How to NAIL the Tasty MAJOR THIRDS in a 12 Bar BLUES SOLO! (chord tones) Guitar Lesson

👉Download the FREE full color 18 page .pdf of the 5 Shapes of the Pentatonic and Blues Scale, and the order to learn them:

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For soloing, I recommend first getting comfortable with some basic musical phrasing using just a few notes at a time, which is what my "Soloing for Complete Beginners" course is all about.

After that, learn how to apply it in any key, major or minor, with this lesson:

From there, you can add the remaining notes to make diatonic scales, and of course the blue note, especially for blues! My free PDF above of the pentatonic scales has the blue note included.

All that being said, the #1 method for becoming a proficient improvisor and soloist on guitar is to transcribe music by ear and then take those ideas and make them your own. After you learn something by ear, you then want to understand what it is - what is the context? Then you'll know when to apply it, and how to expand upon it. If you're just starting out, you can just learn a few riffs you like, figure out what scale/key/chord etc is associated with the riff (context) and then workshop that riff! Make it your own - use it as a motif, and build a whole solo around it!!

[patrickbrain]

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[lucasgalantini]

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[africanchina]

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[jackreesman]

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[LpNuesse]

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Now i got it!!! Finally! thx for this leason.
Greetings from Germany
Lars

[bertpainter]

I"m 65 and honestly, I don't play much anymore and forget what I once knew when I do pick up a guitar. Even though it doesn't take much time for the fingers to start working again from muscle memory, it does take time for the brain to remember. You're little house method of finding the major 3rd was very insightful and put me in a feeling way of playing just by hearing the 3rd for each chord change. That was a great tip to make the brain and fingers work together. Hopefully I'll play more than I do, but if I only pick up the guitar once in a while, I bookmarked your channel to get my brain working quickly. Great lesson.

[UrjunkMygold]

Lots of folks talk about this and demonstrate it but noone really SHOWS it as slimply and clearly as this. Well done!

[mariofigueira]

Great lesson. Thanks. God bless you my friend.

[pkbrown]

Ditto to all the compliments below. This is GREAT for targeting those 3rds while soling over "changing' chords rather than making random passes within the pentatonic scales. THANKS so much!

[alexs]

I understood it literally from the beginning of the lesson. That’s something I’ve never experienced from YouTube teachers before. Thank you for that 😃

[StringRob]

Wow!
This and the 2.5 shape thing ...
First thing in the morning, I am quitting my day job. Gonna make my living playing blues. And I don't even play yet.
Ok ... actually I'm retired, but this is amazing stuff. clearly organized and presented!
Thank you !!!

[timm]

I’ll never forget the ‘door and window and balcony’ thanks man

[joejoemadmad]

I love your method and you are a very good teacher. Thank you

[ryleuty]

Dude...game changing teaching style. Everything is here! Fret Live is incredible. THANK YOU! You opened the door to the house of blues.

[Timo-]

Hey man these fretboard visuals are amazing. Havent seen anyone foing it so good like you. Deserve way more subs!!

[wharfrat]

This is Golden.. thanks for sharing this.. unbelievable what one note..the major third can do🎸🤘

[TKDubya]

I always strummed the guitar and never got too far past the CAGED system and scales. Now because of current events, I wanted to use this time to really learn and understand how it all comes together. I now know the CAGED system and how to use the pentatonic scales. Finding your channel has greatly given me motivation to keep practicing and get better!

[alvaroquijano]

incredibly helpful video. thanks for sharing.

[atomicthwippster]

I love the fret-live animations! Thanks Gary.