training. Anyways in the Panatonic Scale it goes all those ways as you know... up and down the board, but instead of just playing the same all the way i usually play the notes with an extra that usually shouldn't be there or maybe combine the scales. Hammer off-on is a good one too, i use that to make a fast-wave kind of solo... but im not that good yet, i'll be better :P thx
have you looked at some of the modes of the major scale? progressive rock, metal, etc use mostly modes and not as much pentatonics...although I always think of modes in terms of pentatonic shapes anyway.
like, A aeolian mode could replace Am pentatonic, but within there you could also use the locrian mode (B locrian), as well as the dorian mode (d dorian). search on youtube a bit :)
you can still stick with pentatonics though, just look for some rock licks to get started.
like u sed, u just have to have a feel for it. its like playing in odd time signatures, u dont count along in your head when playing, you just have to have a feel for it. try improvising to a rock song and it shud start to sound more rocky, if you improvise to blues its obviuosly going to sound bluesy
surprisingly enough, most old classic rock is based off of blues. Jimmy page was a huge fan of blues players like muddy waters and BB King. change ur intonation a bit and u might get the rock ur lookin for ;)
I would say the best thing is learn some new scales and/or just mess around on your guitar and find out what sounds good. if you want to find something not bluesy at all i would suggest the aeolian, phrygian, and any kind of diminished scale. Also make sure you dont pick those scales out in a bluesy pattern, practice keeping a steady tempo with them no matter how slow you have to go. if you dont like those scales, you can just look up some good ones for your playing style.
Hello, You are in luck. Blues can be easily transformed to rock. a lot of it's in the tone, Try out different amp settings. For rock you want a Meaty, Thick tone, yet with more treble than you would with blues.
I recommend watching some of you're favorite guitarist playing style, focus on his hands and fingering, how long they sustain a note for, and there way of putting scales to use.
virtually all rock is based on blues. keep playing like a blues man and along the way, when you start playing with bands and the such, it will sound right and your ears will guide you. but dont worry about nailing just rock solos... if you can play the blues wellm, then good for you.
Drop that b5 note from the blues scales u are playing - 1, b3 , 4, b5 , 5 , b7 and you will get the rock pentatonic minor scale - 1 , b3 , 4, 5 , b7 !
@denim98 you are about the blue note, but I don't fully agree with you about bending. But that's not my point. My point is, that guys that are stuck in blues feel, should... stop playing triplets ;) I think that shuffle rhythm is what gives us the blues. That's just of the top of my head. Take care guys ;P
I can help first u migght want to play with a drum beat in the backround and also solo over a rock song u like.play it in the backround and solo with it its all about the feel of the music
It's definitely an easy trap to fall into and as has been said before, there will always be a blues influence in rock music and you'll hear it especially when using pentatonic scales. Using excessively wide or exaggerated vibratos, pinch harmonics and incorporating longer runs and patterns into your solos (avoiding so many bluesy bends, as someone said before) I think are good starting points to start to move away from the blues sound. Hope this is helpful. Keep practicing!
I think that the best thing you can do is try to learn some other scales and get used to them, then you'll play them naturally when improvising. I improvise with a very middle eastern or egyptian feel.
@thisisfunNOT learn some more scales... i like soloing w the harmonic minor cz it has like a middle eastern tone and its really cool for metal...listen to death's crystal mountain..he utilizes it superbly, very greatly in that song
i dont get it! his a scale is different to c scale! and then his rest of scales are different but called pentatonic scale! pls help me! (new to guitar)...
Finally. The 5 minor pents shown corectly. Thanks. EVERYBODY should learn these 5 positions. Not just for classic rock but blues also. They improve your speed, help you locate your roots along the neck(VERY important), and they help you when jamming with other musicians when you are kinda stuck.
These might be the most important scales to learn depending on your style of music.
If you memorize C Major and A Minor it should become obvious that a lot of music isn't nearly as complicated or difficult as you think. If you never grasp the basics you are doomed to forever be an imitator
as far as chords are concerned, if you know the root 3rd and 5th of any given mode, you already know the chord. Memorizing chords are a waste of your time, it's better to learn the logic that those chords are based on
I have personally seen one guitarist that can shred without a pick, but if you are really serious about dedicating yourself to overcoming the limitations, your options are expanded
but if you're not the kind of person that loves to practice hours a day EVERY day, you're better of with a pick. choose wisely
My Uncle has been playin for 30 years and can do a mean fingerpick as well as runs a jazz folk festival where he performs. He actually prefers tablature to sheet music. It's what you prefer and what works for you. Hell a good amount of your great guitarist can not read a lick of sheet music or even know what there scales are.
Anyone else reminded by everyone loves Raymond lol
xXELiTeZGamErZXx 2 weeks ago
hey guys, ive really started getting back into guitar and trying to learn how to solo. my one bane is that i cant get any speed and picking. rate now im practicing my pentatonic scale and alternate picking but i want to know, is that a reliable way to increase speed overall when doing a solo, or only when doing that scale? im just really tired of this stump im in and any help would be appreciated!
GuitarForTheWin888 3 weeks ago
thx and god bless.
a sincere blessing from hong kong.
^_^
wuyanchu 1 month ago
Can you use the pentatonic scale's also for blues solo's?
or what scales are the best to use for blues?
VengeanceNL 1 month ago
@VengeanceNL Yes you can use the basic minor pentatonic scale and also to make it sound more bluesy you can add another note which lies between the 3rd and fourth note (in the first position). So if your playing in the key of A it would be on the 5th string-6th fret and also the 3rd string-8th fret. My advice to you would be to learn about intervals, this then makes it easier to know where to play all over the fret board as you begin feel the gaps between the notes you could play. Gd luck!
bellers 1 month ago
one of the easiest scales to learn....
muhammadzahmad 2 months ago
i have this guitar :L
TutPedia 3 months ago
Of course alternate picking is the way to go for speed. It should lead you to circle picking where there are no alternate stops - just circles around the string...
guitgeo 4 months ago
easiest scale of all time
NickDAwsome 5 months ago
Honestly guys, learning this scale is great because it is moveable and with practice you really start to sound great. I first learned this while taking guitar lessons and it's my go-to for looking and sounding badass. Enjoy!
123HommieN 6 months ago
i love that doop-sound from gibsons :D
stringslayer97 6 months ago
I use this scale and its othe positions in all my solos. It isn't just for classic rock, but all rock, blues, & pop.
321harold 7 months ago
Thanks!!
yomamastolemypots 8 months ago
Respond to this video...
bobby67401 8 months ago
tabs for the scales?
CptCippe 10 months ago 10
hey, that's my guitar! :p
jankendorf 10 months ago
you can show full guitar
vikiestar 1 year ago
Very impressive Guitar instructor !!
Thank you for sharing this one , I love it
God Bless
MichaelTownpictures 1 year ago
nice.
videosbyadee 1 year ago
NICE!
pensh8r 1 year ago
Sounds bluesy if you bend the G string.
TheMentalGuitarists 1 year ago
sounds so much cooler with triples.
flipside799 1 year ago
When you can play it so it doesn't like it that's when you know you got it. Listen to the Stairway to Heaven solo. To hear some interesting classically-inspired rock music click on wisztrock.
Wisztrock 1 year ago
wow Les Paul= classic rock. every video i see and every friend i know who plays classic rock has a les paul.
Twoyoudude 1 year ago
Wow...I'm 14, i watched this video. I went into my mom's room, i played some patterns and my mom thought I had learnt some awesome blues thingy. thank you
DarkGuitarKid 1 year ago 5
@DarkGuitarKid
Hahas. My sister thought I was playing Chinese music when she heard me practice the pentatonic when I first started guitar.
ARVNpistola313 1 year ago 76
@ARVNpistola313 The harmonic minor scale is the best! :D
isaacmatthews 1 year ago
@ARVNpistola313 Chinese and Japanese music uses the pentatonic scale a lot. Just try to play the pentatonic scale muting the "picking" sound with a volume pedal, and maybe add some delay, it really sounds awesome
drgrungestein 10 months ago
@DarkGuitarKid same here. i played something random on the a minor scale and my dad said "thats the blues your playin there boy". haha
usetheforce93 1 year ago
nice
BEN14680 1 year ago
If you know the pentatonic scale and power chord formations (including E formation), you got yourself a classic rock song! :D
mcsephiroth1312 1 year ago
easy ..
RockOnSilviu 1 year ago
thats epip or gibson?
nichiryas 1 year ago
hmmm, i like it...ur guitar is gr8
varleshzguitarist 1 year ago
this is great.I just paid 25.00 for the minor pen. begining with A only.
skelekis1 1 year ago
you can always depend on pentatonic scales!
mellon12000 1 year ago
this was actually pretty helpful, nice...
cascarrabias13 1 year ago
thnks a lot! i've got it!
supermorph100 1 year ago
i can do that "in my dreams" jiji
whoknows017 1 year ago
pruuufff
hernann58 1 year ago
good thing he does it slowly...so we can all see...
JoEL2point0 1 year ago
@JoEL2point0 lol good thing he repeats it a couple times to make sure we get it
RiseAgainstFan741 1 year ago
how the hell do u make a solo of a scale
fredsassy5 1 year ago
i love the guitar.. a real beaut
mallory885 1 year ago 6
awesome
oliverwheat 1 year ago
do you have tabs on this??
jpmontes38 1 year ago
man these are scales of rock...the easiest thing
johnnywalkerhammet 1 year ago
my guitar teacher works at berklee
monkeycrap25 1 year ago
question - why are we learning the pentatonic scale when you all hate guitarists who play solos by such?
bookworm1138 1 year ago
that looks rock
steve1979a 1 year ago
What a beautiful LP !
wich color ? year ?
Thanks
retornaz 1 year ago
Such a beautiful guitar...
sunburststratocaster 1 year ago
i would like to be a cool guitarist too...but often afraid that there's no money in it, & my family would view me as a sad sad guy (in my asian culture especially).
such a dilemma in my life :(
nikiwonoto 1 year ago
Got loads of positive votes, although spice this guy up with a bit of personality and charisma and he's onto a winner!
metcam2 1 year ago
The scale is almost exactly close to black sabbaths "paranoid" solo.
HellsHighwayTrooper 1 year ago
Most important part of guitar(and bass, I've found): develop your ear. Getting the pents down helps because most rock falls in there or occasionally the major scale(do re mi, Sound of Music haha) and some modes, you'll learn those along the way, but developing your ear contributes to your personal style, you don't wanna copy anybody, just learn from them, find out what you like.
irishbug14 1 year ago
very good!!!
chachar2007 1 year ago
pentatonic minor 7?
Augustofright 1 year ago
easy...
no offense to the beginners...
but learn these notes all across the neck...
it's not the same fingering though obviously...
LinkBulletBill 1 year ago
dammnnn nice les paul o.O
ibaneziceman300 1 year ago 121
@ibaneziceman300 all gibson guitar are cool :P
marcuskarlsson123 1 year ago
@ibaneziceman300 from gibson
007henning 5 months ago
great vid
jeffreyjoe45630 1 year ago
chris chelios is right. You should know it all over the neck.
probeef 1 year ago
les paul guitar^^^???
salg500 1 year ago
sorry for my ignorance :(, but I got almost no idea of what hes doin. All I know is that hes doing a scale, but I cant get anymore from that. What's a pentatonic scale? Any other help would be appreciated :).
DasVierte4 1 year ago
im pretty new in guitar, so i don't understand very much yet. He's doing some scales, but I don't understand what "off"means. Can anyone explain, please.
DasVierte4 1 year ago
@almostperfect:just a simpel distortion, u can get it out of your aplifier without any other pedal
chrissteiner74 1 year ago
What effects is he using?
AlmostPerfectProd 1 year ago 2
@AlmostPerfectProd I think he just uses a little gain and that's all... ;D
dermannderskann 1 year ago
@AlmostPerfectProd I think it's just a little gain on his amp, no effect.
persopower 1 year ago
@persopower he has some hall reverb going on too but it's slight.
BillyCauseyjr 1 year ago
Damn, how do i get my guitar/tuner to make that sound?
I got a crate gx 10 tuner, but i've got no idea how to get that sound..
Jiswido 1 year ago
Simply and right to point !!
Nice work on the video lesson
John Denner
johndenner 1 year ago
i thought classic rock uses the blues scale, DONT FORGET
chinaboyd 1 year ago
can anyone help me with reading notes? Whenever I see an A, how do i know which A to play on the fretboard?
sk8enjoi000 1 year ago
Very good. Great way to get a basework for lead guitar. Later it'd be good to practice full scales with all the notes when the subtle nuances come. Great video.
RockettCrawford 1 year ago
what happens if you do not practice alternate picking? is really nessesari for a guitarist?
eLsupLaDO100 1 year ago
wow i actually learned something! thanks
daislor8675 1 year ago
@daislor8675 yep, it's called the Am pentatonic Scale :P
darkgamer240 1 year ago
wow i actually learned something! thanks
daislor8675 1 year ago
first scale ive ever learned! love how versitile it is.
schiggy182 1 year ago 4
learn one scale then improvise from there.. thats how you get good in solos
iJonikz 1 year ago
i bought that same guitar yesterday lol i love it : )
rhoads2176 1 year ago
NOw this is what a youtube video lesson should be !
Great Job with alot of information
Berklee School of Music ROCKS !
besteruptionvideos 1 year ago
Great Guitar Lesson
Simply and right to the point .. All the tools you need to start playing guitar today !
ROCK ON BERKLEE
johndennerrocks 1 year ago
having a blues feel is a gift use it, like slash and page did
MasterGodfather97 1 year ago
I have that guitar a epiphone less pual tabaco sunburst nice!!!!!
elieo7424 2 years ago
dude thats a gibson...
iggvf 1 year ago
@elieo7424 Dude, this is a Gibson!!!
jlowens6646 1 year ago 2
only the guitar in this video is a Gibson.
wowOKlol 1 year ago
He's got a real deal pall, Hes holding a Gibson Les Paul not Ephiphone.
Domisticus 1 year ago
I think it's a Gibson, not an epiphone. Epiphone are "beginner" guitars from Gibson, just cheaper. If you can play as well as this guy you'll probably get a Gibson. ( not when you have a smaller budget )
MrFokkenheimer 1 year ago
@MrFokkenheimer yes, it is a gibson, and no epiphones aren't begineer guitars, a lot of artists including paul mccartney use it so, also there are gibsons that are cheaper than epiphones and vice versa.
AngusSlash 1 year ago
@MrFokkenheimer, Epiphone are not owned by Gibson, they are a seperate company and Noel from Oasis plays an Epiphone... I would hardly call him a beginner.
mjd9208 1 year ago
@MrFokkenheimer It's a Gibson and Gibson guitars totally suck. Ibanez all the way!
iloveemilyc 1 year ago
@MrFokkenheimer Not all Epiphones are beginners guitars. It's just another Gibson brand. Like Toyota makes Lexus. That's all. Some Epiphones cost in the thousands.
ProTuner06 1 year ago
good video- straight forward and to-the-point.
goofyguitarist11 2 years ago
Nice job !
I remember seeing Steve Vai @ Berklee Music years ago
Great Musician and even better music school
Nice job on the Guitar Lesson
Stevy
stevysoundmusic 2 years ago
i love tht guitar, the exact one ive been wanting to get
guitarfreakJordan 2 years ago
Good Stuff !!
John Denner
johndenner 2 years ago
nice and simple. good reference video. thank you.
webnomadx 2 years ago
excellent work!
1888junkteam 2 years ago
dont think about it just do it let it flow
jamk0869 2 years ago
nice!! love classic rock
ConnorShawMusic 2 years ago
FANTASTIC GUITAR LESSON !!
blackstarht5 2 years ago
good
ASPURIable 2 years ago
good playing
ConnorShawMusic 2 years ago
nice les paul
myear23 2 years ago
TO ANY GOOD LEAD GUITAR PLAYERS i need help..i can alternate pick, finger tap, some 3 or 4 note bending licks and even a 4 string sweep pattern, but i can not construct a solo what so ever i dont know how scales and licks work and how to use them or when to play them and it is so frustrating, i just want to be able to pick up the guitar and rip it up a lil bit instead of playing powerchords/out of key bends ive tried eveythin and just dnt know wat to do please tell me how can i fix this please!
SharpDressedMan32 2 years ago
@SharpDressedMan32 I believe the issue your having is you know some scales but don't know what Key your playing in. Get some backing tracks in different keys and practice improvising over them. Be sure to use the correct scale pattern for the backing track your jamming along to. Try not to just play the scale but put some feeling into using vibrato, bends, licks , etc. Good luck and have fun!
markmusicman 1 year ago
Pretty Les Paul ... *---*
BiologicRisk 2 years ago
Great Guitar Videos and class act guitar school
musicmanaxisguitar 2 years ago
hey i was wondering if someone can give me some help. i like to improvise on this scale a lot but ive gotten into the habit of just soloing with a blues feel but i want to play rock. no matter how much i try i just cant get that rock feel. i think itll just take experience and practice but can anybody give me tips?
thisisfunNOT 2 years ago 15
yes it easy, learn a lot of solos from rock artist, and after a while ull start to play like them, but in a mix, dont copy one, but mix a lot,
ushuaia213 2 years ago
Try playing to a rock style backing track and lose the blusey 'Feel' and try and show off a bit more.
NickBurgoyne 2 years ago
play it a lil faster and do patterns , like little solo licks with a fast pace, a blues scale is also for rock;)
futebalmakedonia 2 years ago
just imitate the gret classic rock players like jimmy page, slash, and so on
cheesebomb154 2 years ago 107
@cheesebomb154 I agree completely. I'm a professional guitar instructor and that's how I learned - copying the masters. Too many people are learning from tab. The problem with learning from tab is, you never develop the ability to accurately play the sounds and techniques that you can hear.
dmarks1 1 year ago
@thisisfunNOT the blues scale should be practiced as slowly as you can do with accuracy... slow down... don't try to be fast, just accurate... speed will come with form... so will style...dig it!
bigdickfatwallet 2 years ago
I play "rock" style guitar aswell and i've made a solo. Posted it here aswell, not the best but im in the beginning of my training. Anyways in the Panatonic Scale it goes all those ways as you know... up and down the board, but instead of just playing the same all the way i usually play the notes with an extra that usually shouldn't be there or maybe combine the scales. Hammer off-on is a good one too, i use that to make a fast-wave kind of solo... but im not that good yet, i'll be better :P thx
Pala16123z0r 2 years ago
have you looked at some of the modes of the major scale? progressive rock, metal, etc use mostly modes and not as much pentatonics...although I always think of modes in terms of pentatonic shapes anyway.
like, A aeolian mode could replace Am pentatonic, but within there you could also use the locrian mode (B locrian), as well as the dorian mode (d dorian). search on youtube a bit :)
you can still stick with pentatonics though, just look for some rock licks to get started.
NathanMantle 2 years ago
i have the same problem, i need somebody help me, i can't play nothing without the influence of the blues!
luffy8000 2 years ago
"blues had a kid and they called it rock n roll"
no matter how much you try you'll always solo with a blues feel. well, unless you do some malmsteen. which i suggest you dont.
ultimateacdcfan 2 years ago 152
@ultimateacdcfan Sure, it's true. But malmsteen isnt playing blues. That would be funny as hell though.
Diabolical93 1 year ago
like u sed, u just have to have a feel for it. its like playing in odd time signatures, u dont count along in your head when playing, you just have to have a feel for it. try improvising to a rock song and it shud start to sound more rocky, if you improvise to blues its obviuosly going to sound bluesy
xBIGJACKx 2 years ago
surprisingly enough, most old classic rock is based off of blues. Jimmy page was a huge fan of blues players like muddy waters and BB King. change ur intonation a bit and u might get the rock ur lookin for ;)
avery000 2 years ago
I would say the best thing is learn some new scales and/or just mess around on your guitar and find out what sounds good. if you want to find something not bluesy at all i would suggest the aeolian, phrygian, and any kind of diminished scale. Also make sure you dont pick those scales out in a bluesy pattern, practice keeping a steady tempo with them no matter how slow you have to go. if you dont like those scales, you can just look up some good ones for your playing style.
SteezmuffinStatus 2 years ago
@thisisfunNOT
Hello, You are in luck. Blues can be easily transformed to rock. a lot of it's in the tone, Try out different amp settings. For rock you want a Meaty, Thick tone, yet with more treble than you would with blues.
I recommend watching some of you're favorite guitarist playing style, focus on his hands and fingering, how long they sustain a note for, and there way of putting scales to use.
-J
TheLadlee 2 years ago
use pinch harmonics an alot of bending and play more flat notes and harmonies
JordanDave14 2 years ago
You're correct unfortunately no easy answers just practice with backing tracks that have a straight 8 feel. hope this helps..
soyouwannaplayguitar 2 years ago
virtually all rock is based on blues. keep playing like a blues man and along the way, when you start playing with bands and the such, it will sound right and your ears will guide you. but dont worry about nailing just rock solos... if you can play the blues wellm, then good for you.
gibsonjoe531531 2 years ago
Drop that b5 note from the blues scales u are playing - 1, b3 , 4, b5 , 5 , b7 and you will get the rock pentatonic minor scale - 1 , b3 , 4, 5 , b7 !
And stop bending your strings.
denim98 2 years ago 6
@denim98 you are about the blue note, but I don't fully agree with you about bending. But that's not my point. My point is, that guys that are stuck in blues feel, should... stop playing triplets ;) I think that shuffle rhythm is what gives us the blues. That's just of the top of my head. Take care guys ;P
WoodenMosquito 1 year ago
dude, if you got the blues, you got the blues. Cherish that feelin man, its a wonderful one, if you can accept it.
coheed0211 2 years ago
I can help first u migght want to play with a drum beat in the backround and also solo over a rock song u like.play it in the backround and solo with it its all about the feel of the music
elieo7424 2 years ago
Chuck berry chuck berry!!!!
lookingoutwindows 1 year ago
It's definitely an easy trap to fall into and as has been said before, there will always be a blues influence in rock music and you'll hear it especially when using pentatonic scales. Using excessively wide or exaggerated vibratos, pinch harmonics and incorporating longer runs and patterns into your solos (avoiding so many bluesy bends, as someone said before) I think are good starting points to start to move away from the blues sound. Hope this is helpful. Keep practicing!
neilscriv 1 year ago
I think that the best thing you can do is try to learn some other scales and get used to them, then you'll play them naturally when improvising. I improvise with a very middle eastern or egyptian feel.
varulv234 1 year ago
@thisisfunNOT learn some more scales... i like soloing w the harmonic minor cz it has like a middle eastern tone and its really cool for metal...listen to death's crystal mountain..he utilizes it superbly, very greatly in that song
tanvo93 1 year ago
@thisisfunNOT Just throw in alot of power chords into it, lol. Or learn the full major scale and shred
qwerty123123ify 1 year ago
Good!
Chitarrometro 2 years ago 4
he said pentatonic scale...
LeoLeite93 2 years ago 8
Solos are all about knowing what notes you can play, and by knowing scales you know what options you have. Scales are essential to any good soloist.
Kaoskadosk 2 years ago
thats a scale
kevinwashereL8 2 years ago 4
Can I use this scale as the rythm guitar ora the bass is playin' every chord? I mean, are the notes of this scale right for each chord?
ElTigreNegro83 2 years ago
it would be better if you also give tabs
darkligers 2 years ago
beautiful guitar ---- the colour
enigmasadrenaline6 2 years ago
i dont get it! his a scale is different to c scale! and then his rest of scales are different but called pentatonic scale! pls help me! (new to guitar)...
ObiAntKenobi 2 years ago
I noticed the way his other fingers stay close to the strings while not in use. I understand this to be the best practice for speed improvement.
scootermo 2 years ago
Finally. The 5 minor pents shown corectly. Thanks. EVERYBODY should learn these 5 positions. Not just for classic rock but blues also. They improve your speed, help you locate your roots along the neck(VERY important), and they help you when jamming with other musicians when you are kinda stuck.
These might be the most important scales to learn depending on your style of music.
Great vid here. Thks again
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scootermo 2 years ago
thanks
donottawaguitar 2 years ago
thats blues improvisation teknik ^^
Breeeidem 2 years ago 4
rock is blues :D
afnyguy 2 years ago
his face looks funny at 0:37. (pause it)
good job though.
Whisp201 2 years ago
thanks
totalmetalbee666 2 years ago
it"s a pentatonic, ok!
totalmetalbee666 2 years ago
It's nice!
PowerFanMetal 2 years ago
GREAT ROCK SOLO LESSON!!!
Looking forward to more Guitar Lessons
guitarlessontv 2 years ago 8
It does look like a 1958 Gibson Les Paul!!
Great Guitar Lesson
Berklee School of Music is always a class act
Ball90210 2 years ago 4
video's mislabeled
scales scales.
cursedreject 2 years ago 25
ive got that guitar :)
crayonrapelol 2 years ago 3
metoo :D
EminemBoy111 2 years ago
beautiful guitar, i want one like that!!
Edu2503 2 years ago 2
If you memorize C Major and A Minor it should become obvious that a lot of music isn't nearly as complicated or difficult as you think. If you never grasp the basics you are doomed to forever be an imitator
as far as chords are concerned, if you know the root 3rd and 5th of any given mode, you already know the chord. Memorizing chords are a waste of your time, it's better to learn the logic that those chords are based on
TheElectricHeat 2 years ago
nevermind you are using it
91Cruzzzer 2 years ago
i think its a '59
rockgod1987 2 years ago
i think it is a 1959
rockgod1987 2 years ago
all he's doing is the pentonic scale.
ACDC1412 2 years ago 11
it looks like a '59
rockgod1987 2 years ago
looks like a '59
rockgod1987 2 years ago
That's a pretty cool Les Paul :P
Nice lesson !!
PadFoot5555 2 years ago
nice
mrk1rocco 2 years ago
Stop talking and play your damn guitar.
nguyenvthieu 2 years ago 2
So... it's just the blues scale without Dim5th?
TheRationalRant 2 years ago
I have personally seen one guitarist that can shred without a pick, but if you are really serious about dedicating yourself to overcoming the limitations, your options are expanded
but if you're not the kind of person that loves to practice hours a day EVERY day, you're better of with a pick. choose wisely
TheElectricHeat 2 years ago
Play A Classic Rock Guitar Solo - Guitar Lesson
Perfect title and great job on the Guitar Lessons.
johndenner 2 years ago
Do you have the tabs? You play to fast...;)
KateK94 2 years ago
standart pentatonick....
blueshit159 2 years ago
cool guitar
iamdancer2 2 years ago
My Uncle has been playin for 30 years and can do a mean fingerpick as well as runs a jazz folk festival where he performs. He actually prefers tablature to sheet music. It's what you prefer and what works for you. Hell a good amount of your great guitarist can not read a lick of sheet music or even know what there scales are.
Lesspaw 2 years ago