@@StichMethodGuitar part of me still feels not everyone, even with guidance, can solo like EC or come up with a solo as in' Hotel California'...that's why those guys are famous! You mention Slash , his soloing on 'Rocket Queen' is brilliant..
Such an ingenious idea. The personal lyric is the mold from which the solo is written. The audience then gets to hear the raw emotion of the guitar and the lyrics remain personal. So pure and authentic. Great work Ian. Kevin O'Rourke
That's so sweet how you wrote a poem just to get the emotions out, and really feel the solo through that process. I can see the emotion in your eyes when you recite the poem that came from your heart.
I once heard a jazz player (maybe Barney Kessel) talk about singing each note, or the name if each note as you play. Eventually if someone were to practice this, they could lead with their mouth and their fingers would follow, (I've noticed this watching videos of live jazz guitarist, they move their mouths a lot). But... Using poetic words that are deeply personal would be much more impactful on the soul and cause a solo to feel like a part of the player. Sometimes it's just the heart of a player makes the music better. Thanks for wearing yours on your sleeve. Great lesson, truly inspiring.
This is probably the 7th video in a row I’ve watched on how to write solos/melodies and this is the one that really hit it home for me. Not only did this give me chills, but gave me a valuable lesson. Thank you
funny story: Once when jamming i saw a note on the wall from the janitor firm about some cleaning instructions. I included the phrasing and the rhythmic of the sentences into my playing how i heard them in my head, just like your method and it worked really great. Since then, when i want to improvise phrases, sometimes ill just play random words on my guitar. Also i'm german. That makes for a couple of easy phrases. :)
i came here because i was reading a friends post on facebook about how for the first time in his life what stich was teaching made sense. now i see why he said that...so so many guitar players try to teach you concepts and normally those just pass over my head. the truth is just because you're a great guitar player doesn't mean you're a great teacher...AWESOME video!
An absolutely genius concept that I would never have thought of . Thanks for sharing I now know what I will be doing the next few weeks cheers Mr Stitch.
I had no intention of watching a 16 minute video... But I did. Great tips... And a nice melody. Thanks being humble to sharing your poem...and sorry about your friend. Good stuff'
An absolutely beautiful, creative & inspirational lesson you put together here my man. I've been so focused on mechanics and trying to learn and understand theory, that I've suddenly realized while watching this lesson, I've completely forgotten about exercising the creativity from deep within the sole, thus expressing it through play. Thank you for this priceless lesson! Condolences for your loss and more of these types of lessons if possible. Music is ones expression through playing, and I let that thought escape me for far to long by focusing solely on the mechanics. You've soooooo inspired me with this..... Bravo!
Wow I was intimidated to try my hand at writing solos and this video was so warm and encouraging. You really do a great job of demystifying the process and I love how you share this hidden lyrical method. Thank you thank you!
Thank you for willing to be so vulnerable in sharing your poem and emotions to highlight this methodology. Thought about you when I heard about Neal. Sorry for your loss. Your pure happiness after spending time with him really came across in your previous video about him.
This is excellent and truly inspiring! A peek behind the curtain that allows us to watch someone with a mastery of the skills we’re all trying to develop. Once you have a handle on fundamentals you can implement them at will. Sort of like reaching for the correct tool for a job. For example you “reached” for that arpeggio without thinking about it. I just don’t have all those tools at my disposal yet. But with your help and inspiration I will! Thank you!
With so much focus on improvisation lately when it comes to guitar tutorials it's nice to see an approach that could be used in a real song devoid of typically licks and creating something truly beautiful. I've been subscribed a long time and have never been disappointed - and maybe it's just the point I'm in right now with my own guitar journey, but I found this video to be truly an eye opening experience and I can't wait to try out this method of creating melodic solos. Thanks for all the time and work you've put in over the years it's very much appreciated.
@@StichMethodGuitar it definitely is. Was a lightbulb moment. I have been struggling to be more melodic when writing songs and it was just like just write on guitar what your humming already dummy 🤦♂️
Great video! For me the main points were: - listen to the chords first - read lyrics or a poem for inspiration - make melody over the words - your head will come up with melodies - find the right notes - sing over it - sing with your solo
Rest in peace Neal. Would be thrilled to get another Circles lesson. I love improvising over Saturdays children chords. Thanks for introducing many of us to Neal. :)
I have done this, only backwards. I make up lyrics/poetry to guitar solos I hear in songs to help remember the notes. Sometime the words make sense, sometimes they are nonsensical but are effective at triggering emotion. An excellent demonstration Ian....this is one of those little nuggets of genius that we have come to depend on from you. Thanks man.
After many pentanoodling years I've just watched this and you've given a way out/in that finally releases me from the caged approach. Thanks for sharing with us your precious knowledge. Also you have a very agreeable presentation style. Can't wait to crack on with it. Looking forward to checking out more of your videos.
I am only 7 minutes into this video so far.. MAN, I can tell I can learn a lot from your videos. You are trying to explain how to transform emotion into music! I've been learning guitar for about 5 years now and cannot wait to go through your vids and see what I get. 12:45 'Stick with a poem you like and get the color." sounds like a mad man talking but I get it, I really do! Thanks!!
I am never going to play guitar the same way after this video. I was getting bored of guitar and you have brought me back into it with this amazing concept. Thank you ❤️
Great video. I am so inspired and plan to use this on my new album. What a unique approach that puts emotion at the front of the process as opposed to chops. My friend was close to Neal and I know he meant the world to everyone who knew him. I lost my best friend and band mate to a car accident and while I have accepted that he is gone, life will never be the same. I promised to keep sharing our music with the world and this video really helps!!!
@@StichMethodGuitar you got a subscriber and I will share your channel with all my friends! I edited my comment to include my connection with Neal and loss I have gone through. Thanks again for the inspiration.
I am picking up the guitar again after not playing for 20yrs.I never was that good to start with,but got good enough to play at a open Mic night.I am having to re learn everything,and have gotten into a rut.Never thought about this method,but the last 20yrs.have given me many experiences in which to draw upon,so I will try this,with my limited knowledge,and see how it works.Thanks,and keep up the good work.
Man, again.... spot on! I went to a Paul Gilbert concert a few weeks ago and, before some songs, he talk about how he came up with a riff or melody for a song. This is exactly his approach! If works for him, Slash and for you, this might be the way for a melodic solo! Thanks again for your videos!
You definitely touched on a very useful technique here. I found out that a good way to practice playing more melodically on guitar, is not to just copy other guitarists, but to copy singers. You will be stunned what you can learn. Its so easy to get notey when you let the fingers do the talking, but when you follow a vocal line you'll be shocked to hear how normal it is for a vocal to play the same note 4 or 5 times sometimes before moving on to another one: something that can feel like a cop-out as a guitarist. Vocalists also don't jump through a tonne of octaves either most of the time either, unless your name is Mariah Carey. Your Johnny Cashes and Bob Dylans barely have one! So in summary when looking for a good melody line, don't be afraid to repeat notes and stick to 1 or 2 octaves, and once you find something you like, and STILL want to sound more 'guitary', introduce some runs and the usual bends and hammer-ons.
holy shit. i'm only five minutes in but holy ..... moley... i've found an absolute gem of a video, so glad my intuition told me to click on this one out of all the ones your approach is so unique (or not, idfk i'm just getting into the guitar world lol)-- writing your own poem, finding hidden melodies?? writing the *emotion* of those words? that. is beautiful. and it shouldn't, but it makes perfect sense. i freaking love this, i will probably be back at this video, even to just listen to you talk about it anyway, onto the rest of the video!
Man, you are truly a brilliant teacher. I'm going to buy your course right now. Everybody who watches these videos and reads this comment should do the same thing purely out of RESPECT if nothing else.
killer progression, love that B7 > D > A. Thanks for another helpful video - you always share a new perspective on guitar - it is very refreshing! RIP Neal - you brought his music to many. We thank you for that
Reminds me of G.Benson and many other blues players that hum along live while improvising to let their inner voice guide their note choices.. keeping the solo more lyrical. Great lesson! Mahalo, Ian🤙
I would love to watch you do an "inside the mind of" video about David Rawlings. I can figure out individual licks, but it would be great to hear you explain how you think he's getting there.
Your creative process was both perspiration AND inspiration- such a useful, honest video for any writer-guitarist. Or any creator, for that matter... Thank you.
This was amazing. Have lost count of the videos which have helped me get a lot more clarity about certain concepts (especially blues) or where I get perspectives that I don't see elsewhere. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. P.S. The blues primer was great, and I just bought your masterclass #1
Awesome man. This is kind I also approach guitar solos but instead of writing a poem, I simply sing some melody over the progression pretending it is a real lyric. I always record my myself singing and listen over and over again making corrections here and there until I'm happy with it. Just after that I grab the guitar to actually play the solo. I also go through this process to write riffs sometimes, but not always. Great lesson man.
Great lesson thanks Ian, love the idea of writing a poem then using that for the melody, I always aimed to do that with song lyrics, make the first half of the solo sound like the chorus or verse and then let it take itself off.
Omg here we go again...….another masterclass. Dude, you have helped me understand the guitar in the short time I've been a subscriber far more than any instructor or fellow musician has ever been for me in the past 20 yrs or so. This particular video is the one I really needed right now as I am working on a song I'm writing for my son. I needed a lead part and now I have the tools to make it awesome. This song means a lot to me, so I can't thank you enough. Keep doing what you do!
Great Stich! Love this. Saw another TH-cam teacher use the acronym LOVE for - Lyrical, Obvious, Variable, Expandable to share this concept, and he used words/lyrics as the basis as well - well done!
I've always wondered how they came up with such complicated solos and repeated them exactly for every performance. I never would have guessed there was so much thought behind it.
Vocal solos are best solos... Complex parts are better used tastefully or they lose their impact, like how you still threw in an arpeggio bit but didn't over do it. Great video!
Music, at its core, is about emotion. I've never seen anybody explain that concept better. Bravo, Ian!
Thanks so much
@@StichMethodGuitar part of me still feels not everyone, even with guidance, can solo like EC or come up with a solo as in' Hotel California'...that's why those guys are famous! You mention Slash , his soloing on 'Rocket Queen' is brilliant..
This is the first time a lesson on building a solo, actually clicked in my head. It just makes sense!
Such an ingenious idea. The personal lyric is the mold from which the solo is written. The audience then gets to hear the raw emotion of the guitar and the lyrics remain personal. So pure and authentic. Great work Ian.
Kevin O'Rourke
That's so sweet how you wrote a poem just to get the emotions out, and really feel the solo through that process. I can see the emotion in your eyes when you recite the poem that came from your heart.
I once heard a jazz player (maybe Barney Kessel) talk about singing each note, or the name if each note as you play. Eventually if someone were to practice this, they could lead with their mouth and their fingers would follow, (I've noticed this watching videos of live jazz guitarist, they move their mouths a lot). But... Using poetic words that are deeply personal would be much more impactful on the soul and cause a solo to feel like a part of the player. Sometimes it's just the heart of a player makes the music better. Thanks for wearing yours on your sleeve. Great lesson, truly inspiring.
Thats what my teacher told me to do when im learning and practicing scales but it's fucking hard
This is probably the 7th video in a row I’ve watched on how to write solos/melodies and this is the one that really hit it home for me. Not only did this give me chills, but gave me a valuable lesson. Thank you
So glad it helped. Please share the video somewhere. Happy New Year
This is hands down one of the best lessons out there for learning how to structure a solo lyrically/from the heart. Thank you so much for this!
funny story:
Once when jamming i saw a note on the wall from the janitor firm about some cleaning instructions.
I included the phrasing and the rhythmic of the sentences into my playing how i heard them in my head, just like your method and it worked really great.
Since then, when i want to improvise phrases, sometimes ill just play random words on my guitar.
Also i'm german. That makes for a couple of easy phrases. :)
i came here because i was reading a friends post on facebook about how for the first time in his life what stich was teaching made sense. now i see why he said that...so so many guitar players try to teach you concepts and normally those just pass over my head. the truth is just because you're a great guitar player doesn't mean you're a great teacher...AWESOME video!
An absolutely genius concept that I would never have thought of . Thanks for sharing I now know what I will be doing the next few weeks cheers Mr Stitch.
I had no intention of watching a 16 minute video... But I did.
Great tips... And a nice melody.
Thanks being humble to sharing your poem...and sorry about your friend.
Good stuff'
An absolutely beautiful, creative & inspirational lesson you put together here my man. I've been so focused on mechanics and trying to learn and understand theory, that I've suddenly realized while watching this lesson, I've completely forgotten about exercising the creativity from deep within the sole, thus expressing it through play. Thank you for this priceless lesson! Condolences for your loss and more of these types of lessons if possible. Music is ones expression through playing, and I let that thought escape me for far to long by focusing solely on the mechanics. You've soooooo inspired me with this..... Bravo!
Wow I was intimidated to try my hand at writing solos and this video was so warm and encouraging. You really do a great job of demystifying the process and I love how you share this hidden lyrical method. Thank you thank you!
Most useful guitar lesson I’ve ever watched! Thank you!
Thank you for willing to be so vulnerable in sharing your poem and emotions to highlight this methodology. Thought about you when I heard about Neal. Sorry for your loss. Your pure happiness after spending time with him really came across in your previous video about him.
That was one of the most beautiful melody that I've ever listened. Ian, you are truly one of the greatest guitar teacher. Cheers!
This is excellent and truly inspiring! A peek behind the curtain that allows us to watch someone with a mastery of the skills we’re all trying to develop. Once you have a handle on fundamentals you can implement them at will. Sort of like reaching for the correct tool for a job. For example you “reached” for that arpeggio without thinking about it. I just don’t have all those tools at my disposal yet. But with your help and inspiration I will! Thank you!
With so much focus on improvisation lately when it comes to guitar tutorials it's nice to see an approach that could be used in a real song devoid of typically licks and creating something truly beautiful. I've been subscribed a long time and have never been disappointed - and maybe it's just the point I'm in right now with my own guitar journey, but I found this video to be truly an eye opening experience and I can't wait to try out this method of creating melodic solos. Thanks for all the time and work you've put in over the years it's very much appreciated.
As a vocalist and guitar player and cant believe I never thought of this before. Thank you so much. Mind blown. 🙀
So awesome to help out. Isn’t this a cool trick?!
@@StichMethodGuitar it definitely is. Was a lightbulb moment. I have been struggling to be more melodic when writing songs and it was just like just write on guitar what your humming already dummy 🤦♂️
Great video!
For me the main points were:
- listen to the chords first
- read lyrics or a poem for inspiration
- make melody over the words
- your head will come up with melodies
- find the right notes
- sing over it
- sing with your solo
Rest in peace Neal. Would be thrilled to get another Circles lesson. I love improvising over Saturdays children chords. Thanks for introducing many of us to Neal. :)
Makes my day when a new Stitch video pops up✌️
Man, this is a beautiful process. Thank you for the video!
I have done this, only backwards. I make up lyrics/poetry to guitar solos I hear in songs to help remember the notes. Sometime the words make sense, sometimes they are nonsensical but are effective at triggering emotion. An excellent demonstration Ian....this is one of those little nuggets of genius that we have come to depend on from you. Thanks man.
This makes so much sense, Watching it through, I then wrote two more verses for a song I was having trouble with, now it's starting to blossom Thanks.
After many pentanoodling years I've just watched this and you've given a way out/in that finally releases me from the caged approach. Thanks for sharing with us your precious knowledge.
Also you have a very agreeable presentation style.
Can't wait to crack on with it. Looking forward to checking out more of your videos.
I am only 7 minutes into this video so far.. MAN, I can tell I can learn a lot from your videos. You are trying to explain how to transform emotion into music! I've been learning guitar for about 5 years now and cannot wait to go through your vids and see what I get. 12:45 'Stick with a poem you like and get the color." sounds like a mad man talking but I get it, I really do! Thanks!!
This makes so much sense! Thank you🤘
Was really struggling getting out of the pentatonic box in my solos I make, this video is phenomenal and has really helped me. Thank you
I am never going to play guitar the same way after this video. I was getting bored of guitar and you have brought me back into it with this amazing concept. Thank you ❤️
Great video. I am so inspired and plan to use this on my new album. What a unique approach that puts emotion at the front of the process as opposed to chops. My friend was close to Neal and I know he meant the world to everyone who knew him. I lost my best friend and band mate to a car accident and while I have accepted that he is gone, life will never be the same. I promised to keep sharing our music with the world and this video really helps!!!
So glad it helped. Losing Neal still haunts me.
@@StichMethodGuitar you got a subscriber and I will share your channel with all my friends! I edited my comment to include my connection with Neal and loss I have gone through. Thanks again for the inspiration.
I am picking up the guitar again after not playing for 20yrs.I never was that good to start with,but got good enough to play at a open Mic night.I am having to re learn everything,and have gotten into a rut.Never thought about this method,but the last 20yrs.have given me many experiences in which to draw upon,so I will try this,with my limited knowledge,and see how it works.Thanks,and keep up the good work.
This was one of the best guitar lessons I’ve ever seen
Man, again.... spot on!
I went to a Paul Gilbert concert a few weeks ago and, before some songs, he talk about how he came up with a riff or melody for a song. This is exactly his approach!
If works for him, Slash and for you, this might be the way for a melodic solo!
Thanks again for your videos!
David Walliman uses the same approach and has a whole course about this subject. This is gold! You are awesome! Thanks for sharing with us.
This was great and so helpful. I have been stuck in some very repetitive soloing and this made a great deal of sense. Will be giving it a try. Thanks
You definitely touched on a very useful technique here. I found out that a good way to practice playing more melodically on guitar, is not to just copy other guitarists, but to copy singers. You will be stunned what you can learn. Its so easy to get notey when you let the fingers do the talking, but when you follow a vocal line you'll be shocked to hear how normal it is for a vocal to play the same note 4 or 5 times sometimes before moving on to another one: something that can feel like a cop-out as a guitarist.
Vocalists also don't jump through a tonne of octaves either most of the time either, unless your name is Mariah Carey. Your Johnny Cashes and Bob Dylans barely have one!
So in summary when looking for a good melody line, don't be afraid to repeat notes and stick to 1 or 2 octaves, and once you find something you like, and STILL want to sound more 'guitary', introduce some runs and the usual bends and hammer-ons.
holy shit. i'm only five minutes in but holy ..... moley...
i've found an absolute gem of a video, so glad my intuition told me to click on this one out of all the ones
your approach is so unique (or not, idfk i'm just getting into the guitar world lol)-- writing your own poem, finding hidden melodies?? writing the *emotion* of those words? that. is beautiful. and it shouldn't, but it makes perfect sense. i freaking love this, i will probably be back at this video, even to just listen to you talk about it
anyway, onto the rest of the video!
I have a feeling Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia probably used a similar method to melody writing. Great video
This made so much sense, and I can't even began to illustrate how helpful this was to me.
Man, you are truly a brilliant teacher. I'm going to buy your course right now. Everybody who watches these videos and reads this comment should do the same thing purely out of RESPECT if nothing else.
killer progression, love that B7 > D > A. Thanks for another helpful video - you always share a new perspective on guitar - it is very refreshing!
RIP Neal - you brought his music to many. We thank you for that
As a guitarist who loves writing lyrics this is such a cool idea
This is an absolutely fascinating process, Ian. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Now this is the kind of video I've been looking for
Definitely very helpful
Thank you so very much
Hauntingly beautiful solo brother.
You are so cool Ian. Great tribute to Neal. That guy could play melodically. What a joy he is to hear. Thank you for introducing me.
This is simply brilliant! Loved this lesson ❤️ from India 🇮🇳
Your poem was beautiful. This is a great idea, thank you for the video! Your solo was emotional and beautiful. Brilliant!
Reminds me of G.Benson and many other blues players that hum along live while improvising to let their inner voice guide their note choices.. keeping the solo more lyrical. Great lesson! Mahalo, Ian🤙
Man that solo was really nice. It's sounds soo good man, keep rocking man! .thanks for the tips!
This is an amazing way to make solos/melodies in guitar, it's like the guitar is singing. Thanks!
I would love to watch you do an "inside the mind of" video about David Rawlings. I can figure out individual licks, but it would be great to hear you explain how you think he's getting there.
A refreshing way to approach a solo, makes perfect sense to write using this format. Thanks for another great lesson.
that spot-on analogy of a balloon dipped in chocolate. Bravo!
Your creative process was both perspiration AND inspiration- such a useful, honest video for any writer-guitarist. Or any creator, for that matter...
Thank you.
This was amazing. Have lost count of the videos which have helped me get a lot more clarity about certain concepts (especially blues) or where I get perspectives that I don't see elsewhere. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
P.S. The blues primer was great, and I just bought your masterclass #1
I absolutely love this video 🤩 it's the first lessons about solos that actually makes me think that I can do it too
Awesome man. This is kind I also approach guitar solos but instead of writing a poem, I simply sing some melody over the progression pretending it is a real lyric. I always record my myself singing and listen over and over again making corrections here and there until I'm happy with it. Just after that I grab the guitar to actually play the solo. I also go through this process to write riffs sometimes, but not always. Great lesson man.
Thank you so much! Genius idea. I love your vibe as well.
Really great lesson. He is so insightful and I expect his number of subscribers to explode.
That is a beautiful poem. Kudos to you!
This makes it so simple and effective, thanks very much
Beautifully done!! Great approach!! Thanks very much!!
You are a true Master teacher.
What a beautiful thing, thank you Stich
oh my god! that was amazing! "easy" (actually not easy) but makes 100% sense. Thank you sir!
This is gold! Thanks Ian.
Great, I never thought of that. But as a writer this could actually be my approach. Will definitely try that.
Great lesson thanks Ian, love the idea of writing a poem then using that for the melody, I always aimed to do that with song lyrics, make the first half of the solo sound like the chorus or verse and then let it take itself off.
First, sorry for you loss...second...I found this "lesson" fascinating...great job...if I'm not following you...I am now!
This is the greatest way I have ever heard of writting a solo
Ian, nice lesson, a whole new concept to think over. Inspiring
Mind-blowing concept! I'm not that good at writing poems but I don't mind trying as long as no one get to see it.
What a great video. Definitely will be trying this one! Thanks Stich!
You are an amazing teacher!
What a fantastic approach, never heard this before but it makes so much sense..
Really great video and poem too! Ties in great with your 8 (Or So) Easy Steps For a Better Guitar Solo video where you play the vocal melody.
Dude a Slash lesson! Yes! :)
Omg here we go again...….another masterclass. Dude, you have helped me understand the guitar in the short time I've been a subscriber far more than any instructor or fellow musician has ever been for me in the past 20 yrs or so. This particular video is the one I really needed right now as I am working on a song I'm writing for my son. I needed a lead part and now I have the tools to make it awesome. This song means a lot to me, so I can't thank you enough. Keep doing what you do!
Would love to hear it! Thanks for the kind words.
@@StichMethodGuitar I will most definitely post when it is finished. Thanks again!
Sweet poem. mice solo, great lesson. Learnt it, played it, RIP N.C.
Always awesome stitch
Great Stich! Love this. Saw another TH-cam teacher use the acronym LOVE for - Lyrical, Obvious, Variable, Expandable to share this concept, and he used words/lyrics as the basis as well - well done!
Thank you so much for this video. I could finally write my first guitar solo, wasn't that good but i'm happy with the result.
A brave thing to do on a platform like TH-cam and really inspiring. Thank you
I've always wondered how they came up with such complicated solos and repeated them exactly for every performance. I never would have guessed there was so much thought behind it.
Man this is such a great idea :D gonna give it a go! Thanks Stitch
Vocal solos are best solos... Complex parts are better used tastefully or they lose their impact, like how you still threw in an arpeggio bit but didn't over do it. Great video!
Great stuff Ian.
Thanks Stich!
Thank You very much sir!! You have helped me a lot with your videos. I really appreciate it.
Brilliant, awesome lesson and very likeable teacher
Thanks! So glad you liked this lesson. This one was really special for me
I like it. Needed some inspiration and found this video! I can respect this.
Thanks again for helping us all. Cannot thank you enough, kind Sir
Absolute legend!❤
what an awesome trick! thanks for sharing
At 6:57 in this video I totally understood what u were tryna teach this is very genius
STICH METHOD ALLLLLLL THE FKING WAYYYY! BEST TEACHER ON TH-cam
You are a fantastic guitar teacher
Wow! I thumbed this at 1:44! Great sound. Excellent lesson too!!