So Many Guitarists are Unaware of This
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What works for me often is putting on a backing track, then try gradually adding complexity while soloing over it.
What I mean is trying first to only play the base notes of every backing chord on different positions on the fret. Then slowly start adding triad notes and build from that. Trying to fully implement every possible chord/triad in your solo immediately can feel overwhelming. Start slow and build from it. No one is chasing you to blast a banger solo on the first try, better do it slow and right, than fast and wrong.
This is great advice. A similar approach helped me learn how to improvise. I would play a backing track and pick a position to play in, and then hover around the root note and gradually work outward. It didn’t take much time to connect all the positions after that. I still got a long way to go though.
I love that approach!! 😁
Great lesson Brian, I need to watch it a few times to get the message, it all makes sense. I got to work on it, thanks, keep up the good videos.
again- another A+ Lesson!!! thank you for explaining this concept!!! priceless
Love your philosophical approach to the Fred-board. Makes my understanding a lot more clear
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The 3 pattern method helped me a lot so thank you so much Brian and keep up the good work, it's much appreciated.
Thanks Big B take care have a good one 👊✌️🎸💯
This is why i think learning theory is important. Learn your notes on the fretboard and how scales and chords are built goes a long way (or did for me) in learning to solo. But you have to practice, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. Thanks as always brian!!
100% to all of this. And absolutely you have to put in the work. Make the time to practice. It has to be consistent and that takes discipline.
I hope you realise how many people you are helping with your awesome channel. Your no bullshit approach is so great. Excellent teacher. Thank you!
Thank you! I appreciate you following along with my vids 😀
Hey Brian,
Thanks a million again. Really helped to clear up my misconception on the chord formulas. Yes this is going to be a long journey, but at least it’s on the right road map, so many thanks again.😅😅
Great lesson, just blown apart what I thought I had learnt 😫😫😂… Back to the practice room 🤦🏻♂️
Brilliant as usual above my pay grade as of yet got the list of what was said who knows years later i might be able to follow that layer 2 solo
Love it great stuff
you are always straight to the point!
I'm not sure if it is what you intended to explain but In my personal experience in the perpetual learning the roots and intervals help me a lot especially on the diatonic scales
I'm not a genius and I don't have that much memory but I found the way to focus only on the intervals the easiest way for me when I have to play diatonic scales.
I did learn only one pattern but
to play on the chords it takes only the effort to remember the roots and the intervals like someone does with pentatonics and chords in rhythm guitar
it's not probably as fast as to know everything because I need to build the scale in the moment but with time something has started to be more familiar to me
I can see intervals work for runs as well without even knowing all the notes of a scale
I am a wee bit thick so it took me ages to even get the concept let alone learn it. Having said that it has been fun plodding away and such a buzz when you do hit the sweet notes ie the notes of the actual chord that is playing and understand why. Owe Brian big time would never have tumbled on my own, was simply hit and miss and now loads better cheers.
That's awesome Martyn!! I'm glad to hear these videos have helped for you. As always, I appreciate you following along with my vids! 😀
You never cease to amaze me with your knowledge and your help is genuinely appreciated!!!❤
This lesson will take a while to do. Wish i had a lot of time. Unique view.
I love the way you explain and your skill to explain in simplicity. Thank you. Practicing the g minor pattern now. From you other video.❤.
Hey thanks for following along! Just make sure not to think of that as the "G minor pattern". The patterns from the other video apply to ALL keys. G minor was just the example key used for that video!
@@zombieguitar Thanks! Yes I know it is the same pattern for all keys! ❤️.
Brilliantly explained. I've been playing 50 years now. It would take me another 50 years to play like that if all I did was study scale patterns all day and practice.
The I chord has degrees 1, 3, and 5 of the scale. The ii chord has scale degrees 2, 4, and 6. The IV chord has scale degrees 4, 6, and 1. All the chords have root, third, and fifth intervals, but that's not very helpful when you're talking about layer 1. Get a piece of paper and mark the scale degrees for each chord on a diatonic scale. If you start with a 3rd position Phrygian scale you'll find that it's a "virtual C". The I chord is the C shape. The IV chord is the E shape. The V chord is the G shape. The vi chord is the Am shape. By knowing these shapes, you know where the chord tones are and you can resolve a phrase (or not) to make a good melody.
Great lesson Brian 👍🏼 layer 2 is definitely a challenge
When soloing, I primarily focus on using pentatonic scales and focus on the chord tones within the scale. The minor and major pentatonic contains the 1, 3, and 5.
@@ScottWaldenGuitar definitely a valid approach! I have few vids on that, which I call the "one pentatonic per chord" approach 😁
@@zombieguitarI’ll have to check that out. I’m doing the same thing.
@@noodlemansI'll be doing an updated video on that topic next week too, since a few people have mentioned it here!
The whole layer 1 / layer 2 thing is great. I learned the key pattern for level 1 late last year and have been improving over backing tracks ever since. I do not know the intervals instinctively yet. I still need to think about what number a particular note is. On the layer 2 stuff, I’ve been working out where the chords are in the various positions of the neck for a backing track I’m about to improv on, then I’ll try to target the chord tones. That is slow going. All of it is slow going but I keep chipping away at it.
Thanks for the content. You’ve helped me a lot.
You do way more for us than expected, and as I said before, it is very appreciated.
I hate asking people for more when they do so much already. But I was wondering if you could apply this example to a popular song (preferably a slow song :) as this I think would be easier to remember and fun to learn cause you know what we all think about having to learn intervals etc.
If you don't have time, that is totally understandable, Brian
Your very appreciated!!! ❤
Check out some of the other vids here on this channel. Pretty much any video that is about a solo, is a direct application of what I'm talking about here. Here is an older vid where I go through a few of the licks in "Sultans"...th-cam.com/video/oaNjtBYHu08/w-d-xo.htmlsi=w6kU2OoM1gFaIC_7
@zombieguitar ohhhhh this is my all time favorite solo I wish I could play. Thank you Brian :)
That went by my head so fast, it took my hair with it.
What specific part did you get lost at? I can almost guarantee you that I have another video or 5 that will help it make sense 😁
@zombieguitar I will watch the video again. Pay closer attention. Thank for responding to my comment. You are an awesome instructor.
I feel like I made my biggest guitar leap when I started thinking in layer 2 and using layer one if I get lost
Another great lesson Brian.....
I love your Russian accent @ 2:45 .... very impressive!!!
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Righteous.
Just imagined an analogy for this: you are an actor, the stage would be your Layer 1 (where you'll perform OK although the act) and the reflector beam would be your layer 2 (which will moves all the time). Now, you can perform everywhere in that stage but you'll notice that sometimes (when you're out from the lights) your work will be duller and audience will be less interested or distracted; so always try to look for the stage but you'll need to "follow the lights" as well just like in Poltergeist movie lol.
Love it!!
How about a moth trying to fly towards the light on a windy day...lol
I think I see more of the chords and triads than I do of the actual diatonic scale. So I see layer 2 better than I see layer 1 the issue is connecting both together. 😮
My brain hurts 😢😢
So the road map for layer one are the seven modal scales(Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian) tabbed out across the fretboard? Then reposition for what Key you're in? Also another question. Key of Am? I was taught Keys are not major or minor, therefore Am exists in the Key Of C, F and G as Aoelian, Phrygian and Dorian respectively? So when someone says Key of Am, I need the chords to know what key I'm in. Yes?
@@PapeModa that's all correct, but the way you are talking about modes may be a bit misleading for people reading this.
A mode (of the major scale) is just the key-scale played over one of the chords from the key.
Key-scale + I chord = Ionian mode
Key-scale + ii chord = Dorian mode
Key-scale + iii chord = Phrygian mode
Etc...
I'm sure you already understand this, but this is more for people who may be reading the comments. I just wanted to clarify 😀
I wish I could just download your guitar knowledge into my brain. Is that possible?
In about 10 years, I'm sure we'll all be doing that 😮
Great vid and great explanation. I just arrived at this stage recently. Whatever in-key note I land based on my ear, I can do triads, pentatonic runs, arpeggios, go to full diatonic 3 notes per string, and some diminished as well for the 7th note in the scale. My worst problem is remembering the note coming up. Even if I know the song well. I get lost when I go off on the fretboard. I think I still need to learn about when people say: you need to play harmonic minor, dorian, etc. and i'm confused about using chromatic notes like shredders. Not sure if that is the next layer. Any direction would be appreciated.
That sounds like "scale combining"...rather than playing just the diatonic scale (aka. the key-scale) over the chord progression, you'd also mix it up a bit with the harmonic minor scale, the Dorian scale, the blues scale, etc.
If you are only focusing on the KEY, then it is still "layer 1" thinking.
If you are instead focusing on the CHORDS, and the specific notes that make up each chord, then it is "layer 2" thinking.
Not everyone uses the same terminology though. This is just how I describe it!
I am 53 and play most solos in Layer 1.
@@shash-onemanband6140 for sure!! Me too...but you've probably noticed that some notes sound better than others over certain chords. Those better-sounding notes are called "chord tones". That is layer 2.
You may not be consciously paying attention to layer 2, or studying it or whatever...but it is always there!! 😁
@@zombieguitar I am tone deaf for most chords unless they are power chords. Life is pulling me in different directions simultaneously. So even though I practice 5-6 days per week for 45-60 minutes, my improvement is slow. I started playing 10 years back.
I sometimes use your pentatonic box method to find a key of background track.
Okay.... I love it.... Now, just a tiny bit off topic. If you were to tell a guy to watch your videos in order , could you? I mean if I really wanted to follow a road map of your videos what would you suggest. I've been playing for years but finally trying to get my head around theory and what goes where and why... What do you think?
What do you know about theory?
After 3 decades I decided to get serious about learning some theory.
I went right back to the beginning, basic theory &built from there.
Notes on fretboard
Major scale formula,
Harmonising Maj scale to get chords in a key,
Triads
Intervals,
Major minor relatives of a key,
pentatonic minor & Major
Arpeggios,
Scales
All time well spent.
Depends on your current knowledge and goals,
Maybe joining the website or go through a set course,
Randomly watching video out of order can leave gaps.
I did that too😢
@@stevec9972yes this is exactly what I was going to say. This is not meant to be a sales pitch, but that is exactly what the Zombie Guitar website is for!
Okay, after viewing this video, I put the guitar back in the closet and picked up the clarinet...
Guitar is MUCH easier in my opinion, because you only need to learn this stuff for one single key. On a clarinet (and most other instruments for that matter), you actually have to learn all your notes, and which specific notes are used in each key. You don't have the option of "cheating" and resorting to "patterns" like you do on the guitar. Once you can wrap your head around this, you may find that guitar is really a lot easier than all other instruments!
Ok im not understanding something here key remains the same i get that, then you have your chords and for each chord the 1, 3,5 or 1 flat3, 5 move so how exactly do you know how to find where the flat 3rd is or flat 5 if im making any sense
Or im guessing the 1 equals the root of the chord then where the other notes of the chord fall is the flat 3rd or 5th depending on if chord is minor or major
@@spartangamer8287 yes exactly! The chord intervals are in relation to the "1" of the chord
@@zombieguitar ok awesome thanks for helping me out!! Much appreciated 🙏 🙏
why are your strings on the outside of the posts?
Probably has locking tuners, and the headstock looks upside down?
The reverse headstock may be throwing you off. Also, I sometimes wind my strings backwards 🤷
As always...I'm not worthy...well I am, but I'm sure you dig the compliment. 😊
Haha thanks for checking out the vid!
So i have a question..Ive learned layer 1 and now trying to add the chords-triads in my soloing but i sound like shit.I mean i sound worse then layer 1..Do i just keep going at it till i get there?
Yup definitely keep going, because eventually you'll revert back to "layer 1" soloing, but you'll likely find that the chord tones start "lighting up" for you as you noodle around in the scale. Right now, you're thinking is slowing you down...but keep at it for a while, and then go back to just noodling around in the scale patterns again. You may be pleasantly surprised as to how the chord tones just start lighting up for you.
It will happen!! 😁😁😁
If you are deliberately soloing over a chord progression and you'd like to play more notes other than the root, 3th and 5th of the current chord, how do you go about that? Do you need to play in the specific "mode" of the original key? (and I know "mode" is about the song mood, not the scale thats why I put it in quotes ;)
The triad tones will always be the strongest, followed by the 7th of the underlying chord. Note, you can always still throw in 7ths, even if the 7th isn't present in the underlying chord (just make sure to include the appropriate type of 7th based on the chord function within the key). But the triad tones will ALWAYS be your strongest tones to target over the underlying chord!
I prefer to use the corresponding pentatonic for the chord I am soloing over. It gives me extra notes that overall fit with the overall key.
@@kevind3094 I'm going to do a video on this next week 😁
@@zombieguitar great looking forward to it!
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