The Ultimate GUITAR SOLO Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 เม.ย. 2021
- How are chords and scales connected ? How do we approach a solo? What if the chord changes? What scales do you use? What's a chromatic note? I'll tell you all about it in this video! Jam along with the backing tracks found on my Patreon page.
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Now explain it to me like I’m 5.
Legend says the devil made a deal with Paul for a 3 in 1 deal, editing, soloing and beard grooming.
Lmao true
The devils been losing his marketing touch since Jack Black played him into giving him a great singing voice.
@@finarentz3814 since The D beated him in a rock-off
@@finarentz3814 devil is pretty angry losing his pick of destiny
... and the best accent.
I'm now 82. I started playing guitar when I was 18 mostly using chords to accompany my singing as I am more of a singer than guitar player for which I learned to play in all keys but with
limited basic chords. I've done singing semi professionally for 27 years in clubs and pubs
circuits in the UK with my brother who also happened to play guitar
mainly strumming. Ee managed to do this for
27 years and the audience were quite happy listening to us.
I have a friend who is a very good guitar lead player and I can't forget
what he told me that a man at the age of 80 can still learn to play guitar.
Believe it or not, as I am still stuck in the Philippines due to covid travel restrictions, preventing me to go back
to the UK, I decided to kill the time by playing guitar and that's when I happened to see Paul Davids in YTube. I have been following him up for over a year now and I am learning a lot and he influences me to carry on learning and improving my guitar. I'm now 82 and still learning a lot
playing guitar. Salute to Paul and other guitar teachers for their no end
of contributions demonstrating their talents in guitar playing.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
82nd Like awww yeee
Keep it up young man! You’re doin great! Reminds me of a quote I’ve stumbled on from time to time: “The legendary cellist Pablo Casals was asked why he continued to practice at age 90. "Because I think I'm making progress," he replied.”
He goes on to say:
“In spite of their age, old musicians have not lost their zest for life. How does one explain this? I do not think the answer lies simply in their physical constitutions or in something unique about the climate in which they live. It has to do with their attitude toward life; and I believe that their ability to work is due in no small measure to the fact that they do work. Work helps prevent one from getting old. I, for one, cannot dream of retiring. Not now or ever. Retire? The word is alien and the idea inconceivable to me. I don’t believe in retirement for anyone in my type of work, not while the spirit remains. My work is my life. I cannot think of one without the other. To “retire” means to me to begin to die. The man who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age. Each day I am reborn. Each day I must begin again.”
@@nomandad2000 I couldn't agree more.Being a workaholic keeps me going physically and mentally. Keep up the good work
mate.
You're a legend.
This guy makes everything seems easy. Not only because of his musical skill. But because of how he explains things, how he put everything into order.
That’s cause it is easy if you practice a lot
15:30 “everyone will know you messed up, because it just sounds horrible.”
My guitar playing in a sentence.
I like to tell students " If it sounds good, it is good. "
I call that jazz. I love jazz
😂 I’m sure it isn’t but I liked that
Just make sure you hit the wrong note twice, so people will think it's jazz
@@marcelosena8955 Such a good tip! 😂
My eyes say "That's how I play solo" , my hands say "No, you don't know how"
It's my ears that can imagine along quite well but once I inevitably play the 3rd or 4th note wrong all the ideas come crashing down.
It ain't familiah yet..
@I’m being actively Shadowbanned it's Daniel Thrasher...
I started as a bass player then moved to chords on acoustic and thought I wasn't good enough to solo. Then I realized when I was playing bass I was really soloing all along. It's all about practicing day in and day out. Learn your pentatonic, then your modes/scales and start to put it all together. You got this bros 💪
This man is the greatest guitar philosopher of all time.
He's up there, but have a watch of Tomo Fujita....
You got that right!
@@salamanderpeteHe just doesn’t do it for me
Wow, I love the sound on that 335! It's buttery smooth and warm like a blanket out of the dryer. Aaaaahhhh.
Lol not if i played it😒
Beautiful yes! Btw check out my latest song let me know what you think.
What is a 335?
@Charlie Cayzer Get a Bigsy wammy with that.
Why did I immediately think 339? Is paul David's 33 feet tall?
That moment of sheer excitement when I see there's a new Paul Davids video...
I just LOVE how emotional your guitar playing sounds even when you're playing on the "basic" patterns, great job as always Paul!
Paul you making the most mellow and relaxing videos. Thank you. We can watch you without feeling incapable and that is something I think we all can appreciate.
I think the ability to think about and construct a melodic and unique solo is one that is not easy. Solos are probably why most of us picked up the guitar in the first place. Appreciate the information and perspectives.
"Easy" is a perspective thing. There is no wrong way to learn the guitar (or music) When we first learn scales and the CAGED systems and modes, they might become boring after a while, and sometimes we feel stuck, but these scales and patterns also help us to develop all of those other things required in being a good player such as timing and note clarity and chord progressions. Once we learn to do these things fairly well, and stir in all of those tasty licks that we've picked up along the way, a good solo will kind of write itself. At that point, it becomes easy. Years of dedication and practice must take place before this happens. There is really no such thing as natural talent when it comes to the guitar although it sometimes seems that way. Even the great John Mayer or Eric Johnson had to earn their craft one note at a time. If they can do it - so can you
Hey, can you do a vid on how you would make a lofi guitar piece (including how you would make the whole thing sound lofi)
Yes
@@PaulDavids yay! Thnx a million🔥
@@PaulDavids my guess is major scale + slow and legatto + a lot of bends
@@bobertbobert4129 You clearly don’t know what lofi is.
Jazz chords played slowly, with a lil detuned sound, chorus effect and melodic playing. If made a couple, it’s a fun genre. Usually you got a layer of like static/white noise lowly in the background or something like wind / ocean waves make it sound cool. So like maj11ths and min 7th/9ths in simple progression. Sometimes you can spice it up with like a diminished chord or dominate here and there.
I just wanted to thank Paul Davids for his inspiration and relentless dedication to providing entertaining and useful content for guitar players around the world. I am only a beginner-intermediate player but the vistas shown by Paul help motivate me to keep practicing, listening and studying.
That tone....wow. One of the best tones just for a tutorial ever.
Best guitar teacher on ytb, in my opinion at least.
Marco Cirillo is also a great teacher
I prefer chitarradisagio
But he dosnt do totorials
This guy, Bernth, and uncle Ben . Combine those three and it's a very well rounded lesson. 😃
Definitely
Loved seeing the progression from quite simple to complex. Loved just listening to your playing even more.
I've been playing for 33 years and learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. It always inspires me to play. Thanks for what you do.
Undisputably THE BEST guitar lesson on the Internet. Paul, you are an incredible guitarist but your greater gift is teaching. THANK YOU!
When I hear something not awesome like the first solo, I always wait with Paul’s videos since he is really always telling a story. And boy I was not disappointed at all, I am not a guitar player but completely mesmerized by the story telling and musicality of a master. What a joy!
Just as I'm starting my solo-ing journey. Timing couldn't be more perfect!
This was the most informative solo lesson I've seen on TH-cam so far. No bs, and very educational thank you.
THANK YOU for putting into words what I’ve been trying to figure out for so long. This is immensely helpful; you do such a great job of making theory super approachable to guitarists of all skill levels.
This is the kind of lesson i wish i had 10 years ago. Being self taught it took me a lot of trial and error to figure this stuff out. The hardest thing for me is to push myself out of my standard bag of pentatonic tricks! Great stuff paul!
You are absolutely right and our stories very similar brother
How did you get out of your comfort zone? What do you suggest to do to stop noodling over the same old stuff.
@@Sailor_Man_Music it depends on what you know and what do you specifically want to improve. For example if you don't know the pentatonic scale you should start by learning it, learn other scales too as many as you can, learn all the positions. create pattens to connect all the positions throughout the entire neck with all scales. If you know lots of scales and your problem is that you can't use them with creativity, then what I would do is learns lots if solos with different techniques and take out your favorite licks, you can also try to create your own licks from the scales you know, at the end your possibilities are endless
@@Sailor_Man_Music For me it was forcing myself to play over a chord progression where there was a "wrong" chord. A non diatonic one, that forces you to do something different and to pay attention to the chords rather than just a scale.
The way I think about all soloing is using the pentatonic as a skeleton backbone, the basis that is the only shape I learned over the whole fretboard (caged system). Then fleshing out "extra notes" for more flavour, whether that is chord notes, blue notes or borrowed notes from.weird scales, but mostly just by ear. Hopefully that makes some sense. Mostly it's just practice 😜
Im in the same boat. Basically self taught (outside of three or four lessons) for damn near 13 years, and I still can’t wrap my head around creating anything relatively complicated solo-wise. I can create riffs all day, but not spontaneous things like Paul is doing.
😍wow, touched my soul right away.... I can never get tired to listening to it🙃
Sir, your approach to video format is so good.
A real life conversation with you over coffee and guitar is on my bucket list.
Paul, your videos had been an invaluable guidance for me, thanks for all the quality playing technique you've taught me and making me a better musician that I've become. It's always been fun learning with you.🙏💖💞
These must be the best-produced videos I’ve seen. Great content delivered with humour, beautifully lit, imaginative settings changed continuously. A Masterclass in the medium. And those tones ....
You literally the best guitar teacher I've ever seen I really love this kind of videos thank you very much!
I've been looking (well like most WAITING for this) for a way to solo over chords with an easy explanation. I'm looking forward to more lessons like these!!! VERY well done!!!
I never want your videos to end.... The flow...the sounds... The visuals... I am in love with your playing and videos. 19 mins is still too less 😭
I wish I could listen you play all day . Never stop , kind sir!
As a senior and not far from 70, I just started learning the guitar during COVID-19 and though my skill level is at a basic level, your video is an inspiration to keep learning and keep practicing.
I am a pianist, but I enjoy this channel much more than other piano channels. Everything is explained from a different and very clear point of view.
Great!
This video has helped so much! I've always struggled to understand the changes in scales from one chord to the next in a progression that isn't "standard" (diatonic). Thank you really opens up to new stuff!
Just wanna say thank you Paul. You are such a great teacher and an incredible guitarist. I've learned so much from your videos. truly appreciate it!!
3:33 - 3:43 a few of the most all-time classic moments on ALL of the internet(s) MADE MY DAY. Thank you!
Groot respect voor de kwaliteit van het hele plaatje. Je weet precies hoe je bij ons binnen komt. Je weet een hele groep mensen te onderrichten van beginners tot gevorderden. Je bent een meester . Als je daar ook nog een gevoel meegeeft met prachtige beelden die precies daar komen waar je het hebt uitgedacht. Dan mag je jezelf een meester noemen. En dat is wat we nodig hebben. Your the best.
I learn so much from Paul my guitar playing and confidence is out the roof.
Four years of my puzzle solved in 19:12 minutes. You are the best buddy. This is the most fundamental need of a guitar player and never I have ever seen a simple explanation like you have done here. You understand what the people want and you understand what you are talking about and you the 'awesome' will deliver in the most fundamental and basic level where our concepts have paused. A true musical genius. #respect
I WANT AN ALBUM MADE BY YOU IN MY DESK NOW OMG PLEASE This licks that u played were so warm and good
This video really highlights the importance of knowing the fretboard inside out. Yet more to work on! Such lovely tones for something so simple...great video
I have watched this video way too many times! Every time I rewatch it I learn something else new! The best soloing tips I have ever seen, enough said.
When you started the first solo I was like "what! No paul, no!" that was a good demonstration of tension and release😉
Fr😂😂😂
Or a good demonstration of lack of tension 😮
@@PaulDavids wow that lower 6 solo was so tasty, you're great man!
@@angelserrano5583 doin that 2 bends on the targetnotes is true mastery
Tension.. release.. reminds me of a massage parlor I went to once.
the lighting is so good
You are an awesome teacher and a very good person. Glad to follow this video, I've learned a thing or two... you're great.
This video I’ve been wanting to watch for the last 10 years! It explains everything I wanted to know!
If somebody told me to choose one man to be my master and help me improve, it definitely would be you Paul. You're good maaann.
Thanks, David! I’m still stuck in the unflavoured, pale and shallow pentatonic swamp.
I understand and hear every single bit of what you say and play but can’t get it out through my fingers.
I’ve been there for years...
Thanks for your work and efforts you put into your videos. You are a breeze of fresh air!
After watching some of your videos ( like 10, I have rewatched a few) I Have learned so much. The way you go into detail and explain the way you do is amazing!
This is the most detailed and well explained guitar solo guide over my 10years of playing. Im so excited to practice.
I wanna add something. Starting at 10:15 is a mini-masterclass on John Mayer's "Gravity" solo. Compare what Paul's demonstrating to the final ideas in John's solo and see just how important phrasing is to a good solo. You're the best Paul! Thank you for the excellent videos!
I literally was thinking about difficulty in soloing when the notification came!!!
You are the absolute man and are adept when it comes to teaching/playing the guitar. I have learned more about music theory in the past two days from your channel than I ever have in my life!
This video articulates the options so well! I've been wondering about the various approaches you've described for ages and which is the best or the right one. Lots of other teachers take only one of these ideas as 'the way' to tackle solos.
In particular I've mainly been looking at changing pentatonic patterns for each chord or Sticking with one pentatonic pattern and using the notes from the caged chords in the same spot.
Years of questions solved in a 20 minutes video. What a great and straight to the point way to approach soloing. Thanks!
U get it? I’m still insanely confused regarding scales. Played for years.
"Without tension and release, there's never a good story"
I like that
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This vid was exactly what i was looking for within my guitar progression, thanks so much man from the UK!
This is years worth of learning in 20 mins :) Thank you so much for this video. Just seeing this made me a better guitarist!
I think this is one of the best video's you've ever done. The level of clarity provided u know basics of Tones/Semitones is something i wish i had 10 years ago.
Me: I need to use something other than ionian.
*Paul plays ionian solo (4:48)
Ooh that's the best. Guess I just need to do it like Paul!
He played in Dorian, Lydian and Mixolydian too. Those are great options.
What a capacity of condensing tones of knowledge into 15 minutes!. Congratulations Paul that requires skills and effort. Well done and a big thank you.
Another excellent video, very helpful in learning the basics of how good soloists approach chord changes. I wish I knew this stuff 40 years ago! I remember when I first realized that all the pentatonic scales based on each note in a key are also in the key and thus always work. It's an amazing feature of musical math that I didn't know until recently. Most teachers never seem to come out and say it, but it's an extremely useful bit of information.
Ever since I started playing guitar I’ve loved it, but seeing these videos really motivates me to keep pushing my playing to the next level.
thanks Paul
Soloing videos from Paul and Chris Buck on the same day! My beginner’s blues shuffle doesn’t sound quite as awesome as it seemed yesterday. More work to do.
Oddly enough, I'll bet that Chris and Paul are thinking the exact same thing. There is no end to this journey although guys like Tommy Emmanuel seem to have no end to what is possible. When I listen to Tommy, I am ashamed of what I call "my best"
I love lightbulb moments in learning & this video has given me some! Thanks Paul.
Ive been playing music all my life and this is the best video I've ever watched. Thank you for making the only video anyone needs to become a good improviser.
Paul cured my anxiety and taught me guitar. What a guy.
Αγαπάμε Paul!
I’ve missed your videos these past two weeks mr Paul
I know.. took some time off! But I AM BACK 100%
@@PaulDavids yeah, i saw your insta post, hope you’re well rested!! I also need a break from my job....
playing along to this video has already helped me improve my soloing so much. i've gone from noodling all over the fretboard with no direction to actually playing some decent solos. thank u!
This is great! It's covering everything, thanks for a great refresher 🙌
You really don't realise how useful this video is, I really appreciate it man
Who are you to determine what someone else realizes?? Lol
So far I've just been sticking to minor pentatinic, major pentatonic, and natural minor/aeolian. I know enough theory now to be able to diagnose what key a song is in and to just use the appropriate scale over the whole thing, I'm just in a bit if trouble if the song I'm jamming over throws in anything outside of the key. I usually just jam with someone so it's not a problem (I'll get him to play dome looped chords from say A minor, and I'll improvise with the A minor pentatonic on top of it all). For now, that's good enough for me...I see myself as mostly a rhythm player who just dabbles in lead anyway, so that's good enough for me for now...
When Paul makes a video, I am glued. That soft spoken accent, that gentleness, that dedication........
I have played the elec guitar many years and improvised a lot , but your solo guide still refreshes me， thx Paul
5:06 I like the Sultans of Swing inspiration.
The comment i was looking for😂
He’s back!!!
Yesss
Without a doubt; one of the easiest to implement and understand lessons on the subject. Well done sir.
Thanks Paul, that really helped....❤
And in the end "forget about everything and just play." It's all about the melody folks.
True, if by “in the end” you mean learning the theory, the fretboard, and practicing loads
@@teodelfuego yes because you can only access those melodies when you know how to get them/where they are
The Tao of Santana. In his autobiography, he stresses that a lead player must be able to play/follow/set melody.
@@badgasaurus4211 Not true. Lots of guitarist played good melodies before they even know about scales. Scales and shapes is just the ultimate light bulb moment that makes it even easier to look for melodies.
@@chrisking6695 Where in my comment did I mention having to learn scales to get good melodies? We were talking about learning the fretboard and practicing loads.
I would love to see a collaboration between Paul Davids and Justin Johnson - my two favourite guitar TH-camrs
Except JJ never really explains anything to this degree.
Paul, you provide the best, most interesting, and clear explanations of guitar concepts on TH-cam. Thanks so much for all you do.
I know this is a video about music and guitars and all, but the lighting in this video is so good.
I wanna see this man at a live venue, I would pay big money to see him rock out live on stage.
Tasty intro~
This is by far one of the best classes I have received in my entire life, quantity of content and quality of content are just supreme and methodology is awesome .. I mean everything ! Thank you very much!
Hey Paul,
thanks for your inspiration. Your calm explanation, the visuals and knowledge brought me back to my guitar. Father of two kids, full-time Job felt like nothing was left for being creative on my instrument. My Tube amp had a defect so everything went on my attic.
Your approach was so refreshing that I instantly went to a technician, searched for my pedals, set everything up and now I am playing hours and hours. Feels really good.
Thank you!
Ik ben eigenlijk wel benieuwd of je wel eens bent gevraagd om op tv te komen? Je bent wel echt DE Nederlandse guitar goat💪💪😁
I love when a guy with unnatural freakishly long fingers wraps his fingers around the fretboard twice and says “Here’s a fun chord you can all play…”
lol 😂
Best explanation I've found of how to play to the chords while leveraging the potentially constraining pattern systems.
Paul,
thank you for offering such a world of heartfelt advices and magnifient humility.
Cheers
Just close your eyes and go solo ❤🎶
Tfw Paul trying to make this as easy as possible and I still can’t completely follow… Maybe I shouldn’t be watching this lmao
Great breakdown Paul, your harmonic major (ish) example looking for the least amount of note changes moving to an outside chord really hits for me, very excited to practice that and see what comes out. As always, thank you!
I swear the way this guy explains things. He can make difficult things so simple ❤️👍
I always get lost as soon as scales come up... I feel like I've learned what the pentatonic and blues scales are at least 10 times but they haven't stuck in my head.
That will come. So will the feeling that you are "Stuck in the Box" of unending scales that are so boring that you want to quit. Such things are natural plateaus that every guitar player experiences. Nothing wrong with skipping ahead a little to keep your interests high. Paul has a fantastic video on arpeggio's and expanding them. The way he introduces them is so simple. You might have to slow it down a bit, to keep up but I promise you it is an excellent diversion that will challenge you and peak your interest.
Understanding and learning are two different things.
@@jeffmckinnon5842 ...and always remember...less is more!!...most of the time!!...even the most intricate shreding can become boring...but letting that blue note ring out forever, never!!...
I’ve probably watched this 124 times
Wow, you have answered so many questions I have had for years, in one video.
Thankyou!
I have noticed, practice will make what you know sound better, but theory sets you free to play newer and better things.
Thankyou for the knowledge you give the community.
With your course, family and all the work you got going it must be so hard to keep pumping these videos out that we all are anxiously waiting every week. This one was again, pushing the bar up in content as well as an amazing production. Great job Paul, and thank you for feeding our inspiration hunger every week! :)
“It’s boring AF bro!” Funniest line said by a guitarist
Thank you, this video slapped my potatoes, toasted my buns, buttered my eggroll and regulated my blood pressure.
I want my potatoes slapped! That sounds like fun :D
@@jeffmckinnon5842 😳