Chord Tone Soloing Secrets

[@acpg]

As a couple of you have pointed out, I misspeak at 05:44 and say C# when I should of course say G#. To clarify, the chord progression is: E-C#m-E-C#m-Bm-A-G#7-A.

[@rodneysmart9774]

"noodling up and down scales and regurgitating stock phrases and licks" Ouch, I took that personally. Always the best videos. My neighbors and I appreciate what you've done for my playing.

[@docsketchy]

Well, this might just be the single greatest guitar tutorial I've ever seen on KZbin. It's crystal clear, easy to follow, and builds up an essential skill from very basic beginnings. Well done!

[@cheintz44]

Totally agree

[@Mike-rw2nh]

Between Eric Haugen’s channel and your own stellar output, I do believe I have all bases covered for my wants and needs. Thank you.

[@LSDis4me]

Second'd

[@acpg]

Thanks! Love Eric!!

[@BenMunro]

Agreed, 2 core channels for me

[@nckwlch]

Don’t forget paul Davids and Justin of course. There are piety more too I could name without detracting one bit from Adrian and Eric. I wonder who Adrian listens to?

[@jwsorrell]

Exactly what I was looking for. Your lessons are very good and your playing is outstanding. I appreciate what you do.

[@ShannonMarie_aguafiestasvlogs]

I really appreciate that you show the different steps you can take to get better at soloing. Thank you!

[@danieli.9252]

No one has ever accused me of playing melodically or interestingly.

[@Mike-rw2nh]

This comment crucified me. 🤣 I too am blessed with imperfect pitch.

[@plgplgplg]

Ha!

[@G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic]

Lotta people in that car, I’ll drive! 👍☮️

[@adamwilcox6405]

🤣

[@jeffreyedwards767]

You are the next rockstar,get serious

[@robindavis726]

This is the most straightforward, comprehensive explanation of chord tone soloing, and its developmental steps, I have ever seen. I have seen many of them. I am pretty far down the path of this. But it would have been good to have had this a couple of years ago, although there are certainly benefits to having organically hashed it out on my own from self-study and the bits and pieces one gleans from various sources. This is very well done.

[@Jamesisapayne]

I always appreciate your tasteful playing Adrian and that opening solo was simply beautiful. Wish more people would see that rather than bursting off as many notes as possible it’s all about the feeling and emotional journey. Thanks for the great content as always

[@johnnylauderdale7761]

Excellent lesson. I really appreciate you going through each step in detail, from the chord progression up. Gives me a lot to practice, and makes me confident I will be able to apply the concepts to other things. Lovely tone as well!

[@Jazzmaster11]

Perfect : the lesson, the playing and the guitar tone. I'm always amazed by the "Hi Fi" tone of Jazzmasters. It sounds so different depending on your touch's dynamic and where you pick the string.

[@cliftonjarvis8010]

You are the first person I tried to learn guitar from, I think it was over four years ago I am 64 still at it thanks.

[@evetsiksatu]

You are at boss level guitar instruction. Inspirational, articulate, and chops for days.

[@nazperalta1794]

Great solo at the start! I am just starting to get into triads and chord tones, it definitely opens up new avenues. Top content, thank you

[@tomneal1789]

Videos like this convince me that chord tone soloing is really the single most important thing to work on for lead guitar.

[@Vespel007]

Chord tones/triads supported by the pentatonic shape on it, it's the key for me. As extra, if you throw as passing notes some minor/major scale notes of the main key that are not in the chord tones nor pentatonic (e.g.-not in minor penta- 2nd, 6th, b5 etc.) that makes the receipt for more than 95% impro/soloing.

[@jteichma]

Hi Adrian, just wanted to share that this exercise really helped me put together all the things I’ve learned in my life in a musical way. Thanks so much!

[@paulbillingham6769]

With such great phrasing, tone and vibrato, even just the root notes sounded sweet. Reminds me when playing live, to stay within my abilities and not try to impress with something I haven't been able to achieve in practice .

[@elwrongo]

that triads to arpeggio insight is gold

[@dmc549]

Adrian, love your approach to teaching thanks so much for this content!

[@dougsmith8430]

The perfect lesson for me at this point in my playing! Timing is everything, and I happened to be at a point where Chord Tones have really struck a Note with me! 😊🤷🏾🎸 Fantastic lesson, Thank You! This will really help!

[@kevinhines3487]

Excellent lesson! I really like the phrase at 1:56. The tone is very fitting.

[@markusmunding8849]

Perfect! I am always happy about lessons like these!!! And by the way , your ability to teach your stuff is so entertaining. THX

[@KBsoundz]

Excellent lesson.

[@August10Ten]

Adrian this video has helped me more than any other solo tutorial video. It made me “get” improvisation and solos. Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@circlemover]

If I may add this opinion, when soloing in a song, have a musical conversation with the feel, melody and lyrics. Keep in mind that a great solo does not usurp the song - there is little point to throwing in a solo when its not needed - but enhances its musical direction as truly demonstrated here. Cool.

[@mazenmorgan6659]

Awesome bro..respect from Sudan ❤

[@SteveDuckworth64]

Absolute gem, thanks! Been learning from this all evening. Yr the best. Renewing my acpg patreon. Had to cancel due to cashflow but you deserve the support. Have a great weekend!

[@lloydmoss217]

It’s a wonderful lesson! Rivers Cuomon & Black Francis would be proud!!😊

[@LeighEllitts]

Beautiful, just A1 from start to finish

[@glenmaupin9986]

Always so much good info to dig into. Might want to reference Mark Knofler's solos on Sultans of Swing. Lots of chord arpeggios. Thanks for your insights.

[@grantwright8071]

Mark Knopfler, the Master of chord tone targeting :)

[@LSDis4me]

I needed this kind of lesson, and really need some focused practice on it. Glad to be a Patreon.

[@maciekjankowskitomkow4107]

Cheers Adrian, you are definitely the best guitar teacher on the internet imo

[@acpg]

Cheers for the kind comment!

[@ubellubo]

He definitely has the best taste in music (I am biased because I like the same music).

[@1981SG]

Amazing lesson! Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!!

[@willlodge5386]

Fantastic lesson, thanks. That’s my Sunday sorted 😊

[@andredecaires2]

This is about the fifth time looking at this lesson. Could not get it before. Too advanced for me. So Im back again today, and FINALLY, some lights are turning on. Great lesson. Plenty practice still ahead. Thanks.

[@vacationrichard974]

Sounds so good, my friend.

[@jonfletcher147]

Brilliant stuff mate, absolutely love your McGeoch / Siouxsie stuff!

[@nckwlch]

Very useful Adrian - as always.

[@drutgat2]

An excellent lesson. Many thanks Adrian.

[@stephencullen441]

You are a great teacher!

[@monkeypawism]

Well, that intro bit is damn tastey. Can listen to that always.

[@robertfkaz7013]

Very very useful. Once again fantastic teaching approach. Thank you!!

[@nate5745-t8o]

VERY Nice!! You are one of my favourite guitar teachers on KZbin, and Great taste!! TY

[@cheintz44]

The most wonderfully English demeanor

[@johnmacmillan627]

Thanks. Very clearly I have a lot to do to get to this level

[@erolgermannemmanuel5637]

Cool lesson with all due respect, all material I know but never knew how to use it constructively, much thanks !

[@jimmya.2300]

Great stuff son. You always talk sense. Well done mate. 🤞

[@tlister67]

I have been following a similar approach the last few years. I started more with arpeggios and Caged as a basis. I have been working with triads more recently. Connections take time to build but I feel like I am becoming musical. My hope is that I can eventually do it more naturally so less thinking is involved.

[@tfajsh]

Excellent material ! Thanks for the content

[@Auxend]

Love your content, mate! Always on point for me. Thank you 🙏

[@stephenowen5229]

Very good lesson. Very clear. Thank you.

[@SimonBrice]

Superb lesson

[@teleplayer7081]

Very nice!!! Exactly the stuff I am looking for and coming from you, makes it even better!!!. Thank you!!!!

[@MVos-md3rp]

Well done and thanks!

[@PeterGuyMyrand1]

Nice progression, cool soloing

[@SubtractiveMoves]

Very nicely done 😊

[@martynspooner5822]

Excellent lesson thanks for teaching and sharing.

[@chryzoliz]

Thanks so much Adrian

[@MichaelMaksymiw]

Well explained. 🙏 thank you

[@t9620]

Great tutorial! Thanks.🙏🎸

[@bryanchan420]

love you man, following you for a long time, just love your vibe and knowledge and personality, please keep on going spreading love and music, i have learn a lot from you!

[@realjumper]

That was great...thank you!! I have a long way to go, but now I see the path!!

[@Mosey410]

Outstanding!!

[@andredecaires2]

Nice lesson.

[@gu9008]

Great lesson its the road iv been going down after playing for 3 months its a long road but the road is clear

[@MarceloHenkin]

great video as always, thanks for your videos! It would be great if you could make a "sequence" to this video, comparing this approach to the other one where you focus on the key, on one scale, and demonstrating with an example, just like this video. This "key approach" will work if the chords used are from one specific key...but even if it works and you could use only one scale, it would be interesting to show how both ways work, and to see which one results in a "more pleasing improvisation".

[@RBZ3]

Very well done...thanks!

[@darrenlee1938]

beautiful

[@marquisdecarabas1312]

Dont know why but the intro song and solo has some kind of beatles vibe to me. I waited for Lennon to start singing. 🤣👍 I mean it as a compliment. Realy would love to Jam with you😁 Thanks for this interesting Video 🙂👍

[@Oli-Oli911]

great tone!

[@bassman5948]

Great job Adrian 👍 have you ever looked at Saharan desert blues? Reckon it’d be right up your street

[@duanerykhus9425]

Thank you

[@fishyfish6768]

Such tasty playing chock full of space and heavy emotion.

[@ELMENDORFX]

Thanks, dude

[@giabgr]

Just to let you know, at 5:45 should be G#7

[@acpg]

Yep, I should have caught that before I published. Annoyingly I can't add an onscreen correction, but will pin a comment below the video. The explanation that follows later in the video is all correct I think.

[@giabgr]

@@acpg I have to say, I've learned so much from your videos!

[@LyricsVideo4U]

00:54 Very good!

[@georgerose1315]

good job

[@Kennardy]

Man, those soap bars sound great! Wow. And the lesson was good, too.

[@franklynch5865]

love it!

[@Peapodzilla]

Very Nels Cline-esque in that intro solo

[@RealPartySongs]

😂😂😂 10:28 "panicking" ... "You're not just kind of reacting to the chord changes and panicking ..."

[@robinhines9125]

Thanks

[@ShlomirBareket]

Interesting how chord change playing always seems to end up sounds like Gilmour or Knopfler. Is that because these are pentatonics? With metal does the chord change relate to Lydian scales they use?

[@JunkYour925]

You can view and play this as E mixolydian. The G#7 is just the exception to the rule. It’s the iii chord in mixo and would typically be a diminished but dom7 is a good substitute, probably why it’s played as dom7 chord. Quickly arrive at this using the box or table of fourths. This abstract diagram overlays directly to the fretboard so it tells you how to play it too. Great progression.

[@acpg]

This is true. I think there are multiple ways you could analyse these chords. For me though, it doesn't really have that mixolydian flavour and it sounds a bit odd using that scale over the first couple of chords. Obviously no rules though, and if you like the sound of it then it's good.

[@JunkYour925]

Yeah it definitely doesn’t have a mixo sound that’s for sure. I was just using mixo as a way to label the chords. The best part about playing the changes are there are no rules, like you said. Sometimes I just try to create a pseudo key for a known non key progression because many times the bulk of chords in it are like they are from a key then you just manage the few exceptions. It’s fun to do. This channel is one of the very few best out there. Thanks for all you do.

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

Sorry, but I couldn't help noticing, because of the light, That pickguard screw between the volume knob and the pickup selector switch looks like it's in way too tight, and looks like it's bending the pickguard in.

[@sashaloobkoff]

Why is the B minor if we are in E maj. as the 5th should it not be major?

[@paulkramer9666]

Sounds very similar to Phil Manzanera with the 801.

[@juliopalacios7379]

Can you please teach how to play Strange day by the Cure. That’s like my favorite Cure song I can’t believe no one has done a tutorial on youtube.

[@thefactorycollective]

Well done on the chord tone soloing and beautiful chord progression. The other half would be your choice in tone, attack, bending/sliding, and holding/muting of your ending phrases. That's really what makes YOU you. I think you would do a great job doing another tutorial on the second half I was just talking about. Also, maybe explain that you don't need a fancy pedal to sound great. You should be able to play the cheapest guitar and amp and still sound amazing. It's just a suggestion because that's what really stands out when I listen to you playing on your tutorials. Thank you for all the time you put into these, and I love the direction you've taken your channel in guitarist you pick that a lot of others do not. - Matthew (30 yr guitarist with a bachelor's in guitar).

[@jabe1807]

What pedals du you use in this video?

[@georgevillanueva6926]

Doesn’t Chris Stapleton play that guitar or something like that is it a jazz master

[@Jazzmaster11]

Exact, Ariel Posen too.

[@sashaloobkoff]

Isn’t this in AMaj?

[@lloydmoss217]

Q. Where is my Mind!!! A. Say It Ain’t So!!!

[@georgerose1315]

why not just make the CHORD and play the arps/triads within the chord shape?

[@mikecaldwell4442]

sounds like Hank

[@eyank57]

👉 Anyone can play 👍👍👈

[@nlcoffin]

This and the recent triad videos have made up for a decade of noodling.

[@paulsav40]

g sharp 7 not c sharp 7!

[@acpg]

Yes misspoke there. Just to clarify the chords are: E-C#m-E-C#m-Bm-A-G#7-A

[@namenaim1560]

@@acpg Yes just about to add comment there . Think a note needs to be added to clarify otherwise confusing. Altho confusing can be good as it makes you think. Thanks for vid . Just playing roots sounds surprisingly good.

[@JuanDaringMann]

🍪

[@fredfloyd68]

I think your playing smoke on the water wrongly.