He just put alot of guitar teachers out of business...in ONE brilliant lesson. This " IS THE KEY" we all have looked so long for...I wish I had said " a game changer" because this is the absolute meaning of this "Soloing on guitar method " Stiched " brilliantly together!
This may be the most important guitar lesson that I have seen in years on any online platform! You could not have conveyed this information any better. When you illustrate with your playing and explain the changes, it really highlights the ideas. Extremely valuable lesson!
After watching this, you remember countless blues solos you've heard are patterned this way. It's like most others are teaching you how to dig a hole by showing you dirt and different holes, while he's showing you how to wield a shovel.
I’ve been playing for 3 years, background as a trainer in an unrelated field. This video has all the elements of great instruction, incl. learning benefits, application, examples and explanation all delivered in an extremely concise, succinct, understandable and memorable manner. The best 14 mins of guitar instruction I have watched on TH-cam. Thank you.
Ian, I rarely comment on any page...I am a big fan having taken up the instrument a year ago to fulfill a lifelong dream at age 52...you have many classics...but as an aspiring blues soloist who is working on improvisation...this is the most accessible, best video I have seen on how to solo around a 12-bar blues...it is a template one can use over and over again to create novel solos...you have truly taught us how to fish, not given us a fish...bravo!
Imma tell y'all something. This man is doing it the RIGHT way. I'm already an experienced musician (both in guitar and bass), but that doesn't mean I'm too "advanced" to watch these videos. Going back to the basics is essential regardless of the performance level of a musician, whomever it may be. Keep it like that StitchMethod: real, simple, and alive.
As my first ever TH-cam comment, I just wanted to say thank you. I’m 44, just getting back into guitar in the last couple months. Last time I picked up a guitar I owas 18 and this video has opened my eyes to how music should sound and how improv/scale soloes should link together. It was the missing link for me and has confirmed my rekindled love for being able to create music. Subscribed and plan to watch ALL your vids. Thanks again.
'Head explodes'. Just finishing the primer and echoing what others have said - this is a game changer. Thank you!!!! Will sign up for the Blues Master Class soon!
Dude you are awesome, love your explanation of everything. I am a fan and been playing for 30 years but have learned to make things alot simpler, thank you do much !!!!! You are the MAN
I have to admit, I have been following a few instructors on You Tube but ultimately un follow them. This video really changed everything. Others tell you to do it, This dude shows you how
I have to echo what everybody else is saying. Thank you so much for all your tutorials, but this one came from a wish. I will watch it many times, of course, but I missed most of it the first time round, being totally distracted by that beautiful guitar... man, what can I say? ...Greetings to everybody else living with this blessed obsession.
Very creative. Interesting concept for staying "grounded" over the standard blues progression, although easily adapted to other chord progressions, too. Thanks.
I’ve been playing for 23 years. Learned mostly by jamming and tab books I found at music stores (the internet wasn’t big yet, lol) I wish I could’ve seen these videos back then. The way you teach is awesome! One of the best I’ve seen!
This video is perfect!! I’m going to use this method religiously! I’ve been playing for well over 20 years but this has helped me out tremendously!! Thank you so much!! 😊😊😊
ever since I started watching your videos a week ago, it’s been non stop lightbulbs going off in my head. you put guitar in the simplest terms possible, easy for anyone to understand, can’t thank you enough man!
I already commented on this lesson, but DAMN ... THIS IS THE LESSON YOU NEED TO SEE! Brilliant explanation, simple and clear, which makes me want to play and play. Thank you just isnt enough for what this lesson gives. Thank you a million times!
Dude!!! you cant imagine how wonderful your videos are! as many have mentioned your lessons are the epitome of teaching someone to fish and they will have food forever instead of just giving a fish now and then. I am truly inspired by your teaching. Thank you so much!!
As I was watching the video, a melody line and lyrics started coming into my head. I wrote the first verse I've written in 20 years. It feels so good!! Manna from heaven sir!! thank you!
Merci, man ! Tu es un pédagogue sympa. J'apprécie bien le mariage naturellement heureux que tu fais entre rythme (accords ) et mélodie (notes). Bravo !
Great lesson I can see how it moves the progression and melody. What you offer is a treasure but we don't bury it we share it like you shared with us not very many people offer this kind of opportunity to get your chops down it is there to learn and I see why you have and continue to get subscribers. I am entering my 3rd summer watching and learning with Stitch Method...Thank you Sir
Bloody love these videos. Top player. Also love the fact you might make the odd mistake, but acknowledge it and move on. Makes us mere mortals feel like it’s ok to do the same. Top work.
New subscriber says "this guy is really going to bring it all together for me." Been playing for years, many content creators out there but you ring a bell for me. Love your style. Watched go from strumming, playing smooth, and this video so far and I'm hooked. Thanks!
I'm almost at the point where I can actually use this! I need to learn where all the notes are on the neck without having to think about it first, but this is great stuff!
Ian, you've put out some great lessons, but I think this is one of you best. I haven't been able to break out of the "noodling" rut, and now I know how. This one should shoot you over 100K subs TOMORROW!
I heard someone say that a good way to get started with good phrasing (instead of noodling) was to only play when you're inhaling and rest when you're exhaling.
Woow this lesson is what i need it atm. So far i always thought i need to start with root note and end it allso in chord progresion..i always tend to think to much while playin then i play too much and sound bizare.i am happy i found ur videos. Greetings from Slovenija
Great lesson! My playing just sounds like a run on sentence of licks and scales. Please expand on the idea of being concise (not noodleing). Creating a theme and adding rock flourishes. And examples of how the pros structured their solos for dynamics would be an awesome series. Thanks!!!
WARNING: This is a video which "pros" dont want you to watch.this is a video which changes your playing. you will be never same again. i am a TH-cam taught guitarist. i guarantee you noone noone shares these steps. everybody shows you how to ride a cycle, motorbike or car. but nobody actually shows you the path. but this man here is saying "you can even walk, here is the path".. note: editing this comment. just tried this method and believe me or not it makes much more sense now. just yesterday i was playing on a backing track and it wad NOODLING. tried this method and it bamm. i was ENJOYING MY PLAYING WITH CONFIDENCE.. thank you so much.. ❤️❤️❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Hell yeah! I love your formula teaching method for the blues, it really has helped me to build understanding to stand on... Can this formula be repeated for several 12 bars in a long solo without sounding monotonous?
every time I want to play guitar but I'm not sure what to practice I open a Stich video and always learn something worth knowing. love it my dude, keep it up
You are genuinely the best guitar teacher on TH-cam. I’ve learned more from your videos than anyone - and there are some incredibly gifted teachers on this website. Sean is great, but I love the structure and focus on lead playing that you have. Paul David’s is great with production value but you just absolutely kill it. Never Lost Pentatonic took things off the ground for me and stuff like this really takes that to the next level. Never give up man
Woa. Now I can try to sound less shitty ! A VERY interesting lesson, simple and I am sure very useful to the eternal beginner I am... "Bravo!" from France.
My God...where has this been? This is a game changer.
Yeah, right. A total game changer for me too.
Absolutely ! .
He just put alot of guitar teachers out of business...in ONE brilliant lesson.
This " IS THE KEY" we all have looked so long for...I wish I had said " a game changer" because this is the absolute meaning of this "Soloing on guitar method " Stiched " brilliantly together!
Just love moments like that….
First time I played with this my wife said “what song is that!”
Suddenly, I’m in love with the otherwise boring 12-bar blues.
Suddenly, it makes a damn good sense
The best blues instructor on the internet, bar none!
"Bar" I see what you did there.
This may be the most important guitar lesson that I have seen in years on any online platform! You could not have conveyed this information any better. When you illustrate with your playing and explain the changes, it really highlights the ideas. Extremely valuable lesson!
Finally! Somebody who knows what they are doing explained it in simple English.
"Tell a story" has been promised by many teachers but they never delivered. This good sir is delivering how! Thank you
So glad You enjoyed!!!
After watching this, you remember countless blues solos you've heard are patterned this way. It's like most others are teaching you how to dig a hole by showing you dirt and different holes, while he's showing you how to wield a shovel.
fly 13 I get the holes reference there
That's a fantastic analogy for most TH-cam lessons.
True,this guy is benevolent and the comment keen!
if mystery men taught me anything, it's that a shovel is not for digging
Great analogy!
Never knew I could become a better guitar player in 14mins and 1sec.....but it just happened! Thank you!
This is why I bought his Blues Master Class lessons. FANTASTIC
Stich, I know you're not the Devil, because he would charge a soul for what you just taught me
I’ve been playing for 3 years, background as a trainer in an unrelated field. This video has all the elements of great instruction, incl. learning benefits, application, examples and explanation all delivered in an extremely concise, succinct, understandable and memorable manner. The best 14 mins of guitar instruction I have watched on TH-cam. Thank you.
Ian, I rarely comment on any page...I am a big fan having taken up the instrument a year ago to fulfill a lifelong dream at age 52...you have many classics...but as an aspiring blues soloist who is working on improvisation...this is the most accessible, best video I have seen on how to solo around a 12-bar blues...it is a template one can use over and over again to create novel solos...you have truly taught us how to fish, not given us a fish...bravo!
Hey Peter, thanks for reaching out. Very glad you enjoyed this one. Hope you have fun with this one!
Imma tell y'all something. This man is doing it the RIGHT way. I'm already an experienced musician (both in guitar and bass), but that doesn't mean I'm too "advanced" to watch these videos. Going back to the basics is essential regardless of the performance level of a musician, whomever it may be. Keep it like that StitchMethod: real, simple, and alive.
You have a real gift for teaching/ explaining. Thx
As my first ever TH-cam comment, I just wanted to say thank you. I’m 44, just getting back into guitar in the last couple months. Last time I picked up a guitar I owas 18 and this video has opened my eyes to how music should sound and how improv/scale soloes should link together. It was the missing link for me and has confirmed my rekindled love for being able to create music. Subscribed and plan to watch ALL your vids. Thanks again.
Sam, I read your comment and it means the world to me. Thanks for reaching out and enjoying the channel
'Head explodes'. Just finishing the primer and echoing what others have said - this is a game changer. Thank you!!!! Will sign up for the Blues Master Class soon!
Other teachers: "here's how to show off". This guy: "here's how to engage the audience".
What a great video. You have taken something confusing and potentially overwhelming and made it seem clear and simple. Thank you!
Dude you are awesome, love your explanation of everything. I am a fan and been playing for 30 years but have learned to make things alot simpler, thank you do much !!!!! You are the MAN
I have to admit, I have been following a few instructors on You Tube but ultimately un follow them. This video really changed everything. Others tell you to do it, This dude shows you how
Agree with everyone raving about this lesson. Beautifully communicated. Thank you!
I have to echo what everybody else is saying. Thank you so much for all your tutorials, but this one came from a wish. I will watch it many times, of course, but I missed most of it the first time round, being totally distracted by that beautiful guitar... man, what can I say? ...Greetings to everybody else living with this blessed obsession.
This is stratospherically ahead of anything else like this on TH-cam - UNBELIEVABLY GOOD!
Very simple tips and very helpful!! Tks It helped me a lot!
Thank for this lesson!
Have the picture of the structure now. Never knew this, thanks again
Very creative. Interesting concept for staying "grounded" over the standard blues progression, although easily adapted to other chord progressions, too. Thanks.
I’ve been playing for 23 years. Learned mostly by jamming and tab books I found at music stores (the internet wasn’t big yet, lol) I wish I could’ve seen these videos back then. The way you teach is awesome! One of the best I’ve seen!
awesome; this solves my soloing problem.
Thanks you are great.
You are amazing teacher! So inspiring!!!!!
This video is perfect!! I’m going to use this method religiously! I’ve been playing for well over 20 years but this has helped me out tremendously!! Thank you so much!! 😊😊😊
Stitch. you are the real deal!
Great video Stitch. Simple but effective. :)
ever since I started watching your videos a week ago, it’s been non stop lightbulbs going off in my head. you put guitar in the simplest terms possible, easy for anyone to understand, can’t thank you enough man!
I already commented on this lesson, but DAMN ... THIS IS THE LESSON YOU NEED TO SEE! Brilliant explanation, simple and clear, which makes me want to play and play. Thank you just isnt enough for what this lesson gives. Thank you a million times!
I've heard this before as ABAC phrasing, thank you for your videos!!
Very insightful soloing concepts! It always amuses me how well you play and teach at the same time, ha ha.
This dude is a wizard
There are a shit-ton of people going "Oh..." right now. Great lesson Stich!!
Couldn't agree more mate. I've been playing a while and lessons like this are still valuable. Thank you Dr.Stitch
Oh..... yep, I'm one of them.
Actually, I said AHHHHHH.
Same idea though.
Oh!
Dude!!! you cant imagine how wonderful your videos are! as many have mentioned your lessons are the epitome of teaching someone to fish and they will have food forever instead of just giving a fish now and then. I am truly inspired by your teaching. Thank you so much!!
As I was watching the video, a melody line and lyrics started coming into my head. I wrote the first verse I've written in 20 years. It feels so good!! Manna from heaven sir!! thank you!
Thank you.
Merci, man ! Tu es un pédagogue sympa. J'apprécie bien le mariage naturellement heureux que tu fais entre rythme (accords ) et mélodie (notes). Bravo !
Kitty! He was just letting you know that the new Tool album is out and you don’t have to play the blues anymore!
Great lesson I can see how it moves the progression and melody. What you offer is a treasure but we don't bury it we share it like you shared with us not very many people offer this kind of opportunity to get your chops down it is there to learn and I see why you have and continue to get subscribers. I am entering my 3rd summer watching and learning with Stitch Method...Thank you Sir
Man, this is absolutely the most critical thing I've learned yet in the blues pursuit. This is magisterially articulated
This is incredible! I’m wired to want rules and “formulas,” so this really speaks to me!!!
RIP Neal Casal
Bloody love these videos. Top player. Also love the fact you might make the odd mistake, but acknowledge it and move on. Makes us mere mortals feel like it’s ok to do the same. Top work.
New subscriber says "this guy is really going to bring it all together for me." Been playing for years, many content creators out there but you ring a bell for me. Love your style. Watched go from strumming, playing smooth, and this video so far and I'm hooked. Thanks!
Yet another great lesson Stitch! You are one of the top Guitar Teachers on the entire internet! Thanks for all you do! 🎸🎶
Thank you Stich!
Could not stop subscribing you after watching this...will be grateful if you can do a follow up video on this lesson.
It's fun to listen to you talk!
Yep. Real world, relevant, easy to understand. I never thought of going to mixolydian on the 5. Thank you.
Nice looking Guitar ..Work of Art.
I'm almost at the point where I can actually use this! I need to learn where all the notes are on the neck without having to think about it first, but this is great stuff!
Watch my Blues Primer Playlist and Pentatonic Playlist, it will help
You teach at such a good rate it's unbelievable.
Ian, you've put out some great lessons, but I think this is one of you best. I haven't been able to break out of the "noodling" rut, and now I know how. This one should shoot you over 100K subs TOMORROW!
Thanks man. That was a big help.
New to the channel. As soon as I saw Jerry's hand in the back I knew I was in good hands 💀⚡ -- Awesome video!
WOW! Thank you so much!
I feel like I just learned a secret in blues playing, are you sure you're supposed to teach us this? lol
I had that same feeling. Awesome.
This is actually amazing. Just the right way of explaining how to tell your story well. Fantastic video!
fantastic lesson. man I wish I found you earlier. im gonna start digging through your vids. thanks
I heard someone say that a good way to get started with good phrasing (instead of noodling) was to only play when you're inhaling and rest when you're exhaling.
That is a really cool idea
Dude rocks.
Love this. Just love this
Stich,great lesson, it was simple quick and effective. Absolutely brilliant.
Thank you Ian so much! You are by far the best “ explainer” of music production. You help me sooo much! Thanks Man!
Great Lesson Ian. This is in big letters on my wall. This is such a great method. Been having fun all morning. Thank you
Woow this lesson is what i need it atm. So far i always thought i need to start with root note and end it allso in chord progresion..i always tend to think to much while playin then i play too much and sound bizare.i am happy i found ur videos. Greetings from Slovenija
I don’t even listen to blues but i feel like this will be very useful regardless.
This also made me want to start listening to blues lol
Thank you so much.
This has been very very helpful, because I've been a big noodler.
Many thanks! helps alot.
It is a game changer, it is SO close to where I'am at, just Great! Now All I have to do is Practice ??
3 hours of blues videos and this one just stuck. Thank you!
That's some good Stich!
Wish I watched this video 2 years ago.... Thanks, back to practicing.
New practice regiment to live by? I think so. Thanks Stitch! Big ups on the tutorial!
Great lesson! My playing just sounds like a run on sentence of licks and scales. Please expand on the idea of being concise (not noodleing). Creating a theme and adding rock flourishes. And examples of how the pros structured their solos for dynamics would be an awesome series. Thanks!!!
Mind is blown
I’ll get the mop
That was great! I finally heard a clear explanation of a blues turnaround! Thanx!
Watch my blues turnaround on the fly video.
WARNING: This is a video which "pros" dont want you to watch.this is a video which changes your playing. you will be never same again.
i am a TH-cam taught guitarist. i guarantee you noone noone shares these steps.
everybody shows you how to ride a cycle, motorbike or car. but nobody actually shows you the path. but this man here is saying "you can even walk, here is the path"..
note: editing this comment. just tried this method and believe me or not it makes much more sense now. just yesterday i was playing on a backing track and it wad NOODLING. tried this method and it bamm. i was ENJOYING MY PLAYING WITH CONFIDENCE.. thank you so much.. ❤️❤️❤️🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Very awesome method! Really helps me to focus.😎🎸🎼🎸🎸
This must be one of the most helpful tutorials about the guitar I've ever seen! Thank you.
too many rules, just take drugs
@@commentfreely5443 what do you mean???
Really
Thank you
Brilliant building blocks to get people started 👍 well done dude!
You went to the crossoads and THAT'S WHAT YOU BROUGHT BACK.
That’s a good thing right?
Life doesn't have to be complicated! Awesome lesson! :)
Cool lesson! Thx!
Thanks
I agree 100%
amazing thank you
Great video ... very fluid and easy to follow 👍
Amazing. Truly so useful and well presented. Thank you so so much
Hell yeah! I love your formula teaching method for the blues, it really has helped me to build understanding to stand on...
Can this formula be repeated for several 12 bars in a long solo without sounding monotonous?
I will talk about that in my next live feed
every time I want to play guitar but I'm not sure what to practice I open a Stich video and always learn something worth knowing. love it my dude, keep it up
Great lesson, very practical and to the point. Having a 12 bar formula really works for me.
You are genuinely the best guitar teacher on TH-cam. I’ve learned more from your videos than anyone - and there are some incredibly gifted teachers on this website. Sean is great, but I love the structure and focus on lead playing that you have. Paul David’s is great with production value but you just absolutely kill it. Never Lost Pentatonic took things off the ground for me and stuff like this really takes that to the next level. Never give up man
Woa. Now I can try to sound less shitty ! A VERY interesting lesson, simple and I am sure very useful to the eternal beginner I am... "Bravo!" from France.
Oh good I'm not the only one.
Excellent!