Mike, Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of guitar music. Your ability to convey information in a clear and concise way is making a tremendous difference in my progression toward becoming the guitar player I aspire to be. The sessions are uniquely differentiated from the plethora of material available otherwise. I find them much more the "engineering" approach to learning, where tools are provided to build upon, as opposed to the typical rote memorization approach. My thanks also to Music Villa/Acoustic Letter.
Hi Mike, Many thanks for your insight into improvisation. Your presentation is logical and the techniques presented well within reach of a beginner such as myself. Kudos!!!
Great lesson, thank you. Question: Let's say you're in G (1). When you move to the C (4) and want to "noodle" before moving to the 5, are you soloing out the C scale or the G scale?
Like Mike said you stay in the key of G, but as he says in the video, and I learn it from him, when the chord changes to C, you play one of the chord notes (C, E, or G) at the first beat of that bar (and then after that any of the scale notes is good). I've had the same question over the years, and never had a really good answer to it. I knew it sounds Ok to remain in the scale, but I always suspected there was something more to it to make it sound great. Now I get it from here, and it all makes so much sense: You have to play one of the chord notes (still scale notes) at the chord change to make it sound great. Heureka! The deep way Mike understands things inspires me to learn more about music theory. As they say, it's easy when you know it! It also makes sense to make the mind work instead of always torturing your fingers (and ears).
Mike,
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of guitar music. Your ability to convey information in a clear and concise way is making a tremendous difference in my progression toward becoming the guitar player I aspire to be. The sessions are uniquely differentiated from the plethora of material available otherwise. I find them much more the "engineering" approach to learning, where tools are provided to build upon, as opposed to the typical rote memorization approach.
My thanks also to Music Villa/Acoustic Letter.
well done Michael - your lessons are clear and helpful. - thanks - keep 'em coming!
Hi Mike,
Many thanks for your insight into improvisation. Your presentation is logical and the techniques presented well within reach of a beginner such as myself. Kudos!!!
Good stuff! Really enjoying these lesson vids from Mike!
Excellent.
Superb lesson! Can't believe i've never recognized this.
wow, that's so sick! great lesson, thanks!
Thank you Mike, you are very clear!
Ok, that was awesome! I'm still trying to build speed through the scale but I can't wait to apply this at sine point. Good work!!
And? Did it work out?
A fantastic lesson, thank you very much.
Great video!
Great stuff, thank you!
Very cool.... sweet Santa Cruz Tony (Master) Rice as well :-)
thanks sir. This was super helpful
So is this the same as chord melody like Carol Kaye talks about?
Best on YouT Mike!
Thanks!
Great lesson, thank you. Question: Let's say you're in G (1). When you move to the C (4) and want to "noodle" before moving to the 5, are you soloing out the C scale or the G scale?
You stay in G
Like Mike said you stay in the key of G, but as he says in the video, and I learn it from him, when the chord changes to C, you play one of the chord notes (C, E, or G) at the first beat of that bar (and then after that any of the scale notes is good).
I've had the same question over the years, and never had a really good answer to it. I knew it sounds Ok to remain in the scale, but I always suspected there was something more to it to make it sound great. Now I get it from here, and it all makes so much sense: You have to play one of the chord notes (still scale notes) at the chord change to make it sound great. Heureka!
The deep way Mike understands things inspires me to learn more about music theory. As they say, it's easy when you know it! It also makes sense to make the mind work instead of always torturing your fingers (and ears).
If you develop your ear, you can just listen and you can hear whether the note you pick actually fits with the 1, 4 or 5 chord.
What type of guitar does he have?
This is my 2003 Santa Cruz Guitar D-TR Model
+Michael Gurzi thanks, just curious , I didn't see a name on the headstock but the symbol on the fingerboard seemed very unique.
+Michael Gurzi hey what gauge strings do you use. i love the sound. sounds like a lot of resistance.
D'Addario Medium 13"s
I am fast but no theoretical knowledge
too hard for a beginner, lost me.
Shaun, there are 10 videos posted to date. Go back to the beginning and find what works for you. -M
Develop a musical ear.