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In Part 8, we look at the last of the upper chord extensions: the 13, and we’ll also be walking you through the process of analyzing a set of changes in order to approach soloing over them using everything we’ve covered so far. If you still feel unsure about locating intervals on the fretboard, check…
You might be feeling somewhat overwhelmed at this point, so it would be a good idea to take a breather and take stock of what we’ve learned so far about soloing over chord changes. 3 Things to Realize The first thing to realize is that you don’t have to play ALL the chord tones over…
Nowadays, I play in fourths tuning (EADGCF) around 75% of the time because I love it, and the rest of the time I use standard (covers gigs, teaching, etc.) because it’s just more practical. However, one of the things I miss about standard tuning when I’m in fourths is the sheer variation of scale patterns…
In Part 6, we look at the mysterious world of 11 and #11 chords and how to simplify the process of soloing over them. If you missed any of the previous parts, here are the the links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 The 11 gives you the same note as…
So far, we’ve looked at our core intervals, the 1, 3, and 7 (plus the b3 and b7), the 5 and the natural 6. Let’s turn our attention to the 9; the 9 is the same as the 2 but it’s almost always referred to as the 9, b9 or #9 when we talk about…
In Part 4 of this series of blog posts, we look at how to decode chords and compare improvising with scales to thinking in intervals. The latter approach allows us to have more control over what we play while understanding the chord we’re playing over. This sounds fairly logical on paper, but you’ll find that…
In Part 3, we start soloing over chord changes using the four base sequences from Part 2. Remember, this is a much more efficient process if you have a looper pedal at hand. If you don’t have one yet, you deserve one so treat yourself to one on Amazon. I recommend the tc electronic and…
In this series of blog lessons, we’re looking at how to solo over chord changes by using a simple system I came up with based on four sequences of notes. Check out Part 1 if you haven’t already, and if you don’t have one already, treat yourself to a looper pedal as it will speed…
Chord tone soloing and soloing over changes on guitar is a complex area which can be approached in many ways, and where even a cursory search for online resources is likely to leave you with more questions than answers. It’s particularly difficult on guitar because guitarists tend to arrive at this point with varying amounts…
We all know that one of the biggest challenges faced by guitarists, after putting in the hours to learn all those scale patterns, is how to play seamlessly up and down the fretboard and meld all those patterns into one unit. There are many ways to do this, and we’ve already covered a fair few…