Uncover the Secret to Soloing Over Chord Changes - Soloing Made Simple!
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- čas přidán 5. 05. 2023
- I can't tell you how many times students have come here for guitar lessons and asked, "How can I solo over the chord changes?" Or "How can I break out of Minor Pentatonic noodling?"
Turns out, we can use the same pentatonic shapes that we already know to shift over another chord. In fact, if we imagine the chord we want to solo over, then we can see the scale shape that will fit over it -- just by visualizing the shape!
In this video guitar teacher Blue Morris shows you how to change minor pentatonic scales over a I IV V progression.
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I’ve been playing since I was 12. I’m 69 now and you gave me a lightbulb moment. 👍🏼
Great to hear! Thank you for saying!
He did that to me too and my years of messing around are 15 ~ 76. Maybe one of theses days I'll get it eh? This lesson is a life-changer. I have his book too and I'll be studying every paragraph. Blue is so laid back and cool. Thanks Blue. I wish you were in Ontario.
Now it's just hearing the chord changes and timing the right scale at the right time.
True, that's also the challenge 😄
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver no kidding!! LOL
All i can say is WOW
you bring concepts together so easily and practically...its like you open the door and say Come on in..get comfortable
Thanks! Lots more comingbto this channel and my Patreon group!
I have been playing guitar for almost 50 years and then when Covid hit, I decided to actually learn some theory and something I have always wanted to do which is play some lead and solo and understand what I was doing. I picked up quite a bit in 2 years and then found you. Your simple explanations have opened up a lot of doors for me to help take what I have learned and start applying it. Knowing scales is one thing but moving into them, using them to compliment chords and such has helped me advance a lot. Wanted to just let you know that. You simplified the cage system (without calling it that) dramatically so I can actually use it. Thanks.
Thanks Keith! That's really great to hear. You might also enjoy our Patreon lessons group, you can check it out here www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver
I actually picked the guitar up for the first time at the beginning of the pandemic at 57… my Doc told me I’d better find a hobby to get me through this… lol. I’ve been teaching myself all of the chords and pentatonic shapes and found that theory was the only way I could put all of the puzzle pieces together. Now however, I’m stuck in pentatonic purgatory… it sounds good but I want more.
After 42 years of proaudio engineering in 2020 I decided to learn to play guitar
Best move ever
Playing in a band is a blast
@@clhsound nice! I don't think anyone ever regrets learning guitar 😀
I don’t normally comment but just had to in this instance. For years I have been trying to work this out, and this guy just explained it so clearly in a matter of minutes. Great lesson thank you
Fantastic! Thanks for commenting. Lots more content coming to the channel!
I completely agreed. I'm just a covid guitarist... I play for me... Fantastic lesson!
Thank you! I've been playing for 36 years. I'm 53. I play in our church praise band and up until recently I've never tried to solo over the chord changes. I always just played along with the chords. I (and my band mates) have enjoyed my new found "noodling". Your lessons make it easy. I've known "easy shape" for most of those 36 years, just never really used it. Not sure if you are a believer, but your lessons are helping me help others praise God!
Cool, glad to hear it, thanks Mark! You might find Major pentatonic especially useful for your praise band -- major pentatonic has a great sound for that. If you haven't already seen this other video of mine, this may help: czcams.com/video/giAAVurIcmQ/video.html
This man is picking and grinning and changing lives doing it …”crash , boom, BAM ..
That’s rock and roll,Kids .
Thank you 😎
Bro, I've been playing guitar for a long, long, time. That being said, I'd be willing to bet that your teaching style has helped countless guitarists on CZcams. I tune in simply for your phrasing, both musically and verbally. "Funny B string pentatonic!" Lol Good job my friend!
Thank you! Much appreciated 👍
Nothing better than a lightbulb moment when playing a guitar.
Thank you ✌️💜🎸🎶
Great to hear thanks!
This is a great introduction into playing over the changes, but most guitar players still need to know which note or note options they need to land on last....before the change. Especially if they hit the chord first and then finish on a lick before the change.
Thank You Thank You, I am an old guy just trying to have some fun and you have successfully made it possible. I am encouraged to play more.
Fantastic! That's great to hear!
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver I purchased Guitar Soloing Like a Pro & downloaded thre jam tracks, just great !!! Thank You
@dtee06 Awesome thanks! Let me know if you have any questions about the book 🎸😎👍
Like a southerly wind (in NZ), the fog gets blown away some more!! Great lesson here Blue...Thank You :)
Nice one, thanks realjumper!
You need more people watching this channel as I can honestly say they are the best lessons I have come across especially from a intermediate self taught hack! Cheers
Thanks Brett, it's growing every day, and my Patreon group too
Awesome!! Blue, your lessons are very helpful.. Thankss!!
Thanks again José!!! 😎
Nice lesson Blue Morris! Thanks!
Thanks Rafa! Good to see you here in the comments again 😀
You really make things so clear. Great lesson, thanks!
Thanks Brian!
Great stuff, as usual! 🙏
Thanks again!!!
This was awesome!! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
This is just great, I got your book a while ago, and your videos really help too! Thank you!
Cool thanks! Let me know if you have any questions about the book.
I do not speak English very well, but I can understand your lesson. Thank you so much. You are a great teacher!
Thanks Ricardo! Glad you're enjoying these videos. Lots more coming.
Love this lesson, something I probably knew but never connected. I know all the shapes and can move between them.
The problem I face is that it still doesn’t sound melodic. Can you do a lesson on how to make it sound more musical instead of just moving from note to note. It’s not just note selection, it’s how quickly and differently you move between the notes that I can’t seem to improve on.
Great to see the channel growing!
I struggle with this also. I can run the fretboard in both directions, skip strings, jump patterns, etc. But when I "play" it still sounds like a scale exercise.
Top video as always, perfect for Sunday practice
Great! Sundays are the best guitar days :)
Great tutorial. Great presentation. Thanks
Thanks Chris!
Another great lesson!
Thanks Brian!
That’s awesome - what about major chords? Maybe you already made a video on that and i missed it .. but this one was really awesome - one of the best videos i ever watched 🤘
Thanks! This one is similar but for Major key... czcams.com/video/giAAVurIcmQ/video.html
Watched tons of YT vids about scales and other guitar lessons and got stuck at one point, kept playing the same scale tune. Until I watched your video. Made a lot of progress. So easy to understand. Thank you. I learned how to improvise.
Great to hear, thanks for commenting!
Awesome, huge light bulb went on for me today!! Thanks Blue!!
Great to hear!!
This is brilliant. Finally I understand! Well done Blue! I think your channel is about to explode 🎉
Thank you Lucy!! I hope so.
Great playing
Thanks!
It's hard for me to say that these lessons are the abosloute best I've come across, because there are several good teachers out there on CZcams. BUT I can definitely say that your approach and style is hitting me at the perfect time in my development as a player (advanced intermediate, by my own reckoning). Your videos are great, and I expect to join your patreon lessons soon. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Tom, great to hear!
Thanks Blue!
Thanks again RB! 🎸
another brilliant tutorial
Thank you very much!
Brilliant method of teaching
Thank you Steve! Lots more coming.
wow this has made things so much more fluid mentally !!! thanks !
Good to hear thanks!!
Like many other comments on here already, this is a light bulb moment for me! Thank you for explaining this stumped question of "Life, the Universe, and Everything!" Ok maybe it's not 42 but dang I have NEVER seen this explained by any other CZcamsr. Thank you from a fellow (Ontario) Canadian!
Thanks David!!
another good one!
Thanks again First Last
Simple=Brilliant!
Thank You 👍
Glad you liked it!
Awesome I really liked it .. 🌹🌹🌹
Thanks Rajesh!
What a simple and logical explanation. I never aspired to solo, but this makes so much sense that I'm inspired to try. Thanks
Awesome! You can do it. Lots more on this channel like this one that will help you learn to solo.
Wish I would have found your site years ago
Thanks Scott! I've been teaching in-person lessons for 13 years, just branching out online this past year 😀
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver wish I lived in Vancouver,,would be cool to have a hangout weekend 🎸
Just subscribed because of this lesson!
Awesome welcome to the channel 😀
I didn't know what to expect , but I get what your doing here, cool.
From one Canadian to another, pretty cool man, thanks eh!!
Glad to hear it thanks! Lots more like this on my channel 👍
great video
Glad you enjoyed it thanks!
The blue note, does it matter? Classic. Sometimes the ear is the best theory
Thanks this is helpful it seemed so easy. I’m playing for 3 years now never thought this way let me try and see where I reach.
Glad it helped! Thanks! Lots more on the channel and our Patreon group
Great channel, you explain things so much better than other teachers.... Ive been struggling with this for ever and you made it simple.. One idea would be to show licks for the 4 and 5 chords. I always get gummed up in the 5 position as I switch positions but the 5 chord is only played for a short time so by the time I switch its time to switch again....
Thanks! And yeah, I think you have a good idea there. I might expand on that in a future video. 🤔
Thank you! This will be great for playing against a backing track, or playing with someone else.
Glad you like it!
Another great lesson, Blue! Hey, I'm always hearing triplet rhythms embedded in some many licks. And the hammer-ons and puill-offs are also intriguing. Would you consider a lesson unpacking triplet patterns and maybe another doing Hammer-on/pull-off techniques? Keep 'em coming man.
Great idea thank you! I will add it to the schedule 👍
That was extremely helpful! Now I'm wondering how to apply this to a major scale.
Thanks Terry, there are a few ofbthe for Major Pentatonic on my channel try the video "The Magic Scale czcams.com/video/giAAVurIcmQ/video.html
Crazy how obvious it is when it’s well explained. The L shape tells you where to start the change or see the pattern of the funny b string lol. Thanks for another great lesson that gave the exact direction one needs to go. Got your book not long ago and will spend some time with it in the coming months. Thanks again 👏
Cool thanks Peter!
Great lesson. Would like to see this in major.
Thanks Sal! This one is similar concept, in major: czcams.com/video/giAAVurIcmQ/video.html
Another brilliant lesson.
So im guessing we can play the same minor pentatonic scale shapes over A,D and E major ?
Lightbulb moment! My practicing might need a new pattern.... too much noodling, it doesn't count much for progress lol!! Where I get fuzzy is when to use what shape of the said scale! I may need to read a little more theory ... I know I like knowing why.. things work!
I like knowing the 'why' too. It's always what made me remember things.
👍 Thanks
Thanks for watching
Hi great information does this also work for Major Chord progressions ? It would be great if you could do a video on it Thank you .
It sure does work in major with the Major Pentatonic scale. Maybe even better. Try this video of mine which is similar but for major pentatonic. czcams.com/video/giAAVurIcmQ/video.html
Really enjoying your lessons up here! Where did you get that leather strap?
Thank you! It's a custom guitar strap that my girlfriend bought for me. I think she got it on Etsy.
This is a great explanation to help guitarists unlock the fretboard, without needing to read anything other than the shapes they already know. I just came from a video where the guitar was much clearer and less buzzy, so I suspect your action is a little too low.
Thank you! The buzz is just the vocal mic picking up the guitar.
From algeria thanks its great in wish lesson you told abiut funny b shape
Thanks! That shape is mentioned in a few videos. Though try this one... around 7 minutes 20 czcams.com/video/HwsZj5TIuy0/video.html
Thanks! I’ve been waiting for you to talk about this! So all Am shapes are pattern 1 and all Dm shapes are pattern 4 ? How does this link to the caged system or does it…
I thought in your other video with CAGED system and playing over chords that pattern 2 goes with any chord using the E shape But maybe that’s the major pentatonic.. yikes I get so confused with what patterns go with which chords… ugh I’d appreciate any clarification ,thanks😊
Hi Julie, If I understand your question.... all the pentatonic shapes are movable, just like bar chords. So Shape 1 aka Easy Shape has its root on the low E string. Therefore if we start Easy Shape with the first finger at the 5th fret of the low E string, we would have A minor pentatonic. But if you move that same shape up to the 7th fret, it would be B minor pentatonic.
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver yup I know all of that but what I guess I mean is if someone is playing a G on the third fret (which is an E shape chord) then I can use pentatonic pattern 2 to solo over that then if they play a C on the third fret and 5th (which is an A shape chord) then I can use pattern 5 pentatonic to solo over that .. (and G shape chords are pattern 1 and so on)so that each caged shape has a pentatonic pattern to go with it?
now in this video you say any Am shape anywhere you use pattern 1 (easy shape)minor pentatonic over it and a Dm you play pattern 4 (funny shape you call it) so all minor chords are either an Am or Dm shape right.. lol.. I’ve been trying to practice how to play a chord and do a bit of solo all in the same space then switch to another chord and do the same with a 1,4,5 progression. I watched your other video on that and it helped me. ( Can you play chords and solo at the same time)I know all the pentatonic shapes and working on using the CAGED shapes all over the frets. Sorry for sounding so confusing ..maybe I’ll just join your patreon..😊
@@julielocke-balish1707 It's hard to explain in a comment but I think you are getting it. Any E-shape chord you can use Shape 2 for Major pentatonic. Any Em-shape chord you can use easy shape 1 for minor penta. And etc. Each chord looks a bit like a scale shape. That means we are changing scales for each chord. Which is cool when it suits the song. Though we don't have to. We could also just stay in the scale for the root chord even as the chords change. We have options. If you're still stuck get in touch with me through my website or Patreon maybe I can help 😀
Thanks...further emphasizing what I'm slowly learning as a veteran (52 years playing ) guitar novice. 🙂
Cool thanks for watching and commenting 🙂
Can we get a closer look at your pedal board that’s in the background?
I have video about my pedal board here czcams.com/video/u8cCd1yt2zs/video.html that being said, what's on the board changes a bit depending on the band/music I'm playing
Great video for the minor pentatonic and minor chords. But what about the Major pentatonic? It doesn't have a 4 in its interval. Help!
Good point! You can use the Major Pentatonic of the IV chord. This video shows you how to do that: czcams.com/video/giAAVurIcmQ/video.html
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Great.. will watch!! But while noodling around (gasp!) In A Major Pentatonic, I found the D note outside the scale is in fact the Lazy B string (4th position) of the D Major Pentatonic. Right there inside the Easy Position of A Major Pentatonic. Good stuff!! 🙏
What about minor to major chords within a key?
I like this approach and see that it works but aren't you changing keys with each chord change?
Not really a key change. Turns out that the notes of the pentatonic for the IV and V chords are still all in key. Remember pentatonics are only five notes of full scale so they all overlap those seven notes. You could even think of it as a clever arpeggio for each chord: root, min3, 4th, 5th, min7.
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So I can only play A blues scale over diatonic chords changes,but I must land on the chord tones of each chords,right?
Generally speaking, you don't have to land on chord tones, but it sure sounds good to do it.
How does this work with a minor pentatonic over major chords like in rock n roll?
The minor pentatonic is just the minor scale with two notes removed. Play the major chords and look for the relative minor
It's true it's partly because of the notes that are removed, but still there is dissonance when we play, say, A minor pentatonic over a song in A major. But it's the sound of the blues and rock, and it has been around for over a hundred years now, we're used to hearing it. It's "good" dissonance.
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver so do I just follow the same guidelines as in this video? Play a minor pentatonic over the A chord, play d minor pentatonic over the D chord, and e minor pentatonic over the E chord?
@@nckcunningham I see what you mean... not quite. If you have a major key I - IV - V, let's say the key of A, the blues or rock thing to do would be to play A minor pentatonic over the whole thing. But if you want to change scales in that case, it would be better to use other options, like a different Major pentatonic for each of the I the IV and the V. This video here called the Magic Scale covers that: czcams.com/video/giAAVurIcmQ/video.html
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver do you have a blues rock type lesson or series of lessons? I'll check out the video you suggested as well
This is so helpful, first time watching. BUT, the end lost me. What the heck is 5 chord?😂
It's a music term to refer to the relationship of the chords to each other. If Am is the 1 chord (the root chord), then Dm is the 4 chord, and Em is the 5 chord. Normally we use roman numerals for this, so I, IV, V. Works for any key. In C major, C is the I chord, F is the IV chord, and G is the V chord.
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver ok, so you are freakin awesome. I have subscribed. Thank you so much!!
@@-Tiques- thanks Andrew!
What’s the name of that piece of furniture in the background with the books?
Great video by the way
Thanks! I don't know if it has a name. It's very old. It opens up and becomes a desk. It's too old to use as a desk anymore but that part is great for storing things.
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver its very nice take care of it
@@JohnMarcell It's a writing bureau with showcase. The sloping front piece hinges down onto two runners that slide out, making it into a desktop. They often have a leather surface there too.
@@1man1guitarletsgo thank you
Dang you had all kinds of buzzing on the 10th fret
Massive light bulb realizing that the "funny b string shape" is simply the easy shape shifted over one string while keeping in mind the tuning difference between the g and b strings.
You got it! That's why I call it Funny B instead of Shape 4. I find it's more descriptive and easier to remember which one it is.
Is this not changing keys?
Not necessarily. The key center stays the same. Pentatonic is only five notes and we're just using it to highlight the notes of the chords underneath. Those five notes don't actually take us to a different key by coincidence. That's one of the great things about pentatonics.
It have yellow sign
where are the tabs
There are tabs for this lesson on our Patreon group. If you are a member you can go to the main index and just search for "Stop Noodling". The index is here: www.patreon.com/posts/96493793
ha, you are just repeating the same chords, no need soloing then. Just repeat the chords then.
My wife calls me a limp noodle 🫠 maybe this can change that
Here's hoping 🤣
where are the tabs
There are tabs for this lesson on our Patreon group. If you are a member you can go to the main index and just search for "Stop Noodling". The index is here: www.patreon.com/posts/96493793