Classic Rock Solo Guitar Lesson By Siggi Mertens

[DerCriticer]

Hey Siggi, habe mir deine DVD " A Closer Look" bei schoolscout heruntergeladen. Allerdings finde ich zu diesem Solo weder Tabs noch den Backing Track. Wo bekomme ich diese Materialen denn???

[Vegenic87]

i love thant! greetz germany, hannover ( sorry for my bad english...)

[guitarkunwar123]

gr8 work siggi



[ClarkOVision]

Greetings from Scotland... where can I buy your CD album? That solo sounds great... very melodic

[bilos1993]

Siggi! We love you! Amazing solo dude!

[gsmurf7]

Great job ;)

[sarkenx]

Siggi My friend, I am greatly honored to be one of your first supporters back in 07 and I'm glad to tell you I've gotten much much better with your help. I will order your dvd soon and learn this full solo. It is amazing.

[shamkila]

siggi where i can get this song??

[RoyCoert]

hey siggi, if I had the money i'd buy ur vid, sadly im doing work wich I dont get paid from well, good job, keep it up!

[QuagmireJams13]

Where can i get that awesome song and album?

[Reikistern]

Hilfe, ich brauch ne neue Gitarre...da "unten" spielt es sich grausam auf meiner alten Klampfe.

SIGGI du bist der BESTE!!!!

[kitsune2222]

You sound a little like christopher walken

[juanmorenojuanjo]

old angus young!!!!

[kar98ksniper]

great stuff

[undergroundumbrella]

@daanliel It thinks it's ok to mime your own solo.

[blackhawkgretsch1968]

Dude this is helped me alot, i can really use this with a bit of blues in the pentatonic (patterns), thanks!

[shamkila]

siggi can u download agian this song with ferfect sound. i really love it.......

[MasterDirox]

Good stuff

[VeilOfMayaOwnsYou]

Oh and btw nice playin siggi

[lespaulplayer1234512]

how does he know where to play?

[VeilOfMayaOwnsYou]

well for one

He wrote it

2. Its called knowing the freatboard..It really helps with your overall playing..Everything flows better...guitar is more fun

[solmu1037]

Love it.

[blueilive]

Cheers :)

[Cruzvega]

"sorry i havent tuned my guitar really, but it doesn't matter." hahah this guy is the best!

[shaqdaddy11]

that a kool solo siggi.

[gothyke]

hey siggi, incredible solo! at the moment I am "trying hard" to learn it all but it's too fast for my eyes, if I BEG YOU :D could you send me some tabs of the solo?

[sarkenx]

Lol, Siggi has said numerous times he doesn't TAB lol.

[gothyke]

Yep I know that, I also got a message from him that he doesn't tab. Bad thing he doesn't tab his solo's because their AWESOME! :D

[DingensHalt]

alter vadder *_* das rockt aber heftigst :D

[RsGhost1]

That's pretty kewl :)

[avengedxemo]

man this is very good =O can you send me the tab?and where i can get the album? =P 5/5

[jstrong67]

loook aaat joseph strong on youtube

[thebluesrockers]

nice licks siggi, you should tell people how to buy your old bands CD. I am sure people would want to buy it.

[1100hassan]

can you tell me a place where to download the song

[MattBellamy87]

wow, lesson is great.

You play guitar like a god!

[k1ng359]

Das war ein unglaubliches Gitarrensolo!

[SinisterSinner7]

Damn nice playing brother!!!

[swighe]

Freaking good. Very very good play. You rock siggi.

[gringochucha]

Das war ein wunderbares Solo. Kennst du die Band Anyone's Daughter?

[CrazyGuysLol]

awesome you should teach the comlete thing

[korabica10]

respect!

[bensimmo15]

cool lesson. 5 stars, although at 4:36 u mention your using the G Pentatonic, but your playing the standard 1st position pentatonic box starting at the 12th fret, which would surely make it the E Pentatonic instead right?

[gpburdellaw]

That position corresponds to both G major and E minor pentatonic. They're harmonic equivalents meaning they contain all the same notes, but have a different tonal center. For example, a song in G major typically "lands" on G. Playing the Em/Gm pentatonic over that progression would normally be called a "Gm pentatonic" for clarity.

[gpburdellaw]

whoops, I meant "...would normally be called a G MAJOR pentatonic for clarity"

[vernonsaturation]

where/how can I get the back track

[Drugsman]

O_O' very nice, sounds very old school Dire Straits in the beginning, i love your tone, really beautifull, and the sweep is perfect too=)

Keep posting nice videos=)

[1lordzock1]

Hey Siggi can u link us the back track for your song? I find it very good for practice. btw where do I buy your DVDs?

[Crusaderpa]

Well done bro

what kind of guitar are you using here

it sounds sweet

[geesoul]

looks like a sweet PRS (Paul Reed Smith) ;-)

nice vid siggi!

wie immer sehr sehr geil!

[NitrousExpressFan]

Superb , another helpful, great video!!!!!

Thank you so much Siggi :)

[0EH0]

now you can play along lil bitCHHHH.

lol 9:25

[Drewkuskilz]

Yo siggi your amazing

Seriously i had to learn a solo for band class and Sigggi is the only guy who had one. Thnx~!

[dildertoy]

can u get this song off limewire

[erporcosoffritto]

your really good! bravo , i really like your lesson , your explane really well! good job!

[mapledog13]

Nice lesson and song siggi,keep up the good work!

[gerMustaineX]

where i can buy the dvd

[kasper70]

Great! :) you shold do a lesson with the whole solo:)

[siggi5153]

You find the whole solo explained on my DVD!

[moneyquickeasy]

@siggi5153 You have a DVD?

[philtadem]

Siggy!that's great rythm too

but where can i get the rythm box you are playing with and how much does it cost??

[stashippistas]

самые нормальные видео, просто и ничего лишнего! респект! !!!

[benji80dudebenji80]

Very good, thank you for this "lesson"

You should make a websit with lessons and "playbacks"

keep it up old man!!(=

[migas3000]

In the video i don't understand who is the name of the band and the name of the song....can you respond me please

Good job Siggi

[rollie1277]

how can i buy your dvd?

[Victrola45]

tabs are good but your ear is better. breaking it down Siggi was great. I think you are a great guitarist keep up the good work all you lessons have helped me in one way or another. How can I get the DVD's

[paulemasterman]

yes . put the tabs for your nice shit on your page pls.

[solmu1037]

Why don't you put tablature of this song to your homepage then I can learn this.

[solmu1037]

Hi,

What is this song and what is band?

I'd like to hear more music like this.

[mydogprick]

wow you are pretty goog mr siggi martens

[solmu1037]

Nice video!

Is that guitar Paul Reed Smith.

[siggi5153]

Yes, it is Solmu.

[joekara08]

my friend you are an amazing guitarest and an amazing learner, probly the best tutor on youtube id say, keep up the good work and maybe someday ill be as good as you haha bye

[siggi5153]

This is a solo that I explain on my DVD.

[moomoomoo7]

can you make tabs of where could i get tabs if there are tabs.

[Ne0rg]

Great solo, amazing guitar skills. I am a beginner guitarist and think all of your vids are really great. Is your forthcomming DVD in English or in German. Can you tell me where I can buy the DVD?

[armarm56]

LOVE THE ENDING XD (I PLAYED A LOT)

[guitardude12493]

also what guitar and amp did you use in this video?

[siggi5153]

I use my PRS guitar and a Roland Micro Cube amp, guitardude.

[guitardude12493]

I started playing guitar about half a year ago. I've seen many guitar videos on youtube but yours are by far my favorites. And this one I think is the best. I'd love to hear some of your songs in full and I'd love it if you made another video explaining how you did the rest of that solo. Thanks alot. You are amazing.

[superaznseongmin94]

Thanks! totally helpful!

[Thefuxup102091]

It would be cool to hear some of your stuff, great playing.

[siggi5153]

There are still some records of the Marilyn album down in my cellar with a lot of-I think- great solos. So if you´re interested you can write to me.

[undergroundumbrella]

Siggi, is there any possible way I could get any of those albums, or at least the audio file for this song? Thanks!

[victorbarulhento]

if you go to his site (it is on his channel) you can order the CDs

[anandmufc]

is there any place where I can download this entire song? Coz the solo's great!

[siggi5153]

I explain the whole solo on my fortcoming DVD.

The song is called "1981" by my former band marilyn

[beamsville6]

You mustn't let all these accolades go to your head, or we'll ask you to do a lesson on Siggi Stardust. Actually, maybe we will anyway.

Speaking of Berlin, when I was there I saw a guy play Mark Knopfler and Dire Staits songs EXACTLY PERFECT... any idea of who that might have been?

[XXLTupan]

it doesn't matter what scale it is

[crisisskateteam]

amazing solo i love it

[dr4ncer]

sorry but isnt that E pentatonic??? and the

G major scale ??

[santacruezz]

e minor and g major pentatonic are the same, I think

[vikingraider1]

What model PRS is that? Good solo by the way!

[siggi5153]

PRS Standard, viking.

[phostettler]

Great! I thank you for this great solo and most of all for the lesson, I am so happy to get a chance to learn this step by step! Thanks again from a big fan in Switzerland, also for the other lessons, Peter

[prismprison]

mimed

[siggi5153]

When you mime your own solo I think it´s okay.

[tromboneguy95]

YOU ROCK!!!

[kus4n4gi]

hey siggi echt super was du hier machst

du gestaltest die vorschläge so simpel das selbst ich sie verstehen kann^^

ich wollt nur fragen ob man irgendwie an hörproben deiner rock musik kommen kann?

[chicagosgirl0727]

Nice videos always sir. You play guitar so good. I really want to learn from you. AMAZING! *****

[chicagosgirl0727]

Do we have to clean our noses like you or we don't? Its just kidding LOL

[didjeri]

hey Siggi

Schade dass du nur ein lokaler held wars, denn DU hast talent, deine art und weise wie du spielst ist ziemlich entspannend und hört sich geil an !!!!

geiles video

PRS rules :D

[mef72]

man that kinda of sweeped vibrato thing is harder than i thought haha u know

[rockindavid310]

thats some great playing there siggi, i was wondering what types of scales do you use?

[ArGuit]

E Minor natural

[wa1dealer]

hi siggi what a great feel you have any chance of breaking down the next part of the solo and teaching us that part too.

[siggi5153]

Thanks that you like the solo. I will learn it again and teach it. siggi

[siggi5153]

I think there are lots of great musicians around, only a few who get the attention they hoped for.

[mikekap7]

Great video with solos like that i can't believe maryland wasn't a bigger sucess.

Good job it helped alot.

[kwalaboowa]

Firstly, thank you for all those great lessons !

Just a wish : can you give a full lesson for this so great solo ! I learn so lot with you !!! surely many people wait for the explanation of all these killing licks you play !

[mkschreder]

Nice one :)

[erjumarro]

Hi siggi! great solo

but I would like to learn the solo of "jump" by van halen,so if you know it, could you make another video showing the notes ?

Thanks for all!

[siggi5153]

I once played it. It´s a long time ago!

[mef72]

hmmm great solo siggi

i must ask why was my message deleted? o_0

[ericcireeric]

do you know metallica enter sandman??

it would be great if you do a video of that song

[siggi5153]

Yes, I do.

[ericcireeric]

do you know metallica enter sandman??

it would be great if you do a video of that song

[dancolmorn]

Dammmmm you are good! You really is a great inspiration! Thanks for the good work!

I still would love to hear you play TOTO´s Africa number - how to play it!

[siggi5153]

Would be a lot of work to play "Africa". Sorry, I´m busy at the moment.

[JanniFender]

Siggi,

I try to learn to play guitar by myself.

I never wend to musicschool.

And I have the same problem as FenderGril25.

Witch scale can you play on witch cordprogression? What is the difference between the G-pentathonic you showed us and the E-blues scale. They look verry simular to me?

Thanks

[smokingunnz]

excuse me butting in but re: scales. If a progression starts on an Em that is usually the key chord. As E minor is the 6th of the G major scale you can play the G major pentatonic scale. hence siggi started to play the most common box at the 12th fret.  All of the notes in that shape are in the G major scale which is exactly the same as the Em scale. Note that this progression does not happen to have a G chord in it but that is OK. Geez I hope I haven't confused anyone.

[JanniFender]

Thanks a lot, it was verry useful.

[siggi5153]

The Blues scale has only one more note the " blue note". Too many people talk about how important it is to know lots of scales . I don´t think so. Develop what´s in your head. With only a few notes you can play innumerable phrases and melodies.

[JanniFender]

Thanks

[mkschreder]

Well it all depends what sound you want, if you want blues sound then you play blues scale and if you want rock/country sound then pentatonic words great. Listen to some country song on the radio and slide your finger along the E string to find the key that the song is in, then play pentatonic scale in that key and you will see that it actually sounds quite nice, even if you just play the scale from top to bottom.

[mkschreder]

I don't get this, why the hell do all my replies to other peoples comments always end up at the top?

[voltaireguerre]

You're so great siggi. I love these lessons keep them coming please !

[siggi5153]

thanks.

[rennurx]

Siggi,

Thank you again excellent lesson.

When you do lessons like this can you mention something regarding your micro cube amp setting and how you acheive the tone

Thanks again

[siggi5153]

There is no secret. I use the micro cube, nothing else: classic . gain at around 11 o´clock. That´s it. But most of the sound comes from my fingers.

[guild618]

that was a great lesson on your solo. Your solo was great. I almost have it down.

thanks

[jus4funtim]

Thanks Siggi

Im a 52 year old head banger and this is something I can handle, You mite want to split your lessons into two if needed and put the backing tracks on your web page as mp3 downloads.

70s Rock is fine with me, even in German.

Thanks again

[siggi5153]

Good idea.

[Reisinger30]

Nice tune Siggi.Thanks for the insight to your roots.

fendergirl the minor pentatonic scale is also called a blues box pattern and when you practice it enough, your hands/ear get what i/we call motor memory so that they know the pattern automaticly.then when you hear a song you can slide up the string until you hear feel the melody match the rythm pattern.I want to hear Siigi's comment on finding the right root note though.sometimes two points of view are helpful

[siggi5153]

yes, I agree. i´m not so much into scale. listen and sing in your head and try to get that from your guitar.

[FenderGirl25]

Siggi,

As always you sound great and are a wonderful teacher! As a very new begineer, I am wondering how do you know what type of scale to put with the chords? I think you said this lead was based on the G scale with the chords of EM, C, D, B. Is there some general rule about what scale goes with what chords, or do you just go by ear? Hope this isn't too dumb of a question....

[siggi5153]

Good question. I know some scales, but in general I listen to melodies in my head and try to put them on my git.

[cpsteele64]

When you improv, is it ALWAYS scales, or do they come naturally? I haven't really played much electric, but curious to know nonetheless.

[rsangoi]

Man, this solo is beatiful!

Congrats man, awesome lesson!!!

o/

[ibanez737519]

nicerrrrrr!

[heatleyd]

niicee!

[siggi5153]

nice to hear from you again.

[skynyrdking]

nice

[lebassplayer]

Siggi. Thanks another good lesson. I like the lead riff and shall be including elements in some of my playing. I like you feel and the "blue" notes that you include around the pentatonic scale. Keep well, and hope that the cold clears up soon. Regards Graham.

[siggi5153]

Thanks Graham.

[mef72]

omg siggi this was an incredible solo i liked it alot

how did u come up with this one? improv or using arps and such?

[siggi5153]

You start to improvise, certain melodies stay in your head. The end is based on arps, but there are only a few notes improvised.