A really good interactive lesson. This is the first You Tube guitar lesson where it has actually felt like I was sitting in the room with the teacher and was actively engaging with them in real time. Well done. One of the best I've seen. Really well paced with loads of information, but never overwhelms with too much.
I've been playing guitar for over 30 years, and this may be the most straightforward and clear explanation of how to use your playing to complement what the other players are doing. Listen and adapt. Thank you for the awesome lesson and the excellent backing track.
Plus, you were spot on with the clear explanation of the "vocabulary" of solo guitar playing: hammer-ons, vibrato, slides, etc. You packed more in 15 minutes than I've seen in entire courses. Such a great lesson.
This was a great lesson. Lots of info on techniques, timing, simplification and space. But, what I liked the most was the section on how to listen to the band or backing track to get the drum timing, the bass style and the overall mood. We get so fixated on our own role that we fail to see how to "fit in". I think it's magic when the whole band is totally in sync... the music sounds magical.
Almost skipped this because of the title, but I am impressed. Great delivery and lesson. I wish I had seen this 18 months ago. I’ve been practicing scales against a metronome and getting nowhere. Thank you.
Absolutely spot on! The internet has taught me a great deal of useful information but also information overload. What this video suggests is exactly what I turned to after years of being an intermediate player and in the latter years not making the progress as I did when first starting out. It's so important to not let scales play you and learn to treat every note with respect and creativity. Like Daniel says too many times learning guitar players just want to play almost every single note in the scale without thinking about space and letting the notes breath for a second or two. The backing track is great for doing just this. I always sit down to a backing track without my guitar first and listen to it and in my head hear what it is that I would like to improvise with. When you have the basis of a solo in you head then reach for the guitar and play what you remembered. It may not work for everyone but I hope so :)
Such a great lesson, thanks. You regard the music as a living, breathing being that has to be heard and contemplated, not just played over in a flurry of scale notes.
I realized this when playing a solo on a four string bass. Having such a limited note selection compared to a guitar I had to really focus on the feel of the notes which has significantly improved my soloing all around.
Excellent! Learned a couple things and was impressed enough to order the course. You have a talent for teaching. There are other online teachers, but I haven't been able to connect with them as well or even understand what they're doing. Keep it up!
I stumbled across this vid from the TH-cam algo suggestions. I was very well done and it was a refreshing change from "all the other' guitar vids I've watched over the years. Thanks for creating and posting this vid. Great instruction, content and format. 15 minutes packed full of concise practical ideas that I will surely implement. Well done.
I’m only half way through the video because I keep rewinding. This lesson is so filled with information, it’s hard to digest in one passing. Didn’t take long to subscribe. You’re an excellent teacher.
@@DanielSeriffMusic no problem. Could you please make a video where you play the lick, then give us an open space to replicate via call and response? Some of us are yet to crawl, some are crawling, some are standing on wobbly legs and some of us are standing and running. We need videos that allow practice techniques for all stages of mastery, yet to crawl, to running. If you give us simple licks and audibly count the time, all stages of learning can use that.
Good lessons here. Most important I heard is structure your practice. This was hammered into me many years ago by my low brass instructor. 15 min on warm up, using fundamentals... 10-15 min another item, 10-15 min on another. This carries over to all instruments. Fundamentals, then items like individual songs, but always a structured plan.
Really great lesson! I know the shapes really well, and have also learned how to change up the feel with blues notes and finding the 3rd and 6ths. I’ve also really improved my picking. Problem for me is that I now tend to overplay! Adding other notes can be great but I find that I tend to play too fast and also I guess I’m mixing up modes accidentally a lot 😅. This lesson is really great at bringing back musicality and emotional control. My one advantage though is that I’ve listened to so much guitar music over the years (my favorites are Page, Cream Clapton, Hendrix, Beck, Gibbons - pre VH blues rock basically) that I have all these colorful techniques in my brain. I love bending - slow bends, half bends, pre bends - but in all cases I feel I need to be more in control and more musical rather than overbake everything. My next goal is to try to learn how Eric Johnson plays those smooth, fast pentatonics. Thank you!!! PS: I mentioned Jeff Beck. I love his Wired era melodies. When I add the major 3rd I hear that sound a lot and I try to add it when it sounds right.
This kind of thing makes up most of my practice time. I tell myself I'm gonna do 30mins then my stomach starts rumbling and I realise 4 hrs have dissappeared. Awesome stuff, good lesson!
Great tips! Been playing for years and _still_ working on getting that sweet, natural sounding "vocal" vibrato...Clapton/Page/Beck...vibrato mastery to aspire to. Love the tone of your PRS! I'm a big fan the middle/both pickups sound as well--there's a whole pallet of tones there--the more bridge, less neck sound...less neck, more bridge sound...or making them about the same, etc. Cheers!
This is a brilliant lesson n how less is more! For those of us that aren't interested in shredding or playing complex tapping harmonics this opens the door to some more expressive (and beautiful) soloing IMO
This is something I've began to learn as well after playing guitar for over 13 years and the past 2 years of musician studies in convervatory. I used to just run the scales with a metronome. This was a huge stepping stone for me in the past, as it developed my picking technique, fretboard and scale understanding and muscle memory. However years later I realised that my solos also were just like playing scales up and down, I didn't learn "feel" in my playing, even though I had learned how the intervals sounded. So, I had fallen into the trap of many guitarists, of just playing as many colours as I can in a given context, but it really didn't mean much. Few of those notes mattered, although it sounded clean. Now I realise that I don't really need to just learn all scales and modes in all 12 keys to be a good musician. That doesn't really help me as much at this point. Also trying to play more technical with higher BPM and arpeggios cleanly trying to be Guthrie Govan or something just made me feel inferior as a musician, because I don't feel like I'll ever reach that level of technical skill, and thus can't be "good" on the guitar. It's taken years, but I'm slowly coming to the realisation that maybe I don't even WANT to play fast?!? That's just one facet of music and playing, but that doesn't make you sound great on its own and it's not something you must do.
I'm about a year in to self-teaching. Backing tracks are a great resource, I started off with a basic droning track in a single scale to learn the notes. After a while I learned some embellishments and moved up to more challenging tracks and keys. I also try to end a practice with something impossible for me to play, but try anyways. Rarely do I not learn something new on every session. I improvise everything, I have yet to learn a published song.
Once again, great lesson. For me this 2 for 2 of watched, listened and absorbed your excellent calmly explanations to get our desired goals as musicians, happening to be holding a guitar! Thank you! Subscribed and will be sharing with my buddies!✌️❤️
Very cool lesson, Daniel! For more advanced practice, you can start that diagonal shape on any of the pentatonic notes. That will also give minor 3rd jumps on a single string instead of just whole steps.
Another awesome "play along" lesson ... really enjoyed this. As a proud owner of the "Diagonal Pentatonic Method", I would recommend its' purchase to anyone reading this comment. It's a fantastic course!!! I'm definitely coming back tomorrow!!!
So true. Backing tracks are a must. They bring out your feel, timing, emotions. Space, the final frontier. That’s my problem, haven’t master this yet. Great vid🤘 Just a following up, finally had a chance to use this backing track with a little Pink Floydish plug in on my Spark. Oh my goodness, I actually almost sound like a guitar player. I’m a mid-level beginner, so this is so much fun feeling like I’m soloing and almost sound good to my ears. Thx again and keep the vids coming.
I write songs about a dozen so far but don’t know how to solo. This gives me hope. I have solid theory. I’m older yet learning to solo remains my lifelong goal. Where to start? I was taught classical scales but then the focus was on *reading* sheet music. My heart is singer/songwriter/guitarist dreaming akin to James Taylor, Jackson’s Browne, Lightfoot, etc. Soloing is the missing link.
Thanks so much for the thoughtful comment. So, to be honest, the music you love uses an extensive amount of the major and minor pentatonic scales. I have a free download that is a 51 page pdf. You'll get an email series with backing tracks and also two free video lessons. You could get away with using the diagonal pentatonics in my ebook and make some great music with them. Just need to learn how to decorate them with slides, hammerons, pulloffs, bends, and vibrato. Find your favorite solos and try to see what they are doing to decorate the scales. The scales are the right notes. I also have a whole playlist of jam along tracks once you are getting more comfortable with the tracks. www.SoloOnGuitar.com for the free pdf.
Simply WOW! This is such a great lesson which instantly motivates one to grab the guitar and accompany you! Also, these hints on analyzing firstly what's going on in the backing track are super useful. Thank you so much, Daniel!
Thanks for this lesson......i was struggling on leads trying to memorize every shape, every key of the major scale driving myself to insanity......I'm going to relax, and practice just taking it easy with a few notes of a pattern just like you're doing.
This really is a great idea! I've mostly practiced scales, arpeggios etc - dry (with a metronome). And while i don't think this is time wasted. In fact i think i am more fluid doing what is suggested here because of the dry practice, i need more of this type of practice along with practice with a looper. Besides it's more fun!
Really enjoyed your presentation on phrasing in your practice. My takeaway of this anyway. Very timely for me as one who is starting to have the matrix unveiled on the fret board with the different scale shapes and approaches, whether it's horizontal, diagonal or 1 string. This is great for embracing the neck but I agree it gets you nowhere for melting into the groove of a gig. It would be nice to see how you find that major/minor shape in the correct key in short order? Appreciate your feedback and Thanks for a nice Segway into practicing with a purpose.
@@DanielSeriffMusic Fun lesson indeed. After a little thought and reflecting on the 1 string scale, I had the Ah Hah moment. It's easy to find the tonic. It just grabs the ear and you can't really mess it up. But knowing if you are Major or Minor in the past for me is noodling around on the Pentatonic Scale trying to determine which one it is. By the time I have figured that out we have had the 1st transition and I feel lost again. Then I catch a few nice chord licks and the song is about to end and I am just getting into rythm, over expressing myself because I like what I'm hearing Ha Ha But with the 1 String scale and a tonic, it's either 2 frets up Major or 3 frets up Minor. Which ever sounds correct dictates Major or Minor. Just sharing my thoughts on this as a newbie enjoying the journey. Cheers
Fantastic advice...listen to the other players in the band! Seems obvious, but it's absolutely crucial and surprisingly absent in some players I've encountered.
Definitely I think phrases is way better than just endless noodling I think of it as speaking where you have a certain cadence and pause in between sentences You are so right about the guitar black hole, there's so many clickbait videos to unreal the hidden secret of the universe of guitar playing that will make you Jimi Hendrix and it's so easy to get lost and lose the path. Play your videos help me stay centered and focused help my playing and techniques I can use.
PRS Hollowbody II with Lollar Pickups neck. Into light overdrive from Benson Preamp. Tiny bit of delay from Strymon timeline. Reverb from Strymon big sky. Into 2x12 two rock cab in the other room. Miked with a shure sm57 and Royer 121.
Anticipation essentially “early.” This might be happening before a chord change like on the and of 4. You might anticipate the chord change with a note that’s in the new chord. Ands are the most important part.
Awesome video and engagement. So anticipation refers to an altered or shifted beat referencing a chord change, or when soloing into the next chord, and swing is referring to every single & in the time sig?
@@luis_jams Hey, so are you referring to things in this video? Swing means that you are playing 8th notes that are based on triplets. Meaning, the first note is slightly longer than the 2nd. All the way to significantly longer. A very straight forward swing feel is when you take a tri p let, combne the tri and the p, and then play the let. So it's like tripppp - let. Don't have time to go in depth but is that what you're asking?
anyone else frustrated at this lesson like "where have you been all this time? :( " thank you Sir! I `ve already heard of the "less is more soloing BB King type" but the way you put it simple as in pull, slide, bend, hammer on... is just...!
Holly shit! This guys studio office! And what is that drum up in the air on that stand? I don’t know what it is or why it’s there, but i think I need it.
Do you mean one that provides the backing tracks or one that loops audio? I don’t know of any backing track apps. Great app that loops audio is “Amazing Slow Downer.” You can sign up for my free download and it includes over 50 free backing tracks. www.SoloOnGuitar.com
Grab my FREE 51 page "Solo On Guitar Toolkit" for all the scale shapes and arpeggios I use. www.SoloOnGuitar.com
A really good interactive lesson. This is the first You Tube guitar lesson where it has actually felt like I was sitting in the room with the teacher and was actively engaging with them in real time. Well done. One of the best I've seen. Really well paced with loads of information, but never overwhelms with too much.
Wonderful! I am so glad you enjoyed it.
This is gold! The difference between painting by numbers and learning the subtle brushstrokes and shapes and shadows of an artist. Thank you!
Really appreciate that. Thank you!
This
I've been playing guitar for over 30 years, and this may be the most straightforward and clear explanation of how to use your playing to complement what the other players are doing. Listen and adapt. Thank you for the awesome lesson and the excellent backing track.
Plus, you were spot on with the clear explanation of the "vocabulary" of solo guitar playing: hammer-ons, vibrato, slides, etc. You packed more in 15 minutes than I've seen in entire courses. Such a great lesson.
Dang!!! Thank you so much for the comment. Really appreciate you.
This was a great lesson. Lots of info on techniques, timing, simplification and space. But, what I liked the most was the section on how to listen to the band or backing track to get the drum timing, the bass style and the overall mood. We get so fixated on our own role that we fail to see how to "fit in". I think it's magic when the whole band is totally in sync... the music sounds magical.
Fantastic feedback. Thanks so much. I will try to mention this more.
Almost skipped this because of the title, but I am impressed. Great delivery and lesson. I wish I had seen this 18 months ago. I’ve been practicing scales against a metronome and getting nowhere. Thank you.
Thanks Clinton! Yeah, TH-cam titles are a pain but this one did well for a friend of mine so I borrowed it. Glad you enjoyed the lesson!
This is no joke the best guitar lesson I've ever seen !
Thank you man that helped a lot !
Man that is awesome!!
Absolutely spot on! The internet has taught me a great deal of useful information but also information overload. What this video suggests is exactly what I turned to after years of being an intermediate player and in the latter years not making the progress as I did when first starting out. It's so important to not let scales play you and learn to treat every note with respect and creativity. Like Daniel says too many times learning guitar players just want to play almost every single note in the scale without thinking about space and letting the notes breath for a second or two. The backing track is great for doing just this. I always sit down to a backing track without my guitar first and listen to it and in my head hear what it is that I would like to improvise with. When you have the basis of a solo in you head then reach for the guitar and play what you remembered. It may not work for everyone but I hope so :)
So awesome. Thanks for the wonderful comment.
Thank you for the unbeatable top camera angle when presenting concepts on the guitar.
Hey! So glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the feedback.
Love this! Thanks for a great lesson Daniel. Will be including this in my practice routine from here on out!
So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much!
Such a great lesson, thanks. You regard the music as a living, breathing being that has to be heard and contemplated, not just played over in a flurry of scale notes.
Yes!! Thanks so much for the kind comment.
This is one of the best and easy to understand lessons I’ve come across in awhile, thanks for sharing!
So glad you watched it. Thank you!!
I realized this when playing a solo on a four string bass. Having such a limited note selection compared to a guitar I had to really focus on the feel of the notes which has significantly improved my soloing all around.
Absolutely! We all just play too much stuff.
U are not only a good player, best teacher ❤
Very kind, my friend. Thank you!
Excellent! Learned a couple things and was impressed enough to order the course. You have a talent for teaching. There are other online teachers, but I haven't been able to connect with them as well or even understand what they're doing. Keep it up!
Thank you so much! Really kind of you.
Great lesson! makes me want to work on soloing …
Excellent! You got this!!
So simple, but so effective!
Hey, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
I stumbled across this vid from the TH-cam algo suggestions. I was very well done and it was a refreshing change from "all the other' guitar vids I've watched over the years. Thanks for creating and posting this vid. Great instruction, content and format. 15 minutes packed full of concise practical ideas that I will surely implement. Well done.
Thanks so much for the kind comment. I appreciate you watching!
I’m only half way through the video because I keep rewinding. This lesson is so filled with information, it’s hard to digest in one passing.
Didn’t take long to subscribe. You’re an excellent teacher.
Love that!! Thank you so much.
@@DanielSeriffMusic no problem.
Could you please make a video where you play the lick, then give us an open space to replicate via call and response?
Some of us are yet to crawl, some are crawling, some are standing on wobbly legs and some of us are standing and running. We need videos that allow practice techniques for all stages of mastery, yet to crawl, to running. If you give us simple licks and audibly count the time, all stages of learning can use that.
fantastic quick lesson! So many tips and good use of space, silence and all resource for guitar, thanks for sharing!!
So glad you enjoyed it. Glad to have you here!
My god this is the best guitar lesson I’ve seen on TH-cam and I’ve seen hundreds. Instant subscribe
Wow. Incredible feedback. Thanks so much!!
Great delivery! A lot of players get caught up trying to logic their way through the feel of the music.
Excellent. Thanks for the comment!
This is great! It's kinda like Bob Ross for guitar, learning by getting into the feel for it.
Haha! Love that.
Haha I agree
Without a doubt the best presentation of this concept I've ever seen. Fantastic job, Daniel. Thanks for the tips.
That is awesome! Thank you so much.
Good lessons here. Most important I heard is structure your practice. This was hammered into me many years ago by my low brass instructor. 15 min on warm up, using fundamentals... 10-15 min another item, 10-15 min on another. This carries over to all instruments. Fundamentals, then items like individual songs, but always a structured plan.
Definitely. I am blown away by how many folks sit down to practice and just goof off for 30minutes.
This is a really great lesson! Back to the basics, but really paying attention to the slow dynamics. Excellent!
So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Really great lesson! I know the shapes really well, and have also learned how to change up the feel with blues notes and finding the 3rd and 6ths. I’ve also really improved my picking. Problem for me is that I now tend to overplay! Adding other notes can be great but I find that I tend to play too fast and also I guess I’m mixing up modes accidentally a lot 😅. This lesson is really great at bringing back musicality and emotional control. My one advantage though is that I’ve listened to so much guitar music over the years (my favorites are Page, Cream Clapton, Hendrix, Beck, Gibbons - pre VH blues rock basically) that I have all these colorful techniques in my brain. I love bending - slow bends, half bends, pre bends - but in all cases I feel I need to be more in control and more musical rather than overbake everything. My next goal is to try to learn how Eric Johnson plays those smooth, fast pentatonics. Thank you!!! PS: I mentioned Jeff Beck. I love his Wired era melodies. When I add the major 3rd I hear that sound a lot and I try to add it when it sounds right.
Too cool! Thanks for the awesome comment.
It’s always great to add fresh ideas and then check in with yourself if you’re doing too much.
Totally dope! No truer words have been spoken. I feel that everything you said is completely accurate and opened my eyes immensely. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much! So glad it was helpful.
Incredibly helpful and straight forward. Thanks for this.
Thanks for watching
This kind of thing makes up most of my practice time. I tell myself I'm gonna do 30mins then my stomach starts rumbling and I realise 4 hrs have dissappeared. Awesome stuff, good lesson!
Thanks so much. Music the the best!!
This was AWSOME!
Thank you!!
Great lesson, thank you
Thanks so much for watching
Great tips! Been playing for years and _still_ working on getting that sweet, natural sounding "vocal" vibrato...Clapton/Page/Beck...vibrato mastery to aspire to. Love the tone of your PRS! I'm a big fan the middle/both pickups sound as well--there's a whole pallet of tones there--the more bridge, less neck sound...less neck, more bridge sound...or making them about the same, etc. Cheers!
Thanks so much for the comment! Great guitar. I replaced the stock pups with Lollars. Major improvement.
This is a unique-ONE OF A KIND-masterclass bundled into a TH-cam video. And it is so, so timely. I am a fan and new supporter. Thank you!!!
Incredible. So glad it was helpful!
I'm no guitar player, but I'm about to start my journey and this makes total sense.
Excellent! Best of luck!
Great advice Daniel Thanks for such a quality lesson
Thanks so much for the comment!
Pure gold for seekers
Thanks for watching!!
Very helpful . I have had know clue as a beginner what to do with a scale.
So glad this was helpful!!
Great phrasing lesson! This kind of coaching on musicality is missing from most of the courses - and teachers - I've worked with.
Thanks so much for the comment! I appreciate you.
This is a brilliant lesson n how less is more! For those of us that aren't interested in shredding or playing complex tapping harmonics this opens the door to some more expressive (and beautiful) soloing IMO
Yes indeed! Thanks so much for watching. Appreciate the comment!
This is something I've began to learn as well after playing guitar for over 13 years and the past 2 years of musician studies in convervatory.
I used to just run the scales with a metronome. This was a huge stepping stone for me in the past, as it developed my picking technique, fretboard and scale understanding and muscle memory.
However years later I realised that my solos also were just like playing scales up and down, I didn't learn "feel" in my playing, even though I had learned how the intervals sounded.
So, I had fallen into the trap of many guitarists, of just playing as many colours as I can in a given context, but it really didn't mean much. Few of those notes mattered, although it sounded clean.
Now I realise that I don't really need to just learn all scales and modes in all 12 keys to be a good musician. That doesn't really help me as much at this point. Also trying to play more technical with higher BPM and arpeggios cleanly trying to be Guthrie Govan or something just made me feel inferior as a musician, because I don't feel like I'll ever reach that level of technical skill, and thus can't be "good" on the guitar.
It's taken years, but I'm slowly coming to the realisation that maybe I don't even WANT to play fast?!? That's just one facet of music and playing, but that doesn't make you sound great on its own and it's not something you must do.
Great comment! Thanks so much for sharing
I'm about a year in to self-teaching. Backing tracks are a great resource, I started off with a basic droning track in a single scale to learn the notes. After a while I learned some embellishments and moved up to more challenging tracks and keys. I also try to end a practice with something impossible for me to play, but try anyways. Rarely do I not learn something new on every session. I improvise everything, I have yet to learn a published song.
Fantastic approach! I absolutely love drones.
Once again, great lesson. For me this 2 for 2 of watched, listened and absorbed your excellent calmly explanations to get our desired goals as musicians, happening to be holding a guitar!
Thank you! Subscribed and will be sharing with my buddies!✌️❤️
Wonderful!! Thanks so much for being here.
I'm impressed that he travelled back to the 90's to film this video and then came back and posted it.
It was a good ride
Great lesson, subscribed👍
Thanks so much for watching. Glad to have you here.
Thanks for this thought-full lesson 😊
Thanks so much for watching. I appreciate you.
this is fantastic, thanks for the tips teach
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Very cool lesson, Daniel! For more advanced practice, you can start that diagonal shape on any of the pentatonic notes. That will also give minor 3rd jumps on a single string instead of just whole steps.
Yep. I have a whole system. Thanks for the comment!
Finally an enjoyable lesson everyone can wrap their heads around to 😄
That is awesome. Thanks for watching!
Another awesome "play along" lesson ... really enjoyed this.
As a proud owner of the "Diagonal Pentatonic Method", I would recommend its' purchase to anyone reading this comment.
It's a fantastic course!!!
I'm definitely coming back tomorrow!!!
My friend!! Thanks brother.
So true. Backing tracks are a must. They bring out your feel, timing, emotions.
Space, the final frontier. That’s my problem, haven’t master this yet.
Great vid🤘
Just a following up, finally had a chance to use this backing track with a little Pink Floydish plug in on my Spark. Oh my goodness, I actually almost sound like a guitar player. I’m a mid-level beginner, so this is so much fun feeling like I’m soloing and almost sound good to my ears.
Thx again and keep the vids coming.
Wooohoo. Thanks for the awesome comment and so glad it’s feeling good!
I write songs about a dozen so far but don’t know how to solo. This gives me hope. I have solid theory. I’m older yet learning to solo remains my lifelong goal. Where to start? I was taught classical scales but then the focus was on *reading* sheet music. My heart is singer/songwriter/guitarist dreaming akin to James Taylor, Jackson’s Browne, Lightfoot, etc. Soloing is the missing link.
Thanks so much for the thoughtful comment. So, to be honest, the music you love uses an extensive amount of the major and minor pentatonic scales.
I have a free download that is a 51 page pdf. You'll get an email series with backing tracks and also two free video lessons. You could get away with using the diagonal pentatonics in my ebook and make some great music with them. Just need to learn how to decorate them with slides, hammerons, pulloffs, bends, and vibrato. Find your favorite solos and try to see what they are doing to decorate the scales. The scales are the right notes. I also have a whole playlist of jam along tracks once you are getting more comfortable with the tracks.
www.SoloOnGuitar.com for the free pdf.
Awesome lesson. I really enjoyed this and spent the next 1/2 hour doing som practise to the backing track. So great.
Dang! So glad it got you practicing. Thanks for the comment!
Simply WOW! This is such a great lesson which instantly motivates one to grab the guitar and accompany you!
Also, these hints on analyzing firstly what's going on in the backing track are super useful. Thank you so much, Daniel!
Wonderful!! Thanks for the feedback.
This is game changer ❤❤
Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you this is really helping me find my voice
So cool!!
Man I’m glad this video came across. Great stuff here. Thank you sir. Subscribed.
So glad to have you!
Excellent simple lesson. What a pleasant change! Thanks
Thanks so much for watching!
Insights for next level guitar. Properly explained. Thx. New sub.
Thanks Dave. So glad to have you here.
Great lesson, great content and delivery. Thank you 🙏
Thanks for taking the time to watch it.
Like this concept a lot.
Thanks!
Excellent video,,very relaxing, great instructions.
Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great stuff. Thanks for your insight.
Thanks so much for watching!
Fantastic
Thanks so much for watching.
Thanks for this lesson......i was struggling on leads trying to memorize every shape, every key of the major scale driving myself to insanity......I'm going to relax, and practice just taking it easy with a few notes of a pattern just like you're doing.
Yes!! Less can really be more.
This really is a great idea! I've mostly practiced scales, arpeggios etc - dry (with a metronome). And while i don't think this is time wasted. In fact i think i am more fluid doing what is suggested here because of the dry practice, i need more of this type of practice along with practice with a looper. Besides it's more fun!
Great to spend time learning really focused with every note, but 100% start to apply to a track asal. Sounds like you’re on the right path!
Thank you, great video!
Thanks so much!
He man. This is really great. Thanks!
Wonderful!! Thanks so much.
Love your enthusiasm; I like to let it breath a little not shred. thanks
Thanks so much, Drew!
Great video!
Thanks so much!
Nice chill lesson. Easy to ingest. Cool.
Excellent. Thanks so much.
Great lesson!
Thanks for being here!
Awesome lesson man!
Thanks bro! Hope you’re doing great.
Fantastic...
Thanks so much for watching!
I love that lamp shade lol
Hah! My friend Mac made that for me.
Makes perfect sense--thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Great lesson thanks
Thanks so much!!
Really enjoyed your presentation on phrasing in your practice.
My takeaway of this anyway.
Very timely for me as one who is starting to have the matrix unveiled on the fret board with the different scale shapes and approaches, whether it's horizontal, diagonal or 1 string. This is great for embracing the neck but I agree it gets you nowhere for melting into the groove of a gig.
It would be nice to see how you find that major/minor shape in the correct key in short order?
Appreciate your feedback and Thanks for a nice Segway into practicing with a purpose.
Fun idea for a lesson. Thanks for the comment.
@@DanielSeriffMusic Fun lesson indeed. After a little thought and reflecting on the 1 string scale, I had the Ah Hah moment.
It's easy to find the tonic. It just grabs the ear and you can't really mess it up.
But knowing if you are Major or Minor in the past for me is noodling around on the Pentatonic Scale trying to determine which one it is.
By the time I have figured that out we have had the 1st transition and I feel lost again. Then I catch a few nice chord licks and the song is about to end and I am just getting into rythm, over expressing myself because I like what I'm hearing
Ha Ha
But with the 1 String scale and a tonic, it's either 2 frets up Major or 3 frets up Minor.
Which ever sounds correct dictates Major or Minor.
Just sharing my thoughts on this as a newbie enjoying the journey.
Cheers
Excellent, thank you, Daniel!
I just subscribed. Looking forward to more insights.🎸🎶
Thanks for being here!
This was fantastic teaching. Thank you greatly!
Much appreciated! Thanks for being here.
Fantastic advice...listen to the other players in the band! Seems obvious, but it's absolutely crucial and surprisingly absent in some players I've encountered.
So true! It’s really easy for us to get in our heads and therefore our ears just close off!
This is great! -- now I want to know how to use this for major and other scales?
Specifically diagonal? I have a ton of videos on it here plus a full course.
Fantastic lesson, slowing down and giving the notes some space is a biggie.
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it.
Definitely I think phrases is way better than just endless noodling
I think of it as speaking where you have a certain cadence and pause in between sentences
You are so right about the guitar black hole, there's so many clickbait videos to unreal the hidden secret of the universe of guitar playing that will make you Jimi Hendrix and it's so easy to get lost and lose the path.
Play your videos help me stay centered and focused help my playing and techniques I can use.
So glad they have been helpful. I am trying to demystify guitar and deliver as much quality as possible. Thanks for being here!
I like you! Thanks for keeping it real 🙏
Thanks so much!
AWESOME vid, Daniel. Makes total sense! Thank you.
Thanks so much, Bill!
I don't think I've seen any TH-camrs play a HollowBody II before. I love mine.
It’s a fantastic guitar. I upgraded the pups to Lollars but besides that it’s all original.
This is a guitar lesson.
Yep!
This is a sentence.
Thanks brother, I was so confused for a full 15 minutes before diving into the comments!
This is a reply.
Thanks nice lesson!!
Thanks for watching!
To get the kind of sound you get it would be nice to share what amp and pedals you are useing for this demonstration
PRS Hollowbody II with Lollar Pickups neck. Into light overdrive from Benson Preamp. Tiny bit of delay from Strymon timeline. Reverb from Strymon big sky. Into 2x12 two rock cab in the other room. Miked with a shure sm57 and Royer 121.
Great lesson, thank you!
Thanks so much for watching!
This is a guitar lesson, but it is pure gold
Thank you so much for the comment. Have a great day!
thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Can someone explain the concept of “anticipation” and how it differs from counting “swing?”
Anticipation essentially “early.” This might be happening before a chord change like on the and of 4. You might anticipate the chord change with a note that’s in the new chord.
Ands are the most important part.
Awesome video and engagement.
So anticipation refers to an altered or shifted beat referencing a chord change, or when soloing into the next chord, and swing is referring to every single & in the time sig?
@@luis_jams Hey, so are you referring to things in this video?
Swing means that you are playing 8th notes that are based on triplets. Meaning, the first note is slightly longer than the 2nd. All the way to significantly longer. A very straight forward swing feel is when you take a tri p let, combne the tri and the p, and then play the let. So it's like tripppp - let. Don't have time to go in depth but is that what you're asking?
anyone else frustrated at this lesson like "where have you been all this time? :( " thank you Sir!
I `ve already heard of the "less is more soloing BB King type" but the way you put it simple as in pull, slide, bend, hammer on... is just...!
Remember to stay loose, i play the backing track and sing improvised lines over it aloud or in my head, all before i even pick up the instrument
Nice
Great 'different' lesson. Subscribed!
Excellent. Thank you.
Holly shit! This guys studio office! And what is that drum up in the air on that stand? I don’t know what it is or why it’s there, but i think I need it.
Hahaha! This is what dedicating 17 years of your life to buying gear looks like. My great friend Mac built the drum lamp for me.
Gold! Thank you!
Thank you!!!
What is a good backing track app?
Do you mean one that provides the backing tracks or one that loops audio?
I don’t know of any backing track apps.
Great app that loops audio is “Amazing Slow Downer.”
You can sign up for my free download and it includes over 50 free backing tracks. www.SoloOnGuitar.com