How to play lead blues guitar soloing over each chord lesson

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25 Comments

  1. timoconnor6
    Posted February 28, 2009 at 1:19 am | Permalink

    This aint a tone fest Mate. It is a lesson.

  2. timoconnor6
    Posted February 28, 2009 at 2:11 am | Permalink

    Maybe I am am talking to one guy, based on what O read on the net.
    Over and Out

  3. RsGhost1
    Posted March 4, 2009 at 5:14 pm | Permalink

    Very helpful, thanks very much.

  4. usmc1437
    Posted March 5, 2009 at 10:59 am | Permalink

    Great explanation of how to solo over a chord progression – Thank you !
    This is one of the best descriptions I have heard yet and it makes the process really easy to understand for me. I can’t wait to practice it tonight when I get home.
    Thanks Again !

  5. timoconnor6
    Posted March 8, 2009 at 3:07 am | Permalink

    Keep on rocking. THIS IS ONLY ONE TECHNIQUE.
    KEEP SEARCHING AND FOR MORE.
    I have some ideas. Been playing a long time.
    Timo
    7605217057.

  6. rocco0321
    Posted April 25, 2009 at 5:39 pm | Permalink

    Hello. I live in Italy and I’m playing and studiyng guitar for 20 years, since I was 14 years old. I am sure that this kind of approach to chord changes is UNCORRECT simply because it doesn’t work and sound really ugly. Every day I’m trying to teach to my students how to improvise in a proper and MUSICAL way in blues, rock or jazz situations. Sorry guys but this video is the worst I’ve ever seen on youtube.

  7. jspartacus
    Posted April 26, 2009 at 2:32 pm | Permalink

    Agree. It only has some application on the turnaround. I would not call it incorrect, but only of very limited usefulness. It’s more of a cliche that is worth avoiding.

  8. KittySniper37
    Posted April 26, 2009 at 4:48 pm | Permalink

    I HAVE THE SAME GUITAR! :D

  9. plukap
    Posted April 28, 2009 at 3:28 am | Permalink

    hahaha stop at 0:36 xD

  10. Goon90
    Posted April 30, 2009 at 3:15 pm | Permalink

    lol!

  11. SnakyGodzilla
    Posted May 2, 2009 at 4:19 am | Permalink

    Omfg, lmao! XD

  12. DwayneJKing
    Posted May 3, 2009 at 11:16 am | Permalink

    LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLololololololololOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

  13. obamaisanalien
    Posted May 5, 2009 at 11:08 am | Permalink

    then you haven’t seen much.. beliieve me! It’s all kind of fucked up things here on youtube. go watch Chris Crocker, then you’ll realy gonna see a bad video.

  14. jimmmmybrady
    Posted May 7, 2009 at 3:49 am | Permalink

    There’s nothing wrong with this aproach.Rockabilly does the same thing using the Major pentatonic for each chord.

  15. rocco0321
    Posted May 7, 2009 at 6:03 pm | Permalink

    There is, Jimmy..belive me. A blues progression is a tonal sequence of chords. These chords are harmonically releted: we have to play on a Tonic chord, a Sub-Dominant, and a Dominant. In a “Modal” tune, where the chords haven’t got any relation between each other (eg.: D-7, Eb-7… Miles Davis tune “So What), the common way to improvise is to use a basic scale (the Dorian for “So What”) and move it a half step above or below when the chord is changing.

  16. rocco0321
    Posted May 7, 2009 at 6:40 pm | Permalink

    The way I consider Blues playing is a mix, in a way to say… Tonal and modal mixed toghether. The Blues Scale (minor pentatonic with extra notes) is a “modal” scale used in many styles of music. Why don’t play it on a blues tune? The only thing whe must know is that the scale do not fit the chord sequence entirely. Even if you are playing alone or whith your band you have to “underline” the changes of the chords…your audiance will notice that and will realize you’re playng a blues.

  17. rocco0321
    Posted May 7, 2009 at 7:09 pm | Permalink

    I told you that the way to improvise, moving one minor scale along the fretboard, presented in this video is completely incorrect. I was wrong! A skilled guitar player, I guess, could work this way and sound great just bending the strings to the right pitch. It is so hard for me to explane my ideas using the English idiom… I’m a bad English speaker. Last thing I wonna say: Rockabilly players use Major pentatonics for each chord and sound so nice.

  18. rocco0321
    Posted May 7, 2009 at 7:29 pm | Permalink

    Why the dude on the video uses Minor pentatonic on each MAJOR chord of the blues progression? I am plannig to make a few clips releted to the subject of this discussion. I hope the things I’ve just said don’t hurt nobody’s feelings… Music is my favourite way to express myself. I Think that everyone can play a blues the way he likes using his/her own taste.

  19. timoconnor6
    Posted May 8, 2009 at 10:27 pm | Permalink

    Wow,
    Been away from this U Tube stuff for a while. And a good thing. I did this video for NLG and the funny thing is, I came in with a lesson plan that was to show that a player could Slide the Minor Pan box over the V chord root when the band goes to the V. It is a cool technique used by a shit load of players. But… I was told to teach moving the Blues box over the IV chord also. All 3 chords, Which I never do unless I use a major pan box. I recommend contacting the head master Dave of NLG.

  20. galbyboy
    Posted May 25, 2009 at 12:21 pm | Permalink

    i dont usually do chain comments, but this one might make u smile(it did to me) even tho u dont need to do it. i like it anyways. :-)
    There are 20 angels in this world
    10 are sleeping
    9 are playing
    1 is reading this

    put this on 4 video comments within 15 mins,if u do, sum one u love will surprise u sum how!! If u don’t , u will lose ur love.!!

  21. explosionthe19th
    Posted May 26, 2009 at 1:01 am | Permalink

    1. put your middle finger to your nose.
    2. say the name of the person you like.
    3. that person will ask you out or say i love you tommorrow
    4. heres the thing copy and paste to 2 more vids it’s tru i tryed it yesterday and it actually worked lol=)

  22. davep42
    Posted June 7, 2009 at 7:44 am | Permalink

    What a great tip! I (now playing guitar for a year and a half) would solo up and down the neck and over the backing track in the SAME key boxes throughout the whole 12 bars – but this tip makes total sense and will give me a great new dimension to my blues jamming. Thanks Tim!

  23. davep42
    Posted June 7, 2009 at 7:52 am | Permalink

    Great comment. The penny dropped for me. Made me almost fall out of my chair with the ending.

  24. timoconnor6
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 3:42 am | Permalink

    Dave,
    Pull me off this site, I will give you your 200 bucks back. You don’t respond to the students, I don’t get it.
    Answer the questions Man.
    Timo

  25. fhussain44
    Posted July 15, 2009 at 3:39 pm | Permalink

    Dave must get dozen’s of emails a day . Most are probably very basic questions that can easily be answered by other youtube viewer’s responding to comments. I say leave Dave along and let him focus on making more videos and tutorials.

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