This is probably the most important lesson I can give on improvising and something that took me a long time to learn. I hope it is helpful for you. Learn my whole approach at guitarsupersystem.com
Wojciech Krajewski I just went through his channel, wasn’t easy but I found it. It’s the Bluesy Psychedelic Groove Guitar Backing track in the key of D minor from 2 years ago. You’re welcome!
I highly recommend Elevated Jam Tracks for people wanting to improvise and get out of the "box" scales. He throws the entire fretboard up with all the scale notes, so you can practice targeting various notes all over the fretboard.
I've been playing for 20yrs, self taught, only lessons I took were from all the great musicians I've encountered thru my life thru our jams or just being around them, I came across your channel just browsing and I'm happy I did, I've learned a lot from what you play and also from what you say, thanks for your service. Love your channel
Tips: 1) Watch this video 2) Get a guitar ASAP 3) Do minor harmonic 4) Chord progression with a slide 5) Slide 6) Slide 7) Slide 8) Slide 9) Double bend 10) Slide Bonus: Slide then Bend then Whammy bar
When you went to the chord progression that "had more going on", I was getting heavy Hotel California solo vibes during the first half of it especially. Amazing how your different improvisations over the progression completely changed the vibe of it though. Really shows how important note choices and intervals are when trying to achieve the harmony that you're looking for
@@spacejamgoliath No no if I play some tunes on my tenor off the alto sheet (therefore 5 semitones lower) they sound poor, and playing off the alto sheet means I'm playing it on the same parts of the sax as the alto, so it isn't about the timbre. In fact David Sanborn tunes played on tenor at the correct pitch are real high on the instrument, still working on the timbre there, but the KEY sounds much better. And then to play this live the bass can't really play down 5 semis, so it would have to go up 7, which sounds crap too. *When I'm busking, if I play Baker Street at the alto position (= 5 semis too low) some people look at me like I have 2 heads.
I've been playing (self taught) since I was 11 or 12 and I'm 65 now. Played rock, blues and old metal, and with some great musicians I might add......some famous and still current. Problem is I stagnated years ago and to this day, I'm still stuck on a stale old style....same lead patterns and notes. I've wanted to break out and learn a fuller, more fruitful, lead and chord library. Your YT channel helps a ton Tyler.......keep it coming. Maybe I'll get there before I'm in a wheel chair....lol.
Great video... A little to advanced for me right now, but have a Target now. Never knew how hard it would be to get out of the pentatonic rut. Love your videos man.
The parallel you drew between the harmonic minor and the middle eastern/Egyptian vibe is like the only way I'm able to convey the tonal theme in words.
Howdy Mr. Larson, I just wanted to say this is the lesson I’ve needed for a long time as I search for inspiration & a better understanding of improvisation on guitar, thank you so much for being such a great teacher & for being willing to share your teaching ability with young guitarists like myself…
Marco Francisco The principles will still be useful. It’s important to know the scales and chords. But the melodic and rhythmic approach will differ usually.
I just have to saying that I'm in love with your guitar! Great thorough lesson on how much knowing your scales and harmonization can make you really great at improvisation
As you said to link harmony ans scale is the most important things to learn in order to get improvisation to the next level, so please more video on linking harmony and scales !thanks and keep shredding 🤘😎
I did got confused too the first time i watched this , I was just scratching the surface of music theory . All I knew was the pentatonic scale . If you are still stuck , I recommend going through the basics ( major scale and minor pentatonic scale ) just learn the standard box , grab your guitar and start throwing notes over a backing track . Try making the best out of one box then move on onto learning the next box and combine the two (over a backing track of course) , and so on so forth . Eventually , it will make sense like it did with me when I came back today . And if you have already found the answer , hope you don't mind sharing some insights please . Have a nice day .
I find it easier to simply use the caged system to improvise over a backing track. It almost seems like you're using a variant of modal playing which is quite complicated. What do you think about the caged system?
because you are just going up and down the scales. Try Melodic Skips, Try 3 notes forward, 2 notes back or play 1-3-2-4-3-5-4-6-5-7-6-8 (These are notes of the scale, not frets and apply to any major scale) Also try playing the 3 note triads of each chord in a major scale position. ie: 1-3-5 2-4-6 3-5-7 etc - But combine this with complete improvisation and feel. Go back and forth between technical and free flowing, mix the two together until you can't tell where one ends and the other begins. try playing the scales Diagonally instead of horizontally string to string. There is no rule that says you need to play all the notes of a scale on one string before you move to the next string. Practice 1 or 2 notes per string of a major scale, or try 1 note per string up and down, then maybe 2 per string. All of these techniques should help you get out of the lock box of a scale. Try to think of them vertically per fret vs horizontally per string.
Be patient, sit down and figure out what notes align with what u want to play in your head from the scales u already know, for a melodic vibe, then u can run through scales tastefully in between for passing notes etc,mix it up, While going slow and figuring what note u hear in your head and playing on the guitar, u can then fool around with bending up or down to it, or different positions, which can lead to more melodies springing up in your mind etc etc
It is both encouraging and discouraging to see that lots of other people also didn't understand this concept. I don't think my ear is trained enough to recognize how each scale could/should apply to those specific chords. It sounds awesome, but I still don't know how to figure this out myself 😢
I don't know how it applies to guitar soloing specifically, but worst comes to worst you can always figure out this kind of stuff with trial and error. Just consistently try to learn new details of how scales interact with progressions you like and one day you will have it.
I used to have the mind set that because i'm the fourth string on my guitar I can't learn the riffs I want to learn then Due hast came around and said some motivational speech in German and now I'm gaining faith. Thank you German band for making sick ass riff that I can play, very cool. Also great video really made me [M O V E]
Thank you so much for making this video! I knew for years that I was missing some vital piece of theory when it came to solos, but I could never figure out what it was until now!!! Thank you!!!
this is definitely something i need too work on... i always get frustrated because it seems like everytime i improvise/solo over a backing track or anything like that my stuff all eventually sounds the same, i really need too start grinding and learning all the scales and getting out of the pentatonic box of hell lol
The emerald green PRS SE 245..FML.. This has been my dream guitar for years! I've owned a blue PRS single cut custom when I was a kid. However, the emerald green SE 245, ugh dude... I must say I'm definitely a little bit jealous lol. At any rate, it sounds great, and those licks!! Like butter! Keep it up dude, and thanks for the inspiration!! #dreamguitar #becausedadrock
if one chord comes next, like 3 chord (F maj) Is there other note/shapes to play on that 2 chord? Instead of F? I’d assume it’s F’s 3 and 5, but just them only? Also for progressions, it can be any random order? 2, 7, 4, 1, 6 for example? I’ve always sucked at theory.
1) work out your visuals on the scale (you should be able to jump from one pattern to another in a second, not about speed, but VISUAL) 2) try to repair different ways to start in a scale, like, really put your mind to try to not repeat yourself. 3) Learns differents techniques, understand that you dont need to KNOW them perfectly, but you need to learn so you have those in mind when you are struggling to not repeat yourself. Grab a paper, write down 10 or 15 techniques or ideas. (which come as the 4 tip) 4) USE YOUR HEAD, you heard all the crap about feeling? You know what steve vai says about that? First, learn to play without thinking, then you can let the feel come in. If you need to put too much stress on your head to play, i dont know, faster or a specific technique, you cant let your mind fly around with the feeling. 5) a solo is either a work in slow motion, or a savage explosion of creativity, depending on what you are, be ready to plug and record as fast as you feel that you are 'ready' also know as 'THE FEEL'. 6) Sames licks can sound pretty different when using other patterns, you can even backwards the whole section and you may find precious gem you didnt think possible. 7) NOT everythin is a explosion of creativity and FEELING, you can work out a good solo overs hours, looking which note can come later, experimenting with the 'visuals' (trying to play a set of notes in a way you never played before) 8) GET OUT of your hand control, i (and even to this day) compose things that i cant play fluid. You need to really tell your hand GO THIS HARD WAY (you will notice, because you wont be able to play it easy). You will note pretty fast the explosion of creativity and excitement you get by playing something that your mind didnt expected. 9)SERIOUSLY, get out of the zone, not saying you play fast, but jump from 1 string to 4, use your pinky for those smail detail at the end of the chord. 10) being able to visualize the pattern in the neck, its way too much important. Start with a few slide going from pattern A to B, then start jumping a few frets, your mind ( BY ITSELF) will understand you and will make it easier. 11) NEVER feel fear of using your head when writting music. Notice when you can let the creativity flow..and when NOT.
How can i get your guitar tone, it sounds incredibly good, i literaly get a sweet sensation in my mouth when i hear that tone, especialy when you play a power chords, it sounds so heavy mistical and majestic
This is probably the most important lesson I can give on improvising and something that took me a long time to learn. I hope it is helpful for you. Learn my whole approach at guitarsupersystem.com
Thanks much as always !
@@shawnnaughton3479 yup☺️🤗🤗🤗
Love Your TONE!!
I must be dumb because I'm still lost
I love elevated backing tracks, they kick ass
That intro tho... Killer 👌
Hello, which backing track is it,. tho? Thanks in advance
Wojciech Krajewski I just went through his channel, wasn’t easy but I found it. It’s the Bluesy Psychedelic Groove Guitar Backing track in the key of D minor from 2 years ago. You’re welcome!
Wojciech Krajewski th-cam.com/video/iUhWLkJsiCU/w-d-xo.html
@@michaelacquah-allotey1615 thanks
I liked it better when John Petrucci did those same patterns 20 years ago lol
I highly recommend Elevated Jam Tracks for people wanting to improvise and get out of the "box" scales. He throws the entire fretboard up with all the scale notes, so you can practice targeting various notes all over the fretboard.
I love how he keeps saying “obviously” before and after all kinds of stuff I can’t track with😬😂
Kinda patronizingly also lol
I've been playing for 20yrs, self taught, only lessons I took were from all the great musicians I've encountered thru my life thru our jams or just being around them, I came across your channel just browsing and I'm happy I did, I've learned a lot from what you play and also from what you say, thanks for your service. Love your channel
6:53-7:19 is an eargasm.
Tips:
1) Watch this video
2) Get a guitar ASAP
3) Do minor harmonic
4) Chord progression with a slide
5) Slide
6) Slide
7) Slide
8) Slide
9) Double bend
10) Slide
Bonus:
Slide then Bend then Whammy bar
You drunk?
I don't have a whammy
@@themusp WheReS WhAMmY!?
guitar riffs you think are smooth because they're played with a slide
Sharp Dressed Man
Sweet child o mine
that one part of All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
In My Time Of Dying
Scar tissues solos
It always cracks me up how dramatically you dial down the volume knob. Don't ever change, man.
When you went to the chord progression that "had more going on", I was getting heavy Hotel California solo vibes during the first half of it especially. Amazing how your different improvisations over the progression completely changed the vibe of it though. Really shows how important note choices and intervals are when trying to achieve the harmony that you're looking for
How do you even not have atleast a million subs? You obviously put alot of effort into these videos and thanks for that.
Hehe he has 1.5 million now. Every single one of em well deserved
we want your tone tutorial someday :D so sick tones you have
Judging by his shelves of pedals I’m sure he could provide an entire semesters worth of info on tone!
👍🏼
Step one: buy a 3000$ PRS
Ahhhh the saddest of all keys, D minor. Thus sayeth Nigel Tufnel.... came from the Rock Opera “Lick my love pump”
As soon as you hear that key you instantly weep...
Not quite Mozart, not quite Bach. It's a "Mach" piece.
Or anyone really, from before equal temperament was a thing
@@stefanfyhn4668 lol yea people are stupid. All keys are equally sad in equal temperament
@@spacejamgoliath No no if I play some tunes on my tenor off the alto sheet (therefore 5 semitones lower) they sound poor, and playing off the alto sheet means I'm playing it on the same parts of the sax as the alto, so it isn't about the timbre. In fact David Sanborn tunes played on tenor at the correct pitch are real high on the instrument, still working on the timbre there, but the KEY sounds much better.
And then to play this live the bass can't really play down 5 semis, so it would have to go up 7, which sounds crap too.
*When I'm busking, if I play Baker Street at the alto position (= 5 semis too low) some people look at me like I have 2 heads.
Legendary licks you think are legendary but are actually just basic scales?
Believe it or not. Gravity by John Mayer. Is just the G major pentatonic!!
Iron Man
Devon Stedronsky that is so many
Mind blowing
still got the blues faster parts?
I've been playing (self taught) since I was 11 or 12 and I'm 65 now. Played rock, blues and old metal, and with some great musicians I might add......some famous and still current. Problem is I stagnated years ago and to this day, I'm still stuck on a stale old style....same lead patterns and notes. I've wanted to break out and learn a fuller, more fruitful, lead and chord library. Your YT channel helps a ton Tyler.......keep it coming. Maybe I'll get there before I'm in a wheel chair....lol.
Dude please make a vid of you just improvising for 10 minutes
guitar progress 30
Mushy Cobra 60
Just D 240
480
11
I needed this so badly tyler....
Btw your videos are so dope mann...
Who is Tyler
@@ChronoPierce you're joking right?
@@ChronoPierce well if you don't know him he's the guy in the vid you're watching
YESSSSS IVE BEEN NEEDING THIS FOR YEARS
I love Elevated Jam tracks, exciting to see it mentioned. Quist also makes great backing tracks
elevated jam tracks is THE SHIT, a real badass channel for sure.
Great video... A little to advanced for me right now, but have a Target now. Never knew how hard it would be to get out of the pentatonic rut. Love your videos man.
Your style is so Petrucci-esque, I love it!
the last solo that you played blown my mind..it was really helpful to understand the uses of each of this scale shapes, Thank you
Tyler, thank you. Anytime I'm in a slump, your videos either help me out or cheer me up. Thanks
Please do more videos like this, with funk, jazz and more ballads tune.
We do love this, thank you
I just subscribed to Guitar Super System! I’ve already been playing guitar for a while, but I’m very excited and ready to learn a ton more from you!
Good to see some support for elevated jam tracks....
Been using this channel for so long
Finally after years of years I can finally play solo that are amazingly good and very unique solo
I keep getting back to hear that soulful last minute solo
The parallel you drew between the harmonic minor and the middle eastern/Egyptian vibe is like the only way I'm able to convey the tonal theme in words.
Howdy Mr. Larson, I just wanted to say this is the lesson I’ve needed for a long time as I search for inspiration & a better understanding of improvisation on guitar, thank you so much for being such a great teacher & for being willing to share your teaching ability with young guitarists like myself…
How to Malmsteen 101
This was awesome Tyler. I've never thought about it in this way... Thank you for breaking it down. You need to add this to GSS.
Why am i watching this. I'm a bass player.
Marco Francisco The principles will still be useful. It’s important to know the scales and chords. But the melodic and rhythmic approach will differ usually.
@@beerdrinker8514 lol I'm a ukulelist so it isn't useful for me..
Hail
Seal Owl Haha yeah I Guess, never heard anyone improvise a solo on an ukulele before. But the basic theory should still be there.
Same
I just have to saying that I'm in love with your guitar! Great thorough lesson on how much knowing your scales and harmonization can make you really great at improvisation
Men you totally improve your playing since I am watching you!
I didnt discover your channel until recently, but all your videos i've seen have been awesome and super helpful man!
Keep'em comin!
As you said to link harmony ans scale is the most important things to learn in order to get improvisation to the next level, so please more video on linking harmony and scales !thanks and keep shredding 🤘😎
WELL i HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT
Yeah thats the problem with music is win and his lessons is he assumes we know too much
I did got confused too the first time i watched this , I was just scratching the surface of music theory . All I knew was the pentatonic scale . If you are still stuck , I recommend going through the basics ( major scale and minor pentatonic scale ) just learn the standard box , grab your guitar and start throwing notes over a backing track . Try making the best out of one box then move on onto learning the next box and combine the two (over a backing track of course) , and so on so forth . Eventually , it will make sense like it did with me when I came back today . And if you have already found the answer , hope you don't mind sharing some insights please . Have a nice day .
U need to know ur theory
If you subscribe u get free weed if he’s teaching beginners he has to teach the theory first
slayer- ye 😀😀
What a beautiful solo! Arpeggios at 0:22 sounded real Megadeth-y
thought they sounded more like Malmsteen or Becker. still lit tho
yeah man it sounds like the lick from the Tornado of souls solo
This blows my mind and now I actually understand how to use my scales in the right way to set a certain mood, this was a crazy mind blowing lesson
That has got to be one of the best looking guitars I have ever seen. Great lesson.
Elevated jam tracks!! #1!!!
Your tone is awesome man, you are a god.
I loved this lesson , for now the best I've ever seen
Seriously, i LOVE your playing + tone
Jam pack with information 👌 learning so much
I always wanted to learn how to improvise on the guitar, the beginning can be slow and frustrating...but then I found yousician
I find it easier to simply use the caged system to improvise over a backing track. It almost seems like you're using a variant of modal playing which is quite complicated. What do you think about the caged system?
Long story short: use distortion and delay
Delay!?!??!? It’s just going to make you sit and simmer in your mistakes. Crank up the gain if you wanna hide mistakes (distortion works to)
Why do my solos just sound like me going up and down the scales..........
because you are just going up and down the scales. Try Melodic Skips, Try 3 notes forward, 2 notes back or play 1-3-2-4-3-5-4-6-5-7-6-8 (These are notes of the scale, not frets and apply to any major scale) Also try playing the 3 note triads of each chord in a major scale position. ie: 1-3-5 2-4-6 3-5-7 etc - But combine this with complete improvisation and feel. Go back and forth between technical and free flowing, mix the two together until you can't tell where one ends and the other begins. try playing the scales Diagonally instead of horizontally string to string. There is no rule that says you need to play all the notes of a scale on one string before you move to the next string. Practice 1 or 2 notes per string of a major scale, or try 1 note per string up and down, then maybe 2 per string. All of these techniques should help you get out of the lock box of a scale. Try to think of them vertically per fret vs horizontally per string.
try using chord tones in your solos
Be patient, sit down and figure out what notes align with what u want to play in your head from the scales u already know, for a melodic vibe, then u can run through scales tastefully in between for passing notes etc,mix it up,
While going slow and figuring what note u hear in your head and playing on the guitar, u can then fool around with bending up or down to it, or different positions, which can lead to more melodies springing up in your mind etc etc
Learn licks. Try playing something you would sing. Make your own licks.
@@EricLeCrennSanchez love that idea.
It is both encouraging and discouraging to see that lots of other people also didn't understand this concept. I don't think my ear is trained enough to recognize how each scale could/should apply to those specific chords. It sounds awesome, but I still don't know how to figure this out myself 😢
I don't know how it applies to guitar soloing specifically, but worst comes to worst you can always figure out this kind of stuff with trial and error. Just consistently try to learn new details of how scales interact with progressions you like and one day you will have it.
That setup sounds amazing!!!
Legend Says “Tyler makes all his videos to show off all his guitars”
Man, I love your guitar
Your explanations are so clean and precise
This Is awesome bro keep it up
That intro was tight af
I could watch this over and over. Yass! simple stuff that helps ALOT. Thanks dawg!
12:09 - Another pick gone forever
I used to have the mind set that because i'm the fourth string on my guitar I can't learn the riffs I want to learn then Due hast came around and said some motivational speech in German and now I'm gaining faith. Thank you German band for making sick ass riff that I can play, very cool. Also great video really made me [M O V E]
When I hear the minor harmonic, I instantly think of Marty Friedman. great video though, thorough explanation, and clear instructions.
Your tone is phenomenal
Thank you so much for making this video! I knew for years that I was missing some vital piece of theory when it came to solos, but I could never figure out what it was until now!!! Thank you!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've been looking for tutorials for this and I've not found any this helped so much
Can you do a habits of Brian setzer video? He’s an incredibly talented and underrated guitarist
Broken down, explained well and a at a good pace....Like a boss!
2:21 why does it sound like he's trying to play 0-3-5
Because they are the same notes lol
True
Dude the beginning almost made drop a tear
I'm very happy about this video! Thank you for everything you do
That diminished lick in that intro though nom nom nom
If you wanna do some Egyptian music, my recommended scales for you to use are the harmonic minor and dominant phygian scale.
Yes thank you Ive been so bored with my playing using just natural minor scales. This might be the thing I need in my life
this is definitely something i need too work on... i always get frustrated because it seems like everytime i improvise/solo over a backing track or anything like that my stuff all eventually sounds the same, i really need too start grinding and learning all the scales and getting out of the pentatonic box of hell lol
I'm subbed to elevated jam tracks 🤘
hearing some synyster gates play style here, keep up the good work Tyler !
The emerald green PRS SE 245..FML.. This has been my dream guitar for years! I've owned a blue PRS single cut custom when I was a kid. However, the emerald green SE 245, ugh dude... I must say I'm definitely a little bit jealous lol. At any rate, it sounds great, and those licks!! Like butter! Keep it up dude, and thanks for the inspiration!!
#dreamguitar #becausedadrock
The melody is exciting. Thank you
Such a great tone
I liked as soon as you finish playing that solo
God I love you’re tone!
Haha! Very boss like indeed!! I really enjoy your videos, great vibe, always top level playing 👍👍👍
Top notch lesson. Grateful.
I just realised that I needed this
if one chord comes next, like 3 chord (F maj)
Is there other note/shapes to play on that 2 chord? Instead of F?
I’d assume it’s F’s 3 and 5, but just them only?
Also for progressions, it can be any random order? 2, 7, 4, 1, 6 for example?
I’ve always sucked at theory.
Great stuff. Also a good reminder for me to go finish up your guitar super system!
Delicious tone bro
5:57-6:25 love how that sounds
1) work out your visuals on the scale (you should be able to jump from one pattern to another in a second, not about speed, but VISUAL)
2) try to repair different ways to start in a scale, like, really put your mind to try to not repeat yourself.
3) Learns differents techniques, understand that you dont need to KNOW them perfectly, but you need to learn so you have those in mind when you are struggling to not repeat yourself. Grab a paper, write down 10 or 15 techniques or ideas. (which come as the 4 tip)
4) USE YOUR HEAD, you heard all the crap about feeling? You know what steve vai says about that? First, learn to play without thinking, then you can let the feel come in. If you need to put too much stress on your head to play, i dont know, faster or a specific technique, you cant let your mind fly around with the feeling.
5) a solo is either a work in slow motion, or a savage explosion of creativity, depending on what you are, be ready to plug and record as fast as you feel that you are 'ready' also know as 'THE FEEL'.
6) Sames licks can sound pretty different when using other patterns, you can even backwards the whole section and you may find precious gem you didnt think possible.
7) NOT everythin is a explosion of creativity and FEELING, you can work out a good solo overs hours, looking which note can come later, experimenting with the 'visuals' (trying to play a set of notes in a way you never played before)
8) GET OUT of your hand control, i (and even to this day) compose things that i cant play fluid. You need to really tell your hand GO THIS HARD WAY (you will notice, because you wont be able to play it easy). You will note pretty fast the explosion of creativity and excitement you get by playing something that your mind didnt expected.
9)SERIOUSLY, get out of the zone, not saying you play fast, but jump from 1 string to 4, use your pinky for those smail detail at the end of the chord.
10) being able to visualize the pattern in the neck, its way too much important. Start with a few slide going from pattern A to B, then start jumping a few frets, your mind ( BY ITSELF) will understand you and will make it easier.
11) NEVER feel fear of using your head when writting music. Notice when you can let the creativity flow..and when NOT.
EJT are awesome Chanel to found tasty and deep backing tracks
Dude..you are truly awesome!
Quality content
How can i get your guitar tone, it sounds incredibly good, i literaly get a sweet sensation in my mouth when i hear that tone, especialy when you play a power chords, it sounds so heavy mistical and majestic
F Dude... I love your playing!!!
Great job as always! I’ve got a recommendation too, Tones you think are legendary, because they are played by music is win
This video is a diamond
Elevated Jam Tracks!!!
You're awesome, this is exactly what I needed
That intro was sick!
I like ur Zakk Wylde poster