Use This Tool To Create MEMORABLE Solos
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- Ready to break out of that decade-long minor pentatonic rut and start playing blues solos that HIGHLIGHT the chord changes? 🤔
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Do you feel like you run out of ideas when you’re soloing? Like you’ve played every lick that you know and can’t possibly think of anything else?
If that’s the position you are in, I’m guessing that your solos currently consist of a series of licks you’ve memorised over the years that don’t make much logical sense when thrown together in the context of one solo.
The best improvisers are, in my opinion, the ones who are able to develop the dynamic of their solo and tell a story with the notes that they play from beginning to end.
So how do you go from playing solos that sound like a bunch of memorised licks thrown together at random, to playing finely crafted and developed solos that are actually memorable for the listener?
Well, using a concept called a ‘motif’ would be a great start. A motif is a small chunk of musical phrasing that you can repeat and alter in different ways throughout the course of your solo.
Listen to my solo at the start of the video - there are three small phrases I repeat throughout it. Three motifs. I played the SAME three phrases TWO TIMES each within the space of around 30 seconds.
So, when players come to me looking for soloing advice because they feel like they don’t have enough licks, I’ll ask them - well, why don’t you repeat the licks you’ve already played?
There is no rule to say you can’t do that!
Turn some of your phrases into MOTIFS and use them to DEVELOP your solos in interesting ways.
In this lesson I provide suggestions for things you can practice doing to get started with using motifs in your playing, and in the EXTRAS section of bulletproofguitarplayer.com I provide more examples of using motifs in your lead playing as well as the TAB and a video breakdown of the intro solo.
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Ready to break out of that decade-long minor pentatonic rut and start playing blues solos that HIGHLIGHT the chord changes? 🤔
🎸 Check out my book ‘Beyond Pentatonic Blues Guitar’ 👉geni.us/beyondpentatonic
🎸 Don’t know me well enough yet? That’s fair! Here’s a FREE blues improvisation masterclass so you can figure out if I’m full of sh*t or not BEFORE you buy from me 👉www.bulletproofguitarplayer.com/freebluesmasterclasswaitinglist
That tone!!! Young man, you’re a joy to listen to
KILLER solo and a great lesson Ross!!! Thanks for sharing your talent on my track, those tasty 30 secs will inspire for years to come ✨ 🎸
My man! It was a pleasure :)
Thanks Ross, This lesson was proper sick. You look good in that hat!
Must say, this is one of the best on line lessons I have found !
I’ve been playing for 40 years. You are a great teacher. You deliver the facts concisely & clearly.
Thank you Dave!
Exactly..biggest downfall to playing is lack of knowledge of the fretboard. Excellent lesson usual Ross.
You’re an incredible player Ross, bravo. A lot of hard work has gone into that.
Tinman Thank you so much.
I’ve watched hundreds of videos but this one made the most sense, THANKS Ross…and you great in that hat 😉
What a brilliant lesson! I realised that I've heard motifs all over the place, in all sorts of music, but it never really clicked for me how important they are or that I could actually do something similar. This will change my practice and my playing - thanks Ross.
Bro I’ve been watching your videos like mad lately, thank you!!
The phrase in 0:24 with bend/slides is incredible!
Thank you!
Thank you ross...For teaching us so-so players how to improve our guitar playing...
That opening solo!!
You are a very good teacher. In only 2 videos I've taken away so much. I look forward to working through more. Thank you, sir.
Thank you!
Thanks for being honest and telling us that you didn’t make it up on the spot and actually worked it out.
Most guitar players wouldn’t say that. This is why I’m subscribed to bulletproof guitar.
You get better and better Ross. Great playing as usual. Love your lessons. Thanks Sir.
I send friends videos of me playing and they say, "why are you sending me this?" lol. You make a lot of sense. The hat is sick! and the lesson was proper! (See, I took the same phrase and gave it a twist) ; )
Thanks Ross, for sharing your way to think about during improvisation! Really usefull
Thanks Andre 🙏
What a feast of ideas!!! I’m going to nibble at each morsel so I can truly learn how play phrases I hear. Amazing lesson! Clearly articulated and demonstrated. Thanks so much Ross!
Great lesson.. keeping it real...
Thank you!
Top notch pro grade player! Inspire many of us you do Ross. Thank you for this great content!
Great job teaching, Ross!! 👍😊 Spot on...
Thanks! 😃
Really tasteful solo Ross. Your playing is highly Motif-ating. Thanks for the great content
Thank you!
One thing that I thought of is this: Shorter solos are more memorable in general.
It’s simply less information to remember, therefore it’s easier to remember. Most of my favorite rock solos are fairly short, it’s rare you hear a famous solo that’s 10 minutes long.
Sick playing, Ross!
Thanks. I agree!
Ross Campbell I will say that one extremely memorable solo that’s also long is Frampton’s Do You Feel Like We Do solo
I went to Perth music college to study guitar from nc/to BA. Ross you wipe the floor with any so called tutor I have come across. Absolutely incredible playing feel and understanding of the instrument and music theory.
Ah thank you so much Gary!
Thank you so much for your labor Ross❤️🎸
Great lesson, Ross! Thank you so much!
Thanks Ross, this lesson was proper sick, you look great in that hat! 🤘🏻
Another great lesson Ross. I have your course and it has finally got me "understanding" music and the guitar. "The magic pill" of "memorizing" shapes and licks meant that I was leaving the musicianship to somebody else and just regurgitating. Memorizers eventually get the dry heaves because there is nothing left. I have not looked at a chord chart in over a year, because I can look at the neck and build my own chords and change colors with inversions and spreads etc.; see the arpeggios at an instant and how those scales and modes fit. Incredibly freeing. Now to prove that I am not a paid spokesperson - DUDE, you gotta re-record your course. I know its a lot of work, but the first thing I thought when I started watching was, " What kind of parent would let their 8-year-old get a tattoo?" Not to mention that your lighting, composition, audio and post production are getting SOOO much better. Also, you now look like a 14-year-old with a tattoo. There are a lot of great content providers out there, but between You, Quist, Fretjam, Jens Larsen, David Hamburger and Corey Congilio - I am finally getting where I want to be - having fun every time I pick up a guitar because I am understanding where I am on the instrument and where I can go from there. Thanks.
i second his course! it got me started looking at guitar differently.. and he is open about the shortcut stuff... i dont go to him exclusively, but his fretboard memorization stuff and visualising patterns and such definitely improved my vision. and lets be honest: money talks in this world: 12$ per month, full access... theres courses which charge a lot more, might be more choices... but if you understand his courses...yea man, you can play music!
Thanks, I'm just starting to feel comfortable working on ideas such as this lesson. I just purchased your Amazon book and am learning so much. Thanks also, for keeping it real, no, there are no shortcuts, it takes work.
Just saying that the motifs were key to this being a great moment is severely discounting your phrasing and finesse. You have a great rhythmic sense and a very nice touch. I dig what you're playing here on every level.
tonepoet Well, thanks very much!
Man that Custom Shop Strat sounds so nice.
I really enjoyed your intro-solo - this one bend with a slide was sick.
Thank you!
That was so good man! Great feel and tasty licks... very well crafted!
John Lambert Thank you John!
Great job Ross! Excellent playing.
Thanks a lot!
Ross, you're instruction doesn't frustrate. Your content contains the solutions for guitar frustration. I have, many problems. I am benefitting from watching your videos. I have been getting inspiration from Gary Moore, Kirk Fletcher and Albert King, lately. Thank you for the help, Ross!💯
Hello! I met you yestarday on youtube and I just can say…your advices and your playing are what I would like to get on my guitar playing. I see the same way than you to get a good guitar player. I’m going to buying your books for sure. Thank you so much from Madrid, Spain
Hey! Thanks man :)
Great lesson I’m becoming a new member today. Your a very good teacher. Speak clearly and straight to the point which is in gaging. Props Man
Striker Burns thank you so much!
Glad to see you're looking well man! Great lesson and playing! Cheers
WillyM415 thank you!
Quist is the man, glad to hear you got to collaborate!
All your videos are the best out there, period. Keep on being you. God Bless
Thank you so much
Yes dude! I've been using Quist backing tracks for years, and kinda the only backing track maker that I can tolerate waiting through someone else's solo before I can start jamming hahaha! Quist is ridiculously talented and loved your channel for quit awhile too brother. Really stoked to see you growing well on your guitar journey.
Awesome lesson Ross. Your advice and learning techniques are top notch. Looking forward to more vids from you!
Thank you!
The hat rocks. You are the guitar messiah and i'm sending this to all of my non-guitar playing friends just to annoy them. Cheers! 🎸
What a great piece and solo... I use motifs all the time, just didn't realize it till just now. Haha thanks
Great lesson! What I've been trying, somewhat successfully, is to play some random call lick and repeating it immediately (following the repetition legitimise of Adam Neely), and then again improvising a response and then repeating that, to force myself to play with the ear and not my fingers and eyes :)
Thanks, Ross, that lesson was proper sick, and you look great in that hat.
Quist is the go to backing track system. The first part of these tracks are, so enjoyable, that I, often, play along with his leads. That solo in C, has some awesome flavor, reminiscent, of early talents of the 1960s and 1970s. Thank you, Ross!💯
Loved the lesson and the extras in BPG! Thanks!
Awesome! So glad to hear that
Ross..... you make that Strat sound really really nice.
Great video! Love the motif idea. Also love what you say in the second half about practice and being realistic about how long it will take to get better. Thankyou!
Sorry Ross I don't use phrases like _"...proper sick..."_ but I will say this: You've come closer than anyone else to convincing me that I should check out your guitar course. Your no nonsense sincerity shines through, thanks.
Haha thank you so much!
Keep up the good work Ross! Love your phrasing...
Thank you!
0:24 Suweet!
Thanks a lot Ross, this meant a lot 🍷
Killer. Love your style and sound
Awesome lesson Ross! Very inspiring. And that solo is pure class man...thanks a lot.
Thank you sir!
Great ideas Ross - you've got fantastic feel and a proper melodic sense.
Thank you!
You sure play very well man! Always great to learn from you!
Thank you!
@@RossCampbellGuitarist You are very welcome!
Awesome video. Sure, same concepts I've known for years, but, you gave an inspiring refresh.
Thank you!
Thanks Ross! I love your guitars and tone! Could you do a video on your Amp, pedals and pickups?
The intro solo was Fkn great!
Thank you ross! Wish I had a teacher like you back when I was grinding it out and now! Your classy and inspiring mate and your choice of guitars is ace!
Thank you so much!
Great,Great and Great Very Great Ross!!
Thanks Ross Proper Sick! You look great in that stash! You make flat billed hats look cool too!
Thanks Ross. This lesson was proper sick. You look great in that hat.
Now that’s out of the way, thanks for doing this. I have always liked you and Paul David’s teaching style. Gonna head over to your lesson site and check it out. Much love from Tulsa.
Thank you so much Eric!
Cool lesson bro! I like the way you explain everything as it's the right way to teach! Great job! :)
Thanks!
Really enjoyed your solo and tips Ross. Your tone and phrasing was great man! I love all the little variances you put in with pickup selection and picking location too.
Hear Pal Here thanks a lot!
You got me at "it takes time" and "you wont become a guitargod in 4 weeks".
Anyone claiming that i will learn to solo in 5 min... well that one i dont even listen to.
Thanks!!
Thanks Ross this lesson was super sick and you look amaaaaazing in that hat!!!! killer licks bro for real.
Illuminating lesson Ross. Thx dude!
Thank you!
Brilliant playing
Thanks Ross very nice lesson and motivations.
Love your note selection and phrasing!
Thanks Joey!
Hi Ross was wondering if u had any lessons on the bulletproof course, on how to to learn when playing Phrases over the changes , like counting or something ?to help I. Knowing where I am in the bar or measure, I’m always late or early leaving the strings to early , I struggle with this but getting a lot better now thanks great playing bro !
Daaamn, awesome playing.
Great video as every other one! Keep the good energy brother, creative content!
Hat, no hat, You Rock! This made me smile since I've been trying this for much of the past year and it was your doing as well. I saw a video you did where you were showing something--I have no memory of what--and you threw out a couple fast bad-ass licks and I ignored most of the video except for my attempt to learn one of those long convoluted licks that you just tossed out. It took me a long time to get the lick and I loved it...so much that I tried it in other positions. It worked great in 4 positions so I added them to my improv and then started to add or subtract bits and timing and starting places and it was magical. I learned it such that any key works well, no thinking involved. But me being me, 69 and only a few years at it, it takes me a lot longer than it might others, but it is none-the-less a blast to do and you were the impetus. These hints/lessons are priceless. Time to get back to Bulletproof (I got it when it was starting on Udemy). It was initially over my head. I think I'm ready now. Stay Well and Keep them coming.
That's so cool to hear Noah, thank you!
That lick at 25:00 seconds...amazing got to learn that one. Great stuff ross, hearing some Josh Smith stuff in there too.
Thanks Thomas!
Thanks Ross, This lesson was proper sick. You look good in that hat! :)
Legend.
Good insight on impro thanks Ross
Thank you!
Your playing gets Better and Better ...great
Enrico Senno 77 thank you!
Ah man that tone mate!!
Thanks!
@@RossCampbellGuitarist What are the pickups? And is it a CS strat? Cheers
Saw that intro clip over on Instagram, that lick on the turn around is just magical!
Thank you so much!
Man, this guy is so good!😳
Thank you Bill!
You’re incredibly likable, and yes, you do look good. 😂 But most of all, you’re a great communicator. Keep up the fine work! 👍👍😎
Thank you so much!
@@RossCampbellGuitarist I didn’t state the obvious. You’re a
PHENOMENAL player. And, I ordered your new book a few days ago. I watch many players and experts on TH-cam. Plenty to choose from. Let’s just say that ‘I’ really connect with you. Everything you say, play, etc…Quality!
I’m 72, a trained, accomplished (won state and national awards when younger than you) keyboard warrior. Understand theory very well. Been interested in guitar for some time now. You’re inspiring and I appreciate you. Don’t ever stop. The world needs more humble heroes.
@@jimschulte7957 I sincerely appreciate that Jim. Thank you
I don't know about the hat, but that solo was choice, especially the lick that starts at about 26 seconds in. The info about motifs? Tight and instantly applicable. Much obliged.
Thanks so much Peter!
You "out-greasied" Robben on that lick.
Thank you!
Ross, sorry if you’ve already created one, but could you do a video on ideas to play over blues turnarounds?
00:25 is sick
Proper sick motifs! Tasty.
RockStarJazzCat thanks!
Practice every day have fun with instrument, take ideas from other players u like( Blues,Metal ,Rock).just know basic theory Diatonic scales..Just knowing ROots 3-5- b7 will take ur journey long way..Dont be harsh on yourself, have fun.great video Ross
Awesome video dude. Guitar tone was tasty!
Thank you!
Good lesson as always, thanx Ross. Nice hat by the way.
Thanks Simon!
Hat looks good mate, cheers for sharing your thoughts and knowledge
SUPER tasty playing man! Dang!
Thanks!
Cool solo .
Thanks Ross, This lesson was proper sick. Not sure about the hat. 😎
It’s been cool watching you’re playing improve. Well done Ross!
Thank you Stephen!