Playing Licks Between Chord Changes

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Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question...

Q: Hey Andrew, I want to add some lead licks or runs between my chord changes to give it more life than just strumming away on chords. I know my scales and triad and 7th arpeggios very well. How can I add more lead to my rhythm playing, or is there any exercises that might help. Thanks and keep up the great work!
- Richard, NYC.

Thanks for writing in Richard! Playing licks and runs around chord changes; like Hendrix or Stevie Ray, has a lot to do with a couple of important points... Namely being super solid at your rhythm guitar chops and really knowing your chord changes. Next up, is the entire area of knowing your scales, especially the pentatonics. In the video lesson I cover a number of points I think are quite important. Hope this helps you begin getting this technique down! All the best.

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[keifjones]

what up andrew!!! Totally amazing, mon. You are definitively the greatest guitar instructor i have ever seen, please don't take my comment lightly. Because i have invested thousands of dollars in dvd's and watching youtube. You have teaching down to a science. Most instructors i think just want an audience but you really have this teaching thing down. I'm in vancouver, bc but originally from mississippi. you're definitely second to none.

[creativeguitarstudio]

@keifjones,

Thanks a MILLION for the very kind words. Much appreciated!

Take good care & all the best,

Andrew Wasson

[kiroluchrock]

@markovcd

and Justin Sandercoe

[toodlebug3]

dude i learned more by watching 1 vid of yours than a hole year with a bad teacher! thank you

[lipidzkikka]

@ryanhashton He's adding notes from the minor scale. He's playing a minor... Do some reading on goolgle. Because this lesson is in flipping sane.

[wizard2937]

how does a 16 yr old kid from the outback in australia copy tommy emmanuel? how does someone put six strings horizontally and vertically like that without yrs and yrs of dedicated practice? man, six strings, seven fingers and incredible speed and sound? bogles my mind! does this fall in the realm of genius, or sevant? how do you learn to put ascending and descending scales together like that? how do you think that? whats goin on there? wizard

[CREWSPro1]

omg!, I have got to learn that jam you were playing at the beginning and end of this video it was so....TASTY!!!

[ryanhashton]

can someone please tell me what notes he is adding to the pentatonic? what are scale tones? i thought he was adding notes from the major scale but some of those notes arent in the major scale

[ryanhashton]

great lesson. Can someone tell me what notes hes adding to the pentatonic? are they notes that are in the chords? I dont understand how you can know what notes to add to the pentatonic

[chickenshyt490]

Awesome

[stephenmyers99]

Something on Nick McCabe perhaps Andrew?

[boibalbon]

Sir Andrew you're the best guitar teacher here in youtube. May God bless you.

[tomstrat1]

Very informative video. Will practie everything. Thanks :)

[baker1690]

JB Brubaker.