Easy 2 Note Guitar Solo in the Key of A

The jam track for this lesson is available for download at http://www.activemelody.com - In this lesson I'll show you a popular crossroads where the major and minor pentatonic scales meet. This "sweet spot" on the neck is where a lot of guitar solos come from. In addition I'll demonstrate how you can play an entire solo using just 2 frets on the neck.

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• easy
• blues
• guitar
• solo
• lesson
• minor
• pentatonic
• scale
• major
• neck
• fret
• learn
• jam
• activemelody
• brian
• sherrill

[markinsacramento]

I have been working on learning licks for a while and most of the stuff goes over my head. This however is exactly what I needed to get the ball rolling. I can play a lick for a while using this system and just have the jam track going in my head. I am excited to see what this brings my way over the course of the next few weeks. I play at a few jams and want to play some licks when I sing and can see how these will help me out doing that. And I think this will work for any key am I right?

[activemelody]

@markinsacramento That's right - just follow the same pattern, but obviously re-adjust where it is on the neck.. but yes, this will work for any key that you're in. So this example was in the key of A, but if you wanted to do the same thing in the key of G, you would just move everything down 2 frets. :)

[nmssis]

btw, this clip and the "three note" clip gave my 9year old son the impression that i'm a seasoned player. Now he does his guitar practice with purpose.

[activemelody]

@nmssis cool! Glad to hear that it's helpful - I'm glad to hear that your son is practicing his guitar with purpose - now if only I could get one of my boys interested in the guitar :)

[bartyblues]

Just simple and good.

Blues is a feeling, the hard thing is to have that feeling...

Thanks,

[activemelody]

@bartyblues yes sir - blues is all about playing what you feel, or singing through your fingers. Contrary to popular belief, you don't REALLY have to be down in the dumps either :)

[RooRiff]

One of the best lessons I've seen in awhile. Excellent...thanks!

[nexacu93]

mindfucked

[Popspicker]

Brilliant mate .. A big Thank you for that

[themaker03]

That was really cool! I feel like I need to learn scales, but am still a little foggy as to how to apply them. I know the minor pentatonic scale, but wasn't really sure what to do with it haha.  This really helped clarify a lot. Great lesson, thanks!

[JWDalsager]

Which SG is that? Peculiar neck :)

[markinsacramento]

@activemelody Do you have a video on how to move this up and down the neck in the correct key? I know enough to know that certain keys work together. So would I go with the 1-4-5 (for blues) on any given key? For example I could play this 2 not 2 string in A and also in D and E up the neck and it would be correct? It's not that there is so much that can be done with this already but as I learn and think about guitar questions do come up.

[drla02]

Excellently explained. I've been trying to learn the phrasing on a guitar & have yet to see a vid that simplified it as you have done! I have learned the caged system & can see the forms that u use for the licks. Is the jam track in A or Am? Or does it even matter when u phrase using 2 diff forms in 1 key? Thanks & again, great videos! Peace.

[jstlookn48]

@activemelody This is exactly what my son and I are looking for...elementary, and the tab to go along with it of course. Thanks.

[nmssis]

@activemelody well, my older one tried to play about 2 years ago but lost interest then earlier last year got hooked on "guitar hero" and that's all he needed. Then his little sister joined in about 2 months ago.

Hey, thanks again, we're having a blast!