Connect Your Chords With Riffs & Licks (Works In Every Key)

One of the most impressive things to watch a guitar player do is switch effortlessly between rhythm and lead guitar. In this video, I'll show you how to start playing solos, riffs, and licks in the gaps between your guitar chords. There are a thousand different ways to approach this topic, but here, we'll be making use of the chord roadmaps that you should be familiar with from other videos of mine. I'll even show you how to connect your minor pentatonic scale to your bar chords so you can start using a basic scale shape to improvise with as well!

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. Thanks for watching!
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - The problem (and how we'll solve it)
1:20 - Review of the 2 chord roadmaps
2:55 - Adding to the chord roadmap (A-string root)
4:14 - What's the point of this?
5:18 - Example with a chord progression
6:37 - One important rule
7:11 - This feels too simple
7:30 - Using the other chord roadmap (E-string root)
8:50 - Example with a new chord progression
9:43 - How to use this in other keys
10:44 - Taking things higher (vertical scales)
11:19 - Building a home base with the pentatonic scale
12:43 - Adding the 4 & 7 back into the scale
13:45 - How do we use this new shape?
14:31 - Example with another chord progression
15:48 - What comes next? (covering the entire fretboard)
17:00 - Same scale with the E-string chord roadmap
18:06 - Should we keep going with this series? (Let me know!)
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Music Credits:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

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[Kevinschart]

I think you've broken some sort of unwritten rule for youtube guitar teachers. This is the first video I've seen that breaks down solo'ing in this way, and it really simplifies the whole concept of where the pentatonic shapes fit. Thank you, thank you, and thank you

[Botscarblues]

BEGINNERS!!! Take note, this man will take you from knowing a few chords, to playing something resembling music! Check out his lessons.
Thanks again Andrew

[rohroh]

I'm 26 and I played guitar a bit in high school. Pulled it out of the closet a few weeks ago and decided to start spending some time everyday playing. You my good sir... awesome at teaching. Thanks for making videos and I hope your channel grows massively

[GiovanniVittorioValdes]

I've been playing for about 5 years and I always hated guitar tutorials on youtube. Always felt like they were never as focused or catered to a beginner who wants to improve. Your videos are by far the most quality tutorials I've ever watched. I hope you grow further!

[edrineaines]

This is the best guitar tutorial i have ever come accross on youtube

[Guitarist]

This is so well pitched, it’s an art form in itself. That is another cup of coffee I owe you!

[lepetitprince]

Kudos man. Ive been stuck with my guitar learning as it faced a roadblock after learning certain things . This unlocked a new level and now I can have fun playing around with notes. Great lesson. Keep making content like this more often.

[DougSmith-yo]

This is a great lesson for many reasons. Though I know the Caged system, this is the first lesson I’ve seen that connects the chords through the Diatonic scales! Bonus, the Diatonics are ‘in the neighborhood’, so it gives the connection. Great stuff, just subscribed! Thank you Andrew!

[michaelcraig]

YES. I noticed all the other ones teach bits and pieces, that are not connected to an actual system to use. I want an actual system to understand and use. Thanks.

[MarcusSchwarz-ioeq]

this video cleared up so much confusion about scales, licks, riffs, and just guitar in general that I didn’t know how to verbalize until now— thank you!!

[fakeaccount]

actually a hero. somehow the video i needed to see always shows up and from your channel. this is guitar teaching that is practical not a bunch of pretentious gatekeeping nonsense.

[EZBrewMn]

I have a new favorite teacher. Been studying this for months. You present differently than anyone and it makes so much sense!! Thank you!!

[jeffrykrump]

Thank you for all your help. Your videos are very helpful. Thank you for responding.

[claudeoliviergauthier]

AMAZING video. Finally someone explaining the concept behind it and not just giving random lick to try to plug somewhere. Thank you for that

[johnleenane]

Excellent lesson for those of us with the theory who are trying to implement in practise

[mattdowning]

Great lesson, thank you. A springboard into many hours of enjoyable noodling.

[stonocz]

Wow, just wow! Thank you so much for your videos! Even though I've been a musician for my whole life, I've started learning guitar very recently. You have a real talent for teaching so that everything suddenly seams very comprehensible. The structures you teach us just make sense. What I also appreciate is that you have no hidden secrets unlike many guitar youtubers who just show you part of the problem without getting into any depth, leaving you confused and manipulating you into buying their guitar course...

[CamiloHorrorShow]

I can't believe I'm learning all this at last! Andrew you are the best teacher I've ever had

[CustomTeleRI]

All review so far, but I appreciate that the information is well-organized and presented, and peppered with sage advice. Your approach closely mirrors my own. Kudos from a player of ~ 50 years 👍

[kiiza]

this dude is 1 in million teachers. I used to go on YouTube videos and get frustrated because I could not understand. but for the case of this man here I understand every thing to core. Yes, could give us Moree please about licks and riffs. God bless your work