How To Improvise Guitar Solos As A Complete Beginner - Part 1

There's nothing like having the musical freedom to improvise your own guitar solos. Guitar heroes like John Mayer, Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, Jimi Hendrix and countless others have used this skill to play some of the most memorable guitar solos of all time. In part one of this lesson series, I want to show you how to get started. This isn't a typical blues soloing lesson where you only know how to play over one progression -- I'll be giving you the tools to be able to solo over any song from just about any genre. We'll even be using a song you already know to learn, "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" by John Mayer. Even a beginner guitarist should have no problem following along. Enjoy the video, and let me know if you have any questions!

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - What chords are we using?
1:08 - Part #1 - The small E major scale shape
2:11 - Part #2 - Play the scale along to the track
3:43 - Part #3 - Play the root note of each chord
5:49 - Part #4 - Play another note between each root note
7:19 - Part #5 - Start improvising with the E major scale
9:01 - What can this style of improv sound like?
10:07 - Outro
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[HNXMedia]

FINALLY! FINALLY! FINALLY! Someone who is not afraid to start with the BASIC explanation of this technique and doesn't assume that the viewer knows all about music. Explaining WHY things work at the same time as showing makes all the difference - awesome. I don't even play guitar (I play banjo) and this concisely explains what everyone else just EXPECTS you to know about vamping. You, sir, are a brilliant teacher! Thank you.

[mkmtfgm]

I've been playing guitar for over 40 years, you never stop learning. Always great to have new ideas that open-up new possibility. Thanks

[rooster]

Chery on the top!! Todays generation are so lucky..have lesson on the Internet...in my time I was searching for tablature book...every book store I can

[anthonycook]

I wasn’t sure which combination of words I was going to have to search for but this is exactly what I was looking for.

[Azwad]

Easy to understand. Many can play but not everyone can teach

[dand]

I’ve been playing guitar for years, and my improvising is mediocre at best. Finding these young talents on YouTube has helped provide instruction and ideas on how to improve my playing. Thanks

[Шак-гт]

you are talented in transferring knowledge teaching best videos are yours You explain what I have been searching for a year's cant believe THANK YOU

[abbeyzondo]

Great tutorial. Thanks. Your explanation puts everything in slow motion. Thanks again.

[janerabanal]

Andrew, once again your instructional videos are SO good! So clear, approachable and informative. Never drawn out. Looking forward to parts 2 & 3…

[msturner]

That was the most helpful video I've come across for beginners. Between this video and learning the key of any song using that scale. It's really changed how approaching learning.

[robertmalone]

Wow this is absolutely so easy to understand. Thank you so much 😊

[andyvalentine]

Now you give me the hope that i can actually play solos, Thank you so much come across many youtubers but no one is good as your teaching😃😃😃😃

[michaelvivens]

Just found your page. I have been fumbling through my first year of guitar and landed here today. Love your teaching style it is really easy to follow with feeling bored or overwhelmed. Learned so much in one day definitely will be going through all these videos and revisting them as I progress. Thank You!

[sudmallya]

Your session is the very best I have seen on You Tube. You made it so intuitive grounded in theory. You are a selfless and talented guitarist

[RickKettner]

Awesome video! Very approachable guide to what is normally a very intimidating aspect of playing the guitar.

[youngkeyshmusic]

Just bought a guitar now have got a teacher 🔥, love from kenya 🇰🇪

[alfredbenyah]

my goodness where have you been all this while 😄. Best guitar channel I have seen ever

[fenderflyer]

Thank you Andrew you are an amazing instructor and a really good, caring guy.

[michaelparsons]

Excellent video. More than happy to like and subscribe. I have been playing for 40 years, mostly acoustic and rhythm but recently became part of a band and have been given a chance to play some lead and have been struggling. Your video brakes things down so simply I am really looking forward to my next improv opportunity.
Thanks for everything

[Anishrokport]

Oh man, this is the best video on guitar on youtube ever