Lead Guitar Lesson // QUICK AND EASY TIPS To Improve Your Guitar Playing

Video Contents
0:00 Quick tip lead guitar lesson intro.
0:30 A-D-E chords. Good rhythm means good lead guitar.
1:46 A minor pentatonic scale. Starting to mix the major and minor pentatonic scale.
3:38 Great way to practice lead guitar mixing the major and minor pentatonic scale.
6:19 Demo lead guitar solo.
6:48 Breakdown solo ideas mixing the major and minor pentatonic scales.
10:54 Most of our guitar hero's mix the major and minor pentatonic scales together.

[kevinking]

I just found you Rusty and immediately fell in love with your teaching style!

[byronnorris]

I am elated to have found your channel. I have played the better part of 3 decades, and I know my way. What you have did for me is allow me to teach my children and their children what I know. Before you I lacked the path to send them, and alot of teachers lose their audience. Not you my man and I say thank you.

[stevecrosby]

Hey Rusty - really appreciate this channel. I'm 64 and have been noodling for a long time. You're showing me stuff I know, but in a different way that suddenly makes sense so I can do it with less thinking behind it (if that makes sense.) Anyway, thanks. I really connect with how you play - probably a generational thing.

[rodapplegate]

I am 62 years old and I absolutely love your method of teaching! Thank you sir!

[MusicMichelleDeGroot]

You’re an amazing teacher, Rusty! So many good lessons on your channel ❤

[KennyWayneMusic]

This may take more characters than I am allowed, BUT here goes…I canNOT begin to say how much this lesson helped me, and I am DEEPLY grateful!! I have been trying to figure out the concept of how to play more “to the chords” in my lead phrasing for MANY years now! I have SCOURED the internet, as well as grilled local teachers and players trying to find EXACTLY how to get this sound that Rusty described so incredibly well in this video, but have struck out for YEARS now!! I seriously think you can forget 90% of what you know and just focus on what Rusty has taught us here, and your solos will be as good as they ever need to be….for MY ears anyway!!! IMO….THIS video is the HOLY GRAIL!!! THANK YOU RUSTY!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[glenh]

This is an invaluable lesson! I had a guitar teacher who used to give me arpeggio exercises that were written down. I found them difficult because I couldn’t understand the relationship between the notes. However when playing different chord shapes I naturally found the arpeggios and linked those back to the scales I’d already learnt. Brett Papa also does a great video on learning the notes from the chords. Thanks for the lesson!

[randyjohnson]

Rusty you are an inspiration...i havent touched a guitar since i was 18 and im now a guitar, amp, go to pedals( phase 90, evh 5150, evh flanger, boss chorus)...now comes the hard part...learning chords and scales again and building up my finger strength.
Thanks for the tips!

[dougsmith]

Rusty, yet another fantastic lesson!
You are teaching me not only to theory … But also my ears and my fingers! I’ve been studying chord tones, this really helps a lot!
I hope you take this the right way, but I consider you the Teacher for the working man and woman that play guitar, but don’t have a lot of time, but you break it down where we can spend our time really developing through your concise lessons!

[kevinstamper]

All I can say is AWESOME LESSONS! You get straight to the point! Just learning the 1st position of the Minor Pentatonic and then learning the notes is very important then you point out the Major 3rd which you are teaching the bar chord and this opens the door for any good leads!! Easiest guitar lesson to jump start any beginner! Thanks 🙏🏻

[jonathonwearn]

I like how you explained this. I've known for years that many of my favorite licks use both major and minor notes, and now I'm one step closer to understanding it and making it work for myself. Thanks!

[blue]

Thanks Rusty for another great lesson! You are teaching people who have played guitar for 3 and 4 and over 4 Decade's. Your Utube Channel is Excellent! You are a Breath of Fresh Air the way you teach guitar! Thankyou Very Much!! Cheers

[TonyMcGreal]

Superb presentation Rusty. Always brilliant 👍👍🎸🎸

[jamesincharlotte]

This help me figure out modes a while back too. This is basically Dorian scale. Great way to show how notes interact with chords !!

[markward]

Thank you Rusty this is a great lesson... I'm loving practicing this and already seems to be improving my playing... Bit of a lightbulb moment for me!! 🎸🎶

[daveallsopp]

This is just great my friend 👍🏻 fantastic tutorial on mixing Maj & min, absolutely love it buddy, thank you. Rusty, you’re my guitar hero 😂👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎸

[ChrisHolden]

Some of the best guitar tutorials on the Youtube. Thank you Rusty!

[BeatlesGirlKaren]

I like the way you get right to the lesson Rusty after which you fully demonstrate your technique! 🎸 🎸

[Noodles_]

Brillant Rusty as always👍🙏. I had a lot of fun with this Lesson. Thank you. I saw that now over 85.000 people like your lessons in a very shorts time. You deserve it because you explain your lessons step by step and not so quick as some other teacher. You take care to the oder Player like me. 🙏👍. Please go on like this and congratulation for over 85.000 Fans 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏🎸🎸🎸

[marcd]

Hi Rusty, thank you for this video. I have not played guitar in many years (played in high school in the 70s), and even then I only took a couple of lessons from a guy showing me what he called power chords. After that I was concentrating on trying to play lead and didn't really learn rhythm chord playing, or even reading music. I was just going by what sounded good.

So, all of these years later, I'm looking for a simple way to get back into playing. I think this video, combining rhythm and lead, along with learning some basic notes, will help me a lot.

Have a great rest of the week and weekend!

Marc